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<LEGEND>
     This Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted From the
     Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Income Found On
     Pages 3 and 4 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the Year-to-date, and is
     Qualified in Its Entirety by Reference to Such Financial Data.
</LEGEND>
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