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        <footnote id="F1">Includes: (a) 292,642 shares of common stock owned indirectly through Daedalus Consulting, Inc., and (b) 190,100 common shares indirectly owned by nature of Mr. Beyer's indirect ownership of Apogee Financial Investments, Inc.  Mr. Beyer disclaims beneficial ownership of securities owned by Daedalus Consulting, Inc. and Apogee Financial Investments, Inc., except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this filing shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares or for any other purpose.</footnote>
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