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<LEGEND>
     This schedile  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
consolidated  balance  sheet and the  consolidated  statement of income filed as
part of the report on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such report on Form 10-Q.

</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                                      PHC, Inc.
       
                                        
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