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EXHIBIT 10.2

                           INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

      THIS INTEREST  PURCHASE  AGREEMENT (the  "Agreement")  is made and entered
into this 23rd day of March,  2004,  by and among  MONTEX  EXPLORATION,  INC., a
Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company"),  TOUCHSTONE  VICKSBURG,  INC., a Nevada
corporation  ("Touchstone  Vicksburg"),  and TOUCHSTONE AWAKINO,  INC., a Nevada
corporation ("Awakino"; together with Touchstone Vicksburg, the "Purchasers").

                                    RECITALS

      WHEREAS,  the  Board  of  Directors  of the  Company,  and the  Boards  of
Directors and stockholders of Touchstone Vicksburg and Touchstone Awakino,  have
approved,  and deem it advisable and in the best  interests of their  respective
companies and stockholders to consummate,  the transactions  contemplated hereby
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

      WHEREAS,  the  Company  wishes  to  sell  to  Touchstone  Vicksburg,   and
Touchstone  Vicksburg  wishes to purchase  from the Company,  the  Company's ten
percent (10%) limited  partnership  interest in PHT Vicksburg,  L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Vicksburg Interest"); and

      WHEREAS,  the Company wishes to sell to Touchstone Awakino, and Touchstone
Awakino  wishes to purchase from the Company,  the Company's four and six-tenths
percent (4.6%) membership interest in Awakino South Exploration, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Awakino  Interest";  together with the Vicksburg
Interest, the "Interests").

      NOW,   THEREFORE,   in  consideration   of  the  foregoing   premises  and
representations,  warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration,  the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby  acknowledged,  and  intending to be legally  bound  hereby,  the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                              THE PURCHASE AND SALE

      1.1   THE PURCHASE AND SALE.

            Upon the  terms  and  subject  to the  conditions  set forth in this
Agreement, on the Closing Date, the following transactions shall occur:

            (a) PURCHASE OF THE VICKSBURG INTEREST.

            The  Company  shall sell to  Touchstone  Vicksburg,  and  Touchstone
Vicksburg  shall  purchase from the Company,  one hundred  percent (100%) of the
Vicksburg  Interest owned by the Company,  in consideration for which Touchstone

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Vicksburg shall deliver to the Company  Forty-Eight  Thousand Dollars  ($48,000)
(the "Vicksburg Purchase").

            (b) PURCHASE OF THE AWAKINO INTEREST.

            The Company shall sell to Touchstone Awakino, and Touchstone Awakino
shall  purchase  from the  Company,  one hundred  percent  (100%) of the Awakino
Interest owned by the Company,  in consideration  for which  Touchstone  Awakino
shall deliver to the Company One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars  ($150,000) (the
"Awakino Purchase"; together with the Vicksburg Purchase, the "Transactions").

      1.2   CLOSING DATE.

            The closing of the Transactions  (the "Closing") shall take place at
a time and on a date to be specified by the parties (the "Closing  Date") at the
offices  of Spector  Gadon & Rosen,  P.C.,  1635  Market  Street,  Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania  19103,  or at such other place as may be  mutually  agreed upon in
writing by the parties hereto. At the Closing:  (i) the Company shall deliver or
cause  to be  delivered  to  Touchstone  Vicksburg  certificates  or  agreements
evidencing the Vicksburg Interest; (ii) the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to  Touchstone  Awakino  certificates  or  agreements  evidencing  the
Awakino  Interest;  (iii)  Touchstone  Vicksburg  shall  deliver  or cause to be
delivered to the Company Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($48,000) by wire transfer
of  immediately  available  funds to the  account or accounts  specified  by the
Company;  (iv) Touchstone  Awakino shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company  One Hundred  Fifty  Thousand  Dollars  ($150,000)  by wire  transfer of
immediately available funds to the account or accounts specified by the Company;
and (v) each of the parties to this  Agreement  shall have  executed any and all
additional  documents and agreements,  provided any and all additional  consents
and  approvals,  and taken all such  other  actions as are  required  under this
Agreement to complete the transactions contemplated hereby.

                                   ARTICLE II

                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

            The  Company   hereby  makes  the  following   representations   and
warranties to the Purchasers:

      2.1   ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION.

            The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with the corporate power and
authority to own and operate its business as presently  conducted,  except where
the failure to be or have any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company is duly qualified as foreign corporations to do business and
is in good standing in each  jurisdiction  where the character of its properties
owned  or  held  under  lease  or  the  nature  of  its  activities  makes  such
qualification necessary,  except for such failures to be so qualified or in good
standing as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.

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      2.2   AUTHORIZATION; VALIDITY AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENT.

            The Company  has the  requisite  corporate  power and  authority  to
execute,  deliver  and  perform  its  obligations  under this  Agreement  and to
consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations  hereunder and the
consummation  of the  Transactions  have  been duly  authorized  by its board of
directors and all other necessary  corporate  action on the part of the Company,
and no other  corporate  proceedings  on the part of the Company is necessary to
authorize this Agreement and the Transactions.  This Agreement has been duly and
validly  executed and  delivered by the Company and,  assuming  that it has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,  enforceable against it in
accordance  with its terms,  subject to the effects of  bankruptcy,  insolvency,
fraudulent  conveyance,  reorganization,   moratorium  and  other  similar  laws
relating  to  or  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally,   general  equitable
principles  (whether  considered  in a  proceeding  in  equity or at law) and an
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

      2.3   NO CONFLICT; REQUIRED FILINGS AND CONSENTS.

            Neither the execution and delivery of this  Agreement by the Company
nor  the  performance  by the  Company  of its  obligations  hereunder,  nor the
consummation  of  the  Transactions,  will:  (i)  conflict  with  the  Company's
Certificate  of  Incorporation  or  Bylaws;  (ii)  violate  any  statute,   law,
ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its respective
properties  or  assets;  or  (iii)  violate,  breach,  be in  conflict  with  or
constitute  a default (or an event  that,  with notice or lapse of time or both,
would  constitute a default)  under,  or permit the termination of any provision
of, or result in the termination of, the acceleration of the maturity of, or the
acceleration  of the  performance  of any  obligation of the Company  under,  or
result in the creation or imposition of any Liens upon any properties, assets or
business of the Company under, any material  contract or any order,  judgment or
decree to which the  Company  is a party or by which the  Company  or any of its
assets or properties is bound or encumbered  except, in the case of clauses (ii)
and  (iii),  for  such  violations,   breaches,  conflicts,  defaults  or  other
occurrences  that,  individually or in the aggregate,  would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.

      2.4   TITLE TO THE INTERESTS.

            The Company has good and marketable title to the Interests,  and the
Interests are owned of record and beneficially by the Company, free and clear of
any  Liens.  Except  for  this  Agreement,  there  are no  outstanding  options,
warrants,  agreements,  conversion rights, preemptive rights, or other rights to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire the Interests.  There are no voting
trusts or other agreements or  understandings to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries  is a party with respect to the voting of the Interests,  and there
is no  indebtedness  of the Company or its  subsidiaries  issued and outstanding
that has general  voting rights with respect to the  Interests.  Except for this
Agreement,  there are no  outstanding  obligations  of any Person to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Interests.

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      2.5   BROKERS AND FINDERS FEES.

            Neither  the  Company or any of its  subsidiaries,  nor any of their
respective officers,  directors,  employees or managers, has employed any broker
or finder or incurred any liability for any investment  banking fees,  brokerage
fees,  commissions or finders fees in connection with the Transactions for which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries has or could have any liability.

                                   ARTICLE III

                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

            Each  Purchaser  (with respect to itself and not with respect to any
other Purchaser)  hereby makes the following  representations  and warranties to
the Company:

      3.1   ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION.

            (a) The Purchaser is duly  organized,  validly  existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization,  with the corporate
power and  authority  to own and operate its  business as  presently  conducted,
except  where the  failure to be or have any of the  foregoing  would not have a
Material  Adverse  Effect.   The  Purchaser  is  duly  qualified  as  a  foreign
corporation  or other  entity to do  business  and is in good  standing  in each
jurisdiction  where the character of its properties owned or held under lease or
the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such
failure  to be so  qualified  or in good  standing  as would not have a Material
Adverse  Effect.  The  Purchaser  is a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of The  Coffee
Exchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CEI").

      3.2   AUTHORIZATION; VALIDITY AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENT.

            The  Purchaser has the  requisite  corporate  power and authority to
execute,  deliver  and  perform  its  obligations  under this  Agreement  and to
consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Purchaser and the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations  hereunder and
the consummation of the  Transactions  have been duly authorized by its Board of
Directors and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser,
and no other corporate  proceedings on the part of the Purchaser is necessary to
authorize this Agreement and the Transactions.  This Agreement has been duly and
validly  executed and delivered by the Purchaser and,  assuming that it has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a legal, valid and binding  obligation of the Purchaser,  in accordance with its
terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy,  insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization,  moratorium  and other  similar  laws  relating to or  affecting
creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing.

      3.3   NO CONFLICT; REQUIRED FILINGS AND CONSENTS.

            Neither  the  execution  and  delivery  of  this  Agreement  by  the
Purchaser,  nor the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or
the  consummation of the  Transactions,  will: (i) conflict with the Purchaser's
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;  (ii) violate any statute,  law, ordinance,
rule  or  regulation,  applicable  to the  Purchaser  or  any of its  respective

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properties  or  assets;  or  (iii)  violate,  breach,  be in  conflict  with  or
constitute a default (or an event  which,  with notice or lapse of time or both,
would  constitute a default)  under,  or permit the termination of any provision
of, or result in the termination of, the acceleration of the maturity of, or the
acceleration of the performance of any obligation of the Purchaser, or result in
the creation or  imposition  of any Lien upon any of its  properties,  assets or
business under, any material contract or any order,  judgment or decree to which
the  Purchaser  is a party  or by which it or any of its  respective  assets  or
properties is bound or encumbered except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii),
for such violations,  breaches,  conflicts, defaults or other occurrences which,
individually  or in the aggregate,  would not have a Material  Adverse Effect on
its obligation to perform its respective covenants under this Agreement.

      3.4   INVESTMENT INTENT.

            The Interest being acquired in connection  with the  Transactions is
being acquired for the Purchaser's own account for investment  purposes only and
not with a view to, or with any present intention of,  distributing or reselling
any of such Interest.  The Purchaser  acknowledges  and agrees that the Interest
has not been registered  under the Securities Act or under any state  securities
laws,  and  that  the  Interest  may  not  be,  directly  or  indirectly,  sold,
transferred,  offered for sale,  pledged,  hypothecated or otherwise disposed of
without  registration  under the Securities Act and applicable  state securities
laws,  except  pursuant to an available  exemption from such  registration.  The
Purchaser also  acknowledges  and agrees that neither the SEC nor any securities
commission or other Governmental  Authority has (a) approved the transfer of the
Interest or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the transfer of the  Interest,
this Agreement or the Transactions; or (b) confirmed the accuracy of, determined
the adequacy of, or reviewed this  Agreement.  The Purchaser has such knowledge,
sophistication and experience in financial, tax and business matters in general,
and  investments in securities in particular,  that is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of this investment in the Interest,  and the Purchaser has made
such investigations in connection herewith as they deemed necessary or desirable
so as to make an informed  investment  decision without relying upon the Company
for  legal  or tax  advice  related  to this  investment.  The  Purchaser  is an
"accredited  investor"  within  the  meaning of Rule 501  promulgated  under the
Securities Act

      3.5   BROKERS AND FINDERS.

            Except as described in Section 5.9,  neither the Purchaser,  nor any
of its respective officers,  directors,  employees or managers, has employed any
broker or finder or incurred any  liability  for any  investment  banking  fees,
brokerage fees, commissions or finders' fees in connection with the Transactions
for which the Purchaser has or could have any liability.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                                CERTAIN COVENANTS

      4.1   CONFIDENTIALITY.

            Each party shall hold, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and
representatives  to hold, all  Confidential  Information made available to it in
connection  with the  Transactions  in  strict  confidence,  shall  not use such
information except for the sole purpose of evaluating the Transactions and shall
not disseminate or disclose any of such information other than to its directors,
officers,  managers,  employees,  shareholders,  interest  holders,  Affiliates,
agents and representatives, as applicable, who need to know such information for
the sole purpose of evaluating the Transactions  (each of whom shall be informed
in  writing  by  the  disclosing  party  of  the  confidential  nature  of  such
information  and  directed  by such party in  writing to treat such  information
confidentially).  The above  limitations  on use,  dissemination  and disclosure
shall  not  apply  to  Confidential  Information  that  (i)  is  learned  by the
disclosing  party from a third party entitled to disclose it; (ii) becomes known
publicly other than through the disclosing party or any third party who received
the same from the disclosing  party,  provided that the disclosing  party had no
knowledge   that  the   disclosing   party  was  subject  to  an  obligation  of
confidentiality;  (iii) is required by law or court order to be disclosed by the
parties;  or (iv) is disclosed with the express prior written consent thereto of
the other party.  The parties shall undertake all necessary steps to ensure that
the  secrecy and  confidentiality  of such  information  will be  maintained  in
accordance with the provisions of this subsection (a).  Notwithstanding anything
contained  herein to the  contrary,  in the event a party is  required  by court
order or  subpoena  to  disclose  information  that is  otherwise  deemed  to be
confidential or subject to the confidentiality  obligations hereunder,  prior to
such   disclosure,   the  disclosing   party  shall:  (i)  promptly  notify  the
non-disclosing party and, if having received a court order or subpoena,  deliver
a copy  of the  same  to the  non-disclosing  party;  (ii)  cooperate  with  the
non-disclosing party, at the expense of the non-disclosing party, in obtaining a
protective or similar order with respect to such information;  and (iii) provide
only that  amount of  information  as the  disclosing  party is  advised  by its
counsel is necessary to strictly comply with such court order or subpoena.

      4.2   PROHIBITION ON TRADING IN SECURITIES OF CEI.

            The Company  acknowledges  that  information  concerning the matters
that are the subject matter of this Agreement may constitute material non-public
information under United States federal  securities laws, and that United States
federal securities laws prohibit any Person who has received material non-public
information  relating to CEI from  purchasing  or selling  securities of CEI, or
from communicating  such information to any Person under  circumstances in which
it is  reasonably  foreseeable  that such  Person is likely to  purchase or sell
securities  of  CEI.  Accordingly,  until  such  time  as  any  such  non-public
information  has been adequately  disseminated to the public,  the Company shall
not purchase or sell any securities of CEI, or communicate  such  information to
any other Person.

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      4.3   FURTHER ASSURANCES.

            Each of the parties hereto agrees to use its reasonable best efforts
to take or cause  to be  taken  all  action,  to do or cause to be done,  and to
assist and cooperate with the other party hereto in doing, all things necessary,
proper or advisable under  applicable laws to consummate and make effective,  in
the most expeditious manner practicable,  the Transactions,  including,  but not
limited to: (i) the satisfaction of the conditions  precedent to the obligations
of any of the parties hereto;  (ii) the defending of any lawsuits or other legal
proceedings,  whether judicial or administrative,  challenging this Agreement or
the  performance  of the  obligations  hereunder;  and (iii) the  execution  and
delivery of such instruments, and the taking of such other actions, as the other
party  hereto  may  reasonably  require in order to carry out the intent of this
Agreement.

      4.4   NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS.

            Each party hereto shall  promptly  notify the other party in writing
of any  events,  facts or  occurrences  that  would  result in any breach of any
representation  or warranty or breach of any covenant by such party contained in
this Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      5.1   ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

            This  Agreement and the schedules  and exhibits  hereto  contain the
entire  agreement  between the parties and  supercede all prior  agreements  and
understandings,  both written and oral,  between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof.

      5.2   AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATIONS.

            This Agreement may not be amended,  modified or supplemented  except
by an  instrument  or  instruments  in writing  signed by the party against whom
enforcement of any such amendment, modification or supplement is sought.

      5.3   EXTENSIONS AND WAIVERS.

            At any time prior to the Closing, the parties hereto entitled to the
benefits of a term or provision may (a) extend the time for the  performance  of
any of the  obligations  or other  acts of the  parties  hereto,  (b)  waive any
inaccuracies in the  representations  and warranties  contained herein or in any
document,  certificate  or  writing  delivered  pursuant  hereto,  or (c)  waive
compliance  with any  obligation,  covenant,  agreement or  condition  contained
herein.  Any  agreement  on the part of a party to any such  extension or waiver
shall be valid  only if set forth in an  instrument  or  instruments  in writing
signed by the party against whom  enforcement of any such extension or waiver is
sought.  No failure or delay on the part of any party  hereto in the exercise of
any right  hereunder  shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of,
or  acquiescence  in, any breach of any  representation,  warranty,  covenant or
agreement.

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      5.4   SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

            This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns,  provided,  however,
that no party  hereto may assign its rights or delegate  its  obligations  under
this  Agreement  without the express  prior  written  consent of the other party
hereto.  Nothing in this  Agreement  is intended to confer upon any person not a
party  hereto  (and  their   successors  and  assigns)  any  rights,   remedies,
obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

      5.5   SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.

            The  representations  and warranties  contained herein shall survive
the  Closing  and shall  thereupon  terminate  eighteen  (18)  months  after the
Closing,  except that the  representations  contained in Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.4,
3.1,  3.2 and 3.4 shall  survive  indefinitely.  All  covenants  and  agreements
contained herein which by their terms contemplate  actions following the Closing
shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect in accordance with
their terms.  All other  covenants  and  agreements  contained  herein shall not
survive the Closing and shall thereupon terminate.

      5.6   HEADINGS; DEFINITIONS.

            The Section and Article  headings  contained in this  Agreement  are
inserted for  convenience  of reference  only and will not affect the meaning or
interpretation  of this  Agreement.  All  references  to  Sections  or  Articles
contained  herein mean Sections or Articles of this Agreement  unless  otherwise
stated.  All capitalized terms defined herein are equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of such terms.

      5.7   SEVERABILITY.

            If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any
Person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the
remainder of this  Agreement  shall remain in full force and effect and shall be
reformed to render the Agreement valid and enforceable  while  reflecting to the
greatest extent permissible the intent of the parties.

      5.8   SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.

            The parties hereto agree that in the event that the Company fails to
consummate  the  Transactions  in accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement,
irreparable  damage  would  occur,  no  adequate  remedy at law would  exist and
damages  would be  difficult  to  determine,  and that the  Purchasers  shall be
entitled to specific performance in such event, without the necessity of proving
the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy,  in addition to any other remedy at
law or in equity.

      5.9   EXPENSES.

            Whether  or not the  Transactions  are  consummated,  and  except as
otherwise  expressly  set forth  herein,  all legal and other costs and expenses
incurred  in  connection  with  the  Transactions  shall  be paid  by the  party
incurring such expenses.

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      5.10  NOTICES.

            All notices  hereunder shall be sufficiently  given for all purposes
hereunder if in writing and delivered  personally,  sent by documented overnight
delivery  service or, to the extent receipt is confirmed,  telecopy,  telefax or
other electronic  transmission  service to the appropriate  address or number as
set forth below.

    If to Touchstone Vicksburg or
    Touchstone Awakino:                   with a copy to:

                                          Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.
    The Coffee Exchange, Inc.             1635 Market Street, 7th Floor
    111 Presidential Boulevard            Philadelphia, PA  19103
    Suite 158A                            Attention: Vincent A. Vietti, Esquire
    Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
    Attention:  Stephen P. Harrington
                       President

    If to the Company:                    with a copy to:
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       Attention:                         Attention:

      5.11  GOVERNING LAW.

            This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the laws that might otherwise
govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

      5.12  ARBITRATION.

            If a dispute arises as to the  interpretation of this Agreement,  it
shall be decided in an  arbitration  proceeding  conforming  to the Rules of the
American Arbitration  Association  applicable to commercial  arbitration then in
effect  at the  time  of the  dispute.  The  arbitration  shall  take  place  in
Pennsylvania. The decision of the Arbitrators shall be conclusively binding upon
the parties and final,  and such decision  shall be enforceable as a judgment in
any court of competent  jurisdiction.  The parties shall share equally the costs
of the arbitration.

      5.13  COUNTERPARTS.

            This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,  each of
which  shall  be  deemed  to be an  original,  but all of which  together  shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

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      5.14  CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

            As used herein:

            (a)  "Affiliate"  shall have the  meanings  ascribed to such term in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act;

            (b) "Confidential Information" shall mean the existence and contents
of this  Agreement and any Schedules and Exhibits  hereto,  and all  proprietary
technical,  economic,  environmental,  operational,  financial  and/or  business
information  or material of one party which,  prior to or following  the Closing
Date, has been disclosed by the Company, on the one hand, or the Purchasers,  on
the other hand, in written, oral (including by recording), electronic, or visual
form to, or otherwise has come into the possession of, the other;

            (c) "Exchange Act" shall mean the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended;

            (d)  "Governmental  Authority"  shall mean any nation or government,
any state,  municipality or other political  subdivision thereof and any entity,
body, agency,  commission or court, whether domestic,  foreign or multinational,
exercising  executive,  legislative,   judicial,  regulatory  or  administrative
functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof;

            (e) "Liens" shall mean liens,  pledges,  charges,  claims,  security
interests, purchase agreements, options, title defects, restrictions on transfer
or other  encumbrances,  or any agreements (other than this Agreement) to do any
of the foregoing,  of any nature whatsoever,  whether  consensual,  statutory or
otherwise;

            (f) "Material  Adverse  Effect" shall mean any adverse effect on the
business,  condition  (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of (i) in
the case of the  Company,  the Company  and its  subsidiaries,  if any,  that is
material to the Company and its subsidiaries,  if any, taken as a whole, (ii) in
the case of Touchstone Vicksburg,  Touchstone Vicksburg and its subsidiaries, if
any, that is material to  Touchstone  Vicksburg  and its  subsidiaries,  if any,
taken  as a whole,  and  (iii) in the  case of  Touchstone  Awakino,  Touchstone
Awakino and its subsidiaries, if any, that is material to Touchstone Awakino and
its subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole;

            (g) "Person" shall mean any  individual,  corporation,  partnership,
association, trust or other entity or organization,  including a governmental or
political subdivision or any agency or institution thereof;

            (h) "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

            (i)  "Securities  Act" shall  mean the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

                                    TOUCHSTONE VICKSBURG, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Stephen P. Harrington
                                        --------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Stephen P. Harrington
                                         Title:  President

                                    TOUCHSTONE AWAKINO, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Stephen P. Harrington
                                        --------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Stephen P. Harrington
                                         Title:  President

                                     MONTEX EXPLORATION, INC.

                                    By: /s/ David Stevenson
                                        --------------------------------------
                                         Name:  David Stevenson
                                         Title:  President

                                       11Exhibit 10.17

                            AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE

$275,000.00                                       ew York, New York
                                                  ate: As of August 19, 1999

            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, MANHATTAN SCIENTIFICS, INC., a Delaware
Corporation having an address at 641 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022
("Borrower") promises to pay to the order of JACK HARROD, an individual
("Payee"), at his home located at 3204 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Plano, Texas 75093,
or at such other address as to which Payee shall give written notice to
Borrower, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately
available funds the sum of two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars
($275,000.00) on or before December 31, 2003. Borrower further promises to pay
interest at maturity at such address in like money, from the date hereof on the
outstanding principal amount owing hereunder, at the rate of five and one-half
percent (5.5%) per annum. Such interest shall be computed daily on the basis of
a 365 day year.

            If any payment of this Note becomes due and payable on a Saturday,
Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York, the maturity
thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding business day and interest
thereon shall be payable at the rate set forth above during such extension.

            This Note is the "Note" referred to in that certain Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2003, between
Borrower and Payee, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time (the "Loan Agreement"). All terms used herein which are defined in
the Loan Agreement shall have the meanings given therein, except as otherwise
defined herein. This Note supercedes any other instruments provided to Payee by
Borrower with respect to the debt evidenced hereby.

            This Note may be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part at any time
without penalty.

            Repayment of this Note (among other things) is secured by the
Collateral referred to in the Loan Agreement, and all other instruments
evidencing or securing the indebtedness hereunder, are hereby made part of this
Note and are deemed incorporated herein.

            The following events shall constitute "Events of Default" hereunder:

            (a) If Borrower shall fail to pay when due, whether at maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise, the payment of any principal or interest due
hereunder or any other portion of the Obligations (as defined in the Loan
Agreement);

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            (b) If proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency law are
commenced by Borrower, or if proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency law
are commenced against Borrower and such proceedings are not dismissed within 30
days of commencement thereof, or if a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors of Borrower is made or if a trustee or receiver of Borrower's property
is appointed;

            (c) Sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower;

            (d) An event of default under the Loan Agreement or any other
agreement, instrument or document delivered to Lender by Borrower;

            (e) Any event or condition shall occur which results in the
acceleration of the maturity of any obligation of Borrower or enables (or, with
the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would enable) the holder of such
obligation or any person acting on such holder's behalf to accelerate the
maturity thereof;

            (f) Any agreement, instrument or document delivered to Payee by
Borrower shall terminate or become void or unenforceable without Payee's written
consent.

            The holder hereof shall be entitled, upon the occurrence of an Event
of Default, and after written notice thereof to Borrower and Borrower's failure
to cure such default within forty-five (45) days, by declaration to such effect
to accelerate payment of the unpaid balance of this Note, in which event the
entire unpaid principal balance hereof, together with all accrued interest,
shall immediately be due and payable.

            This Note may be modified or cancelled, only by the written
agreement of Borrower and Payee. Failure of the holder hereof to assert any
right herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver thereof.

            This Note and the rights and obligations of Borrower and Payee shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York. Venue shall be in the courts located in New York, New York, and the
parties hereby consent to jurisdiction in such forums.

                                        MANHATTAN SCIENTIFICS, INC.

                                        By:     /s/ Marvin Maslow
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STATE OF NEW YORK  )
                               : ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

            On this ___ day of June, 2003, before me personally came David A.
Teich, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he
resides at 4 Frontier Lane, Monsey, New York 10952 that he is the Treasurer and
a Director of Manhattan Scientifics, Inc., the Corporation described in and
which executed the attached Note, that the Corporation and its officers were
authorized by the Board of Directors of that Corporation to execute the attached
Amended and Restated Promissory Note, and he duly acknowledged same before me.

                                        _______________________________
                                                Notary Public

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