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      THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION 
      EXTRACTED FROM THE QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 
      13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT OF 1934 FOR 
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