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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Financial Statements of The Travelers Life and Annuity Company and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> THE TRAVELERS LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
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16,585
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