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   <footnotes>
      <footnote id="F1"> Option for 1,000 shares at $12.75 per share adjusted pursuant to terms of option award agreement for a 10% stock dividend on February 19, 1999 and a 50% stock dividend on February 28, 1998.</footnote>

      <footnote id="F2"> Exercisable as follows:  10% after one year, 25% after two years, 45% after three years, 70% after four years and 100% after five years.</footnote>
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   <ownerSignature>
      <signatureName>/s/ Lynn J. Cramer</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-12-16</signatureDate>
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