<ARTICLE>                                   5
<LEGEND>                                                        
                                      113

THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE STATEMENT
OF INCOME AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<INVENTORY>                                                                0
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<DEPRECIATION>                                                         8,026
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                      33,792
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<FN>
THE REGISTRANT HAS A NON-CLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET
</FN>