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Exhibit 99.2
Joint Filing Agreement
The undersigned each hereby agree that the Schedule 13D dated
June 16, 1997 of Harcourt General, Inc. and National Education Corporation
relating to the Common Stock of Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Publishing Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and each subsequent amendment to each such filing is to be filed
jointly on behalf of each of them pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Dated: June 16, 1997
HARCOURT GENERAL, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President and Treasurer
NATIONAL EDUCATION CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President and Treasurer