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<FN>
<F1>
Without the Manager's voluntary waiver of a portion of certain expenses for
this period, this fund would have had per share net investment income of
$(0.07) and a ratio of expenses to average net assets of 3.42%. The amount
waived was $8,462.
</FN>
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