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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS OF IMPRINT RECORDS, INC. FORMERLY, VERITAS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 
INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) AS OF JULY 31, 1996 AND FOR THE QUARTER 
ENDED JULY 31, 1996.
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