<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary  information  extracted from the Balance Sheet at
September  30, 1999 and  Statement of  Operations  for the three and nine months
ended  September 30, 1999, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-END>                            SEP-30-1999          SEP-30-1999
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