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<LEGEND>

This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Condensed  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet at December 31, 1997,  and the Condensed
Consolidated  Statement of Operations  for the Year Ended December 31, 1997, and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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