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  <xsd:element id="sam_ScheduleOfExpectedShortfallFeesToBeIncurredTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfExpectedShortfallFeesToBeIncurredTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="sam_ScheduleOfPrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfPrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="sam_ThirdPartyProductionPrepaymentsTextBlock" name="ThirdPartyProductionPrepaymentsTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
</xsd:schema>
