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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1999 and June 30, 2000, and the
Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the
six months ended June 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
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0 0
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<INCOME-PRETAX> (148623) 79033
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<EPS-BASIC> (1.08) 1.11
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