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                                                                   Exhibit 10.25

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                                     between

                                SILVER OAKS, LLC,
                     a California limited liability company

                                       and

                            BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.,
                             a Delaware corporation

                             13931 BALBOA BOULEVARD
                               SYLMAR, CALIFORNIA
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Parties ..............................................................   1

2. Premises .............................................................   1

3. Term .................................................................   1
   3.1 Term .............................................................   1
   3.2 Delay in Possession ..............................................   1
   3.3 Early Possession .................................................   2
   3.4 Tenant's Election to Complete ....................................   2

4. Rent .................................................................   3
   4.1 Base Rent ........................................................   3
   4.2 Certain Expenses .................................................   3
   4.3 Certain Capital Items ............................................   4
   4.4 Effect of Exercise of Option to Extend on Payment of Certain
         Amounts Under Section 4.3 ......................................   5

5. Security Deposit .....................................................   6

6. Use ..................................................................   6
   6.1 Use ..............................................................   6
   6.2 Compliance with Law ..............................................   6
   6.3 Condition of Premises ............................................   7

7. Maintenance, Repairs and Alterations .................................   8
   7.1 Tenant's Obligations .............................................   8
   7.2 Surrender ........................................................   9
   7.3 Landlord's Rights ................................................   9
   7.4 Landlord's Obligations ...........................................  10
   7.5 Alterations and Additions ........................................  10

8. Insurance; Indemnity .................................................  15

9. Damage or Destruction ................................................  19
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     9.1  Definitions.......................................................19
     9.2  Partial Damage -- Insured Loss....................................19
     9.3  Partial Damage -- Uninsured Loss..................................20
     9.4  Total Destruction.................................................20
     9.5  Damage Near End of Term...........................................21
     9.6  Abatement of Rent; Tenant's Remedies..............................21
     9.7  Termination -- Advance Payments...................................22
     9.8  Waiver............................................................22

10.  Real Property Taxes....................................................22
     10.1 Definition of "Real Property Tax".................................22
     10.2 Payment of Taxes..................................................23
     10.3 Personal Property Taxes...........................................24
     10.4 Additional Provisions Regarding Real Property Taxes...............24

11.  Utilities..............................................................24

12.  Assignment and Subletting..............................................25
     12.1 Landlord's Consent Required.......................................25
     12.2 Procedure.........................................................25
     12.3 Tenants Other Than Individuals....................................26
     12.4 Tenant Affiliate..................................................27
     12.5 No Release of Tenant..............................................27
     12.6 Terms and Conditions Applicable to Subletting.....................27
     12.7 Attorney's Fees...................................................29

13.  Defaults; Remedies.....................................................29
     13.1 Defaults..........................................................29
     13.2 Remedies..........................................................30
     13.3 Default by Landlord...............................................32
     13.4 Late Charges......................................................32

14.  Condemnation...........................................................33

15.  Broker's Commissions...................................................34

16.  Estoppel Certificate...................................................34

17.  Landlord's Liability...................................................35

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18.  Severability......................................................  36

19.  Interest on Past-due Obligations..................................  36

20.  Time of Essence...................................................  36

21.  Additional Rent...................................................  36

22.  Incorporation of Prior Agreements; Amendments.....................  36

23.  Notices...........................................................  37

24.  Waivers...........................................................  38

25.  Recording.........................................................  38

26.  Holding Over......................................................  38

27.  Cumulative Remedies...............................................  39

28.  Covenants and Conditions..........................................  39

29.  Binding Effect; Choice of Law.....................................  39

30.  Subordination; Attornment; Non-Disturbance........................  39
     30.1 Subordination................................................  39
     30.2 Attornment...................................................  39
     30.3 Non-Disturbance..............................................  39
     30.4 Self-Executing...............................................  40

31.  Attorney's Fees...................................................  40

32.  Landlord's Access.................................................  41

33.  Auctions..........................................................  41

34.  Signs.............................................................  41

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35.    Merger................................................ 42
36.    Consents.............................................. 42
37.    [Intentionally Omitted]............................... 42
38.    Quiet Possession...................................... 42
39.    Options............................................... 42
       39.1 Definition....................................... 42
       39.2 Options Personal; Multiple Options............... 43
       39.3 Effect of Default on Options..................... 43
       39.4 First Option .................................... 43
       39.5 Second Option ................................... 44
       39.6 Fair Market Rent ................................ 45
40.    [Intentionally Omitted] .............................. 47
41.    Security Measures .................................... 47
42.    Easements ............................................ 47
43.    Performance Under Protest ............................ 48
44.    Authority ............................................ 48
45.    Cashier's Checks ..................................... 48
46.    Amendments to Lease .................................. 48
47.    Storage Tanks ........................................ 48
48.    Tenant's Covenants Regarding Hazardous Materials ..... 49
       48.1 Landlord's Prior Consent ........................ 49
       48.2 Compliance with Hazardous Materials Laws ........ 50
       48.3 Hazardous Materials Removal ..................... 51
       48.4 Notices ......................................... 51
       48.5 Indemnification of Landlord ..................... 52
       48.6 Preexisting Conditions .......................... 52
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     48.7 Studies .................................................. 52

49.  [Intentionally Omitted] ....................................... 53

50.  Easements and Restrictions of Record .......................... 53

51.  Offer ......................................................... 53

52.  Waiver of Trial by Jury ....................................... 53

53.  ERISA ......................................................... 53

54.  Parking ....................................................... 54

55.  Landlord Shell Improvements ................................... 54

56.  Tenant Improvements ........................................... 54

57.  Additional Mezzanine Space .................................... 54

58.  Self Help ..................................................... 54
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Exhibit "A"    Premises (Paragraph 2)
Exhibit "B"    Work Letter
Exhibit "C"    Location and Design of Above-Ground Tank
Exhibit "D"    Description of Initial Plans
Exhibit "E"    Form of Memorandum of Lease
Exhibit "F"    Form of Subordination Agreement
Exhibit "G"    Certain Permitted Items
Exhibit "H"    Assessment Allocation Mechanism
Exhibit "I"    Certain CC&R Provisions
Exhibit "J"    Hazardous Substance Reports
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                                      LEASE

1. Parties. This Lease (the "Lease"), dated, for reference purposes only; May
30, 2001, is made by and between SILVER OAKS LLC, a California limited liability
company (herein called "Landlord"), and BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC., a Delaware
corporation (herein called "Tenant").

2. Premises. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord
for the term, at the rental, and upon all of the conditions set forth herein,
that certain real property situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of
California, commonly known as 13931 Balboa Boulevard, Sylmar, California,
consisting of the building (the "Building") on the property containing 60,096
square feet of area (which area is comprised of a 6,000 square foot mezzanine
area and a 54,096 square foot building footprint) and adjacent land and more
particularly delineated on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference
incorporated herein. Said real property including the land and all improvements
therein, is herein called the "Premises." The Premises may from time to time be
under common ownership or management with one or more adjacent properties.

3. Term.

3.1 Term. The term of this Lease shall be for ten (10) years commencing on
October 1, 2001 (the "Commencement Date") and ending on September 30, 2011
unless extended or sooner terminated pursuant to any provision hereof.

3.2 Delay in Possession. Notwithstanding that Commencement Date, if for any
reason Landlord cannot deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant with
Landlord's Improvements (as defined below) substantially completed by September
15, 2001 (the "Out Date"), Landlord shall not be subject to any liability
therefor, nor shall such failure affect the validity of this Lease or the
obligations of Tenant hereunder, but in such case, Tenant shall not be obligated
to pay rent until possession of the Premises is tendered to Tenant and the
initial term shall be extended one (1) day for every day between the
Commencement Date and the date on which Landlord delivers the Premises to Tenant
with Landlord's Improvements substantially completed; provided, however, that if
Landlord shall not have delivered possession of the Premises within thirty (30)
days after the Out Date, Tenant may, at Tenant's option, by notice in writing to
Landlord within ten (10) business days thereafter, cancel this Lease, in which
event the parties shall be discharged from all obligations hereunder; provided
further, however, that if such written notice of Tenant is not received by
Landlord within said ten (10) business day period, Tenant's right to cancel this
Lease hereunder shall

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terminate and be of no further force or effect. In addition to the delay in
commencement of rent as provided in this Paragraph 3.2, in the event that
substantial completion of Landlord's Work does not occur by the Out Date, then
Tenant shall be entitled to a rent credit equal to one (1) day's Base Rent for
each one (1) full day from the period from the Out Date until the date upon
which Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant with Landlord's
Improvements substantially completed. The Out Date shall be extended by one (1)
day far every day Landlord is delayed in substantially completing the Landlord
Improvements due to (a) the acts or omissions of Tenant or its agents,
employees, or contractors, (b) inability to obtain, or delays in obtaining,
necessary permits and/or (c) any other one or more events beyond Landlord's
reasonable control.

3.3 Early Possession. If Tenant occupies the Premises prior to said commencement
date, such occupancy shall be subject to all provisions hereof, such occupancy
shall not advance the termination date. Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with
Tenant in Tenant's efforts to obtain any municipal approvals required for
Tenant's early occupancy. Tenant shall be permitted to enter the Premises on the
date that is the later of (i) the date upon which Tenant obtains permits for
construction of the Tenant Improvements described in the Space Plans (as defined
in Exhibit "B"), or (ii) the first business day after full execution and
delivery of this Lease, and prior to the Commencement Date without the
obligation for payment of rent for the purpose of constructing the Tenant
Improvement; provided that (a) Tenant will not unreasonably interfere with
Landlord's construction of the Landlord Improvements, (b) Tenant first provides
Landlord with all insurance required by the terms of this Lease, and (c) all
construction by Tenant shall be performed in accordance with the terms of this
Lease. Without limiting any other provision of this Lease, Landlord shall not be
responsible for damages or loss to any work performed by Tenant or to Tenant's
personal property or the personal property of Tenant's contractor's, employees
or agents which occurs during such period of early access.

3.4 Tenant's Election to Complete. In the event that Landlord's Improvements are
not substantially completed by the Out Date, and Tenant has not exercised its
cancellation option under Paragraph 3.2, Tenant may at any time thereafter give
Landlord and Landlord's Lender (as defined below) written notice of Tenant's
intent to take over construction of the Landlord Improvements ("Tenant's Take
Over Notice"). In the event that the Landlord Improvements are not substantially
completed within thirty (30) days after Tenant's Take Over Notice, Tenant shall
have the right to complete Landlord's Improvements subject to the following
limitations: (a) Tenant must complete the Landlord's Improvements in accordance
with the then existing plans and specifications approved by Landlord; (b) Tenant
must use qualified contractors and subcontractors; (c) the work by Tenant on the
Landlord's Improvements must be

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prosecuted in a workmanlike manner; and (d) the work on the Landlord's
Improvements must be completed lien free in accordance with the terms of this
Lease.

4. Rent.

      4.1 Base Rent. Tenant shall pay to Landlord as base rent for the Premises,
monthly payments ("Base Rent"), in advance, on the first day of each month of
the term hereof in accordance with the following schedule:

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                  Months                           Monthly Base Rent
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                    1-12                              $37,860.48
                   13-24                               39,002.30
                   25-36                               40,144.13
                   37-48                               41,346.05
                   49-60                               42,608.06
                   61-72                               43,870.08
                   73-84                               45,192.19
                   85-96                               46,574.40
                  97-108                               47,956.61
                 109-120                               49,398.91
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Tenant shall deliver to Landlord upon the execution hereof $37,860.48 as Base
Rent for the first full month of the initial term. Rent for any period during
the term hereof which is for less than one month shall be a pro rata portion of
the monthly installment. Rent shall be payable in lawful money of the United
States to Landlord at the address stated herein or to such other persons or at
such other places as Landlord may designate in writing, without any offset or
deduction except as otherwise expressly set forth herein.

      4.2 Certain Expenses. Tenant shall pay to Landlord during the term hereof,
in addition to the Base Rent and any additional rent and other amounts payable
by Tenant under this Lease all of the following costs and expenses within ten
(10) days after written demand from Landlord as additional rent:

            (a) Any Assessments applicable to the Premises imposed or assessed
pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Declaration of
Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Cascades Business Park, Los Angeles,
California, dated August 1, 2000 (the "CC&R's"). As used in this Section 4.2(a),
the term "Assessments" shall have the meaning given that term in the CC&R's. For
ease of

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reference, the definition of "Assessments," "Common Area," and "Common Expenses"
are reproduced in Exhibit "I" attached hereto. Any terms used in that Exhibit
but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given those terms in the
CC&R's.

            (b) A property management fee equal to 1.325% of the gross rentals
under this Lease.

Landlord agrees that no increase in the amount payable with respect to the
Premises under the CC&R's arising out of a modification or amendment of the
CC&R's shall be payable by Tenant under this Lease, except to the extent such
modification or amendment was approved by Tenant. Tenant agrees not to
unreasonably withhold, condition or delay any approval to a proposed amendment
to the CC&R's; provided that it shall not be deemed unreasonable for Tenant to
withhold its approval of a proposed amendment to the CC&R's if such amendment
shall result in an increase in the amount payable by Tenant under the CC&R's.
Landlord and Tenant agree that the methodology for determining the allocation of
costs under the CC&R's to the Premises shall be as outlined in Exhibit "H,"
attached hereto.

      4.3 Certain Capital Items. As used herein, the term "Capital Item" means
an item, the cost of which under generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied, must be capitalized and not expensed. As used herein, the
term "Amortized Capital Cost" means a repair, maintenance, replacement,
alteration or improvement which (a) is a Capital Item, (b) either (i) costs
$15,000.00 or more with respect to a single Capital Item or (ii) has a cost that
when added to other Capital Items which are not Amortized Capital Costs would
cause the amount of costs for Capital Items that are not Amortized Capital Costs
and that are paid by Tenant to exceed $15,000.00 in any calendar year after the
fifth anniversary of the Commencement Date, (c) is undertaken after the fifth
anniversary of the Commencement Date, (d) is not related to or part of the
Tenant Improvements or any alterations by Tenant, (e) is not required due to
Tenant's particular use of the Premises, Tenant's breach of the Lease or any
alterations or other improvements to the Premises by Tenant, (f) is the
obligation of Tenant under this Lease, (g) has been approved by Landlord prior
to it having been incurred, and (f) is not a Landlord Structural Item (as
defined below). Landlord's approval under clause (g) of the previous sentence
shall not be unreasonably withheld consistent with the standards for making
capital improvements to comparable buildings of comparable age and design in Los
Angeles County, California. As used herein, the term "Useful Life" means the
useful life of the particular Capital Item determined under generally accepted
industry standards. As to each Capital Item that is a Amortized Capital Cost,
Tenant may give notice to Landlord of the proposed Capital Item, the amount of
the Amortized Capital Cost, Tenant's opinion of the Useful Life of the Capital
Item and that Tenant requires that Landlord reimburse Tenant for the entire
initial cost of the

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Amortized Capital Cost and agrees to repay Landlord on a monthly basis in a
monthly amount (the "Monthly Recovery Amount") which equals the monthly amount
that would fully amortize a loan having a principal balance equal to the
Amortized Capital Cost and an interest rate equal to the Amortization Interest
Rate (as defined below) in equal monthly payments over the number of months in
the Useful Life of the applicable Capital Item. After receipt of Tenant's
notice, Landlord may elect to perform the Capital Item constituting an Amortized
Capital Cost in lieu of reimbursing the Tenant for such Tenant Capital Cost. In
either event, commencing on the first day of the calendar month after the
calendar month in which the applicable Capital Item is completed and on the
first day of each month thereafter until the earlier of (A) the expiration of
the term of the Lease, or (B) the expiration of the number of months in the
item's Useful Life used to calculate the Monthly Recovery Amount, Tenant shall
pay Landlord as additional rent an amount equal to the Monthly Recovery Amount
as to each Amortized Capital Cost. As used herein, the term "Amortization
Interest Rate" means an interest rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus 425 basis
points, where the "LIBOR Rate" means, for each month, the one (1) month LIBOR
(London Interbank Offered Rate) Rate published in The Wall Street Journal (the
"Reported Rate") on the first Publication Date (as defined below) of the
applicable month. If The Wall Street Journal (i) publishes more than one (1)
Reported Rate on any Publication Date, the average of such rates shall apply or
(ii) publishes a retraction or correction of any Reported Rate, the corrected
rate reported in such retraction or correction shall apply. If the Reported Rate
is no longer published at least monthly, the LIBOR Rate shall be deemed to be
such other London Interbank Offered Rate published in The Wall Street Journal as
most reasonably approximates the Reported Rate. As used herein, the term
"Publication Date" means any date on which the LIBOR Rate is published in The
Wall Street Journal. If Tenant makes the election under this paragraph 4-3, and
Landlord does not elect to perform the Capital Item constituting an Amortized
Capital Cost, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the entire cost of such
Capital Item within thirty (30) days after Tenant's notice to Landlord of
completion of the applicable Capital Item. As a condition to Landlord's
obligation to make the payments to Tenant described in this paragraph 4.3,
Tenant shall provide Landlord with reasonable evidence that the costs of such
Capital Item was paid and unconditional mechanic's lien releases in the form
required under California law from the contractor and subcontractors who
installed the Capital Item.

      4.4 Effect of Exercise of Option to Extend on Payment of Certain Amounts
Under Section 4.3. In the event that Tenant exercises an option to extend
pursuant to paragraph 39, then with respect to Amortized Capital Costs under
paragraph 4.3 (other than Amortized Capital Costs with respect to the
replacement of the roof membrane), as to which it has not made a Monthly
Recovery Amount payment for the number of months in the Useful Life of the
applicable Capital Item, Tenant shall pay during the

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applicable Option Period a Monthly Recovery Amount until it has made monthly
payments for the number of months in the Useful Life of the applicable Capital
Item, taking into account all prior Monthly Recovery Amount payments made by
Tenant.

5. Security Deposit. Tenant shall deposit with Landlord upon execution hereof
$40,000.00 as security for Tenant's faithful performance of Tenant's obligations
hereunder (the "Security Deposit"). After the occurrence of an Event of Default,
Landlord may use, apply or retain all or any portion of the Security Deposit for
the payment of any rent or additional rent or for the payment of any other sum
to which Landlord may become obligated by reason of Tenant's default, or to
compensate Landlord for any loss or damage which Landlord may suffer thereby. If
Landlord so uses or applies all or any portion of the Security Deposit, Tenant
shall within ten (10) days after written demand therefor deposit cash with
Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to the full
amount thereof and Tenant's failure to do so shall be a material breach of this
Lease. Landlord shall not be required to keep the Security Deposit separate from
its general accounts. If Tenant performs all of Tenant's obligations hereunder,
the Security Deposit, or so much thereof as has not theretofore been applied by
Landlord, shall be returned, without payment of interest or other increment for
its use, to Tenant (or, at Landlord's option, to the last assignee, if any, of
Tenant's interest hereunder) within thirty (30) days after the later of (a) the
expiration of the term hereof, or (b) the date Tenant has vacated the Premises.
No trust relationship is created herein between Landlord and Tenant with respect
to said Security Deposit.

6. Use.

      6.1 Use. The Premises shall be used and occupied for the manufacturing and
assembly of open and closed cassette wafer handling inspection and sorting tools
serving the semi-conductor industry, related office and engineering operations
and any other uses permitted by law and for no other purpose. Subject to
Tenant's obligations to comply with applicable law as provided in Section
6.2(b), Tenant shall have access to and may operate within the Premises seven
(7) days per week, twenty-four (24) hours per day, fifty-two (52) weeks per
year. Tenant shall be solely responsible for (a) determining if and to the
extent Tenant's use is permitted by applicable laws and regulations and (b)
obtaining and maintaining all permits and licenses required by applicable law
and regulations for such use.

      6.2 Compliance with Law.

            (a) Landlord warrants to Tenant to Landlord's actual knowledge that
the Premises, in the state existing on the date (the "Possession Date") that
Landlord

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tenders possession of the Premises to Tenant with the Landlord Improvements
substantially completed, but without regard to the Tenant Improvements construed
by Tenant pursuant to Exhibit "B," alterations by Tenant or to the use for which
Tenant will occupy the Premises, does not violate any covenants or restrictions
of record, or any applicable building code, law, rule, regulation, statute or
ordinance ("Applicable Law") in effect and enforceable against the Premises on
the Possession Date. In the event it is determined that this warranty has been
violated, then it shall be the obligation of the Landlord, after written notice
from Tenant, to promptly, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, rectify any such
violation. In the event Tenant does not give to Landlord written notice of the
violation of this warranty within one (1) year after the Possession Date, the
correction of same shall be the obligation of Tenant at Tenant's sole cost,
subject to Landlord's obligations under Paragraph 7.4(b) with respect to
Landlord's Structural Items.

            (b) Except as provided in Paragraph 6.2(a), Tenant shall, at
Tenant's expense, comply promptly with all Applicable Laws, and requirements of
any fire insurance underwriters or rating bureaus, now in effect or which may
hereafter come into effect, whether or not they reflect a change in policy from
that now existing, during the term or any part of the term hereof, relating in
any manner to the Premises or the occupation and use by Tenant of the Premises.
Tenant shall not use nor permit the use of the Premises in any manner that will
tend to create waste or a nuisance.

      6.3 Condition of Premises.

            (a) Landlord shall deliver the Premises to Tenant clean and free of
debris, occupants, rodents, insects, and other pests on the Lease on the
Possession Date and Landlord warrants to Tenant to Landlord's actual knowledge
that the plumbing, lighting, air conditioning, heating, and loading docks and
doors in the Premises other than those portions constructed by Tenant shall be
in good operating condition on the Possession Date. In the event that it is
determined that this warranty has been violated, then it shall be the obligation
of Landlord, after receipt of written notice from Tenant setting forth with
specificity the nature of the violation, to promptly, at Landlord's sole cost,
rectify such violation. Tenant's failure to give such written notice to Landlord
within the Reporting Period (as defined below) shall cause the conclusive
presumption that Landlord has complied with all of Landlord's obligations
hereunder. As used in this Section 6.3(a), the term "Reporting Period" means the
period ending 30 days after the Commencement Date with respect to any violation
that is discoverable by a reasonable inspection of the Premises and the period
ending 90 days after the Commencement Date with respect to any other violation.

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            (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Tenant hereby
accepts the Premises in their condition existing as of the Possession Date,
subject to all applicable zoning, municipal, county and state laws, ordinances
and regulations governing and regulating the use of the Premises, and any
covenants or restrictions or easements of record, and accepts this Lease subject
thereto and to all matters disclosed thereby and by any exhibits attached
hereto. Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor Landlord's agent has made
any representation or warranty as to the present or future suitability of the
Premises for the conduct of Tenant's business.

7. Maintenance, Repairs and Alterations.

      7.1 Tenant's Obligations.

            (a) Tenant shall keep in good order, condition and repair the
Premises and every structural or nonstructural part (other than the Landlord
Structural Items (as defined below)) thereof (whether or not such portion of the
Premises requiring repair, or the means of repairing the same are reasonably or
readily accessible to Tenant, and whether or not the need for such repairs
occurs as a result of Tenant's use, any prior use, the elements or the age of
such portion of the Premises) including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, all plumbing, heating and air conditioning (Tenant shall procure and
maintain, at Tenant's expense, an air conditioning system maintenance contract)
ventilating, electrical, lighting facilities and equipment within the Premises,
fixtures, walls (interior and exterior), ceilings, roofs (including without
limitation the composition roofing membrane), floors, windows, doors, plate
glass and skylights located within the Premises, and all driveways, parking
lots, fences and signs located on the Premises and sidewalks and parkways
adjacent to the Premises.

            (b) Tenant shall maintain the Premises as provided in Paragraph
7.1(a) and in accordance with the requirements of the CC&R's; provided that a
copy of such covenants or restrictions are provided to Tenant in writing.
Tenant, in keeping the Premises in good order, condition and repair, shall
exercise and perform good maintenance practices and any damage or deterioration
shall not be deemed "ordinary wear and tear" if the same could have been
prevented by good maintenance practice. Tenant's obligations shall include
restorations, replacements or renewals when necessary and when determined not to
be due to ordinary wear and tear, in order to keep the Premises and all
improvements thereon or a part thereof in good order, condition and state of
repair. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Lease to the contrary, Tenant
shall make all repairs whatsoever on the Premises necessitated by the
negligence, misconduct or fault of Tenant, or its agents, licensees or agents.

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            (c) If the term of this Lease, as the same may be extended or
renewed, exceeds five (5) years, Landlord shall have the right to require Tenant
to repaint the improvements every five (5) to seven (7) years, but not more
often than once every five (5) years, as reasonably necessary.

      7.2 Surrender. On the last day of the term hereof, or on any sooner
termination, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord in the same
condition as when received, ordinary wear and tear and loss by casualty (to the
extent that Landlord is obligated to repair the same under this Lease) and
condemnation excepted, clean and free of debris; provided, however, that Tenant
may, but shall not be obligated to, remove any of the improvements described in
Exhibit "D" or any Alterations (as defined below) or Utility Installations (as
defined below) as to which Landlord has waived the obligation to remove such
items at the end of the term pursuant to Paragraph 7.5(a), below. Tenant shall
repair any damage to the Premises occasioned by the installation or removal of
Tenant's trade fixtures, furnishings and equipment. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary otherwise stated in this Lease, upon the expiration of the term or
the earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall leave the air lines, power
panels, electrical distribution systems, mechanical systems, lighting fixtures,
air conditioning, plumbing, heating (including space heaters) and fencing on the
Premises in substantially the same condition and operating order as on the
Commencement Date, and Tenant shall within thirty (30) days after receipt of a
reasonably detailed invoice therefor pay to Landlord that portion of the cost to
restore such items to good condition and operating order as may be reasonably
allocable to Tenant's tenancy.

      7.3 Landlord's Rights. Tenant shall provide to Landlord written reports
every six (6) months setting forth in reasonable detail the regularly scheduled
maintenance conducted by Tenant with respect to the Premises, which shall
include reasonable evidence of the actual performance and completion of such
scheduled maintenance. If Tenant fails to perform Tenant's obligations under
this Paragraph 7, or under any other paragraph of this Lease, Landlord may at
its option (but shall, not be required to) enter upon the Premises after ten
(10) days' prior written notice to Tenant (except in the case of an emergency,
in which case no notice shall be required), perform such obligations on Tenant's
behalf and put the same in good order, condition and repair, and the cost
thereof together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate (as defined below)
shall become due and payable as additional rental to Landlord together with
Tenant's next rental installment.

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      7.4 Landlord's Obligations.

            (a) Except for the obligations of Landlord under Paragraphs 6.2(a)
and 6.3(a) (relating to Landlord's warranty), Paragraph 9 (relating to
destruction of the Premises), under Paragraph 14 (relating to condemnation of
the Premises) Paragraph 7.4(b), it is intended by the parties hereto that
Landlord have no obligation, in any manner whatsoever, to repair and maintain
the Premises nor the Building located thereon nor the equipment therein, whether
structural or non structural, all of which obligations are intended to be that
of the Tenant under Paragraph 7.1 hereof. Tenant expressly waives the benefit of
any statute now or hereinafter in effect which would otherwise afford Tenant the
right to make repairs at Landlord's expense or to terminate this Lease because
of Landlord's failure to keep the Premises in good order, condition and repair.

            (b) Landlord, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, and without
reimbursement as an Operating Expense, shall maintain, repair and replace the
structural elements of the foundations, exterior walls, roof structure and
improvements below grade (the "Landlord Structural Items"), subject to normal
wear and tear, provided however, if the need for such maintenance, repair or
replacement arises because of the negligence, misconduct or fault of Tenant, or
its agents, licensees or invitees, Tenant, subject to Paragraph 8.8 hereof,
shall reimburse Landlord for the cost thereof within thirty (30) days after
receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor.

            (c) In the event Landlord holds a warranty covering any work of
repair or maintenance Tenant is obligated to perform under this Lease, Landlord
shall, at Landlord's cost, assign such warranty to Tenant to the extent
necessary to allow Tenant to obtain the benefit of that warranty for that repair
or maintenance. Effective upon any termination of this Lease, any warranty to
the extent so assigned to Tenant is hereby reassigned by Tenant to Landlord. At
Tenant's request, Landlord will enforce such warranties against the applicable
parties making such warranties for the benefit of a Tenant.

      7.5 Alterations and Additions.

            (a) Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, make
any Alterations (as defined below) or Utility Installations in, on or about the
Premises. Tenant may, however, make nonstructural Alterations or Utility
Installations to the interior of the Premises (excluding the roof) without such
consent but upon notice to Landlord, as long as they are not visible from the
outside, do not involve puncturing, relocating or removing the roof or any
existing walls and the cumulative costs thereof

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does not exceed $25,000.00 in each instance, and provided that this exception is
exercised in good faith by Tenant (i.e., Tenant does not artificially segregate
an Alteration or Utility Installation which by its nature is a single unit or
event into smaller increments for the purposes of avoiding the necessity of
obtaining Landlord's consent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may
withhold its consent in its sole discretion with respect to any Alteration or
Utility Installation to the exterior of the Premises or the exterior of the
Building or which affects the structural elements of the Building. As used in
Paragraph 7.5, the term "Utility Installation" shall mean carpeting, window
coverings, air lines, power panels, electrical distribution systems, lighting
fixtures, space heaters, air conditioning, plumbing and fencing. As used in this
Paragraph 7.5, the term "Alteration" shall mean any modification of the
improvements on the Premises other than Utility Installations, whether by
addition or deletion. Subject to the following three sentences, Landlord may
require that Tenant remove any or all of said Alterations or Utility
Installations at the expiration or earlier termination of the term, and restore
the Premises to their prior condition. Prior to commencing any Alteration or
Utility Installation, Tenant may request that Landlord waive Tenant's obligation
to remove such Alteration or Utility Installation at the end of the term. Any
such waiver must be in writing and shall only apply to the Alteration or Utility
Installation described therein. Landlord hereby agrees that Tenant shall not be
obligated to remove the initial improvements described in Exhibit "D" upon the
expiration of the term. Landlord may require Tenant to provide Landlord, at
Tenant's sole cost and expense, a lien and completion bond in an amount equal to
one and one-half times the estimated cost of such improvements, to insure
Landlord against any liability for mechanic's and materialmen's liens and to
insure completion of the work; provided that Landlord agrees to waive the
requirement for such bond so long as the initially-named tenant or any Tenant
Affiliate (as defined below) is the Tenant under this Lease and in possession of
a portion of the Premises in which the work is being performed. Should Tenant
make any Alterations or Utility Installations as to which Landlord's consent is
required without the prior approval of Landlord, Landlord may, at any time
during the term of the Lease, require that Tenant remove any or all of the same.

            (b) Any Alterations or Utility Installations made by Tenant during
the term of this Lease shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner and of
good and sufficient materials, and Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after
completion of such Alteration or Utility Installation, provide Landlord with
as-built plans and specifications for same. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Lease to the contrary, Paragraphs 7.5(d)(1)(ii) and (iii) shall apply to
Alterations or Utility Installations (other than racking, shelving and temporary
partitions) not requiring Landlord's consent under Paragraph 7.5(a).

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            (c) Any Alterations or Utility Installations in, or about the
Premises that Tenant shall desire to make and which require the consent of the
Landlord shall be presented to Landlord in written form, with proposed detailed
plans. If Landlord shall give its consent, the consent shall be conditioned upon
Tenant acquiring a permit to perform such Alteration or Utility Installation
from appropriate governmental agencies, the furnishing of a copy thereof to
Landlord prior to the commencement of the work and the compliance by Tenant of
all conditions of said permit in a prompt and expeditious manner, and upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements set forth in Paragraph 7.5(d), below.

            (d) For any Alterations or Utility Installations requiring
Landlord's prior written consent:

                  (1) Tenant shall:

                        (i) Request Landlord's approval in writing at least
      thirty (30) days prior to proposed Alteration or Utility Installations.

                        (ii) Employ a California licensed architect, contractor
      and structural engineer in connection with the proposed construction.

                        (iii) Be fully responsible for the acts of Tenant's
      consultants, employees, contractors, subcontractors, invitees and agents,
      and cause them to fully comply with any applicable terms of this Lease and
      documents referred to by this Lease and all applicable laws, rules and
      regulations.

                        (iv) Enter into written agreements with an architect and
      general contractor. Copies of executed agreements will be forwarded to
      Landlord within five (5) days of Landlord's request therefor.

                        (v) Cause to be obtained an applicable building permit
      for any and all construction and modifications, and construct the
      additions and alterations and perform the construction work in accordance
      with all applicable laws, including without limitation the Americans With
      Disabilities Act.

                  (2) Tenant's architect shall:

                        (i) Be licensed by the State of California.

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                        (ii) Incorporate the building standard details (if any)
      supplied by Landlord onto the drawings.

                        (iii) Submit final plans for Landlord's written approval
      prior to construction.

                        (iv) Be available for final inspection with Landlord at
      job completion.

                        (v) Sign off on the as-built drawings as the Architect's
      certification that the improvements have, in fact, been built as per the
      Architect's design.

                  (3) Tenant's general contractor and/or subcontractors shall:

                        (i) Be licensed by the State of California.

                        (ii) Have substantial experience providing similar
      quality and quantity of improvements.

                        (iii) Have a bonding capacity equal to or exceeding the
      valuation of the job. Landlord may, at its sole option, require the job to
      be bonded; provided that Landlord agrees to waive the requirement for such
      bond so long as the initially-named tenant is the Tenant under this Lease
      and in possession of a portion of the Premises in which the work is being
      performed.

                        (iv) Maintain in full force and effect, throughout the
      duration of its performance under the contract with the Tenant, a Worker's
      Compensation insurance policy and a Commercial General Liability insurance
      policy issued by an insurer satisfactory to Landlord with liability
      coverage of not less than $1,000,000.00 for personal injury and
      $500,000.00 to cover property damage. The Commercial General Liability
      insurance policy shall include assumption of contractual liability.
      Certificates of insurance containing a thirty (30) day cancellation clause
      shall be furnished to Landlord prior to commencement of performance under
      the construction contract naming Landlord and its managing agent as
      additional insureds.

                        (v) Provide Landlord with as-built drawings of all
      improvements.

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                  (e) All approvals by Landlord, as provided for in this
Paragraph 7.5, shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. All
requests to be submitted to Landlord shall be submitted through Landlord's
managing agent. If Landlord shall give its consent, the consent shall be deemed
conditioned upon the compliance by Tenant in a prompt and expeditious manner of
all conditions of all permits obtained pursuant to Paragraph 7.5(d), above.

                  (f) Tenant shall pay, when due, all claims for labor or
materials furnished or alleged to have been furnished to or for Tenant at or for
use in the Premises, which claims are or may be secured by any mechanics' or
materialmen's lien against the Premises or any interest therein. Tenant shall
give Landlord not less than thirty (30) days' notice prior to the commencement
of any work in the Premises costing in excess of $5,000, and Landlord shall have
the right to post notices of non-responsibility in or on the Premises as
provided by law. If Tenant shall, in good faith, contest the validity of any
such lien, claim or demand, then Tenant shall, at its sole expense defend itself
and Landlord against the same and shall pay and satisfy any such adverse
judgment that may be rendered thereon before the enforcement thereof against the
Landlord or the Premises, upon the condition that if Landlord shall require,
Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a surety bond satisfactory to Landlord in an
amount equal to such contested lien claim or demand indemnifying Landlord
against liability for the same and holding the Premises free from the effect of
such lien or claim. In addition, Landlord may require Tenant to pay Landlord's
attorneys fees and costs in participating in such action if Landlord shall
decide it is in its best interest to do so.

                  (g) Unless otherwise agreed in writing pursuant to Paragraph
7.5(a) or otherwise, Landlord may require that any or all Alterations or Utility
Installations be removed by the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease,
notwithstanding their installation may have been consented to by Landlord, and
that the Premises be restored to their prior condition. Should Tenant make any
alterations, improvements, additions or Utility Installations without the prior
approval of Landlord, Landlord may require that Tenant remove any or all of the
same.

                  (h) Unless Landlord requires their removal, as set forth in
Paragraph 7.5(g), all Alterations and Utility Installations (whether or not such
Utility Installations constitute trade fixtures of Tenant), which may be made on
the Premises, shall become the property of Landlord and remain upon and be
surrendered with the Premises at the expiration or earlier termination of the
term. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph 7.5(h), Tenant's
machinery and equipment, other than that which is affixed to the Premises so
that it cannot be removed without material damage to the Premises, shall remain
the property of Tenant and may be removed by Tenant subject to the provisions of
Paragraph 7.2.

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8. Insurance; Indemnity

         8.1 Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Landlord, its successors, assigns, subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents and
employees from and against any and all damage, loss, liability or expense
including, but not limited to, attorney's fees and legal costs suffered by same
directly or by reason of any claim, suit or judgment brought by or in favor of
any person or persons for damage, loss or expense due to, but not limited to,
bodily injury, including death resulting anytime therefrom, and property damage
sustained by such person or persons which arises out of, is occasioned by or in
any way attributable to the use or occupancy of the Premises or other areas in
the Industrial Center by Tenant, the acts or omission of Tenant, its agents,
employees or any other contractors or invitees brought onto said Premises by
Tenant, or any breach or default in the performance of any obligation on
Tenant's part to be performed under the terms of this Lease, except to the
extent finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been
caused by the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of Landlord, its employees,
and agents. If any action or proceeding is brought against Landlord by reason of
any such claim, Tenant, upon notice from Landlord, shall defend same at Tenant's
expense by counsel satisfactory to Landlord. Such loss or damage shall include,
but not be limited to, any injury or damage to Landlord's personnel (including
death resulting anytime therefrom) on the Premises. Tenant agrees that the
obligations assumed herein shall survive the termination of this Lease.

         8.2 Tenant hereby agrees to maintain in full force and effect at all
times during the term of this Lease, at Tenant's own expense, for the protection
of Tenant, Landlord and Landlord's property manager, as their interest may
appear, policies of insurance issued by a responsible carrier or carriers which
afford the following coverages:

                  (a) Workers' Compensation with statutory limits.

                  (b) Employers' Liability insurance with the following minimum
limits:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
                  Bodily injury by disease per person               $1,000,000
                  Bodily injury by accident policy limit            $1,000,000
                  Bodily injury by disease policy limit             $1,000,000
</TABLE>

                  (c) Property insurance on a special causes of loss insurance
form covering any and all personal property of Tenant including but not limited
to improvements, betterments, furniture, fixtures, Utility Installations, and
equipment in

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an amount not less than their full replacement cost, with a deductible not to
exceed $10,000. This policy should contain a waiver of subrogation.

                  (d) Commercial General Liability Insurance including Broad
Form Property Damage and Contractual Liability with the following minimum
limits:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
                  General Aggregate                                 $2,000,000
                  Products/Completed Operations Aggregate           $2,000,000
                  Each Occurrence                                   $1,000,000
                  Personal & Advertising Injury                     $1,000,000
                  Medical Payments                                  $5,000 per
                                                                      person
</TABLE>

                  (e) Umbrella/Excess Liability on a following form basis with
the following minimum limits:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
                  General Aggregate                                 $10,000,000
                  Each Occurrence                                   $10,000,000
</TABLE>

                  The limits of said insurance in this Paragraph 8(b)(i) shall
                  not however, limit the liability of Tenant hereunder.

         8.3 Landlord shall, at all times during the term of this Lease,
maintain the following insurance:

                  (a) A policy or policies of all-risk property insurance,
issued by and binding upon some solvent insurance company, insuring for the full
replacement cost of the building on the Premises. Landlord shall not be
obligated to insure, and shall not assume any liability or risk of loss for, any
of Tenant's furniture, equipment, machinery, goods, supplies, utility
installations, improvements, or alterations upon the Premises. This policy shall
contain an agreed amount endorsement and be written with no coinsurance.
Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, obtain earthquake and flood
insurance.

                  (b) Rent insurance on an all-risk basis in an amount equal to
all that is called for under Paragraph 4 of this Lease (Base Rent and any
additional rents payable under this Lease including tax and insurance costs) for
a period of at least twelve (12) months commencing with the date of loss.

                  (c) Boiler and Machinery insurance in an amount satisfactory
to Landlord on a comprehensive coverage form.

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                  (d) Commercial general liability insurance in addition to, and
not in lieu of, the commercial general liability insurance required to be
maintained by Tenant in an amount not less than $1 million per occurrence and $3
million general aggregate. Tenant shall not be named as an additional insured
therein.

Landlord may elect to have reasonable deductibles in connection with the
insurance specified in Paragraph 8.3, and Tenant shall be liable for such
deductible amount in the event of a claim thereunder.

         8.4 The Tenant shall deliver to Landlord prior to the time such
insurance is first required to be carried by Tenant, and thereafter at least
thirty (30) days prior to expiration of such policy, certificates of insurance
evidencing the above coverage with limits not less than those specified above.
Insurance required hereunder shall be in companies holding a "General
Policyholders Rating" of at least A-VIII as set forth in the most current issue
of "A.M. Best's Insurance Guide". Such Certificates with the exception of
Worker's Compensation, shall name Landlord, its subsidiaries, directors, agents
and employees, and its property manager as additional insureds and shall
expressly provide that the interest of same herein shall not be affected by a
breach by Tenant of any insurance policy provision for which such Certificates
evidence coverage. Further, all Certificates shall expressly provide that no
less than thirty (30) days prior written notice shall be given to Landlord in
the event of material alteration to or cancellation of the coverage evidenced by
such Certificates.

         8.5 Upon demand not more often than once in any calendar year, Tenant
shall provide Landlord, at Tenant's expense, with such increased amount of
existing insurance and such other insurance coverage in such limits as Landlord
may require in its reasonable judgment to afford Landlord adequate protection
consistent with the practices of institutional owners of comparable properties.

         8.6 If, on account of the failure of Tenant to comply with the
foregoing provisions, Landlord is adjudged a co-insurer by the insurance
carrier, then any loss or damage Landlord shall sustain by reason thereof shall
be borne by Tenant and shall be immediately paid by Tenant upon receipt of bill
thereof and evidence of such loss.

         8.7 Landlord makes no representation that the limits of liability
specified to be carried by Tenant under the term of this Lease are adequate to
protect Tenant against Tenant's undertaking under this Paragraph 8 and in the
event Tenant believes that any such insurance coverage called for under this
Lease is insufficient, Tenant shall provide, at its own expense, such additional
insurance as Tenant deems adequate.

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         8.8 Anything in this Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, Landlord
and Tenant hereby waive and release each other of and from any and all rights of
recovery, claims, action or cause of action, against each other, their agents,
officers and employees, for any loss or damage that may occur to the Premises,
improvements to the building of which the Premises are a part, personal property
(building contents) within the building on the Premises, any furniture,
equipment, machinery, goods or supplies not covered by this Lease which Tenant
may bring or obtain upon the Premises or any additional improvements which
Tenant may construct on the Premises, by reason of fire, the elements or any
other cause which could be insured against under the terms of all risk property
insurance policies, regardless of cause or origin, including negligence of
Landlord or Tenant and their agents, officers and employees. Because this
Paragraph will preclude the assignment of any claim mentioned in it by way of
subrogation (or otherwise) to an insurance company (or any other person) each
party to this Lease agrees immediately to give to each insurance company,
written notice of the terms of the mutual waivers contained in this Paragraph,
and to have the insurance policies properly endorses if necessary to prevent the
invalidation of the insurance coverages by reason of the mutual waivers
contained in this Paragraph.

         8.9 Tenant shall pay to Landlord during the term hereof, additional
rent in the amount of any premiums for the insurance obtained under Paragraphs
8.3(a), 8.3(b), 8.3(c) and 8.3(d) and any other insurance which Landlord or
Landlord's lender deems necessary for the Premises and the amount of any
deductibles paid by Landlord under such policies. If Landlord elects to
self-insure or includes the Premises under blanket insurance policies covering
multiple properties, then Tenant's reimbursement obligation hereunder shall
include the portion of the reasonable cost of such self-insurance or blanket
insurance that is allocated to the Premises. Tenant shall pay any such premiums
to Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt by Tenant of a copy of the
premiums statement or other evidence of the amount due. If the insurance
policies maintained hereunder cover other improvements in addition to the
Premises, Landlord shall also deliver to Tenant a reasonably detailed statement
of the amount of such premiums attributable to the Premises and showing in
reasonable detail the manner in which such amount was computed. If the term of
this Lease shall not expire concurrently with the expiration of the period
covered by such insurance, Tenant's liability for premiums shall be prorated on
an annual basis.

         8.10 All insurance to be carried by Tenant shall be primary to and not
contributory with any similar insurance carried by Landlord, whose insurance
shall be considered excess insurance only.

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         8.11 Tenant hereby agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for injury
to Tenant's business or any loss of income therefrom or for damage to the goods,
wares, merchandise or other property of Tenant, Tenant's employees, invitees,
customers, or any other person in or about the Premises, nor shall Landlord be
liable for injury to the person of Tenant, Tenant's employees, agents or
contractors, whether such damage or injury is caused by or results from fire,
steam, electricity, gas, water or rain, from the breakage, leakage, obstruction
or other defects of pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air
conditioning, or lighting fixtures, or from any other cause, whether said damage
or injury results from conditions arising upon the Premises, or from other
sources or places and regardless of whether the cause of such damage or injury
or the means of repairing the same is inaccessible to Tenant. Notwithstanding
Landlord's negligence or breach of this Lease, Landlord shall under no
circumstances be liable for injury to Tenant's business or for any loss of
income or profit therefrom.

9. Damage or Destruction.

         9.1 Definitions.

                  (a) "Premises Partial Damage" shall herein mean damage or
destruction to the Premises to the extent that the cost of repair is less than
50% of the then replacement cost of the Premises. "Premises Building Partial
Damage" shall herein mean damage or destruction to the building of which the
Premises are a part to the extent that the cost of repair is less than 50% of
the then replacement cost of such building as a whole.

                  (b) "Premises Total Destruction" shall herein mean damage or
destruction to the Premises to the extent that the cost of repair is 50% or more
of the then replacement cost of the Premises. "Premises Building Total
Destruction" shall herein mean damage or destruction to the building of which
the Premises are a part to the extent that the cost of repair is 50% or more of
the then replacement cost of such building as a whole.

                  (c) "Insured Loss" shall herein mean damage or destruction
which was caused by an event required to be covered by the insurance described
in Paragraph 8.

         9.2 Partial Damage -- Insured Loss. Subject to the provisions of
Paragraphs 9.4, 9.5 and 9.6, if at any time during the term of this Lease there
is damage which is an Insured Loss and which falls into the classification of
Premises Partial Damage or Premises Building Partial Damage, then Landlord
shall, at Landlord's expense, repair such damage, but not Tenant's fixtures,
equipment or tenant

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improvements unless the same have become a part of the Premises pursuant to
Paragraph 7.5 hereof as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall
continue in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the above, if the insurance
proceeds received by Landlord are not sufficient to effect such repair, Landlord
shall give notice to Tenant of the amount required in addition to the insurance
proceeds to effect such repair. Tenant shall contribute the required amount to
Landlord within ten days after Tenant has received notice from Landlord of the
shortage in the insurance. When Tenant shall contribute such amount to Landlord,
Landlord shall make such repairs as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease
shall continue in full force and effect. Tenant shall in no event have any right
to reimbursement for any such amounts so contributed.

         9.3 Partial Damage -- Uninsured Loss. Subject to the provisions of
Paragraphs 9.4, 9.5 and 9.6, if at any time during the term of this Lease there
is damage which is not an Insured Loss and which falls within the classification
of Premises Partial Damage or Premises Building Partial Damage, unless caused by
a negligent or willful act of Tenant or its agents, contractors or invitees (in
which event Tenant shall make the repairs at Tenant's expense), Landlord may at
Landlord's option either (i) repair such damage as soon as reasonably possible
at Landlord's expense, in which event this Lease shall continue in full force
and effect, or (ii) give written notice to Tenant within thirty (30) days after
the date of the occurrence of such damage of Landlord's intention to cancel and
terminate this Lease, as of the date of the occurrence of such damage. In the
event Landlord elects to give such notice of Landlord's intention to cancel and
terminate this Lease, Tenant shall have the right within ten (10) days after the
receipt of such notice to give written notice to Landlord of Tenant's intention
to repair such damage at Tenant's expense, without reimbursement from Landlord,
in which event this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, and Tenant
shall proceed to make such repairs as soon as reasonably possible. If Tenant
does not give such notice within such 10-day period this Lease shall be canceled
and terminated as of the date of the occurrence of such damage.

         9.4 Total Destruction. If at any time during the term of this Lease
there is damage, whether or not an Insured Loss, (including destruction required
by any authorized public authority), which falls into the classification of
Premises Total Destruction or Premises Building Total Destruction, then Landlord
may at Landlord's option either (i) repair such damage or destruction, but not
Tenant's fixtures, equipment, tenant improvements or Utility Installations, as
soon as reasonably possible at Landlord's expense, and this Lease shall continue
in full force and effect, or (ii) give written notice to Tenant within thirty
(30) days after the date of occurrence of such damage of Landlord's intention to
cancel and terminate this Lease, in which case this Lease shall be canceled and
terminated as of the date of the occurrence of such damage.

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         9.5 Damage Near End of Term.

                  (a) If at any time during the last six months of the term of
this Lease there is damage, whether or not an Insured Loss, which falls within
the classification of the Premises Partial Damage, Landlord may at Landlord's
option cancel and terminate this Lease as of the date of occurrence of such
damage by giving written notice to Tenant of Landlord's election to do so within
30 days after the date of occurrence of such damage.

                  (b) Notwithstanding Paragraph 9.5(a) in the event that Tenant
has an option to extend or renew this Lease, and the time within which said
option may be exercised has not yet expired, Tenant shall exercise such option,
if it is to be exercised at all, no later than 20 days after the occurrence of
an Insured Loss falling within the classification of Premises Partial Damage
during the last six months of the term of this Lease. If Tenant duly exercises
such option during said 20 day period, Landlord shall, at Landlord's expense,
repair such damage, but not Tenant's fixtures, equipment or tenant improvements,
as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall continue in full force and
effect, provided Tenant first deposits with Landlord any shortfall in necessary
funds. If Tenant fails to exercise such option during said 20 day period, then
Landlord may at Landlord's option terminate and cancel this Lease as of the
expiration of said 20 day period by giving written notice to Tenant of
Landlord's election to do so within 10 days after the expiration of said 20 day
period, notwithstanding any term or provision in the grant of option to the
contrary.

         9.6 Abatement of Rent; Tenant's Remedies.

                  (a) In the event of damage described in Paragraphs 9.2, 9.3 or
9.5 and Landlord or Tenant repairs or restores the Premises pursuant to the
provisions of Paragraph 9, the rent payable hereunder for the period during
which such damage, repair or restoration continues shall be abated in proportion
to the degree to which Tenant's use of the Premises is impaired to the extent
Landlord receives proceeds from rent abatement insurance. Except for abatement
of rent, if any, Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord for any damage
suffered by reason of any such damage, destruction, repair or restoration.

                  (b) If Landlord shall be obligated to repair or restore the
Premises under the provisions of Paragraph 9 and shall not commence such repair
or restoration within 90 days after such obligations shall accrue, Tenant may at
Tenant's option cancel and terminate this Lease by giving Landlord written
notice of Tenant's election to do so at any time prior to the commencement of
such repair or restoration. In such

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event this Lease shall terminate as of the date of such notice. In the event
that Landlord shall be obligated to repair or restore the Premises pursuant to
Paragraph 9 of this Lease and shall not commence such repair or restoration
within ninety (90) days after such obligation shall accrue, the right of
Tenant to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Paragraph 9.6 (b) shall be the
sole right and remedy of Tenant against Landlord, and Landlord shall have no
other liability to Tenant, for damages, specific performance or otherwise, in
connection with any such failure.

         9.7 Termination -- Advance Payments. Upon termination of this Lease
pursuant to Paragraph 9, an equitable adjustment shall be made concerning
advance rent and any advance payments made by Tenant to Landlord. Landlord
shall, in addition, return to Tenant so much of Tenant's security deposit as has
not theretofore been applied by Landlord.

         9.8 Waiver. Landlord and Tenant waive the provisions of any statutes
which relate to termination of leases when leased property is destroyed and
agree that such event shall be governed by the terms of this Lease.

10. Real Property Taxes.

         10.1 Definition of "Real Property Tax". As used herein, the term "real
property tax" shall include any form of real estate tax or assessment, general,
special, ordinary or extraordinary, and any license fee, commercial rental tax,
improvement bond or bonds, levy or tax imposed on the Premises by any authority
having the direct or indirect power to tax, including any city, state or federal
government, or any school, agricultural, sanitary, fire, street, drainage or
other improvement district thereof, as against any legal or equitable interest
of Landlord in the Premises or in the real property of which the Premises are a
part, as against Landlord's right to rent or other income therefrom, and as
against Landlord's business of leasing the Premises. The term "real property
tax" shall also include any tax, fee, levy, assessment or charge (a) in
substitution of, partially or totally, any tax, fee, levy, assessment or charge
hereinabove included within the definition of "real property tax," or (b) the
nature of which was hereinbefore included within the definition of "real
property tax," or (c) which is imposed for a service or right not charged prior
to June 1,1978, or, if previously charged, has been increased since June 1,1978,
or (d) which is imposed as a result of a transfer, either partial or total, of
Landlord's interest in the Premises or which is added to a tax or charge
hereinbefore included within the definition of real property tax by reason of
such transfer, or (e) which is imposed by reason of this transaction, any
modifications or changes hereto, or any transfers hereof. The term "real
property tax" shall also include fees payable to tax consultants and attorneys
for consultation and contesting real property taxes. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the

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term "real property tax" shall exclude inheritance taxes, personal income taxes,
estate taxes, gift, excise, franchise, capital levy, state payroll, stamp or
profit taxes, however designated. If any real property tax to be paid by Tenant
shall cover any period of time prior to the Commencement Date, such real
property taxes shall be equitably prorated to cover only the period of time
within the applicable tax fiscal year this Lease is in effect.

         10.2 Payment of Taxes.

                  (a) Tenant shall pay the real property tax applicable to the
Premises during the term of this Lease. Subject to Paragraph 10.2(b), all such
payments shall be made at least ten (10) days prior to any delinquency date.
Tenant shall promptly furnish Landlord with satisfactory evidence that such
taxes have been paid. If any such taxes shall cover any period of time prior to
or after the expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant's share of such
taxes shall be prorated to cover only that portion of the tax bill applicable to
the period that this Lease is in effect, and Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for
any overpayment. If Tenant shall fail to pay any required real property tax,
Landlord shall have the right to pay the same and Tenant shall reimburse
Landlord therefor upon demand.

                  (b) Advance Payment. In the event Tenant incurs a late charge
on a Rent payment more than two times during the term of this Lease, Landlord
may, at Landlord's option, estimate the current real property taxes, and require
that such taxes be paid in advance to Landlord by Tenant, either (i) in a lump
sum amount equal to the installment due, at least twenty (20) days prior to the
applicable delinquency date, or (ii) monthly in advance with the payment of Base
Rent. If Landlord elects to require payment monthly in advance, the monthly
payment shall be an amount equal to the amount of the estimated installment of
taxes divided by the number of months remaining before the month in which such
installment becomes delinquent. When the actual amount of the applicable tax
bill is known, the amount of such equal monthly advance payments shall be
adjusted as required to provide the funds needs to pay the applicable taxes. If
the amount collected by Landlord is insufficient to pay such real property taxes
when due, Tenant shall pay Landlord, upon demand such additional sums as are
necessary to pay such obligations. All monies paid to Landlord under this
paragraph may be intermingled with other monies of Landlord and shall not bear
interest. In the event of an Event of Default by Tenant in the performance of
its obligations under this Lease, any balance of funds paid to Landlord under
the provisions of this paragraph may, at the option of Landlord, be treated as
an additional Security Deposit.

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         10.3 Personal Property Taxes.

                  (a) Tenant shall pay prior to delinquency all taxes assessed
against and levied upon trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other
personal property of Tenant contained in the Premises or elsewhere. When
possible, Tenant shall cause said trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all
other personal property to be assessed and billed separately from the real
property of Landlord.

                  (b) If any of Tenant's said personal property shall be
assessed with Landlord's real property, Tenant shall pay such taxes as part of
real property tax.

         10.4 Additional Provisions Regarding Real Property Taxes. Landlord
shall have the sole right to contest or appeal any real property taxes or
assessments applicable to all or any portion of the Premises and to seek a
reduction in the assessed valuation of all or any portion of the Premises
(collectively, "Tax Contests"). Any refund of real property taxes resulting from
any such Tax Contest shall be applied first to reimburse Landlord for its costs
and expenses in connection with the Tax Contest (including, without limitation
attorneys' fees and the costs of consultants) and then, out of and to the extent
of the balance of such refund, Landlord shall reimburse to Tenant the portion of
such reduction attributable to the Premises and the term of this Lease, as and
to the extent previously paid by Tenant as part of Tenant's Share of Operating
Expenses. Fees payable to tax consultants and attorneys for consultation and
contesting real property taxes shall be an Operating Expense. In the event that
Landlord has not undertaken a Tax Contest with respect to the property taxes or
assessments for a tax fiscal year, Tenant may request that Landlord undertake
such a Tax Contest. In the event that Landlord does not commence such Tax
Contest within 90 days after receipt of Tenant's request or does not otherwise
agree to proceed with that Tax Protest, then Tenant may undertake a Tax Contest;
provided that no such Tax Contest by Tenant shall be made if the contested tax
or assessment may become a lien on the Building unless the contested amount is
paid prior to the Tax Contest by Tenant. Tenant shall indemnify and hold
Landlord harmless with respect to any increases in real property taxes or
assessments arising out of Tenant's conduct of a Tax Contest above the level
those real estate taxes or assessments would have been in the absence of such a
Tax Contest.

11. Utilities. Tenant shall pay for all water, gas, heat, light, power,
telephone and other utilities and services supplied to the Premises, together
with any taxes thereon. Landlord represents that the following utilities are
available stubbed up to the boundary of the Premises: natural gas, electrical,
water, and sewer.

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12.       Assignment and Subletting.

         12.1 Landlord's Consent Required. Tenant shall not voluntarily or by
operation of law assign, transfer, mortgage, sublet, or otherwise transfer or
encumber all or any part of Tenant's interest in this Lease or in the Premises,
without Landlord's prior written consent, which Landlord shall not unreasonably
withhold, condition or delay. Landlord shall respond to Tenant's request for
consent hereunder in a timely manner and any attempted assignment, transfer,
mortgage, encumbrance or subletting without such consent shall be void, and
shall constitute a noncurable breach of this Lease, without the need for notice
to Tenant under Paragraph 13.1.

         12.2 Procedure. If at any time or from time to time during the term of
this Lease, Tenant desires to assign or sublet all or any part of Tenant's
interest in this Lease or in the Premises to an entity other than a Tenant
Affiliate (as defined below), Tenant shall give prior written notice to Landlord
setting forth the terms of the proposed assignment or subletting and the space
so proposed to be assigned or sublet. Such assignment or sublease shall be
subject to, without limitation, all the conditions in Paragraph 12 and the
following conditions:

                  (a) The assignment or sublease shall be substantially on the
terms set forth in the notice given to Landlord. Any subsequent changes or
modifications will require Landlord's prior written consent.

                  (b) Tenant acknowledges that Landlord's agreement to lease
these Premises to Tenant at the rent and terms stated herein is made in material
reliance upon Landlord's evaluation of this particular Tenant's background,
experience and ability, as well as the nature of the use of the Premises by this
Tenant as set forth in Paragraph 6. In the event that Tenant shall request
Landlord's written consent to assign or sublease the Premises as required in
Paragraphs 12.1 and 12.2 hereof, then each such request for consent shall be
accompanied by the following:

                           (i) Financial statements of the proposed assignee or
         sublessee, or if financial statements are not available, other
         information concerning the financial condition of the proposed assignee
         or sublessee that reasonably discloses and represents that financial
         condition;

                           (ii) A statement of the specific uses for which the
         Premises will be utilized by the proposed assignee or sublessee; and

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                           (iii) Preliminary plans prepared by an architect or
         civil engineer for all alterations to the Premises that are
         contemplated to be made by Tenant, the proposed assignee or sublessee.

                  (c) No assignment or sublease shall be valid and no assignee
or sublessee shall take possession of the Premises assigned or subleased until
an executed counterpart of such assignment or sublease has been delivered to
Landlord.

                  (d) No sublessee or assignee shall have a right further to
sublet or assign without Landlord's prior written consent as provided in this
Paragraph 12.

                  (e) In the case of an assignment, 50% of any sums or other
economic consideration received by Tenant as a result of such assignment shall
be paid to Landlord after first deducting the unamortized cost of leasehold
improvements paid for by Tenant in connection with such assignment and the cost
of any real estate commissions incurred by Tenant in connection with such
assignment.

                  (f) In the case of a subletting, 50% of any sums or economic
consideration received by Tenant as a result of such subletting shall be paid to
Landlord after first deducting (i) the rent due hereunder prorated to reflect
only rent allocable to the sublet portion of the Premises, (ii) the cost of
tenant improvements made to the sublet portion of the Premises at Tenant's cost
in connection with such sublease, which shall be amortized over the term of the
applicable sublease and (iii) the cost of any real estate commissions incurred
by Tenant in connection with such subletting, amortized over the term of the
sublease.

         12.3 Tenants Other Than Individuals. [The provisions of this paragraph
12.3 shall not apply so long as the original named Tenant is the Tenant under
this Lease.]

                  (a) If Tenant is a partnership, a transfer of any interest of
a general partner, a withdrawal of any general partner from the partnership, or
the dissolution of the partnership, shall be deemed to be an assignment of this
Lease.

                  (b) If Tenant is a corporation, unless Tenant is a public
corporation whose stock is regularly traded on a national stock exchange, or is
regularly traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on NASDAQ, any sale
or other transfer of a percentage of capital stock of Tenant which results in a
change of controlling persons, or the sale or other transfer of substantially
all of the assets of Tenant, shall be deemed to be an assignment of this Lease.

                  (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Lease, the initial listing for sale of Tenant's stock on a public exchange or
the sale of any

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number of shares of Tenant's stock on a public exchange, shall not be deemed to
be an assignment or other transfer requiring Landlord's consent under this Lease

         12.4 Tenant Affiliate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 12.1
hereof, Tenant may assign or sublet the Premises, or any portion thereof,
without Landlord's consent, to any corporation which controls, is controlled by
or is under common control with Tenant, or to any corporation resulting from the
merger or consolidation with Tenant, or to any person or entity which acquires
all the assets of Tenant as a going concern of the business that is being
conducted on the Premises (any of the foregoing, a "Tenant Affiliate"), provided
that (a) the transferee has a net worth, after the assignment or sublet, which
is equal to or greater than the net worth of Tenant at the date of this Lease;
(b) the transferee assumes, in full, the obligations of Tenant under this Lease;
and (c) a copy of the document effecting the sublet and evidencing the
transferee's assumption of Tenant's obligations hereunder is promptly delivered
to Landlord. Any such assignment shall not, in any way, affect or limit the
liability of Tenant under the terms of this Lease even if after such assignment
or subletting the terms of this Lease are materially changed or altered without
the consent of Tenant, the consent of whom shall not be necessary.

         12.5 No Release of Tenant. Regardless of Landlord's consent, any
subletting or assignment shall not (a) be effective without the express written
assumption by such assignee or sublessee of the obligations of Tenant under this
Lease, (b) release Tenant of any of Tenant's obligations hereunder or (c) alter
the primary liability of Tenant to pay the rent and to perform all other
obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder. The acceptance of rent by
Landlord from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Landlord of
any provision hereof or any default by Tenant. Consent to one assignment or
subletting shall not be deemed consent to any subsequent assignment or
subletting. In the event of default by any assignee of Tenant or any successor
of Tenant, in the performance of any of the terms hereof, Landlord may proceed
directly against Tenant without the necessity of exhausting remedies against
said assignee. Landlord may consent to subsequent assignments or subletting of
this Lease or amendments or modifications to this Lease with assignees of
Tenant, without notifying Tenant, or any successor of Tenant, and without
obtaining its or their consent thereto and such action shall not relieve Tenant
of liability under this Lease; provided that Tenant shall not be liable for any
increase in the obligations under this Lease resulting from such an amendment or
modification of this Lease to which Tenant has not consented.

         12.6 Terms and Conditions Applicable to Subletting. Regardless of
Landlord's consent, the following terms and conditions shall apply to any
subletting by tenant of all or any part of the Premises and shall be included in
subleases:

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                  (a) Tenant hereby assigns and transfers to Landlord all of
Tenant's interest in all rentals and income arising from any sublease heretofore
or hereafter made by Tenant, and Landlord may collect such rent and income and
apply same toward Tenant's obligations under this Lease; provided, however, that
until a default shall occur in the performance of Tenant's obligations under
this Lease, Tenant may, subject to paragraphs 12.2 (e) and (f) receive, collect
and enjoy the rents accruing under such sublease. Landlord shall not, by reason
of this or any other assignment of such sublease to Landlord nor by reason of
the collection of the rents from a sublessee, be deemed liable to the sublessee
for any failure of Tenant to perform and comply with any of Tenant's obligations
to such sublessee under such sublease. Tenant hereby irrevocably authorizes and
directs any such sublessee, upon receipt of a written notice from Landlord
stating that a default exists in the performance of Tenant's obligations under
this Lease, to pay to Landlord the rents due and to become due under the
sublease, Tenant agrees that such sublessee shall have the right to rely upon
any such statement and request from Landlord, and that such sublessee shall pay
such rents to Landlord without any obligation or right to inquire as to whether
such default exists and notwithstanding any notice from or claim from Tenant to
the contrary. Tenant shall have no right or claim against such sublessee or
Landlord for any such rents so paid by said sublessee to Landlord.

                  (b) No sublease entered into by Tenant to any entity other
than a Tenant Affiliate shall be effective unless and until it has been approved
in writing by Landlord. In entering into any sublease, Tenant shall use only
such form of sublease as is satisfactory to Landlord, and once approved by
Landlord, such sublease shall not be changed or modified without Landlord's
prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed. Any sublessee shall, by reason of entering into a sublease under this
Lease, be deemed, for the benefit of Landlord, to have assumed and agreed to
conform and comply with each and every obligation herein to be performed by
Tenant other than such obligations as are contrary to or inconsistent with
provisions contained in a sublease to which Landlord has expressly consented in
writing.

                  (c) The consent by Landlord to any subletting shall not
release Tenant from its obligations or alter the primary liability of Tenant to
pay the rent and perform and comply with all of the obligations of Tenant to be
performed under this Lease.

                  (d) The consent by Landlord to any subletting shall not
constitute a consent to any subsequent subletting by Tenant or to any assignment
or subletting by the sublessee. However, Landlord may consent to subsequent
sublettings and

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assignments of the sublease or any amendments or modifications thereto without
notifying Tenant or anyone else liable on the Lease or sublease and without
obtaining their consent and such action shall not relieve such persons from
liability.

                  (e) After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Landlord may
proceed directly against Tenant, any guarantors or any one else responsible for
the performance of this Lease, including the sublessee, without first exhausting
Landlord's remedies against any other person or entity responsible therefor to
Landlord, or any security held by Landlord or Tenant.

                  (f) In the event Tenant shall default in the performance of
its obligations under this Lease, Landlord, at its option and without any
obligation to do so, may require any sublessee to attorn to Landlord, in which
event Landlord shall undertake the obligations of Tenant under such sublease
from the time of the exercise of said option to the termination of such
sublease; provided, however, Landlord shall not be liable for any prepaid rents
or security deposit paid by such sublessee to Tenant or for any other prior
defaults of Tenant under such sublease.

                  (g) No sublessee shall further assign or sublet all or any
part of the Premises without Landlord's prior written consent.

                  (h) Landlord's written consent to any subletting of the
Premises by Tenant shall not constitute an acknowledgment that no default then
exists under this Lease of the obligations to be performed by Tenant nor shall
such consent be deemed a waiver of any then existing default, except as may be
otherwise stated by Landlord at the time.

         12.7 Attorney's Fees. In the event Tenant shall assign or sublet the
Premises or request the consent of Landlord to any assignment or subletting or
if Tenant shall request the consent of Landlord for any act Tenant proposes to
do, then Tenant shall pay Landlord's reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in
connection therewith, such attorneys' fees not to exceed $350.00 for each such
request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that a payment of
$750.00 is a reasonable fee for Landlord's review of Tenant's request to assign
or sublease.

13. Defaults; Remedies.

         13.1 Defaults. The occurrence of any one or more of the following
events shall constitute a material default and breach of this Lease (each, an
"Event of Default") by Tenant:

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                  (a) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

                  (b) The failure by Tenant to make any payment of rent or any
other payment required to be made by Tenant hereunder, as and when due, where
such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) days after written notice
thereof from Landlord to Tenant. In the event that Landlord serves Tenant with a
Notice to Pay Rent or Quit pursuant to applicable Unlawful Detainer statutes,
such Notice to Pay Rent or Quit shall also constitute the notice required by
this subparagraph.

                  (c) The failure by Tenant to observe or perform any of the
covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease to be observed or performed by
Tenant, other than described in paragraph (b) above, where such failure shall
continue for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from Landlord to
Tenant; provided, however, that if the nature of Tenant's default is such that
more than 30 days are reasonably required for its cure, then Tenant shall not be
deemed to be in default if Tenant commenced such cure within said 30-day period
and thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion. To the extent
permitted by law, said thirty (30) day nonce shall constitute the sole and
exclusive notice required to be given to Tenant under applicable unlawful
detainer statutes.

                  (d) (i) The making by Tenant of any general arrangement or
assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) Tenant becomes a "debtor" as
defined in 11 U.S. C. Section 101 or any successor statute thereto (unless, in
the case of a petition filed against Tenant, the same is dismissed within 60
days); (iii) the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of
substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's
interest in this Lease, where possession is not restored to Tenant within 30
days; or (iv) the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of
substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's
interest in this Lease, where such seizure is not discharged within 30 days.
Provided, however, in the event that any provision of this Paragraph 13.1(d) is
contrary to any applicable law, such provision shall be of no force or effect.

                  (e) The discovery by Landlord that any financial statement
given to Landlord by Tenant, any assignee of Tenant, any sublessee of Tenant,
any successor in interest of Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant's obligations
hereunder, and any of them, was materially false.

         13.2 Remedies. If Tenant fails to perform any affirmative duty or
obligation of Tenant under this Lease, within thirty (30) days after written
notice to Tenant (or in case of an emergency, without notice), Landlord may at
its option (but without obligation to do so), perform such duty or obligation on
Tenant's behalf including but

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not limited to the obtaining of reasonably required bonds, insurance policies,
or governmental licenses, permits or approvals. The costs and expenses of any
such performance by Landlord shall be due and payable by Tenant to Landlord
upon invoice therefor. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, with or
without further notice or demand, and without limiting Landlord in the exercise
of any right or remedy which Landlord may have by reason of such breach,
Landlord may:

                  (a) Terminate Tenant's right to possession of the Premises by
any lawful means, in which case this Lease and the term hereof shall terminate
and Tenant shall immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord.
In such event Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant: (i) the worth
at the time of the award of the unpaid rent which had been earned at the time of
termination; (ii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the
unpaid rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of
award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that the Tenant proves could have
been reasonably avoided; (iii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by
which the unpaid rent for the balance of the term after the time of award
exceeds the amount of such rental loss that the Tenant proves could be
reasonably avoided; and (iv) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord
for all the detriment proximately caused by the Tenant's failure to perform its
obligations under this Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be
likely to result therefrom, including but not limited to the cost of recovering
possession of the Premises, expenses of reletting, including necessary
renovation and alteration of the Premises, reasonable attorneys' fees, and that
portion of the leasing commission paid by Landlord applicable to the unexpired
term of this Lease. The worth at the time of award of the amount referred to in
provisions (i) and (ii) of the prior sentence shall be calculated based on an
interest rate equal to the highest rate permitted by applicable law. The worth
at the time of award of the amount referred to in provision (iii) of the prior
sentence shall be computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus one percent.
Efforts by Landlord to mitigate damages caused by Tenant's breach of this Lease
shall not waive Landlord's right to recover damages under this Paragraph. If
termination of this Lease is obtained through the provisional remedy of unlawful
detainer, Landlord shall have the right to recover in such proceeding the unpaid
rent and damages as are recoverable therein, or Landlord may reserve therein the
right to recover all or any part thereof in a separate suit for such rent and/or
damages. If a notice and grace period required under Paragraphs 13.1(b), (c) or
(d) was not previously given, a notice to pay rent or quit, or to perform or
quit, as the case may be, given to Tenant under any statute authorizing the
forfeiture of leases for unlawful detainer shall also constitute the applicable
notice for grace period purposes required by subparagraphs 13.1(b), (c) or (d).
In such case, the applicable grace period under Paragraphs 13.1(b), (c) or (d)
and under the unlawful detainer statute shall run concurrently after the one
such

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statutory notice, and the failure of Tenant to cure the default within the
greater of the two such grace periods shall constitute both an unlawful detainer
and breach of this Lease entitling Landlord to the remedies provided for in this
Lease and/or by said statute.

                  (b) Continue the Lease and Tenant's right to possession in
effect (in California under California Civil Code Section 1951.4) after Tenant's
breach and abandonment and recover the rent as it becomes due, provided Tenant
has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations. See
Paragraphs 12 and 36 for the limitations on assignment and subletting which
limitations Tenant and Landlord agree are reasonable. Acts of maintenance or
preservation, efforts to relet the Premises, or the appointment of a receiver to
protect the Landlord's interest under the Lease, shall not constitute a
termination of the Tenant's right to possession.

                  (c) Pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to
Landlord under the laws or judicial decisions of the State of California. Unpaid
installments of rent and other unpaid monetary obligations of Tenant under the
terms of this Lease shall bear interest from the date due at the Interest Rate.

                  (d) The expiration or termination of this Lease and/or the
termination of Tenant's right to possession shall not relieve Tenant from
liability under any indemnity provisions of this Lease as to matters occurring
or accruing prior to such expiration or termination or by reason of Tenant's
occupancy of the Premises.

         13.3 Default by Landlord. Landlord shall not be in default unless
Landlord fails to perform obligations required of Landlord within a reasonable
time, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after written notice by Tenant
to Landlord and to the holder of any first mortgage or deed of trust encumbering
the Premises whose name and address shall have theretofore been furnished to
Tenant in writing, specifying wherein Landlord has failed to perform such
obligation; provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord's obligation is
such that more than thirty (30) days are required for performance then Landlord
shall not be in default if Landlord commences performance within such 30-day
period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion. Any damages
or judgments arising out of Landlord's default of its obligations under this
Lease shall be satisfied only out of Landlord's interest and estate in the
Premises, and Landlord shall have no personal liability beyond such interest and
estate with respect to such damages or judgments.

         13.4 Late Charges. Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment by
Tenant to Landlord of rent and other sums due hereunder will cause Landlord to
incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be
extremely difficult

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to ascertain. Such costs include, but are not limited to, processing and
accounting charges, and late charges which may be imposed on Landlord by the
terms of any mortgage or trust deed encumbering the Premises. Accordingly, if
any installment of rent or any other sum due from Tenant shall not be received
by Landlord or Landlord's designee within ten (10) days after such amount shall
be due, then, without any requirement for notice to Tenant, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord a late charge equal to 5% of such overdue amount. The parties hereby
agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the
costs Landlord will incur by reason of late payment by Tenant. Acceptance of
such late charge by Landlord shall in no event constitute a waiver of Tenant's
default with respect to such overdue amount, not prevent Landlord from
exercising any of the other rights and remedies granted hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Paragraph 13.4, the 5% late charge
described in this Paragraph 13.4 shall not be imposed with respect to the first
or second late payment in any calendar year unless the applicable payment due
from Tenant is not received by Landlord or Landlord's designee within ten (10)
days following written notice from Landlord that such payment was not received
when due. Following the second such written notice from Landlord in any calendar
year (and regardless of whether such payment is then received within such 10-day
period), a late charge will be imposed without notice for any subsequent payment
due from Tenant during such calendar year which is not received within ten (10)
days of its due date.

14. Condemnation. If the Premises or any portion thereof are taken under the
power of eminent domain, or sold under the threat of the exercise of said power
(all of which are herein called "condemnation"), this Lease shall terminate as
to the part so taken as of the date the condemning authority takes title or
possession, whichever first occurs. If more than 10% of the floor area of the
building on the Premises, or more than 25% of the land area of the Premises
which is not occupied by any building, is taken by condemnation, Tenant may, at
Tenant's option, to be exercised in writing only within ten (10) days after
Landlord shall have given Tenant written notice of such taking (or in the
absence of such notice, within ten (10) days after the condemning authority
shall have taken possession) terminate this Lease as of the date the condemning
authority takes such possession. If Tenant does not terminate this Lease in
accordance with the foregoing, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect
as to the portion of the Premises remaining, except that the rent shall be
reduced in the proportion that the floor area of the building taken bears to the
total floor area of the building situated on the Premises. No reduction of rent
shall occur if the only area taken is that which does not have a building
located thereon. Any award for the taking of all or any part of the Premises
under the power of eminent domain or any payment made under threat of the
exercise of such power shall be the property of Landlord, whether such award
shall be made as compensation for diminution in value of the leasehold or for
the taking of the fee, or as severance damages; provided, however, that

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Tenant shall be entitled to any award for loss of or damage to Tenant's trade
fixtures and removable personal property. In the event that this Lease is not
terminated by reason of such condemnation, Landlord shall to the extent of net
severance damages received by Landlord in connection with such condemnation,
over and above the legal and other expenses incurred by Landlord in the
condemnation matter, repair any damage to the Premises caused by such
condemnation except to the extent that Tenant has been reimbursed therefor by
the condemning authority. Tenant shall pay any amount in excess of such net
severance damages required to complete such repair.

         15. Broker's Commissions. Tenant and Landlord each represent and
warrant to the other that neither has had any dealings with any person, firm,
broker or finder (other than those persons, if any, whose names are set forth in
this Paragraph 15) in connection with the negotiation of this Lease and/or the
consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, and no other broker or
other person, firm or entity is entitled to any commission or finder's fee in
connection with said transaction and Tenant and Landlord do each hereby
indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any costs, expenses,
attorneys' fees or liability for compensation, commission or charges which may
be claimed by any such unnamed broker, finder or other similar party by reason
of any dealings or actions of the indemnifying party. Named brokers:

<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
                  Landlord's Broker:          CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

                  Tenant's Broker:            CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

                  Tenant's Consultant:        CRESA Partners
</TABLE>

The commission payable to Landlord's Broker with respect to this Lease shall be
pursuant to the terms of the separate commission agreement in effect between
Landlord and Landlord's Broker. Landlord's Broker shall pay a portion of its
commission to Tenant's Broker and Tenant's Consultant, pursuant to a separate
agreement between Landlord's Broker and Tenant's Broker and Tenant's Consultant.
Nothing in this Lease shall impose any obligation on Landlord to pay a
commission or fee (a) to any party other than Landlord's Broker or (b) to any
party with respect to (i) the exercise by Tenant of any option or right of first
refusal pursuant to this Lease, or (ii) any extension or renewal of this Lease.

         16. Estoppel Certificate.

                  (a) Tenant shall at any time upon not less than ten (10) days'
prior written notice from Landlord execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord
a statement in writing (i) certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full
force and

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effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying
that this Lease, as so modified, is in full force and effect) and the date to
which the rent and other charges are paid in advance, if any, and (ii)
acknowledging that there are not, to Tenant's knowledge, any uncured defaults on
the part of Landlord hereunder, or specifying such defaults if any are claimed.
Any such statement may be conclusively relied upon by any prospective purchaser
or encumbrancer of the Premises.

                  (b) At Landlord's option, Tenant's failure to deliver such
statement within such time shall be conclusive upon Tenant (i) that this Lease
is in full force and effect, without modification except as may be represented
by Landlord, (ii) that there are no uncured defaults in Landlord's performance,
and (iii) that not more than one month's rent has been paid in advance or such
failure may be considered by Landlord as a default by Tenant under this Lease.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding in this Paragraph 16(b), Tenant's
failure to deliver an estoppel certificate will not be deemed a default or
breach by Tenant of the Lease unless Tenant's failure continues uncured for five
days after an additional written notice to Tenant of such default.

                  (c) If Landlord desires to finance, refinance, or sell the
Premises, or any part thereof, Tenant hereby agrees to deliver to any lender or
purchaser designated by Landlord such financial statements of Tenant as may be
reasonably required by such lender or purchaser. Such statements shall include
the past three years' financial statements of Tenant. All such financial
statements shall be received by Landlord and such lender or purchaser in
confidence and shall be used only for the purposes herein set forth.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as Tenant is a publicly traded company
and obligated to report its financial condition publicly in accordance with the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tenant shall not be obligated
to provide any additional financial statements in addition to those reports
available to the general public by reason of such reporting requirements.

                  (d) Landlord shall at any time upon no less than 10 days'
prior written notice from Tenant referring to this Paragraph of the Lease
execute, acknowledge and deliver to Tenant a statement in writing (a) certifying
that the Lease is unmodified and to Landlord's actual knowledge in full force
and effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and
certifying that to Landlord's actual knowledge of this Lease, as so modified, it
is in full force and effect) and the date to which rent and other charges are
paid in advance, if any, and (b) acknowledging that it has not given Tenant
any written notices of default, or providing copies of such notices if any have
been given.

         17. Landlord's Liability. The term "Landlord" as used herein shall
mean only the owner or owners at the time in question of the fee title or a
Tenant's interest in a

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ground lease of the Premises, and in the event of any transfer of such title or
interest, Landlord herein named (and in case of any subsequent transfers then
the grantor) shall be relieved from and after the date of such transfer of all
liability as respects. Landlord's obligations thereafter to be performed,
provided that any funds in the hands of Landlord or the then grantor at the time
of such transfer, in which Tenant has an interest, shall be delivered to the
grantee. The obligations contained in this Lease to be performed by Landlord
shall, subject as aforesaid, be binding on Landlord's successors and assigns,
only during their respective periods of ownership.

18.      Severability. The invalidity of any provision of this Lease as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall in no way affect the
validity of any other provision hereof.

19.   Interest on Past-due Obligations. Except as expressly herein provided, any
amount due to Landlord not paid when due shall bear interest at the Interest
Rate. Payment of such interest shall not excuse or cure any default by Tenant
under this Lease, provided, however, that interest shall not be payable on late
charges incurred by Tenant nor on any amounts upon which late charges are paid
by Tenant. As used herein, the term "Interest Rate" means the lesser of (a) a
floating annual interest rate equal to four percent (4%) over the prime rate
(for corporate loans at large United States money center commercial banks)
published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of each month, or
(b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. In the event that the Wall
Street Journal fails to publish such a prime rate, the "prime rate" shall be the
prime rate or reference rate quoted by a national bank having offices in
California selected by Landlord in its sole discretion.

20.   Time of Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to the obligations to
be performed under this Lease.

21.   Additional Rent. Any monetary obligations of Tenant to Landlord under the
terms of this Lease shall be deemed to be rent.

22.   Incorporation of Prior Agreements; Amendments. This Lease contains all
agreements of the parties with respect to any matter mentioned herein. No prior
or contemporaneous agreement or understanding pertaining to any such matter
shall be effective. This Lease may be modified in writing only, signed by the
parties in interest at the time of the modification. Except as otherwise stated
in this Lease, Tenant hereby acknowledges that neither the real estate broker
listed in Paragraph 15 hereof nor any cooperating broker on this transaction nor
the Landlord or any employees or agents of any of said persons has made any oral
or written warranties or representations to Tenant relative to the condition or
use by Tenant of said Premises

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and Tenant acknowledges that Tenant assumes all responsibility regarding the
Occupational Safety Health Act, the legal use and adaptability of the Premises
and the compliance thereof with all applicable laws and regulations in effect
during the term of this Lease except as otherwise specifically stated in this
Lease.

23.   Notices. Any notice given pursuant to this Lease shall be in writing,
shall be personally delivered, delivered by Federal Express or comparable
overnight courier, providing written evidence of delivery, or delivered by U.S.
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and sent
to Landlord and Tenant at the following addresses:

LANDLORD

           Silver Oaks LLC
           16325 Silver Oak Drive
           Sylmar, California 91342
           Attn: Tom Clark

With a copy by the same method to:

           The Prudential Insurance Company of America
           4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2700
           San Francisco, California 94111-4180
           Attn: PRISA Management

With a copy by the same method to:

           Experience Property Solutions
           3000 East Birch Street, Suite 109
           Brea, California 92821
           Attn: Mark Harryman

TENANT:

           Brooks Automation, Inc.,
           15 Elizabeth Drive
           Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
           Attn: Jeffrey Myrdek

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or such other address as either party may from time to time designate as its
notice address by notifying the other party thereof. Notice so sent shall be
deemed given (a) when personally delivered, or (b) on the first business day
following deposit with Federal Express or a comparable overnight courier service
providing written evidence of delivery, or (c) five business days following
deposit in the United States mail, if notice is sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. A copy of all notices required
or permitted to be given to Landlord hereunder shall be concurrently transmitted
to such party or parties at such addresses as Landlord may from time to time
hereafter designate by notice to Tenant.

24.   Waivers. No waiver by either party of any provision hereof shall be deemed
a waiver of any other provision hereof or of any subsequent breach by the other
party of the same or any other provision. Landlord's consent to, or approval of,
any act shall not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of Landlord's
consent to or approval of any subsequent act by Tenant. The acceptance of rent
hereunder by Landlord shall not be a waiver of any preceding breach by Tenant of
any provision hereof, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular
rent so accepted, regardless of Landlord's knowledge of such preceding breach at
the time of acceptance of such rent.

25.   Recording. This Lease shall not be recorded, but the parties shall
execute, acknowledge before a notary public, and deliver, the memorandum of
lease attached to this Lease as Exhibit "E". The memorandum shall be recorded
with the Los Angeles County Recorder at Tenant's sole cost and expense.
Concurrently with the delivery of the memorandum of lease, Tenant shall execute
and deliver to Landlord a quitclaim deed to the Premises, in recordable form,
designating Landlord as transferee. Landlord agrees not to record that quitclaim
deed prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. In addition,
upon Landlord's request, Tenant shall immediately execute and deliver to
Landlord on expiration or termination of this Lease a quitclaim deed to the
Premises, in recordable form, designating Landlord or its successor as
transferee.

26.   Holding Over. If Tenant, with Landlord's consent, remains in possession of
the Premises or any part thereof after the expiration of the term hereof, such
occupancy shall be a tenancy from month to month upon all the provisions of this
Lease pertaining to the obligations of Tenant, except that the monthly rent
shall be 150% of the rent payable in the last month of the Lease term, but all
options and rights of first refusal, if any, granted under the terms of this
Lease shall be deemed terminate and be of no further effect during said month to
month tenancy.

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27.   Cumulative Remedies. No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed
exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at
law or in equity.

28.   Covenants and Conditions. Each provision of this Lease performable by
Tenant shall be deemed both a covenant and a condition.

29.   Binding Effect; Choice of Law. Subject to any provisions hereof
restricting assignment or subletting by Tenant and subject to the provisions of
Paragraph 17, this Lease shall bind the parties, their personal representatives,
successors and assigns. This Lease shall be governed by the laws of the State
wherein the Premises are located.

30.   Subordination, Attornment; Non-Disturbance.

      30.1 Subordination. This Lease and any Option granted hereby shall be
subordinate to any ground lease, mortgage, deed of trust, or other hypothecation
or security device (collectively, "Security Device"), now or hereafter placed
upon the Premises, to any and all advances made on the security thereof, and to
all renewals, modifications, and extensions thereof. Tenant agrees that the
holders of any such Security Devices (in this Lease together referred to as
"Landlord's Lender") shall have no liability or obligation to perform any of the
obligations of Landlord under this Lease. Any Lender may elect to have this
Lease and/or any Option granted hereby superior to the lien of its Security
Device by giving written notice thereof to Tenant, whereupon this Lease and such
Options shall be deemed prior to such Security Device notwithstanding the
relative dates of the documentation or recordation thereof.

      30.2 Attornment. Subject to the non-disturbance provisions of Paragraph
30.3, Tenant agrees to attorn to a Lender or another party who acquires
ownership of the Premises by reason of a foreclosure of a Security Device, and
that in the event of such foreclosure, such new owner shall not (i) be liable
for any act or omission of any prior Landlord or with respect to events
occurring prior to acquisition of ownership (provided that this clause (i) shall
not relieve the new owner from its ongoing maintenance obligations under this
Lease); (ii) be subject to any offsets or defenses which Tenant might have
against any prior Landlord; or (iii) be bound by prepayment of more than one (1)
month's rent.

      30.3 Non-Disturbance. With respect to Security Devices entered into by
Landlord after the execution of this Lease, Tenant's subordination of this Lease
shall be subject to receiving a commercially reasonable non-disturbance
agreement (a "Non-Disturbance Agreement") from the Lender which Non-Disturbance
Agreement provides that Tenant's possession of the Premises, and this Lease,
including any

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options to extend the term hereof, will not be disturbed so long as Tenant is
not in breach hereof and attorns to the record owner of the Premises.

      30.4 Self-Executing. The agreements contained in this Paragraph 30 shall
be effective without the execution of any further documents; provided, however,
that upon written request from Landlord or a Lender in connection with a sale,
financing or refinancing of the Premises, Tenant and Landlord shall execute such
further writings as may be reasonably required to separately document any
subordination, attornment and/or Non-Disturbance Agreement provided for herein.
Tenant's failure to execute such documents within 10 business days after written
demand shall constitute a material default by Tenant hereunder without further
notice to Tenant. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding in this Paragraph
30.4, Tenant's failure to deliver such documents will not be deemed Event of
Default by Tenant of the Lease unless Tenant's failure continues uncured for
five (5) days after an additional written notice to Tenant of such default.

      30.5 Initial Subordination and Non-Disturbance Agreement. Landlord shall
provide Tenant with a Subordination, Non-Disturbance Agreement in the form of
Exhibit "F" attached hereto, from the Lender in place on the date of execution
of this Lease.

31.   Attorney's Fees.

            (a) If either party brings an action or proceeding to enforce the
terms hereof or declare rights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such
proceeding, action, or appeal thereon, shall be entitled to its reasonable
attorney's fees and such fees as may be awarded in the same suit or recovered in
a separate suit, whether or not such action or proceeding is pursued to decision
or judgment. The term, "prevailing party" shall include, without limitation, a
party who obtains legal counsel or brings an action against the other by reason
of the other's breach or default, or who defends such action, and substantially
obtains or defeats the relief sought, whether by compromise, settlement,
judgment, or abandonment of the claim or defense by the other party.

            (b) The attorney's fee award shall not be computed in accordance
with any court fee schedule, but shall be such as to fully reimburse all
attorney's fees reasonably incurred in good faith.

            (c) Landlord shall be entitled to attorney's fees, costs and
expenses incurred in the preparation and service of notices of default and
consultations in connection therewith, whether or not a legal action is
subsequently commenced in connection with such default. Landlord and Tenant
agree that $350.00 is a reasonable

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sum per occurrence for legal services and costs per preparation and service of a
notice of default and that Landlord may include $350.00 as additional rent due
in each such notice of default as an amount that must be paid to cure said
default.

32.   Landlord's Access. Landlord and Landlord's agents shall have the right to
enter the Premises at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting the same,
showing the same to prospective purchasers, lenders, or tenants (but as to
prospective tenants only, such entry shall be during the last six (6) months
during the term of this Lease or after an Event of Default only), and making
such alterations, repairs, improvements or additions to the Premises or to the
building of which they are a part as Landlord may deem necessary or desirable.
Landlord may at any time during the last 120 days of the term hereof place on or
about the Premises any ordinary "For Lease" signs, all without rebate of rent or
liability to Tenant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Paragraph
32, except in the case of emergency or during periods in which Tenant is in
default under this Lease, Landlord shall give Tenant notice at least two (2)
business days in advance of Landlord's intent to enter the Premises and such
entry shall be made during Tenant's business hours.

33.   Auctions. Tenant shall not conduct, nor permit to be conducted, either
voluntarily or involuntarily, any auction upon the Premises without first having
obtained Landlord's prior written consent. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Lease, Landlord shall not be obligated to exercise any standard
of reasonableness in determining whether to grant such consent.

34.   Signs. Tenant shall not place any sign upon the Premises without
Landlord's prior written consent. Tenant shall have the right, at its sole cost
and expense, to install a sign on the exterior of the Building identifying its
name and logo. The graphics, materials, color, design, lettering, size, location
and specifications of Tenant's signage shall be subject to the prior written
approval of Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, and the approval of the City of Los Angeles. The sign shall be
installed and maintained, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, pursuant to an
installation and maintenance program approved and supervised by Landlord. At the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Landlord shall, at Tenant's
sole cost and expense, cause the sign to be removed and the exterior of the
Building affected by the sign to be restored to the condition existing prior to
the installation of the sign. Landlord may disapprove any signage that contains
a name which relates to an entity or individual which is of a character or
reputation, or is associated with a political orientation or faction, which is
materially inconsistent with the quality of the Building, or which would
otherwise reasonably offend the landlord of a comparable building. This signage
right is personal to the initially named Tenant and any assignee of the Lease
consented to by Landlord or as to which Landlord's

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consent is not required pursuant to Paragraph 12. In addition, so long as such
additional sign otherwise meets the requirements of this Paragraph 34, in the
event Tenant subleases a portion of the Premises in accordance with Paragraph
12, one subtenant of Tenant may have secondary "eyebrow" signage at one location
on the Building identifying that one subtenant.

35.   Merger. The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, or a
mutual cancellation thereof, or a termination by Landlord, shall not work a
merger, and shall, at the option of Landlord, terminate all or any existing
subtenancies or may, at the option of Landlord, operate as an assignment to
Landlord of any or all of such subtenancies.

36.   Consents. Except for Paragraphs 33, 34 and 47 hereof, wherever in this
Lease the consent of one party is required to an act of the other party, such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

37.   [Intentionally Omitted].

38.   Quiet Possession. Upon Tenant paying the rent for the Premises and
observing and performing all of the covenants, conditions and provisions on
Tenant's part to be observed and performed hereunder, Tenant shall have quiet
possession of the Premises for the entire term hereof subject to all of the
provisions of this Lease, and all easements, covenants, conditions and
restrictions of record. The individuals executing this Lease on behalf of
Landlord represent and warrant to Tenant that they are fully authorized and
legally capable of executing this Lease on behalf of Landlord and that such
execution is binding upon all parties holding an ownership interest in the
Premises.

39.   Options.

      39.1 Definition. As used in this paragraph the word "Options" has the
following meaning: (a) the right or option to extend the term of this Lease or
to renew this Lease or to extend or renew any lease that Tenant has on other
property of Landlord; (b) the option or right of first refusal to lease the
Premises or the right of first offer to lease the Premises or the right of first
refusal to lease other property of Landlord or the right of first offer to lease
other property of Landlord; (c) the right or option to purchase the Premises, or
the right of first refusal to purchase the Premises, or the right of first offer
to purchase the Premises or the right or option to purchase other property of
Landlord, or the right of first refusal to purchase other property of Landlord
or the right of first offer to purchase other property of Landlord.

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39.2 Options Personal; Multiple Options. Each Option granted to Tenant in this
Lease is personal to Tenant and may not be exercised or be assigned, voluntarily
or involuntarily, by or to any person or entity other than Tenant, provided,
however, the Options may be exercised by or assigned to any Tenant Affiliate as
defined in Paragraph 12.4 of this Lease and assigned to any assignee of this
Lease permitted under Paragraph 12 of this Lease. The Options herein granted to
Tenant are not assignable separate and apart from this Lease. In the event that
Tenant has any multiple options to extend or renew this Lease a later option
cannot be exercised unless the prior option to extend or renew this Lease has
been so exercised.

         39.3 Effect of Default on Options.

                  (a) Tenant shall have no right to exercise an Option,
notwithstanding any provision in the grant of Option to the contrary, if there
is an Event of Default at the time of Tenant's exercise thereof.

                  (b) All rights of Tenant under the provisions of an Option
shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, notwithstanding Tenant's
due and timely exercise of the Option, if, there is an Event of Default at the
time of the commencement of the applicable Option Period.

         39.4 First Option. Landlord hereby grants to Tenant the option to
extend the term of this Lease for a five (5) year period commencing on the date
the prior term expires (the "First Option Period") upon each and all of the
following terms and conditions:

                  (a) Tenant gives to Landlord, and Landlord actually receives,
on a date which is prior to the date that the First Option Period would commence
(if exercised) by at least ten (10) and not more than thirteen (13) months, a
written notice of exercise of the option to extend this Lease for said
additional term, time being of the essence. Such notice shall be delivered in
accordance with Paragraph 23 hereof. If said notification of the exercise of
said option is not so given and received, this option shall automatically
expire;

                  (b) The provisions of Paragraph 39, including the provision
relating to default of Tenant set forth in Paragraph 39.3 of this Lease are
conditions of this option;

                  (c) All of the terms and conditions of this Lease except where
specifically modified by this option shall apply, except that Tenant shall have
no

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further option to extend the term of this Lease other than for the option
provided for in Paragraph 39.5;

                  (d) Any prior Tenant that has not been expressly released from
liability under this Lease, and any guarantor of the Tenant's performance
hereunder, expressly reaffirms in writing the extension of their liability for
the term of the option; and

                  (e) The monthly Base Rent for each month of the First Option
Period shall be the Fair Market Rent (as defined below) of the Premises as of
the commencement of the First Option Period, but in no event less than the
monthly Base Rent scheduled to be paid during the month prior to the
commencement of the First Option Period.

         39.5 Second Option. Landlord hereby grants to Tenant the option to
extend the term of this Lease for a five (5) year period commencing on the date
the First Option Period expires (the "Second Option Period") upon each and all
of the following terms and conditions:

                  (a) Tenant gives to Landlord, and Landlord actually receives,
on a date which is prior to the date that the Second Option Period would
commence (if exercised) by at least ten (10) and not more than thirteen (13)
months, a written notice of exercise of the option to extend this Lease for said
additional term, time being of the essence. Such notice shall be delivered in
accordance with Paragraph 23 hereof. If said notification of the exercise of
said option is not so given and received, this option shall automatically
expire;

                  (b) The provisions of Paragraph 39, including the provision
relating to default of Tenant set forth in Paragraph 39.3 of this Lease are
conditions of this option;

                  (c) All of the terms and conditions of this Lease except where
specifically modified by this option shall apply; except that Tenant shall have
no further option to extend the term of this Lease;

                  (d) Any prior Tenant that has not been expressly released from
liability under this Lease, and any guarantor of the Tenant's performance
hereunder, expressly reaffirms in writing the extension of their liability for
the term of the option; and

                  (e) The monthly Base Rent for each month of the second option
period shall be the Fair Market Rent of the Premises as of the commencement of
the

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Second Option Period, but in no event less than the monthly Base Rent scheduled
to be paid during the month prior to the commencement of the Second Option
Period.

39.6 Fair Market Rent.

                  (a) The term "Fair Market Rent" as used in this lease is
defined to mean the rent, including all escalations, at which tenants are
leasing non-sublease, non-encumbered, non-equity space comparable in size and
quality to the Premises for the Option Period as to which Fair Market Rent is
being determined in the Cascades Business Park, Van Nuys, Valencia area, giving
appropriate consideration to the annual rental rates per square foot and the
standard of measurement by which the square footage is measured and the
remaining useful life of the roof existing on the comparable buildings used in
determining Fair Market Rent. In determining Fair Market Rent it shall be
assumed that:

                                    (i) The Premises are in good condition and
                  repair and improved with only the Landlord Improvements and
                  6,000 square feet of office area and there shall be no
                  deduction for depreciation, obsolescence or deferred
                  maintenance (but less reasonable wear and tear as long as well
                  maintained by Tenant). In the determination of Fair Market
                  Rent, the value of improvements made by Tenant in the Premises
                  shall not be taken into consideration.

                                    (ii) The Premises would be leased for the
                  period of the option being exercised by a tenant with the
                  credit standing of Tenant, as the same exists at that time.

                                    (iii) The Premises would be leased on the
                  same terms of this Lease insofar as the obligations for
                  repair, maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes existed
                  as of the expiration of the original term of this Lease.

                                    (iv) No deduction shall be given nor
                  consideration given to allowances for real estate brokerage
                  commissions or tenant improvement allowances.

                                    (v) The Premises will be used for its
                  highest and best use.

                  (b) Determination By Landlord. Landlord shall initially
determine the Fair Market Rent in each instance, and shall give Tenant notice
(the "Market Rent Notice") of such determination and the basis on which such
determination was made on or before the date that is nine (9) months prior to
the date the applicable Option

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Period would commence. Tenant shall have the right by written notice to Landlord
no later than the fifteen (15) day after Landlord gives the Market Rent Notice
to withdraw its exercise of the applicable option, in which event (a) Tenant
shall have no further right or option to extend the term of this lease, and (b)
Tenant's exercise of the applicable option shall be null and void.

                  (c) Disputes re Fair Market Rent. In the event that Tenant
notifies Landlord in writing, on or before the 20th business day following any
Market Rent Notice, that Tenant disagrees with the applicable determination,
Landlord and Tenant shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute within
10 business days thereafter (The 30th business day after any Market Rent Notice
is referred to herein as the "Outside Agreement Date.") If not resolved by the
Outside Agreement Date each party shall submit to the other its determination of
Fair Market Rent and the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance
with the following paragraph titled "Arbitration Procedures." Until any such
dispute is resolved, any applicable payments due under this Lease shall
correspond to Landlord's determination and, if Tenant's determination becomes
the final determination, Landlord shall refund any overpayments to Tenant,
within 5 business days following the final resolution of the dispute.

                  (d) Arbitration Procedures.

                                    (i) Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint
                  one arbitrator who shall by profession be a real estate broker
                  who shall have been active over the 5-year period ending on
                  the date of such appointment in the leasing of properties
                  similar to the Premises in the surrounding area of Los Angeles
                  County. The determination of the arbitrators shall be limited
                  solely to the issue of whether Landlord's or Tenant's
                  submitted Fair Market Rent for the Premises is the closest to
                  the actual Fair Market Rent for the Premises as determined by
                  the arbitrators, taking into account the requirements of this
                  subparagraph regarding the same. Each such arbitrator shall be
                  appointed within 15 days after the Outside Agreement Date.
                  Landlord and Tenant may not consult with either such
                  arbitrator prior to resolution.

                                    (ii) The two arbitrators so appointed shall
                  within 15 days of the date of the appointment of the last
                  appointed arbitrator, meet and attempt to reach a decision as
                  to whether the parties shall use Landlord's or Tenant's
                  submitted Fair Market Rent, and shall notify Landlord and
                  Tenant of their decision, if any.

                                    (iii). If the two arbitrators are unable to
                  reach a decision, the two arbitrators shall, within 30 days of
                  the date of the appointment of the

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last appointed arbitrator, agree upon and appoint a 3rd arbitrator who shall be
a broker who shall be qualified under the same criteria set forth hereinabove
for qualification of the initial 2 arbitrators.

                                    (iv) The 3 arbitrators shall, within 30 days
                  of the appointment of the 3rd arbitrator, reach a decision as
                  to whether the parties shall use Landlord's or Tenant's
                  submitted Fair Market Rent, and shall notify Landlord and
                  Tenant thereof.

                                    (v) The decision of the majority of the 3
                  arbitrators shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant.

                                    (vi) If either Landlord or Tenant fails to
                  appoint an arbitrator within 15 days after the Outside
                  Agreement Date, the arbitrator appointed by one of them shall
                  reach a decision, notify Landlord and Tenant thereof, and such
                  arbitrator's decision shall be binding upon Landlord and
                  Tenant.

                                    (vii) If the 2 arbitrators fail to agree
                  upon and to appoint a 3rd arbitrator, then the appointment of
                  the 3rd arbitrator shall be dismissed, and the matter to be
                  decided shall be forthwith submitted to arbitration under the
                  provisions of the American Arbitration Association, but
                  subject to the instructions set forth in this Lease.

                                    (viii) The cost of arbitration shall be paid
                  by Landlord and Tenant equally.

40. [Intentionally Omitted].

41. Security Measures. Tenant hereby acknowledges that the rental payable to
Landlord hereunder does not include the cost of guard service or other security
measures, and that Landlord shall have no obligation whatsoever to provide same.
Tenant assumes all responsibility for the protection of Tenant, its agents and
invitees from acts of third parties.

42. Easements. Landlord reserves to itself the right, from time to time, to
grant such easements, rights and dedications that Landlord deems necessary or
desirable, and to cause the recordation of Parcel Maps and restrictions, so long
as such easements, rights, dedications, Maps and restrictions (a) do not
materially interfere with the use of the Premises by Tenant or the access to
the Premises or parking on the Premises, (b) will not result in a material
increase in the wear and tear on the Premises

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due to increased usage by third parties, and (c) do not result in an increase in
costs payable by Tenant under this Lease. Tenant shall sign any of the
aforementioned documents upon request of Landlord and failure to do so shall
constitute a material breach of this Lease by Tenant without the need for
further notice to Tenant.

43. Performance Under Protest. If at any time a dispute shall arise as to any
amount or sum of money to be paid by one party to the other under the provisions
hereof, the party against whom the obligation to pay the money is asserted shall
have the right to make payment "under protest" and such payment shall not be
regarded as a voluntary payment, and there shall survive the right on the part
of said party to institute suit for recovery of such sum. If it shall be
adjudged that there was no legal obligation on the part of said party to pay
such sum or any part thereof, said party shall be entitled to recover such sum
or so much thereof as it was not legally required to pay under the provisions of
this Lease.

44. Authority. If Tenant is a corporation, trust, or general or limited
partnership, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of such entity
represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver
this Lease on behalf of said entity. If Tenant is a corporation, trust or
partnership, Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after execution of this
Lease, deliver to Landlord evidence of such authority satisfactory to Landlord.

45. Cashier's Checks.

                  (a) In the event that any check given to Landlord by Tenant
shall not be honored by the bank upon which it is drawn on two or more
occasions, then Landlord, at its option may require all future payments to be
made by Tenant under this Lease to be made by cashier's checks.

                  (b) Any payment made by Tenant pursuant to a written notice to
pay or be deemed in default under this Lease shall be made by cashier's check.

46. Amendments to Lease. Tenant agrees to make any reasonable non-monetary
modifications to this Lease that may be required by an institutional mortgagee
of Landlord that do not increase Tenant's obligations or decrease the benefits
under this Lease to Tenant.

47. Storage Tanks.

                  (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 7.5
hereof, Tenant shall not install storage tanks of any size or shape in the
Premises, above or

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below ground, without the consent of the Landlord which can be withheld in
Landlord's sole discretion. If Landlord elects to grant its consent, Landlord
shall have the right to condition its consent upon Tenant agreeing to give to
Landlord such assurances that Landlord, in its sole discretion, deems necessary
to protect itself against potential problems concerning the installation, use,
removal and contamination of the Premises as a result of the installation and/or
use of such tank, including but not limited to the installation of a concrete
encasement for said tank. Tenant shall comply at its expense with all applicable
permit and/or registration requirements and repair any damage caused by the
installation, maintenance or removal of such tank. Upon termination of the
Lease, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, remove any tank from the
Premises, remove and replace any contaminated soil or materials (and compact or
treat the same as then required by law) and repair any damage or change to the
Premises caused by said installation and/or removal. Nothing contained herein
shall be construed to diminish or reduce Tenant's obligations under Paragraph
48.

                  (b) Landlord shall have the right to employ experts and/or
consultants, at Tenant's expense, to advise Landlord with respect to the
installation, operation, monitoring, maintenance and removal and restoration of
any such tank.

                  (c) Landlord hereby consents to the Tenant's installation of
an above-ground diesel fuel storage tank of not to exceed 600 gallons having a
design and location as shown on Exhibit "C" solely for the purpose of serving a
diesel-operated emergency generator; provided that (i) such storage tank is
installed, maintained, operated and removed in accordance with the requirements
of this Lease and at Tenant's sole cost and expense, (ii) Landlord may require
the installation of a concrete encasement for such tank at Tenant's sole cost
and expense and (iii) Tenant removes such tank prior to expiration or earlier
termination of the term of this Lease. Tenant shall provide Landlord with copies
of all licenses and permits required by Applicable Law in connection with
Tenant's installation, operation, maintenance and removal of such tank.

48. Tenant's Covenants Regarding Hazardous Materials.

         48.1 Landlord's Prior Consent. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Lease to the contrary, Tenant has not caused or permitted, and shall not
cause or permit any "Hazardous Materials" (as defined in Paragraph 48.2, below)
to be brought upon, kept, stored, discharged, released or used in, under or
about the Premises by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors,
subcontractors, licensees or invitees, unless (a) such Hazardous Materials are
reasonably necessary to Tenant's business and will be handled, used, kept,
stored and disposed of in a manner which complies with all "Hazardous Materials
Laws" (as defined in Paragraph 48.2, below); (b) Tenant will

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comply with such other rules or requirements as Landlord may from time to time
impose, including without limitation that (i) such materials are properly
labeled and contained, (ii) such materials are handled and disposed of in
accordance with prudent industry standards for safety, storage, use and
disposal, (iii) such materials are for use in the ordinary course of business,
(c) notice of and a copy of the current material safety data sheet is provided
to Landlord for each such Hazardous Material, and (d) Landlord shall have
granted its prior written consent to the use of such Hazardous Materials.

         48.2 Compliance with Hazardous Materials Laws. As used herein, the term
"Hazardous Materials" means any (a) oil, petroleum, petroleum products,
flammable substances, explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes or
substances, toxic wastes or substances or any other wastes, materials or
pollutants which (i) pose a hazard to the Premises or to persons on or about the
Premises or (ii) cause the Premises to be in violation of any Hazardous
Materials Laws (as hereinafter defined); (b) asbestos in any form, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment which contain
dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or radon gas;
(c) chemical, material or substance defined as or included in the definition of
"hazardous substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials," "extremely
hazardous waste," "restricted hazardous waste," or "toxic substances" or words
of similar import under any applicable local, state or federal law or under the
regulations adopted or publications promulgated pursuant thereto, including, but
not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.; the
Resources Conservation Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq.; the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. Section 1801, et
seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section
1251, et seq.; Sections 25115; 25117, 25122.7, 25140, 25249.8, 25281, 25316 and
25501 of the California Health and Safety Code; and Article 9 or Article 11 of
Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, Division 4, Chapter 20; (d)
other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited
or regulated by any governmental authority or may or could pose a hazard to the
health and safety of the occupants of the Premises or the owners and/or
occupants of property adjacent to or surrounding the Premises, or any other
Person coming upon the Premises or adjacent property; and (e) other chemical,
materials or substance which may or could pose a hazard to the environment. As
used herein the term "Hazardous Materials Laws" means any federal, state or
local laws, ordinances, regulations or policies relating to the environment,
health and safety, and Hazardous Materials (including, without limitation, the
use, handling, transportation, production, disposal, discharge or storage
thereof) or to industrial hygiene or the environmental conditions on, under or
about the Premises, including, without limitation, soil, groundwater and

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indoor and ambient air conditions. Tenant shall at all times and in all
respects comply with all Hazardous Materials Laws.

         48.3 Hazardous Materials Removal. Upon expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and expense,
cause all Hazardous Materials brought on the Premises to be removed from the
Premises in compliance with all applicable Hazardous Materials Laws. If Tenant
or its employees, agents, or contractors violates the provisions of the
foregoing two paragraphs, or if Tenant's acts, negligence, or business
operations contaminate, or expand the scope of contamination of, the Premises
from such Hazardous Materials, then Tenant shall promptly, at Tenant's expense,
take all investigatory and/or remedial action (collectively, the "Remediation")
that is necessary in order to clean up, remove and dispose of such Hazardous
Materials causing the violation on the Premises or the underlying groundwater or
the properties adjacent to the Premises to the extent such contamination was
caused by Tenant, in compliance with all applicable Hazardous Materials Laws.
Tenant shall further repair any damage to the Premises caused by the Hazardous
Materials contamination. Tenant shall provide prior written notice to Landlord
of such Remediation, and Tenant shall commence such Remediation no later than
thirty (30) days after such notice to Landlord and diligently and continuously
complete such Remediation. Such written notice shall also include Tenant's
method, time and procedure for such Remediation and Landlord shall have the
right to require reasonable changes in such method, time or procedure of the
Remediation. Tenant shall not take any Remediation in response to the presence
of any Hazardous Materials in or about the Premises or enter into any settlement
agreement, consent decree or other compromise in respect to any claims relating
to any Hazardous Materials in any way connected with the Premises, without first
notifying Landlord of Tenant's intention to do so and affording Landlord ample
opportunity to appear, intervene or otherwise appropriately assert and protect
Landlord's interests with respect thereto.

         48.4 Notices. Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord in writing of:
(a) any enforcement, cleanup, removal or other governmental or regulatory action
threatened, instituted, or completed pursuant to any Hazardous Materials Laws
with respect to the Premises; (b) any claim, demand, or complaint made or
threatened by any person against Tenant or the Premises relating to damage,
contribution, cost recovery compensation, loss or injury resulting from any
Hazardous Materials; and (c) any reports made to any governmental authority
arising out of any Hazardous Materials on or removed from the Premises. Landlord
shall have the right (but not the obligation) to join and participate, as a
party, in any legal proceedings or actions affecting the Premises initiated in
connection with any Hazardous Materials Laws.

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         48.5 Indemnification of Landlord. Tenant shall indemnify, protect,
defend and forever hold Landlord harmless from any and all damages, losses,
expenses, liabilities, obligations and costs arising out of any failure of
Tenant to observe the foregoing covenants in Paragraphs 47 and 48. The
provisions of Paragraphs 47 and 48 shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of the Lease.

         48.6 Preexisting Conditions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Lease, Tenant shall not be liable to Landlord under this Lease for any
cost associated with Hazardous Materials, if any, to the extent that the
Hazardous Materials existed on the Premises prior to the date of this Lease and
were not brought on to the Premises by Tenant, its agents, employees,
contractors, subcontractors, licensees or invitees (the "Preexisting
Conditions"). Without limiting any other provision of this Lease, Tenant shall
provide Landlord with the original of any notices or other documents received by
Tenant in connection with the Preexisting Conditions.

         48.7 Studies. Tenant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the reports
described in Exhibit "J" attached hereto (collectively, "Hazardous Substance
Reports"). Landlord, except as provided in the following sentence of this
paragraph, makes no representations or warranties whatsoever to Tenant
regarding: (i) the Hazardous Substance Reports (including, without limitation,
the contents and/or accuracy thereof); or (ii) the presence or absence of toxic
or Hazardous Materials in, at, or under the Premises, the Building or any other
property. Landlord does acknowledge to Tenant that: (i) Landlord has not
authorized any other studies for hazardous or toxic materials at the Premises or
Building other than the Hazardous Substance Reports; and (ii) Landlord does not
know of any surveys for toxic or Hazardous Materials at the Premises or the
Building other than the Hazardous Substance Reports. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, Tenant: (a) shall not rely on and Tenant hereby represents
to Landlord that it has not relied on the Hazardous Substance Reports; and (b)
shall make such studies and investigations, conduct such tests and surveys, and
engage such specialists as Tenant deems appropriate to fairly evaluate the
Premises and any risks from hazardous or toxic materials. In connection with any
inspections or tests to be conducted by Tenant at the Premises or Building,
Tenant shall first notify Landlord of each proposed inspection or test and the
scope, impact, and intent thereof and obtain Landlord's written consent to
perform the same. Tenant shall restore the Premises and the property on which
the leased premises are located to the condition existing immediately prior to
any such test and/or inspection and will provide Landlord with true and complete
copies of any survey or report obtained by or for the benefit of Tenant in
connection with hazardous or toxic materials that concern the Building or the
Premises.

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         48.8 Certain Permitted Items. Landlord hereby consents to the use of
limited quantities of standard office and janitorial supplies containing
chemicals categorized as Hazardous Materials and those items containing
Hazardous Materials described in Exhibit "G" attached hereto, provided that
Tenant shall use, store and dispose of all such Hazardous Materials in strict
compliance with all Hazardous Materials Laws and comply at all times during the
term of this Lease with all Hazardous Materials Laws.

49.  [Intentionally Omitted].

50.  Easements and Restrictions of Record

         50.1 Tenant accept the Premises subject to the easements and
covenants or restrictions of record, including without limitation the CC&R's
and the Articles, Bylaws and Association Rules (as those terms are defined in
the CC&R's). Any failure of Tenant to comply with the terms of the foregoing
documents shall be a default under this Lease. Landlord has delivered to Tenant
copies of all the documents referred to the first sentence of this Paragraph
50.1 prior to the Commencement Date.

         50.2 Landlord and Tenant agree to cooperate and use their best efforts
to participate in traffic management programs generally applicable to
businesses located in the area which includes the Industrial Center and,
initially, shall encourage and support van and car pooling by Tenant's
employees to the fullest extent permitted by the requirements of Tenant's
business. Neither this Paragraph nor any other provision in this Lease,
however, is intended to or shall create any rights or benefits in any other
person, firm, company, governmental entity or the public.

51. Offer. Preparation of this Lease by Landlord or Landlord's agent and
submission of same to Tenant shall not be deemed an offer to lease. This Lease
shall become binding upon Landlord and Tenant only when fully executed by
Landlord and Tenant.

52. Waiver of Trial by Jury. LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND
CONSENT TO TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER LANDLORD OR TENANT AGAINST THE OTHER IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE.

53. ERISA. Tenant hereby represents and warrants to Landlord that (i) Tenant is
not a "party in interest" (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) or a "disqualified person"

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(within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended) with respect to any retirement or pension plan of The Prudential
Insurance Company of America, and (ii) no portion of or interest in the Lease
will be treated as a "plan asset" within the meaning of Regulation 29 CFR
Section 2510.3-101 issued by the Department of Labor.

54. Parking. The Premises shall include at least 157 parking spaces in the areas
shown on Exhibit "A" for Tenant's exclusive use. Tenant by notice to Landlord
may request that Landlord inform Tenant as to whether Landlord has any excess
parking available in the Cascades Business Park then owned by Landlord. Within
ten (10) days after receipt of notice from Landlord identifying any available
parking spaces, Tenant may offer to lease such excess parking. Nothing in this
Paragraph 54 constitutes an assurance to Tenant that any such additional parking
spaces will be available or that Landlord and Tenant will reach agreement on the
terms of the leasing of such additional parking spaces.

55. Landlord Shell Improvements. Landlord, at Landlord's sole cost, has
constructed or shall construct the following improvements (collectively, the
"Landlord Improvements"):

         55.1 Building and Lot Improvements as defined in Drawings A-1 through
P-3 (dated January 10, 2000) entitled Royal Clark Development Company 60K Spec
Building and by the Project Manual related thereto (dated February 22, 2000)
entitled Cascades Building Park 106K 200K and 60K Buildings, Site and Shell
Building Improvements. The Landlord Improvements shall be inclusive of all
project management, development, architectural, engineering and permitting fees
therefor.

         55.2 Landlord shall provide that the existing exterior walls, shared
shear wall and existing roof column will be delivered with footings designed to
support a future mezzanine of approximately 6,000 square feet.

56. Tenant Improvements. Tenant shall construct in the Premises certain Tenant
Improvements on the terms an conditions contained in Exhibit "B" attached
hereto.

57. Additional Mezzanine Space. Tenant shall have the right at Tenant's sole
cost and expense to build out additional mezzanine space in the Premises during
the term of this Lease. Such construction shall be undertaken in compliance with
the terms and conditions of this Lease, including without limitation Paragraph
7.5.

58. Self Help. If Tenant provides written notice to Landlord of an event or
circumstance which requires the action of Landlord with respect to repair and/or

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maintenance of Landlord Structural Items, and Landlord fails to provide such
action within thirty (30) days after receipt of such written notice, then Tenant
may proceed to take the required action upon delivery of an additional seven (7)
business days' written notice to Landlord specifying that Tenant is taking such
required action (provided, however, that neither of the notices shall be
required in the event of an emergency which threatens life or health or where
there is imminent danger to property), and if such action was required under the
terms of the Lease to be taken by Landlord, then Tenant shall be entitled to
prompt reimbursement by Landlord of Tenant's reasonable costs and expenses in
taking such action. In the event that Tenant takes such action, Tenant shall use
only those contractors used by Landlord in the Building for work on the Landlord
Structural Items unless such contractors are unwilling or unable to perform, or
timely perform, such work, in which event Tenant may utilize the services of any
other qualified contractor which normally and regularly performs similar work in
comparable buildings. Further, if Landlord does not pay the amount of Tenant's
invoice or deliver a written objection to Tenant within thirty (30) days after
receipt of an invoice by Tenant of its costs of taking action which Tenant
claims should have been taken by Landlord, and if such invoice from Tenant sets
forth a reasonably particularized breakdown of its costs and expenses in
connection with taking such action on behalf of Landlord, then Tenant shall be
entitled to deduct from Rent payable by Tenant under this Lease, the amount set
forth in such invoice. If, however, Landlord delivers to Tenant, within thirty
(30) days after receipt of Tenant's invoice, a written objection to the payment
of such invoice setting forth with reasonable particularity Landlord's reasons
for its claim that such action did not have to be taken by Landlord pursuant to
the terms of this Lease, or that the charges are excessive (in which case
Landlord shall pay the amount it contends would not have been excessive), then
Tenant shall not be entitled to such deduction from rent, but, as Tenant's sole
remedy, Tenant may proceed to claim a default by Landlord. If such claim results
in a final judgment in Tenant's favor, and Landlord does not pay that judgment
within 30 days after it becomes final, Tenant may offset such amounts as so
determined from Rent until fully paid to Tenant. Any work undertaken by Tenant
pursuant to this Paragraph 58 shall be subject to the following:

                                    (a) All such work shall be diligently
                  pursued to completion.

                                    (b) The work undertaken by the Tenant shall
                  be the minimum amount of work reasonably necessary for Tenant
                  to correct or cure the problem or failure of Landlord to act
                  addressed by Tenant's notices pursuant to this Paragraph 58.

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LANDLORD AND TENANT HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND REVIEWED THIS LEASE AND EACH TERM
AND PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN AND, BY EXECUTION OF THIS LEASE, SHOW THEIR
INFORMED AND VOLUNTARY CONSENT THERETO. THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT, AT THE
TIME THIS LEASE IS EXECUTED, THE TERMS OF THIS LEASE ARE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE
AND EFFECTUATE THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF LANDLORD AND TENANT WITH RESPECT TO THE
PREMISES.

                                          "LANDLORD":

                                           SILVER OAKS LLC,
                                           a California limited
                                           liability company

                                           By: Royal-Clark Development Co.,
                                                  a Hawaii general partnership
                                                  Its: Managing Member

                                              By: Royal Contracting Co., Ltd.,
                                                  a Hawaii corporation
                                                  Its: General Partner

                                                  By: /s/ David Hulihee
                                                      -------------------------
                                                      David Hulihee, President

                                              By: SMA Development Corp.,
                                                  a Hawaii corporation
                                                  Its: General Partner

                                                  By: /s/ Thomas F. Clark
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Thomas F. Clark, President

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                                              "TENANT":

                                              BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.,
                                              a Delaware corporation

                                              By:  /s/ Ellen B. Richstone
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                   Ellen B. Richstone
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                   [Printed Name and Title]
                                                   Senior Vice President,
                                                   Finance & Adm.,
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                              LEASE BY AND BETWEEN

                         PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                      AND

                                 AMES POND LLC,
                      a Delaware limited liability company

                                       of

                                 200 Ames Pond
                            Tewksbury, Massachusetts

                                     DATED

                                 July 18, 2000

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                                    CONTENTS

<Table>
<S>                                                                      <C>
 1. REFERENCE DATA                                                          1
 2. DESCRIPTION OF DEMISED PREMISES                                         1
      2.1.  Demised Premises ...........................................    1
      2.2.  Intentionally Deleted ......................................    1
      2.3.  Appurtenant Rights .........................................    1
      2.4.  Exclusions and Reservations ................................    2
 3. TERM OF LEASE                                                           2
      3.1.  Definitions ................................................    2
      3.2.  Habendum ...................................................    2
      3.3.  Rent Abatement .............................................    2
      3.4.  Option to Extend Term ......................................    2
 4. READINESS FOR OCCUPANCY - ENTRY BY TENANT PRIOR TO TERM                 3
    COMMENCEMENT DATE                                                       3
      4.1.  Landlord's Work ............................................    3
      4.2.  Commencement of Tenant Improvement Work by Tenant Prior to
            Term Commencement Date .....................................    3
 5. USE OF PREMISES                                                         3
      5.1.  Permitted Use ..............................................    3
      5.2.  Prohibited Uses ............................................    3
      5.3.  Licenses and Permits .......................................    3
      5.4.  Condition of Premises ......................................    4
 6. RENT                                                                    4
 7. RENTABLE AREA                                                           4
 8. SERVICES FURNISHED BY LANDLORD                                          4
      8.1.  Building Services ...........................................   4
      8.2.  Water .......................................................   4
      8.3.  Elevators and Cleaning ......................................   4
      8.4.  Intentionally Deleted .......................................   4
      8.5.  Additional Cleaning Services ................................   4
      8.6.  Additional Air Conditioning Services ........................   4
      8.7.  Repairs and Maintenance .....................................   5
      8.8.  Interruption or Curtailment of Services .....................   5
      8.9.  Energy Conservation .........................................   5
      8.10. Miscellaneous ...............................................   5
 9. ESCALATION                                                              5
      9.1.  Definitions .................................................   5
      9.2.  Expense Stop ................................................   7
      9.3.  Part Years ..................................................   7
      9.4.  Disputes, etc. ..............................................   7
      9.5.  Tenant's Right to Audit .....................................   7
10. CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS BY LANDLORD                                      7
11. FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS - REMOVAL BY TENANT                7
12. ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS BY TENANT                                  7
13. TENANTS CONTRACTORS - MECHANICS AND OTHER LIENS - STANDARD OF
    TENANT'S PERFORMANCE - COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS                             8
14. REPAIRS BY TENANT - FLOOR LOAD                                          8
     14.1.  Repairs by Tenant ...........................................   8
     14.2.  Floor Load - Heavy Machinery ................................   9
     14.3.  Electric Current ............................................   9
15. INSURANCE INDEMNIFICATION, EXONERATION AND EXCULPATION                  9
     15.1.  Insurance - Tenant ..........................................   9
     15.2.  Certificates of Insurance ...................................  10
     15.3.  General .....................................................  10
     15.4.  Property of Tenant ..........................................  10
     15.5.  Bursting of Pipes, etc. .....................................  10
     15.6.  Repairs and Alterations - No Diminution of Rental Value .....  10
     15.7.  Landlord's Insurance Requirements ...........................  10
16. ASSIGNMENT, MORTGAGING AND SUBLETTING                                  10
     16.1.  Landlord's Consent Required .................................  10
     16.2.  Terms and Conditions ........................................  11
     16.3.  Additional Terms and Conditions Applicable to Subletting ....  11
     16.4.  Transfer Premium from Assignment or Subletting ..............  12
     16.5.  Landlord's Option to Recapture Space ........................  12
     16.6.  Landlord's Expenses .........................................  12
17. MISCELLANEOUS COVENANTS                                                12
     17.1.  Rules and Regulations .......................................  12
     17.2.  Access to Premises - Shoring ................................  12
     17.3.  Accidents to Sanitary and Other Systems .....................  13
     17.4.  Signs, Blinds and Drapes ....................................  13
     17.5.  Estoppel Certificate ........................................  13
     17.6.  Hazardous Materials .........................................  13
     17.7.  Medical Waste Disposal ......................................  13
     17.8.  Prohibited Materials and Property ...........................  14
     17.9.  Requirements of Law - Fines and Penalties ...................  14
     17.10. Tenant's Acts - Effect on Insurance .........................  14
     17.11. Miscellaneous ...............................................  14
18. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.                                                 14
     15.1.  Effect of Damage or Destruction .............................  14
     15.2.  Definition of Material Damages ..............................  14
     15.3.  Abatement of Rent ...........................................  14
     15.4.  Tenant's Negligence .........................................  14
     15.5.  Tenant's Property ...........................................  15
19. WAIVER OF SUBROGATION                                                  15
20. CONDEMNATION - EMINENT DOMAIN                                          15
21. DEFAULT REMEDIES                                                       15
     21.1.  Default by Tenant ...........................................  15
     21.2.  Damages - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors ...............  16

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     21.3. Remedies........................................................  16
     21.4. Default by Landlord.............................................  16
     21.5. Late Charges....................................................  17
     21.6. Interest on Past-due Obligations................................  17
     21.7. Payment of Rent after Default...................................  17
     21.8. Fees and Expenses...............................................  17
     21.9. Landlord's Remedies Not Exclusive...............................  17
22. END OF TERM -- ABANDONED PROPERTY                                        17
23. SUBORDINATION                                                            18
24. QUIET ENJOYMENT                                                          19
25. LANDLORD RESERVATIONS                                                    19
26. CHANGES TO BUILDING                                                      19
27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT -- WAIVER -- SURRENDER                                  19
     27.1. Entire Agreement................................................  19
     27.2. Waiver by Landlord..............................................  19
     27.3. Surrender.......................................................  19
28. INABILITY TO PERFORM -- EXCULPATORY CLAUSE                               19
29. BILLS AND NOTICES                                                        20
30. PARTIES BOUND -- SEIZING OF TITLE                                        20
31. MISCELLANEOUS                                                            20
     31.1. Separability....................................................  21
     31.2. Captions, etc. .................................................  21
     31.3. Broker..........................................................  21
     31.4. Security Measures...............................................  21
     31.5. Easements.......................................................  21
     31.6. Amendments; Modifications.......................................  21
     31.7. Arbitration.....................................................  21
     31.8. Governing Law...................................................  21
     31.9. Assignment of Rents.............................................  21
     31.10. Representation of Authority....................................  21
     31.11. Expenses Incurred by Landlord Upon Tenant Requests.............  22
     31.12. Survival.......................................................  22
     31.13. Time of Essence................................................  22
     31.14. Covenants......................................................  22
     31.15. Attorneys' Fees................................................  22
     31.16. Auctions.......................................................  22
     31.17. Merger.........................................................  22
     31.18. Authority......................................................  22
     31.19. Conflict.......................................................  22
     31.20. Interpretation.................................................  22
     31.21. Relationship of Parties........................................  22
     31.22. Rules and Regulations..........................................  22
     31.23. Right to Lease.................................................  22
     31.24. Security for Performance of Tenant's Obligations...............  22
     31.25. Financial Statements...........................................  22
     31.26. Attachments....................................................  23
     31.27. Security Deposit...............................................  23
     31.28. Notice of Lease; Recording.....................................  23

EXHIBITS

     Exhibit 1 Verification Letter.........................................
     Exhibit 2 Lease Plan..................................................
     Exhibit 3 Building Services...........................................
     Exhibit 4 Rules and Regulations.......................................
     Exhibit 5 Building Legal Description..................................
     Exhibit 6 Tenant Improvement Work.....................................

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                              LEASE SUMMARY SHEET

Execution Date:     July __, 2000

Tenant:             Progressive Technologies, Inc.,
                    a Massachusetts corporation

200 Ames Pond Drive, Tewksbury, MA 01876-1274
                              (Principal place of business - mailing address)

Landlord:           Ames Pond LLC
                    a Delaware limited liability company

Landlord's Address for Payment of
Rent and Delivery of Notices       121 High Street
                                   Boston, MA 02110

Building:           200 Ames Pond, Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876. The Building
                    is located on the parcel of land ("Land") described on
                    Exhibit 5.

Premises:           Approximately 39,082 rentable square feet on the second
                    floor of the Building as shown on the Lease Plan attached
                    hereto as Exhibit 2.

Term Commencement Date:            See Article 3.1(b)

Termination Date:                  Five (5) years after Term Commencement Date

Option to Extend:                  One (1) additional term of five (5) years.

Use of Premises:                   Office uses, assembly, light manufacturing
                                   and research and development

Rent:
                                                        Yearly         Monthly
                                                        ------         -------
                                   Years 1-3        $820,722.00       $68,393.50
                                   Years 4&5        $850,033.50       $70,836.12

Total Rentable Area of Premises:   39,082 square feet

Total Rentable Area of Building:   76,400 square feet

Operating Costs Base Year:         Calendar Year 2001

Tax Expenses Base Year:            Fiscal Year 2000

Tenant's Proportionate Share:      51.15%

Security Deposit:                  See Section 31.30

Brokers:                           For Landlord: Insignia/ESG, Inc.
                                   For Tenant: CB Richard Ellis

Attachments:  Exhibit 1 Verification Letter; Exhibit 2 Lease Plan; Exhibit 3
              Building Services; Exhibit 4 Rules and Regulations; Exhibit 5
              Building Legal Description; and Exhibit 6 Plans and
              Specifications-Landlord's Work.

     THIS INDENTURE OF LEASE made and entered into on the Execution Date as
stated in Lease Summary Sheet and between the Landlord and the Tenant named in
Lease Summary Sheet.

     Landlord does hereby demise and lease to Tenant, and Tenant does hereby
lease, hire and take from Landlord, the premises hereinafter mentioned and
described (hereinafter referred to as "Premises"), upon and subject to the
covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions of this Lease for the
term hereinafter stated:

1. REFERENCE DATA

     Each reference in this Lease to any of the terms and titles contained in
any Exhibit attached to this Lease shall be deemed and construed to incorporate
the data stated under that term or title in such Exhibit.

2. DESCRIPTION OF DEMISED PREMISES

     2.1  Demises Premises. The Premises are that portion of the Building as
described in Lease Summary Sheet (as the same may from time to time be
constituted after changes therein, additions thereto and eliminations therefrom
pursuant to rights of Landlord hereinafter reserved) and is hereinafter
referred to as "Building", substantially as shown hatched or outlined on the
Lease Plan (Exhibit 2) hereto attached and incorporated by reference as a part
hereof.

     2.2  Intentionally Deleted.

     2.3  Appurtenant Rights. Tenant shall have, as appurtenant to the
Premises, rights to use in common, with others entitled thereto, subject to
reasonable rules from time to time made by Landlord of which Tenant is given
notice; (a) the common lobbies, hallways, stairways and elevators of the
Building serving the Premises in common with others, (b) common

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walkways necessary for access to the Building, (c) if the Premises include less
than the entire rentable area of any floor, the common toilets and other common
facilities of such floor and (d) the cafeteria located in the other building on
the Land (collectively, the "Common Areas"); and no other appurtenant rights or
easements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, Tenant
shall obtain Landlord's consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) prior to allowing any telecommunication service provider
access to the Building or to the Premises.

          As of the Execution Date of this Lease, there are approximately 3.0
parking spaces in the parking areas designated for use by the tenants of the
Building for every 1,000 square feet of Total Rentable Area of Building (as
defined in Lease Summary Sheet). Nothing contained in the Lease shall prohibit
or otherwise restrict Landlord from changing, from time to time, without notice
to Tenant, the location, layout or type of such parking areas, provided that
Landlord shall not substantially reduce the number of parking spaces available
for such tenant's use and shall not relocate any or all of the parking spaces
outside of the boundary of the land. Subject to reasonable rules from time to
time made by Landlord of which Tenant is given notice, Tenant shall have the
right, in common with all other tenants of the Building, to use such parking
areas, without charge, on a first-come, first-served basis.

          2.4. EXCLUSIONS AND RESERVATIONS. All the perimeter walls of the
Premises except the inner surfaces thereof, any balconies (except to the extent
same are shown as part of the Premises on the Lease Plan (Exhibit 2)),
terraces or roofs adjacent to the Premises, and any space in or adjacent to the
Premises used for shafts, stacks, pipes, conduits, wires and appurtenant
fixtures, fan rooms, ducts, electric or other utilities, sinks or other
Building facilities, and the use thereof, as well as the right of access
through the Premises for the purposes of operation, maintenance, decoration and
repair, are expressly excluded from the Premises and reserved to Landlord.
Landlord shall exercise such rights of access only after providing advance
notice to Tenant (except in the case of an emergency), and in exercising such
rights shall use reasonable efforts not to interfere with the operation of
Tenant's business at the Premises.

3. TERM OF LEASE

          3.1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Lease the phrase "Term Commencement
Date" shall have the following meaning:

               The "Term Commencement Date" shall be January 1, 2001.

          3.2.  HABENDUM. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Premises for a term of years
commencing on the Term Commencement Date and ending on the Termination Date as
stated in the Lease Summary Sheet or on such earlier date upon which said term
may expire or be terminated pursuant to any of the conditions of limitation or
other provisions of this Lease or pursuant to law or such later date as the
term may be extended to pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof (which date for the
termination of the terms hereof will hereafter be called "Termination Date").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Termination Date as stated in the Lease
Summary Sheet shall fall on other than the last day of a calendar month, said
Termination Date shall be deemed to be the last day of the calendar month in
which said Termination Date occurs.

          If the Term Commencement Date and the Termination Date are not
determined at the time that a Notice of Lease has been executed by the
parties, then each of the parties hereto agrees, upon demand of the other party
after the Term Commencement Date and Termination Date have been determined, to
join in the execution, in recordable form, of a statutory notice, memorandum,
etc. of lease and/or written declaration in which shall be stated such Term
Commencement Date and (if need be) the Termination Date. If this Lease is
terminated before the term expires, then upon Landlord's request the parties
shall execute, deliver and record an instrument acknowledging such fact and
the date of termination of this Lease, and Tenant hereby appoints Landlord its
attorney-in-fact in its name and behalf solely for the purposes of executing
such instrument if Tenant shall fail to execute and deliver such instrument
after Landlord's request therefor within ten (10) days.

          3.3. RENT ABATEMENT. In the event that Landlord is unable to deliver
the Premises to Tenant by the Commencement Date, Tenant shall be entitled to
an abatement of rent during the period prior to Landlord's delivery of the
Premises, unless Landlord's delay is due to fire, act of God, governmental act
or failure to act, strike, labor dispute, inability to procure materials, war
or any other cause beyond Landlord's reasonable control.

          3.4. OPTION TO EXTEND TERM

          (a)  Provided that (i) there exists no Event of Default under this
Lease and (ii) this Lease is still in full force and effect, Tenant shall have
the option to extend the term of this Lease for one (1) extended term (the
"Extended Term"), having a length of five (5) years. Tenant shall exercise such
option by giving Landlord written notice, not later than nine (9) months
prior to the Termination Date, it being agreed that time shall be of the essence
with respect to the giving of such notice. The Extended Term shall commence on
the day immediately following the Termination Date and shall end on the day
which is five (5) years thereafter, and shall be on all the terms and
conditions of this Lease, except that the rent for the Extended Term shall be
determined in accordance with this Article 3.4.

          (b)  The rent for the Extended Term shall be equal to the greater of
(i) the Prevailing Market Rate (as hereinafter defined) for the Premises and
(ii) the Annual Rent for the last year of the initial term of the Lease
immediately preceding the Extended Term. As used herein, the term "Prevailing
Market Rate" for the Premises shall mean the rental that Landlord would be able
to obtain from a third party desiring to lease the Premises for the Extension
Term taking into account the age of the Building, the size, location and floor
levels of the Premises, the quality of construction of the Building and the
Premises, the services provided under the terms of this Lease, the rental then
being obtained for new leases of space comparable to the Premises in the
locality of the Building, and all other material factors that would be relevant
to a third party desiring to lease the Premises for the Extension Term in
determining the rental such party would be willing to pay therefor. Prevailing
Market Rate shall be determined based on new rentals for similar space with
standard tenant improvement allowances and standard leasing commissions, even
though Landlord shall not be obligated to provide a leasing commission with the
extension option and Tenant shall not receive any tenant improvement allowance.
No later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to commencement of the
Extension Term, Landlord shall notify Tenant of Landlord's determination of the
Prevailing Market Rate to be used to calculate the annual rent for the Extension
Term. If Tenant wishes to dispute Landlord's determination, Tenant shall give
notice to Landlord of Tenant's intent to submit the matter to the appraisal
process described below within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of
Landlord's determination. If Tenant so elects, then within fifteen (15) days
after the date of Tenant's notice of its election to submit the matter to the
appraisal process, each party, at its cost, shall engage a real estate appraiser
to act on its behalf in determining the Prevailing Market Rate for the Premises
for the Extension Term. The appraisers shall have at least five (5) years'
commercial experience in the Greater Boston Metropolitan Area, to be designated
as MAI appraisers, and shall be persons who would qualify as expert witnesses
over objection to give opinion testimony on the issue of the Prevailing Market
Rate for the Premises in a court of competent jurisdiction. If a party does not
appoint an appraiser within fifteen (15) days after the other party has given
notice of the name of its appraiser, the single appraiser appointed shall be the
sole appraiser and shall set the Prevailing Market Rate for the Premises for the
Extension Term. If the appraisers are appointed by the parties as stated in this
Section,

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such appraisers shall meet promptly and attempt to set the Prevailing Market
Rate for the Premises for the Extension Term. If such appraisers are unable to
agree within thirty (30) days after appointment of the second appraiser, the
appraisers shall elect a third appraiser meeting the qualifications stated in
this paragraph with ten (10) days after the last date the two appraisers are
given to set the Prevailing Market Rate for the Premises. Within thirty (30)
days after the selection of the third appraiser, each appraiser shall, within
fifteen (15) days thereafter, render a separate appraisal. The rental values and
terms arrived at by the three appraisers shall be averaged, and the resulting
average shall be deemed the Prevailing Market Rate for the Premises for the
Extension Term. However, in the event that the Prevailing Market Rate arrived at
in any of the appraisals is more than ten percent (10%) higher or lower than the
middle appraised Prevailing Market Rate, such high or low appraisal or
appraisals shall be discarded and the remaining two appraised values shall be
averaged, if there are two, or the remaining one appraised value shall be used,
if there is one. If either by agreement of the parties or by appraisal the
Prevailing Market Rate is not finally determined by the commencement of the
Extension Term, then Tenant shall make monthly payments of Annual Rent at the
rate designated by Landlord until such time as the Prevailing Market Rate is
finally determined by agreement of the parties or by an appraiser. If the
monthly Prevailing Market Rate as finally determined for the Extension Term
exceeds the monthly amount previously paid by Tenant for the Extension Term,
Tenant shall forthwith pay the difference to Landlord for each of the months
Tenant paid the lesser amount. If the monthly Prevailing Market Rate as finally
determined for the Extension Term is less than the monthly amount previously
paid by Tenant for the Extension Term, Landlord shall forthwith pay the
difference to Tenant for each of the months Tenant paid the greater amount.

     (c)  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if an Event
of Default occurs at any time after the exercise of the extension option and
prior to the first day of the Extension Term, Landlord may elect, by written
notice to Tenant, to reject Tenant's exercise of the extension option. If
Landlord so rejects Tenant's exercise of the extension option, the extension
option shall be null and void.

4. READINESS FOR OCCUPANCY - ENTRY BY TENANT PRIOR TO TERM COMMENCEMENT DATE

     Prior to the Term Commencement Date, Tenant shall substantially complete
certain improvements in the Premises in accordance with the terms of the work
letter attached as Exhibit 6.

     4.1. LANDLORD'S WORK. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Tenant is
accepting the Building and the Premises in their "as is" condition and Landlord
shall not be obligated to construct any improvements on behalf of Tenant. It is
specifically understood and agreed that Landlord has no obligation and has made
no promises to alter, remodel, improve, renovate, repair or decorate the
Premises, the Building, or any part thereof, or to provide any allowance for
such purposes (except as specifically set forth in Exhibit 6), and that no
representations respecting the condition of the Premises or the Building have
been made by Landlord to Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall
promptly undertake to: (i) replace the countertops in the existing men's and
women's bathrooms located on the second floor of the Building; (ii) paint the
men's and women's bathrooms located on the second floor of the Building; (iii)
install auto-flush sensors on the toilets and urinals in the men's bathroom
located on the second floor of the Building; and (iv) install emergency lighting
in the men's and women's bathrooms located on the second floor of the Building.

     4.2. COMMENCEMENT OF TENANT IMPROVEMENT WORK BY TENANT PRIOR TO TERM
COMMENCEMENT DATE. Tenant shall have the right to undertake the Tenant
Improvement Work described on Exhibit 6 thirty-one (31) days prior to the Term
Commencement Date, during normal business hours and without payment of rent, to
prepare the Premises for occupancy, provided, however, that Tenant shall notify
Landlord in writing of such intention ten (10) days prior to the commencement of
the Tenant Improvement Work. Such right of entry shall be deemed a license from
Landlord to Tenant, and any entry thereunder shall be at the risk of Tenant;
provided, however, that Tenant has not begun operating its business from the
Premises, and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Lease, the
foregoing activity shall not constitute the delivery of possession of the
Premises to Tenant and the term of the Lease shall not commence as a result of
said activities. Prior to the entering the Premises Tenant shall obtain all
insurance it is required to obtain by the Lease and shall provide certificates
of said insurance to Landlord.

5. USE OF PREMISES

     5.1. PERMITTED USE. Tenant shall be entitled to use the Premises only for
the purposes as stated in the Lease Summary Sheet and for no other purposes.
Service and utility areas (whether or not a part of the Premises) shall be used
only for the particular purpose for which they were designed. General office
use, by way of example and not limitation, shall not include medical office use
or any similar use, laboratory use, classroom use, any use not characterized by
applicable zoning and land use restrictions as general office use, or any use
which would require Landlord or Tenant to obtain a conditional use permit or
variance from any federal, state or local authority, or any other use not
compatible, in Landlord's sole judgment, with a first class office building. No
exclusive use has been granted to Tenant hereunder.

     5.2. PROHIBITED USES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease,
Tenant shall not use, or suffer or permit the use or occupancy of, or suffer or
permit anything to be done in or anything to be brought into or kept in or about
the Premises or the Building or any part thereof (including, without limitation,
any materials appliances or equipment used in the construction or other
preparation of the Premises and furniture and carpeting): (i) which would
violate any of the covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions of
this Lease or otherwise applicable to or binding upon the Premises; (ii) for any
unlawful purposes or in any unlawful manner, (iii) which, in the reasonable
judgment of Landlord shall in any way (a) impair the appearance or reputation of
the Building; or (b) impair, interfere with or otherwise diminish the quality of
any of the Building services or the proper and economic heating, cleaning,
ventilating, air conditioning or other servicing of the Building; or Premises,
or with the use or occupancy of any of the other areas of the Building, or
occasion discomfort, inconvenience or annoyance, or injury or damage to any
occupants of the Premises or other tenants or occupants of the Building; or (iv)
which is inconsistent with the maintenance of the Building as an office building
of the first class in the quality of its maintenance, use, or occupancy. Tenant
shall not: (a) use the Premises for lodging, manufacturing or for any immoral or
illegal purposes; (b) use the Premises to engage in the manufacture or sale of,
or permit the use of spirituous, fermented, intoxicating or alcoholic beverages
on the Premises; (c) use the Premises to engage in the manufacture or sale of or
permit the use of, any illegal drugs on the Premises. Tenant shall not install
or use any electrical or other equipment of any kind which, in the reasonable
judgment of Landlord, might cause any such impairment, interference, discomfort,
inconvenience, annoyance or injury.

     5.3. LICENSES AND PERMITS. Notwithstanding any permitted use inserted in
Article 5.1, Tenant shall not use the Premises for any purpose which would
violate the Building's certificate of occupancy, any conditional use permit or
variance applicable to the Building or violate any covenants, conditions or
other restrictions applicable to the Building, now in effect or which may
hereafter come into effect, whether or not they reflect a change in policy from
that now existing, during the Term or any part of the Term hereof, relating in
any manner to the Premises and the occupation and use by Tenant of the Premises.

     If any governmental license or permit shall be required for the proper and
lawful conduct of Tenant's business, and if the failure to secure such license
or permit would in any way affect Landlord, the Premises, the Building or
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to perform any of its obligations under this Lease, Tenant, at Tenant's
expense, shall duly procure and thereafter maintain such license and submit the
same to inspection by Landlord. Tenant, at Tenant's expense, shall at all times
comply with the terms and conditions of each such license or permit. Tenant
shall furnish all data and information to governmental authorities and Landlord
as required in accordance with legal, regulatory, licensing or other similar
requirements as they relate to Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises or the
Building.

     5.4. CONDITION OF PREMISES. Except as otherwise provided in this Lease
including without limitation Landlord's obligation to complete Landlord's Work,
Tenant hereby accepts the Premises and the Building in their condition existing
as of the date this Lease is executed by Landlord and Tenant. Tenant
acknowledges that it has satisfied itself by its own independent investigation
that the Premises and the Building are suitable for its intended use, and that
neither Landlord nor Landlord's agents has made any representation or warranty
as to the present or future suitability of the Premises, or the Building for the
conduct of Tenant's business.

6. RENT

     During the term of this Lease, the Yearly Rent and other charges, at the
rate stated in the Lease Summary Sheet, shall be payable by Tenant to Landlord
by monthly payments, at Landlord's address as stated in the Lease Summary Sheet,
in advance and without demand on the first day of each month for and in respect
of such month. The rent and other charges reserved and covenanted to be paid
under this Lease shall commence on the Term Commencement Date. Notwithstanding
the provisions of the next preceding sentence, Tenant shall pay the first
monthly installment of rent on the execution of this Lease. If, by reason of any
provisions of this Lease, the rent reserved hereunder shall commence or
terminate on any day other than the first day of a calendar month, the rent for
such calendar month shall be prorated. The rent shall be payable to Landlord or,
if Landlord shall so direct in writing, to Landlord's agent or nominee, in
lawful money of the United States which shall be legal tender for payment of all
debts and dues, public and private, at the time of payment, at the office of the
Landlord or such place as Landlord may designate, and the rent and other charges
in all circumstances shall be payable without any setoff or deduction
whatsoever. Rental and any other sums due hereunder not paid within five (5)
days after the date due shall bear interest for each month or fraction thereof
from the due date until paid computed at the annual rate of eighteen (18)
percentage points, or at any applicable lesser maximum legally permissible rate
for debts of this nature.

7. RENTABLE AREA

     The Total Rentable Area of the Premises and the Building shall be deemed to
be as set forth in the Lease Summary Sheet.

8. SERVICES FURNISHED BY LANDLORD

     8.1. BUILDING SERVICES. The Building shall be open to the public Mondays
through Fridays, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., excepting legal holidays. Tenant
shall have keycard access to the Building and the Premises twenty-four hours a
day, seven days a week.

     8.2. WATER. Landlord shall furnish hot and cold water for ordinary
purposes, cleaning, toilet, lavatory and drinking purposes. If Tenant requires,
uses or consumes water for any purpose other than for the aforementioned
purposes, Landlord may after advance written notice to Tenant (i) assess a
reasonable charge for the additional water so used or consumed by Tenant or (ii)
install a water meter and thereby measure Tenant's water consumption for all
purposes. Tenant agrees to pay for water consumed, as shown on said meter,
together with the sewer charge based on said meter charges, as and when bills
are rendered, and on default in making such payment Landlord may pay such
charges and collect the same from Tenant. All piping and other equipment and
facilities for use of water outside the building core will be installed and
maintained by Landlord at Tenant's sole cost and expense

     8.3. ELEVATORS AND CLEANING.

          Landlord at its expense shall: (i) provide necessary elevator
     facilities (which may be manually or automatically operated, either or
     both, as Landlord may from time to time elect) on Mondays through Fridays,
     excepting on nationally recognized holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
     excepting nationally recognized holidays (called "business days") and have
     one elevator in operation available for Tenant's use, non-exclusively,
     together with others having business in the Building, at all other times;
     and (ii) cause the office areas of the Premises to be cleaned on business
     days (except on Saturdays) provided the same are kept in order by Tenant.
     Either Exhibit 3 (if annexed hereto) or, otherwise, the cleaning standards
     generally prevailing in first-class office buildings in the city or town
     where the Building is located, shall represent substantially the extent and
     scope of the cleaning by Landlord referred to in this Article 8.3.

     8.4. INTENTIONALLY DELETED

     8.5. ADDITIONAL CLEANING SERVICES.

          Tenant will pay to Landlord a reasonable charge (i) for any additional
     cleaning service required by Tenant, (ii) for any extra cleaning of the
     Premises required because of the carelessness or indifference of Tenant or
     because of the nature of Tenant's business, and (iii) for any cleaning done
     at the request of Tenant of any portions of the Premises which may be used
     for storage, shipping room or other non-office purposes. If the cost to
     Landlord for cleaning the Premises shall be increased due to the
     installation in the Premises, at Tenant's request, of any materials or
     finish other than those which are building standard, Tenant shall pay to
     Landlord an amount equal to such increase in cost. Tenant shall pay all
     after hours additional heat, cleaning or air conditioning service charges
     to Landlord within five (5) days after Landlord bills Tenant for said
     charges.

     8.6. ADDITIONAL AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT. In the event Tenant requires
additional air conditioning for business machines, meeting rooms or other
special purposes, or because of occupancy or excess electrical loads, any
additional air conditioning units, chillers, condensers, compressors, ducts,
piping and other equipment, such additional air conditioning equipment will be
installed and maintained by Landlord at Tenant's sole cost and expense, but only
if, in Landlord's reasonable judgment, the same will not cause damage or injury
to the Building or create a dangerous or hazardous condition or entail excessive
or unreasonable alterations, repairs or expense or interfere with or disturb
other tenants; and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord in such an amount as will
compensate it for the cost incurred by it in operating such additional air
conditioning equipment.

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     8.7. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. Except as otherwise provided in Articles 18
and 20, and subject to Tenant's obligations in Article 14, Landlord shall keep
and maintain all structural portions of the Building including without
limitation the roof, exterior walls, structural floor slabs, columns, elevators,
public stairways and corridors, lavatories, equipment (including, without
limitation, sanitary, electrical, heating air conditioning, or other systems)
and other common facilities of the Building in good condition and repair.
Landlord shall also keep and maintain the driveways, parking lot and other
common facilities located on the Land.

     8.8. INTERRUPTION OR CURTAILMENT OF SERVICES. When necessary by reason of
accident or emergency, or for repairs, alterations, replacements or improvements
which in the reasonable judgment of Landlord are desirable or necessary to be
made, or of difficulty or inability in securing supplies or labor, or of
strikes, or of any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Landlord,
whether such other cause be similar or dissimilar to those hereinabove
specifically mentioned until said cause has been removed, Landlord reserves the
right to interrupt, curtail, stop or suspend (i) the furnishing of heating,
elevator, air conditioning, and cleaning services and (ii) the operation of the
plumbing and electric systems. Landlord shall exercise reasonable diligence to
eliminate the cause of any such interruption, curtailment, stoppage or
suspension, but, except as set forth herein, there shall be no diminution or
abatement of rent or other compensation due from Landlord to Tenant hereunder,
nor shall this Lease be affected or any of the Tenant's obligations hereunder
reduced, and the Landlord shall have no responsibility or liability for any such
interruption, curtailment, stoppage, or suspension of services or systems. To
the extent such interruption, curtailment, stoppage or suspension of services or
systems causes a cessation of Tenant's business operations for a period of more
than thirty (30) days or unreasonably and materially interferes with Tenant's
business operations on the Premises for a period of more than thirty (30) days,
then Tenant's Yearly rent shall be equitably abated for the time beyond thirty
(30) days after such conditions exist.

     8.9. ENERGY CONSERVATION. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Article 8 or in this Lease contained, Landlord may institute, and Tenant shall
comply with, such policies, programs and measures as may be necessary, required,
or expedient for the conservation and/or preservation of energy or energy
services, or as may be necessary or required to comply with applicable codes,
rules regulations or standards provided that Tenant is given written notice of
and copies of said policies, programs, and measures.

     8.10. MISCELLANEOUS. All services provided by Landlord to Tenant are based
upon an assumed maximum premises population of one person per two hundred (200)
square feet of Total Rentable Area, which limit Tenant shall in no event exceed.

9. ESCALATION

     9.1. Definitions. As used in this Article 9, the words and terms which
follow mean and include the following:

          (a)  "Base Operating Expense Account" shall mean the Operating Costs
     for the Operating Costs Base Year.

          (b)  "Operating Year" shall mean a calendar year in which occurs any
     part of the term of this Lease.

          (c)  "Tenant's Proportionate Share" shall be the percentage as stated
     in the Lease Summary Sheet, which percentage has been determined by
     dividing the number of rentable square feet in the Premises by the total
     number of rentable square feet in the Building and multiplying the
     resulting quotient by one hundred (100).

          (d)  "Taxes" shall mean the real estate taxes and other taxes, levies
     and assessments imposed upon the Building and the land on which it stands
     and upon any personal property of Landlord used in the operation thereof,
     or Landlord's interest in the Building or such personal property; charges,
     fees and assessments for transit, housing, police, fire or other
     governmental services to the Building, service or user payments in lieu of
     taxes; and any and all other taxes, levies, betterments, assessments and
     charges arising from the ownership, leasing, operating, use or occupancy of
     the Building or based upon rentals derived therefrom, which are or shall be
     imposed by National, State, Municipal or other authorities. As of the
     Execution Date, Taxes shall not include any franchise, rental, income or
     profit tax, capital levy or excise, provided, however, that any of the same
     and any other tax, excise, fee, levy, charge or assessment, however
     described, that may in the future be levied or assessed as a substitute for
     or an addition to, in whole or in part, any tax, levy or assessment which
     would otherwise constitute Taxes, whether or not now customary or in the
     contemplation of the parties on the Execution Date of this Lease, shall
     constitute Taxes, but only to the extent calculated as if the Building and
     the land upon which it stands is the only real estate owned by Landlord.
     Taxes shall also include Landlord's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of
     tax abatement or other proceedings contesting assessments or levies.

          (e)  "Tax Period" shall be any fiscal/tax period in respect of which
     Taxes are due and payable to the appropriate governmental taxing authority,
     any portion of which period occurs during the term of this Lease, the first
     such Period being the one in which the Term Commencement Date occurs.

          (f)  "Operating Costs":

               (1)  Definition of Operating Costs. "Operating Costs" shall mean
          all costs incurred and expenditures of whatever nature made by
          Landlord in the operation and management for repair and replacements,
          cleaning and maintenance of the Building and grounds located on the
          Land including, without limitation, vehicular and pedestrian
          passageways appurtenant to the Building, related equipment, facilities
          and appurtenances, elevators, cooling and heating equipment (which
          cooling and heating costs shall relate solely to the Common Areas). In
          the event that Landlord or Landlord's managers or agents perform
          services for the benefit of the Building off-site which would
          otherwise be performed on-site (e.g., accounting), the cost of such
          services shall be reasonably allocated among the properties benefiting
          from such service and shall be included in Operating Costs. The
          Building's pro rata share (as reasonably determined by Landlord) of
          the cost of operating, managing (including, without limitation, the
          cost of the management office), maintaining and cleaning (including,
          without limitation, snow and ice removal) the common areas shall be
          included in Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, without
          limitation, those categories of Specifically Included Operating Costs,
          as set forth below, but shall not include "Excluded Costs," as
          hereinafter defined.

               (2)  Definition of Excluded Costs. "Excluded Costs" shall be
          defined as the cost of electric energy purchased for the Premises by
          Tenant under Article 14.3 hereof, mortgage charges (meaning principal
          and interest changes on any financing relating to the Land or the
          Building), brokerage commissions, salaries of executives and owners
          not directly employed in the management/operation of the

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Building, the cost of work done by Landlord for a particular tenant for which
Landlord has the right to be reimbursed by such Tenant, and, subject to
Subparagraph (3) below, such portion of expenditures as are not properly
chargeable against income. Furthermore, the following items shall be included in
Excluded Costs:

         (i)      costs, expenses and fees relating to solicitation of,
                  advertising for and entering into leases and other occupancy
                  arrangements for space in the Building, including but not
                  limited to legal fees, space planners' fees, real estate
                  brokers' leasing commissions and advertising expenses;

         (ii)     costs of correcting defects in the Building or the Building
                  equipment or replacing defective equipment to the extent such
                  costs may relate to items covered by warranties of
                  manufacturers, suppliers or contractors or are otherwise borne
                  by parties other than Landlord;

         (iii)    costs of installations paid by or constructed for specific
                  tenants or other occupants;

         (iv)     any bad debt loss, rent loss or reserves for bad debts or rent
                  loss;

         (v)      costs, expenses or judgments occasioned by casualty, injury or
                  damage, to the extent that such costs, expenses or judgments
                  are covered by insurance to be maintained by Landlord under
                  this Lease, provided that all such costs, expenses or
                  judgments not covered under such insurance as a result of any
                  deductible amount shall be included in Operating Costs and
                  costs for which Landlord is reimbursed by any tenant's
                  (including, without limitation, Tenant's) insurance carrier;

         (vi)     expenses relating to third-party landlord-tenant disputes in
                  the Building;

         (vii)    costs of the original construction of the Building or of any
                  major addition to, deletion from or modification of the
                  Building or any common facilities located on the Land,
                  including but not limited to the addition or deletion of
                  floors, and any other costs of a capital nature, as determined
                  in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles,
                  consistently applied; provided, however, that the amortization
                  of such costs; as hereinabove provided, shall be permitted to
                  the extent that such costs are incurred as a result of (i) the
                  replacement of any major system or component of the Building
                  reasonably made by Landlord in lieu of the repair thereof,
                  (ii) any improvement reasonably made by Landlord for the
                  purpose of reducing Operating Costs and (iii) any improvement
                  that Landlord is required to make to comply with any law or
                  regulation applicable to the Building enacted after the date
                  of this Lease.

         (3)      Specifically Included Categories of Operating Costs.
Operating Costs shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

         Taxes (other than real estate taxes): Sales, Federal Social Security,
Unemployment and Old Age Taxes and contributions and State Unemployment taxes
and contributions accruing to and paid by the Landlord on account of all
employees of Landlord and/or Landlord's managing agent, who are employed or on
account of the Building, except that taxes levied upon the net income of the
Landlord and taxes withheld from employees, and "Taxes" as defined in Article
9.1(d) shall not be included herein.

         Water: All charges and rates connected with water supplied to the
Building and related sewer use charges, but not including the cost of water
which is paid for directly to the utility by the user/tenant in the Building.

         Heat and Air Conditioning: All charges connected with heat and air
conditioning supplied to the Building, except for charges incurred by Tenant
pursuant to Section 8.5(b) hereof, or by other tenants of the Building pursuant
to similar provisions in their leases.

         Wages: Wages and cost of all employee benefits of all employees of the
Landlord and/or Landlord's managing agent who are employed in, about or on
account of the Building.

         Cleaning: The cost of labor and material for cleaning the Building,
surrounding areaways located on the Land and windows in the Building.

         Elevator Maintenance: All expenses for or on account of the upkeep and
maintenance of all elevators in the Building.

         Electricity: The cost of all electric current for the operation of any
machine, appliance or device used for the operation of the Premises and the
Building, including the cost of electric current for the elevators, lights, air
conditioning and heating, but not including electric current which is paid for
directly to the utility by the user/tenant in the Building. (If and so long as
Tenant is billed directly by the electric utility for its own consumption as
determined by its separate meter, then Operating Costs shall include only
Building and public area electric current consumption and not any demised
premises electric current consumption. Wherever separate metering is unlawful,
prohibited by utility company regulation or tariff or is otherwise
impracticable, relevant consumption figures for the purposes of this Article 9
shall be determined by fair and reasonable allocations and engineering estimates
made by Landlord.

         Insurance, etc.: Fire, casualty, liability and such other insurance as
may from time to time be maintained by Landlord or may be required by lending
institutions on first-class office buildings in the city or town wherein the
Building is located and all other reasonable expenses customarily incurred in
connection with the operation and maintenance of first-class office buildings
in the city or town wherein the Building is located including, without
limitation, a management fee not to exceed five percent (5%) payable by
Landlord and rental costs associated with the Building's management office.

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     9.2. Expense Stop. Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant's Proportionate
Share of Operating Costs and Taxes which are in excess of the Base Operating
Expense Account and the Tax Expenses Base Year, which amounts shall be due
within fifteen (15) days after being billed by Landlord. At Landlord's option,
however, Landlord may, from time to time, provide Tenant with an estimate of the
expected Operating Costs and Taxes for the coming Operating Year, and an
estimate of Tenant's additional rent for such Operating Costs and Taxes, and
said additional rent shall be payable by Tenant monthly during each Operating
Year of the term of the Lease at the time and in the manner for payment of
Monthly Rent. In the event that Tenant pays Landlord's estimate of Tenant's
Proportionate Share of Operating Costs and Taxes, Landlord shall use its best
efforts to deliver to Tenant within one hundred fifty (150) days after the
expiration of each Operating Year a reasonably detailed statement showing
Tenant's Proportionate Share of the actual Operating Costs and Expenses incurred
during such year. Landlord's failure to deliver the statement to Tenant within
said period shall not constitute Landlord's waiver of its right to collect said
amounts or otherwise prejudice Landlord's rights hereunder. If Tenant's payments
under this Article 9.2 during said Operating Year exceed Tenant's Proportionate
Share as indicated on said statement. Tenant shall be entitled to credit the
amount of such overpayment against Tenant's Proportionate Share next falling
due. If Tenant's payments under this Article 9.2 during said Operating Year were
less than Tenant's Proportionate Share as indicated on said statement, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord the amount of the deficiency to Landlord when billed
therefor. Landlord and Tenant shall forthwith adjust between them by cash
payment any balance determined to exist with respect to that portion of the last
Operating Year for which Tenant is responsible for Operating Costs and Taxes,
notwithstanding that the Lease may have terminated before the end of such
Operating Year; and this provision shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of the Lease.

     Appropriate credit against Tenant's Proportionate Share of Operating Costs
and Taxes shall be given for any refund obtained by reason of a reduction in
any Taxes by the assessors or the administrative, judicial or other
governmental agency responsible therefor. The original computations, as well as
reimbursement or payments of additional charges, if any, or allowances, if any,
under the provisions of this Article 9.2 shall be based on the original
assessed valuations with adjustments to be made at a later date when the tax
refund, if any, shall be paid to Landlord by the taxing authorities.
Expenditures for legal fees and for other similar or dissimilar expenses
incurred in obtaining the tax refund may be charged against the tax refund
before the adjustments are made for the Tax Period.

     9.3. Part Years. If the Term Commencement Date or the Termination Date
occurs in the middle of an Operating Year, Tenant shall be liable for only that
portion of the Operating Costs and Taxes in respect of such Operating Year
represented by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days of the
herein Term which falls within the Operating Year and the denominator of which
is three hundred sixty-five (365).

     9.4. Disputes, etc. Any disputes arising under this Article 9 may, at the
election of either party, be submitted to arbitration as hereinafter provided.
Any obligations under this Article 9 which shall not have been paid at the
expiration or sooner termination of the term of this Lease shall survive such
expiration and shall be paid when and as the amount of same shall be determined
to be due in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Lease.

     9.5 Tenant's Right to Audit. Tenant shall have the right to examine, copy
and audit Landlord's books and records establishing Operating Costs for any
Operating Year for a period of ninety (90) days following the date that Tenant
receives the statement of Operating Costs for such Operating Year from
Landlord. Tenant shall give Landlord not less than thirty (30) days' prior
notice of its intention to examine and audit such books and records, and such
examination and audit shall take place at such place as Landlord routinely
maintains such books and records, unless Landlord elects to have such
examination and audit take place in another location designated by Landlord in
the city and state in which the Property is located. Tenant's review shall be
conducted solely by an auditor or accountant of a nationally recognized
auditing or accounting firm and not by any party compensated by Tenant on a
contingency fee arrangement. All costs of the examination and audit shall be
borne by Tenant; provided, however, that if such examination and audit
establishes that the actual Operating Costs for the Operating Year in question
are less than the amount set forth as the annual Operating Costs on the annual
statement delivered to Tenant by at least ten percent (10%), then Landlord
shall pay the reasonable costs of such examination and audit. If, pursuant to
the audit, the payments made for such Operating Year by Tenant exceed Tenant's
required payment on account thereof for such Operating Year, Landlord shall
credit the amount of overpayment against subsequent obligations of Tenant with
respect to Operating Costs (or promptly refund such overpayment if the Term of
this Lease has ended and Tenant has no further obligation to Landlord); but, if
the payments made by Tenant for such Operating Year are less than Tenant's
required payment as established by the examination and audit, Tenant shall pay
the deficiency to Landlord within thirty (30) days after conclusion of the
examination and audit, and the obligation to make such payment for any period
within the Term shall survive expiration of the Term. If Tenant does not elect
to exercise its right to examine and audit Landlord's books and records for any
Operating Year within the time period provided for by this paragraph, Tenant
shall have no further right to challenge Landlord's statement of Operating
Costs.

10. CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS BY LANDLORD

     Landlord reserves the right, exercisable by itself or its nominee, at any
time and from time to time without the same constituting an actual or
constructive eviction and without incurring any liability to Tenant therefor or
otherwise affecting Tenant's obligations under this Lease, to make such
changes, alterations, additions, improvements, repairs or replacements in or to
(i) the Building (including the Premises) and the fixtures and equipment
thereof, (ii) the street entrances, halls, passages, elevators, escalators, and
stairways of the Building, as it may deem necessary or desirable, and (iii) the
arrangement and/or location of entrances or passageways, doors and doorways,
and corridors, elevators, stairs, toilets, or other public parts of the
Building, or (iv) the common areas of the Building, provided, however, that:
(a) there shall be no unreasonable obstruction of the right of access to, or
unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of the Premises by Tenant,
and (b) except in the case of an emergency, Landlord shall notify Tenant in
writing of its intention to make such changes, alterations, additions,
improvements, repairs or replacements. Nothing contained in this Article 10
shall be deemed to relieve Tenant of any duty, obligation or liability of
Tenant with respect to making any repair, replacement or improvement or
complying with any law, order or requirement of any governmental or other
authority. Landlord reserves the right to adopt and at any time and from time
to time to change the name or address of the Building. Neither this Lease nor
any use by Tenant shall give Tenant any right or easement for the use of any
door or any passage or any concourse connecting with any other building or to
any public convenience, and the use of such doors, passages and concourses and
of such conveniences may be regulated or discontinued at any time and from time
to time by Landlord without notice to Tenant and without affecting the
obligation of Tenant hereunder or incurring any liability to Tenant therefor,
provided, however, that there be no unreasonable obstruction of the right of
access to, or unreasonable interference with the use of the Premises by Tenant.

11. FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS-REMOVAL BY TENANT

     All fixtures, equipment, improvements and appurtenances attached to or
built into the Premises prior to or during the term, whether by Landlord at its
expense or at the expense of Tenant (either or both) or by Tenant shall be and
remain part of the Premises and shall not be removed by Tenant during or at the
end of the term unless Landlord otherwise elects to require Tenant to remove
such fixtures, equipment improvements and appurtenances, in accordance with
Articles 12 and/or

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22 of the Lease or unless Tenant requests and receives Landlord's written
consent to remove any such items. All electric telephone, telegraph,
communication, radio, plumbing, heating and sprinkling systems, fixtures and
outlets, vaults, paneling, molding, shelving, radiator, enclosures, cork,
rubber, linoleum and composition floors, ventilating, silencing, air
conditioning and cooling equipment, shall be deemed to be included in such
fixtures, equipment, improvements and appurtenances, whether or not attached to
or built into the Premises.

12.  ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS BY TENANT

     Tenant shall make no alterations, installations, removals, additions or
improvements in or to the Premises or the Building (hereinafter collectively
referred to as "Alterations") without Landlord's prior written consent and then
only those made by contractors or mechanics approved by Landlord. No
installations or work shall be undertaken or begun by Tenant until: (i) Landlord
has approved written plans and specifications, which are sufficiently detailed
to obtain a building permit, and a time schedule for such work; (ii) Tenant has
made provision for either written waivers of liens from all contractors,
laborers and suppliers of materials for such installations or work, the filing
of lien bonds on behalf of such contractors, laborers and suppliers, or other
appropriate protective measures approved by Landlord; and (iii) Tenant has
procured appropriate surety payment and performance bonds. No amendments or
additions to such plans and specifications shall be made without the prior
written consent of Landlord. Landlord's approval is solely given for the benefit
of Landlord and neither Tenant nor any third party shall have the right to rely
upon Landlord's approval of Tenant's plans for any purpose whatsoever. Without
limiting the foregoing, Tenant shall be responsible for all elements of the
design of Tenant's plans (including, without limitation, compliance with law,
functionality of design, the structural integrity of the design, the
configuration of the Premises and the placement of Tenant's furniture,
appliances and equipment), and Landlord's approval of Tenant's plans shall in no
event relive Tenant of the responsibility for such design. Landlord shall have
no liability or responsibility for any claim, injury or damage alleged to have
been caused by the particular materials, whether building standard or
non-building standard, appliances or equipment selected by Tenant in connection
with any work performed by or on behalf of Tenant in the Premises including,
without limitation, furniture, carpeting, copiers, laser printers, computers and
refrigerators. Any such Alterations shall be done at Tenant's sole expense,
except to the extent such work is included in the Tenant Improvement Work as
defined in Article 4 hereof, and at such times and in such manner as Landlord
may from time to time designate. If Tenant shall make any Alterations as
provided above then Landlord may elect to require the Tenant at the expiration
or sooner termination of the term of this Lease to restore the Premises to
substantially the same condition as existed at the Term Commencement Date.
Should Tenant make any Alterations without the prior approval of Landlord, or
use a contractor not expressly approved by Landlord, Landlord may, at any time
during the term of this Lease, require that Tenant remove all or part of the
alterations and return the Premises to the condition it was in prior to the
making of the Alterations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the
right to make interior non-structural alterations (not in excess of $20,000.00
in the aggregate) and to install decorative items on the interior of the
Premises without Landlord's approval.

13.  TENANT'S CONTRACTORS-MECHANICS' AND OTHER LIENS-STANDARD OF TENANT'S
     PERFORMANCE-COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

     Whenever Tenant shall make any alterations, decorations, installations,
removals, additions or improvements (which alterations, decorations,
installations, removals, additions or improvements shall be made in accordance
with the terms of this Lease) in or to the Premises, whether such work be done
prior to or after the Term Commencement Date, Tenant will strictly observe the
following covenants and agreements:

     (a)  Tenant agrees that it will not, either directly or indirectly, use
any contracts and/or materials if their use will create any difficulty, whether
in the nature of a labor dispute or otherwise, with other contractors and/or
labor engaged by Tenant or Landlord or others in the construction, maintenance
and/or operation of the Building or any part thereof.

     (b)  In no event shall any material or equipment be incorporated in or
added to the Premises, so as to become a fixture or otherwise a part of the
Building, in connection with any such alteration, decoration, installation,
addition or improvement which is subject to any lien, charge, mortgage or other
encumbrance of any kind whatsoever or is subject to any security interest of any
form of title retention agreement. No installations or work shall be undertaken
or begun by Tenant until (i) Tenant has made provision for written waiver of
liens from all contractors, laborers and suppliers of materials for such
installations or work, and taken other appropriate protective measures approved
by Landlord; and (ii) Tenant has procured appropriate surety payment and
performance bonds which shall name Landlord as additional obligee and has filed
lien bond(s) (in jurisdictions where available) on behalf of such contractors,
laborers and suppliers. Any mechanic's lien filed against the Premises or the
Building for work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have
been furnished to, Tenant shall be discharged by Tenant within ten (10) days
thereafter, at Tenant's expense by filing the bond required by law or otherwise.
If Tenant fails so to discharge any lien, Landlord may do so at Tenant's expense
and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any expense or cost incurred by Landlord
in so doing within fifteen (15) days after rendition of a bill therefor.

     (c)  All installations or work done by Tenant shall be at its own expense,
except for Landlord's Contribution as set forth in Exhibit 6, and shall at all
times comply with (i) laws, rules, orders and regulations of governmental
authorities having jurisdiction thereof, (ii) orders, rules and regulations of
any Board of Fire Underwriters, or any other hereafter constituted exercising
similar functions, and governing insurance rating bureaus; (iii) Rules
Regulations of Landlord; and (iv) plans and specifications prepared by and at
the expense of Tenant theretofore submitted to and approved by Landlord.

     (d)  Tenant shall procure all necessary permits before undertaking any
work in Premises; do all of such work in a good and workmanlike manner,
employing materials of good quality and complying with all governmental
requirements; and defend, save, hold harmless, exonerate and indemnify Landlord
from all injury, loss or damage to any person or property occasioned by or
growing out of such work. Tenant shall cause contractors employed by Tenant to
carry Worker's Compensation Insurance in accordance with statutory
requirements, Automobile Liability Insurance and, naming Landlord as an
additional insured, Commercial General Liability Insurance covering such
contractors on or about the Premises in the amounts stated in Article 15 hereof
or in such other reasonable amounts as Landlord shall require and to submit
certificates evidencing such coverage to Landlord prior to the commencement of
such work.

     (e)  Tenant shall give Landlord not less than ten (10) days' advance
written notice prior to the commencement of any work in the Premises by Tenant,
and Landlord shall have the right to post notices of non-responsibility in or
on the Premises or the Building as provided by law.

14.  REPAIRS BY TENANT-FLOOR LOAD

     14.1 Repairs by Tenant. Tenant shall keep all and singular the Premises
neat and clean (including periodic rug shampoo and waxing of tiled floors and
cleaning of blinds and drapes) and in such repair, order and condition as the
same are in on the Term Commencement Date or may be put in during the term
hereof, reasonable use and wearing thereof and

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damage by fire or by other casualty excepted. Tenant shall be solely responsible
for the proper maintenance of all equipment and appliances operated by Tenant,
including, without limitation, copiers, laser printers, computers and
refrigerators. Tenant shall make, as and when needed as a result of misuse by,
or neglect or improper conduct of, Tenant or Tenant's servants, employees,
agents, contractors, invitees, or licensees or otherwise, all repairs in and
about the Premises necessary to preserve them in such repair, order and
condition, which repairs shall be in quality and class equal to the original
work. After notice to Tenant, Landlord may elect at the expense of Tenant, to
make any such repairs or to repair any damage or injury to the Building or the
Premises caused by moving property of Tenant in or out of the Building, or by
installation or removal of furniture or other property, or by misuse by, or
neglect, or improper conduct of, Tenant or Tenant's servants, employees, agents,
contractors, or licensees.

     14.2.  FLOOR LOAD-HEAVY MACHINERY. Tenant shall not place a load upon any
floor of the Premises exceeding the floor load per square foot of area which
such floor was designed to carry and which is allowed by law. Landlord reserves
the right to prescribe the weight and position of all business machines and
mechanical equipment, including safes, which shall be placed so as to distribute
the weight. Business machines and mechanical equipment shall be placed and
maintained by Tenant at Tenant's expense in settings sufficient in Landlord's
judgment to absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance. Tenant shall not
move any safe, heavy machinery, heavy equipment, freight, bulky matter, or
fixtures into or out of the Building without Landlord's prior written consent.
If such safe, machinery, equipment freight, bulky matter or fixtures requires
special handling, Tenant agrees to employ only persons holding a Master Rigger's
License to do said work, and that all work in connection therewith shall comply
with applicable laws and regulations. Any such moving shall be at the sole risk
and hazard of Tenant and Tenant will defend, indemnify and save and hold
Landlord harmless against and from any liability, loss, injury, claim or suit
resulting directly or indirectly from such moving. Proper placement of all such
business machines, etc., in the Premises shall be Tenant's responsibility.
Tenant shall not add or reconfigure a load upon any floor of the Premises which
may impose additional weight on the floor load of the Premises without
Landlord's prior written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. Tenant shall submit a plan of the new addition or reconfiguration which
shall be reviewed by Landlord and, if necessary, by Landlord's structural
engineer. Any such addition or reconfiguration of the floor load of the Premises
shall be at Tenant's sole cost.

     14.3.  ELECTRIC CURRENT. Tenant shall purchase all electrical energy that
Tenant requires for operation of the lighting fixtures, appliances and equipment
used in or by the Premises and for the furnishing of heat and air conditioning
to the Premises. The Premises shall be separately metered and billed directly
for the supply of such electrical energy. The costs of initially installing any
required meter and all costs for the maintenance thereof shall be paid by
Tenant. All charges for electricity shall be paid when due to the public utility
providing such electricity. Landlord shall not be liable in any way to Tenant
for any failure or defect in the supply or character of electrical energy
furnished to the Premises by reason of any requirement, act or omission of the
public utility serving the Building with electricity unless due to the act or
omission of Landlord. Tenant's use of electrical energy in the Premises shall
not at any time exceed the capacity of any of the electrical conductors and
equipment in or otherwise presently serving the Premises. Any additional feeders
or risers to supply Tenant's electrical requirements in addition to those
originally installed and all other equipment proper and necessary in connection
with such feeders or risers, shall be installed by Landlord upon Tenant's
request, at the sole cost and expense of Tenant, provided that such additional
feeders and risers are permissible under applicable laws and insurance
regulations and that the installation of such feeders or risers shall not cause
permanent damage or injury to the Building or cause or create a dangerous
condition or unreasonably interfere with other tenants of the Building. Tenant
agrees that it will not make any material alteration or material addition to the
electrical equipment and/or appliances in the Premises without the prior written
consent of Landlord in each instance first obtained, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld, and will promptly advise Landlord of any other alteration
or addition to such electrical equipment and/or appliances.

15.  INSURANCE, INDEMNIFICATION, EXONERATION AND EXCULPATION

          15.1.  INSURANCE - TENANT.

                    (a)  GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. Tenant shall procure, and
          keep in force and pay for Commercial General Liability Insurance
          insuring Tenant on an occurrence basis against all claims and demands
          for personal injury liability (including, without limitation, bodily
          injury, sickness, disease, and death) or damage to property which may
          be claimed to have occurred from and after the time Tenant and/or its
          contractors enter the Premises in accordance with Article 4 of this
          Lease, of not less than Two Million ($2,000,000) Dollars in the event
          of personal injury to any number of persons or damage to property,
          arising out of any one occurrence, and from time to time thereafter
          shall be not less than such higher amounts, if procurable, as may be
          reasonably required by Landlord and are customarily carried by
          responsible similar tenants in the City or Town wherein the Building
          is located.

                    If appropriate to Tenant's operation, and at Landlord's sole
          discretion, Tenant, at its own expense, shall obtain and keep in force
          during the Term of this Lease pollution liability coverage with
          coverages and limits as Landlord may reasonably require, provided that
          Landlord may from time to time require an increase in such limits.

                    (b)  UMBRELLA LIABILITY. Tenant, at its own expense, shall
          obtain and keep in force during the term of this Lease a policy or
          policies providing umbrella liability coverage, with terms following
          the form of the commercial general liability insurance described in
          Article 15.1(a) above. Such insurance shall be on an occurrence basis,
          providing limits of not less than $4,000,000.00 per occurrence, in
          excess of the primary $1,000,000.00 required in Article 15.1(a), so
          that combined liability limits provided by the commercial general
          liability policy and this umbrella policy total not less than
          $5,000,000.00 per occurrence. Should circumstances arise in which the
          insurer is to be notified of circumstances that may lead to any claim
          against this policy or policies, Landlord shall be concurrently
          notified of details of such claim, and shall be provided subsequent
          information as to how such claims affect the liability limits
          available for future claims.

                    (c)  PROPERTY INSURANCE. Tenant, at its own expense, shall
          obtain and keep in force during the Term of this Lease "All Risk"
          property insurance, with coverages acceptable to Landlord, in
          Landlord's sole discretion. Said insurance shall be written on a one
          hundred percent (100%) replacement cost, Agreed Amount basis, on
          Tenant's personal property, all tenant improvements installed at
          Premises by Landlord or Tenant, Tenant's trade fixtures and other
          property. If this Lease is terminated as a result of a casualty in
          accordance with Article 18, the proceeds of said insurance
          attributable to the replacement of all tenant improvements at the
          Premises to be paid to the Landlord.

                    (d)  WORKER'S COMPENSATION/EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY INSURANCE.
          Tenant, at its own expense, shall obtain and keep in force during the
          term of this Lease, worker's compensation insurance as required by
          applicable law. Employer's liability coverage with per occurrence
          limits not less than $500,000.00 shall be maintained concurrently with
          the worker's compensation policy, and this coverage shall be scheduled
          on the umbrella liability policy required in Article 15.1(b) above.

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     15.2. Certificates of Insurance.  Such insurance shall be effected with
insurance companies approved by Landlord, authorized to do business in the state
wherein the Building is situated, under valid and enforceable policies wherein
Tenant names Landlord, and at Landlord's option, the holder of any mortgage or
deed of trust encumbering the Building and any person or entity managing the
Building on behalf of the Landlord, as additional insureds. Said insurance
companies shall maintain during the policy term a rating of not less than "A" or
better under Standard & Poor's claims paying ability rating. All insurance
obtained by Tenant shall be primary to, and not contributory with any similar
insurance carried by the Landlord, whose insurance shall be considered excess
insurance only. Such insurance shall provide that it shall not be canceled or
modified without at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to each insured
named therein. Tenant's insurance policies shall not include any deductible or
self-insured retentions in excess of $5,000.00 without specific approval of the
Landlord. Within fifteen (15) days prior to the Term Commencement Date of this
Lease and on or before the time Tenant's contractors enter the Premises in
accordance with Articles 14 of this Lease and thereafter not less than fifteen
(15) days prior to the expiration date of each expiring policy, original copies
of the policies provided for in Article 15.1 issued by the respective insurers,
or certificates of such policies setting forth in full the provisions thereof
and issued by such insurers together with evidence satisfactory to Landlord of
the payment of all premiums for such policies, shall be delivered by Tenant to
Landlord and certificates as aforesaid of such policies shall upon request of
Landlord, be delivered by Tenant to the holder of any provided for in Article
15.1 issued by the respective insurers, or certificates of such policies setting
forth in full the provisions thereof and issued by such insurers together with
evidence satisfactory to Landlord of the payment of all premiums for such
policies, shall be delivered by Tenant to Landlord and certificates as aforesaid
of such policies shall upon request of Landlord, be delivered by Tenant to the
holder of any mortgage affecting the Premises.

     15.3. General.  Tenant will save Landlord, its agents and employees,
harmless and will exonerate, defend and indemnify Landlord, its agents and
employees, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, penalties, and/or
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) asserted by or on behalf of any
person, firm, corporation or public authority arising from the Tenant's breach
of the Lease or:

            (a)  On account of or based upon any injury to person, or loss of or
     damage to property, sustained or occurring on the Premises on account of or
     based upon the act, omission, fault, negligence or misconduct of any person
     whomsoever (except to the extent the same is caused by Landlord, its
     agents, contractors or employees);

            (b)  On account of or based upon any injury to person, or loss of or
     damage to property, sustained or occurring elsewhere (other than on the
     Premises) in or about the Building (and, particular, without limiting the
     generality of the foregoing, on or about the elevators, stairways, public
     corridors, sidewalks, concourses, arcades, malls, galleries, vehicular
     tunnels, approaches, areaways, or other appurtenances and facilities used
     in connection with the Building or Premises) arising out of use or
     occupancy of the Building or Premises by the Tenant, or by any person
     claiming by, through or under Tenant, or on account of or based upon the
     act, omission, fault, negligence or misconduct of Tenant, its agents,
     employees or contractors; and

            (c)  On account of or based upon (including monies due on account
     of) any work thing whatsoever done (other than by Landlord or its
     contractors, or agents or employees of either) on Premises during the term
     of this Lease and during the period of time, if any, prior to the Term
     Commencement Date that Tenant may have been given access to the Premises.

            (d)  Tenant's obligations under this Article 15.3 shall be insured
     either under the Commercial General Liability Insurance required under
     Article 15.1, above, or by a contractual rider or other coverage; and
     certificates of insurance in respect thereof shall be provided by Tenant to
     Landlord upon request.

     15.4. Property of Tenant.  In addition to and not in limitation of the
foregoing, Tenant covenants and agrees that, to the maximum extent permitted by
law, all merchandise, furniture, and property of every kind, nature and
description related or arising out of Tenant's leasehold estate hereunder, which
may be in or upon the Premises or Building, in the public corridors, or on the
sidewalks, areaways and approaches adjacent thereto, shall be at the sole risk
and hazard of Tenant, and that if whole or any part thereof shall be damaged,
destroyed, stolen or removed from any cause or reason whatsoever no part of said
damage or loss shall be charged to, or borne by, Landlord.

     15.5. Bursting of Pipes, etc.  Except to the extent of insurance provided
under Landlord's liability insurance policy, Landlord shall not be liable for
any injury or damage to persons or property resulting from fire, explosion,
falling plaster, steam, gas, air contaminants or emissions, electricity,
electrical or electronic emanations or disturbance, water, rain or snow or leaks
from any part the Building or from the pipes, appliances, equipment or plumbing
works or from the roof, street or sub-surface or from any other place or caused
by dampness, vandalism, malicious mischief or by any other cause of whatever
nature, unless caused by or due to the negligence or willful misconduct of
Landlord, its agents, servants or employees, and then only after (i) notice to
Landlord of the condition claimed to constitute negligence and (ii) the
expiration of a reasonable time after such notice has been received by Landlord
without Landlord having taken all reasonable and practicable means to cure or
correct such condition; and pending such cure or correction by Landlord, Tenant
shall take all reasonably prudent temporary measures and safeguards to prevent
any injury, loss or damage to persons or property. In no event shall Landlord be
liable for any loss, the risk of which is covered by Tenant's insurance or is
required to be so covered by this Lease; nor shall Landlord or its agents be
liable for any such damage caused by other tenants or persons in the Building or
caused by operations in construction of any private, public, or quasi-public
work; nor shall Landlord be liable for any latent defect in the Premises or in
the Building.

     15.6. Repairs and Alterations -- No Diminution of Rental Value.  Except as
otherwise provided in Article 18, there shall be no allowance to Tenant for
diminution of rental value and no liability on the part of Landlord by reason of
inconvenience, annoyance or injury to Tenant arising from any repairs,
alterations, additions, replacements or improvements made by Landlord, or any
related work, Tenant or others in or to any portion of the Building or Premises
or any property adjoining the Building, or in or to fixtures, appurtenances, or
equipment thereof, or for failure of Landlord or others to make any repairs,
alterations, additions or improvements in or to any portion of the Building, or
of the Premises, or in or to the fixtures, appurtenances or equipment thereof.

     15.7. Landlord's Insurance Requirements.  Landlord shall keep (at
Landlord's cost and expense) the Building insured against damage or destruction
by fire and the perils commonly covered under an extended coverage endorsement
in amounts customary for buildings of this type.

16. ASSIGNMENT, MORTGAGING AND SUBLETTING

     16.1. Landlord's Consent Required.  Tenant shall not voluntarily or by
operation of law assign, transfer, hypothecate, mortgage, sublet, or otherwise
transfer or encumber all or any part of Tenant's interest in this Lease or in
the Premises (hereinafter collectively a "Transfer"), without Landlord's prior
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withheld, conditioned or delayed. Landlord shall respond to Tenant's written
request for consent hereunder within thirty (30) days after Landlord's receipt
of the written request from Tenant. Any attempted Transfer without such consent
shall be void and shall constitute and Event of Default and breach of this
Lease. Tenant's written request for Landlord's consent shall include, the
Landlord's thirty (30) day response period referred to above shall not commence,
unless and until Landlord has received from Tenant, all of the following
information: (a) financial statements for the proposed assignee or subtenant for
the past two (2) years prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, (b) federal tax returns for the proposed assignee or subtenant for
the past two (2) years, if available, (c) a TRW credit report (if such
information is available) or similar report on the proposed assignee or
subtenant, (d) a detailed description of the business the assignee or subtenant
intends to operate at the Premises, (e) the proposed effective date of the
assignment or sublease, (f) a copy of the proposed sublease or assignment
agreement which includes all of the terms and conditions of the proposed
assignment or sublease, and (g) a detailed description of any ownership or
commercial relationship between Tenant and the proposed assignee or subtenant.
If the obligations of the proposed assignee or subtenant will be guaranteed by
any person or entity, Tenant's written request shall not be considered complete
until the information described in (a), (b) and (c) of the previous sentence has
been provided with respect to each proposed guarantor. "Transfer" shall also
include the transfer (a) if Tenant is a corporation, and Tenant's stock is not
publicly traded over a recognized securities exchange, of more than fifty
percent (50%) of the voting stock of such corporation during the Term of this
Lease (whether or not in one or more transfers) or the dissolution or merger of
the corporation, or (b) if Tenant is a partnership or other entity, of more than
fifty percent (50%) of the profit and loss participation in such partnership or
entity during the Term of this Lease (whether or not in one or more transfers)
or the dissolution or liquidation of the partnership. Notwithstanding anything
in Section 16 to the contrary, and provided that Tenant is not in default of
this Lease, Tenant shall have the right, without Landlord's consent, upon ten
(10) days' prior written notice to Landlord, together with sufficient
documentation which verifies that all of the requirements set forth hereunder
have been fulfilled and the conditions have been met, to enter into an
assignment of this Lease or a sublease of the Premises to the parent corporation
of Tenant, any wholly-owned subsidiary corporation of Tenant or Tenant's parent
corporation, or to any corporation succeeding to substantially all of the assets
of Tenant as a result of a consolidation or merger or to a corporation to which
all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant have been sold, or to any
Affiliate of Tenant, as defined below, or to a partnership, the majority
interest in which shall be owned by the shareholders of Tenant or any Affiliate
of Tenant (collectively, "Permitted Related Transfers") provided, that in each
of the foregoing instances, such other entity shall (i) assume in writing all of
Tenant's obligations hereunder and (ii) (other than the parent corporation of
Tenant or a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation of Tenant, or Tenant's parent
corporation or any Affiliate of Tenant) have a net worth immediately prior to
such assignment or subletting equal to or greater than the net worth of Tenant
as of the date immediately preceding such assignment or subletting (provided
that such entity must satisfy such net worth test both immediately before and
after the date of purchase of Tenant's voting capital stock). In addition, if an
assignment is implemented by means of a transfer of all of Tenant's voting
capital stock, the purchaser of such voting capital stock shall guarantee the
performance by Tenant of all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this
Lease and shall provide to Landlord, prior to the effective date of such
purchase, an executed guaranty in the form required by Landlord. Within twenty
(20) days after the effective date of any such assignment, Tenant shall provide
Landlord with a copy of the fully executed and dated merger or consolidation
documents. The term "Affiliate", as used herein shall mean any corporation,
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with Tenant. The term "control," as used
in the immediately preceding sentence, shall mean the right to exercise,
directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting rights
attributable to the shares of the controlled corporation. Notwithstanding any
such assignment or sublease, Tenant shall not be released from any and shall
perform all obligations imposed on it hereunder.

     16.2. Terms and Conditions. The following terms and conditions shall be
applicable to any Transfer:

          (a) Regardless of Landlord's consent, no Transfer shall release Tenant
     from Tenant's obligations hereunder or alter the primary liability of
     Tenant to pay the rent and other sums due Landlord hereunder and to perform
     all other obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder or release any
     guarantor from its obligations under its guaranty.

          (b) Landlord may accept rent from any person other than Tenant
     pending approval or disapproval of an assignment or subletting.

          (c) Neither a delay in the approval or disapproval of a Transfer, nor
     the acceptance of rent, shall constitute a waiver or estoppel of Landlord's
     right to exercise its rights and remedies for the breach of any of the
     terms or conditions of this Article 16.2.

          (d) The consent by Landlord to any Transfer shall not constitute a
     consent to any subsequent Transfer by Tenant or to any subsequent or
     successive Transfer by an assignee or subtenant. However, Landlord may
     consent to subsequent Transfers or any amendments or modifications thereto
     without notifying Tenant or anyone else liable on the Lease and without
     obtaining their consent, and such action shall not relieve such persons
     from liability under this Lease.

          (e) In the event of any default under this Lease, Landlord may proceed
     directly against Tenant, any guarantors or any one else responsible for the
     performance of this Lease, including any subtenant or assignee, without
     first exhausting Landlord's remedies against any other person or entity
     responsible therefor to Landlord, or any security held by Landlord.

          (f) Landlord's written consent to any Transfer by Tenant shall not
     constitute an acknowledgement that an no default then exists under this
     Lease nor shall such consent be deemed a waiver of any then existing
     default.

          (g) The discovery of the fact that any financial statement relied upon
     by Landlord in giving its consent to an assignment or subletting was
     materially false shall, at Landlord's election, render Landlord's consent
     null and void.

          (h) Landlord shall not be liable under this Lease or under any
     assignment or sublease to any assignee or subtenant.

          (i) No assignment or sublease may be modified or amended without
     Landlord's prior written consent.

     16.3. Additional Terms and Conditions Applicable to Subletting. The
following terms and conditions shall apply to any subletting by Tenant of all
or any part of the Premises and shall be deemed included in all subleases under
this Lease whether or not expressly incorporated therein:

          (a) Tenant hereby absolutely and unconditionally assigns and transfers
     to Landlord all of the Tenant's interest in all rentals and income arising
     from any sublease entered into by Tenant, and Landlord may collect such

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     rent and income and apply same toward Tenant's obligations under this
     Lease; provided, however, that until an Event of Default shall occur in the
     performance of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, Tenant may receive,
     collect and enjoy the rents accruing under such sublease. Landlord shall
     not, by reason of this or any other assignment of such rents to Landlord
     nor by reason of the collection of the rents from a subtenant, be deemed to
     have assumed or recognized any sublease or to be liable to the subtenant
     for any failure of Tenant to perform and comply with any of Tenant's
     obligations to such subtenant under such sublease, including, but not
     limited to, Tenant's obligation to return any security deposit. Tenant
     hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs any such subtenant, upon receipt
     of a written notice from Landlord stating that an Event of Default exists
     in the performance of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, to pay to
     Landlord the rents due as they become due under the sublease. Tenant agrees
     that such subtenant shall have the right to rely upon any such statement
     and request from Landlord, and that such subtenant shall pay such rents to
     Landlord without any obligation or right to inquire as to whether such
     Event of Default exists and notwithstanding any notice from or claim from
     Tenant to the contrary.

          (b) In the event Tenant shall default in the performance of its
     obligations under this Lease, Landlord at its option and without any
     obligation to do so, may require any subtenant to attorn to Landlord, in
     which event Landlord shall undertake the obligations of Tenant under such
     sublease from the time of the exercise of said option to the termination of
     such sublease; provided, however, Landlord shall not be liable for any
     prepaid rents or security deposit paid by such subtenant to Tenant or for
     any other prior defaults of Tenant under such sublease.

     16.4. Transfer Premium from Assignment or Subletting. Landlord shall be
entitled to receive from Tenant (as and when received by Tenant) as an item of
additional rent the following amounts (hereinafter the "Transfer Premium"): one
hundred percent (100%) of all amounts received by Tenant from such subtenant in
excess of the amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder in excess of the
amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder. "Transfer Premium" shall mean
all Yearly Rent, additional rent or other consideration of any type whatsoever
payable by the assignee or subtenant in excess of the Yearly Rent and additional
rent payable by Tenant under this Lease less Tenant's reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with such subletting or assignment, including without
limitation, attorneys' fees, tenant improvement costs and brokerage commissions.
If less than all of the Premises is transferred, the Yearly Rent and the
additional rent shall be determined on a per rentable square foot basis.
"Transfer Premium" shall also include, but not be limited to, key money and
bonus money paid by the assignee or subtenant to Tenant in connection with such
Transfer, and any payment in excess of fair market value for services rendered
by Tenant to the assignee or subtenant or for assets, fixtures, inventory,
equipment, or furniture transferred by Tenant to the assignee or subtenant in
connection with such Transfer.

     16.5. Landlord's Option to Recapture Space. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Article 16, Landlord shall have the option, by giving
written notice to Tenant within fifteen (15) days after receipt of any request
by Tenant to assign this Lease or to sublease the entire Premises, to terminate
this Lease as of the date thirty (30) days after Landlord's election. Landlord
may, at its option, lease any recaptured portion of the Premises to the proposed
subtenant or assignee or to any other person or entity without liability to
Tenant. Tenant shall not be entitled to any portion of the profit, if any,
Landlord may realize on account of such termination and reletting. Tenant
acknowledges that the purpose of this Article 16.5 is to enable Landlord to
receive profit in the form of higher rent or other consideration to be received
from an assignee or sublessee, to give Landlord  the ability to meet additional
space requirements of other tenants of the Building and to permit Landlord to
control the leasing of space in the Building. Tenant acknowledges and agrees
that the requirements of this Article 16.5 are commercially reasonable and are
consistent with the intentions of Landlord and Tenant. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Landlord's option to recapture all or any portion of the Premises
shall not apply to any Permitted Related Transfer.

     16.6. Landlord's Expenses. In the event Tenant shall assign this Lease or
sublet the Premises or request the consent of Landlord to any Transfer, then
Tenant shall pay Landlord's reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection
therewith, including, but not limited to, attorneys', architects', accountants',
engineers' or other consultants' fees.

17. MISCELLANEOUS COVENANTS

     Tenant covenants and agrees as follows:

     17.1. Rules and Regulations. Tenant will faithfully observe and comply with
the Rules and Regulations, if any, annexed hereto as Exhibit 4 and such other
and further reasonable Rules and Regulations as Landlord hereafter at any time
or from time to time may make and may communicate in writing to Tenant, which in
the reasonable judgment of Landlord shall be necessary for the reputation,
safety, care or appearance of the Building, or the preservation of good order
therein, or the operation or maintenance of the Building, or the equipment
thereof, or the comfort of tenants or others in the Building, provided, however,
that in the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Lease and any
such regulations, the provisions of this Lease shall control, and provided
further that nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed to impose upon
Landlord any duty or obligation to enforce the Rules and Regulations or the
terms, covenants or conditions in any other lease as against any other tenant
and Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for violation of the same by any
other tenant, its servants, employees, agents, contractors, visitors, invitees
or licensees.

     17.2. Access to Premises-Shoring. Tenant shall: (i) permit Landlord to
erect, use and maintain pipes, ducts and conduits in and through the Premises,
provided the same do not materially reduce the floor area or materially
adversely affect the appearance thereof, (ii) upon prior oral notice (except
that no notice shall be required in emergency situations), permit Landlord and
any mortgagee of the Building or the Building and land or the interest of
Landlord therein, and any lessor under any ground or underlying lease, and their
representatives, to have free and unrestricted access to and to enter upon the
Premises at all reasonable hours for the purposes of inspection or of making
repairs, replacements or improvements in or to the Premises or the Building or
equipment (including, without limitation, sanitary, electrical, heating, air
conditioning or other systems) or of complying with all laws, orders and
requirements of governmental or other authority or of exercising any right
reserved to Landlord by this Lease (including the right during the progress of
any such repairs, replacements or improvements or while performing work and
furnishing materials in connection with compliance with any such laws, orders or
requirements to take upon or through, or to keep and store within, the Premises
all necessary materials, tools and equipment); and (iii) permit Landlord, at
reasonable times, to show the Premises during ordinary business hours to any
existing or prospective mortgagee, ground lessor, space lessee, purchaser, or
assignee of any mortgage, of the Building or of the Building and the land or of
the interest of Landlord therein, and during the period of 12 months next
preceding the Termination Date to any person contemplating the leasing of the
Premises or any part thereof. If, during the last month of the term, Tenant
shall have removed all or substantially all of Tenant's property therefrom,
Landlord may immediately enter and alter, renovate and redecorate the Premises,
without elimination or abatement of rent, or incurring liability to Tenant for
any compensation, and such acts shall have no effect upon this Lease. If Tenant
shall not be personally present to open and permit an entry into the Premises at
anytime when for any reason an entry therein shall be necessary or permissible,
Landlord or Landlord's agents may enter the same by a master key, or may
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Landlord or such agents liable therefor (if during such entry Landlord or
Landlord's agents shall accord reasonable care to Tenant's property), and
without in any manner affecting to obligations and covenants of this Lease.
Provided that Landlord shall incur no additional expense thereby, Landlord shall
exercise its rights of access to the Premises permitted under any of the terms
and provisions of this Lease in such manner as to minimize to the extent
practicable interference with Tenant's use and occupation of the Premises. If an
excavation shall be made upon land adjacent to the Premises or shall be
authorized to be made, Tenant shall afford to the person causing or authorized
to cause such excavation, license to enter upon the Premises for the purpose of
doing such work as said persona shall deem necessary to preserve the Building
from injury or damage and to support the same by proper foundations without any
claims for damages or indemnity against Landlord, or diminution or abatement of
rent.

     17.3  ACCIDENTS TO SANITARY AND OTHER SYSTEMS.  Tenant shall give to
Landlord prompt notice of any fire or accident in the Premises or in the
Building and of any damage to, or defective condition in, any part or
appurtenance of the Building including, without limitation, sanitary,
electrical ventilation, heating and air conditioning or other systems located
in, or passing through, the Premises. Except as otherwise provided in Articles
18 and 20, and subject to Tenant's obligations in Article 14, such damage or
defective condition shall be remedied by Landlord with reasonable diligence,
but if such damage or defective condition was caused by Tenant or by the
employees, licensees, contractors or invitees of Tenant, the cost to remedy the
same shall be paid by Tenant. In addition, all reasonable costs incurred by
Landlord in connection with the investigation of any notice given by Tenant
shall be paid by Tenant if the reported damage or defective condition was
caused by Tenant or by the employees, licensees, contractors or invitees of
Tenant. Tenant shall not be entitled to claim any eviction from the Premises or
any damages arising from any such damage or defect unless the same (i) shall
have been occasioned by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Landlord, its agents, servants or employees and (ii) shall not, after notice to
Landlord of the condition claimed to constitute gross negligence, have been
cured or corrected within a reasonable time after such notice has been received
by Landlord; and in case of a claim of eviction unless such damage or defective
condition shall have rendered the Premises untenantable for a period in excess
of sixty (60) days and they shall not have been made tenantable by Landlord
within a reasonable time.

     17.4  SIGNS, BLINDS AND DRAPES.  Tenant shall put no signs in any part of
the Building or the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord,
which may be given or withheld in Landlord's sole discretion. No signs or blinds
may be put on or in any window or elsewhere if visible from the exterior of the
Building. No signs or blinds may be put on or in any window or elsewhere if
visible from the exterior of the Building, nor may the building standard drapes
or blinds be removed by Tenant. Tenant may hang its own drapes, provided that
they shall not in any way interfere with the building standard drapery or blinds
or be visible from the exterior of the Building and that such drapes are so hung
and installed that when drawn, the building standard drapery or blinds are
automatically also drawn and provided Landlord gives its prior written consent,
which may be given or withheld in Landlord's sole discretion. Any signs or
lettering in the public corridors or on the doors shall conform to Landlord's
building standard design. Neither Landlord's name nor the name of the Building,
or the name of any other structure erected therein shall be used without
Landlord's consent in any advertising material (except on business stationery or
as an address in advertising matter), nor shall any such name, as aforesaid, be
used in any undignified, confusing, detrimental or misleading manner. Landlord
shall have the right to place any sign it deems appropriate on any portion of
the Building except the interior of Tenant's Premises. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, Landlord agrees to place Tenant's name on the
interior directory located on the first floor of the Building.

     17.5  ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE.  Tenant shall at any time upon not less than
ten (10) days' prior written notice by Landlord to Tenant, execute, acknowledge
and deliver to Landlord a statement in writing certifying such information as
the Landlord may reasonably request including, but not limited to, the
following: (a) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if
there have been modifications, stating the nature of such modifications and
certifying that the Lease is in full force and effect as modified), (b) the
dates to which the Yearly Rent and other charges have been paid in advance, if
any, and the amounts so payable, (c) stating whether or not Landlord is in
default in performance of any covenant, agreement, term, provision or condition
contained in this Lease and, if so, specifying each such default and such other
facts as Landlord may reasonably request, and (d) that all tenant improvements
to be constructed by Landlord, if any, have been completed in accordance with
Landlord's obligations and Tenant has taken possession of the Premises; it being
intended that any such statement delivered pursuant hereto may be relied upon by
any prospective purchaser of the Building or encumbrancer of the Building and
the land or of any interest of Landlord therein, any mortgagee or prospective
mortgagee thereof, any lessor or prospective lessor thereof, any lessee or
prospective lessee thereof, or any prospective assignee of any mortgage thereof.

     Tenant hereby agrees to deliver, and to cause any guarantor of Tenant's
obligations to deliver to Landlord (or to any lender or purchaser designated by
Landlord) such annual financial statements of Tenant or any guarantor and other
information as may be reasonably required by Landlord. All such financial
statements shall be received by Landlord and such lender or purchaser in
confidence and shall be used only for the purposes herein set forth.

     17.6  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.  For the purposes of this Lease, the term
"Hazardous Materials" means any hazardous substance, hazardous waste, infectious
waste, or toxic substance, material, or waste which becomes regulated or is
defined as such by any local, state or federal governmental authority. Except
for small quantities of ordinary office supplies such as copier toners, liquid
paper, glue, ink and common household cleaning materials, Tenant shall not cause
or permit any Hazardous Material to be brought, kept or used in or about the
Premises or the Building by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, or
invitees. Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify Landlord from and against any breach
by Tenant of the obligations stated in the preceding sentence, and agrees to
defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all claims,
judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities, or losses (including,
without limitation, diminution in value of the Building, damages for the loss or
restriction or use of rentable space or of any amenity of the Building, damages
arising from any adverse impact on marketing of space in the Building, sums paid
in settlement of claims, attorneys' fees, consultant fees and expert fees) which
arise during or after the Term of this Lease as result of such breach. This
indemnification of any cleanup, remedial removal, or restoration work required
due to the presence of Hazardous Material. Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord
of any release of a Hazardous Material in the Premises or at the Building of
which Tenant becomes aware, whether caused by Tenant or any other person or
entity. The provisions of this Articles 17.6 shall survive the termination of
the Lease. Landlord represents and warrants that to its actual knowledge there
are no Hazardous Materials on the Land or in the Premises or the Building in
violation of any applicable environmental laws, rules or regulations.

     17.7  MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL.  If Tenant produces medical waste, Landlord
may, at its option, provide medical waste disposal services to Tenant. If
Landlord elects to provide such services, Landlord may require Tenant to use
said services. Landlord, may bill Tenant directly for such services, which
amounts shall then constitute additional rent hereunder. Tenant waives its
right to the fullest extent allowed by law to assert any claim against Landlord
in connection with the negligent provision of medical waste disposal services
by Landlord. In the event Landlord is unable or chooses not to provide such
disposal services to Tenant, Tenant shall arrange for the disposal of its
medical waste and such disposal shall be done in compliance with all applicable
laws. Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord
against any cost, loss, liability, action, suit or expense (including
attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to the existence of or the disposal
of medical waste produced by Tenant at the Premises.

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     17.8. PROHIBITED MATERIALS AND PROPERTY. Tenant shall not bring or permit
to be brought or kept in or on the Premises or elsewhere in the Building (i) any
inflammable, combustible or explosive fluid, material, chemical or substance,
(ii) any materials, appliances or equipment (including, without limitation,
materials, appliances and equipment selected by Tenant for the construction or
other preparation of the Premises and furniture and carpeting) which pose any
danger to life, safety or health or may cause damage, injury or death; (iii) any
unique, unusually valuable, rare or exotic property, work of art or the like
unless the same is fully insured under all-risk coverage, or (iv) any data
processing, electronic, optical or other equipment or property of a delicate,
fragile or vulnerable nature unless the same are housed, shielded and protected
against harm and damage, whether by cleaning or maintenance personnel,
radiations or emanations from other equipment now or hereafter installed in the
Building, or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this shall not apply to
equipment which is customarily used for office purposes. Nor shall Tenants cause
or permit any potentially harmful air emissions, odors of cooking or other
processes, or any unusual or other objectionable odors or emissions to emanate
from or permeate the Premises.

     17.9. REQUIREMENTS OF LAW-FINES AND PENALTIES. Tenant at its sole expense
shall comply with all laws, rules, orders and regulations, including, without
limitation all energy-related requirements, of Federal, State, County and
Municipal Authorities and with any direction of any public officer or officers,
pursuant to law, which shall impose any duty upon Landlord or Tenant with
respect to or arising out of Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises. Tenant
shall reimburse and compensate Landlord for all expenditures made by, or damages
or fines sustained or incurred by, Landlord due to nonperformance or
noncompliance with or breach or failure to observe any item, covenant, or
condition of this Lease upon Tenant's part to be kept, observed, performed or
complied with. If Tenant receives notice of any violation of law, ordinance,
order or regulation applicable to the Premises, it shall give prompt notice
thereof to Landlord.

     17.10. TENANT'S ACTS-EFFECT ON INSURANCE. Tenant shall not do or permit to
be done any act or thing upon the Premises or elsewhere in the Building which
will invalidate or be in conflict with any insurance policies covering the
Building and the fixtures and property therein; and shall not do, or permit to
be done, any act or thing upon the Premises which shall subject Landlord to any
liability or responsibility for injury to any person or persons or to property
by reason of any business or operation being carried on upon said Premises or
for any other reason. Tenant at its own expense shall comply with all rules,
orders, regulations and requirements of the Board of Fire Underwriters, or any
other similar body having jurisdiction, and shall not (i) do, or permit anything
to be done, in or upon the Premises, or bring or keep anything therein, except
as now or hereafter permitted by the Fire Department, Board of Underwriters,
Fire Insurance Rating Organization, or other authority having jurisdiction, and
then only in such quantity and manner of storage as will not increase the rate
for any insurance applicable to the Building, or (ii) use the Premises in a
manner which shall increase such insurance rates on the Building, or on property
located therein, over that applicable when Tenant first took occupancy of the
Premises hereunder. If by reason of the failure of Tenant to comply with the
provisions hereof the insurance rate applicable to any policy of insurance shall
at any time thereafter be higher than it otherwise would be, the Tenant shall
reimburse Landlord for that part of any insurance premiums thereafter paid by
Landlord, which shall have been charged because of such failure by Tenant.

     17.11. MISCELLANEOUS. Tenant shall not suffer or permit the Premises or any
fixtures, equipment or utilities therein or serving the same, to be overloaded,
damaged or defaced. Tenant shall not suffer or permit any employee, contractor,
business invitee or visitor to violate any covenant, agreement or obligations of
the Tenant under this Lease.

18. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.

     18.1. EFFECT OF DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION. If all or part of the Building is
materially damaged (as defined in Article 18.2 below) by fire, earthquake,
flood, explosion, the elements, riot or any other casualty, Landlord shall have
the right in its sole and complete discretion to repair or to rebuild the
Building or to terminate this Lease. Landlord shall within sixty (60) days but
in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such damage,
notify Tenant in writing of Landlord's intention to repair or to rebuild or to
terminate this Lease. Tenant shall in no event be entitled to compensation or
damages on account of annoyance or inconvenience in making any repairs, or on
account of construction, or on account of Landlord's election to terminate this
Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Landlord shall elect to rebuild or
repair the Building, but in good faith determines that the Building cannot be
rebuilt or repaired within two hundred seventy (270) days after the date of the
occurrence of the damage, without payment of overtime or other premiums, and the
damage to the Building has rendered the Premises unusable, Landlord shall notify
Tenant thereof in writing at the time of Landlord's election to rebuild or
repair, and Tenant shall thereafter have a period of fifteen (15) days within
which Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease, upon written notice to Landlord.
Tenant's termination right described in the preceding sentence shall not apply
if the damage was caused by Tenant's negligence or willful misconduct. Failure
of Tenant to exercise said election within said period shall constitute Tenant's
agreement to accept delivery of the Premises under this Lease whenever tendered
by Landlord, provided Landlord thereafter pursues reconstruction or restoration
diligently to completion, subject to delays beyond Landlord's reasonable
control. If all or part of the Building is materially damaged during the last
eighteen (18) months of the Term of the Lease, Tenant has not exercised its
option to extend the Term of the Lease pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Lease, and
Landlord cannot rebuild or repair the Building within sixty (60) days after the
occurrence of such material damage, then, Tenant shall have the right to
terminate the Lease, by providing written notice to Landlord within thirty (30)
days after the occurrence of such material damage.

     18.2. DEFINITION OF MATERIAL DAMAGE. The damage shall be deemed material
if, in Landlord's reasonable judgment, the uninsured cost of repairing the
damage will exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). If insurance
proceeds are available to Landlord in an amount which is sufficient to pay the
entire cost of repairing all of the damage to the Building, the damage shall be
deemed material if the cost of repairing the damage exceeds One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00). Damage to the Building shall also be deemed material if (a) the
Building cannot be repaired to substantially the same condition it was prior to
the damage due to laws or regulations in effect at the time the repairs will be
made, (b) the holder of any mortgage or deed of trust encumbering the Building
requires that insurance proceeds available to repair the damage in excess of Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) be applied to the repayment of the
indebtedness secured by the mortgage or the deed of trust, or (c) the damage
occurs during the last twelve (12) months of the term of the Lease.

     18.3. ABATEMENT OF RENT. If Landlord elects to repair damage to the
Building and all or part of the Premises will be unusable or inaccessible to the
Tenant in the ordinary conduct of its business until the damage is repaired, and
the damage was not caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or
its employees, agents, contractors or invitees, Tenant's Yearly Rent and
Tenant's Proportionate Share of Operating Costs and Taxes shall be abated in
proportion to the amount of the Premises which is unusable  or inaccessible to
Tenant in the ordinary conduct of its business until the repairs are completed.

     18.4. TENANT'S NEGLIGENCE. If such damage or destruction occurs as a direct
result of the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or Tenant's employees,
agents, contractors or invitees, and the proceeds of insurance which are
actually received by Landlord are not sufficient to repair all of the damage,
Tenant shall pay, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, to Landlord upon demand,
the difference between the actual cost of repairing the damage as evidenced by
third party bills and the insurance proceeds received by Landlord.

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     18.5. TENANT'S PROPERTY.  Landlord shall not be required to repair any
injury or damage to, or to make any repairs or replacements of, any fixtures,
furniture, equipment or tenant improvements installed in the Premises, and
Tenant shall repair and restore all such property at Tenant's sole expense.

19. WAIVER OF SUBROGATION

     In any case in which Tenant shall be obligated to pay to Landlord any loss,
cost, damage, liability, or expense suffered or incurred by Landlord, Landlord
shall allow to Tenant as an offset against the amount thereof (i) the net
proceeds of any insurance collected by Landlord for or on account of such loss,
cost, damage, liability or expense, provided that the allowance of such offset
does not invalidate or prejudice the policy or policies under which such
proceeds were payable, and (ii) if such loss, cost, damage, liability or expense
shall have been caused by a peril against which Landlord has agreed to procure
insurance coverage under the terms of this Lease, the amount of such insurance
coverage, whether or not actually procured by Landlord.

     In any case in which Landlord or Landlord's managing agent shall be
obligated to pay to Tenant any loss, cost, damage, liability or expense suffered
or incurred by Tenant, Tenant shall allow to Landlord or Landlord's managing
agent, as the case may be, as an offset against the amount thereof (i) the net
proceeds of any insurance collected by Tenant for or on account of such loss,
cost, damage, liability, or expense, provided that the allowance of such offset
does not invalidate the policy or policies under which such proceeds were
payable and (ii) the amount of any loss, cost, damage, liability or expense
caused by a peril covered by fire insurance with the broadest form of property
insurance generally available on property in buildings of the type of the
Building, whether or not actually procured by Tenant.

     The parties hereto shall each procure an appropriate clause in, or
endorsement on, any property insurance policy covering the Premises and the
Building and personal property, fixtures and equipment located thereon and
therein, pursuant to which the insurance companies waive subrogation or consent
to a waiver or right of recovery in favor of either party, its respective agents
or employees. Having obtained such clauses and/or endorsements, each party
hereby agrees that it will not make any claim against or seek to recover from
the other or its agents or employees for any loss or damage to its property or
the property of others resulting from fire or other perils covered by such
property insurance.

20. CONDEMNATION -- EMINENT DOMAIN

     If any portion of the Premises or the Building are taken under the power of
eminent domain, or sold under the threat of the exercise of said power (all of
which are herein called "condemnation"), this Lease shall terminate as to the
part so taken as of the date the condemning authority takes title or possession,
whichever first occurs; provided that if so much of the Premises or Building are
taken by such condemnation as would substantially and adversely affect the
operation and profitability of Tenant's business conducted from the Premises,
and said taking lasts for sixty (60) days or more, Tenant shall have the option,
to be exercised only in writing within thirty (30) days after Landlord shall
have given Tenant written notice of such taking (or in the absence of such
notice, within thirty (30) days after the condemning authority shall have taken
possession), to terminate this Lease as of the date the condemning authority
takes such possession. If a taking lasts for less than sixty (60) days, Tenant's
rent shall be equitably abated during said period but Tenant shall not have the
right to terminate this Lease. If Tenant does not terminate this Lease in
accordance with the foregoing, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect
as to the portion of the Premises remaining, except that the rent and Tenant's
Proportionate Share of Operating Costs and Taxes shall be reduced in the
proportion that the usable floor area of the Premises taken bears to the total
usable floor area of the Premises. Common Areas taken shall be excluded from the
Common Areas usable by Tenant and no reduction of rent shall occur with respect
thereto or by reason thereof. Landlord shall have the option in its sole
discretion to terminate this Lease as of the taking of possession by the
condemning authority, by giving written notice to Tenant of such election within
thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of a taking by condemnation of any part
of the Premises or the Building. Any award for the taking of all or any part of
the Premises or the Building under the power of eminent domain or any payment
made under threat of the exercise of such power shall be the property of
Landlord, whether such award shall be made as compensation for diminution in
value of the leasehold or for the taking of the fee, as severance damages, or as
damages for tenant improvements; provided, however, that Tenant shall be
entitled to any separate award for loss of or damage to Tenant's trade fixtures
and removable personal property and any award available for the relocation of
Tenant's business. In the event that this Lease is not terminated by reason of
such condemnation, and subject to the requirements of any lender that has made a
loan to Landlord encumbering the Building, Landlord shall to the extent of
severance damages received by Landlord in connection with such condemnation,
repair any damage to the Building caused by such condemnation except to the
extent that Tenant has been reimbursed therefor by the condemning authority.
Tenant shall pay any amount in excess of such severance damages required to
complete such repair. Except as set forth in this Article 20, Landlord shall
have no liability to Tenant for interruption of Tenant's business upon the
Premises, diminution of Tenant's ability to use the Premises, or other injury or
damage sustained by Tenant as a result of such condemnation.

21. DEFAULT; REMEDIES

     21.1. DEFAULT BY TENANT.  Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that the
occurrence of any one or more of the following events (each an "Event of
Default") shall give Landlord the rights described in Article 21:

             (a) Tenant shall neglect or fail to perform or observe any of the
     Tenant's covenants or agreements herein, with regard to the payment when
     due of rent, additional charges, reimbursement for increase in Landlord's
     costs, or any other charge payable by Tenant to Landlord (all of which
     shall be considered as part of Yearly Rent for the purposes of invoking
     Landlord's statutory or other rights and remedies in respect of payment
     defaults) within five (5) days after written notice from Landlord to
     Tenant.

             (b) Tenant shall fail or neglect to perform or observe any of the
     Tenant's covenants or agreements under this Lease other than those
     specified in 21.1(a) within thirty (30) days after written notice from
     Landlord of said failure, or such longer time as is reasonably necessary to
     cure said failure provided Tenant diligently commences and pursues such
     cure but in no event to exceed sixty (60) days.

             (c)(i) Tenant being involved in financial difficulties as evidenced
     by an admission in writing by Tenant of Tenant's inability to pay its debts
     generally as they become due, or by making or offering to make a
     composition of its debts with its creditors; (ii) Tenant or any guarantor
     becoming a "debtor" as defined in 11 U.S.C. 101 or any successor statute
     thereto (unless, in the case of a petition filed against Tenant or
     guarantor, the same is dismissed within sixty (60) days); (iii) the
     institution of proceedings seeking the appointment of a trustee,
     sequesterer, receiver or similar officer to take possession of
     substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's
     interest in this Lease, where either such appointment shall not be vacated
     within sixty (60) days or such possession is not restored to Tenant within
     sixty (60) days or the institution of a foreclosure proceeding against
     Tenant's real or personal property; (iv) an attachment on mesnes process,
     on execution or otherwise, or other legal process shall issue

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     against Tenant or its property and a sale of any of its assets shall be
     held thereunder; (v) any judgment, final beyond appeal or any lien,
     attachment or the like shall be entered, recorded or filed against Tenant
     in any court, registry, etc. and Tenant shall fail to pay such judgment
     within sixty (60) days after the judgment shall have become final beyond
     appeal or to discharge or secure by surety bond such lien, attachment, etc.
     within thirty (30) days of such entry, recording or filing, as the case may
     be, or (vi) the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of
     substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's
     interest in this Lease, where such seizure is not discharged within sixty
     (60) days.

          (d) The discovery by Landlord that any financial statement,
     representation or warranty given to Landlord by Tenant, or by any guarantor
     of Tenant's obligations hereunder, is or was materially false.

          (e) If Tenant is a corporation or a partnership, the dissolution or
     liquidation of Tenant or if any event shall occur or any contingency shall
     arise whereby this Lease, or the term and estate thereby created, would (by
     operation of law or otherwise) devolve upon or pass to any person, firm or
     corporation other than Tenant, except as expressly permitted under Article
     21 hereof.

Landlord or Landlord's authorized agent shall have the right (without obligation
except as may be required by law) to serve any notice of default, notice to pay
rent or quit or similar notice.

     21.2. Damages - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors. For the more effectual
securing to Landlord of the rent and other charges and payments reserved
hereunder, it is agreed as a further condition of this Lease that if at any time
Tenant or any guarantor shall make any transfer similar to or in the nature of
an assignment of its property for the benefit of its creditors, the term and
estate hereby created shall terminate ipso facto, without entry or other action
by Landlord; and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Lease, Landlord
shall forthwith upon such termination, without prejudice to any remedies which
might otherwise be available for arrears of rent or other charges due hereunder
or preceding breach of this Lease, be ipso facto entitled to recover as
liquidated damages the amount described in clause (i) of Article 21.3(a).

     21.3. Remedies.

          (a) At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Landlord
     may, with or without notice or demand, and without limiting Landlord in the
     exercise of any right or remedy which Landlord may have by reason of such
     Event of Default.

               (i) terminate Tenant's right to possession of the Premises by any
          lawful means, in which case this Lease and the Term hereof shall
          terminate and Tenant shall immediately surrender possession of the
          Premises to Landlord. If Landlord terminates this Lease, Landlord may
          recover from Tenant (A) the worth at the time of award of the unpaid
          rent which had been earned at the time of termination; (B) the worth
          at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent which
          would have been earned after termination until the time of award
          exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could have
          been reasonably avoided; (C) the worth at the time of award of the
          amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of the Term after the
          time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant
          proves could be reasonably avoided; and (D) any other amount necessary
          to compensate Landlord for all detriment proximately caused by
          Tenant's failure to perform its obligations under the Lease or which
          in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom,
          including, but not limited to, the cost of recovering possession of
          the Premises, expenses of releasing, including necessary renovation
          and alteration of the Premises, reasonable attorneys' fees, any real
          estate commissions actually paid by Landlord and the unamortized value
          of any free rent, reduced rent, tenant improvement allowance or other
          economic concessions provided by Landlord. The "worth at time of
          award" of the amounts referred to in Article 21.3(a)(i)(A) and (B)
          shall be computed by allowing interest at the rate of the lesser of
          eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum interest rate
          permitted by applicable law. The worth at the time of award of the
          amount referred to in Article 21.3(a)(i)(C) shall be computed by
          discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve
          Bank of Boston at the time of award plus one percent (1%). For
          purposes of this Article 21.2(a)(i), "rent" shall be deemed to be all
          monetary obligations required to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the
          terms of this Lease.

               (ii) maintain Tenant's right of possession in which event
          Landlord shall have the remedy which permits Landlord to continue this
          Lease in effect after Tenant's breach and abandonment and recover rent
          as it becomes due.

               (iii) collect sublease rents (or appoint a receiver to collect
          such rent) and otherwise perform Tenant's obligations at the Premises,
          it being agreed, however, that the appointment of a receiver for
          Tenant shall not constitute an election by Landlord to terminate this
          Lease.

               (iv) pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to
          Landlord under the laws or judicial decisions of the state in which
          the Premises are located.

          (b) No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed exclusive, but
     shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at law or
     in equity.

          (c) Suit or suits for the recovery of such damages, or any
     installments thereof, may be brought by Landlord from time to time at its
     election, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Landlord
     to postpone suit until the date when the term of this Lease would have
     expired if it had not been terminated hereunder.

          (d) If Tenant abandons or vacates the Premises, Landlord may re-enter
     the Premises and such re-entry shall not be deemed to constitute Landlord's
     election to accept a surrender of the Premises or to otherwise relieve
     Tenant from liability for its breach of this Lease. No surrender of the
     Premises shall be effective against Landlord unless Landlord has entered
     into a written agreement with Tenant in which Landlord expressly agrees to
     (i) accept a surrender of the Premises and (ii) relieve Tenant of liability
     under the Lease. The delivery of keys to Landlord or any employee or agent
     of Landlord shall not constitute the termination of the Lease or the
     surrender of the Premises.

     21.4. Default by Landlord. Landlord shall not be in default under this
Lease unless Landlord fails to perform obligations required of Landlord within
thirty (30) days after written notice by Tenant to Landlord and to the holder of
any mortgage or deed of trust encumbering the Building whose name and address
shall have theretofore been furnished to Tenant

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in writing, specifying wherein Landlord has failed to perform such obligation;
provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord's obligation is such that more
than thirty (30) days are required for its cure, then Landlord shall not be in
default if Landlord commences performance within such thirty (30) day period and
thereafter diligently pursues the same to completion. If Landlord is in default
of the Lease as set forth in this Section 21.4 beyond all applicable grace and
cure periods, Tenant may, but shall not be required to, use reasonable means to
cure such default, and Landlord agrees to reimburse Tenant for all costs
incurred within 30 days of receiving Tenant's demand therefor.

     21.5. LATE CHARGES. Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment by Tenant
to Landlord of Yearly Rent, Tenant's Proportionate Share of Operating Costs and
Taxes, after hours additional heat, cleaning or air conditioning service
charges, or other sums due hereunder will cause Landlord to incur costs not
contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be extremely
difficult to ascertain. Such costs include, but are not limited to, processing
and accounting charges and late charges which may be imposed on Landlord by the
terms of any mortgage or trust deed encumbering the Building. Accordingly, if
any installment of Yearly Rent, Tenant's Proportionate Share of Operating Costs
and Taxes, after hours additional heat, cleaning or air conditioning service
charges or any other sum due from Tenant shall not be received by Landlord when
such amount shall be due, then, without any requirement for notice to Tenant,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge equal to four percent (4%) of such
overdue amount. The parties hereby agree that such late charge represents a fair
and reasonable estimate of the costs Landlord will incur by reason of late
payment by Tenant. Acceptance of such late charge by Landlord shall in no event
constitute a waiver of Tenant's default with respect to such overdue amount, nor
prevent Landlord from exercising any of the other rights and remedies granted
hereunder including the assessment of interest under Article 21.6.

     21.6. INTEREST ON PAST-DUE OBLIGATIONS. Except as expressly herein
provided, any amount due to Landlord that is not paid when due shall bear
interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum interest
rate permitted by applicable law. Payment of such interest shall not excuse or
cure any default by Tenant under this Lease; provided, however, that interest
shall not be payable on late charges incurred by Tenant nor on any amounts upon
which late charges are paid by Tenant.

     21.7. PAYMENT OF RENT AFTER DEFAULT. If Tenant fails to pay Yearly Rent,
Tenant's Proportionate Share of Operating Costs and Taxes or any other monetary
obligation due hereunder on the date it is due, after Tenant's third failure to
pay any monetary obligation on the date it is due, at Landlord's option, all
monetary obligations of Tenant hereunder shall thereafter be paid by cashiers
check. If Landlord has required Tenant to make said payments by cashiers check,
Tenant's failure to make a payment by cashiers check shall be an Event of
Default hereunder.

     21.8. FEES AND EXPENSES.

          (a) If Tenant shall default in the performance of any covenant on
Tenant's part to be performed as in this Lease contained, Landlord may after the
satisfaction of all applicable notice requirements and the expiration of all
applicable cure periods, perform the same for the account of Tenant. If Landlord
at any time is compelled to pay or elects to pay any sum of money, or do any act
which will require the payment of any sum of money, by reason of the failure of
Tenant to comply with any provision hereof, or if Landlord is compelled to or
does incur any expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees, in instituting,
prosecuting and/or defending any action or proceeding instituted by reason of
default of Tenant hereunder, Tenant shall on demand pay to Landlord by way
of reimbursement the sum or sums so paid by Landlord with all costs and damages,
plus interest computed as provided in Article 6 hereof.

          (b) Tenant shall pay Landlord's cost and expense, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred (i) in enforcing any obligation of Tenant under this
Lease or (ii) as a result of Landlord, without its fault being made party to any
litigation pending by or against Tenant or any  persons claiming through or
under Tenant.

     21.9. LANDLORD'S REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The specified remedies to which
Landlord may resort hereunder are cumulative and are not intended to be
exclusive of any remedies or means of redress to which Landlord may at any time
be lawfully entitled, and Landlord may invoke any remedy (including the remedy
of specific performance) allowed at law or in equity as if specific remedies
were not herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 21
contained, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, any statutory
notice and grace periods provided to Tenant by law are hereby expressly waived
by Tenant.

22. END OF TERM - ABANDONED PROPERTY

     Upon the expiration or other termination of the term of this Lease, Tenant
shall peaceably quit and surrender to Landlord the Premises and all alterations
and additions thereto, broom clean, in good order, repair and condition (except
as provided herein and in Articles 8.7, 18 and 20), excepting only ordinary wear
and use and damage by fire or other casualty for which, under other provisions
of this Lease, Tenant has no responsibility of repair or restoration. Tenant
shall remove all of its property to the extent specified by Landlord, all
alterations and additions made by Tenant and all partitions wholly within the
Premises, and shall repair any damages to the Premises or the Building caused by
their installation or by such removal. Tenant's obligation to observe or perform
this covenant shall survive the expiration or other termination of the term of
this Lease.

     Tenant will remove any personal property from the Building and the Premises
upon or prior to the expiration or termination of this Lease and any such
property which shall remain in the Building or the Premises thereafter shall be
conclusively deemed to have been abandoned, and may either be retained by
Landlord as its property or sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner as
Landlord may see fit. If any part thereof shall be sold, then Landlord may see
fit. If any part thereof shall be sold, then Landlord may receive and retain the
proceeds of such sale and apply the same at its option against the expenses of
the sale, the cost of moving and storage, any arrears of Yearly Rent, additional
or other charges payable hereunder by Tenant to Landlord and any damages to
which Landlord may be entitled under Article 21 hereof or pursuant to law.

     If Tenant or anyone claiming under Tenant shall remain in possession of the
Premises or any part thereof after the expiration or prior termination of the
term of this Lease then, at Landlord's option, the person remaining in
possession shall be deemed a tenant-at-sufferance. In the event that Tenant
holds over with Landlord's consent, such occupancy shall be deemed a tenancy
from month to month. Whereas the parties hereby acknowledge that Landlord may
need the Premises after the expiration or prior termination of the term of the
Lease for other tenants and that the damages which Landlord may suffer as the
result of Tenant's holding-over cannot be determined as of the Execution Date
hereof. Tenant hereby agrees to

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indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord from any cost, loss, claim or
liability (including attorneys' fees) Landlord may incur as a result of Tenant's
failure to surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord. In the event that
Tenant holds over with or without Landlord's consent, such occupancy shall be
upon all the terms and conditions of this Lease pertaining to the obligations of
Tenant, including that Tenant shall pay to Landlord, for each month or portion
thereof that Tenant shall retain possession of the Premises after the expiration
of termination of the Lease, whether by lapse of time or otherwise, in addition
to all rental and other charges due and accrued under the Lease prior to the
date of termination, use and occupancy charges equal to two hundred percent
(200%) of the greater of (a) the then fair market rent for the Premises as
conclusively determined by Landlord or (b) the sum of the Yearly Rent and
additional rent at the rate payable monthly during the twelve (12) months
immediately preceding the expiration or termination of the Lease and all
Extension Options, if any, shall be deemed terminated and of no further effect.
In addition, Tenant shall hold Landlord harmless from all damages which Landlord
may suffer as the result of Tenant's holdover after the termination of the term
of the Lease.

23.  SUBORDINATION

          (a) Subject to any mortgagee's or ground lessor's election, as
hereinafter provided for, this Lease is subject and subordinate in all respects
to all matters of record (including, without limitation, deeds and land
disposition agreements), ground leases and/or underlying leases, and all
mortgages, deeds of trust, or any other hypothecation or security, any of which
may now or hereafter be placed on or affect such leases and/or the real
property of which the Premises are a part, or any part of such real property,
and/or Landlord's interest or estate therein, and to each advance made on the
security thereof and/or hereafter to be made under any such mortgages, and to
all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions
thereof and all substitutions therefor. This Article 23 shall be self-operative
and no further instrument or subordination shall be required. In confirmation
of such subordination, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver promptly
any certificate or instrument that Landlord and/or any mortgagee and/or lessor
under any ground or underlying lease and/or their respective successors in
interest may request, subject to Landlord's, mortgagee's and ground lessor's
right to do so for, on behalf of and in the name of Tenant under certain
circumstances, as hereinafter provided. Tenant agrees to execute and
acknowledge any documents required to effectuate an attornment or to make this
Lease or any Option granted herein prior to the lien of any mortgage, deed of
trust or ground lease, as the case may be. Tenant acknowledges that, where
applicable, any consent or approval hereafter given by Landlord may be subject
to the further consent or approval of such mortgagee and/or ground lessor, and
the failure or refusal of such mortgagee and/or ground lessor to give such
consent or approval shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Lease contained, constitute reasonable justification for Landlord's withholding
its consent or approval.

          (b) Any such mortgagee or ground lessor may from time to time
subordinate or revoke such subordination of the mortgage or ground lease held by
it to this Lease. Such subordination or revocation, as the case may be, shall be
effected by written notice to Tenant and by recording an instrument of
subordination or of such revocation, as the case may be, with the appropriate
registry of deeds or land records and to be effective without any further act or
deed on the part of Tenant. In confirmation of such subordination or of such
revocation, as the case may be, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and promptly
deliver any certificate or instrument that Landlord, any mortgagee or ground
lessor may request, subject to Landlord's, mortgagee's and ground lessor's right
to do so for, on behalf and in the name of Tenant under certain circumstances,
as hereinafter provided.

          (c) Without limitation of any of the provisions of this Lease, if any
ground lessor or mortgagee shall succeed to the interest of Landlord by reason
of the exercise of its rights under such ground lease or mortgage (or the
acceptance of voluntary conveyance in lieu thereof) or any third party
including without limitation any foreclosure purchaser or mortgage receiver)
shall succeed to such interest by reason of any such exercise or the expiration
or sooner termination of such ground lease, however caused, then such successor
may, upon notice and request to Tenant (which, in the case of a ground lease,
shall be within thirty (30) days after such expiration or sooner termination),
succeed to the interest of Landlord under this Lease, provided, however, that
such successor shall not: (i) be liable for any previous act or omission of
Landlord under this Lease; (ii) be subject to any offset, defense, or
counterclaim which shall theretofore have accrued to Tenant against Landlord;
(iii) have any obligation with respect to any security deposit unless it shall
have been paid over or physically delivered to such successor, or (iv) be bound
by any previous modification of this Lease of which it did not have prior
written notice or by any previous payment of Yearly Rent for a period greater
than one (1) month, made without such ground lessor's or mortgagee's consent
where such consent is required by applicable ground lease or mortgage
documents. In the event of such succession to the interest of the Landlord --
and notwithstanding that any such mortgage or ground lease may antedate this
Lease -- the Tenant shall attorn to such successor and shall ipso facto be and
become bound directly to such successor in interest to Landlord to perform and
observe all the Tenant's obligations under this Lease without the necessity of
the execution of any further instrument. Nevertheless, Tenant agrees at any
time and from time to time during the term hereof to execute a suitable
instrument in confirmation of Tenant's agreement to attorn, as aforesaid,
subject to Landlord's, mortgagee's and ground lessor's right to do so for, on
behalf and in the name of Tenant under certain circumstances, as hereinafter
provided.

          (d) The term "mortgage(s)" as used in this Lease shall include any
mortgage or deed of trust. The term "mortgagee(s)" as used in this Lease shall
include any mortgagee or any trustee and beneficiary under a deed of trust or
receiver appointed under a mortgage or deed of trust. The term "mortgagor(s)"
as used in this Lease shall include any mortgagor or any grantor under a deed
of trust.

          (e) Tenant's failure to execute any documents required to effectuate
an attornment, a subordination or to make this lease or any option granted
herein prior to the lien of any mortgage, deed of trust or ground lease, as the
case may be, shall constitute an Event of Default by Tenant hereunder or, at
Landlord's option, Landlord or any such mortgagee or ground lessor and their
respective successors in interest, acting singly, shall have the right as
Tenant's attorney-in-fact to execute and deliver any such certificate or
instrument for, on behalf and in the name of Tenant, but only if Tenant fails
to execute, acknowledge and deliver any such certificate or instrument within
ten (10) days after Landlord or such mortgagee or such ground lessor has made
written request therefor.

          (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Article 23, if all or part of Landlord's estate and interest in the real
property of which the Premises are a part shall be a leasehold estate held
under a ground lease, then: (i) the foregoing subordination provisions of this
Article 23 shall not apply to any mortgages of the fee interest in said real
property to which Landlord's leasehold estate is not otherwise subject and
subordinate; and (ii) the provisions of this Article 23 shall in no way waive,
abrogate or otherwise affect any agreement by any ground lessor (x) not to
terminate this Lease incident to any termination of such ground lease prior to
its term expiring or (y) not to name or join Tenant in any action or proceeding
by such ground lessor to recover possession of such real property or for any
other relief.

          (g) In the event of any failure by Landlord to perform, fulfill or
observe any agreement by Landlord herein, in no event will the Landlord be
deemed to be in default under this Lease permitting Tenant to exercise any or
all rights or remedies under this Lease until the Tenant shall have given
written notice of such failure to any mortgagee (ground lessor and/or trustee)
of which Tenant shall have been advised and until a reasonable period of time
shall have elapsed following the

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giving of such notice, during which such mortgagee (ground lessor and/or
trustee) shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to remedy such
failure.

24. QUIET ENJOYMENT

     Landlord covenants that if, and so long as, Tenant keeps and performs each
and every covenants, agreement term, provision and condition herein contained on
the part and on behalf of Tenant to be kept and performed, Tenant shall quietly
enjoy the Premises from and against the claims of all persons claiming by,
through or under Landlord subject, nevertheless, to the covenants, agreements,
terms, provisions and conditions of this Lease and to the mortgages, ground
leases and/or underlying leases to which this Lease is subject and subordinate,
as hereinabove set forth.

     Without incurring any liability to Tenant, Landlord may permit access to
the Premises and open the same, whether or not Tenant shall be present, upon any
demand of any receiver, trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors, sheriff,
marshal or court officer entitled to, or reasonably purporting to be entitled
to, such access for the purpose of taking possession of, or removing, Tenant's
property or for any other lawful purpose (but this provision and any action by
Landlord hereunder shall not be deemed a recognition by Landlord that the
person or official making such demand has any right or interest in or to this
Lease, or in or to the Premises), or upon demand of any representative of the
fire, police, building, sanitation or other department of the city, state or
federal governments.

25. LANDLORD RESERVATIONS

     Landlord shall have the right: (a) to change the name and address of the
Building upon not less than ninety (90) days prior written notice; (b) to
provide and install Building standard graphics on or near the door of the
Premises and such portions of the Common Areas as Landlord shall determine, in
Landlord's sole discretion; and (c) to permit any tenant the exclusive right to
conduct any business as long as such exclusive right does not conflict with any
rights expressly given herein. Tenant shall not suffer or permit anyone, except
in an emergency, to go upon the roof of the Building. Landlord reserves the
right to use the exterior walls of the Premises, and the area beneath, adjacent
to and above the Premises together with the right to install, use, maintain and
replace equipment, machinery, pipes, conduits and wiring through the Premises,
which serve other parts of the Building provided that Landlord's use does not
unreasonably interfere with Tenant's use of the Premises.

26. CHANGES TO BUILDING

     Landlord shall have the right, in Landlord's sole discretion, from time to
time, to make changes to the size, shape, location, number and extent of the
improvements comprising the Building (hereinafter referred to as "Changes")
including, but not limited to, the Building interior and exterior, the Common
Areas, elevators, escalators, restrooms, electrical systems, communication
systems, fire protection and detection systems, plumbing systems, security
systems, driveways, entrances, and landscaped areas. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that any of the proposed changes will materially
adversely affect Tenant's access to the Premises on a permanent basis, Landlord
will not undertake such changes without Tenant's prior written consent. In
connection with the Changes, Landlord may, among other things, erect scaffolding
or other necessary structures at the Building, limit or eliminate access to
portions of the Building, including portions of the Common Areas, or perform
work in the Building, which work may create noise, dust or lease debris in the
Building. Tenant hereby agrees that such Changes and Landlord's actions in
connection with such Changes shall in no way constitute a constructive eviction
of Tenant or entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent. Landlord shall have no
responsibility or for any reason be liable to Tenant for any direct or indirect
injury to or interference with Tenant's business arising from the Changes, nor
shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or damages from Landlord for any
inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such Changes or Landlord's actions in
connection with such Changes.

27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT - WAIVER - SURRENDER

     27.1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Lease and the Exhibits made a part hereof
contain the entire and only agreement between the parties and any and all
statements and representations, written and oral, including previous
correspondence and agreements between the parties hereto, are merged herein.
Tenant acknowledges that all representations and statements upon which it relied
in executing this Lease are contained herein and that the Tenant in no way
relied upon any other statements or representations, written or oral. Any
executory agreement hereafter made shall be ineffective to change, modify,
discharge or effect an abandonment of this Lease in whole or in part unless such
executory agreement is in writing and signed by the party against whom
enforcement of the change, modification, discharge or abandonment is sought.

     27.2. WAIVER BY LANDLORD. The failure of Landlord to seek redress for
violation, or to insist upon the strict performance, of any covenant or
condition of this Lease, or any of the Rules and Regulations promulgated
hereunder, shall not prevent a subsequent act, which would have originally
constituted a violation, from having all the force and effect of an original
violation. The receipt by Landlord of rent with knowledge of the breach of any
covenant of this Lease shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach. The failure
of Landlord to enforce any of such Rules and Regulations against Tenant and/or
any other tenant in the Building shall not be deemed a waiver of any such Rules
and Regulations. No provisions of this Lease shall be deemed to have been waived
by Landlord unless such waiver be in writing signed by Landlord. No payment by
Tenant or receipt by Landlord of a lesser amount than the monthly rent herein
stipulated shall be deemed to be other than on account of the stipulated rent,
nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or any letter accompanying
any check or payment as rent be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord
may accept such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord's right to
recover the balance of such rent or pursue any other remedy in this Lease
provided. Tenant hereby waives for Tenant and all those claiming under Tenant
all rights now or hereafter existing to redeem by order or judgment of any court
or by legal process or writ, Tenant's right of occupancy of the Premises after
any termination of this Lease.

     27.3. SURRENDER. No act or thing done by Landlord during the term hereby
demised shall be deemed an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises, and no
agreement to accept such surrender shall be valid, unless in writing signed by
Landlord. No employee of Landlord or of Landlord's agents shall have any power
to accept the keys of the Premises prior to the termination of this Lease. The
delivery of keys to any employee of Landlord or of Landlord's agents shall not
operate as a termination of the Lease or a surrender of the Premises. In the
event that Tenant at any time desires to have Landlord underlet the Premises for
Tenant's account, Landlord or Landlord's agents are authorized to receive the
keys for such purposes without releasing Tenant from any of the obligations
under this Lease, and Tenant hereby relieves Landlord of any liability for loss
of or damage to any of Tenant's effects in connection with such underletting.

28. INABILITY TO PERFORM - EXCULPATORY CLAUSE

     Except as expressly provided in this Lease, this Lease and the obligations
of Tenant to pay rent hereunder and perform all the other covenants, agreements,
terms, provisions and conditions hereunder on the part of Tenant to be

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performed shall in no way be affected, impaired or excused because Landlord is
unable to fulfill any of its obligations under this Lease or is unable to supply
or is delayed in supplying any service expressly or impliedly to be supplied or
is unable to make or is delayed in making any repairs, replacements, additions,
alterations, improvements or decorations or is unable to supply or is delayed in
supplying any equipment or fixtures if Landlord is prevented or delayed from so
doing by reason of strikes or labor troubles or any other similar or dissimilar
cause whatsoever beyond Landlord's reasonable control, including but not limited
to, governmental preemption in connection with a national emergency or by reason
of any rule, order or regulation of any department or subdivision thereof of any
governmental agency or by reason of the conditions of supply and demand which
have been or are affected by war, hostilities or other similar or dissimilar
emergency. In each such instance of inability of Landlord to perform, Landlord
shall exercise reasonable diligence to eliminate the cause of such inability to
perform.

     Tenant acknowledges that Landlord shall have the right to transfer all or
any portion of its interest in the Building and to assign this Lease to the
transferee. Tenant agrees that in the event of such a transfer Landlord shall
automatically be released from all liability under this Lease from and after the
date of such transfer, and Tenant hereby agrees to look solely to Landlord's
transferee for the performance of Landlord's obligations hereunder after the
date of the transfer. Upon such a transfer, Landlord shall, at its option,
return Tenant's security deposit to Tenant or transfer Tenant's security deposit
to Landlord's transferee and, in either event, Landlord shall have no further
liability to Tenant for the return of its security deposit.

     Tenant hereby agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for injury to
Tenant's business or any loss of income therefrom or for loss of or damage to
the goods, wares, merchandise or other property of Tenant, Tenant's employees,
invitees, customers, or any other person in or about the Building, nor shall
Landlord be liable for injury to the person of Tenant, Tenant's employees,
agents or contractors, whether such damage or injury is caused by or results
from any cause whatsoever including, but not limited to, theft, criminal
activity at the Building, negligent security measures, bombings or bomb scares,
hazardous waste, fire, steam, electricity, gas, water or rain, breakage of
pipes, sprinklers, plumbing, air conditioning or lighting fixtures, or from any
other cause, whether said damage or injury results from conditions arising upon
the Premises or upon other portions of the Building, or from other sources or
places, or from new construction or the repair, alteration or improvement of any
part of the Building, or of the equipment, fixtures or appurtenances applicable
thereto, and regardless of whether the cause of the damage or injury arises out
of the Landlord's or its employees or agents negligent or intentional acts.
Tenant assumes full responsibility for protecting its space from theft, robbery
and pilferage, which includes keeping doors locked and other means of entry to
the Premises closed and secured. Landlord shall not be liable for any damages
arising from any act or neglect of any other tenant, occupant or user of the
Building, nor from the failure of Landlord to enforce the provisions of the
lease of any other tenant of the Building. Tenant, as a material part of the
consideration to Landlord hereunder, hereby assumes all risk of damage to
property of Tenant or injury to persons, in, upon or about the Building arising
from any cause, including Landlord's negligence or the negligence of its agents,
partners or employees, and Tenant hereby waives all claims in respect thereof
against Landlord, its agents, partners and employees.

     Tenant shall neither assert nor seek to enforce any claim against Landlord,
or Landlord's agents or employees, or the assets of Landlord or of Landlord's
agents or employees, for breach of this Lease or otherwise, other than against
Landlord's interest in the Building of which the Premises are a part and in the
uncollected rents, issues and profits thereof, including without limitation the
proceeds of a sale of the Building, and, subject to the rights of any lender
holding a mortgage or deed of trust encumbering all or part of the Building,
Tenant agrees to look solely to such interest for the satisfaction of any
liability of Landlord under this Lease, it being specifically agreed that in no
event shall Landlord, or Landlord's agents or employees (or any of the officers,
trustees, directors, partners, beneficiaries, joint venturers, members,
stockholders or other principals or representatives, and the like, disclosed or
undisclosed, thereof) ever be personally liable for any such liability. This
paragraph shall not limit any right that Tenant might otherwise have to obtain
injunctive relief against Landlord or to take any other action which shall not
involve the personal liability of Landlord to respond in monetary damages from
Landlord's assets other than the Landlord's interest in said real estate, as
aforesaid. In no event shall Landlord or Landlord's agents or employees (or any
of the officers, trustees, directors, partners, beneficiaries, joint venturers,
members, stockholders or other principals or representatives and the like,
disclosed or undisclosed, thereof) ever be liable for loss of profits, loss of
the value of Tenant's business, or consequential or incidental damages.

29. BILLS AND NOTICES

     Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing
and may be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, personal delivery,
Federal Express, facsimile or other delivery service. If notice is given by
certified mail, return receipt requested, notice shall be deemed given three (3)
days after the notice is deposited with the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to Tenant at the Premises or at the address set forth in the Lease
Summary Sheet or to Landlord at the address set forth in the Lease Summary
Sheet. If notice is given by personal delivery, Federal Express, facsimile or
other delivery service, notice shall be deemed given on the date the notice is
actually received by Landlord or Tenant. Either party may by notice to the other
specify a different address for notice purposes. Notwithstanding the address set
forth in the Lease Summary Sheet for Tenant, upon Tenant's taking possession of
the Premises, the Premises shall constitute Tenant's address for notice
purposes. A copy of all notices required or permitted to be given to Landlord
hereunder shall be concurrently transmitted to such party or parties at such
addresses as Landlord may from time to time designate by notice to Tenant. A
copy of all notices to Tenant shall be delivered to Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP,
Exchange Place, Boston, MA 02109, Attn: Donna M. Sherry, Esq.

30. PARTIES BOUND - SEIZING OF TITLE

     The covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions of this Lease
shall bind and benefit the successors and assigns of the parties hereto with the
same effect as if mentioned in each instance where a party hereto is named or
referred to, except that no violation of the provisions of Article 16 hereof
shall operate to vest any rights in any successor or assignee of Tenant and that
the provisions of this Article 30 shall not be construed as modifying the
conditions of limitation contained in Article 21 hereof.

     If, in connection with or as a consequence of the sale, transfer or other
disposition of the real estate (land and/or Building, either or both, as the
case may be) of which the Premises are a part Landlord ceases to be the owner of
the reversionary interests in the Premises, from and after the date of such
sale, transfer, or other disposition, Landlord shall be entirely freed and
relieved from the performance and observance thereafter of all covenants and
obligations hereunder on the part of Landlord to be performed and observed, it
being understood and agreed in such event (and it shall be deemed and construed
as a covenant running with the land) that the person succeeding to Landlord's
ownership of said reversionary interest shall thereupon and thereafter assume,
and perform and observe, any and all of such covenants and obligations of
Landlord.

31. MISCELLANEOUS

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     31.1.  SEPARABILITY.  If any provision of this Lease or portion of such
provision or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any
reason held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Lease (or the
remainder of such provision) and the application thereof to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

     32.2.  CAPTIONS, ETC.  The captions are inserted only as a matter of
convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit or describe the
scope of this Lease nor the intent of any provisions thereof. References to
"State" shall mean, where appropriate, the District of Columbia and other
Federal territories, possessions, as well as a state of the United States.

     31.3.  BROKER.  Tenant represents and warrants that it has not directly or
indirectly dealt, with respect to the leasing of office space in the Building
with any other broker or had its attention called to the Premises or other
space to let in the Building by anyone other than the broker, person or firm,
if any, designated in the Lease Summary Sheet. Landlord shall be responsible for
the payment of all brokerage commissions payable to the Brokers listed in the
Lease Summary Sheet on account of this Lease. Tenant agrees to indemnify
Landlord and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all claims,
demands, losses, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) with respect to any leasing commission
or equivalent compensation alleged to be owing on account of Tenant's dealings
with any real estate broker or agent other than as specified in the Lease
Summary Sheet. Landlord agrees to indemnify Tenant with respect to any claims
for brokerage commissions made against Tenant.

     31.4.  SECURITY MEASURES.  Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord shall
have no obligation whatsoever to provide guard service or other security
measures for the benefit of the Premises or the Building, and Landlord shall
have no liability to Tenant due to its failure to provide such services. Tenant
assumes all responsibility for the protection of Tenant, its agents, employees,
contractors and invitees and the property of Tenant and of Tenant's agents,
employees, contractors and invitees from acts of third parties. Nothing herein
contained shall prevent Landlord, at Landlord's sole option, from implementing
security measurements for the Building or any part thereof, in which event
Tenant shall participate in such security measures and the cost thereof shall be
included within the definition of Operating Costs. Landlord shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to require all persons entering or leaving the
Building to identify themselves to a security guard and to reasonably establish
that such person should be permitted access to the Building. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Landlord shall continue to provide the same level of nighttime
security service that it presently provides for the benefit of the Building,
provided, however, that Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant due to its
failure to provide such service in the future.

     31.5.  EASEMENTS.  Landlord reserves to itself the right, from time to
time, to grant such easements, rights and dedications that Landlord deems
necessary or desirable, and to cause the recordation of parcel maps and
restrictions, so long as such easements, rights, dedications, maps and
restrictions do not unreasonably interfere with the use of the Premises by
Tenant. Tenant shall sign any of the aforementioned documents within ten (10)
days after Landlord's request and Tenant's failure to do so shall constitute an
Event of Default by Tenant. The obstruction of Tenant's view, air, or light by
any structure erected, whether by Landlord or third parties, shall in no way
affect this Lease or impose any liability upon Landlord.

     31.6.  AMENDMENTS; MODIFICATIONS.  This Lease may be modified in writing
only, signed by the parties in interest at the time of the modification.

     If in connection with obtaining financing for the Building, a bank,
insurance company, pension trust or other institutional lender shall request
reasonable modifications in this Lease as a condition to such financing, Tenant
will not withhold, delay or condition its consent thereto, provided that such
modifications do not increase the obligations of Tenant hereunder or materially
adversely affect the leasehold interest hereby created.

     31.7.  ARBITRATION.  Any disputes relating to provisions or obligations in
this Lease as to which a specific provision for a reference to arbitration is
made herein shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the provisions
of applicable state law, as from time to time amended. Arbitration proceedings,
including the selection of an arbitrator, shall be conducted pursuant to the
rules, regulations and procedures from time to time in effect as promulgated by
the American Arbitration Association. Prior written notice of application by
either party for arbitration shall be given to the other at least ten (10) days
before submission of the application to the said Association's office in the
City wherein the Building is situated (or the nearest other city having an
Association office). The arbitrator shall hear the parties and their evidence.
The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding and conclusive, and judgment
upon the award or decision of the arbitrator may be entered in the appropriate
court of law; and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of such court and
further agree that any process or notice of motion or other application to the
Court or a Judge thereof may be served outside the State wherein the Building
is situated by registered mail or by personal service, provided a reasonable
time for appearance is allowed. The costs and expenses of each arbitration
hereunder and their apportionment between the parties shall be determined by the
arbitrator in his award or decision. No arbitrable dispute shall be deemed to
have arisen under this Lease prior to the expiration of the period of twenty
(20) days after the date of the giving of written notice by the party asserting
the existence of the dispute together with a description thereof sufficient for
an understanding thereof.

     31.8.  GOVERNING LAW.  This Lease is made pursuant to, and shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State wherein
the Building is situated and any applicable local municipal rules, regulations,
by-laws, ordinances and the like and any litigation concerning this Lease
between the parties hereto shall be initiated in the county in which the
Building is located.

     31.9.  ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS.  With reference to any assignment by Landlord
of its interest in this Lease, or the rents payable hereunder, conditional in
nature or otherwise, which assignment is made to or held by a bank, trust
company, insurance company or other institutional lender holding a mortgage or
ground lease on the Building, Tenant agrees:

           (a)  that the execution thereof by Landlord and the acceptance
     thereof by such mortgagee and/or ground lessor shall never be deemed an
     assumption by such mortgagee and/or ground lessor or any of the obligations
     of the Landlord thereunder, unless such mortgagee and/or ground lessor
     shall, by written notice sent to the Tenant specifically otherwise elect;
     and

           (b)  that, except as aforesaid, such Mortgagee and/or ground lessor
     shall be treated as having assumed the Landlord's obligations thereunder
     only upon foreclosure of such mortgagee's mortgage or deed of trust or
     termination of such ground lessor's ground lease and the taking of
     possession of the demised Premises after having given notice of its
     exercise of the option stated in Article 23 hereof to succeed to the
     interest of the Landlord under this Lease.

     31.10.  REPRESENTATION OF AUTHORITY.  By their execution hereof each of the
signatories on behalf of the respective parties hereby warrants and represents
to the other that he is duly authorized to execute this Lease on behalf of such
party. If Tenant is a corporation, Tenant hereby appoints the signatory whose
name appears below on behalf of Tenant as Tenant's attorney-in-fact for the
purpose of executing this Lease for and on behalf of Tenant.

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     31.11. EXPENSES INCURRED BY LANDLORD UPON TENANT REQUESTS. Tenant shall,
upon demand, reimburse Landlord for all reasonable expenses, including, without
limitation, legal fees, incurred by Landlord in connection with all requests by
Tenant for consents, approvals or execution of collateral documentation related
to this Lease, including, without limitation, costs incurred by Landlord in the
review and approval of Tenant's plans and specifications in connection with
proposed alterations to be made by Tenant to the Premises, requests by Tenant to
sublet the Premises or assign its interest in the Lease, the execution by
Landlord of estoppel certificates requested by Tenant, and requests by Tenant
for Landlord to execute waivers of Landlord's interest in Tenant's property in
connection with third party financing by Tenant. Such costs shall be deemed to
be additional rent under the Lease.

     31.12. SURVIVAL. Without limiting any other obligation of the Tenant which
may survive the expiration or prior termination of the term of the Lease, all
obligations on the part of Tenant to indemnify, defend, or hold Landlord
harmless, as set forth in this Lease (including, without limitation, Tenant's
obligations under Articles 13(d) and 15.3) shall survive the expiration or prior
termination of the term of the Lease.

     31.13. TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence with respect to each of the
obligations to be performed by Landlord and Tenant under this Lease.

     31.14. COVENANTS. This Lease shall be construed as though the covenants
contained herein are independent and not dependent and Tenant hereby waives the
benefit of any statute to the contrary.

     31.15. ATTORNEYS' FEES. If Landlord or Tenant brings an action to enforce
the terms hereof or declare rights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such
action, or appeal thereon, shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys' fees
and court costs to be paid by the losing party as fixed by the court in the same
or separate suit, and whether or not such action is pursued to decision or
judgment. The attorneys' fee award shall not be computed in accordance with any
court fee schedule, but shall be such as to fully reimburse all attorneys' fees
and court costs reasonably incurred in good faith. Landlord shall be entitled to
reasonable attorneys' fees and all other costs and expenses incurred in the
preparation and service of notices of default and consultations in connection
therewith, whether or not a legal action is subsequently commenced in connection
with such default.

     31.16. AUCTIONS. Tenant shall not conduct, nor permit to be conducted,
either voluntarily or involuntarily, any auction upon the Premises or the Common
Areas. The holding of any auction on the Premises or Common Areas in violation
of this Article 31.17 shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.

     31.17. MERGER. The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, or
a mutual cancellation thereof, or a termination by Landlord, shall not result in
the merger of Landlord's and Tenant's estates, and shall, unless otherwise
expressly agreed at the option of Landlord, terminate all or any existing
subtenancies or may, at the option of Landlord, operate as an assignment to
Landlord of any or all of such subtenancies.

     31.18. AUTHORITY. If Tenant is a corporation, trust or general or limited
partnership, Tenant, and each individual executing this Lease on behalf of such
entity, represents and warrants that such individual is duly authorized to enter
into this Lease, and that this Lease is enforceable against said entity in
accordance with its terms. If Tenant is a corporation, trust or partnership,
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord upon demand evidence of such authority
satisfactory to Landlord.

     31.19. CONFLICT. Except as otherwise provided herein to the contrary, any
conflict between the printed provisions, Exhibits, Addenda or Riders of this
Lease and the typewritten or handwritten provisions, if any, shall be controlled
by the typewritten or handwritten provisions.

     31.20. INTERPRETATION. This Lease shall be interpreted as if it was
prepared by both parties and ambiguities shall not be resolved in favor of
Tenant because all or a portion of this Lease was prepared by Landlord. The
captions contained in this Lease are for convenience only and shall not be
deemed to limit or alter the meaning of this Lease. As used in this Lease the
words tenant and landlord include the plural as well as the singular. Words used
in the neuter gender include the masculine and feminine gender.

     31.21. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be
deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third party to create the
relationship of principal and agent, partnership, joint venturer or any
association between Landlord and Tenant.

     31.22. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Tenant agrees to abide by and conform to the
Rules and to cause its employees, suppliers, customers and invitees to so abide
and conform. Landlord shall have the right, from time to time, to modify, amend
and enforce the Rules, which modifications and amendments shall be in writing
and shall be provided to Tenant. Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for
the failure of other persons including, but not limited to, other tenants, their
agents, employees and invitees to comply with the Rules.

     31.23. RIGHT TO LEASE. Landlord reserves the absolute right to effect such
other tenancies in the Building as Landlord in its sole discretion shall
determine, and Tenant is not relying on any representation that any specific
tenant or number of tenants will occupy the Building.

     31.24. SECURITY FOR PERFORMANCE OF TENANT'S OBLIGATIONS. Notwithstanding
any security deposit held by Landlord pursuant to Article 31.27, Tenant hereby
agrees that in the event of a default by Tenant, Landlord shall be entitled to
seek and obtain a writ of attachment and/or a temporary protective order and
Tenant of attachment and/or temporary protective order on the basis of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Code of Civil Procedure or any other related
statute or rule.

     31.25. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. At Landlord's request, Tenant shall cause the
following financial information to be delivered to Landlord, once during any
given year, and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default by
Tenant under this Lease after Tenant has requested Landlord's consent to an
assignment, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, upon not less than ten (10) days'
advance written notice from Landlord: (a) a current financial statement for
Tenant and Tenant's financial statements for the previous two accounting years,
(b) a current financial statement for any guarantor(s) of this Lease and the
guarantor's financial statements for the previous two accounting years and (c)
such other financial information pertaining to Tenant or any guarantor as
Landlord or any lender or purchaser of Landlord may reasonably request. All
financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principals consistently applied and, if such is the normal practice
of Tenant, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant.

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     31.26. ATTACHMENTS. The items listed in the Lease Summary Sheet are a part
of this Lease and are incorporated herein by this reference.

     31.27. SECURITY DEPOSIT. Tenant shall, at the time that Tenant executes
and delivers this Lease to Landlord, deliver to Landlord an unconditional
letter of credit issued or confirmed by a Massachusetts lending institution
satisfactory to Landlord (the "Bank") in favor of Landlord in the initial
amount of $409,500.00, which amount shall represent 50% of the total letter of
credit amount of $819,000.00, with the subsequent balance of $409,500.00 being
due and payable before or on the Term Commencement Date, as security for the
full and faithful performance and observance by Tenant of the terms, conditions
and provisions of this Lease. Tenant agrees to cause the Bank to keep such
unconditional letter of credit (or a renewal thereof) in effect for the balance
of the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on the second anniversary of the
Term Commencement Date and on each anniversary thereafter during the Term, in
the event that no defaults then exist on the part of Tenant, and no defaults
have occurred at any time during the prior six (6) month period, the amount of
the letter of credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to one third of the
original amount of the Letter of Credit for each year thereafter. In no event
shall said security deposit be deemed to be a prepayment of rent nor shall it
be considered a measure of liquidated damages. Tenant agrees to cause the Bank
to renew said unconditional letter of credit in same form (subject to the
foregoing reduction, if applicable) from time to time during the Term of this
Lease, at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of said letter of
credit or any renewal thereof (such letter of credit, as so renewed, the
"Letter of Credit") so that a Letter of Credit shall be in force and effect
throughout the term of this Lease. The Letter of Credit shall provide that it
is without the Bank's consent, at no charge to Landlord. In the event Tenant
defaults in respect of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of this
Lease, which default is not cured by Tenant within any applicable grace periods
or if Tenant has not presented Landlord with a renewed Letter of Credit at
least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the Letter of Credit or any
renewal thereof, (i) upon five (5) business days written notice to Tenant,
Landlord shall have the right to require the Bank to make payment to Landlord
of the entire proceeds of the Letter of Credit, (ii) Landlord may apply all or
part of the Security Deposit to the extent required for the payment of any
Yearly Rent, additional rent or other sums as to which Tenant is in default or
for any sum which Landlord may expend or may be required to expend by reason of
Tenant's default in respect of any of the terms, covenants and conditions of
this Lease, including, but not limited to, any damages or deficiency in the
reletting of the Premises, whether such damages or deficiency accrue before or
after summary proceedings or other re-entry by Landlord, without thereby
waiving any other rights or remedies of Landlord with respect to such default,
and (iii) Landlord shall hold the remainder of the Security Deposit, if any, as
security for the faithful performance and observance by Tenant of the terms,
covenants and conditions of this Lease on Tenant's part to be observed and
performed with the same rights as hereinabove set forth to apply the same in
the event of any further default by Tenant under this Lease. If Landlord
applies all or any part of the Security Deposit (by virtue of a draw on the
Letter of Credit or otherwise), Tenant shall within ten (10) days after written
demand by Landlord therefor, increase the amount of the Letter of Credit to its
required amount or deposit with Landlord a sum equal to the amount so applied
as security as aforesaid, failing which Landlord shall have the same rights and
remedies as for the non-payment of Yearly Rent, and additional rent beyond the
applicable grace period. Tenant agrees that no interest shall accrue on said
deposit and that Landlord shall have no obligation to maintain such deposit in
a separate account (i.e. Landlord shall have the right to commingle such
deposit with other funds of Landlord). The application of all or any part of
the deposit to any obligation or default of Tenant under this Lease shall not
deprive Landlord of any other rights or remedies Landlord may have nor shall
such application by Landlord constitute a waiver by Landlord. Provided that
Tenant is not in default of any of its obligations under the Lease at the
expiration of the Term of the Lease and after Tenant has vacated the Premises,
Landlord shall refund to Tenant any portion of said security deposit which
Landlord is then holding within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the
Term.

     31.28. NOTICE OF LEASE; RECORDING.

     (a)  Tenant agrees not to record the Lease, but each party hereto agrees,
at the request of the other, to execute a Notice of Lease in recordable form in
compliance with applicable Massachusetts law and reasonably satisfactory to both
parties and their respective attorneys. In no event shall such Notice of Lease
set forth the rent or other charges payable by Tenant under the Lease; and such
notice shall expressly state that it is executed pursuant to the provisions
contained in the Lease, and is not intended to vary the terms and conditions of
the Lease. It is hereby agreed that the requesting party shall pay all fees with
respect to the recording of the Notice of Lease, the recording of any amendments
thereto and the recording of any notice of termination thereof.

     (b)  If the Term Commencement Date and the Termination Date are not
determined at the time that a Notice of Lease has been executed by the parties,
then each of the parties hereto agrees, upon demand of the other party after the
Term Commencement Date and Termination Date have been determined, to join in the
execution, in recordable form, of a statutory notice, memorandum, etc. of lease
and/or written declaration in which shall be stated such Term Commencement Date
and (if need be) the Termination Date. If this Lease is terminated before the
term expires, then upon Landlord's request the parties shall execute, deliver
and record an instrument acknowledging such fact and the date of termination of
this Lease, and Tenant hereby appoints Landlord its attorney-in-fact in its name
and behalf to execute such instrument if Tenant shall fail to execute and
deliver such instrument after Landlord's request therefor within ten (10) days.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Indenture of
Lease in multiple copies, each to be considered an original hereof, as a sealed
instrument on the day and year noted in the Lease Summary Sheet as the
Execution Date.

LANDLORD:                          TENANT:

AMES POND LCC,                     PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
a Delaware limited liability       a Massachusetts corporation
company

By: Berkeley Investments, Inc.
its managing member

By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]                By: David Palmer
   ---------------------------        --------------------------------
   [ILLEGIBLE]  Sr. V.P.               D. Palmer  President
   ---------------------------        --------------------------------
        (Name and Title)                   (Name and Title)

     IF TENANT IS A CORPORATION, A SECRETARY'S OR CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF THE
AUTHORITY AND THE INCUMBENCY OF THE PERSON SIGNING ON BEHALF OF TENANT SHOULD
BE ATTACHED.

COMMONWEALTH, DISTRICT OR
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX

     On the Execution Date stated in the Lease Summary Sheet, the person above
signing this Lease for and on behalf of the Tenant, to me personally known, did
sign and execute this Lease and, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say
that he is the officer of the above named Tenant, as noted, and that he signed
his name hereto by order of the Board of Directors of said Tenants.

                                   /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Notary Public
                                   My Commission Expires: June 25, 2004

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

     On the Execution Date stated in the Lease Summary Sheet, the person above
signing this Lease for and on behalf of Landlord to me personally known, did
sign and execute this Lease and, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say
that he is the duly authorized representative of Landlord.

                                   /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Notary Public
                                   My Commission Expires: 10-22-04

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