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<LEGEND>
This Schedule Contians Summary Financial Information Extracted From The
Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated
statements of operations filed with Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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