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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE SYRATECH
CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AS FILED AS PART OF THE
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q.
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0
26,703
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