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         THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
3/28/97 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR
THE THREE  MONTHS THEN ENDED AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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