<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the twelve months ended
September 30, 1997, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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