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<LEGEND>
This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from (a) the
Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations filed as part of the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such (b) Report on
Form 10-Q.
</LEGEND>
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0
60,408
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