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<LEGEND>
                                  ADRIEN ARPEL, INC. (Formerly Alfin, Inc.)
                                      10QSB for the nine months ended
                                           April 30, 1999 & 1998
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<NAME>                         ADRIEN ARPEL, INC., (Formerly Alfin, Inc.)
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