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<LEGEND>
          THIS  SCHEDULE   CONTAINS  SUMMARY   FINANCIAL   INFORMATION
          EXTRACTED   FROM  THE   FINANCIAL   STATEMENTS   OF   FARREL
          CORPORATION  AS OF 12/31/98  AND FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED AND
          IS   QUALIFIED   IN  ITS   ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO  SUCH
          STATEMENTS.
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