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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EXHIBIT 10.9 DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT This Distributor Agreement (the 'Agreement') dated [*] is between Lucid Inc., a New York corporation, having a principal place of business at 2320 Brighton Henrietta T/L Road, Rochester NY 14623 And [*] ('Distributor') For good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree: 1. Appointment A) Lucid appoints the Distributor and the Distributor accepts appointment as an exclusive authorized Lucid Distributor. The Distributor will be entitled to purchase certain Lucid products and resell them to End User customers within the following market segments:- hospital and medical research centres, including but not limited to dermatology, pathology, plastic surgery and mohs surgery departments, clinical research centres, small animal research facilities, cosmetic and cosmeceutical companies. B) The relationship of the parties under this Agreement is that of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating any partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between the Distributor and Lucid. Under no circumstances shall any employees of one party be deemed the employees of the other for any purpose. The Distributor shall not have the authority to assume or create any obligation, or make any representation of any kind on behalf of Lucid. 2. Term A) The initial term of this Agreement shall be three (3) calendar years from the Agreement date. After the initial term, unless terminated, this Agreement will automatically renew for periods of one (1) calendar year each. 3. Products A) Lucid agrees to sell the following products to the Distributor: - VivaScope in-vivo Confocal Microscope Model VS1500 VivaScope ex-vivo Confocal Microscope Model VS2500 VivaSCOPE in-vivo Confocal Microscope Model VS3000 B) Further products manufactured by Lucid will be discussed with the Distributor and by agreement will be added to this Agreement. 4. Territory A) The Distributor is appointed as an exclusive Distributor within the following territories: [*]. B) The Distributor agrees to act as a Distributor for Lucid within the above Territories and not to solicit any sales of the Product(s) outside the above Territories. 5. Duties of The Distributor A) The Distributor will use his best efforts to actively promote and sell the Product to all relevant End Users within all relevant market segments within the Territory. B) The Distributor agrees to undertake detailed sales demonstrations of the Product(s) to potential End Users within all relevant market segments within the Territory. C) The Distributor agrees to allow the End User to undertake sales evaluations (trials) of the product(s), using the Distributor's own Demonstration Equipment as necessary. D) The Distributor agrees to promote the Product(s) at all relevant trade shows, seminars and exhibitions held within the Territory. Lucid may, at it's discretion, and in co-ordination with the Distributor when Lucid deems it necessary, at its own expense and in its own name, engage in advertising activities of or hold or participate in exhibitions of the Product in the Territory. E) The Distributors will not develop, manufacture or sell any equipment or service, which in any way can be considered to be competitive to the equipment or service offered by Lucid to the Distributor as Product. Lucid reserves the right to inform the Distributor from time to time of specific products and companies that Lucid considers to be competitive. A competitive product includes, but is not limited to, any product that would infringe any claim of any Lucid owned or licensed patent issued or pending worldwide, whether or not corresponding patent claims are in force in the Distributors territory or the sale of which would restrict sale of Lucid product. F) The Distributor will provide to the End User, full installation and customer training of the Product(s). 6. Personnel A) The Distributor will employ as a minimum one full-time Lucid dedicated Product Manager sales professional, giving one hundred per cent of their time to the promotion and sale of Lucid products. 7. Demonstration Equipment A) The Distributor agrees to purchase demonstration products as new products are released subject to special pricing. The Distributor agrees to use the demonstration equipment for the duties as noted in 5 A, B, C, D as above and not to re-sell this demonstration equipment to End Users. 8. Training A) The Distributor agrees to have all sales professionals employed on Lucid products undergo sales training at an agreed location and to a level approved by Lucid. B) The Distributor agrees to allow Lucid to accompany the Distributor sales professionals during sales calls within the Territory as required. C) The Distributor agrees to allow Lucid to participate in sales meetings for training purposes, held
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Extract the exact clause related to "Parties" from the excerpt above.

assistant: 'Distributor'