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<LEGEND>
This template is intended to allow you to record information that will
subsequently be entered into a Financial Data Schedule exhibit. Check that this
is the correct template for the filing being made and then fill out the
information as indicated. (See Appendix E of the Filer Manual, or the Bowne FDS
Reprint, if you need more specific instructions on each field.)
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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