EXHIBIT A
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                                     FORM OF

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE


Seattle,  Washington

____________  __,  2000                                               $590723.27


     FOR  VALUE  RECEIVED,  the undersigned, two (2) years from the date hereof,
promises to pay to the order of Kelvin John Claney, Robin Jan Marney and William
Ainslie  Reece,  in their capacity as trustees of The Better Block Trust created
by Deed dated 1 January 1994, the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred and
Twenty  Three  Dollars  and Twenty Seven Cents ($590,723.27), in legal tender of
the  United States with interest thereon at the rate specified below, compounded
monthly  from  the  date  hereof.

     1.     Interest Rate.  The rate of interest shall be determined monthly and
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shall  be the prime lending rate, as set forth in the Money Rates section of the
Wall  Street Journal on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, plus one percent
(1%)  per  annum.

     2.     Application  of  Payments.  All payments made shall be applied first
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to late payment charges outstanding (if any), then to accrued interest, and then
to  principal.

     3.     Prepayment  of  Principal.  So long as there is no default under the
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terms of this note, the undersigned shall have the right to make a prepayment of
the  principal  balance  or  any  portion  thereof  without  charge  or premium.

     4.     Default.  If any payment is not paid when due, or if the undersigned
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breach any other agreement with the holder of this note, the undersigned will be
in  default.  Upon  default, the holder may declare the unpaid principal balance
and  all  accrued  interest and unpaid late charges, if any, immediately due and
payable,  without  notice,  and  Obligors  will  then  pay  that  amount.

          Upon default, the holder may also increase the interest rate to a rate
equal  to four (4) percentage points greater than the rate otherwise provided in
this  note, and such interest rate shall apply until the note is fully paid.  In
addition,  the  holder  may  include any unpaid interest and late charges at the
time  of  acceleration  as part of the amount due under this note and subject to
interest  at  the  higher  rate  determined  according  to  this  paragraph.

          The holder may employ attorneys or other agents to collect amounts due
under  this  note  if  the undersigned is in default or to otherwise enforce the
terms  of  this  note  and any agreement securing this note, and the undersigned
agrees  to  pay  all  fees,  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by  the holder as a
consequence  of  its  default.  Such fees, costs and expenses include attorneys'
fees  whether  or  not litigation is commenced and including any appeal, fees or


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expenses  incurred  in  any  bankruptcy,  receivership,  or  other  insolvency
proceedings,  any  anticipated  post-judgment  collection charges, and all other
costs  of  collection,  including  court  costs.

     5.     Waiver.  The  undersigned  hereby  waives  presentment,  demand for
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payment,  protest,  notice  of nonpayment or dishonor, and any relief, waiver or
discharge  arising  from any extension of time for payment granted before, at or
after  maturity,  or  for  any  other  causes.

ORAL  PROMISES  TO FORGIVE PAYMENT OR TO FOREBEAR ENFORCEMENT OF PAYMENT ARE NOT
ENFORCEABLE.


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                                           By:     /s/  Thomas  Woolsey
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                                                   Thomas  Woolsey
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                                                        [Print Name]

                                           Its:  President
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