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To: sammy levy who wrote (1846)	12/27/1997 11:59:00 AM
From: vegetarian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3441

>>and that the "normal people" are not really touching the stock at this time.<< Since the normal people mostly play on the long side, it may mean that they (the retail) will not provide much buying support in the days to come. So let us take a guess; which brokerage house will be shameless enough to upgrade this junk to a buy or strong buy the next week in order to pump_up_the_volume? What is the risk of shorts being called on this one when it starts to drop? anyone knows the last short position on this one?

To: sammy levy who wrote (1846)	12/27/1997 9:27:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3441

KEYZ is a minor market maker, I believe their company name is Key Securities. I have heard they are really good at shorting stocks. Seeing them on the bid sent a shiver down my spine, but they could have just been representing a client. It wasn't like they bought a significant number of shares on Friday. If they persist on the bid however, I may reevaluate my position. It's kind of like finding Fiero bros or Knight Securities on the ask of one of your stocks, you may want to unwind the position if these guys get ahold of it. Barb