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SIGNATURE JANET SHORE
TITLE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS OF COLONIAL MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST YEAR END NOV-30-1995 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
COLONIAL MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST YEAR END NOV-30-1995.
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