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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10(kk)

                              [COMPANY LETTERHEAD]

October 15, 2001

Mr. Michael A. Reed
28303 Piney Corner
Waller, TX 77484

         Re:      Retention Agreement

Dear Michael:

                  As it is our belief that your continued employment with
Reliant Energy, Incorporated (the "Company") is important for the growth and
development of the Company, the Company hereby agrees to provide Michael A. Reed
("you" or the "Executive") with the following benefits upon the occurrence of
certain events in connection with the anticipated sale of Texas Genco, as more
fully set forth below in this letter agreement (this "Agreement").

                  1. DEFINITIONS: For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms will have the meanings indicated below:

                  "AFFILIATE" shall mean any company controlled by, controlling
or under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

                  "CAUSE" shall mean termination of employment by the Company or
an Affiliate due to unacceptable performance, misconduct, gross negligence,
dishonesty, acts detrimental or destructive to the Company or its Affiliates,
employees or property, or any violation of the policies of the Company or its
Affiliates.

                  "COMPARABLE EMPLOYMENT" shall mean employment that (i)
provides annual base salary or annualized base rate of pay not less than the
Executive's Compensation, (ii) provides the opportunity to receive a bonus not
less than the Executive's target award under the AICP and (iii) is at a location
that is not more than 35 miles from the principal place of employment for the
Executive as of the Effective Date.

                  "COMPENSATION" shall mean the Executive's annual base salary
as of the date of his termination of employment with the Company.

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                  "DISABILITY" means disability as defined in the Company's Long
Term Disability Plan.

                  "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean October 15, 2001, the date of this
Agreement.

                  "RESTORATION PLAN" shall mean the Reliant Energy, Incorporated
Benefits Restoration Plan, as in effect from time to time, or any successor
plan.

                  "RETENTION PERIOD" shall mean the period commencing on the
Effective Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the Texas Genco Sale or (ii)
December 31, 2005.

                  "RETIREE MEDICAL PLAN" shall mean the Company's medical plan
in which retirees are eligible to participate, if any, as such medical plan may
be in effect from time to time.

                  "RETIREMENT PLAN" shall mean the Reliant Energy, Incorporated
Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 1999, and as
thereafter amended.

                  "SERVICE" shall mean Service as defined in the Retirement
Plan.

                  "SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT" is defined in Section 2(a)
hereof.

                  "TEXAS GENCO" shall mean the entity owning the Texas
generating assets of the Company's electric utility division.

                  "TEXAS GENCO PURCHASER" shall mean any of the purchaser(s) or
transferee(s), as applicable, of Texas Genco in the Texas Genco Sale, or an
affiliate of or successor to such purchaser(s) or transferee(s).

                  "TEXAS GENCO SALE" shall mean the closing of a sale, long-term
lease or other disposition of the stock or substantially of the assets of Texas
Genco by the Company.

                  "WITHOUT CAUSE" shall mean without Cause and for reasons other
than death or Disability of the Executive.

                  2. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT.

         (a)      If (i) the Executive is terminated Without Cause prior to the
                  end of the Retention Period, (ii) the Executive dies while
                  employed by the Company prior to the end of the Retention
                  Period, or (iii) the Texas Genco Sale occurs, the Executive
                  remains employed through the Retention Period and either (A)
                  neither a Texas Genco Purchaser nor the Company provides the
                  Executive with a benefit equivalent to the Supplemental
                  Retirement Benefit, as defined below, or (B) the Executive is
                  not offered Comparable Employment with a Texas Genco Purchaser
                  or the Company or an Affiliate, then the Executive shall be
                  entitled to a supplemental retirement benefit equal in value
                  to the benefit that would have been payable to Executive in
                  accordance with Section 7.8 of the Retirement Plan if such
                  benefit

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                  formula was in effect with respect to the Executive as of the
                  date of Executive's termination of employment with the Company
                  (the "Supplemental Retirement Benefit"). Such Supplemental
                  Retirement Benefit shall be offset by the present value of any
                  transition benefit or other similar benefit provided by the
                  Company or an Affiliate pursuant to the Retirement Plan and/or
                  Restoration Plan, either in connection with the Texas Genco
                  Sale or otherwise, and/or any transition pension benefit or
                  similar benefit provided by the Texas Genco Purchaser.

         (b)      If Executive becomes entitled to receive the Supplemental
                  Retirement Benefit, such Supplemental Retirement Benefit will
                  be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the benefit
                  provided to the Executive pursuant to the terms of the
                  Restoration Plan.

                  3. RETIREE MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY: If (i) the Executive's
employment with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated Without Cause during
the Retention Period (and, in connection with his termination of employment, he
is not offered Comparable Employment with the Texas Genco Purchaser or the
Company or an Affiliate) or (ii) Executive is not offered Comparable Employment
with the Texas Genco Purchaser or the Company or an Affiliate in connection with
the Texas Genco Sale, then the Executive will be entitled to receive the
post-employment coverage outlined below. The post-employment coverage benefit is
as follows:

                  If the Executive has not reached age 55 as of the date of his
                  termination of employment with the Company and all Affiliates,
                  then, upon reaching age 55, he shall be entitled to
                  participate in the Company's retiree medical, dental and
                  vision plans, provided the Executive pays the required total
                  monthly price for the plans selected as in effect from time to
                  time.

                  4. RELEASE REQUIRED: Notwithstanding anything else in this
Agreement, the Executive will not be entitled to any of the benefits set forth
in Sections 2 or 3 hereof unless he executes (and does not revoke during any
statutory revocation period) a general waiver and release of claims against the
Company, its Affiliates, and any officer or director of the Company or its
Affiliates, in a form acceptable to the Company.

                  5. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES: The Company may withhold from any
benefits payable under this agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as
may be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.

                  6. NO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT: Nothing in this agreement shall
give the Executive any rights to (or impose any obligations for) continued
employment by the Company or any Affiliate or subsidiary thereof or successor
thereto, nor shall it give such entities any rights (or impose any obligations)
with respect to continued performance of duties by the Executive.

                  7. NO ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS: Executive's right to receive
payments or benefits hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable, whether
by pledge, creation of a security interest or otherwise, whether voluntary,
involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, other than a transfer by will or
by the laws of descent or distribution, and in the event of any

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attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 7 the Company shall
have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred.
This agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees, devisees and legatees.

                  This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Company, its successors and assigns, including, without limitation, any
company into or with which the Company may merge or consolidate by operation of
law or otherwise.

                  8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This agreement represents the entire
agreement between the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and supersedes and is in full substitution for any and all prior
agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, relating to the subject
matter hereof.

                  9. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT. Any modification of this
agreement shall be binding only if evidenced in writing and signed by an
authorized representative of the Company.

                  10. APPLICABLE LAW: This agreement is entered into under, and
shall be governed for all purposes by, the laws of the State of Texas.

                  11. SEVERABILITY: If a court of competent jurisdiction
determines that any provision of this agreement is invalid or unenforceable,
then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this agreement and all
other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

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                  If you agree to the terms of this letter agreement, please
sign and date below.

                                       Yours very truly,

                                       RELIANT ENERGY, INCORPORATED

                                       By /s/ David M. McClanahan
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                                         David M. McClanahan
                                         Vice Chairman and President and
                                         Chief Operating Officer,
                                         Reliant Energy Delivery Group

Accepted and Agreed to By:

/s/ Michael A. Reed
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Michael A. Reed

31 Oct. 01
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Execution Date

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.24

                           [Form of Lockup Agreement]

April 11, 2002

Universe2U Inc.
30 West Beaver Creek Road, Suite 109
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4B 3K1 Canada

Attention: Kim Allen, CEO

Re:  Lock-Up Agreement (the "Agreement")
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

1.        General. The undersigned (the "Stockholder") is an owner of record, or
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     beneficially the owner, of such number of shares of Common Stock, par value
     $0.00001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Universe2U Inc., a Nevada
     corporation (the "Company"), and/or securities convertible into or
     exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock ("Derivative Securities"), as
     set forth on the signature page hereto. The Stockholder understands that
     the Company proposes to raise additional capital through private financing
     (the "Refinancing Plan"). The Stockholder recognizes that the Refinancing
     Plan will be of benefit to the Stockholder and will benefit the Company by,
     among other things, providing an enhanced basis upon which the Company may
     possibly raise additional capital for its operations. The Stockholder
     acknowledges that the Company and other stockholders of the Company are
     expressly relying on the covenants, representations, and agreements of the
     Stockholder contained in this letter for purposes of carrying out the
     Refinancing Plan. The Company agrees that any decision whether to enter
     into any and all financing arrangements during the Effective Period (as
     defined below) will be at the Company's sole discretion upon the consent of
     its Board of Directors.

2.        Lockup. To induce prospective financing sources to provide capital to
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     the Company, the Stockholder hereby agrees that it will not, during the
     period commencing on the date hereof and ending one year from the date
     hereof (the "Effective Period"), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell,
     sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to
     sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise
     transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock
     or any Derivative Securities locked up under this agreement, or (2) enter
     into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or
     in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock
     or any Derivative Securities locked up under this agreement, whether any
     such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by
     delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

3.        No Hedging. The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to
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     preclude the Stockholder from engaging in any hedging or other transaction
     which is designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a sale
     or disposition of the Common Stock even if such Common Stock would be
     disposed of by someone other than the Stockholder. Such prohibited hedging
     or other transactions would include, without limitation, any short sale or
     any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any
     put option or put equivalent position or call option or call equivalent
     position) with respect to any of the Common Stock or with respect to any
     security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its
     value from such Common Stock.

4.        No Encumbrances. The Stockholder has title to all of shares owned of
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     record, in each case subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, security
     interest, conditional sale agreement, encumbrance, or charge, and the
     Stockholder undertakes not to subject any of such shares, or any shares
     issuable upon the exercise of any Derivative Securities, to any mortgage,
     pledge, lien, security interest, conditional sale agreement, encumbrance,
     or charge during the Effective Period except in accordance with the terms
     and conditions of this Agreement. The Stockholder further represents that
     it has no contract, undertaking, agreement, or arrangement with any person
     to sell, transfer, or grant participation to such person or to any third
     person, with respect to any of the shares of Common Stock except in
     accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

5.        Lockup Minimum Threshold. To induce the Stockholder to enter into this
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     Agreement, the Company and the Stockholder agree that this Agreement shall
     not be binding nor take effect unless and until the Company has obtained
     executed consent in the form of this Agreement with the owners of record,
     or beneficial owners, of an aggregate minimum of twenty-nine million

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    (29,000,000) shares of Common Stock and all of the Derivative Securities
     held by affiliates, officers and directors of the Company and all
     certificates, instruments and option forms representing the same (the
     "Minimum Threshold"). In the event the Minimum Threshold is not obtained
     within 10 days following the date approved by the Board of Directors for
     solicitation of shareholders, this Agreement shall be of no further force
     or effect except as set forth in Section 22.

6.        Options Price Reset. To induce the officers, directors and employees
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     of the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Company and the
     Stockholder agree that the exercise price of any and all of Stockholder's
     "out-of-money" options shall be reset to a purchase price of $0.75 per
     share of Common Stock and the Expiration Date for all such options shall be
     extended to March 31, 2007. In addition, any contractual provisions
     applicable to such options which may require the Stockholder to exercise
     such options within 30 days of leaving the Company shall be removed from
     the Option Agreement for all Options submitted to this Agreement. In
     addition, the Optionee shall have the right to exercise any and all such
     options on a "cashless" basis. Optionee may convert any and all vested
     options to common stock during the Effective Period, provided, however,
     that such Securities shall be and shall remain subject to the terms and
     conditions of this Agreement.

7.        Exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stockholder may
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     transfer shares of Common Stock or Derivative Securities (i) as a bona fide
     gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree in writing
     to be bound by the restrictions set forth herein; (ii) following unanimous
     approval of the Board of Directors, to any person, trust or other legal
     entity, in a non-public transaction exempted from registration under the
     Securities Act, provided that such transferee and/or entity agrees in
     writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and provided further
     that any and all certificates and/or instruments representing the Common
     Stock or Derivative Securities which are the subject matter of such
     transfer remain under the sole control of the Escrow Agent, except with
     respect to delivery to the Company's transfer agent and return to the
     Escrow Agent for purposes of registration of the transfer of title thereof.
     In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stockholder is a
     corporation, the corporation may transfer the capital stock of the Company
     to any wholly-owned subsidiary of such corporation; provided, however, that
     in any such case, it shall be a condition to the transfer that the
     transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving
     and holding such capital stock subject to the provisions of this Agreement
     and there shall be no further transfer of such capital stock except in
     accordance with this Agreement. During the Effective Period, the Company
     agrees that it shall not issue any Common Stock or any Derivative
     Securities except in connection with the Refinancing Plan; (iii) a pledge
     by any stockholder that would directly benefit the company as approved by
     the Officers of the Company.

8.        No Warranties; Informed Consent. The Stockholder understands that
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     whether or not the Refinancing Plan is successful depends on a number of
     factors, including, without limitation, prospects for near-term performance
     of the Company and stock market conditions. The Company makes no
     representation or warranty that the Refinancing Plan will be successful or
     that the Company will enter into any arrangements or agreements that will
     provide any financing to the Company. The legally binding obligations set
     forth herein shall not be contingent on the success or results of the
     Refinancing Plan. The Stockholder represents that: (a) it has such
     knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
     of evaluating the merits and risks of entering into this Agreement; (b) it
     believes it has received all the information it has requested from the
     Company and considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to
     enter into this Agreement; (c) it has had the opportunity to discuss the
     Company's business, management, and financial affairs with the Company's
     management, (d) it has the ability to bear the economic risks of this
     Agreement; and (e) it is able, without materially impairing its financial
     condition, to subject its shares of Common Stock and/or Derivative
     Securities to the terms of this Agreement during the Effective Period and
     to suffer a complete loss on its investment if the Refinancing Plan is not
     successful.

9.        Escrow. The Company and the Stockholder agree that any and all shares
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     of Common Stock and Derivative Securities, which are subject to this
     Agreement, shall be placed in physical escrow and shall be maintained in
     paper form until the end of the Effective Period subject to the terms of
     this Agreement. Such escrow shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
     the escrow agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A. In the event of any
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     conflict between the escrow agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement
     shall control.

10.       No Ancillary Restrictions. Except for the foregoing escrow, the
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     Company shall not request the Company's transfer agent to place any
     restrictive transfer legends on any of the shares of Common Stock or shares
     issuable upon exercise of Derivative Securities for any reason except as
     may be required under U.S. federal securities laws, and the Company shall
     not issue any instructions to the Company's transfer agent preventing the
     transferability of any such shares of Common Stock or Derivative Securities
     for any reason, and to the extent any such instructions have previously
     been given for any reason, such instructions shall

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     irrevocably be removed pursuant to a supplemental instruction provided in
     writing upon commencement of the Effective Period.

11.       Beneficial Rights. Notwithstanding the terms of the Escrow, the owner
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     of record of each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock subject to
     this Agreement shall continue to have one vote per share. Such owners of
     record shall not vote separately as a class. Except for the limitations on
     disposition set forth herein, owners of record of Common Stock subject to
     this Agreement shall be entitled to any and all rights incident to
     ownership of their respective securities, including, without limitation,
     notice of any shareholders' meetings, dividends, and stock splits in
     accordance with the Company's charter instruments. Nothing in this
     Agreement shall be construed to operate as a proxy to grant to any person
     the right to vote any of the shares of Common Stock which are subject to
     this Agreement or to grant to any person a power-of-attorney with respect
     to powers of disposition over any of the shares of Common Stock or any
     Derivative Securities subject to this Agreement.

12.       Due Authorization and Binding Intent. If the holder of shares of
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     Common Stock or Derivative Securities is a corporation, partnership trust,
     estate or other legal entity, the person executing this Agreement on behalf
     of such legal entity represents and warrants to the Company that such
     person has reached the age of 21 and has been duly authorized and is fully
     qualified to execute and deliver this Agreement, and this Agreement does
     not result in any violation of, or conflict with any term of the charter,
     bylaws, partnership agreement, trust instrument or other governing
     instrument of such legal entity or any other agreement to which it is bound
     or any law or regulation applicable to it. If the Common Stock and/or
     Derivative Securities are held in joint-tenancy, tenancy-in-common and/or
     subject to spousal consent or subject to any other similar statutory law,
     common law, rule, regulation, court order, contract or understanding of any
     nature with respect to any prerequisite authorization prior to execution of
     this Agreement, the Stockholder represents and warrants that any and all
     such consents have been obtained and duly documented under reasonable
     conditions of fully informed consent.

13.       Arbitration. Except for injunctive relief as provided below, the
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     parties hereto agree to submit to arbitration any and all matters in
     dispute or in controversy among them concerning the terms and provisions of
     this Agreement. All such disputes and controversies shall be determined and
     adjudged by the decision of a panel of three arbitrators (hereinafter
     sometimes called the "Arbitration Panel"). Each party shall select one
     arbitrator for the Arbitration Panel and the two such arbitrators shall
     mutually select a third arbitrator for the Arbitration Panel. Arbitration
     shall take place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, or such other place as the
     parties hereto may agree in writing. The Arbitration Panel shall reach and
     render a decision in writing with respect to the amount, if any, of payment
     respecting the disputed matter. Any award rendered shall be final and
     conclusive upon the parties and a judgment thereon may be entered in any
     court of the forum, provincial, state, federal or national, having
     jurisdiction. The fees and expenses of the Arbitration Panel and the
     respective fees and expenses of the parties hereto in connection with any
     such arbitration (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
     expenses of legal counsel and consultants) shall be paid by the party
     against whom a decision by the Arbitration Panel is rendered, provided,
     however, that the Arbitration Panel shall be specially empowered, in
     addition to making any award, to award fees and expenses of the prevailing
     party to be paid by the non-prevailing party. If the two arbitrators are
     unable to agree on a third arbitrator within 10 business days of the
     commencement of arbitration, the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the
     American Arbitration Association who shall be an attorney with not less
     than ten years of corporate and securities legal experience. In the event
     any matter or issue in connection with this Agreement requires the
     interpretation of law, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
     accordance with the laws of Nevada without giving effect to any choice of
     law principles that would require the application of the laws of a
     different state or jurisdiction.

14.       Injunctive Remedies. The remedies provided in this Agreement shall be
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     cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this
     Agreement, under arbitration, law or in equity (including a decree of
     specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy contained
     herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving
     rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit either party's right to
     pursue actual damages for any failure by the other party to comply with the
     terms of this Agreement. Each of the parties acknowledge that a breach by
     it of its respective obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to
     the other party and that any remedy at law for any such breach may be
     inadequate. Each party therefore agrees that, notwithstanding anything to
     the contrary herein, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach,
     each party shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies,
     to an injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction restraining
     any breach of this Agreement, without the necessity of showing economic
     loss and without any bond or other security being required.

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15.       Definitions. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
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     set forth in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
     and regulations promulgated thereunder.

16.       Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement is irrevocable and any
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     provision hereof may not be changed, waived, discharged or terminated
     except upon a showing of extraordinary hardship and then only upon
     unanimous approval by the Board of Directors.

17.       Successor and Assigns; Entire Agreement. The provisions hereof shall
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     inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, heirs,
     assigns, executors and administrators of the parties hereto, including each
     transferee of any shares of Common Stock or any Derivative Securities. This
     Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties pertaining to the
     subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous
     agreements, representations, and understandings.

18.       Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in
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     writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery
     to the party to be notified upon signed receipt thereof, (b) when sent by
     confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the
     recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) calendar
     days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
     requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a
     recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written
     verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the party to
     be notified at the address as set forth on the signature pages hereof or at
     such other address as such party may designate by five (5) business days
     advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

19.       Severability. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be
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     invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and
     enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
     or impaired thereby.

20.       Indemnities. Each party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
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     other party (and its respective directors, officers, affiliates, agents,
     successors and assigns) from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
     deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation,
     reasonable attorney's fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by such
     other party as a result of any inaccuracy in or breach of the
     representations, warranties or covenants made by such party herein. In the
     event that any dispute among the parties to this Agreement should result in
     an action for injunction or arbitration, the prevailing party in such
     dispute shall be entitled to recover all fees, costs and expenses of
     enforcing any right of such prevailing party under this Agreement,
     including without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys
     and all fees, costs and expenses of appeals.

21.       Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of
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     this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be
     considered in construing this Agreement.

22.       Publicity. The Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not
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     include in any public announcement, the name of the Stockholder, unless and
     until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation,
     including, without limitation, the Company's public reporting obligations
     under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
     promulgated thereunder.

23.       Survival. This Agreement shall survive until the earlier of (i) the
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     termination of the Effective Period; or (ii) termination pursuant to the
     terms of Sections 5, provided, however, that termination of this Agreement
     for any reason, Sections 10 through 22, inclusive, shall survive and
     continue in effect. Third parties may be entitled to rely upon this
     Agreement.

24.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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     counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
     shall constitute one instrument.

                            [Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Stockholder and the Company have executed this Agreement
as of the date first set forth above.

                        Securities Owned Of Record:
                                                     ___________________________

                       Derivative Securities Owned:
                                                     ___________________________

Stockholder and/or holder of Derivative Securities:

By:      _________________________      ___________________________________
         Name:                          Social Security Number(s) or other
                                        Taxpayer Identification Number if
                                        applicable
         Title:

By:      _________________________
         Name:

         Title:

Address:
                                        Telephone:
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                                        Fax:
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                                        e-mail:
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__________________________________

__________________________________

Accepted and Agreed:

UNIVERSE2U INC.

By:
         _________________________
         Kim Allen,
         CEO

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                                    Exhibit A

                            Form of Escrow Agreement

                                ESCROW AGREEMENT

               THIS AGREEMENT made as of the* day of April, 2002.

BETWEEN:

                       The persons whose names are set out
                             in the First Column of
                           Schedule "A" annexed hereto

                            (the "Security Holders")

                                                              OF THE FIRST PART;

                                     - and -

                          Equity Transfer Services Inc.
                    a corporation formed and subsisting under
                       the laws of the Province of Ontario

                              (the "Escrow Agent")

                                                             OF THE SECOND PART;

       WHEREAS the Security Holders have agreed to enter into a Lock-Up
       Agreement dated April *, 2002, pursuant to which each of the Security
       Holders has agreed to deposit with the Escrow Agreement the number of
       Common Shares of Universe2U Inc. (the "Issuer") indicated in Schedule A
       attached hereto (the "Escrowed Shares");

         AND WHEREAS the Escrow Agent has agreed to undertake and perform its
duties according to the terms and conditions hereof;

         NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that for and in consideration
of the aforesaid agreements, and of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) now paid by
the parties hereto each to the other (receipt of which sum the parties do hereby
respectively acknowledge each to the other) the Security Holder and the Escrow
Agent covenant and agree each with the other as follows:

1.       Contemporaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Security
         Holders hereby place and deposit in escrow with the Escrow Agent the
         Escrowed Shares and hereby undertake and agree forthwith to deliver
         those certificate(s) representing the Escrowed Shares (including any
         replacement securities or certificates if and when such are issued) to
         the Escrow Agent for deposit in escrow.

2.       The parties hereby agree that the Escrowed Shares and the beneficial
         ownership of or any interest in them and the certificates representing
         them (including any replacement securities or certificates) shall not
         be sold, assigned, hypothecated, pledged, charged, alienated, released
         from escrow, transferred within escrow, or otherwise in any manner
         dealt with, until such Escrowed Shares are released to the Security
         Holders in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement. The foregoing
         shall not prevent any transfer or assignment of title to the Escrowed
         Shares that may be required by reason of the death, bankruptcy or
         dissolution, as the case may be, of any of the Security Holders, in
         which case, the Escrow Agent shall thereafter hold the said securities
         and certificates in escrow, subject to the provisions of this
         Agreement, for whatever person or company shall be legally entitled to
         be or become the registered owner thereof. In addition, should an
         officer, director, or employee of the Company terminate their
         relationship with the Company for any reason, if requested the
         securities held shall be released from this Agreement provided that the
         number of securities does not drop below the Minimum Threshold.

3.       It is agreed that the Escrowed Shares will be released from escrow on
         the 365/th/ day following the date of this Agreement.

4.       The Security Holders hereby direct the Escrow Agent to retain the
         Escrowed Shares and the certificates (including any replacement
         securities or certificates) representing the same and not to do or
         cause anything to be done to release the same from escrow or to allow
         any sale, assignment, hypothecation, pledge, charge, or alienation
         thereof except in accordance with the terms hereof. The Escrow Agent
         accepts the responsibilities placed on it hereby and agrees to perform
         the same according to the terms hereof.

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5.   Other than as set out in Section 2, nothing in this Agreement shall
     diminish the rights of the Security Holder as shareholders of the Issuer.
     If during the period in which any of the Escrowed Shares retained in escrow
     pursuant hereto any cash dividend is received by the Escrow Agent in
     respect of the Escrowed Shares, any such cash dividend shall be forthwith
     paid or transferred to the Security Holder entitled thereto. If during the
     period in which any of the Escrowed Shares are retained in escrow pursuant
     hereto, any share dividend or other distribution of securities is received
     by the Escrow Agent in respect of the Escrowed Shares, any certificates
     representing such share dividend or securities must be held by the Escrow
     Agent on and subject to the terms of this agreement. If during the period
     in which any of the Escrowed Shares are retained in escrow pursuant hereto,
     any share dividend or other distribution of securities is received by the
     Security Holders in respect of the escrowed securities, any certificates
     representing such share dividend or securities must be forthwith deposited
     with the Escrow Agent to be held by the Escrow Agent on and subject to the
     terms of this agreement.

6.   All voting rights attached to the Escrowed Shares shall at all times be
     exercised by the Security Holders and the Escrow Agent shall take all
     necessary steps from time to time to permit the Security Holders to
     exercise such rights.

7.   The Security Holders hereby agree to and do hereby release and indemnify
     and save harmless the Escrow Agent from and against all claims, suits,
     demands, costs, damages and expenses which may be occasioned by reason of
     the Escrow Agent's compliance in good faith with the terms hereof.

8.   The reasonable costs and expenses of the Escrow Agent and any replacement
     of the Escrow Agent will be paid by the Security Holders. The Issuer shall
     bear no responsibility for the costs and expenses of the Escrow Agent or
     any replacement of the Escrow Agent.

9.   If the Escrow Agent should wish to resign, it shall give at least six
     months' notice to the Security Holders, whereupon the Security Holders may
     by writing jointly agree and appoint another Escrow Agent in its place and
     such appointment shall be binding on the Security Holders, and the new
     Escrow Agent shall assume and be bound by the obligations of the Escrow
     Agent hereunder.

10.  (1) Any notice, designation, communication, request, demand or other
         document, required or permitted to be given or sent or delivered
         hereunder to any party hereto shall be in writing and shall be
         sufficiently given or sent or delivered if it is:

         (a)  delivered personally to an officer or director of such party;

         (b)  sent to the party entitled to receive it by registered mail,
              postage prepaid, mailed in Canada, or

         (c)  sent by telecopy machine.

     (2) Notices shall be sent to the following addresses or telecopy numbers:

         (a)  in the case of the Security Holders, to each of their respective
              addresses or telecopy numbers as indicated in Schedule A attached
              hereto;

(b) in the case of the Escrow Agent,

              Equity Transfer Services Inc.
              Suite 420
              120 Adelaide Street West
              Toronto, Ontario
              M5H 4C3

              Fax:     416-361-0470

         or to such other address or telecopier number as the party entitled to
         or receiving such notice, designation, communication, request, demand
         or other document shall, by a notice given in accordance with this
         section, have communicated to the party giving or sending or delivering
         such notice, designation, communication, request, demand or other
         document.

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                  Any notice, designation, communication, request, demand, or
                  other document given or sent or delivered as aforesaid shall:

                  (d) if delivered as aforesaid, be deemed to have been given,
                  sent, delivered, and received on the date of delivery;

                  (e) if sent by mail as aforesaid, be deemed to have been
                  given, sent, delivered and received (but not actually
                  received) on the fourth Business Day following the date of
                  mailing, unless at any time between the date of mailing and
                  the fourth Business Day thereafter there is a discontinuance
                  or interruption of regular postal service, whether due to
                  strike or lockout or work slowdown, affecting postal service
                  at the point of dispatch or delivery or any intermediate
                  point, in which case the same shall be deemed to have been
                  given, sent, delivered and received in the ordinary course of
                  the mails, allowing for such discontinuance or interruption of
                  regular postal service, and

                  (f) if sent by telecopy machine, be deemed to have been given,
                  sent, delivered and received on the date the sender receives
                  the telecopy answer back confirming receipt by the recipient.

11.  This agreement may be executed in several parts in the same form and such
     parts as so executed shall together form one original agreement, and such
     parts if more than one shall be read together and construed as if all the
     signing parties hereto had executed one copy of this agreement.

12.  This agreement shall terminate on the date on which all of the Escrowed
     Shares have been distributed.

13.  Wherever the singular or masculine are used throughout this agreement, the
     same shall be construed as being the plural or feminine or neuter where the
     context so requires.

14.  This agreement shall be construed and enforced according to, and the rights
     of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the Province of Ontario.
     Each of the parties hereto irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the
     courts of the Province of Ontario.

15.  This agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
     parties hereto, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and
     assigns.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by the parties
hereto as of the date first above written.

SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED                )        Equity Transfer Services Inc.
in the presence of:                       )
                                          )
                                          ) Per:
                                          )        _____________________________
                                          )        Name:
                                          )
                                          )        Title:
                                          )
                                          )
                                          ) Per:   _____________________________
                                          )        Name:
                                          )
                                          )        Title:
                                          )
                                          )
                                          ) Per:   _____________________________
                                          )        Name:
                                          )
                                          )        Title:

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