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UNAUDITED INFORMATION FOR 3RD QUARTER 10-Q. THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AS OF, AND FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD
ENDED, SPETEMBER 30, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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