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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL IN FORMATION EXTRACTED FROM  
(A) IDENTIFY SPECIFIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH 
(B) IDENTIFY FILING
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