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<ARTICLE>      5
<LEGEND>


 This  Schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from  the
 financial statements contained in the body of the accompanying  Form10-Q and is
 qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

</LEGEND>




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<PERIOD-END>                                                         JAN-31-1998
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<SECURITIES>                                                                   0
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