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<LEGEND>
The balance sheets and statements of operations of the Registrant and its
subsidiaries and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements. As a result of the Acquisition (see Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements), the Company is required to report results prior to the
Acquisition separate from results subsequent to the Acquisition.
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