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

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<NAME>              Prutech Research and Development Partnership III
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