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<LEGEND>  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
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          STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW AND THE RELATED NOTES FOR THE THREE
          MONTH PERIOD THEN ENDED, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
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