MERRILL LYNCH SERIES FUND INC
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<PAGE>      PAGE  23
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<PAGE>      PAGE  24
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<PAGE>      PAGE  35
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<PAGE>      PAGE  37
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<PAGE>      PAGE  38
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<PAGE>      PAGE  39
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<PAGE>      PAGE  40
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<PAGE>      PAGE  42
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050  000700 N
051  000700 N
052  000700 N
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055 B000700 N
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058 B000700 N
058 C000700 Y
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<PAGE>      PAGE  47
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<PAGE>      PAGE  48
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015 A000802 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON
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015 C030802 02105
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015 A000803 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP
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015 E040803 X
015 A000804 GIROCREDIT BANK
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<PAGE>      PAGE  49
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<PAGE>      PAGE  50
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<PAGE>      PAGE  51
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<PAGE>      PAGE  52
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<PAGE>      PAGE  53
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015 A000855 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY SYSTEM (PVT) LIMITED
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015 C010855 SRI LANKA
015 D010855 SRI LANKA
015 E040855 X
015 A000856 VPC
015 B000856 S
015 C010856 SWEDEN
015 D010856 SWEDEN
015 E040856 X
015 A000857 SEGA
015 B000857 S
015 C010857 SWITZERLAND
015 D010857 SWITZERLAND
015 E040857 X
015 A000858 TSCD
015 B000858 S
<PAGE>      PAGE  54
015 C010858 TAIWAN
015 D010858 TAIWAN
015 E040858 X
015 A000859 SDC
015 B000859 S
015 C010859 THAILAND
015 D010859 THAILAND
015 E040859 X
015 A000860 DELETE
015 A000861 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
015 B000861 S
015 C010861 NEW YORK
015 C020861 NY
015 C030861 10006
015 E010861 X
015 A000862 CHEMICAL BANK
015 B000862 S
015 C010862 NEW YORK
015 C020862 NY
015 C030862 10017
015 E010862 X
015 A000863 CUSTODIAL TRUST CO.
015 B000863 S
015 C010863 NEW YORK
015 C020863 NY
015 C030863 10167
015 E010863 X
015 A000864 MORGAN GUARANTEE TRUST CO.
015 B000864 S
015 C010864 NEW YORK
015 C020864 NY
015 C030864 10260
015 E010864 X
015 A000865 BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA
015 B000865 S
015 C010865 ITALY
015 D010865 ITALY
015 E040865 X
015 A000866 BANCO NACIONALE DE MEXICO
015 B000866 S
015 C010866 MEXICO
015 D010866 MEXICO
015 E040866 X
015 A000867 CESKOSLOVENSKA OBCHODNI BANKA, A.S.
015 B000867 S
015 C010867 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 D010867 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 E040867 X
015 A000868 RITS
015 B000868 S
015 C010868 AUSTRALIA
<PAGE>      PAGE  55
015 D010868 AUSTRALIA
015 E040868 X
024  000800 N
028 A010800      3727
028 A020800       274
028 A030800         0
028 A040800      2262
028 B010800      1930
028 B020800         0
028 B030800         0
028 B040800      2101
028 C010800      1177
028 C020800         0
028 C030800         0
028 C040800      2191
028 D010800      1157
028 D020800         0
028 D030800         0
028 D040800      2197
028 E010800      2959
028 E020800         0
028 E030800         0
028 E040800      1589
028 F010800      1920
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028 F030800         0
028 F040800      7126
028 G010800     12870
028 G020800       274
028 G030800         0
028 G040800     17466
028 H000800         0
049  000800 N
050  000800 N
051  000800 N
052  000800 N
053 A000800 N
055 A000800 N
055 B000800 N
056  000800 Y
057  000800 N
058 A000800 Y
058 B000800 N
058 C000800 Y
058 D000800 Y
058 E000800 N
059  000800 Y
060 A000800 N
060 B000800 N
061  000800     2000
062 A000800 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  56
062 B000800   0.0
062 C000800   0.0
062 D000800   0.0
062 E000800   0.0
062 F000800   0.0
062 G000800   0.0
062 H000800   0.0
062 I000800   0.0
062 J000800   0.0
062 K000800   0.0
062 L000800   0.0
062 M000800   0.0
062 N000800   0.0
062 O000800   0.0
062 P000800   0.0
062 Q000800   0.0
062 R000800   0.0
066 A000800 Y
066 B000800 N
066 C000800 N
066 D000800 Y
066 E000800 N
066 F000800 N
066 G000800 N
067  000800 N
068 A000800 N
068 B000800 N
069  000800 N
070 A010800 Y
070 A020800 N
070 B010800 Y
070 B020800 N
070 C010800 Y
070 C020800 N
070 D010800 Y
070 D020800 N
070 E010800 Y
070 E020800 N
070 F010800 Y
070 F020800 N
070 G010800 Y
070 G020800 N
070 H010800 Y
070 H020800 N
070 I010800 N
070 I020800 N
070 J010800 Y
070 J020800 Y
070 K010800 Y
070 K020800 N
070 L010800 Y
<PAGE>      PAGE  57
070 L020800 Y
070 M010800 Y
070 M020800 Y
070 N010800 Y
070 N020800 N
070 O010800 Y
070 O020800 N
070 P010800 Y
070 P020800 Y
070 Q010800 N
070 Q020800 N
070 R010800 N
070 R020800 N
071 A000800      8453
071 B000800     11569
071 C000800     21953
071 D000800   39
072 A000800 12
072 B000800      127
072 C000800      470
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072 H000800        0
072 I000800        0
072 J000800       25
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072 R000800        0
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072 T000800        0
072 U000800        0
072 V000800        0
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072 Z000800      484
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072DD010800      474
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072EE000800        0
073 A010800   0.1573
<PAGE>      PAGE  58
073 A020800   0.0000
073 B000800   0.0000
073 C000800   0.0000
074 A000800        4
074 B000800        0
074 C000800     1464
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074 E000800        0
074 F000800    19621
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074 H000800        0
074 I000800        0
074 J000800      116
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074 L000800       41
074 M000800        1
074 N000800    21247
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074 P000800        6
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074 R010800        0
074 R020800        0
074 R030800        0
074 R040800      130
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074 T000800    21035
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075 B000800    24354
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015 A000901 THE BANK OF NEW YORK
015 B000901 C
015 C010901 NEW YORK
015 C020901 NY
015 C030901 10286
015 E010901 X
015 A000902 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON
015 B000902 S
015 C010902 BOSTON
015 C020902 MA
015 C030902 02105
015 E010902 X
015 A000903 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP
015 B000903 S
015 C010903 MELBOURNE
<PAGE>      PAGE  59
015 D010903 AUSTRALIA
015 D020903 3000
015 E040903 X
015 A000904 GIROCREDIT BANK
015 B000904 S
015 C010904 VIENNA
015 D010904 AUSTRIA
015 E040904 X
015 A000905 BANQUE BRUSSELS LAMBERT
015 B000905 S
015 C010905 BRUSSELS
015 D010905 BELGIUM
015 D020905 B-1040
015 E040905 X
015 A000906 ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA
015 B000906 S
015 C010906 TORONTO
015 D010906 CANADA
015 E040906 X
015 A000907 BANCO DE CHILE
015 B000907 S
015 C010907 SANTIAGO
015 D010907 CHILE
015 E040907 X
015 A000908 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B000908 S
015 C010908 LONDON
015 D010908 ENGLAND
015 E040908 X
015 A000909 DEN DANSKE BANK
015 B000909 S
015 C010909 COPENHAGEN
015 D010909 DENMARK
015 D020909 DK-1092
015 E040909 X
015 A000910 UNION BANK OF FINLANDI
015 B000910 S
015 C010910 HELSINKI
015 D010910 FINLAND
015 E040910 X
015 A000911 BANQUE PARIBAS
015 B000911 S
015 C010911 PARIS
015 D010911 FRANCE
015 D020911 75078
015 E040911 X
015 A000912 DRESDNER BANK
015 B000912 S
015 C010912 FRANKFURT
015 D010912 GERMANY
015 E040912 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  60
015 A000913 CREDIT BANK A.E.
015 B000913 S
015 C010913 ATHENS
015 D010913 GREECE
015 E040913 X
015 A000914 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
015 B000914 S
015 C010914 HONG KONG
015 D010914 HONG KONG
015 E040914 X
015 A000915 ALLIED IRISH BANK
015 B000915 S
015 C010915 DUBLIN
015 D010915 IRELAND
015 E040915 X
015 A000916 ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK LIMITED
015 B000916 S
015 C010916 TEL AVIV
015 D010916 ISRAEL
015 E040916 X
015 A000917 CITIBANK N.A.
015 B000917 S
015 C010917 NEW YORK
015 C020917 NY
015 C030917 10043
015 E010917 X
015 A000918 YASUDA TRUST
015 B000918 S
015 C010918 TOKYO
015 D010918 JAPAN
015 D020918 103
015 E040918 X
015 A000919 HONGKONG BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
015 B000919 S
015 C010919 KUALA LUMPUR
015 D010919 MALAYSIA
015 E040919 X
015 A000920 MEESPIERSON, N.V.
015 B000920 S
015 C010920 AMSTERDAM
015 D010920 NETHERLANDS
015 E040920 X
015 A000921 DEN NORSKE BANK
015 B000921 S
015 C010921 OSLO
015 D010921 NORWAY
015 E040921 X
015 A000922 BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES
015 B000922 S
015 C010922 LISBON
015 D010922 PORTUGAL
<PAGE>      PAGE  61
015 E040922 X
015 A000923 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK
015 B000923 S
015 C010923 SINGAPORE
015 D010923 SINGAPORE
015 E040923 X
015 A000924 STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
015 B000924 S
015 C010924 JOHANNESBURG
015 D010924 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E040924 X
015 A000925 BANK OF SEOUL
015 B000925 S
015 C010925 SEOUL
015 D010925 SOUTH KOREA
015 E040925 X
015 A000926 BANCO BILBOA VIZCAYA
015 B000926 S
015 C010926 MADRID
015 D010926 SPAIN
015 E040926 X
015 A000927 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
015 B000927 S
015 C010927 STOCKHOLM
015 D010927 SWEDEN
015 E040927 X
015 A000928 UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND
015 B000928 S
015 C010928 ZURICH
015 D010928 SWITZERLAND
015 D020928 8021
015 E040928 X
015 A000929 SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
015 B000929 S
015 C010929 BANGKOK
015 D010929 THAILAND
015 E040929 X
015 A000930 CAJA DE VALORES S.A.
015 B000930 S
015 C010930 ARGENTINA
015 D010930 ARGENTINA
015 E040930 X
015 A000931 AUSTRACLEAR LIMITED
015 B000931 S
015 C010931 AUSTRALIA
015 D010931 AUSTRALIA
015 E040931 X
015 A000932 WSP
015 B000932 S
015 C010932 AUSTRIA
015 D010932 AUSTRIA
<PAGE>      PAGE  62
015 E040932 X
015 A000933 CIK
015 B000933 S
015 C010933 BELGIUM
015 D010933 BELGIUM
015 E040933 X
015 A000934 BOVESPA
015 B000934 S
015 C010934 BRAZIL
015 D010934 BRAZIL
015 E040934 X
015 A000935 CDS
015 B000935 S
015 C010935 CANADA
015 D010935 CANADA
015 E040935 X
015 A000936 CEDEL, S.A.
015 B000936 S
015 C010936 CEDEL
015 D010936 CEDEL
015 E040936 X
015 A000937 SHANGHAI SECURITIES CLEARING CORP.
015 B000937 S
015 C010937 SHANGHAI
015 D010937 CHINA
015 E040937 X
015 A000938 SHENZHEN SECURITIES CLEARING CORPORATION
015 B000938 S
015 C010938 SHENZHEN
015 D010938 CHINA
015 E040938 X
015 A000939 VP
015 B000939 S
015 C010939 DENMARK
015 D010939 DENMARK
015 E040939 X
015 A000940 SICOVAM
015 B000940 S
015 C010940 FRANCE
015 D010940 FRANCE
015 E040940 X
015 A000941 THE DEUTSCHER KASSENVEREIN AG
015 B000941 S
015 C010941 GERMANY
015 D010941 GERMANY
015 E040941 X
015 A000942 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B000942 S
015 C010942 GREECE
015 D010942 GREECE
015 E040942 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  63
015 A000943 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B000943 S
015 C010943 HUNGARY
015 D010943 HUNGARY
015 E040943 X
015 A000944 CCASS
015 B000944 S
015 C010944 HONG KONG
015 D010944 HONG KONG
015 E040944 X
015 A000945 MONTE TITOLI S.P.A.
015 B000945 S
015 C010945 ITALY
015 D010945 ITALY
015 E040945 X
015 A000946 DELETE
015 A000947 MALAYSIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B000947 S
015 C010947 MALAYSIA
015 D010947 MALAYSIA
015 E040947 X
015 A000948 S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. DE C.V.
015 B000948 S
015 C010948 MEXICO
015 D010948 MEXICO
015 E040948 X
015 A000949 NECIGEF
015 B000949 S
015 C010949 NETHERLANDS
015 D010949 NETHERLANDS
015 E040949 X
015 A000950 VPS
015 B000950 S
015 C010950 NORWAY
015 D010950 NORWAY
015 E040950 X
015 A000951 CAJA DE VALORES
015 B000951 S
015 C010951 PORTUGAL
015 D010951 PORTUGAL
015 E040951 X
015 A000952 CENTRAL DE VALORES MOBILIARIOS
015 B000952 S
015 C010952 PORTUGAL
015 D010952 PORTUGAL
015 E040952 X
015 A000953 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B000953 S
015 C010953 SINGAPORE
015 D010953 SINGAPORE
015 E040953 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  64
015 A000954 SCLV
015 B000954 S
015 C010954 SPAIN
015 D010954 SPAIN
015 E040954 X
015 A000955 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B000955 S
015 C010955 SRI LANKA
015 D010955 SRI LANKA
015 E040955 X
015 A000956 VPC
015 B000956 S
015 C010956 SWEDEN
015 D010956 SWEDEN
015 E040956 X
015 A000957 SEGA
015 B000957 S
015 C010957 SWITZERLAND
015 D010957 SWITZERLAND
015 E040957 X
015 A000958 TSCD
015 B000958 S
015 C010958 TAIWAN
015 D010958 TAIWAN
015 E040958 X
015 A000959 SDC
015 B000959 S
015 C010959 THAILAND
015 D010959 THAILAND
015 E040959 X
015 A000960 DELETE
015 A000961 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
015 B000961 S
015 C010961 NEW YORK
015 C020961 NY
015 C030961 10006
015 C040961 3
015 E010961 X
015 A000962 CHEMICAL BANK
015 B000962 S
015 C010962 NEW YORK
015 C020962 NY
015 C030962 10017
015 E010962 X
015 A000963 CUSTODIAL TRUST CO.
015 B000963 S
015 C010963 NEW YORK
015 C020963 NY
015 C030963 10167
015 E010963 X
015 A000964 MORGAN GUARANTEE TRUST CO.
<PAGE>      PAGE  65
015 B000964 S
015 C010964 NEW YORK
015 C020964 NY
015 C030964 10260
015 E010964 X
024  000900 N
028 A010900      2052
028 A020900      4456
028 A030900         0
028 A040900      5414
028 B010900       707
028 B020900         0
028 B030900         0
028 B040900      4224
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028 C030900         0
028 C040900      6032
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028 D030900         0
028 D040900      3956
028 E010900      2865
028 E020900         0
028 E030900         0
028 E040900      3046
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028 F040900      2156
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028 G020900      4456
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028 G040900     24828
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049  000900 N
050  000900 N
051  000900 N
052  000900 N
053 A000900 N
055 A000900 N
055 B000900 N
056  000900 Y
057  000900 N
058 A000900 Y
058 B000900 N
058 C000900 Y
058 D000900 Y
058 E000900 N
059  000900 Y
060 A000900 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  66
060 B000900 N
061  000900     2000
062 A000900 N
062 B000900   0.0
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062 O000900   0.0
062 P000900   0.0
062 Q000900   0.0
062 R000900   0.0
066 A000900 Y
066 B000900 N
066 C000900 N
066 D000900 N
066 E000900 N
066 F000900 N
066 G000900 Y
067  000900 N
068 A000900 N
068 B000900 N
069  000900 N
070 A010900 Y
070 A020900 N
070 B010900 Y
070 B020900 N
070 C010900 Y
070 C020900 N
070 D010900 N
070 D020900 N
070 E010900 N
070 E020900 N
070 F010900 N
070 F020900 N
070 G010900 Y
070 G020900 N
070 H010900 N
070 H020900 N
070 I010900 N
070 I020900 N
070 J010900 Y
070 J020900 Y
<PAGE>      PAGE  67
070 K010900 Y
070 K020900 N
070 L010900 Y
070 L020900 Y
070 M010900 Y
070 M020900 Y
070 N010900 Y
070 N020900 N
070 O010900 Y
070 O020900 N
070 P010900 Y
070 P020900 Y
070 Q010900 N
070 Q020900 N
070 R010900 N
070 R020900 N
071 A000900     51176
071 B000900    145031
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072 A000900 12
072 B000900     5607
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072 Z000900     7504
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<PAGE>      PAGE  68
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015 A001001 THE BANK OF NEW YORK
015 B001001 C
015 C011001 NEW YORK
015 C021001 NY
015 C031001 10286
015 E011001 X
015 A001002 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
015 B001002 S
015 C011002 NEW YORK
015 C021002 NY
015 C031002 10006
015 E011002 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  69
015 A001003 CHEMICAL BANK
015 B001003 S
015 C011003 NEW YORK
015 C021003 NY
015 C031003 10017
015 E011003 X
015 A001004 CUSTODIAL TRUST CO.
015 B001004 S
015 C011004 NEW YORK
015 C021004 NY
015 C031004 10167
015 E011004 X
015 A001005 MORGAN GUARANTEE TRUST CO.
015 B001005 S
015 C011005 NEW YORK
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015 C031005 10260
015 E011005 X
024  001000 N
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028 F041000      1534
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049  001000 N
050  001000 N
051  001000 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  70
052  001000 N
053 A001000 N
055 A001000 N
055 B001000 N
056  001000 Y
057  001000 N
058 A001000 Y
058 B001000 N
058 C001000 Y
058 D001000 Y
058 E001000 N
059  001000 Y
060 A001000 Y
060 B001000 Y
061  001000     2000
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066 A001000 Y
066 B001000 N
066 C001000 N
066 D001000 N
066 E001000 N
066 F001000 Y
066 G001000 N
067  001000 Y
068 A001000 N
068 B001000 N
069  001000 N
070 A011000 Y
070 A021000 N
070 B011000 Y
070 B021000 N
070 C011000 Y
070 C021000 N
070 D011000 Y
<PAGE>      PAGE  71
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070 E011000 N
070 E021000 N
070 F011000 N
070 F021000 N
070 G011000 N
070 G021000 N
070 H011000 N
070 H021000 N
070 I011000 N
070 I021000 N
070 J011000 Y
070 J021000 N
070 K011000 Y
070 K021000 N
070 L011000 N
070 L021000 N
070 M011000 N
070 M021000 N
070 N011000 Y
070 N021000 N
070 O011000 Y
070 O021000 N
070 P011000 Y
070 P021000 Y
070 Q011000 N
070 Q021000 N
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