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                                                                 Exhibit 10.41

                                    SUBLEASE

     THIS AGREEMENT, made the 14th of September, 1999, between INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, a New York corporation, having its principal
office at New Orchard Road, Armonk, New York 10504, hereinafter called
"Sublessor" and MINDSPRING ENTERPRISES, with an office at 1430 West Peachtree
Road, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, hereinafter called "Subtenant".

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, by lease dated September 28, 1983, as amended by First Amendment
to Lease dated March 3, 1984, Second Amendment to Lease dated December 31, 1987,
Third Amendment to Lease dated November 20, 1992 and Fourth Amendment to Lease
dated February 16, 1996 (the lease and all amendments thereto together called
the "Prime Lease"), Sublessor leases from Park West E-3 Associates, a Texas
joint venture (the "Prime Lessor"), approximately 187,237 square feet of
rentable area in the building known as 1605 LBJ Freeway (Park West), Farmers
Branch, Texas (the "Building"); and

     WHEREAS, Subtenant desires to sublease approximately 20,602 square feet of
rentable area on the entire second floor from Sublessor.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration and of the mutual agreements hereinafter set
forth, Sublessor and Subtenant stipulate, covenant and agree as follows:

Premises   1.  Sublessor hereby subleases to Subtenant a portion of the Building
               consisting of approximately 20,602 square feet of rentable area
               on the entire second floor (the "Premises") as outlined on
               EXHIBIT A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, in the
               Building.

Term       2.  The term for the Premises shall commence on October 1, 1999 and
               expire on September 29, 2002 (the "Term"). Subtenant shall be
               granted access to the Premises ten (10) business days after the
               mutual execution of the Sublease by Sublessor and Subtenant.

Uses       3.  Subtenant shall use and occupy the Premises for executive and
               administrative purposes only and for no other purpose.


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Rents and        4. (A) (1) Subtenant shall pay Sublessor the annual rent of
Additional Rent     Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Three
                    and 00/100 Dollars ($339,933.00), payable in equal monthly
                    installments of Twenty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred
                    Twenty-Seven and 75/100 Dollars ($28,327.75) in advance on
                    the first day of each month during the term of this Sublease
                    without deduction, set off or demand. Rent for any portion
                    of a month shall be prorated on a thirty (30) day basis.
                    Rent payments will be delivered to Scribcor, Inc., as agent
                    for IBM Lease Administration, P.O. Box 809224, Chicago,
                    Illinois 60680-9224, or such other place as Sublessor may
                    designate in writing.

                    (2) The annual rent set forth in paragraph (a) above is
                    Sixteen and 50/100 Dollars ($16.50) per square foot of
                    rentable area.

                    (B) During the Term, Subtenant shall pay as additional rent
                    Subtenant's pro rata share (hereinafter defined) of any
                    increases in operating expenses incurred from and after
                    December 31, 1999 which are due under Addendum No. 1 of the
                    Prime Lease. Subtenant's pro rata share is eleven percent
                    (11%), which is the ratio that 20,602 square feet of
                    rentable area of the Premises bears to 187,237 square feet
                    of rentable area in the Building. Sublessor shall furnish
                    Subtenant with a true copy of the statement of operating
                    expenses, delivered by Prime Lessor to Sublessor pursuant to
                    the Prime Lease and include thereon a detailed statement of
                    Subtenant's pro rata share of any increase in operating
                    expenses. Subtenant shall reimburse Sublessor within thirty
                    (30) days after the operating expense statement is furnished
                    to Subtenant.

Preparation for  5. Subtenant shall accept the Premises in its then "as is"
Occupancy           condition, "broom clean," and all of the Sublessor's
                    furniture, fixtures, equipment, and other personal property
                    shall be removed therefrom at Sublessor's expense prior to
                    Subtenant's access to the Premises. Subtenant shall have the
                    right to enter and retrofit the Premises ten (10) business
                    days after the mutual execution of the Sublease by Sublessor
                    and


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                    Subtenant. Sublessor shall not be required to perform work
                    of any kind of nature, and all such work and the performance
                    thereof shall be subject to the provisions of the Sublease
                    and of the Prime Lease, as more particularly described in
                    the Prime Lease within Article Six, "Improvements and
                    Alterations." Additionally, Subtenant shall not allow its
                    contractors to perform construction and/or demolition work
                    that is noisy or otherwise disruptive to the other tenants
                    in the Building during the Building's normal business hours.

Incorporation    6. (a) This Sublease is subject to all of the terms of the
of Prime Lease      Prime Lease with the same force and effect as if fully set
                    forth herein at length, excepting only as otherwise
                    specifically provided herein. All of the terms with which
                    Sublessor is bound to comply under the Prime Lease shall, to
                    the extent only that they apply to the Premises and except
                    as otherwise provided herein, be binding upon Subtenant, and
                    all of the obligations of Prime Lessor set forth in the
                    Prime Lease shall, to the extent that they apply to the
                    Premises, inure to Subtenant's benefit. It is the intention
                    of the parties that, except as otherwise provided in this
                    Sublease, the relationship between Sublessor and Subtenant
                    shall be governed by the language of the various articles of
                    the Prime Lease as if they were typed out in this Sublease
                    in full, and the words "Landlord", "Tenant" and "Lease" as
                    used in the Prime Lease, shall read, respectively,
                    "Sublessor", "Subtenant" and "Sublease".

                    (b) For the purposes of this Sublease, the following
                    provisions of the Prime Lease are hereby deleted or modified
                    as follows:

                          Delete in its entirety "Premises"; "Term"; Addendum
                          No. 1; Article Two, titled "Preparation for
                          Occupancy"; Article Thirteen, titled "Signs"; Article
                          Thirty-One, titled "First Refusal -- Additional
                          Space"; Rider 4, titled "Extension"; Article
                          Thirty-Two, titled "Option for Additional Space";
                          Article Twenty-Eight, titled "First Refusal Sale"; and
                          Article Twenty-Five, titled "Memorandum of Lease."

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Quiet Enjoyment  7. (a) Sublessor covenants and agrees with Subtenant that upon
                    Subtenant paying the rent and additional rent reserved in
                    this Sublease and observing and performing all of the other
                    obligations, terms, covenants and conditions of this
                    Sublease on Subtenant's part to be observed and performed,
                    Subtenant may peaceably and quietly enjoy the Premises
                    during the term; provided, however, that this Sublease shall
                    automatically terminate upon termination of the Prime Lease
                    and Subtenant shall have no claim against Sublessor unless
                    such termination was caused by the default of Sublessor in
                    the performance of its obligations under the Prime Lease
                    which have been assumed by Sublessor under this Sublease and
                    have not been assumed by Subtenant hereunder.

                    (b) Subtenant covenants and agrees that Subtenant shall not
                    do or suffer or permit anything to be done which would
                    constitute a default under the Prime Lease or would cause
                    the Prime Lease to be cancelled, terminated or forfeited by
                    virtue of any rights of cancellation, termination, or
                    forfeiture reserved or vested in Prime Lessor under the
                    Prime Lease, and that Subtenant will indemnify and hold
                    harmless Sublessor from and defend Sublessor against all
                    claims, liabilities, losses and damages of any kind
                    whatsoever (excepting indirect, special and consequential
                    damages) that Sublessor may incur by reason of, resulting
                    from or arising out of any such cancellation, termination or
                    forfeiture.

Notices          8. Any notice, approval, demand or request under this Sublease
                    shall be in writing and shall be considered properly
                    delivered when addressed as hereinafter provided and
                    delivered by registered or certified mail (return receipt
                    requested) which is deposited in the United States general
                    or branch post office, or delivered by private express mail
                    service. Any notice, demand or request by Sublessor to
                    Subtenant shall be addressed to Subtenant at MINDSPRING
                    ENTERPRISES, 1430 West Peachtree Road, Suite 400, Atlanta,
                    Georgia 30309, attention: General Counsel, with a copy sent
                    simultaneously to MINDSPRING ENTERPRISES, 1430 West
                    Peachtree


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                    Road, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, attention: Kim
                    Adamson, Director of Real Estate, until otherwise
                    directed in writing by Subtenant. Any notice, demand or
                    request by Subtenant to Sublessor shall be addressed to
                    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Real Estate
                    Services, 1501 LBJ Freeway, Suite 465, Dallas, Texas
                    75234, Attention: Program Manager, with a copy sent
                    simultaneously to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
                    CORPORATION, Real Estate Services, New Orchard Road,
                    Armonk, New York 10504, Attention: Associate General
                    Counsel, until otherwise directed in writing by
                    Subtenant. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the
                    inability to deliver because of a changed address of
                    which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt
                    of the notice, demand or request sent.

Assignment and   9. Subtenant shall not assign, mortgage, transfer, pledge or
Subletting          otherwise encumber its interest in this Sublease, in whole
                    or in part, or sublet or permit the subletting of the
                    Premises, or permit the Premises or any part thereof to be
                    occupied or used by any person or entity other than
                    Subtenant, in each case without first obtaining the prior
                    written consent of Sublessor, which consent Sublessor may
                    withhold in its sole discretion. As used in this Sublease
                    the word "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership,
                    trust, corporation, firm or other entity.

Prime Lessor's  10. Subtenant recognizes that SubLessor is not in a position to
Responsibilities    furnish the services set forth in the Prime Lease, obtain an
                    agreement of nondisturbance, or how to perform certain other
                    obligations which are not within the control of Sublessor,
                    such as, without limitation, maintenance, repairs, and
                    replacements to the Building and Premises, compliance with
                    laws, and restoration of the Premises and Building after
                    casualty or condemnation. Therefore, notwithstanding
                    anything to the contrary contained in this Sublease,
                    Subtenant agrees that Subtenant shall look solely to Prime
                    Lessor to furnish all services and to perform all
                    obligations which Prime Lessor has agreed to perform and
                    observe under the Prime Lease. Sublessor shall not be liable
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                    Subtenant or be deemed in default hereunder for failure of
                    Prime Lessor to furnish or perform the same. However,
                    whenever under the terms of the Prime Lease, Prime Lessor
                    shall fail to perform any of its Prime Lease obligations
                    pertaining to the Premises, Subtenant may, at its option,
                    enforce performance thereof if and to the extent authorized
                    by the terms of the Prime Lease, and Sublessor shall
                    cooperate with Subtenant in such enforcement. However,
                    Sublessor shall not be obligated to initiate any arbitration
                    or legal proceeding or otherwise to enforce the Prime Lease.

Casualty and    11. Article Nine, titled "Casualty" and Article Eleven, titled
Condemnation        "Condemnation", of the Prime Lease are modified to provide
                    that if by operation of either of these two Articles the
                    Prime Lease is not terminated and continues in full force
                    and effect, this Sublease shall not be terminated but shall
                    also continue in full force and effect, except that until
                    the Premises are restored in accordance with these two
                    Articles there shall be a proportionate abatement of annual
                    rent and additional rent payable hereunder to the extent of
                    damage to the Premises as determined by Prime Lessor,
                    Sublessor and Subtenant; provided, however, that such
                    abatement shall in no event exceed the abatement granted to
                    Sublessor under the Prime Lease for the Premises and,
                    provided further, that no compensation or claim or reduction
                    will be allowed or paid by Sublessor by reason of
                    inconvenience, annoyance or injury to Subtenant's business
                    arising from the necessity of effecting repairs to the
                    Premises or any portion of the Building, whether such
                    repairs are required by operation of these two Articles or
                    any other provision of the Prime Lease.

Parking         12. Sublessor shall, without charge to Subtenant, provide
                    Subtenant sixty-two (62) permits for parking spaces for the
                    access-controlled portion of the Parking Facilities on an
                    unassigned basis throughout the term of the Sublease.
                    Subtenant shall have access to the Parking Facilities
                    twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

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                    given time as determined by Sublessor or its agents exceed
                    the capacity of the Parking Facilities (see EXHIBIT C)
                    available for use by Sublessor and Subtenant which capacity
                    is defined as 95% of the portion of the Parking Facilities
                    associated with the 1605 and 1607 Buildings (624 spaces out
                    of 731 total spaces), Sublessor will notify Subtenant of the
                    condition in writing. Within ten business days of receiving
                    notification from the Sublessor, Subtenant will secure and
                    utilize additional off-site parking in a quantity sufficient
                    to accommodate its housed population in excess of sixty-two
                    parking spaces allocated to the Subtenant under this
                    Sublease. If supplemental parking is not available,
                    Subtenant acknowledges that Subtenant's housed population in
                    the subleased Premises will be reduced to use no more than
                    sixty-two parking spaces in the Parking Facilities allocated
                    in accordance with this Sublease. Subtenant shall
                    immediately notify Sublessor in writing of Subtenant's total
                    housed population within the subleased Premises as of the
                    date of Sublessor's notice.

                    Subtenant shall promptly provide Sublessor written
                    notification from the third party with which the Subtenant
                    has contracted for its off-site parking that such parking
                    accommodations have been leased and are being utilized by
                    Subtenant. In addition to the foregoing, Sublessor may also
                    impose on Subtenant any parking restrictions imposed by
                    Landlord on Sublessor.

Binding and     13. This Sublease shall be binding on Subtenant and its heirs
Entire Agreement    and executors, and on the respective legal representatives,
                    successors and assigns of the parties. This Sublease
                    contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to
                    the subject matter herein and may not be modified except by
                    instrument in writing which is signed by both parties.

Broker          14. Subtenant warrants and represents to Sublessor that no
                    Person has negotiated or brought about this transaction on
                    its behalf other than The Staubach Company ("Broker") and
                    Sublessor covenants and agrees to pay a brokerage commission
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                      accordance with the provisions of a separate agreement.
                      Subtenant shall defend, indemnify and save harmless
                      Sublessor from and against any claim which may be asserted
                      against Sublessor by any Person other than Broker if (a)
                      the claim is made in connection with this transaction and
                      (b) Subtenant employed or dealt with the claiming Person.
                      Subtenant shall reimburse Sublessor for reasonable
                      expenses, losses, costs and damages (including reasonable
                      attorneys' fees and court costs if Subtenant fails or
                      refuses to defend as herein required) incurred by
                      Sublessor in connection with such claims. This Article
                      shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of
                      this Sublease.

Loading Dock      15. Subtenant shall be granted shared access to the Building
                      Loading Dock.

Data/Voice        16. Sublessor shall retain a data/voice room as designated on
Room                  the attached plan labeled EXHIBIT B and incorporated
                      herein. Subtenant shall provide escorted access to the
                      data/voice room during normal business hours and with
                      reasonable advance notice. If Sublessor requires extended
                      access to the data/voice room, Sublessor shall arrange for
                      a security guard to accompany Sublessor at Sublessor's
                      expense.

Twenty-Four (24)  17. Subtenant shall have access to the Premises twenty-four
Hour Access           (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto
have executed this Sublease as of the day and year first above written.


                                          INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
WITNESS:                                  CORPORATION


                                          By: /s/ Craig Anderson
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                                             Craig Anderson
                                             Title:  Program Manager



WITNESS:                                  MINDSPRING ENTERPRISES

/s/ Kimberly Adamson                      By: /s/ M. T. Brown
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                                              Title:  Ex. Director
                                                      Corporate Services



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