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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of C3, Inc. on Form S-1 of
our report dated March 11, 1997, except for Note 9, as to which the date is
September 25, 1997, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the headings "Selected
Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina
September 30, 1997