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Exhibit 4.2.9

NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED UPON THE
EXERCISE HEREOF ("WARRANT SHARES"), AS OF THE DATE OF ISSUANCE HEREOF HAS BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR THE
"BLUE SKY" OR SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AND ANY
TRANSFER OF PURPORTED TRANSFER SHALL NOT BE RIGHTFUL UNDER THE UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE AND THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO DUTY TO REGISTER A TRANSFER OF
THESE SECURITIES EXCEPT (i) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT
WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE AND IS CURRENT WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES, AND
IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW, OR (ii) PURSUANT TO A
SPECIFIC EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT BUT ONLY UPON A HOLDER HEREOF
FIRST HAVING OBTAINED THE WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY THAT THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AS WELL AS ANY APPLICABLE "BLUE SKY" OR SIMILAR
SECURITIES LAW. THE RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE BINDING ON THE HOLDER
HEREOF AND HIS SUCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
                                                      For the Purchase of 26,667
                                                          Shares of Common Stock



                       WARRANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 26,667
                             SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                       OF
                          STRATUS SERVICES GROUP, INC.
                            (A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

         Stratus Services Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company),
hereby certifies that for the value received, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL GROWTH
("Registered Holder"), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to
purchase from the Company, at any time or from time to time during the period
commencing on DECEMBER 12, 2001 ("Commencement Date") and ending five years from
the Commencement date, 26,667 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the
Company ("Common Stock"), at a purchase price equal to $.75 per share. The
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, and
the purchase price per share, each as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the
provisions of this Warrant are hereinafter referred to as the "Warrant Shares"
and the "Purchase Price", respectively.

          1.   EXERCISE.
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          (a) This Warrant may be exercised by Registered Holder, in whole or in
part, by the surrender of this Warrant (with the Notice of Exercise Form
attached hereto as Exhibit I duly executed by Registered Holder) at the
principal office of the Company, or at such other office or agency as the
Company may designate, accompanied by payment in full, in lawful money of the
United States, of an amount equal to the then applicable Purchase Price
multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares then being purchased upon such
exercise

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          (b) Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been
effected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which this
Warrant shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in subsection
1(a) above. At such time, the person or persons in whose name or names any
certificates for Warrant Shares shall be issuable upon such exercise


as providedin subsection 1(c) below shall be deemed to have become the holder or
holders of record of the Warrant Shares represented by such certificates.

          (c) As soon as practicable after the exercise of the purchase right
represented by this Warrant, the Company at its expense will use its best
efforts to cause to be issued in the name of, and delivered to, Registered
Holder, or, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to such other individual
or entity as Registered Holder (upon payment by Registered Holder of any
applicable transfer taxes) may direct;

                           (i) a certificate or certificates for the number of
                  full shares of Warrant Shares to which Registered Holder shall
                  be entitled upon such exercise plus, in lieu of any fractional
                  share to which Registered Holder would otherwise be entitled,
                  cash in an amount determined pursuant to Section 3 hereof; and

                           (ii) in case such exercise is in part only, a new
                  warrant or warrants (dated the date hereof) of like tenor,
                  stating on the face or faces thereof the number of shares
                  currently stated on the face of this Warrant minus the number
                  of such shares purchased by Registered Holder upon such
                  exercise as provided in subsection 1(a) above.

2.        ADJUSTMENTS

          (a) SPLIT SUBDIVISION OR COMBINATION OF SHARES. If the outstanding
shares of the Company's Common Stock at any time while this Warrant remains
outstanding and unexpired shall be subdivided or split into a greater number of
shares, or a dividend in Common Stock shall be paid in respect of Common Stock,
the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or at the
record date of such dividend, simultaneously with the effectiveness of such
subdivision or split or immediately after the record date of such dividend (as
the case may be), shall be proportionately decreased. If the outstanding shares
of Common Stock shall be combined or reversed split into a smaller number of
shares, the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such combination or
reverse split, simultaneously with the effectiveness of such combination or
reverse split, shall be proportionately increased. When any adjustment is
required to be made in the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Warrant
Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be changed to the
number determined by dividing (i) an amount equal to the number of shares
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment,
multiplied by the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment,
by (ii) the Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment.

          (b) RECLASSIFICATION REORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER. In the
case of any reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a change in par
value or a subdivision or combination as provided for in subsection 2(a) above),
or any reorganization, consolidation or

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merger of the Company with or intoanother corporation (other than a merger or
reorganization with respect to which the Company is the continuing corporation
and which does not result in any reclassification of the Common Stock), or a
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the
payment of a liquidating distribution then, as part of any such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or liquidating distribution,
lawful provision shall be made so that Registered Holder shall have the right
thereafter to receive upon the exercise -hereof, the kind and amount of shares
of stock or other securities or property which Registered Holder would have been
entitled to receive if, immediately prior to any such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or liquidating distribution, as
the case may be, Registered Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock
which were then purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant. In any such case,
appropriate adjustment (as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors of
the Company) shall be made in the application of the provisions set forth herein
with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of Registered Holder such
that the provisions set forth in this Section 2 (including provisions with
respect to the Purchase Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as is
reasonably practicable, in relation to any shares of stock or other securities
or property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

          (c) PRICE ADJUSTMENT. No adjustment in the per share exercise price
shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease
in the Purchase Price of at least $.001, provided, however, that any adjustments
which by reason of this paragraph are not required to be made shall be carried
forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations
under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/100th
of a share, as the case may be.

          (d) PRICE REDUCTION. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in
this Warrant, at any time and from time to time during the period that this
Warrant is exercisable, the Company in it sole discretion may reduce the
Purchase Price or extend the period during which this Warrant is exercisable

          (e) NO IMPAIRMENT The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles
of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other
voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of
the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company but will at all
times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this
Section 2 and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate in order to protect against impairment of the rights of Registered
Holder to adjustments in the Purchase Price

          (f) NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT Upon any adjustment of the Purchase Price or
extension of the Warrant exercise period, the Company shall forthwith give
written notice thereto to Registered Holder describing the event requiring the
adjustment, stating the adjusted Purchase Price and the adjusted number of
shares purchasable upon the exercise hereof resulting from such event, and
setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon
which such

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calculation is based

          3. FRACTIONAL SHARES. The Company shall not be required upon the
exercise of this Warrant to issue any fractional shares, but shall make an
adjustment thereof in cash on the basis of the last sale price of the Warrant
Shares on the over-the-counter market as reported by Nasdaq or on a national
securities exchange on the trading day immediately prior to the date of
exercise, whichever is applicable, or if neither is applicable, then on the
basis of the then fair market value of the Warrant Shares as shall be reasonably
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.

          4. LIMITATION ON SALES. Each holder of this Warrant acknowledges that
this Warrant and the warrant Shares, as of the date of original issuance of this
Warrant, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Act"), and agrees not to sell, pledge, distribute, offer for sale, transfer or
otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares issued upon its exercise
in the absence of (a) an effective registration statement under the Act as to
this Warrant or such Warrant Shares or (b) an opinion of counsel, satisfactory
to the Company, that such registration and qualification are not required. The
Warrant Shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be imprinted with a legend in
substantially the following form:

                        "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT
                        BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933; AS
                        AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE "BLUE SKY" OR
                        SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
                        SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, ASSIGNED OR
                        OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AND ANY TRANSFER OR PURPORTED
                        TRANSFER SHALL NOT BE RIGHTFUL UNDER THE UNIFORM
                        COMMERCIAL CODE AND THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO DUTY TO
                        REGISTER A TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES EXCEPT (i)
                        PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
                        SECURITIES ACT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE AND IS CURRENT
                        WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES. OR (ii) PURSUANT TO A
                        SPECIFIC EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT BUT
                        ONLY UPON A HOLDER HEREOF FIRST HAVING OBTAINED THE
                        WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
                        THE COMPANY THAT THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION IS CONSISTENT
                        WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AS
                        WELL AS ANY APPLICABLE "BLUE SKY" OR SIMILAR SECURITIES
                        LAW. THE RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE BINDING ON
                        THE HOLDER HEREOF AND HIS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS."

          5. CERTAIN DIVIDENDS. If the Company pays a dividend or makes a
distribution on the Common Stock ("Dividend"), other than a cash dividend or a
stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, then the Company will pay or
distribute to Registered Holder, upon the exercise hereof, in addition to the
Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise, the Dividend which

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would have been paid to such Registered Holder if it had been the owner of
record of such warrant Shares immediately prior to the date on which a. record
is taken for such Dividend or, if no record is taken, the date as of which the
record holders of Common Stock entitled to such Dividend are determined

          6. REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company has no obligation to file a
registration statement under the Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any state agency registering for reoffer and resale the Warrant Shares.
However, if the Company at any time proposes for any reason to register Primary
Shares or Other Shares under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4 or Form
S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor forms thereto or other
than in connection with an exchange offer or offering solely to the Company's
stockholders ) one year or more after the date of this warrant, the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Shares to be
included in such registration on the same terms and conditions as the securities
otherwise being sold in such registration.

          7.     NOTICES OF RECORD DATE- In case:
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         (a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock
(or other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this
Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend
or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any
shares of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right, or

         (b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification
of the capital stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company
with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which
the Company is the surviving entity), or any transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company, or

         (c)   of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up of the Company,

then, and in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to
Registered Holder a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the date on which
a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right,
and stating the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or
(ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to
take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of
record of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities at the time
deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange
their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for securities
or other property deliverable upon such reorganization' reclassification,
consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such
notice shall be mailed at least ten (10) days prior to the record date or
effective date for the event specified in such notice, provided that the failure
to mail such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such
action.

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          8. RESERVATION OF STOCK. The Company will at all times reserve and
keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of this
warrant, such shares of Common Stock and other stock, securities and property,
as from time to time shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The
Company shall apply for listing, and obtain such listing, for the Warrant Shares
on The Nasdaq Stock Market and each exchange on which the Common Stock is
listed, at the earliest time that such listing may be obtained in accordance
with the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market and the exchange and
maintain such listing until the seventh anniversary of the date of original
issuance of this Warrant.

          9. REPLACEMENT OF WARRANTS. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) upon delivery of an
indemnity agreement (with surety if reasonably required) in an amount reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and
cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will issue, in lieu thereof, a new
Warrant of like tenor.

          10.  TRANSFERS.
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          (a) The Company will maintain a register containing the names and
address of Registered Holder. Registered Holder may change its address as shown
on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

          (b) Until any transfer of this Warrant is made in the warrant
register, the Company may treat Registered Holder as the absolute owner hereof
for all purposes, provided, however, that if and when this Warrant is properly
assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be obligated to) treat the
bearer hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any
notice to the contrary

          11.  NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. Until the exercise of this Warrant,
Registered Holder shall not have or exercise any rights by virtue hereof
as a stockholder of the Company.


          12. SUCCESSORS. The rights and obligations of the parties to this
Warrant will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and
their respective heirs, successors,, assigns, pledgees, transferees and
purchasers- Without limiting the foregoing, the registration rights set forth in
this Warrant shall inure to the benefit of Registered Holder and Registered
Holder's successors, heirs, pledgees, assignees, transferees and purchasers of
this Warrant and the Warrant Shares.

          13.  CHANGE OR WAIVER. Any term, of this Warrant may be changed or
waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of the change or waiver is sought.

          14. HEADINGS, The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any
provision of this Warrant.

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          15. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida as such laws are applied to
contracts made and to be fully performed entirely within that state between
residents of that state.

          16. JURISDICTION AND VENUE. The Company and Registered Holder (1)
agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Warrant shall be instituted exclusively in New York State Supreme Court,
County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, (ii) waives any objection to the venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding and the right to assert that such forum is not a convenient
forum for such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consent tot he
jurisdiction of the New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, and the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such
suit, action or proceedings, and the Company and Registered Holder further agree
to accept and acknowledge service or any and all process which may be served in
any such suit, action or proceeding in New York State Supreme Court, County of
New York or in the United states District Court for the Southern District of New
York and agrees that serviced of process upon it mailed by certified mail to its
address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in
any suit, action or proceeding

          17.MAILING OF NOTICES ETC. All notices and other communications under
this Warrant (except payment) shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently
given if delivered to the addresses in person. by Federal Express or similar
receipt delivery, by facsimile delivery or, if mailed, postage prepaid, by
certified mail, return receipt requested, as follows:

                     To Registered Holder:        International Capital Growth
                                                  Attn:  Alan Jacobs
                                                  225 NE Mizner Blvd., Suite 750
                                                  Boca Raton, Florida 33432

                     To the Company:              Stratus Services Group, Inc.
                                                  Attn:  J. Todd Raymond, Esq.
                                                  500 Craig Road, Suite 201
                                                  Manalapan, New Jersey 07726

Or to such other address as any of them, by notice to the other may designate
from time to time. Time shall be counted to or from, as the case may be, the
delivery in person or by mailing.

                                                    STRATUS SERVICES GROUP, INC.


                                                     By:
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                                                         Michael A. Maltzman
                                                         Chief Financial Officer