<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THE FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
AND THE SIX MONTHS THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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