<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
company's  balance  sheets and related  statements of operations  for the period
ended  December  31, 1997 and is  qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1997
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
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<PP&E>                                           4,263
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           15,139
<BONDS>                                            531
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
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<SALES>                                              0
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<CGS>                                                0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  6,128
<INCOME-TAX>                                     2,303
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              3,825
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
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