<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS EXHIBIT CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE SEPTEMBER
30, 1999, CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, AND
IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE
FOOTNOTES THERETO.
</LEGEND>
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