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  <xsd:element id="rcmt_MinimumPercentOfCommonStockToBePurchasedForRightsToBecomeExercisable" name="MinimumPercentOfCommonStockToBePurchasedForRightsToBecomeExercisable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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</xsd:schema>
