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<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED
FROM  THE
STATEMENTS  FOR THE THREE AND NINE  MONTHS  ENDED  DECEMBER  31,  1996
AND AS OF
DECEMBER  31,  1996 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO
SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> EMERGING BETA CORPORATION
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