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<LEGEND>
                    The Schedule contains summary financial 
                    information extracted from the financial
                    statements for PruTech Research and
                    Development Partnership II and is qualified in its
                    entirety by reference  to such financial statements
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>              PruTech Research and Development Partnership II
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