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Amount of fuel purchases pursuant to the fuel agreement.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Value of input used to measure outstanding warrant and right embodying unconditional obligation requiring redemption by transferring asset at specified or determinable date or upon event certain to occur.

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