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                                                                   Exhibit 10.4

                  CYNET, Incorporated and Robert P. Demyanovich

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Agreement dated this 9th day of May, 2001 by and between Robert P. Demyanovich,
who resides at 1301 East Fourth, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067 ("Executive") and
CYNET, Incorporated, having an office at 12777 Jones Road., Ste. #400 Houston,
Texas 77070 the ("Company").

WHEREAS the Company desires to employ Executive as President and Chief Operating
Officer (COO), and Executive desires to accept employment with the Company,
subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and subject to
ratification by the Company's Board of Directors;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

1. Period of Employment. The Company shall employ Executive, and Executive shall
serve the Company during the period commencing on the 9th of May 2001 and
continuing through and including the 9th of May, 2006, the date of Executive's
voluntary resignation from employment with the Company or the date the Company
terminates Executive's employment for cause (the "Term"). The Term shall
automatically be extended by one (1) additional year, unless, at least One
Hundred Eighty (180) days prior to Seventh of May, 2006 or any anniversary
thereafter, the Company shall deliver to Executive, or Executive shall deliver
to the Company, written notice that the Term shall not be so extended.

2. Duties and Responsibilities.

(a) During the Term, Executive shall be employed by the Company as President &
COO. During the Term, Executive shall, except during periods of vacation, sick
leave, or other duly authorized leave of absence, devote his time, attention,
skill, and ability to the faithful and diligent performance of such duties and
the exercise of such powers as may from time to time be assigned to or vested in
Executive by the Company's Board of Directors or by any officer of the Company
superior to Executive

(b) During the Term, it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for Executive
to serve as an officer or director of Mail2Media LLC or a director of a civic or
charitable organization or committee, to perform speaking engagements, or to
manage personal passive investments.

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(c) Executive's services shall be performed at the Company's offices in Houston,
TX or at any Mail2Media facilities as well as at such other locations and
subject to such travel requirements as reasonably necessary to the performance
of Executive's duties hereunder.

3. Compensation.

(a) During the Term, as compensation for services rendered hereunder and in
consideration of this Agreement, the Company shall pay Executive a salary, in
accordance with the Company's then-prevailing payroll practices, at the annual
rate of $250,000 USD or such greater amount as the Company may from time to time
and in its sole discretion determine.

(b) During the Term, as additional compensation, Executive or Executive's Trust
shall receive one million (1,000,000) shares of Class A Stock within 10 days of
signing this agreement. Within 10 days of the Company filing its form 10-Q or
10-K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company shall issue
an additional one million (1,000,000) shares of Class A Stock to Executive if
the Company reported positive EBITDA for the reporting quarter. Nevertheless,
the Company shall not issue more than a cumulative amount of five million
(5,000,000) shares to Executive pursuant to this subsection 3(b).

(c) During the Term, as additional compensation, Executive shall receive yearly
"Bonus" compensation equal to five (5) percent of the EBITDA of Cynet, Inc for
the prior calendar year and during the term of this agreement.

(d) During the Term, as additional compensation, Executive shall receive yearly
"Stock Options" as defined within 30 days of this agreement.

(e) During the Term, as additional compensation, Executive shall be entitled to
participate in and receive all benefits under any welfare benefit plan or
program (including, without limitation, medical, dental, disability, group life
(including accidental death and dismemberment) and business travel insurance
plans and programs), any retirement savings plan or program (including, without
limitation, 401(k) and pension), and such other perquisites of office as the
Company may, from time to time and in its sole discretion, make available
generally to employees of similar rank as Executive. Such participation shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of such plans or programs, including, but
not limited to, such generally applicable eligibility provisions as may be in
effect from time to time.

(f) During the Term, as additional compensation, Executive shall be entitled to
participate in the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP")
pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof.

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(g) The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable, ordinary, and
necessary business expenses incurred in the performance of Executive's duties
hereunder in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the
Company's then-prevailing expense policy. As a condition precedent to obtaining
such reimbursement, Executive shall provide to the Company any and all
statements, bills, or receipts evidencing the expenses for which Executive seeks
reimbursement, and such other related information or materials as the Company
may from time to time reasonably require.

4. Termination. Unless Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to this
Paragraph 4, the Company shall continue to employ Executive and Executive shall
continue to serve the Company throughout the Term.

(a) This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon Executive's death.

(b) Upon Executive's "Disability", the payment of benefits under the Company's
short-term and long-term disability insurance programs, if any, shall satisfy
the Company's obligations under the foregoing Paragraph 3(a). For purposes of
this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to be under a disability if Executive
shall be unable, by virtue of illness or physical or mental incapacity or
disability (from any cause or causes whatsoever), to perform Executive's
essential job functions hereunder, whether with or without reasonable
accommodation, in substantially the manner and to the extent required hereunder
prior to the commencement of such disability, for a period exceeding sixty (60)
days. In the event Executive shall remain under a Disability for a period
exceeding one (1) year, the Company shall have the right to terminate
Executive's employment hereunder at the end of any calendar month during the
continuance of such disability upon at least thirty (30) days prior written
notice to Executive.

(c) The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive's employment at any
time for "Cause". For purposes of this Agreement, Cause shall include: (i)
material default or other material breach by Executive of Executive's
obligations hereunder; (ii) failure by Executive to perform diligently and
competently Executive's duties hereunder; or (iii) Executive's disability; or
(iv) misconduct, dishonesty, insubordination, or other act by Executive
detrimental to the Company's good will or damaging to its relationships with its
customers, suppliers, or employees, including, without limitation, (A) use of
alcohol or illegal drugs such as to interfere with the performance of
Executive's obligations hereunder, (B) conviction of a felony or of any crime
involving moral turpitude,

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dishonesty, or theft, and (C) material failure by Executive to comply with
applicable laws or governmental regulations. In the event of such termination
and in accordance with Paragraph 4 below, the Company shall (i) pay Executive's
cumulative salary through the date of termination, (ii) reimburse Executive for
any and all unpaid reasonable expenses and (iii) pay any and all bonuses for
which Executive has qualified and to which Executive is entitled through the
date of the termination.

(d) The Company may terminate Executive's employment without Cause at any time
and without prior notice. In the event of such termination, the Company shall
(i) pay Executive's cumulative salary for the remainder of the Term, the amount
due and payable upon date of termination and (ii) continue Executive's
participation, if any, in such group medical, hospitalization and dental plans
or programs as were in place immediately prior to such termination, for a period
equal to the remainder of the Term.

(e) Upon termination of Executive's employment pursuant to any of the foregoing
Paragraphs 4(a), (b), (c), or (d), or upon expiration of the Term, any right or
benefit accrued by Executive or to which Executive had become entitled pursuant
to this Agreement prior to such termination or expiration (other than payment of
salary with respect to periods after such termination or expiration), and any
Company obligation with respect to any such right or benefit, shall not be
extinguished by reason of such termination or expiration and, together with any
salary earned but unpaid as of the date of termination or expiration and any
unpaid reimbursable expenses outstanding as of such date, shall be paid to
Executive or Executive's estate, less any outstanding amounts previously
advanced by the Company to or on behalf of Executive.

(f) The payments and benefits (if any) required to be provided to Executive
pursuant to this Paragraph 4 shall be in full and complete satisfaction of any
and all obligations owing to Executive pursuant to this Agreement.

(g) The Executive shall have the right to terminate employment with the company
at any time.. Nevertheless, Executive agrees to give reasonable notice to the
Company prior to terminating his employment with the Company.

5. Confidential Information. During the Term, Executive shall not divulge or
communicate to any person, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity
(except in performing Executive's duties hereunder), or use for Executive's own
purposes, any trade secret or confidential commercial information, or any other
information, knowledge, or data of the Company or any Affiliate which is not
generally known to the public and shall use Executive's best efforts to prevent
the

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publication or disclosure by any other person or entity of any such secret,
information, knowledge, or data. While Executive is employed by the Company, all
documents and objects made, compiled, received, held, or used by Executive in
connection with the business of the Company shall remain the Company's property,
and shall be delivered by Executive to the Company upon the termination of
Executive's employment, for whatever reason, or at any earlier time requested by
the Company. It is understood that Executive shall retain ownership of
Executive's personal property, including Executive's private papers not
containing any trade secret or confidential commercial information, or any other
information, knowledge, or data of the Company or any Affiliate.

6. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy between the Executive and Company
relating to this Agreement or relating to or arising out of Company's employment
of the Executive, shall be settled by binding arbitration in the State of Texas,
pursuant to the governing rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Nevertheless, any request for injunctive relief relating to any dispute or
controversy between the Executive and Company may be filed in the appropriate
court of competent jurisdiction. Judgment upon any resulting arbitration award
may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

7. Additional Obligations. During the Term, Executive shall, upon reasonable
notice, furnish the Company with such information as may be in Executive's
possession, and cooperate with the Company, as may reasonably be requested by
the Company (and, after the Term, with due consideration for Executive's
obligations with respect to any new employment or business activity) in
connection with any litigation in which the Company is or may become a party.
The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by
Executive in fulfilling Executive's obligations under this Paragraph 10.

8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the
Company and Executive with respect to Executive's employment with the Company,
and supersedes and is in full substitution for any and all prior agreements or
understandings, whether oral or written, relating to Executive's employment.

9. Amendment. This Agreement may not be canceled, changed, modified, or amended
orally, and no cancellation, change, modification or amendment hereof shall be
effective or binding unless in a written instrument signed by the Company and
Executive. A provision of this Agreement may be waived only by a written
instrument signed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such waiver
is sought.

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10. Assignment. This Agreement is binding on and for the benefit of the Company
and Executive and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators,
and other legal representatives. Neither this Agreement nor any right or
obligation hereunder may be sold, transferred, assigned, or pledged by the
Company (except to an Affiliate) or by Executive without the prior written
consent of the other. However, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the
Company from consolidating or merging into or with, or transferring all or
substantially all of its assets to, another entity which assumes this Agreement
and all obligations and undertakings of the Company hereunder.

11. Interpretation and Severability. In the event any provision of this
Agreement, or any portion thereof, is determined by any arbitrator or court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable as written, such provision or portion
thereof shall be interpreted so as to be enforceable. In the event any provision
of this Agreement, or any portion thereof, is determined by any arbitrator or
court of competent jurisdiction to be void, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall nevertheless be binding upon the Company and Executive with the
same effect as though the void provision or portion thereof had been severed and
deleted.

12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Texas, without application
of its conflict or choice of law provisions.

13. Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.

14. Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only, and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.

CYNET, Incorporated

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Vincent W. Beale, Sr.                          Date
Chairman & CEO

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Robert P. Demyanovich                          Date

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                  SCOPE OF SERVICES & DUTIES OF PRESIDENT & COO

1.1      The purpose of this Statement of Work Document is to outline Robert
         Demyanovich's and Cynet's day-to-day responsibilities and corporate
         responsibilities in his capacity as President and Chief Operating
         Officer of Cynet until such time as the Chief Executive Officer and the
         Board of Directors reduce to writing a more definitive Scope of
         Services. Any and all services and duties of the President are subject
         to the approval and review of Cynet's Chief Executive Officer and Board
         of Directors.

1.1      By June 30, 2001, structure a viable plan for the retirement of Cynet's
         $8 million dollar debt with a targeted goal of eliminating this debt
         during the initial term of this agreement.

1.2      Restructure the operations of Cynet, Inc. with a view toward making it
         profitable by 3rd and 4th quarter 2001 and continued profitability
         during the year 2002. Also, achieve sales goals expected to reach $250
         million by the end of this agreement.

1.3      Make strategic alliances to improve the quality of Cynet's products and
         services sold or performed.

1.4      Raise additional working capital that will be needed to continue the
         day-to-day operations and expansion of the Cynet.

1.5      Hire, review, retain, evaluate and/or dismiss employees to ensure that
         Cynet's employee staff is effective and high quality in the
         marketplace.

1.6      Introduce additional products and services that would include, among
         other things, software, hardware, paper based mail, facsimile, Email
         advertising and processing, Internet web design & hosting, graphic
         design, system & programming, networking, data entry, data
         verification, ISP, VOIP, voice and video.

1.7      Retrain and expand current sales and customer service teams with sales
         presence in NYC, Washington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston,
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                            CONTRACT LABOR AGREEMENT

Agreement made between Allen Sievertsen, City of Spencer, State of Iowa,
herein referred to as contractor, and Husker Ag Processing whose principal
place of business is located at City of Plainview, State of Nebraska, herein
referred to as employer.

                                    RECITALS

1. Employer is engaged in the business of grain processing and ethanol
production and maintains an office at or near Plainview, Nebraska.

2. Contractor has been engaged and has had experience in personal and financial
management of comparable businesses.

3. Contractor is willing to be employed by employer, and employer is willing to
employ contractor, on the terms, covenants, and conditions hereinafter set
forth.

For the reasons set forth above, and in consideration of the mutual promises and
agreements hereinafter set forth, employer and contractor agree as follows:

                                   SECTION ONE
                                CONTRACTOR DUTIES

Employer hereby employs, engages, and hires contractor as a construction and
general manager and contractor hereby accepts and agrees to such hiring,
engagement, and employment, subject to the general supervision and pursuant to
the orders, advice, and direction of employer. Contractor shall handle
prospective employee and investor meetings, personnel management, financial
management, and construction supervision and perform such other duties as are
customarily performed by one holding such position in other, same, or similar
businesses or enterprises as that engaged in by employer. Contractor shall also
additionally render such other and unrelated services and duties as may be
assigned to him from time to time by employer. It is the intention of both
parties that contractor shall perform duties, and be compensated under this
agreement as an Independent Contractor.

                                   SECTION TWO
                           BEST EFFORTS OF CONTRACTOR

Contractor agrees that he will at all times faithfully, industriously, and to
the best of his ability, experience, and talents, perform all of the duties that
may be required of and from him pursuant to the express and implicit terms
hereof, to the reasonable satisfaction of employer. Such duties shall be
rendered at or near Plainview, Nebraska, and at such other place or places as
employer shall in good faith require or as the interest, needs, business, or
opportunity of employer shall require.

                                  SECTION THREE
                               TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

The term of this agreement shall be a period of one year, commencing August,
2001 and terminating August, 2002, subject, however, to prior termination as
hereinafter provided. At the expiration date

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of August, 2002, this agreement shall be considered renewed for regular periods
of one year, provided neither party submits a notice of termination.

                                  SECTION FOUR
                           COMPENSATION OF CONTRACTOR

Employer shall pay contractor, and contractor shall accept from employer, in
full payment for contractor's services hereunder, compensation at the rate of
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) per month, payable twice a month
on the 1st and 15th days of each month while this agreement shall be in force.

Employer shall reimburse contractor for all necessary expenses, based on claims
submitted, at each regular pay period, (at IRS allowed rates) incurred by
contractor while traveling pursuant to employer's directions, shall pay up to
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for actual moving expenses, and shall pay Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) toward general relocation expenses.

                                  SECTION FIVE
                  TERMINATION DUE TO DISCONTINUANCE OF BUSINESS

Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that
employer shall discontinue operating its business at City of Plainview, State of
Nebraska, then this agreement shall terminate as of the last day of the second
full month after which employer ceases operations at such location with the same
force and effect as if such last day of the month were originally set as the
termination date hereof.

                                   SECTION SIX
                                OTHER EMPLOYMENT

Contractor shall devote all of his time, attention, knowledge, and skills solely
to the business and interest of employer, and employer shall be entitled to all
of the benefits, profits or other issues arising from or incident to all work,
services, and advice of contractor, and contractor shall not, during the term
hereof, be interested directly or indirectly, in any manner, as partner,
officer, director, stockholder, advisor, contractor or in any other capacity in
any other business similar to employer's business or any allied trade; provided,
however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent or limit the
right of contractor to invest any of his surplus funds in the capital stock or
other securities of any corporation whose stock or securities are publicly owned
or are regularly traded on any public exchange, nor shall anything herein
contained be deemed to prevent contractor from investing or limit contractor's
right to invest his surplus funds in real estate.

                                  SECTION SEVEN
                    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING OPERATIONS

Contractor shall make available to employer all information of which contractor
shall have any knowledge and shall make all suggestions and recommendations that
will be of mutual benefit to employer and himself.

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                                  SECTION EIGHT
                                  TRADE SECRETS

Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly
divulge, disclose or communicate to any person, firm or corporation in any
manner whatsoever any information concerning any matters affecting or relating
to the business of employer, including without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any of its customers, the prices it obtains or has obtained from the
sale of, or at which it sells or has sold, its products, or any other
information concerning the business of employer, its manner of operation, its
plans, processes, or other data without regard to whether all of the foregoing
matters will be deemed confidential, material, or important, the parties hereto
stipulating that as between them, the same are important, material, and
confidential and gravely affect the effective and successful conduct of the
business of employer, and employer's good will, and that any breach of the terms
of this paragraph shall be a material breach of this agreement.

                                  SECTION NINE
                  TRADE SECRETS AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

All the terms of Section Eight shall remain in full force and effect for the
period of two years after the termination of contractor's employment for any
reason.

                                   SECTION TEN
                             ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation by reason of any
service which he may perform as the member of any managing committee of
employer, or in the event that he shall at any time be elected an officer or
director of employer.

                                 SECTION ELEVEN
                 CONTRACTOR'S INABILITY TO CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYER

Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, contractor shall not
have the right to make any contracts or commitments for or on behalf of employer
without first obtaining the written consent of employer, with these exceptions:

         a.  Contractor  may  make or  alter  construction  change  orders  not
to  exceed  Five  Thousand  Dollars ($5,000.00).

         b. Contractor may make purchases or expenditures in the normal course
of business not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or a duration or
obligation of six (6) months.

                                 SECTION TWELVE
                         AGREEMENTS OUTSIDE OF CONTRACT

This contract contains the complete agreement concerning the employment
arrangement between the parties and shall, as of the effective date hereof,
supersede all other agreements between the parties. The parties stipulate that
neither of them has made any representation with respect to the subject matter
of this agreement or any representations including the subject matter of this
agreement or any representations including the execution and delivery hereof
such representations as are specifically

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set forth herein and each of the parties hereto acknowledges that he or it has
relied on its own judgment in entering into this agreement. The parties hereto
further acknowledge that any payments or representations that may have
heretofore been made by either of them to the other are of no effect and that
neither of them has relied thereon in connection with his or its dealings with
the other.

                                SECTION THIRTEEN
                            MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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 and no evidence of any waiver or
modification shall be offered or received in evidence of any proceeding,
arbitration, or litigation between the parties hereto arising out of or
affecting this agreement, or the rights or obligations of the parties hereunder,
unless such waiver or modification is in writing, duly executed as aforesaid,
and the parties further agree that the provisions of this section may not be
waived except as herein set forth.

                                SECTION FOURTEEN
                                  FIDELITY BOND

         Contractor will immediately make application for a fidelity or a surety
bond, to any company designated by employer, in such amount as may be specified
by employer. Employer shall pay the premium on such bond, and such bond shall
continue in force in such amounts as employer may from time to time require and
in the event such bond is refused, or is ever canceled, except with the approval
of employer, contractor may be terminated immediately and contractor shall be
entitled to compensation to the date of such termination only.

                                 SECTION FIFTEEN
                                   TERMINATION

This agreement may be terminated by either party on sixty (60) days written
notice to the other. If employer shall so terminate this agreement, contractor
shall be entitled to compensation for sixty (60) days from the date of
notification of contractor. In the event of any violation by contractor of any
of the terms of this contract, employer thereon may terminate employment without
notice and with pay only to the date of such termination. It is further agreed
that any breach or evasion of any of the terms of this contract by either party
hereto will result in immediate and irreparable injury to the other party and
will authorize recourse to injunction and/or specific performance as well as to
all other legal or equitable remedies to which such injured party may be
entitled hereunder.

                                 SECTION SIXTEEN
                           TERMINATION FOR DISABILITY

Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, employer is hereby
given the option to terminate this agreement in the event that contractor shall,
during the term hereof, become permanently disabled is hereinafter fixed and
defined such option shall be exercised by employer giving notice to contractor
by registered mail, addressed to him in care of employer at City of Plainview,
State of Nebraska, or at such other address as contractor shall designate in
writing of employer's intention to terminate this agreement on the last day of
the month during which such notice is mailed. On the giving of such notice, this
agreement shall cease on the last day of the month

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in which the notice is so mailed, with the same force and effect as if such last
day of the month were the date originally herein set forth a the termination
date hereof.

For the purposes of this agreement contractor shall be deemed to have become
permanently disabled, if, during any year of the term hereof, because of ill
health, physical or mental disability or for other causes beyond his control he
shall have been continuously unable or unwilling or shall have failed to perform
his duties hereunder for forty-five (45) consecutive days, or if, during any
year of the term hereof, he shall have been unable or unwilling or shall have
failed to perform his duties for a total period of ninety (90) days,
irrespective of whether or not such days are consecutive For the purposes hereof
the term "any year of the term hereof" is defined to mean any 12 calendar months
period commencing on January 1st and terminating on December 31st during the
term of this agreement.

                                SECTION SEVENTEEN
                                  SEVERABILITY

All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event
any of them, with the exception of those contained in Sections One and Four
hereof, shall be held to be invalid by any competent court, this contract shall
be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained
herein.

                                SECTION EIGHTEEN
                                  CHOICE OF LAW

It is the intention of the parties hereto that this agreement and the
performance hereunder and all suits and special proceedings hereunder be
construed in accordance with and under and pursuant to the laws of the State of
Nebraska and that in any action, special proceeding or other proceeding that may
be brought arising out of, in connection with, or by reason of this agreement,
the laws of the State of Nebraska shall be applicable and shall govern to the
exclusion of the law of any other forum, without regard to the jurisdiction in
which any action or special proceeding may be instituted.

In witness whereof, the parties have executed this agreement at Plainview,
Nebraska on August 10, 2001.

Husker Ag Processing, LLC

By: /s/ Gary Kuester                              /s/ Allen Sievertsen
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    Gary Kuester                                  Allen Sievertsen

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