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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997       DEC-31-1997          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1997       JAN-01-1997          JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1997       JUN-30-1997          SEP-30-1997
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<ALLOWANCES>                                         6,000            44,289               62,176
<INVENTORY>                                        312,793           413,228              468,680
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                 6,563,720        41,335,348              268,857
<PP&E>                                          24,209,043        25,286,457           28,329,551
<DEPRECIATION>                                   3,583,918         4,007,183            4,405,241
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<COMMON>                                           118,435           143,994              145,037
<OTHER-SE>                                               0                 0                    0
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<SALES>                                          4,107,358        10,279,857           17,297,364
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<CGS>                                            1,145,361         2,704,701            4,284,908
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                    2,234,854         5,315,284            8,086,126
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    16,197           344,017              843,449
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   6,629            14,621               18,515
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