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

</LEGEND>

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