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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Company's unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations, Consolidated
Balance Sheet, and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, in each case for
the three months ended September 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE> 1
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<RECEIVABLES> 21,512
<ALLOWANCES> 0
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<DEPRECIATION> 0
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<BONDS> 725,971
0
0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 46,288
<INCOME-PRETAX> (90,227)
<INCOME-TAX> (90,227)
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (90,227)
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<CHANGES> 0
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<EPS-DILUTED> (2.80)
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