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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains financial  information  extracted from the consolidated
balance  sheet and the  consolidated  statement of income filed as part of the
report on Form 10-QSB and is  qualified  in its  entirety by reference to such
report on Form 10-QSB.
</LEGEND>

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