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<LEGEND>      This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted
              from the quarter ended SEPT 29, 1999 Form 10-Q Balance  Sheets and
              Statements  of  Operations  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
              reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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