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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
condensed consolidated balance sheet of Percon Incorporated and Subsidiaries as
of September 30, 1999 and the related condensed consolidated statements of
income and cash flows for the nine months in the period ended September 30, 1999
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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