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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                [LETTERHEAD OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP APPEARS HERE]
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
reports (and to all references to our firm) included in or made part of this
Registration Statement.
 
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Atlanta, Georgia
   
March 25, 1997