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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                  FORM OF DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     This Agreement made and entered into this ____ day of ____________ 2000,
(the "Agreement"), by and between c-quential, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company," which term shall include, where appropriate, any Entity (as
hereinafter defined) controlled directly or indirectly by the Company) and
____________ (the "Indemnitee"):

     WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company that it be able to retain and
attract as directors the most capable persons available;

     WHEREAS, increased corporate litigation has subjected directors to
litigation risks and expenses, and the limitations on the availability of
directors and officers liability insurance have made it increasingly difficult
for the Company to attract and retain such persons;

     WHEREAS, the Company's By-laws (the "By-laws") require it to indemnify its
directors to the fullest extent permitted by law and permit it to make other
indemnification arrangements and agreements;

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide Indemnitee with specific
contractual assurance of Indemnitee's rights to full indemnification against
litigation risks and expenses (regardless, among other things, of any amendment
to or revocation of the By-laws or any change in the ownership of the Company or
the composition of its Board of Directors);

     WHEREAS, the Company intends that this Agreement provide Indemnitee with
greater protection than that which is provided by the Company's By-laws; and

     WHEREAS, Indemnitee is relying upon the rights afforded under this
Agreement in becoming a director of the Company.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants
contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as
follows:

     1.   Definitions.

          (a)  "Corporate Status" describes the status of a person who is
          serving or has served (i) as a director of the Company, (ii) in any
          capacity with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company, or
          (iii) as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of
          any other Entity at the request of the Company. For purposes of
          subsection (iii) of this Section 1(a), if Indemnitee is serving or has
          served as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of
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          Subsidiary, Indemnitee shall be deemed to be serving at the request of
          the Company.

          (b)  "Entity" shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited
          liability company, joint venture, trust, foundation, association,
          organization or other legal entity.

          (c)  "Expenses" shall mean all fees, costs and expenses incurred by
          Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (as defined below),
          including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, disbursements and
          retainers (including, without limitation, any such fees, disbursements
          and retainers incurred by Indemnitee pursuant to Sections 10 and 11(c)
          of this Agreement), fees and disbursements of expert witnesses,
          private investigators and professional advisors (including, without
          limitation, accountants and investment bankers), court costs,
          transcript costs, fees of experts, travel expenses, duplicating,
          printing and binding costs, telephone and fax transmission charges,
          postage, delivery services, secretarial services, and other
          disbursements and expenses.

          (d)  "Indemnifiable Expenses," "Indemnifiable Liabilities" and
          "Indemnifiable Amounts" shall have the meanings ascribed to those
          terms in Section 3(a) below.

          (e)  "Liabilities" shall mean judgments, damages, liabilities, losses,
          penalties, excise taxes, fines and amounts paid in settlement.

          (f)  "Proceeding" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
          claim, action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution
          process, investigation, administrative hearing, appeal, or any other
          proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or
          investigative, whether formal or informal, including a proceeding
          initiated by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement to
          enforce Indemnitee's rights hereunder.

          (g)  "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited
          liability company, joint venture, trust or other Entity of which the
          Company owns (either directly or through or together with another
          Subsidiary of the Company) either (i) a general partner, managing
          member or other similar interest or (ii) (A) 50% or more of the voting
          power of the voting capital equity interests of such corporation,
          partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other Entity,
          or (B) 50% or more of the outstanding voting capital stock or other
          voting equity interests of such corporation, partnership, limited
          liability company, joint venture or other Entity.

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     2.   Services of Indemnitee. In consideration of the Company's covenants
and commitments hereunder, Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to serve as a
director of the Company. However, this Agreement shall not impose any obligation
on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee's service to the Company
beyond any period otherwise required by law or by other agreements or
commitments of the parties, if any.

     3.   Agreement to Indemnify. The Company agrees to indemnify Indemnitee as
follows:

          (a)  Proceedings Other Than By or In the Right of the Company. Subject
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          to the exceptions contained in Section 4(a) below, if Indemnitee was
          or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding
          (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of
          Indemnitee's Corporate Status, Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the
          Company against all Expenses and Liabilities incurred or paid by
          Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding (referred to herein as
          "Indemnifiable Expenses" and "Indemnifiable Liabilities,"
          respectively, and collectively as "Indemnifiable Amounts").

          (b)  Proceedings By or In the Right of the Company. Subject to the
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          exceptions contained in Section 4(b) below, if Indemnitee was or is a
          party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by or in
          the right of the Company by reason of Indemnitee's Corporate Status,
          Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company against all
          Indemnifiable Expenses.

          (c)  Conclusive Presumption Regarding Standard of Care. In making any
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          determination required to be made under Delaware law with respect to
          entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or
          entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is
          entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee
          submitted a request therefor in accordance with Section 5 of this
          Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome
          that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons
          or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.

     4.   Exceptions to Indemnification. Indemnitee shall be entitled to
indemnification under Sections 3(a) and 3(b) above in all circumstances other
than with respect to any specific claim, issue or matter involved in the
Proceeding out of which Indemnitee's claim for indemnification has arisen, as
follows:

          (a)  Proceedings Other Than By or In the Right of the Company. If
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          indemnification is requested under Section 3(a) and it has been
          finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction that, in
          connection with such specific claim, issue or matter, Indemnitee
          failed to act (i) in good faith and (ii) in a manner Indemnitee
          reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
          the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,

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          Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct
          was unlawful, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of
          Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder.

          (b)  Proceedings By or In the Right of the Company. If
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          indemnification is requested under Section 3(b) and

                    (i) it has been finally adjudicated by a court of competent
                    jurisdiction that, in connection with such specific claim,
                    issue or matter, Indemnitee failed to act (A) in good faith
                    and (B) in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in
                    or not opposed to the best interests of the Company,
                    Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Indemnifiable
                    Expenses hereunder; or

                    (ii) it has been finally adjudicated by a court of competent
                    jurisdiction that Indemnitee is liable to the Company with
                    respect to such specific claim, no Indemnifiable Expenses
                    shall be paid with respect to such claim, issue or matter
                    unless the Court of Chancery or another court in which such
                    Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application
                    that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of
                    all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and
                    reasonably entitled to indemnification for such
                    Indemnifiable Expenses which such court shall deem proper;
                    or

                    (iii) it has been finally adjudicated by a court of
                    competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee is liable to the
                    Company for an accounting of profits made from the purchase
                    or sale by the Indemnitee of securities of the Company
                    pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the rules and regulations
                    promulgated thereunder and amendments thereto or similar
                    provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law.

          (c)  Insurance Proceeds. To the extent payment is actually made to the
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          Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy in respect
          of Indemnifiable Expenses in connection with such specific claim,
          issue or matter, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of
          Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder except in respect of any excess
          beyond the amount of payment under such insurance.

     5.   Procedure for Payment of Indemnifiable Amounts. Indemnitee shall
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submit to the Company a written request specifying the Indemnifiable Amounts for
which Indemnitee seeks payment under Section 3 of this Agreement and the basis
for the claim. The Company

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shall pay such Indemnifiable Amounts to Indemnitee within sixty (60) calendar
days of receipt of the request. At the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall
furnish such documentation and information as are reasonably available to
Indemnitee and necessary to establish that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification hereunder.

     6.   Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and without
limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of
Indemnitee's Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all
Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee's behalf in
connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding
but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than
all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on
Indemnitee's behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue
or matter. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, issue
or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, by
reason of settlement, judgment, order or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a
successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

     7.   Effect of Certain Resolutions. Neither the settlement or termination
of any Proceeding nor the failure of the Company to award indemnification or to
determine that indemnification is payable shall create a presumption that
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder. In addition, the
termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not create a presumption
that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company
or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to
believe that Indemnitee's action was unlawful.

     8.   Agreement to Advance Expenses; Undertaking. The Company shall advance
all Expenses incurred by or on behalf Indemnitee in connection with any
Proceeding, including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, in which
Indemnitee is involved by reason of such Indemnitee's Corporate Status within
ten (10) calendar days after the receipt by the Company of a written statement
from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether
prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. To the extent required
by Delaware law, Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any and all of the amount
of Indemnifiable Expenses paid to Indemnitee if it is finally determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee is not entitled under this
Agreement to indemnification with respect to such Expenses. This undertaking is
an unlimited general obligation of Indemnitee.

     9.   Procedure for Advance Payment of Expenses. Indemnitee shall submit to
the Company a written request specifying the Indemnifiable Expenses for which
Indemnitee seeks an advancement under Section 8 of this Agreement, together with
documentation evidencing that Indemnitee has incurred such Indemnifiable
Expenses. Payment of Indemnifiable

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Expenses under Section 8 shall be made no later than ten (10) calendar days
after the Company's receipt of such request.

     10.  Remedies of Indemnitee.

          (a)  Right to Petition Court. In the event that Indemnitee makes a
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          request for payment of Indemnifiable Amounts under Sections 3 and 5
          above or a request for an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under
          Sections 8 and 9 above and the Company fails to make such payment or
          advancement in a timely manner pursuant to the terms of this
          Agreement, Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery to enforce
          the Company's obligations under this Agreement.

          (b)  Burden of Proof. In any judicial proceeding brought under Section
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          10(a) above, the Company shall have the burden of proving that
          Indemnitee is not entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts
          hereunder.

          (c)  Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse Indemnitee in full for
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          any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating,
          preparing for, litigating, defending or settling any action brought by
          Indemnitee under Section 10(a) above, or in connection with any claim
          or counterclaim brought by the Company in connection therewith,
          whether or not Indemnitee is successful in whole or in part in
          connection with any such action.

          (d)  Failure to Act Not a Defense. The failure of the Company
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          (including its Board of Directors or any committee thereof,
          independent legal counsel, or stockholders) to make a determination
          concerning the permissibility of the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts
          or the advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under this Agreement
          shall not be a defense in any action brought under Section 10(a)
          above, and shall not create a presumption that such payment or
          advancement is not permissible.

     11.  Defense of the Underlying Proceeding.

          (a)  Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to notify the Company
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          promptly upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena,
          complaint, indictment, information, or other document relating to any
          Proceeding which may result in the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts or
          the advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder; provided,
          however, that the failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify
          Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right
          of Indemnitee, to receive payments of Indemnifiable Amounts or
          advancements of Indemnifiable Expenses unless the Company's ability to
          defend in such Proceeding is materially and adversely prejudiced
          thereby.

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          (b)  Defense by Company. Subject to the provisions of the last
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          sentence of this Section 11(b) and of Section 11(c) below, the Company
          shall have the right to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may
          give rise to the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder; provided,
          however that the Company shall notify Indemnitee of any such decision
          to defend within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of notice of any
          such Proceeding under Section 11(a) above. The Company shall not,
          without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, consent to the entry
          of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or
          compromise which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee or
          (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the full
          release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such
          Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably
          satisfactory to Indemnitee. This Section 11(b) shall not apply to a
          Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 10(a) above or pursuant
          to Section 19 below.

          (c)  Indemnitee's Right to Counsel. Notwithstanding the provisions of
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          Section 11(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party
          by reason of Indemnitee's Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee reasonably
          concludes that he or she may have separate defenses or counterclaims
          to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with
          the position of other defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) a conflict
          of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between
          Indemnitee and the Company, or if the Company fails to assume the
          defense of such proceeding in a timely manner, Indemnitee shall be
          entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of Indemnitee's
          choice at the expense of the Company. In addition, if the Company
          fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in
          the event that the Company or any other person takes any action to
          declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any
          action, suit or proceeding to deny or to recover from Indemnitee the
          benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee
          shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee's choice, at the
          expense of the Company, to represent Indemnitee in connection with any
          such matter.

     12.  Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to Indemnitee as follows:

          (a)  Authority. The Company has all necessary power and authority to
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          enter into, and be bound by the terms of, this Agreement, and the
          execution, delivery and performance of the undertakings contemplated
          by this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Company.

          (b)  Enforceability. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by
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          the Company in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be a
          legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
          against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such
          enforceability may be limited by

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          applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or
          similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.

     13.  Insurance. The Company shall, from time to time, make the good faith
determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and
maintain a policy or policies of insurance with a reputable insurance company
providing the Indemnitee with coverage for losses from wrongful acts, and to
ensure the Company's performance of its indemnification obligations under this
Agreement. In all policies of director and officer liability insurance,
Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide
Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably
insured of the Company's officers and directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the
Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not reasonably
available, if the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the
amount of coverage provided, or if the coverage provided by such insurance is
limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit. The Company
shall promptly notify Indemnitee of any good faith determination not to provide
such coverage.

     14.  Contract Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to payment of Indemnifiable
Amounts and advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses provided by this Agreement
shall be in addition to, but not exclusive of, any other rights which Indemnitee
may have at any time under applicable law, the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws, or any other agreement, vote of stockholders or
directors (or a committee of directors), or otherwise, both as to action in
Indemnitee's official capacity and as to action in any other capacity as a
result of Indemnitee's serving as a director of the Company.

     15.  Successors. This Agreement shall be (a) binding upon all successors
and assigns of the Company (including any transferee of all or a substantial
portion of the business, stock and/or assets of the Company and any direct or
indirect successor by merger or consolidation or otherwise by operation of law)
and (b) binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal
representatives, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. This Agreement
shall continue for the benefit of Indemnitee and such heirs, personal
representatives, executors and administrators after Indemnitee has ceased to
have Corporate Status.

     16.  Subrogation. In the event of any payment of Indemnifiable Amounts
under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such
payment to all of the rights of contribution or recovery of Indemnitee against
other persons, and Indemnitee shall take, at the request of the Company, all
reasonable action necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of
such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce
such rights.

     17.  Change in Law. To the extent that a change in Delaware law (whether by
statute or judicial decision) shall permit broader indemnification or
advancement of expenses than is provided under the terms of the By-laws and this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall be

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entitled to such broader indemnification and advancements, and this Agreement
shall be deemed to be amended to such extent.

     18.  Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement, or any clause thereof,
shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid
or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision or clause shall be limited
or modified in its application to the minimum extent necessary to make such
provision or clause valid, legal and enforceable, and the remaining provisions
and clauses of this Agreement shall remain fully enforceable and binding on the
parties.

     19.  Indemnitee as Plaintiff. Except as provided in Section 10(c) of this
Agreement and in the next sentence, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment
of Indemnifiable Amounts or advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses with respect
to any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee against the Company, any Entity which it
controls, any director or officer thereof, or any third party, unless the Board
of Directors of the Company has consented to the initiation of such Proceeding.
This Section shall not apply to counterclaims or affirmative defenses asserted
by Indemnitee in an action brought against Indemnitee.

     20.  Modifications and Waiver. Except as provided in Section 17 above with
respect to changes in Delaware law which broaden the right of Indemnitee to be
indemnified by the Company, no supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties
hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or
shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement (whether or
not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

     21.  General Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given (a) when delivered by hand, (b) when transmitted by facsimile and
receipt is acknowledged, or (c) if mailed by certified or registered mail with
postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so
mailed:

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          (i)   If to Indemnitee, to:

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          (ii)  If to the Company, to:

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or to such other address as may have been furnished in the same manner by any
party to the others.

     22.  Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. Each of the
Company and the Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware and the courts of the United States of America located in the State of
Delaware (the "Delaware Courts") for any litigation arising out of or relating
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to
commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts), waives any
objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the Delaware Courts
and agrees not to plead or claim in any Delaware Court that such litigation
brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties
hereto agrees, (a) to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service
of process in the State of Delaware, to appoint and maintain an agent in the
State of Delaware as such party's agent for acceptance of legal process, and (b)
that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail
with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal Service
constituting evidence of valid service. Service made pursuant to (a) or (b)
above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party
personally within the State of Delaware. For purposes of implementing the
parties' agreement to appoint and maintain an agent for service of process in
the State of Delaware, each such party does hereby appoint The Corporation Trust
Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, as
such agent and each such party hereby agrees to complete all actions necessary
for such appointment.

                           [signature page follows]

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

                                        C-QUENTIAL, INC.

                                        By:_________________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                        INDEMNITEE

                                        ____________________________________

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                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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    THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into this
lst day of June, 1999, by and between MARK S. TANNER ("Employee") and MRS.
FIELDS' ORIGINAL COOKIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

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     This Agreement is made and entered into with reference to the following
facts and objectives:

     The Company desires to establish its right to the services of Employee in
the capacities described below, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and Employee is willing to accept such employment on such terms and
conditions.

     Therefore, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth,
Employee and the Company have agreed and do hereby agree as follows:

                                   AGREEMENT
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     1.   DUTIES.  The Company does hereby hire, engage, and employ the Employee
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as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and
Administration of the Company and Employee does hereby accept and agree to such
hiring, engagement, and employment. Employee shall serve the Company in such
position fully, diligently, competently, and in conformity with provisions of
this Agreement and the corporate policies of the Company as they presently
exist, and as such policies may be amended, modified, changed, or adopted during
the Period of Employment, as hereinafter defined.

     During the Period of Employment Employee shall also serve as the Chief
Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration of
each subsidiary or affiliate of the Company that is now or that becomes a part
of the Mrs. Fields Company Group. As used in this Agreement, the term the "Mrs.
Fields Company Group" shall mean and refer to the Company and the Company's
subsidiaries and affiliates from time to time.

     Subject to specific elaboration by the Board of Directors of the Company as
to the duties (which shall be consistent herewith and with Employee offices
provided for hereunder) that are to be performed by Employee and the manner in
which such duties are to be performed, the duties of Employee shall entail those
duties customarily performed by a Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
President of Finance and Administration of a company with a sales volume and the
number of employees commensurate with those of the Company. Provided, however,
that at all times during the Period of Employment, Employee shall perform those
duties and fulfill those responsibilities and refrain from those activities that
are reasonably prescribed or proscribed by the Board of Directors of the Company
to be performed or refrained from by his consistent with his positions with the
Company.

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     Employee shall be responsible and report only to the Company's President
and Chief Executive Officer.

     Throughout the Period of Employment, Employee shall devote his full time,
energy, and skill to the performance of his duties for the Company and for the
benefit of the Company and the Mrs. Fields Company Group.

     Employee shall exercise due diligence and care in the performance of his
duties for and the fulfillment of his obligations to the Company under this
Agreement.

     The Company shall furnish Employee with office, secretarial and other
facilities and services as are reasonably necessary or appropriate for the
performance of Employee's duties hereunder and consistent with his position as
the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and
Administration of the Company.

     2.  PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.  The Period of Employment (as defined below)
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shall, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, be the two (2) year period
commencing on the date of execution of this Agreement.

     Unless the Company gives notice of termination as provided under this
Agreement, this Agreement will automatically renew on each annual anniversary
from the execution of this Agreement for a successive two-year period.

     3.  COMPENSATION.
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          (a) BASE SALARY.  During the Period of Employment, the Company shall
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pay Employee, and Employee agrees to accept from the Company, in payment for his
services a base salary of Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($235,000.00)
per year ("Base Salary"), payable in equal semi-monthly installments or at such
other time or times as Employee and the Company shall agree. Upward adjustment
to the Base Salary shall be considered by the Company's Board of Directors not
less frequently than annually. The Company's Board of Directors at any time or
times may, but shall have no obligation to, supplement Employee's salary by such
bonuses and/or other special payments and benefits as the Board of Directors of
the Company in its sole and absolute discretion may determine.

          (b) INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.  During the Period of Employment, Employee
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shall participate in any incentive compensation plan adopted by the Company and
available to all other senior management employees of the Company.

     4.  FRINGE BENEFITS.  During the Period of Employment, Employee shall be
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entitled to the following fringe benefits.

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          (a) BENEFIT PLANS.  Employee shall be entitled to participate in all
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benefit plans and programs generally available to all other senior management
employees of the Company or to all employees of the Company working in Salt Lake
City, Utah, subject to any restrictions specified in such plans and to receive
such other benefits and conditions of employment as are provided to all other
senior officers or executives of the Company as of the date of this Agreement.

          (b) EQUITY PLAN.  Employee shall be entitled to participate in an
              ------------
equity based plan or arrangement which shall consist of a minimum of 1.5 % of
the equity given to senior management (the "Equity Plan").

     Anything in this Agreement or in such plan or arrangement to the contrary
notwithstanding, the inclusion in such plan or arrangement of any provision(s)
addressing participation by Employee in such plan or arrangement for a period of
years shall not be interpreted as a promise of continued employment by the
Company for such period of years or any other period of time.

     The plan or arrangement to be proposed by Employee shall provide that any
payments made thereunder, in conjunction with any other payments that constitute
"parachute payments" (as defined in Section 280G(b)(A) of the Internal Revenue
Code) (the "Code"), shall be limited such that no such payments or portions
thereof constitute an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in Section
280G(b)(1) of the Code) or are otherwise nondeductible by the Company for tax
purposes under any other provision of the Code.

          (c) VACATION AND OTHER LEAVE.  Employee shall be entitled to such
              -------------------------
amounts of paid vacation and other leave, but not less than three (3) weeks
vacation per twelvemonth period of employment, as from time to time may be
allowed to the Company's senior management personnel generally, with such
vacation to be scheduled and taken in accordance with the Company's standard
vacation policies applicable to such personnel.

          (d) VESTING ON DEATH OR DISABILITY.  Upon any termination of this
              -------------------------------
Agreement and Employee's employment hereunder by reason of Employee's death or
Permanent Disability, as defined in Section 7(b) ("Death or Disability -
Definition of Permanently Disabled and Permanent Disability"), provided that the
terms and provisions of such plan and applicable law permit, any theretofore
deferred or unvested portion of any award made to Employee in respect of any
retirement, pension, profit sharing, long term incentive, and similar plans
automatically shall become fully vested in Employee and shall be nonforfeitable,
and shall continue in effect and be redeemable by or payable to Employee (or his
designated beneficiary or estate) at the time and on the same conditions as
would have applied had Employee's employment not been so terminated. It is
expressly provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4(d) shall obligate
the Company to provide full vesting upon death or disability in connection with
participation by Employee in the equity plan or arrangement contemplated under
Section 4(b) ("Fringe Benefits-Equity Plan"), further, the provisions governing
payment of any incentive compensation payable to Employee pursuant to the
incentive compensation plan(s)

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referred to in Section 3(b) ("Compensation-Incentive Compensation") shall govern
any payment of incentive compensation due thereunder in the event of Employee's
death or disability.

          5.  BUSINESS EXPENSES AND AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE.  During the Period of
              -------------------------------------------
Employment, the Company shall pay, or in case paid by Employee in the first
instance, reimburse Employee for, any and all necessary, customary, and usual
expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties
hereunder, including, without limitation, all traveling expenses, and
entertainment expenses, upon submission of appropriate vouchers and
documentation.

          6.  NO OTHER BENEFITS OR COMPENSATION.  Employee, as a result of his
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employment by the Company, shall be entitled to only the compensation and
benefits provided for in this Agreement, subject to the terms thereof, and no
others.

          7.  DEATH OR DISABILITY.
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              (a) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If Employee dies during the Period
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of Employment, Employee's employment shall automatically cease and terminate as
of the date of Employee's death.

          If Employee becomes Permanently Disabled (as hereinafter defined)
while employed by the Company, (i) Employee's employment and the Company's
obligations hereunder, including the payment of Base Salary pursuant to Section
3(a) ("Compensation-Base Salary") shall continue for a period of ninety (90)
days from the date on which the Employee is determined to be Permanently
Disabled ("Employee s Disability Date"), and (ii) ninety (90) days after the
Employee's Disability Date, Employee's employment and all obligations of the
Company hereunder shall automatically cease and terminate.

          In the case of Employee's death or Permanent Disability (as
hereinafter defined), the Company shall be obligated to pay to Employee (or to
Employee s estate in the case of Employee's death) any Base Salary and any
incentive compensation accrued to Employee as of the date of the Employee's
death, or in the case of Employee's Permanent Disability, as of the Employee's
Disability Date. In the event Employee's employment is terminated on account of
Employee's Permanent Disability, he shall, so long as his Permanent Disability
continues, remain eligible for all benefits provided under any long-term
disability programs of the Company in effect at the time of such termination,
subject to the terms and conditions of any such programs, as the same may be
changed, modified, or terminated for or with respect to all senior management
personnel of the Company.

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          (b) DEFINITION OF PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND PERMANENT DISABILITY.  For
              ------------------------------------------------------------
purposes of this Agreement (other than Sections 4 (a) ("Fringe Benefits-Benefit
Plans"), 4 (d) ("Fringe Benefits-Vesting on Death or Disability"), and the
provisions relating to disability insurance contained in the last sentence of
Section 7(a) ("Death or Disability-Termination of Employment"), the terms
"Permanently Disabled" and "Permanent Disability" shall mean Employee's
inability, because of physical or mental illness or injury, to perform
substantially all of his customary duties pursuant to this Agreement, and the
continuation of such disabled condition for a period of ninety (90) continuous
days, or for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days during any continuous
twenty-four (24) month period. Whether Employee is Permanently Disabled shall be
certified to the Company by a Qualified Physician (as hereinafter defined), or
if requested by Employee a panel of three Qualified Physicians. If Employee
requests such a panel, Employee and the Company shall each select a Qualified
Physician who together shall then select a third Qualified Physician. The
determination of the individual Qualified Physician or the panel, as the case
may be, shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes. As used herein, the
term "Qualified Physician" shall mean any medical doctor who is licensed to
practice medicine in the State of Utah and is reasonably acceptable to each of
Employee and the Company. Employee and the Company may in any instance, and in
lieu of a determination by a Qualified Physician or panel of Qualified
Physicians, agree between themselves that Employee is Permanently Disabled. The
terms Permanent Disability and Permanently Disabled as used herein may have
meanings different from those used in any disability insurance policy or program
maintained by Employee or the Company.

     8.  TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY.
         ---------------------------

     (a) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.  The Company, by action of its Board of
         ----------------------
Directors, may, by providing written notice to Employee, terminate the
employment of Employee under this Agreement for "cause" at any time. The term
"cause" for purpose of this Agreement shall mean:

          (i)   The refusal of Employee to implement or adhere to lawful
policies or directives of the Board of Directors of the Company consistent with
this Agreement; or

          (ii)  Employee's conviction of or entrance of a plea of nolo
contendere to (A) a felony, (B) to any other crime, which other crime is
punishable by incarceration for a period of one (1) year or longer, or (C) other
conduct of a criminal nature that may have an adverse impact on the Company s
reputation and standing in the community; or

          (iii) conduct that is in violation of Employee's common law duty of
loyalty to the Company; or

          (iv)  fraudulent conduct by Employee in connection with the business
affairs of the Company, regardless of whether said conduct is designed to
defraud the Company or others; or

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          (v)   theft, embezzlement, or other criminal misappropriation of funds
by Employee, whether from the Company or any other person; or

          (vi)  any breach of or Employee's failure to fulfill any of Employee's
obligations, covenants, agreements, or duties under this Agreement.

Provided, however, that "cause" pursuant to clause (i) or (vi) shall not be
deemed to exist unless the Company has given Employee written notice thereof
specifying in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances alleged to
constitute "cause", and thirty (30) days after such notice such conduct or
circumstances has not entirely ceased or been entirely remedied. If Employee's
employment is terminated for "cause," the termination shall take effect upon the
effective date (pursuant to Section 24 ("Notices") of written notice of such
termination to Employee. In the event Employee's employment is terminated for
"cause," then except for unpaid accrued vacation, the Company shall have no
obligation to pay Employee any amounts, including, but not limited to Base
Salary, for or with respect to any period after the effective date of the
termination of Employee's employment for "cause," including any obligation under
the Incentive Plan or the Equity Plan.

     If the Company attempts to terminate Employee's employment pursuant to this
Section 8(a) and it is ultimately determined that the Company lacked "cause,"
the provisions of Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without
Cause") shall apply, and Employee's sole and exclusive remedy for such breach of
this Agreement by the Company and/or any other damages that Employee shall have
suffered or incurred of any nature whatsoever, shall be to receive the payments
expressly called for by Section 8(b) ("Termination by the CompanyTermination
Without Cause") with interest on any past due payments at the rate of eight
percent (8 %) per year from the date on which the applicable payment would have
been made pursuant to Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination
Without Cause") plus Employee's costs and expenses (including but not limited to
reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with such dispute.
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          (b) TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. The Company may, with or without
              --------------------------
reason, terminate Employee's employment under this Agreement without "cause" at
any time, by providing Employee thirty (30) days prior written notice of such
termination. If Employee's employment is terminated pursuant to this Section
8(b), Employee shall not be obligated to render services to the Company
following the effective date of such notice (the "Notice Date") except such
services as are requested by the Company pursuant to Section 11 ("Transition
Period Services") , and as its sole exclusive obligation and duty to Employee
resulting directly or indirectly from the termination of Employee's employment
with the Company and in full and complete settlement of any and all claims that
Employee may have or claim to have arising directly or indirectly out of the
termination of his employment with the Company, the Company shall, subject to
Section 12 ("Non Competition") pay Employee, as severance pay, an amount (the
"Severance Amount") equal to the product of multiplying the then current semi-
monthly base salary by thirty-six (36) semi-monthly periods (the "Severance
Period"). The Severance Amount shall be payable by the Company to Employee in an
amount equal to the Base Salary payable in twelve (12) equally monthly
installments commencing on the Notice Date. The Company shall also pay to the
Employee a portion of any discretionary bonus (the "Bonus Portion"), as
determined by the Company's Board of Directors, referred to in Section 3(a)
("Compensation-Base Salary"), that, but for the termination of Employee's
employment, would have been paid to Employee for or with respect to the calendar
year in which Employee's

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employment is terminated. The Bonus Portion shall consist of that percentage of
the said discretionary bonus determined by dividing the number of full or
partial calendar months during the calendar year in which Employee's employment
is terminated that Employee was in the employ of the Company by twelve (12).
Until the end of the Severance Period or until Employee is gainfully employed by
another employer, which ever time period is less, the Company shall allow
Employee to continue participation in the Company s group health insurance plan
at the Company's expense. In accordance with all applicable laws, Employee shall
be extended all COBRA rights and benefits at the end of the Severance Period.

     9.  TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE.
         ------------------------

          (a) TERMINATION-WITHOUT GOOD REASON.  Employee shall have the right to
              --------------------------------
terminate this Agreement and his employment hereunder at any time upon thirty
(30) days prior written notice of such termination to the Company. Except as
expressly set forth in Section 11 ("Transition Period Services"), upon the
effective date of any such termination all obligations and rights of Employee
and the Company hereunder shall terminate and cease.

          (b) TERMINATION-WITH GOOD REASON.  If the Company:
              -----------------------------

              (i)    requires Employee to relocate his home, without Employee's
consent, to a location which is more than 75 miles from 2855 East Cottonwood
Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121; or

              (ii)   fails to provide Employee with the compensation and
benefits called for by this Agreement; or

              (iii)  assigns Employee to a lower organizational level than the
level at which he is on the date of this Agreement assigned, or substantially
diminishes Employee's assignment, duties, responsibilities, or operating
authority from those specified in Section 1 ("Duties"); or

              (iv)   fails to implement an incentive compensation plan required
by Section 3(b) ("Compensation-Incentive Compensation"); or

              (v)    fails to implement an equity plan or arrangement required
by Section 4(b) ("Fringe Benefits-Equity Plan"); or

              (vi)   is divested, by sale, closure, liquidation, foreclosure, or
other means, of any substantial part of its assets or business as now held or
conducted; or

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          (vii) breaches this Agreement and such breach continues for a period
of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof given by Employee to the
Company, then any one or more of such circumstances shall constitute "Good
Reason", and, subject to the provisions of Section 10 ("Means and Effect of
Termination"), Employee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and his
employment hereunder for Good Reason, if, thirty (30) days after the effective
date of Employee's notice to the Company of such circumstances constituting Good
Reason, such circumstances continue to exist, and for all purposes of this
Agreement any such termination of this Agreement by Employee shall have the same
effects under this Agreement as the termination of the Employee's employment
under this Agreement by Company without "cause."

     10.  MEANS AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION.  Any termination of Employee's
          --------------------------------
employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of
termination from the terminating party to the other party. The notice of
termination shall indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied
upon in effecting the termination and shall set forth in reasonable detail the
facts and circumstances alleged to provide a basis for termination, if any such
basis is required by the applicable provision(s) of this Agreement. Any notice
of termination by the Company shall be approved by a resolution duly adopted by
a majority of the directors of the Company then in office. The burden of
establishing the existence of "cause" or Good Reason shall be upon the
terminating party. If Employee's employment is terminated by either party, then
promptly after the effective date of such termination or in the manner and at
the time or times provided in the relevant Section of this Agreement, the
Company promptly shall provide and pay to Employee, or in case of his death his
estate or heirs, all compensation, benefits, and reimbursements due or payable
to Employee for the period to the effective date of the termination. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the calendar month in which Employee's
employment is terminated shall be counted as a full month in determining amount
and vesting of any benefits under benefit plans of the Company.

     11.  TRANSITION PERIOD SERVICES.  In the event Employee's employment is
          ---------------------------
terminated by the Company pursuant to section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-
Termination Without Cause") or by Employee pursuant to Section 9(a)
("Termination by Employee-Without Good Reason"), if requested by the Company in
writing, Employee shall render such services, on a part-time basis for a period
not to exceed sixty (60) days after the effective date of the notice of
termination (whether given by the Company or by Employee), as the Company's
Board of Directors reasonably requests for transition purposes. Employee shall
receive no compensation for such services, other than the payment of Base Salary
as provided in Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without
Cause") and reimbursement for expenses incurred by Employee in providing such
services as provided in, and subject to the provisions of, Section 5 ("Business
Expenses and Automobile Allowance")

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     12.  NON COMPETITION.  For a period of one year from the date of the
          ----------------
termination of Employee's employment hereunder, Employee shall not become an
employee, owner (except for passive investments of not more than three percent
(3 %) of the outstanding shares of, or any other equity interest in, any company
or entity listed or traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-
counter securities market), officer, agent or director of any firm or person
which either directly competes with a line or lines of business (which shall be
defined as cookies or pretzels only) of the Company accounting for ten percent
(10%) or more of the Company's gross sales, revenues or earnings before taxes.
If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce all of the
separate covenants deemed included in this paragraph, the parties intend that
those of such covenants which, if eliminated, would permit the remaining
separate covenants to be enforced in such proceedings shall, for the purpose of
such proceedings, be deemed eliminated from the provisions of this Section 12.

     In addition to any other remedies that may otherwise be available for a
breach of Section 12 hereof by Employee, Employee agrees that in the event of
such breach he shall irrevocably forfeit any right he may have to any remaining
severance payment to be made under Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-
Termination Without Cause") subsequent to such breach.

     13.  ASSIGNMENT.  This Agreement is personal in its nature and neither of
          -----------
the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or transfer
this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder; provided, however, that,
in the event of the merger, consolidation, or transfer or sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company with or to any other individual
or entity, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall
discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of
the Company hereunder.

     14.  GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement and the legal relations hereby created
          --------------
between the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed under and in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Utah, which internal laws
exclude any law or rule of the State of Utah, or any interpretation thereof,
that would require or call for the application of the laws of any other state or
jurisdiction hereto.

     15.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  Except with respect to final agreement regarding
          -----------------
those open incentive compensation matters described in Section 3(b)
("Compensation-Incentive Compensation") and the equity plan or arrangement
contemplated under Section 4(b) ("Fringe Benefits-Equity Plan"), this Agreement
embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto respecting the matters
within its scope. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements of the parties
hereto on the subject matter hereof. Any prior negotiations, correspondence,
agreements, proposals, or understandings relating to the subject matter hereof
shall he deemed to be merged into this Agreement and to the extent inconsistent
herewith, such negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals, or
understandings shall be deemed to be of no force or effect. There are no
representations, warranties, or agreements, whether express or implied, or oral
or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except as set forth
herein.

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     This Agreement shall not be modified by any oral agreement, either express
or implied, and all modifications hereof shall be in writing and be signed by
the parties hereto. The provisions of this and the immediately preceding
sentence themselves may not be modified, either orally or by conduct, either
express or implied, and it is the declared intention of the parties hereto that
no provision of this Agreement, including said two sentences, shall be
modifiable in any way or manner whatsoever other than through a written document
signed by the parties hereto.

     16.  WAIVER.  Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the
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terms, covenants, or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such
term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of, or
failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right or power hereunder at
any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or
power at any other time or times.

     17.  NUMBER AND GENDER.  Where the context requires, the singular shall
          ------------------
include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall
include all other genders.

     18.  SECTION HEADINGS.  The section headings in this Agreement are for the
          -----------------
purpose of convenience only and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the
terms hereof.

     19.  DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
          -------------------

          (a) NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION.  In the event any dispute arises
              --------------------------
hereunder, the parties shall first attempt to resolve the dispute by negotiation
in good faith. If the dispute cannot be timely resolved through negotiation, the
parties will, before resorting to any of their remedies at law or in equity, try
to settle the dispute in good faith by mediation in Salt Lake City, Utah or such
other location as the parties may agree, under the then operative mediation
rules of the American Arbitration Association or such other mediation tribunal
or private mediator or medication services provider as the parties agree. The
mediator shall be such person as the parties mutually agree, but if the parties
have failed to agree on a mediator within seven (7) days after the date on which
any party demands that the parties proceed to mediation, the mediator shall be
selected by the American Arbitration Association or such other mediation
services provider as the parties agree.

          (b) OTHER REMEDIES.  Failing settlement of the dispute by negotiation
              ---------------
or mediation, the parties shall, unless they mutually agree to resolve the
dispute finally by arbitration, be entitled to pursue their legal and equitable
remedies (subject to the provisions of Section 20 ("Liquidated Damages-Breach by
the Company") in any court having jurisdiction.

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     20.  LIQUIDATED DAMAGES-BREACH BY THE COMPANY. Because the damages suffered
          ------------------------------------------
by Employee in such an event would be difficult or impossible to estimate,
establish, ascertain, or prove, and in order to provide Employee with a remedy
in such an event without the necessity and associated cost of Employee having to
establish or prove the damages suffered by Employee as a result thereof (which
remedy the parties hereto have and do agree would be appropriate and adequate
compensation to Employee in such event), in the event that this Agreement and
Employee's employment hereunder shall be terminated (whether by the Company or
Employee) and thereafter Employee shall prevail in any dispute between Employee
and the Company relative to, involving, or concerning the legality of or
justification for the termination of this Agreement and Employee's employment
hereunder and any other issues or matters directly or indirectly arising out of
or in connection with such termination and Employee's employment by the Company,
subject to Section 12 ("Non Competition") Employee shall be entitled to the
continued payment of the Base Salary as provided in Section 8(b) ("Termination
by the Company-Termination Without Cause") as liquidated and exclusive damages
and not as a penalty, and in such case this Agreement and Employee's employment
hereunder, shall for all purposes be treated as having been terminated by the
Company without 46 cause" pursuant to Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-
Termination Without Cause").

     In the event Employee files any claim, complaint, charge, action, or
lawsuit against the Company or its employees, agents, officers, directors, or
any other person affiliated or associated with the Company, with any
governmental agency, any state or federal court, or any mediation or arbitration
body or group, for or with respect to a matter, claim, or incident, known or
unknown, which has occurred or arisen or which shall hereafter occur or arise
relative to, involving, or concerning the termination of this Agreement and
Employee's employment hereunder (whether as a result of action of Employee or
the Company) and any other issues or matters directly or indirectly arising out
of or in connection with such termination and Employee's employment by the
Company, and in such claim, complaint, action, charge, or lawsuit, Employee
alleges or asserts the right to recover, receive, or be awarded damages from the
Company or its employees, agents, officers, directors, or any other person
affiliated or associated with the Company in addition to or in lieu of the
liquidated damages expressly provided for in this Section 20, Employee hereby
stipulates, agrees, and consents to the dismissal or withdrawal, with prejudice,
of any such claim, complaint, action, charge, or lawsuit (collectively, a
"Dismissable Claim"). In the event that Employee files any Dismissable Claim,
Employee shall be liable to the party or parties against whom the Dismissable
Claim is filed (the "Nonfiling Party") and shall indemnify and save the
Nonfiling Party harmless from all costs and expenses, including, but not limited
to, attorneys fees, incurred by the Nonfiling Party and/or the Nonfiling Party s
officers, agents, employees, directors, and/or any other person affiliated or
associated with the Nonfiling Party, if any, in defending or responding to any
such Dismissable Claim, regardless of whether such defense or response is before
a state or federal court or administrative agency or a mediation or arbitration
body and regardless of who might ultimately be deemed to be the prevailing party
as to any such Dismissable Claim.

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     21.  ATTORNEY'S FEES.  Employee and the Company agree that in any dispute
          ----------------
resolution proceedings arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to its or his reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by it or
his in connection with resolution of the dispute in addition to any other relief
granted.

     22.  INDEMNIFICATION.  If Employee is made a party to, is threatened to be
          ----------------
made a party to, or is otherwise involved in any action, suit, or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding") by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, or employee of the
Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint
venture, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee
benefit plans, whether before, during or after expiration or termination of this
Agreement, the Company shall indemnify and hold Employee harmless to the fullest
extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or
may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the
extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader
indemnification rights than such law permitted the Company to provide prior to
such amendment), against all expense, liability, and loss (including attorneys
fees, judgment fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in
settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by Employee in connection therewith,
and such indemnification shall continue after Employee ceases to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of
Employee's heirs, executors, and administrators. The right to indemnification
conferred hereby shall include the right to be paid by the Company the
reasonable expenses incurred in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final
disposition as such expenses are incurred. The indernnification provided herein
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Employee may be
entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, any agreement, or vote
of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Company, or otherwise, both as
to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
holding such office or position, and shall continue with respect to action in
such capacities even if Employee has thereafter ceased to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of
Employee's heirs, executors and administrators. Except in the case of fraudulent
conduct or theft, embezzlement, or other criminal misappropriation of funds by
Employee, then nothing in this Agreement waives the Company's obligations under
this paragraph, even if Employee is terminated.

     23.  SEVERABILITY.  In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction
          -------------
determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any statute or
public policy, then only the portions of this Agreement which violate such
statute or public policy shall be stricken, All portions of this Agreement which
do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and
effect. Furthermore, any court order striking any portion of this Agreement
shall modify the stricken terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect
as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.

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     24.  NOTICES.  All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and
          --------
shall be either personally delivered or mailed postage prepaid, by certified
mail, return receipt requested, (a) if to the Company, to it at 2855 East
Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 Attention: President
or (b) if to Employee to him at 2855 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84121 by the same means, or in either party's case to such other
address or to the attention of such person as the party has specified by prior
written notice to the other party. Notice shall be effective when personally
delivered, or five (5) business days after being so mailed.

     25.  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts
          -------------
collectively containing the signatures of each of the parties.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed b
duly authorized officer, and Employee has hereunto signed this Agreement, on the
date first written above.

                              MRS. FIELDS' ORIGINAL COOKIES, INC.,
                              a Delaware Corporation (the "Company")

                              By:________________________________

                              Its:_________________________________

                              ____________________________________
                              MARK S. TANNER ("Employee")

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