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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS,  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY  REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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