system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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the plural and the masculine includes the feminine and neuter and vice versa unless the context otherwise requires. 23.2 If any provision or part of any provision in this Agreement is void for any reason or found to be unenforceable, it may be severed without affecting the validity and enforceability of the balance of the Agreement. 23.3 This Agreement binds and benefits the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns. 23.4 This Agreement contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any and all other agreements, both verbal and written, between them. 23.5 The parties agree that neither of them has made any representations with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, or any representations inducing the execution and delivery hereof, except such representations as are specifically set forth herein. ARTICLE 24 - CONFIDENTIALITY 24.1 The parties shall keep confidential all business terms and conditions of this Agreement and neither shall release such information to any other party without the express written consent of the other, in the case of NVOS, it is understood that NVOS will be filing this Agreement with the Security Exchange Commission of the United States of America in a matter compliant to publicly listed company rules. ARTICLE 25 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT 25.1 No waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition or limitation herein contained shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by the party to be charged therewith. 25.2 Furthermore, no evidence of any waiver or modification shall be offered or received in evidence in any proceeding, arbitration, or litigation between the parties arising out of or affecting this agreement, or the rights or obligations of any party hereunder, unless such waiver or modification is in writing, duly executed as aforesaid. 25.3 The provisions of this paragraph may not be waived as set forth herein. [Signatures Appear on Following Page] ARTICLE 26 - AFFIRMATION AND EXECUTION Novo Integrated Sciences Inc. By: /s/ Robert Mattacchione Name: Robert Mattacchione Title: CEO Date: December 19, 2019 Address for Notices: 119 Westcreek Drive Unit 1 Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, L4L 9N6 Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.com Harvest Gold Farms Inc. By: /s/ Michael Scully Name: Michael Scully, BBA J.D. Title: President Date: December 19, 2019 Address for Notices: 866 E. H. Daigle Blvd. Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, E3Z 3E8 Email: xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com SCHEDULE A Acreage Identification for the Primary Project Disclosed in certificate of Robert Mattacchione, dated December 18, 2019.
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Extract the exact clause related to "Parties" from the excerpt above.