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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extended from the
Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement
of Operation included within this Form 10-Q and is quailfied in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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0
0
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