<ARTICLE>  5
<LEGEND>
 STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW AND THE RELATED NOTES
 FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD THEN ENDED, AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY  BY REFERENCE TO
 SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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