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    ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
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    DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201217

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    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
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    		STREET 1:		203 EAST MAIN STREET
    		CITY:			SPARTANBURG
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