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<LEGEND>
This Schedule Contains Financial Information Extracted From The Audited
Consolidated Financial Statements Contained In The Company's Annual Report
On Form 10-K For The Annual Period Ended December 31, 1998, And Is
Qualified In Its Entirety by Reference To Such Financial Statements.
</LEGEND>
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