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<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains financial  information  extracted from the Company's
Consolidated  Balance Sheet at December 31, 1999 and  Consolidated  Statement of
Operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 1999 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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