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Certification of question by the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit, pursuant to section 500.17 of
this Court's Rules of Practice, accepted and the issues
presented are to be considered after briefing and argument.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Simons, Titone, Bellacosa, Smith,
Levine and Ciparick concur.