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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND THE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND UNASSIGNED
DEFICIT  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO  SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>

                             
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