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<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
Form 10-K and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such  financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        Atlanta Marriott Marquis II Limited Partnership
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