Merrill Lynch
                 							     Business Financial Services Inc
							                      33 West Monroe Street
						                 	     22nd Floor
							                      Chicago, Ilinois 60603
							                      (312)269-1385
Merrill Lynch
  
March 18, l996
    
TM Century lnc.
2002 Academy
Dallas, TX 75234-922O
Attention: Ms. Jeanette Williams

    Re: WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT-("WCMA") No. 586-O7R66
    
Ladies & Gentlemen:

It is our pleasure to inform you that we have approved an extension of 
your WCMA Line of Credit.
    
As extended, the new Maturity Date for your WCMA Line of Credit will be 
February 28, l997, with all other terms and conditions of our agreements 
remaining unchanged.

In connection with this extension, a $l,5OO.00 fee will be charged to your 
WCMA Account.

With so many institutions offering financial services today, we realize 
that you have a choice and we thank you for choosing Merrill Lynch. You 
are a very important client to us and we hope that the WCMA Line of Credit 
has provided better control of your working capital and helped enhance your 
company's bottom line. In addition to the WCMA Line of Credit, Merrill Lynch 
offers a broad range of products and services to our business clients 
including:
    
Term Financing: Equipment Purchases, Fixed Asset Acquisitions and ESOP
Financing;

Business Advisory Services: Business Valuations, Private Placements. 
ESOP Advisory, Acquisition Advisory and Sale of Business: and
	       
Business Investment Services: Strategies for Short-term and Intermediate
- -term investments.

Again, we are pleased to provide you with an extension of your WCMA Line 
of Credit and would enjoy discussing additional business services with 
you in greater detail. If you have any questions, please contact Ron 
Abigail at (2l4) 75O-2102.

Sincerely,
    
Peter Christopoulos
Credit Analyst

cc:     Hank O'Neil-MLPF&S-Dallas, TX (DA)
       	Ron Abigail0MLPF&S-Dallas, TX