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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations found on
pages 3 and 4 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30,1999, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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