<ARTICLE>                     5

<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
accompanying  financial  statements and is qualified in it entirity by reference
to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>

                                         
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              Oct-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                 Nov-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                   Apr-30-2000
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<SECURITIES>                                   0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                   173,432
<INVENTORY>                                    0
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<PP&E>                                         1,353,301
<DEPRECIATION>                                 925,247
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          2,553,696
<BONDS>                                        0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
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<OTHER-SE>                                     (319,257)
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<SALES>                                        0
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<CGS>                                          0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               4,177
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             161,054
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                476,800
<INCOME-TAX>                                   237,795
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