<ARTICLE>            5
              
                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1998
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<FN>
<F1> CURRENT ASSETS AND CURRENT LIABILITIES VALUES
     ARE ZERO BECAUSE OF AN UNCLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET.