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<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial  information extracted from TIRCON
     Global Restaurants,  Inc. Condensed  Consolidated  Financial Statements for
     the 12 and 36  weeks  ended  September  5,  1998  and is  qualified  in its
     entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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