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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
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0
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