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                                                                   Exhibit 10.17

                              MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of November 10, 1999 by and between THE YUCAIPA COMPANIES LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("Yucaipa"), and CYRK, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, CYRK and Overseas Toys, L.P., an affiliate of Yucaipa, have
entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of September 1,
1999 providing for the investment by Overseas Toys, L.P. in securities of the
Company;

         WHEREAS, in connection therewith CYRK desires to have access to the
management services of Yucaipa; and

         WHEREAS, Yucaipa has the ability to provide certain general business
and financial consultation and advice and management services to CYRK in
connection with the operation of its business;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants of the parties hereto and other good and valuable consideration paid
and received by each of the parties to this Agreement, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

SECTION 1. ENGAGEMENT

         CYRK hereby engages Yucaipa as an independent contractor and consultant
to provide general business consultation and advice and management services to
CYRK and its subsidiaries in connection with the operation of their businesses.

SECTION 2. MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

         Yucaipa, through its partners, affiliates and/or its or their
employees, shall provide CYRK with consultation and advice, when and as
reasonably requested by CYRK, in such fields as operations, planning and
development, budgeting, accounting, general business management and such other
fields as Yucaipa may offer from time to time. All partners and employees of
Yucaipa or any of its affiliates entitled to receive any fees payable hereunder
who serve CYRK or any of its subsidiaries as an officer, director or employee
shall do so without charge during the term of this Agreement, except for (a) the
fees and expenses provided for herein, (b) customary fees (or reimbursement or
expenses) payable to members of the Board of Directors, in their capacity as
such, provided that payment of such fees to such partners or employees of
Yucaipa is approved by a majority of the disinterested members
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of the Board of Directors or (c) any other agreement or arrangement approved by
a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3. MANAGEMENT FEES.

         Commencing on the date hereof (the "Effective Date"), CYRK shall pay to
Yucaipa an annual management fee, in consideration of the services rendered by
Yucaipa pursuant to Section 2 above, equal to $500,000, payable in 12 equal
installments in advance on the first day of each month and past due on the
fifteenth day of each such month; provided that such fee will be payable in
advance on the Effective Date for the partial fiscal period beginning on the
Effective Date and ending on the last day of the current fiscal period.

SECTION 4. OTHER CONSULTING SERVICES.

         CYRK and its subsidiaries (or any one of them) shall retain or employ
Yucaipa as a financial advisor and/or consultant in connection with any
acquisition or disposition transaction by CYRK or any of its subsidiaries, other
than a sale of all of the outstanding capital stock of, or all or substantially
all of the assets of CYRK. The parties expressly agree that the services
contemplated by this Section 4 shall not include financial advisory or
consulting services in connection with debt or equity financings. If any
retention of Yucaipa by CYRK or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to this Section
4 is made pursuant to a retention or engagement agreement containing terms
varying from or in addition to the terms contained in this Agreement, such
agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors of CYRK, as the case may be, that are neither affiliates of
Yucaipa nor designated or nominated to such Board of Directors by Yucaipa or any
of its affiliates.

SECTION 5. OTHER CONSULTING FEES

         CYRK shall pay to Yucaipa a cash fee for providing any financial
advisory or consulting services pursuant to Section 4 above in connection with
the acquisition or disposition transactions specified therein, equal to one
percent (1.0%) of the amount or value of all cash and noncash consideration
actually paid or received (including assumed indebtedness) by CYRK or any of its
subsidiaries, as the case may be, in connection therewith.

SECTION 6. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.

         CYRK shall reimburse Yucaipa for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement. Yucaipa shall bill CYRK for the amount of all
such expenses monthly, and shall provide CYRK with a reasonable itemization of
such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of such costs
and expenses for which Yucaipa may be reimbursed in connection with the
rendering of management services under Section 2 hereof shall not exceed
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$500,000 in any fiscal year of CYRK (which maximum amount shall be prorated for
the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the last day of CYRK's
current fiscal year). In addition to the foregoing, CYRK shall reimburse Yucaipa
for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the rendering by Yucaipa of financial advisory or consulting
services to CYRK and/or its subsidiaries, in connection with any acquisition or
disposition transaction, or debt or equity financing, whether or not Yucaipa is
obligated to render such services or has a right to be paid any fee relating
thereto under Sections 4 or 5 of this Agreement.

SECTION 7. TERM OF AGREEMENT.

         The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of five (5) years
commencing on the Effective Date; provided, however, that the term shall be
automatically renewed annually for a term of five (5) years on November 10th of
each year, unless at least ninety (90) days prior notice is given by either
party electing not to so renew this Agreement, in which event the term of this
Agreement shall end at date that is five (5) years after the later of the date
of this Agreement or date of the last renewal hereof.

SECTION 8. TERMINATION.

         8.1 TERMINATION AT WILL. CYRK may terminate this Agreement at any time
by giving Yucaipa at least ninety (90) days written notice of such termination.

         8.2 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

                  (a) CYRK or Yucaipa may terminate this Agreement if the other
party shall fail to reasonably perform any material covenant, agreement, term or
provision of this Agreement to be kept, observed or performed by it and such
failure shall continue for a period of sixty (60) days after written notice from
the other party, which notice shall describe the alleged failure with
particularity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure or alleged failure of
CYRK, or Yucaipa to perform any material covenant, agreement, term or provision
of this Agreement shall not constitute cause for termination of this Agreement
if the same shall be occasioned by or result from force majeure, directly or
indirectly

                  (b) Yucaipa may terminate this Agreement if CYRK shall fail to
make any payment due to Yucaipa hereunder, if such payment is not made in full
within twenty (20) days after written notice of such failure.

         8.3 TERMINATION FOR CHANGE OF CONTROL. This Agreement may be
terminated, at the election of Yucaipa or CYRK, if during the term hereof there
shall have been a change in control of CYRK, which for purposes of this
Agreement shall be deemed to have occurred upon any of the following events: (a)
the acquisition after the Effective Date, in one or more transactions, of
"beneficial ownership" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3(a)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) by any
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person (other than Yucaipa or any of its partners or affiliates) or any group of
persons (excluding any group which includes Yucaipa or say of its partners or
affiliates) who constitute a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act) of any securities of CYRK such that, as a result of such
acquisition, such person or group beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3(a)(1) under the Exchange Act) 51% or more of CYRK's then outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote on a regular basis for a majority of the
Board of Directors of CYRK; (b) the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of CYRK (including, without limitation, by way of merger, consolidation,
lease or transfer) in a transaction where CYRK or the beneficial owners of
common stock of CYRK do not receive (i) voting securities representing a
majority of the voting power entitled to vote on a regular basis for the Board
of Directors of the acquiring entity or of an affiliate which controls the
acquiring entity, or (ii) securities representing a majority of the equity
interest in the acquiring entity or of an affiliate which controls the acquiring
entity, if other than a corporation; or (c) at any time the Continuing Directors
(as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of
CYRK (or, if applicable, a successor corporation to the Company). For purposes
of this Section 8.3, "Continuing Directors" shall mean, as of any date of
determination, any member of the Board of Directors who (i) was a member of the
Board of Directors on November 10, 1999 (following the Special Meeting of Cyrk's
Stockholders on such date) or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to the
Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors
who were members of the Board of Directors at the time of such nomination of
election.

         8.4 PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION.

                  (a) In the event of any termination pursuant to Section 8.1,
Section 8.2(a) (if by Yucaipa) or Section 8.2(b) hereof, CYRK shall pay to
Yucaipa an amount equal to the total management fees that would have been earned
by Yucaipa under Section 3 hereof during the remaining term of this Agreement as
if the Agreement has not been terminated.

                  (b) In the event of any termination pursuant to Section 8.2(a)
by CYRK, Yucaipa promptly shall refund to CYRK a prorated portion of the
management fee received by it under Section 3 for the period in which such
termination occurs.

                  (c) In the event of any termination pursuant to Section 8.3,
CYRK shall pay to Yucaipa an amount equal to the total management fees that
would have been earned by Yucaipa under Section 3 hereof during the remaining
term of this Agreement, as if the Agreement had not been terminated; provided
that a discount rate of 10% shall be applied in valuing, for purposes of such
payment, the management fees otherwise payable during such period.

                  (d) Such amount, if any, which shall be due Yucaipa pursuant
to this Section 8.4 in the event of any such termination shall be due and
payable to Yucaipa, in full, as of the date of such termination. The parties
intend that should the foregoing payments be
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determined to constitute liquidated damages, such payments shall in all events
be deemed reasonable.

SECTION 9. NOTICES.

         9.1 MANNER OF NOTICE. All notices, statements or other documents which
any party shall be required or shall desire to give to the others hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be given by the parties hereto only as follows:
(a) by personal delivery, (b) by addressing it as indicated below, and by
depositing it certified mail, postage prepaid, in the U.S. mail, first class,
(c) by addressing it as indicated below, and by delivering it charges prepaid to
a reputable overnight delivery service (e.g., Federal Express) or (d) by
telecopier.

         9.2 DELIVERY OF NOTICE; ADDRESS. If so delivered, mailed, couriered or
telecopied, each such notice, statement or other document shall, except as
herein expressly provided, be conclusively deemed to have been given when
personally delivered, or on the third business day after the date of mailing, or
on the first business day after the date of delivery to a reputable overnight
delivery service, or when confirmation is received when sent by telecopier, as
the case may be. The addresses of the parties shall be those of which the other
parties actually receives written notice pursuant to this Section 9 and until
further notice are:

         If to Yucaipa:             The Yucaipa Companies
                                    10000 Santa Monica Boulevard
                                    Fifth Floor
                                    Los Angeles, CA  90067
                                    Attention: Bob Bermingham
                                    Facsimile:  310-789-7201

         If to CYRK:                CYRK, Inc.
                                    3 Pond Road
                                    Gloucester, Massachusetts  01930
                                    Attention: President
                                    Facsimile: 978-281-2088

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS.

         10.1 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains all of the
terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties hereto in connection with the
subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed
except by written instrument signed by all of the parties hereto.

         10.2 ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall not be assigned and
is not assignable by any party without the prior written consent of each of the
other parties
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hereto; provided, however, that Yucaipa may assign, without the prior consent of
CYRK or the Company, its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any of
its affiliates controlled by Ronald Burkle, and provided further, that Yucaipa
may assign the right to receive any payment hereunder to any other person or
entity. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns.

         10.3 CAPTIONS. All captions and headings are inserted for the
convenience of the parties, and shall not be used in any way to modify, limit,
construe or otherwise affect this Agreement.

         10.4 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the internal domestic laws of the State of Delaware, without
reference to the choice of law principles thereof.

         10.5 ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any legal action is brought concerning any
matter relating to this Agreement, or by reason of any breach of any covenant,
condition or agreement referred to herein, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to have and recover from the other party to the action all costs and
expenses of suit, including attorneys' fees.

         10.6 SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision or condition of this
Agreement is determined by a court or other judicial or administrative tribunal
to be illegal, void or otherwise ineffective or not in accordance with public
policy, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and shall
remain in full force and effect.

         10.7 INTERPRETATION. In the event of a dispute hereunder, this
Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with its fair meaning and shall not
be interpreted for or against any party hereto on the ground that such party
drafted or caused to be drafted this Agreement or any part hereof.

         10.8 INDEMNITY. The parties to this Agreement shall indemnify and hold
one another and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents,
harmless from any and all loss, cost, liability and damage (including attorneys'
fees) arising out of or connected with, or claimed to arise out of or be
connected with, any act performed or omitted to be performed under this
Agreement, provided such act or omission was taken in good faith, and in the
event of criminal proceedings, that the indemnitee had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. An adverse judgment or plea of nolo contendere
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the indemnitee did not act in
good faith or that he had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action shall be paid by the
indemnitor upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to
repay such amount if it be later shown that such person was not entitled to
indemnification.
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                   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Management Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

                                       THE YUCAIPA COMPANIES LLC

                                       By:    /s/ Robert Bermingham
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                                       Name:  Robert Bermingham

                                       Title:  Vice President & Secretary

                                       CYRK, INC.

                                       By:  /s/ Patrick D. Brady
                                             -------------------------------
                                       Name: Patrick D. Brady

                                       Title: Chief Executive Officer
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.20

                                 STANDARD LEASE
                               101 Edgewater Drive
                                  Wakefield, MA

LANDLORD: TIAA Realty, Inc.

TENANT:   Cyrk, Inc.

PREMISES: Suites 200, 180 and 115 comprised of (i) approximately 38,129 rentable
          square feet of space located on the second (2nd) floor, (ii)
          approximately 6,579 rentable square feet of space on the first (1st)
          floor and (iii) 3,201 rentable square feet of space also located on
          the first (1st) floor, all situated in the Building known as 101
          Edgewater Drive, Wakefield, MA and (the "Building") more particularly
          described in Exhibit A to this Lease

DATED:    As of July 29, 1999
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                            FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

         This First Amendment to Lease is dated as of this 27 day of December,
1999 by and between TIAA Realty, Inc. (the "Landlord") and Cyrk, Inc. (the
"Tenant").

         WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are the Landlord and Tenant respectively
under and pursuant to that certain standard Lease Agreement dated as of July 29,
1999;

         WHEREAS, as a result of certain delays of the Tenant in executing the
Lease and providing the Landlord with Tenant's Plans, the Landlord and Tenant
have agreed, subject to entering into this First Amendment, to amend the Lease
to call for a Commencement Date of March 1, 2000, notwithstanding that
Landlord's Work may not be performed or completed on or before March 1, 2000.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Landlord and the Tenant, each intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1. Commencement Date. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Lease
including, without limitation, Section 4.1 of the Lease to the contrary, the
Commencement Date under the Lease is hereby agreed to be March 1, 2000
notwithstanding whether or not the Landlord's Work, the Elevator Up-grade or the
Lobby Renovation Work may or may not be completed on or before March 1, 2000.
Tenant hereby agrees to commence payment of Basic Rent, Escalation Charges and
other sums and charges payable under the Lease on March 1, 2000 regardless of
whether or not Landlord's Work, the Elevator Up-grade or the Lobby Renovation
Work is completed or the Premises is then "ready for occupancy".

         2. Preparation of the Premises. Article IV of the Lease is hereby
amended in the following respects:

         (a)      The first sentence of Section 4.1 is hereby deleted and the
                  following sentences are hereby inserted in its place and
                  stead:

                  "The Commencement Date shall be March 1, 2000 notwithstanding
                  that Landlord's Work will not be substantially completed on
                  such date. As used in this Lease, the term "Construction
                  Completion Date" shall mean August 1, 2000".

         (b)      The definition of the term "Tenant Plan Delivery Date" set
                  forth in Section 4.2 shall be amended to be "March 29, 2000".

         (c)      The definition of the term "Outside Plan Date" as set forth in
                  Section 4.2 shall be deemed amended to be "April 29, 2000".

         (d)      Section 4.2(e) of the Lease is hereby deleted and the
                  following new Section 4.2(e) shall be inserted in its place
                  and stead:

                           "(e) If the Substantial Completion Date has not
                           occurred by the Construction Completion Date (as it
                           may be extended pursuant to Section 4.4) then,
                           beginning on the day immediately following the
                           Construction
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                           Completion Date (as such date may be extended
                           pursuant to Section 4.4), Basic Rent and Escalation
                           Charges otherwise payable under this Lease shall
                           abate day for day thereafter until the date that the
                           Premises is "ready for occupancy" to the extent
                           required by Section 4.2(b) above, on which date the
                           abatement of Basic Rent and Escalation Charges set
                           forth herein shall terminate; and such right of
                           abatement of Basic Rent and Escalation Charges shall
                           be Tenant's sole and exclusive remedy at law and in
                           equity for Landlord's failure so to complete
                           Landlord's Work within such time. In the event that
                           Tenant shall occupy all or any portion of the
                           Premises for the Permitted Use (as opposed to entry
                           of the Premises for the purpose of "Early Entry" as
                           defined in Section 4.1 above) during such period of
                           abatement, the abatement of Basic Rent and Escalation
                           Charges provided herein shall be appropriately
                           adjusted given the nature and extent of Tenant's use
                           of the Premises during such period."

         3. Generally. Except as herein modified, all the terms, covenants,
provisions and agreements contained in the Lease remain in full force and effect
and are hereby ratified and affirmed. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.

         Witness our hands and seals on the day and year first above written.

                              LANDLORD:

                              TIAA Realty, Inc., a Delaware
                              corporation, as Landlord

                              By:  Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of
                                   America, a New York corporation
                              Its: Authorized Representative

DATED: 12/27/99               By:  /s/ Alan E. Lang
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Alan E. Lang
                              Its: Director

                              TENANT:

                              Cyrk, Inc.

DATED: 12/22/99               By   /s/ Patrick D. Brady
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                              Its: President

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE CAPTION

I.       BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS
         1.1      Introduction
         1.2      Basic Data
         1.3      Additional Definitions

II.      PREMISES AND APPURTENANT RIGHTS
         2.1      Lease of Premises
         2.2      Appurtenant Rights and Reservations

III.     BASIC RENT
         3.1      Payment

IV.      COMMENCEMENT AND CONDITION
         4.1      Commencement Date
         4.2      Preparation of the Premises
         4.3      Conclusiveness of Landlord's Performance
         4.4      Tenant's Delays

V.       USE OF PREMISES
         5.1      Permitted Use
         5.2      Installation and Alterations by Tenant

VI.      ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
         6.1      Prohibition

VII.     RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS AND CONDITIONS
          OF PREMISES; SERVICES TO BE FURNISHED BY LANDLORD
         7.1      Landlord Repairs
         7.2      Tenant's Agreement
         7.3      Floor Load - Heavy Machinery
         7.4      Building Services
         7.5      Electricity
         7.6      Interruption of Essential Services

VIII.    REAL ESTATE TAXES
         8.1      Payments on Account of Real
                  Estate Taxes
         8.2      Abatement
         8.3      Alternate Taxes

IX.      OPERATING EXPENSES
         9.1      Definitions
         9.2      Tenant's Payments
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X.       INDEMNITY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
         10.1     Tenant's Indemnity
         10.2     Public Liability Insurance
         10.3     Tenant's Risk
         10.4     Injury Caused by Third Parties
         10.5     Landlord's Indemnity

XI.      LANDLORD'S ACCESS TO PREMISES
         11.1     Landlord's Rights

XII.     FIRE, EMINENT DOMAIN, ETC.
         12.1     Abatement of Rent
         12.2     Right of Termination
         12.3     Restoration; Tenant's Right of Termination
         12.4     Award
         12.5     Condemnation

XIII.    DEFAULT
         13.1     Tenant's Default
         13.2     Landlord's Default

XIV.     MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
         14.1      Extra Hazardous Use
         14.2      Waiver
         14.3      Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment
         14.4      Landlord's Liability
         14.5      Notice to Mortgagee or Ground Lessor
         14.6      Assignment of Rents and Transfer of Title
         14.7      Rules and Regulations
         14.8      Additional Charges
         14.9      Invalidity of Particular Provisions
         14.10     Provisions Binding, Etc.
         14.11     Recording
         14.12     Notices
         14.13     When Lease Becomes Binding
         14.14     Paragraph Headings
         14.15     Rights of Mortgagee or Ground Lessor
         14.16     Status Report
         14.17     Security Deposit/Letter of Credit
         14.18     Remedying Defaults
         14.19     Holding Over
         14.20     Waiver of Subrogation
         14.21     Surrender of Premises
         14.22     Intentionally Omitted
         14.23     Brokerage
         14.24     Special Taxation Provisions
         14.25     Hazardous Materials
         14.26     Governing Law
         14.27     Options to Extend
         14.28     Right of First Offer
         14.29     Satellite Business Terminal System
         14.30     Elevator Upgrade
         14.31     Lobby Upgrade
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                                    L E A S E

                                    Preamble

THIS INSTRUMENT IS A LEASE, dated as of July __, 1999 in which the Landlord and
the Tenant are the parties hereinafter named, and which relates to space located
in that certain building known and numbered as 101 Edgewater Drive, Wakefield,
Massachusetts (the "Building"). The parties to this instrument hereby agree with
each other as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                             BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS

1.1      INTRODUCTION. The following terms and provisions set forth basic data
         and, where appropriate, constitute definitions of the terms hereinafter
         listed:

1.2      BASIC DATA.

            LANDLORD:  TIAA Realty, Inc.

            LANDLORD'S ORIGINAL ADDRESS:
               c/o Leggat McCall Properties, LLC
               500 Edgewater Drive
               Wakefield, MA 01880
               Attn: Property Manager: 101 Edgewater Drive,
                     Wakefield, MA

            TENANT:    Cyrk, Inc.

            TENANT'S ORIGINAL ADDRESS: Three Pond Road
                                       Gloucester, MA 02930
                                       Attn: Trish Landgren, Esq.

            GUARANTOR: N/A

            BASIC RENT:

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              LEASE YEAR            BASIC RENT           MONTHLY PAYMENT
              ----------            ----------           ---------------
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                   1               $946,202.75             $78,850.23

                   2               $958,180.00             $79,848.33

                   3               $970,157.25             $80,846.44

                   4               $982,134.50             $81,844.54

                   5               $994,111.75             $82,842,65
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         BASE TAXES: Taxes for the calendar Year January 1, 2000 through and
         including December 31, 2000, as the same may be abated.

         BASE OPERATING EXPENSES: Operating Expenses for the calendar year
         ending December 31, 2000, adjusted in accordance with Section 14.27
         with respect to each Extension Period.

         BASE UTILITY EXPENSES: Utility Expenses for the calendar year ending
         December 31, 2000, adjusted in accordance with Section 14.27 with
         respect to each Extension Period.

         PREMISES RENTABLE AREA: Agreed to be approximately 47,909 rentable
         square feet.

         PERMITTED USES: General Office and as ancillary thereto, to the extent
         permitted by applicable laws, storage of non-flammable, non-hazardous
         materials in furtherance of the business of the Original Tenant named
         in this Lease.

         ESCALATION FACTOR: 64.45%, as computed in accordance with the
         Escalation Factor Computation.

         INITIAL TERM: Five (5) years commencing on the Commencement Date and
         expiring at the close of the day immediately preceding the fifth (5th)
         anniversary of the Commencement Date, except that if the Commencement
         Date shall be other than the first day of a calendar month, the
         expiration of the Initial Term shall be at the close of the day on the
         last day of the calendar month on which such anniversary date shall
         fall.

         SECURITY DEPOSIT: Initially, $242,539.32 in the form of a Letter of
         Credit subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section
         14.17 of this Lease.

1.3      ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.

         MANAGER: Leggat McCall Properties, LLC or such other managing
         representative designated by Landlord as the Manager from time to time.

         BUILDING RENTABLE AREA: Agreed to be approximately 74,332 rentable
         square feet.

         BUSINESS DAYS: All days except Saturday, Sunday, New Year's Day,
         Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
         Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
         (and the following day when any such day occurs on Sunday).

         COMMENCEMENT DATE: As defined in Section 4.1.

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         DEFAULT OF TENANT: As defined in Section 13.1.

         ESCALATION CHARGES: The amounts prescribed in Sections 8.1 and 9.2.

         ESCALATION FACTOR COMPUTATION: Premises Rentable Area divided by the
         Building Rentable Area.

         FORCE MAJEURE: Collectively and individually, strike or other labor
         trouble, fire or other casualty, governmental preemption of priorities
         or other controls in connection with a national or other public
         emergency or shortages of, or inability to obtain, fuel, supplies or
         labor resulting therefrom, or any other cause, whether similar or
         dissimilar, beyond Landlord's reasonable control.

         INITIAL PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE: $1,000,000 (per occurrence) primary
         liability and $5,000,000 (per occurrence) excess liability (combined
         single limit) for bodily injury, death and property damage, such
         policies to be written with companies approved by Landlord and having a
         Best's Insurance Rating of A- or better with a Financial Rating of X.

         LAND PARCEL: The parcel of land upon which the Building is located, as
         more particularly described in Exhibit A-1.

         LEASE YEAR OR LEASE YEAR: Each consecutive 12 calendar month period
         immediately following the Commencement Date, but if the Commencement
         Date shall fall on other than the first day of a calendar month, then
         such term shall mean each consecutive twelve calendar month period
         commencing with the first day of the first full calendar month
         following the calendar month in which the Commencement Date occurs,
         however, the first lease year shall include any partial month between
         the Commencement Date and the first day of the first full calendar
         month immediately following the Commencement Date.

         OFFICE PARK: The land with the buildings and improvements thereon
         situated in Wakefield, Massachusetts and known as Edgewater Office
         Park.

         OPERATING EXPENSES: As set forth in Section 9. 1.

         OPERATING YEAR: As defined in Section 9.1.

         PREMISES: The portions of the first and second floors of the Building
         comprised of the aggregate of approximately 47,909 rentable square feet
         and shown on Exhibit A annexed hereto.

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         PROPERTY: The Building and the Land Parcel on which it is located
         (including parking areas, loading areas, driveways, landscaped areas
         and adjacent sidewalks).

         TAX YEAR: As defined in Section 8.1.

         TAXES: As determined in accordance with Section 8. 1.

         TENANTS REMOVABLE PROPERTY: As defined in Section 5.2.

         TERM OF THIS LEASE: The Initial Term and any extension thereof in
         accordance with the provisions hereof.

         UTILITY EXPENSES: As defined in Section 9.1.

         EXHIBITS: The following Exhibits are annexed to this Lease and
         incorporated herein by this reference:

               Exhibit A - Plan showing Premises
               Exhibit A-1 Land Parcel
               Exhibit B - Tenant Plan Requirements
               Exhibit C - Rules and Regulations
               Exhibit D - List of Approved General Contractors
               Exhibit E - Operating Expenses
               Exhibit F - Cleaning Services

                                   ARTICLE II

                        PREMISES AND APPURTENANT RIGHTS.

2.1      LEASE OF PREMISES. Landlord hereby demises and leases to Tenant for the
         Term of this Lease and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
         forth, and Tenant hereby accepts from Landlord, the Premises.

2.2      APPURTENANT RIGHTS AND RESERVATIONS. (a) Tenant shall have, as
         appurtenant to the Premises, the non-exclusive right to use, and permit
         its invitees to use in common with others and subject to the rights of
         others from time to time entitled thereto, (i) public or common
         lobbies, hallways, elevators, (ii) common walkways necessary for access
         to the Building, (iii) parking spaces and roadways located in the
         parking areas located on the Land Parcel and the parcel of land known
         as Lot 54 as shown on that certain Plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of
         Land in Wakefield, Mass" (Scale 1" = 200") dated March 11, 1985
         (revised March 28, 1985) prepared by Hayes Engineering, Inc. and filed
         with the Middlesex (South) Registry District of the Land Court as Plan
         No. 27190W with Certificate of Title No. 172727 (the "Adjacent Parcel")
         such plan being described in that certain Grant of Easements filed in
         the Middlesex (South) Registry District

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         of the Land Court as Document Number 725575 as the "Subdivision Plan",
         and if the portion of the Premises on any floor includes less than the
         entire floor, the common toilets, corridors and elevator lobby of such
         floor; but Tenant shall have no other appurtenant rights and all such
         rights shall always be subject to reasonable and uniformly applied
         rules and regulations from time to time established by Landlord
         pursuant to Section 14.7 and to the right of Landlord to designate and
         change from time to time areas and facilities so to be used; provided
         that such designations or changes do not materially and adversely
         interfere with Tenant's access to the Property and the Premises or
         Tenant's right to use or enjoy the Premises. As long as the Land Parcel
         and the Adjacent Parcel are owned and controlled by Landlord, or a
         subsidiary of Landlord or any entity that is owned or controlled by
         Landlord or controls Landlord and, subject to actions of public or
         governmental authority Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that
         there is and will be during the Term of this Lease an aggregate of at
         least 579 parking spaces located on the Land Parcel and the Adjacent
         Parcel.

         (b) Excepted and excluded from the Premises are the ceiling, floor,
         perimeter walls and exterior windows, except the inner surfaces
         thereof, but the entry doors (and related glass and finish work) to the
         Premises are a part thereof; and Tenant agrees that Landlord shall have
         the right to place in the Premises (but in such manner as to reduce to
         a minimum interference with Tenant's use of the Premises) interior
         storm windows, subcontrol devices (by way of illustration, an electric
         sub panel, etc.), utility lines, pipes, equipment and the like, in,
         over and upon the Premises provided that the same do not materially and
         adversely interfere with the operation of Tenant's business. Tenant
         shall install and maintain, as Landlord may require, proper access
         panels in any hung ceilings or walls as may be installed by Tenant in
         the Premises to afford access to any facilities above the ceiling or
         within or behind the walls.

         (c) Subject to all other applicable provisions of this Lease, Tenant
         shall have as appurtenant to the Premises, the right of access to the
         Building roof to the extent necessary for purposes of (i) performing
         its obligations and exercising its rights pursuant to Section 14.29 or
         (ii) the repair, installation and maintenance of HVAC equipment in
         accordance with Tenant's rights and obligations under this Lease.
         Tenant shall be responsible for any damage to the roof of the Building
         and shall advise Landlord in advance of any entry upon the roof.

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                                   ARTICLE III

                                   BASIC RENT

3.1      PAYMENT. (a) Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, or as directed by
         Landlord, commencing on the Commencement Date without offset,
         abatement, deduction or demand, the Basic Rent plus Landlord's
         estimated amounts for Escalation Charges. Such Basic Rent plus
         Landlord's estimated amounts for Escalation Charges shall be payable in
         equal monthly installments, in advance, on the first day of each and
         every calendar month during the Term of this Lease, at Landlord's
         Original Address, or at such other place as Landlord shall from time to
         time designate by notice to Tenant, in lawful money of the United
         States. In the event that any installment of Basic Rent or Escalation
         Charges is not paid within five (5) days after the due date thereof on
         any two (2) occasions during any twelve (12) calendar month period then
         beginning with the third (3rd) such occasion during such 12 calendar
         month period and thereafter at any time that any installation of Basic
         Rent or Escalation Charges is not paid when due, Tenant shall pay, in
         addition to any other additional charges due under this Lease, an
         administrative fee equal to 5% of the overdue payment.

         (b) Basic Rent and Escalation Charges for any partial month shall be
         pro-rated on a daily basis, and if the first day on which Tenant must
         pay Basic Rent and Escalation Charges shall be other than the first day
         of a calendar month, the first payment which Tenant shall make to
         Landlord shall be equal to a proportionate part of the monthly
         installment of Basic Rent for the partial month from the first day on
         which Tenant must pay Basic Rent and Escalation Charges to the last day
         of the month in which such day occurs, plus the installment of Basic
         Rent and Escalation Charges for the succeeding calendar month.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                           COMMENCEMENT AND CONDITION

4.1      COMMENCEMENT DATE. The Commencement Date shall be the last to occur of
         (i) March 1, 2000 (the "Construction Completion Date") or (ii) the day
         following the Substantial Completion Date (as defined in Section
         4.2(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant's personnel shall
         occupy all or any part of the Premises for the conduct of its business
         (as opposed to mere installation of telecommunications, equipment or
         furnishings as and to the extent permitted hereunder) prior to the
         Commencement Date, such date shall

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         for all purposes of this Lease be the Commencement Date.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, entry by Tenant for
         purposes of Early Entry pursuant to the next grammatical paragraph of
         this Section 4.1 shall not, in and of itself, result in the occurrence
         of the Commencement Date. It is agreed and understood that the
         Commencement Date shall occur upon the date determined in accordance
         with the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1 notwithstanding that
         the "Elevator Up-grade" and the Lobby Renovation Work (as those terms
         are defined in Section 14.30 and 14.31 hereof respectively) may or may
         not be completed on or before the Commencement Date with respect to the
         Premises. Tenant shall execute a certificate written certificate
         confirming the Commencement Date as it is determined in accordance with
         the provisions of this Section 4.1 within ten (10) days of written
         demand by Landlord.

         At such time and to the extent that Landlord shall reasonably determine
         that Landlord's Work (as said term is hereafter defined) has progressed
         to the point that entry by Tenant or Tenant's contractors will not
         materially interfere with the performance and completion of Landlord's
         Work, Landlord shall permit Tenant, Tenant's employees and Tenant's
         contractors and vendors to enter the Premises prior to the Commencement
         Date ("Early Entry") in order to (a) perform installations of
         telecommunications, voice and data systems, furniture and other
         equipment and (b) test and commence to operate computer and
         telecommunications equipment and systems in the computer room in order
         to facilitate smooth transition of Tenant's business between the
         Premises and Tenant's current premises in Gloucester, MA. Such Early
         Entry shall be upon and subject to all of the terms, covenants and
         provisions of this Lease notwithstanding that the Commencement Date
         shall not then have occurred.

4.2      PREPARATION OF THE PREMISES. (a) It is agreed and understood that
         Tenant shall be responsible for developing detailed plans,
         specifications and construction documents reflecting the improvements
         desired by Tenant in the Premises and necessary and sufficient to
         obtain a Building Permit from the Town of Wakefield and to enable
         Landlord to complete Landlord's Work containing, without limitation,
         the plans, construction documents, details and information specified in
         Exhibit B ("Tenant's Plans"). Tenant shall engage Elkus Manfredfi
         Architects Ltd. as the architect for purposes of preparing Tenant's
         Plans (the "Architect"). As proposed Tenant's Plans are being
         developed, Tenant shall consult with Landlord's construction manager in
         order to permit Landlord's construction manager to provide assistance
         and guidance in connection with the development of Tenant's Plans. In
         any and all events, Tenant shall cause final and complete Tenant's
         Plans to be delivered to Landlord on or before November 29, 1999 (the
         "Tenant Plan Delivery Date").

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         Upon receipt of a complete set of Tenant's Plans from Tenant, Landlord
         shall have a period of seven (7) Business Days to review Tenant's
         Plans. Such review and approval shall take place in the time and manner
         hereinafter specified. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its
         approval of Tenant's Plans.

         If Landlord shall approve Tenant's Plans, Landlord shall thereafter
         commence the Bid Process (as hereafter defined). In the event Landlord
         shall not approve of Tenant's Plans (or any aspect thereof), Landlord
         shall provide Tenant with written notice (written notice by facsimile
         or overnight courier shall be sufficient) of the specific aspects of
         Tenant's Plans of which, as so submitted, Landlord does not approve (a
         "Rejection Notice") within seven (7) Business Days after Landlord's
         receipt of such complete Tenant's Plans.

         Upon receipt of a Rejection Notice, Tenant shall thereafter revise
         Tenant's Plans in the manner required by the Rejection Notice and shall
         deliver revised Tenant's Plans to Landlord on or before the date which
         is seven (7) Business Days after Tenant's receipt of such Rejection
         Notice. Landlord shall again have five (5) Business Days after receipt
         of such revised Tenant's Plans within which to review and approve (or
         reject) Tenant's Plans. In any and all events, Landlord and Tenant
         shall agree on Final Tenant's Plans on or before December 29, 1999 (the
         "Outside Plan Date"). Landlord shall not be required to approve any
         alteration, improvement, work or materials called for in Tenant's Plans
         which (i) is not approved by Landlord's architect or (ii) does not
         comply with any of the Requirements as defined in Article VII
         including, without limitation, any and all applicable laws, ordinances
         or building codes or (iii) does not meet Landlord's minimum standards
         for the Building as determined by Landlord in Landlord's sole but
         reasonable judgment or (iv) do not call for work or improvements
         sufficient to bring the Premises into compliance with all applicable
         Requirements (as defined in Section 7.2) or (v) pertain to the Lobby
         Area which is to be renovated pursuant to Section 14.31 hereof. Tenant
         shall be responsible for the content of Tenant's Plans and shall insure
         that the same call for work and improvements which are designed in
         compliance with and which, when performed, shall bring the Premises
         into compliance with all applicable Requirements. Landlord's approval
         of Tenant's Plans shall not be deemed or construed as a representation
         or warranty by Landlord or Landlord's construction manager that the
         work and improvements called for therein are in compliance with the
         Requirements.

         Upon approval of Tenant's Plans by Landlord, Landlord shall promptly
         apply for all licenses, permits and approvals necessary to perform
         Landlord's Work and Landlord shall also

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         forward the approved Tenant's Plans to the general contractors set
         forth in Exhibit D (such bidding process being the "Bid Process").

         Subject to the rights of Landlord under this Lease with respect to the
         selection and designation of the general contractor, Landlord shall
         consult with Tenant in connection with completing the Bid Process and
         shall share information relative the bids submitted by the various
         contractors with Tenant.

         After completion of the Bid Process, Landlord will arrange for a
         meeting between the Architect, Landlord's Construction Manager, Tenant
         and the lowest qualified responsible bidder, wherein the contractors
         bid and the scope of work called for therein shall be reviewed. Such
         meeting shall take place within two (2) Business Days after completion
         of the Bid Process.

         After such meeting, Landlord shall select the lowest qualified
         responsible bid submitted by one of the contractors and shall designate
         and enter into a construction contract with such bidder as the general
         contractor for purposes of performing Landlord's Work. Landlord shall
         provide Tenant with a copy of the construction contract as executed.
         Upon completion of the Bid Process and Landlord's designation of and
         entry into the construction contract with the general contractor as
         aforesaid, Landlord shall exercise all reasonable efforts to promptly
         complete the work necessary to prepare the Premises for Tenant's
         occupancy pursuant to the Tenant's Plans ("Landlord's Work"), but
         Tenant shall have no claims against Landlord for failure to timely
         complete such Landlord's Work except the right to terminate this Lease
         in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2(e). It is agreed and
         understood that notwithstanding anything contained in the Tenant's
         Plans to the contrary, Landlord's Work shall not include any aspect of
         the Elevator Up-Grade or the Lobby Renovation Work contemplated in
         Section 14.30 and Section 14.31 respectively, unless expressly agreed
         to by Landlord in writing.

         Landlord shall cause Landlord's Construction Manager to oversee the
         performance of Landlord's Work and shall use good faith efforts to
         ensure that such work is performed in a good and workmanlike manner in
         compliance with Tenant's Plans as approved by Landlord and Tenant.
         Landlord's construction manager shall:

         1.       review all of Tenant's architectural plans and shall provide
                  feedback to Tenant on the Landlord's behalf;

         2.       coordinate the Bid Process;

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         3.       review all bids in conjunction with Tenant and Tenant's
                  architect;

         4.       organize and coordinate a weekly construction meeting;

         5.       insure that all change orders are appropriately approved;

         6.       oversee the punch-list process;

         7.       pay all approved and appropriate general contractor invoices
                  (provided that Tenant has timely paid Tenant's Share to the
                  extent that all or any portion of Tenant's Share is then due
                  and payable);

         8.       coordinate with Tenant's specialty vendors such as furniture,
                  data and telecommunications contractors.

         Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord's construction manager is
         Landlord's representative and is charged with representation of the
         Landlord.

         Landlord has agreed to provide Tenant with an allowance and shall pay
         up to $20.00 per square foot contained in the Premises Rentable Area
         (the "Allowance") toward the Total Cost of Landlord's Work (as
         hereafter defined).

         To the extent that the Total Cost of Landlord's Work exceeds the
         Allowance (such excess of the Total Cost of Landlord's Work over the
         Allowance being "Tenant's Share"), Tenant shall pay the Landlord the
         Tenant's Share as an additional charge under this Lease as hereafter
         set forth in Section 4.2(d). Tenant shall, if requested by Landlord,
         execute a work letter confirming such excess costs and Tenant's Share
         prior to the time Landlord shall be required to commence Landlord's
         Work. To the extent shown on and required by Tenant's Plans, Landlord
         shall perform Landlord's Work in compliance with the Requirements.

         Landlord shall require that all payments of the Allowance and the funds
         representing Tenant's Share shall be paid to the general contractor
         only upon submission of Standard AIA Requisition Forms (a
         "Requisition") and approval thereof by the Architect as Landlord's Work
         progresses (copies of such Requisition Forms shall promptly be provided
         to Tenant's Construction Representatives, as hereafter defined, and the
         Architect). The approval of the Architect shall not be unreasonably
         withheld or delayed. All such payments shall be subject to a retainage
         which shall not be released until such time as Landlord's Work is
         substantially complete and all punch-list work is completed as mutually
         consented to by Landlord, Tenant and the Architect, which consent the
         parties hereby agree shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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(b)      The Premises shall be deemed "ready for occupancy" on the first
         Business Day (the "Substantial Completion Date") after (a) Landlord's
         Work has been completed except for items of work (and, if applicable,
         adjustment of equipment and fixtures) which can be completed after
         occupancy has been taken without causing undue interference with
         Tenant's use of the Premises (i.e., so called "punch list" items), and
         Tenant shall afford Landlord access to the Premises for such purposes
         and (b) Landlord has obtained a certificate of occupancy permitting
         Tenant to occupy the Premises (such certificate may be a temporary
         certificate provided that Landlord has substantially completed
         Landlord's Work and a permanent certificate is not issued due to work,
         alterations, improvements or installations which are being performed by
         Tenant's contractors or vendors).

(c)      As used herein, the term "Total Cost of Landlord's Work" shall mean the
         aggregate cost of (1) obtaining all licenses, permits and governmental
         approvals and performing and/or providing all work, labor, materials,
         supplies, demolition work, alterations and improvements including,
         without limitation, general conditions, overhead, profit and other
         costs and fees payable to the designated general contractor in
         connection with performing and completing Landlord's Work and (2)
         Tenant's architectural and engineering fees sustained in connection
         with the development review and revision of Tenant's plans. The Total
         Cost of Landlord's Work shall not include (i) any construction
         management fees or expenses payable to the Landlord's construction
         manager, (ii) the cost of bringing the electrical capacity/service to
         the Premises up to ten watts per square foot excluding HVAC service and
         (iii) the cost of upgrading the HVAC service to the Premises to provide
         one (1) ton of HVAC service/capacity (including diffusers duct work and
         controls) as necessary for each 350 square feet of Premises Rentable
         Area as of the Commencement Date. It is agreed and understood that
         Landlord shall bear the cost of performing the work described in
         Sections 4.2(c)(i), 4.2(c)(ii) and 4.2(c)(iii) all at Landlord's sole
         cost and expense.

         (d) Tenant's Share shall be payable as an additional charge under this
         Lease within two (2) Business Days after receipt of written demand (a
         "Tenant's Share Request") from Landlord to Tenant's Construction
         Representatives which shall be accompanied by the Requisition then
         pertaining to the payment of Tenant's Share signed by the Architect. As
         used herein, the term "Tenant's Construction Representatives" shall
         mean Mr. Dominic F. Mammola and Mr. Paul Griffin each having an address
         at c/o Cyrk, Inc., 3 Pond Road, Gloucester, MA 01930. Payments of
         Tenant's Share shall be paid by wire transfer to the following account:

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         Account Name: Leggat McCall Properties, LLC
                       101 Edgewater Drive Capital Account

         Bank Name:    Fleet Bank
                       28 State Street
                       Boston, MA 02109

         ABA#:         011 000 138

         Account #:    9411958556

         In addition to and without limitation of any other right or remedy of
         Landlord with respect to Tenant's failure to timely pay Tenant's Share
         as and when due under this Lease, in the event that all or any portion
         of Tenant's Share is not paid in full within two (2) Business Days
         after receipt of a Tenant's Share Request (which may be given via fax
         transmission or overnight courier), Tenant shall pay Landlord as an
         additional charge under this Lease an administrative fee equal to 10%
         of the overdue payment.

         In any and all events, Tenant shall pay Tenant's Share to Landlord
         prior to Tenant taking occupancy of the Premises. Landlord shall be
         entitled to retain 50% of any portion of the Allowance not needed to
         complete Landlord's Work in the Premises. Although Tenant's Share is
         payable to Landlord as and when provided in this section 4.2(d),
         Landlord shall not disburse funds representing Tenant's Share to the
         general contractor unless and until Landlord has fully advanced the
         Allowance (inclusive of the required retainage, which Landlord shall
         continue to hold as aforesaid). In addition to and without limitation
         of any other right or remedy of Landlord provided in this Lease,
         Landlord shall have the same rights and remedies against Tenant for
         Tenant's failure to timely pay Tenant's Share as and when due as
         Landlord has against Tenant for failure to pay Basic Rent when due.

         (e) If the Substantial Completion Date has not occurred by the
         Construction Completion Date (as it may be extended pursuant to Section
         4.4), Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving
         notice to Landlord, not later than thirty (30) days after the
         Construction Completion Date (as so extended), of Tenant's desire so to
         do; and this Lease shall cease and come to an end without further
         liability or obligation on the part of either party one hundred twenty
         (120) days after the giving of such notice, unless, within such 120-day
         period, Landlord substantially completes Landlord's Work to the extent
         required by Section 4.2(b) above, which substantial completion shall
         void Tenant's election to terminate; and such right of termination
         shall be Tenant's sole and exclusive remedy at law or in equity for
         Landlord's failure so to complete such Work within such time.

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4.3      CONCLUSIVENESS OF LANDLORD'S PERFORMANCE. Prior to commencing occupancy
         of the Premises, Tenant and Tenant's architect shall coordinate with
         Landlord's construction manager to create a punch-list of outstanding
         aspects of Landlord's Work. Unless Tenant shall have given Landlord
         written notice by the end of the sixth (6th) full calendar month after
         the Commencement Date of specific respects in which Landlord has not
         performed Landlord's Work in compliance with the Tenant's Plans, Tenant
         shall have no claim that Landlord has failed to perform any of
         Landlord's Work except for (a) defects in workmanship and materials
         which were not reasonably susceptible of discovery at the time of
         creation of the punchlist or within the six (6) calendar month period
         described above and of which Tenant shall give Landlord written notice
         within such six (6) month period and (b) defects in HVAC equipment
         installed by Landlord or originally installed in the Premises by
         Landlord and serving the Premises and of which Tenant shall have given
         Landlord written notice within one (1) year after the Commencement
         Date. Except for Landlord's Work and as otherwise expressly provided in
         this Lease, the Premises are being leased in their condition, "as is"
         without warranty or representation by Landlord. Tenant acknowledges
         that it has inspected the Premises, the common areas of the Building
         and the Property and, except for Landlord's Work, the Elevator Up-grade
         (as defined in Section 14.30) and the Lobby Renovation Work (as defined
         in Section 14.31), has found the same to be satisfactory.

         Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to affect or
         limit any rights or claims Tenant may have, if any, against Landlord's
         general contractor. To the extent assignable, Landlord shall assign
         (without recourse to Landlord), its warranties given to Landlord in
         connection with Landlord's Work to Tenant. Upon such assignment
         Landlord shall be entirely freed and released from any responsibility
         or liability with respect to any matter covered by such warranties as
         so assigned to Tenant.

         Further, nothing contained in this Section 4.3 shall be deemed or
         construed to limit Landlord's repair and maintenance obligations
         pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Lease.

         Upon the written request of Tenant, within one (1) year after
         completion of Landlord's Work and provided that Tenant has paid
         Tenant's Share in full to Landlord, Tenant shall have the right to
         review and audit Landlord's records pertaining to the Total Cost of
         Landlord's Work, the funding and payment of the Allowance and Tenant's
         Share and all payments made to the General Contractor by Landlord in
         connection with Landlord's Work. Landlord represents and warrants that
         neither Landlord, Landlord's construction manager nor any of their
         respective agents, servants or

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         employees shall accept or receive any consideration or "kick-backs"
         from the general contractor or subcontractors that are hired to perform
         Landlord's Work or any other entity engaged in designing or building
         out the Premises.

4.4      TENANT'S DELAYS. (a) If the Substantial Completion Date shall be
         delayed as the result of:

                  (i) any request by Tenant that Landlord delay in the
         commencement or completion of Landlord's Work for any reason; or

                  (ii) failure of Tenant to deliver complete Tenant's Plans to
         Landlord on or before the Tenant Plan Delivery Date or failure by
         Tenant to timely deliver revised Tenant's Plans to Landlord as and when
         required by this Article IV or any change in Tenant's Plans requested
         by Tenant and approved by Landlord; or

                  (iii) failure of Landlord and Tenant to agree on the form of
         Tenant's Plans on or before the Outside Plan Date or any failure of
         Tenant to pay all or any portion of the Tenant's Share as and when due
         and payable under this Article IV; or

                  (iv) any reasonably necessary displacement of any of
         Landlord's Work from its place in Landlord's construction schedule
         resulting from any of the causes for delay referred to in clauses (i),
         (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph and the fitting of such Work back into
         the schedule;

         then, in any such event, Tenant shall, from time to time and within ten
         (10) days after demand therefor, pay to Landlord for each day the
         Substantial Completion Date is delayed by reason of the delays referred
         to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, an amount equal to one
         day of Basic Rent (pro-rated on a daily basis) for each such day of
         delay. Provided, however, that the daily payment of Basic Rent called
         for by the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply with respect
         to the first ten (10) days of Tenant's Delay.

         (b) Intentionally Omitted.

         (c) The delays referred to in paragraph (a) are herein referred to
         collectively and individually as "Tenant's Delay". It is agreed and
         understood that the Tenant's Plans shall not include alterations or
         improvements to the common areas of the Building pursuant to Sections
         14.30 and 14.31 and accordingly, failure to agree upon plans and
         specifications with respect to the matters contemplated in Section
         14.30 and Section 14.31 shall not constitute a Tenant's Delay.

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         (d) If, as a result of Tenant's Delay, the Substantial Completion Date
         is delayed in the aggregate for more than sixty (60) days, Landlord may
         (but shall not be required to), by written notice to Tenant within ten
         (10) days after expiration of such sixty (60) day period, terminate
         this Lease by giving written notice of such termination to Tenant and
         thereupon this Lease shall terminate without further liability or
         obligation on the part of either party, except that Tenant shall pay to
         Landlord the cost theretofore incurred by Landlord in performing
         Landlord's Work, plus an amount equal to Landlord's out-of-pocket
         expenses incurred in connection with this Lease, including, without
         limitation, brokerage and legal fees, together with any amount required
         to be paid pursuant to paragraph (a) through the effective termination
         date.

         (e) The Construction Completion Date shall automatically be extended
         for the period of any delays caused by Tenant's Delay or Force Majeure.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                 USE OF PREMISES

5.1      PERMITTED USE. (a) Tenant agrees that the Premises shall be used and
         occupied by Tenant only for Permitted Uses.

         (b) Tenant agrees to conform to the following provisions during the
         Term of this Lease:

                  (i) Tenant shall cause all freight to be delivered to or
         removed from the Building and the Premises in accordance with
         reasonable rules and regulations established and uniformly applied by
         Landlord therefor;

                  (ii) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Lease,
         Tenant will not place on the exterior of the Premises (including both
         interior and exterior surfaces of doors and interior surfaces of
         windows) or on any part of the Building outside the Premises, any
         signs, symbol, advertisements or the like visible to public view
         outside of the Premises with the exception of identity signage in
         Tenant's entrance area which may be visible in the main lobby of the
         Building. Landlord will not unreasonably withhold consent for such
         interior signs or signs or lettering on the entry doors to the Premises
         provided such signs conform to building standards adopted by Landlord
         and Tenant has first submitted a sketch of the sign to Landlord for its
         approval.

         Landlord shall install, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, Tenant's
         name on signage on the main Building

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         directory as well as on Edgewater Office Park's existing directory sign
         at the entrance to Edgewater Office Park.

         In addition, provided that and so long as Tenant is occupying the
         entire Premises, Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant's sole cost and
         expense, to place Tenant's logo on the tombstone sign at the entrance
         to the Building. The size and location of Tenant's logo on such
         tombstone sign shall be subject to Landlord's approval, which approval
         will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

         Any and all signs installed by or on behalf of Tenant shall be removed
         by Tenant upon expiration or earlier termination of the Term of the
         Lease (repairing any damage to the Property or any portion thereof
         caused by such installation). Tenant shall also maintain and repair any
         such signage in good condition at all times during the Term of this
         Lease.

                  (iii) Tenant shall not perform any act or carry on any
         practice which may injure the Premises, or any other part of the
         Building, or cause offensive odors or loud noise or constitute a
         nuisance or menace to any other tenant or tenants or other persons in
         the Building;

                  (iv) Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense: (x) in its
         use of the Premises, the Building or the Land under the Lease, comply
         with the requirements of all applicable governmental laws, rules and
         regulations including, without limitation, the Americans with
         Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (the "ADA") and (y) pay for and
         perform any work necessary to bring the Premises into compliance with
         the ADA which work is required due to the Tenant's use of the Premises.
         Nothing contained in this clause (iv) shall be deemed or construed to
         require Tenant to perform alterations to the elevator in order to bring
         the same into compliance with the ADA; and

                  (v) Tenant shall occupy the Premises for the Permitted Uses
         and for no other purposes.

5.2      INSTALLATION AND ALTERATIONS BY TENANT. (a) Tenant shall make no
         alterations, additions (including, for the purposes hereof,
         wall-to-wall carpeting), or improvements in or to the Premises in
         excess of $10,000.00 without Landlord's prior written consent, which
         consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed with respect to
         non-mechanical, non-structural or non-electrical changes, alterations
         or improvements. Any such alterations, additions or improvements shall
         (i) be in accordance with complete plans and specifications prepared by
         Tenant and consented to in advance by Landlord, which consent shall

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         not be unreasonably withheld or delayed with respect to non-mechanical,
         non-structural or non-electrical changes, alterations or improvements;
         (ii) be performed in a good and workmanlike manner and in compliance
         with all applicable laws; (iii) be performed and completed in the
         manner required in Section 5.2(d) hereof; (iv) be made at Tenant's sole
         expense and at such times as Landlord may from time to time designate;
         and (v) become a part of the Premises and the property of Landlord. It
         is agreed and understood that Landlord shall have the right to review
         and approve all changes to any plans which Landlord shall have approved
         pursuant to this Section 5.2(a), which approval shall not be
         unreasonably withheld or delayed. Landlord may condition its consent to
         any alteration, modification or improvement made by or at the request
         of Tenant after the Commencement Date upon a requirement that Tenant,
         at its sole cost and expense, remove same upon expiration or earlier
         termination of the Term of this Lease returning the Premises to its
         condition prior to the making or installation thereof (including the
         repair of any damage resulting from the installation or removal
         thereof).

         It is also agreed and understood that Landlord shall not be deemed to
         be unreasonable in denying its consent to alterations, additions and
         improvements to the Premises which affect "Base Building Systems" (as
         said term is hereafter defined).

         As used herein, the term "Base Building Systems" shall mean (i) any
         mechanical, electrical or plumbing system or component of the Building
         (including the Premises) (ii) the exterior of the Building (iii) the
         Building HVAC distribution system (iii) any fire safety
         prevention/suppression system and (iv) any structural element or
         component of the Building.

         (b) All articles of personal property and all business fixtures,
         machinery and equipment and furniture owned or installed by Tenant
         solely at its expense in the Premises ("Tenant's Removable Property")
         shall remain the property of Tenant and may be removed by Tenant at any
         time prior to the expiration of this Lease, provided that Tenant, at
         its expense, shall repair any damage to the Building caused by such
         removal.

         (c) Notice is hereby given that Landlord shall not be liable for any
         labor or materials furnished or to be furnished to Tenant upon credit,
         and that no mechanic's or other lien for any such labor or materials
         shall attach to or affect the reversion or other estate or interest of
         Landlord in and to the Premises. Whenever and as often as any
         mechanic's lien shall have been filed against the Premises based upon
         any act or interest of Tenant or of

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         anyone claiming through Tenant, Tenant shall forthwith take such
         actions by bonding, deposit or payment as will remove or satisfy the
         lien.

         (d) All of the Tenant's alterations, additions and installation of
         furnishings shall be coordinated with any work being performed by
         Landlord and in such manner as to maintain harmonious labor relations
         and not damage the Property or interfere with Building construction or
         operation and, except for installation of furnishings, shall be
         performed by contractors or workmen first approved by Landlord. Except
         for work by Landlord's general contractor, Tenant before its work is
         started shall: secure all licenses and permits necessary therefor and
         deliver copies thereof to Landlord; deliver to Landlord a statement of
         the names of all its contractors and subcontractors and the estimated
         cost of all labor and material to be furnished by them; and cause each
         contractor to carry workmen's compensation insurance in statutory
         amounts covering all the contractor's and subcontractor's employees and
         comprehensive public liability insurance and property damage insurance
         with such limits as Landlord may reasonably require but in no event
         less than the Initial Public Liability Insurance specified in Section
         1.3 of this Lease as the same may be increased from time to time in
         accordance with the provisions of Article X of this Lease (all such
         insurance to be written in companies approved by Landlord and insuring
         Landlord, Manager and Tenant as well as the contractors), and to
         deliver to Landlord certificates of all such insurance. Tenant agrees
         to pay promptly when due the entire cost of any work done on the
         Premises by Tenant, its agents, employees, or independent contractors,
         and not to cause or permit any liens for labor or materials performed
         or furnished in connection therewith to attach to the Premises or the
         Property and immediately to discharge or bond off in an amount
         sufficient to cover the lien with respect to any such liens which may
         so attach and, at the request of Landlord to deliver to Landlord
         security satisfactory to Landlord against liens arising out of the
         furnishing of such labor and material. Upon completion of any work done
         on the Premises by Tenant, its agents, employees, or independent
         contractors, Tenant shall promptly deliver to Landlord (i) original
         lien releases and waivers executed by each contractor, subcontractor,
         supplier, materialmen, architect, engineer or other party which
         furnished labor, materials or other services in connection with such
         work and pursuant to which all liens, claims and other rights of such
         party with respect to labor, material or services furnished in
         connection with such work are unconditionally released and waived and
         (ii) copies of any certificate(s) of occupancy relating to the Premises
         issued by the Town of Wakefield.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.20

                                   ARTICLE VI

                            ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

6.1            PROHIBITION. (a) Tenant covenants and agrees that whether
               voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise,
               neither this Lease nor the term and estate hereby granted, nor
               any interest herein or therein, will be assigned, mortgaged,
               pledged, encumbered or otherwise transferred and that neither the
               Premises nor any part thereof will be encumbered in any manner by
               reason of any act or omission on the part of Tenant, or used or
               occupied, by anyone other than Tenant, or for any use or purpose
               other than a Permitted Use, or be sublet (which term, without
               limitation, shall include granting of concessions, licenses and
               the like) in whole or in part, or be offered or advertised for
               assignment or subletting without Landlord's prior written
               consent, which consent, subject to all other applicable
               provisions of this Article VI, including, without limitation,
               Landlord's rights pursuant to Section 6.1(c) and 6.1(d) hereof,
               shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
               Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all reasonable costs and
               expenses sustained or incurred by Landlord (not to exceed
               $2,000.00 per event) in connection with any assignment or
               subletting.

               (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section shall apply
               to a transfer (by one or more transfers) of a majority of the
               stock or partnership interests, or other evidences of ownership
               of Tenant as if such transfer were an assignment of this Lease;
               but such provisions shall not apply to transactions with an
               entity into or with which Tenant is merged or consolidated or to
               which substantially all of Tenant's assets are transferred or to
               any entity (an "Affiliate of Tenant") which controls or is
               controlled by Tenant or is under common control with Tenant,
               provided that in any of such events Tenant seeks to assign or
               sublet to a party meeting the following criteria: (i) the
               successor to Tenant in the case of a merger, consolidation or
               transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant, has
               a net worth computed in accordance with generally accepted
               accounting principles at least equal to the net worth of Tenant
               immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer, (ii)
               to the extent applicable under clause (i) hereof, proof
               satisfactory to Landlord of such net worth shall have been
               delivered to Landlord at least 10 days prior to the effective
               date of any such transaction, and (iii) the assignee or
               sublessee, in all such cases, including transactions involving an
               Affiliate of Tenant agrees directly with Landlord, by written
               instrument in form satisfactory to Landlord, to be bound

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               by all the obligations of Tenant hereunder including, without
               limitation, the covenant against further assignment or
               subletting. It is agreed and understood that the Take Back Option
               set forth in Section 6.1(d) hereof shall not apply to
               transactions described and permitted pursuant to this Section
               6.1(b).

               (c) If this Lease be assigned, or if the Premises or any part
               thereof be sublet or occupied by anyone other than Tenant,
               Landlord may, at any time and from time to time, collect rent and
               other charges from the assignee, subtenant or occupant, and apply
               the net amount collected to the rent and other charges herein
               reserved, but no such assignment, subletting, occupancy,
               collection or modification of any provisions of this Lease shall
               be deemed a waiver of this covenant, or the acceptance of the
               assignee, subtenant or occupant as a tenant or a release of the
               original named Tenant from the further performance by the
               original named Tenant hereunder. No assignment or subletting
               hereunder shall relieve Tenant from its obligations hereunder and
               Tenant shall remain fully and primarily liable therefor. No
               assignment or subletting, or occupancy shall affect Permitted
               Uses. Any subletting shall expire as of the day immediately
               preceding the date of expiration of the Term of this Lease.

               (d) In connection with any assignment or subletting, Tenant shall
               first submit to Landlord in writing: (i) the name of the proposed
               assignee or subtenant, (ii) such information as to its financial
               responsibility and standing as Landlord may reasonably require
               (except that Landlord need not be provided with such financial
               information where the applicable transfer involves an Affiliate
               of Tenant), and (iii) all terms and provisions upon which the
               proposed assignment or subletting is to be made. Upon receipt
               from Tenant of such request and information, the Landlord shall
               have an option (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "option"
               or "Take Back Option") to be exercised in writing within Ten (10)
               Business Days after its receipt from Tenant of such request and
               information, if the request is to assign the Lease or to sublet
               all of the Premises, to cancel or terminate this Lease, or, if
               the request is to sublet a portion, of the Premises only, to
               cancel and terminate this Lease with respect to such portion, in
               each case, as of the date set forth in Landlord's notice of
               exercise of such option, which shall be not less than fifteen
               (15) nor more than sixty (60) days following the giving of such
               notice; in the event Landlord shall exercise such option, Tenant
               shall surrender possession of the entire Premises, or the portion
               which is the subject of the option, as the case may be, on the
               date set forth in such notice in accordance with the provisions
               of this Lease relating to surrender of Premises at the expiration
               of the Term. If

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               this Lease shall be cancelled as to a portion of the Premises
               only, Basic Rent and Escalation Charges shall thereafter be
               abated proportionately according to the ratio the number of
               square feet of the portion of the space surrendered bears to the
               size of the Premises. As additional rent, Tenant shall reimburse
               Landlord promptly for reasonable legal and other expenses
               incurred by Landlord (not to exceed $2,000.00 per event) in
               connection with any request by Tenant for consent to assignment
               or subletting.

               If Landlord shall not exercise its option pursuant to the
               foregoing provisions, Landlord will not unreasonably delay or
               withhold its consent to the assignment or subletting to the party
               referred to upon all the terms and provisions set forth in
               Tenant's notice to Landlord, provided that the terms and
               provisions of such assignment or subletting shall specifically
               make applicable to the assignee or sublessee all of the
               provisions of this Article VI of the Lease so that Landlord shall
               have against the assignee or sublessee all rights with respect to
               any further assignment or subletting which are set forth in
               Article VI of the Lease as amended hereby except that no such
               assignee or sublessee shall have any right to further assign or
               sublet the Premises. Further, in any case where Landlord consents
               to an assignment or a subletting, Landlord shall be entitled to
               receive 50% of all Subleasing Overages (as said term is
               hereinafter defined). As used herein, the term "Subleasing
               Overages" shall mean, for each period in question, all amounts
               received by Tenant in excess of Basic Rent and Escalation Charges
               and other items of additional rent reserved under this Lease
               attributable to the space sublet (including, without limitation,
               all lump sum payments made in connection therewith).

               Any such assignment or subletting shall nevertheless be subject
               to all the terms and provisions of Article VI and no assignment
               shall be binding upon Landlord or any of Landlord's mortgagees,
               unless Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an instrument in
               recordable form which contains a covenant of assumption by the
               assignee running to Landlord and all persons claiming by, through
               or under Landlord. The failure or refusal of the assignee to
               execute such instrument of assumption shall not release or
               discharge the assignee from its liability as Tenant hereunder. In
               addition, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a conformed copy of
               any sublease effected under terms of this Article VI. In no event
               shall the Tenant hereunder be released from its liability under
               this Lease.

               Landlord shall not be deemed unreasonable in refusing to approve
               a sublease wherein the proposed subtenant is a tenant of any
               building in the Office Park and Landlord has

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               space of comparable size and utility as the space proposed to be
               sublet available for leasing in the Office Park.

                                   ARTICLE VII

             RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS AND CONDITIONS OF PREMISES;
                      SERVICES TO BE FURNISHED BY LANDLORD

7.1            LANDLORD REPAIRS. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Lease,
               Landlord agrees to keep in good order, condition and repair the
               parking areas, roof of the Building, public or common areas of
               the Property, exterior walls (including exterior glass) and
               structure and foundation of the Building (including plumbing,
               HVAC, mechanical and electrical systems installed by Landlord but
               excluding any systems installed specifically for Tenant's benefit
               or serving the Premises exclusively), all insofar as they affect
               the Premises, except that Landlord shall in no event be
               responsible to Tenant for (i) the condition of glass in the
               Premises or for the doors (or related glass and finish work)
               leading to the Premises, or (ii) for any special or supplemental
               HVAC equipment installed within the Premises to serve Tenant's
               special computer room and equipment needs or (iii) for any
               condition in the Premises or the Building caused by any act or
               neglect of Tenant, its agents, employees, invitees or contractors
               (reasonable wear and tear excepted). Landlord shall not be
               responsible to make any improvements or repairs to the Building
               other than as expressly provided in this Section 7.1 provided,
               unless expressly provided otherwise in this Lease. All costs and
               expenses incurred by Landlord in performing its obligations under
               this Section 7.1 shall be included in Operating Expenses (as said
               term is hereafter defined) unless otherwise and to the extent
               expressly excluded from Operating Expenses pursuant to Exhibit E.

               (b) Landlord shall never be liable for any failure to make
               repairs which Landlord has undertaken to make under the
               provisions of this Section 7.1 or elsewhere in this Lease, unless
               Tenant has given notice to Landlord of the need to make such
               repairs, and Landlord has failed to commence to make such repairs
               within a reasonable time but in no event later than thirty (30)
               days after receipt of such notice, or fails to proceed with
               reasonable diligence to complete such repairs once commenced.

               (c) Any services which Landlord is required to furnish pursuant
               to the provisions of this Lease may, at Landlord's option be
               furnished from time to time, in whole or in part, by employees of
               Landlord or by the Manager of the Property or by one or more
               third persons. Landlord shall cause the paved portions of the
               Property to be kept

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               reasonably free and clear of snow, ice and refuse and shall cause
               the landscaped areas of the Property to be maintained in a
               reasonably attractive appearance.

7.2            TENANT'S AGREEMENT. (a) Tenant will keep neat and clean and
               maintain in reasonably good order, condition and repair the
               Premises and every part thereof, excepting only those repairs for
               which Landlord is responsible under the terms of this Lease,
               reasonable wear and tear of the Premises, and damage by fire or
               other casualty and as a consequence of the exercise of the power
               of eminent domain and those repairs caused by the Landlord's
               negligence or Landlord's default under the terms of this Lease;
               and shall surrender the Premises, at the end of the Term, in such
               condition, ordinary wear and tear and damage by fire or other
               casualty excepted. Without limitation, Tenant shall continually
               during the Term of this Lease maintain the Premises in accordance
               with all laws, codes and ordinances from time to time in effect
               and all directions, rules and regulations of the proper officers
               of governmental agencies having jurisdiction and shall, at
               Tenant's own expense, obtain all permits, licenses and the like
               required by applicable law except that Landlord shall be required
               to obtain all licenses, permits and approvals necessary to
               perform and complete Landlord's Work. Notwithstanding the
               foregoing or the provisions of Article XII, Tenant shall be
               responsible for the cost of repairs which may be necessary by
               reason of damage to the Building caused by any wrongful act or
               the negligent acts or omissions of Tenant or its agents,
               employees, contractors or invitees (including any damage by fire
               or any other casualty arising therefrom). Tenant shall be
               responsible for the payment of all charges (whether billed
               directly to Tenant by the applicable utility or submetered and
               billed to Tenant by Landlord) for electricity, HVAC, gas and
               other utilities used or consumed in the Premises in accordance
               with the provisions of this Lease. Without limitation of the
               foregoing, Tenant shall not do or perform, and shall not permit
               its agents, servants, employees, contractors or invitees to do or
               perform any act or thing in or upon the Property or the Office
               Park which will invalidate or be in conflict with the certificate
               of occupancy for the Premises or the Building or violate any
               statute, law, rule, by-law or ordinance of any governmental
               entity having jurisdiction over the Property (the
               "Requirements"). Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and
               expenses, take all action, including the making of any
               improvements or alterations to the Premises necessary to comply
               with all Requirements (including, but not limited to the
               Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA"), as modified
               and supplemented from time to time) which shall, with respect to
               the Premises or with respect to any abatement of nuisance, impose
               any violation, order or duty upon Landlord or Tenant arising

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               from, or in connection with the Premises, Tenant's occupancy, use
               or manner of use of the Premises (including, without limitation,
               any occupancy, use or manner of use that constitutes a "place of
               public accommodation" under the ADA), or any installations in the
               Premises, or required by reason of a breach of any of Tenant's
               covenants or agreements under this Lease, whether or not such
               Requirements shall now be in effect or hereafter enacted or
               issued, and whether or not any work required shall be ordinary or
               extraordinary or foreseen or unforeseen at the date hereof.
               Nothing contained in this Section 7.2(a) shall be deemed or
               construed to require Tenant to make alterations or improvements
               to the common areas of the Building including the elevator and
               main entry lobby doors necessary to bring the same into
               compliance with the ADA.

               (b) If repairs are required to be made by Tenant pursuant to the
               terms hereof, Landlord may demand that Tenant make the same
               forthwith, and if Tenant refuses or neglects to commence such
               repairs and complete the same with reasonable dispatch after such
               demand, Landlord may (but shall not be required to do so) make or
               cause such repairs to be made (the provisions of Section 14.18
               being applicable to the costs thereof) and shall not be
               responsible to Tenant for any loss or damage that may accrue to
               Tenant's stock or business by reason thereof. Notwithstanding the
               foregoing, Landlord may elect to take action hereunder
               immediately and without notice to Tenant if Landlord reasonably
               believes an emergency to exist.

7.3            FLOOR LOAD - HEAVY MACHINERY. (a) Tenant shall not place a load
               upon any floor in 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 or heavy equipment into or out of the
               Building without Landlord's prior consent, which consent may
               include a requirement to provide insurance, naming Landlord as an
               insured, in such amounts as Landlord may deem reasonable.

               (b) If such safe, machinery or equipment requires special
               handling, Tenant agrees to employ only persons holding a Master
               Rigger's License to do such 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 exonerate, indemnify

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               and save Landlord harmless against and from any liability, loss,
               injury, claim or suit resulting directly or indirectly from such
               moving unless such loss liability, injury, claim or suit is
               caused by the negligence or default of Landlord or Landlord's
               representatives, contractors or employees.

7.4            BUILDING SERVICES. (a) Landlord shall also provide:

                  (i) Cold water (at temperatures supplied by the Town of
                Wakefield) and reasonably hot water for drinking, lavatory and
                toilet purposes. If Tenant uses water for any purpose other than
                for ordinary lavatory and drinking purposes, Landlord may assess
                a reasonable charge for the additional water so used, or install
                a water meter and thereby measure Tenant's water consumption for
                all purposes. In the latter event, Tenant shall pay the cost of
                the meter and the cost of installation thereof including,
                without limitation, any related charges incurred by Landlord in
                connection with providing and installing the same. Tenant, at
                Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall keep such meter and
                related equipment in good working order and repair. Tenant
                agrees to pay for water consumed, as shown on such meter,
                together with the sewer charge based on such meter charges, as
                and when bills are rendered, and in default in making such
                payment Landlord may pay such charges and collect the same from
                Tenant as an additional charge.

                  (ii) Access to the Premises twenty-four hours per day, subject
                to reasonable security restrictions and restrictions based on
                emergency conditions and all other applicable provisions of this
                Lease.

                  (iii) Cleaning Services described in Exhibit F as and to the
               extent required by Exhibit F.

               (b) Landlord reserves the right to curtail, suspend, interrupt
               and/or stop the supply of water, sewage, electrical current,
               cleaning, and other services, and to curtail, suspend, interrupt
               and/or stop use of entrances and/or lobbies serving access to the
               Building, without thereby incurring any liability to Tenant, when
               necessary by reason of accident or emergency, or for repairs,
               alterations, replacements or improvements in the judgment of
               Landlord desirable or necessary, or when prevented from supplying
               such services or use by strikes, lockouts, difficulty in
               obtaining materials, accidents or any other cause beyond
               Landlord's control, or by laws, orders or inability, by exercise
               of reasonable diligence, to obtain electricity, water, gas,
               steam, coal, oil or other suitable fuel or power. Except as
               otherwise expressly provided in Section 7.6 of this Lease, no
               diminution or abatement of rent or other compensation, nor any
               direct,

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               indirect or consequential damages shall or will be claimed by
               Tenant as a result of, nor shall this Lease or any of the
               obligations of Tenant be affected or reduced by reason of, any
               such interruption, curtailment, suspension or stoppage in the
               furnishing of the foregoing services or use, irrespective of the
               cause thereof. Failure or omission on the part of Landlord to
               furnish any of the foregoing services or use shall not be
               construed as an eviction of Tenant, actual or constructive, nor
               (except as expressly provided in Section 7.6 of this Lease)
               entitle Tenant to an abatement of rent, nor to render the
               Landlord liable in damages, nor release Tenant from prompt
               fulfillment of any of its covenants under this Lease.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent within its
               reasonable control in exercising its rights pursuant to this
               paragraph (b), Landlord shall use good faith efforts to (i) avoid
               unreasonable interference with Tenant's use of the Premises (ii)
               provide Tenant reasonable advance oral or written notice of the
               proposed stoppage (except in the case of emergency when advance
               notice shall not be necessary) and (iii) promptly restore any
               service and utility curtailed or suspended.

               (c) In no event shall Landlord be required to provide any
               cafeteria or food service operation in the Building or Office
               Park.

7.5            ELECTRICITY. (a) The electrical service for the lights and
               outlets in the Premises shall be 10 watts per square foot of
               Premises Rentable Area (the "Electric Capacity") and shall be
               made available to Tenant at the Premises. Tenant acknowledges and
               agrees that there is a sub-meter or separate electrical meter in
               the Premises for the purpose of measuring Tenant's use and
               consumption of electricity in the Premises, and Tenant shall make
               direct payment to the applicable utility for any costs, expenses
               and charges for electricity relating to the Premises. Landlord
               shall permit existing wires, pipes, risers, conduits and other
               electrical equipment to be used for the purpose of providing
               electrical service to the Premises. Tenant covenants and agrees
               that its electrical usage and consumption will not
               disproportionately "siphon off" electrical service necessary for
               other tenants of the Building and that its total connected load
               will not exceed the maximum load from time to time permitted by
               applicable governmental regulations nor the Electrical Capacity
               as defined above. Landlord shall not in any way be liable or
               responsible to Tenant for any loss or damage or expense which
               Tenant may sustain or incur if, during the Term of this Lease,
               either the quantity or character of electric current is changed
               or electric current is no longer available or suitable for
               Tenant's requirements due to a factor or cause beyond Landlord's
               control. Tenant shall purchase and install all lamps, tubes,
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               ballasts. Tenant shall pay all charges for electricity, HVAC and
               other utilities used or consumed in the Premises. Tenant shall
               bear the cost of repair and maintenance of any electric or gas
               meter serving the Premises.

               (b) In order to insure that the foregoing requirements are not
               exceeded and to avert possible adverse affect on the Building's
               electrical system, Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior
               consent (after completion or Landlord's Work as shown on Tenant's
               Plans), connect any fixtures, appliances or equipment to the
               Building's electrical distribution system which operates on a
               voltage in excess of 120 volts nominal or which exceeds the
               Electric Capacity (as defined above). If Landlord shall consent
               to the connection of any such fixtures, appliances or equipment,
               all additional risers or other electrical facilities or equipment
               required therefor shall be provided by Landlord and the cost
               thereof shall be paid by tenant upon Landlord's demand as
               Additional Rent. From time to time during the Term of this Lease,
               Landlord shall have the right to have an electrical consultant
               selected by Landlord make a survey of Tenant's electric usage,
               the result of which shall be conclusive and binding upon Landlord
               and Tenant. In the event that such survey shows that Tenant has
               exceeded the requirements set forth in paragraph (a), in addition
               to any other rights Landlord may have hereunder, Tenant shall,
               upon demand, reimburse Landlord for the costs of such survey.

               To the extent not now available to the Premises, Landlord shall,
               at Landlord's expense, provide one (1) ton of HVAC service
               capacity (including ductwork, controls and diffusers where
               necessary) for each 350 square feet of Premises Rentable Area as
               of the Commencement Date.

7.6            INTERRUPTION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES. Notwithstanding anything
               contained in this Lease to the contrary, if (a) an interruption
               or curtailment, suspension or stoppage of an Essential Service
               (as said term is hereinafter defined) shall occur (any such
               interruption of an Essential Service being hereinafter referred
               to as a "Service Interruption"), and (b) such Service
               Interruption occurs or continues as a result of the Landlord's
               negligent acts or omissions and (c) such Service Interruption
               continues for more than five (5) Business Days after Landlord
               shall have received notice thereof from Tenant and (d) as a
               result of such Service Interruption, the conduct of Tenant's
               normal operations in the Premises are materially and adversely
               affected, then there shall be an abatement of one day's Basic
               Rent and Escalation Charges otherwise payable hereunder for each
               day during which such Service Interruption continues beyond such
               five (5) Business Day period; provided, further, however, that if
               any part of the Premises is reasonably useable for Tenant's
               operations

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               or if Tenant conducts all or any part of its operations
               notwithstanding such Service Interruption, then the amount of
               each daily abatement of Basic Rent and Escalation Charges
               otherwise payable hereunder shall only be proportionate to the
               nature and extent of the interruption of Tenant's normal
               operations. The rights granted under this paragraph shall be (i)
               personal to the original Tenant named in this Lease and shall
               terminate upon any assignment of the Lease or any subletting of
               all or any portion of the Premises outstanding at any one time
               and (ii) not be binding upon any mortgagee who shall take title
               to the Property by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure or
               any purchaser at foreclosure. For purposes hereof, the term
               "Essential Services" shall mean the following services: access to
               the Premises, telephone service, heating, air-conditioning,
               water, sewer, and electricity but only if, as and to the extent
               that Landlord is required to provide such service to Tenant under
               this Lease. Any abatement of Basic Rent and additional rent under
               this paragraph shall apply only with respect to Basic Rent
               allocable to the period after each of the conditions set forth in
               subsections (a) through (d) hereof shall have been satisfied and
               only during such times as each of such conditions shall exist and
               be continuing.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                REAL ESTATE TAXES

8.1            PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES. (a) For the purposes of
               this Article, the term "Tax Year" shall mean each twelve-month
               period commencing on January 1 and each twelve-month period
               thereafter commencing during the Term of this Lease; and the term
               "Taxes" shall mean all real estate taxes, special assessments and
               betterment assessments assessed with respect to the Property for
               any Tax Year.

               (b) In the event that during any Tax Year after the Tax Year in
               which Base Taxes are determined, Taxes shall be greater than Base
               Taxes, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as an Escalation Charge, an
               amount equal to (i) the excess of Taxes over Base Taxes for each
               Tax Year (or partial Tax Year) falling within the Term of this
               Lease, multiplied by (ii) the Escalation Factor, such amount to
               be apportioned for any fraction of a Tax Year in which the
               Commencement Date falls or the Term of this Lease ends.

               (c) Estimated payments by Tenant on account of Taxes shall be
               made monthly and at the time and in the fashion herein provided
               for the payment of Basic Rent. The monthly amount so to be paid
               to Landlord shall be sufficient to

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               provide Landlord by the time real estate tax payments are from
               time to time due a sum equal to Tenant's required payments, as
               reasonably estimated by Landlord from time to time, on account of
               Taxes for the then current Tax Year. Once established, the
               Landlord may change the monthly estimated amount not more than
               once in any Tax Year. Promptly after receipt by Landlord of bills
               for such Taxes, Landlord shall advise Tenant of the amount
               thereof and the computation of Tenant's payment on account
               thereof. If estimated payments theretofore made by Tenant for the
               Tax Year covered by such bills exceed the required payments on
               account thereof for such Year, Landlord shall credit the amount
               of overpayment against subsequent obligations of Tenant on
               account of Taxes (or refund such overpayment if the Term of this
               Lease has ended and Tenant has no further obligation to
               Landlord); but if the required payments on account thereof for
               such Tax Year are greater than estimated payments theretofore
               made on account thereof for such Tax Year, Tenant shall make
               payment to Landlord within 30 days after being so advised by
               Landlord. Landlord shall have the same rights and remedies for
               the non-payment by Tenant of any payments due on account of Taxes
               as Landlord has hereunder for the failure of Tenant to pay Basic
               Rent. The obligations of Tenant pursuant to this Article VIII
               shall survive expiration or earlier termination of the Term of
               this Lease.

8.2            ABATEMENT. If Landlord shall receive any tax refund or
               reimbursement of Taxes or sum in lieu thereof with respect to any
               Tax Year which is not due to vacancies in the Building, then out
               of any balance remaining thereof after deducting Landlord's
               expenses reasonably incurred in obtaining such refund, Landlord
               shall, provided there does not then exist a Default of Tenant,
               credit an amount equal to such refund or reimbursement or sum in
               lieu thereof (exclusive of any interest) multiplied by the
               Escalation Factor against the obligations of Tenant next falling
               due under this Article VIII; provided, that in no event shall
               Tenant be entitled to receive a credit equal to more than the
               payments made by Tenant on account of Taxes for such Year
               pursuant to paragraph (b) of Section 8.1 or to receive any
               payments or abatements of Basic Rent if Taxes for any Tax Year
               are less than Base Taxes or if Base Taxes are abated.

8.3            ALTERNATE TAXES. (a) If some method or type of taxation shall
               replace the current method of assessment of real estate taxes in
               whole or in part, or the type thereof, or if additional types of
               taxes are imposed upon the Property or Landlord relating to the
               Property, Tenant agrees that Tenant shall pay a proportionate
               share of the same as an additional charge computed in a fashion
               consistent with the method of computation herein provided, to the
               end that

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               Tenant's share thereof shall be, to the maximum extent
               practicable, comparable to that which Tenant would bear under the
               foregoing provisions.

               (b) If a tax (other than Federal or State net income tax) is
               assessed on account of the rents or other charges payable by
               Tenant to Landlord under this Lease, Tenant agrees to pay the
               same as an additional charge within ten (10) days after billing
               therefor, unless applicable law prohibits the payment of such tax
               by Tenant.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

9.1            DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Article, the following
               terms shall have the following respective meanings:

                  (i) Operating Year: Each calendar year (January 1 through
               December 31) in which any part of the Term of this Lease shall
               fall.

                  (ii) Operating Expenses: The aggregate costs or expenses
               reasonably incurred by Landlord with respect to the operation,
               administration, insuring, cleaning, repair, maintenance and
               management of the Property (but specifically excluding Utility
               Expenses) all as set forth in Exhibit E annexed hereto, provided
               that, if during any portion of the Operating Year for which
               Operating Expenses are being computed, less than all of Building
               Rentable Area was occupied by tenants or if Landlord is not
               supplying all tenants with the services being supplied hereunder,
               actual Operating Expenses incurred shall be reasonably
               extrapolated by Landlord on an item by item basis to the
               estimated Operating Expenses that would have been incurred if the
               Building were fully occupied for such Year and such services were
               being supplied to all tenants, and such extrapolated amount
               shall, for the purposes hereof, be deemed to be the Operating
               Expenses for such Year.

                 (iii) Utility Expenses: The aggregate costs or expenses
               reasonably incurred by Landlord with respect to supplying
               electricity (other than electricity supplied to those portions of
               the Building leased to tenants), oil, steam, gas, water and sewer
               and other utilities supplied to the Property and not paid for
               directly by tenants, provided that, if during any portion of the
               Operating Year for which Utility Expenses are being computed,
               less than all Building Rentable Area was occupied by tenants or
               if Landlord is not supplying all tenants with the

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               utilities being supplied hereunder, actual utility expenses
               incurred shall be reasonably extrapolated by Landlord on an
               item-by-item basis to the estimated Utility Expenses that would
               have been incurred if the Building were fully occupied for such
               Year and such utilities were being supplied to all tenants, and
               such extrapolated amount shall, for the purposes hereof, be
               deemed to be the Utility Expenses for such Year.

9.2            TENANT'S PAYMENTS. (a) In the event that during any Operating
               Year after the Operating Year in which Base Operating Expenses
               are established, Operating Expenses shall exceed Base Operating
               Expenses, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as an Escalation Charge,
               an amount equal to (i) the excess of Operating Expenses over Base
               Operating Expenses for each Operating Year (or partial Operating
               Year) falling within the Term of this Lease multiplied by (ii)
               the Escalation Factor, such amount to be apportioned for any
               partial Operating Year in which the Commencement Date falls or
               the Term of this Lease ends. Landlord shall not recover more than
               100% of its increases in Operating Expenses pursuant to this
               Section 9.2(a)

               (b) In the event that during any Operating Year after the
               Operating Year in which Base Utility Expenses are determined,
               Utility Expenses shall exceed Base Utility Expenses, Tenant shall
               pay to Landlord, as an Escalation Charge, an amount equal to (i)
               the excess of Utility Expenses over Base Utility Expenses for
               each Operating Year (or partial Operating Year) falling within
               the Term of this Lease multiplied by (ii) the Escalation Factor,
               such amount to be apportioned for any partial Operating Year in
               which the Commencement Date falls or the Term of this Lease ends.
               Landlord shall not recover more than 100% of its increases in
               Utility Expenses pursuant to this Section 9.2(b).

               (c) Estimated payments by Tenant on account of Operating Expenses
               and Utility Expenses shall be made monthly and at the time and in
               the fashion herein provided for the payment of Basic Rent. The
               monthly amount so to be paid to Landlord shall be sufficient to
               provide Landlord by the end of each Operating Year a sum equal to
               Tenant's required payments, as reasonably estimated by Landlord
               from time to time during each Operating Year, on account of
               Operating Expenses and Utility Expenses for such Operating Year.
               Once established, the Landlord may change the monthly estimated
               amount not more than once in any Operating Year. After the end of
               each Operating Year, Landlord shall submit to Tenant a reasonably
               detailed accounting of Operating Expenses and Utility Expenses
               for such Operating Year, and Landlord shall certify to the
               accuracy thereof. If estimated payments theretofore made for such
               Operating Year by Tenant exceed Tenant's required

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               payment on account thereof for such Operating Year, according to
               such statement, Landlord shall credit the amount of overpayment
               against subsequent obligations of Tenant with respect to
               Operating Expenses and Utility Expenses (or refund such
               overpayment if the Term of this Lease has ended and Tenant has no
               further obligation to Landlord), but, if the required payments on
               account thereof for such Operating Year are greater than the
               estimated payments (if any) theretofore made on account thereof
               for such Operating Year, Tenant shall make payment to Landlord
               within thirty (30) days after being so advised by Landlord.
               Landlord shall have the same rights and remedies for the
               nonpayment by Tenant of any payments due on account of Operating
               Expenses and Utility Expenses as Landlord has hereunder for the
               failure of Tenant to pay Basic Rent. The obligations of Tenant
               under this Article IX shall survive expiration or earlier
               termination of the Term of this Lease. Landlord shall maintain
               its books and records in accordance with generally accepted
               accounting principles.

                 (d)  Provided that Tenant shall have first paid all amounts due
               and payable by Tenant pursuant to this Article IX and upon the
               written request of Tenant (but not more than once with respect to
               any Operating Year), Tenant shall be permitted to inspect
               Landlord's books and records pertaining to Operating Expenses
               applicable to the Property for such Operating Year. Such
               inspection shall take place at a mutually agreeable time at the
               location where such books and records are kept by the Manager in
               the ordinary course. Tenant shall keep the results of any such
               inspection strictly confidential and shall not be permitted to
               use any third party to perform such audit or inspection, other
               than an independent firm of certified public accountants (A)
               reasonably acceptable to Landlord, (B) which is not compensated
               on a contingency fee basis or in any other manner which is
               dependent upon the results of such audit or inspection (and
               Tenant shall deliver the fee agreement or other similar evidence
               of such fee arrangement to Landlord upon request), and (C) which
               agrees with Landlord in writing to maintain the results of such
               audit or inspection confidential. Tenant may not conduct an
               inspection or have an audit performed more than once for and with
               respect to any Operating Year. Failure of Tenant to provide
               Landlord with a written request to review such books and records
               within 90 days after receipt of a final statement pursuant to
               this Article IX with respect to each respective Operating Year
               shall be deemed a waiver of Tenant's rights hereunder with
               respect to such Operating Year. In the event that any such audit
               or inspection reveals a discrepancy or overstatement of a
               particular line item of Operating Expense then Tenant shall be
               permitted to review Landlord's records with respect to such line
               item

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               for the two (2) immediately preceding Operating Years (but only
               as to the applicable line item and not others).

                                    ARTICLE X

                    INDEMNITY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE

10.1           TENANT'S INDEMNITY. To the maximum extent this agreement may be
               made effective according to law, Tenant agrees to defend,
               indemnify and save harmless Landlord and the Manager and their
               respective officers, directors and shareholders, from and against
               all claims, loss, liability, costs and damages of whatever nature
               caused by the following: (i) any accident, injury, death or
               damage whatsoever to any person, or to the property of any
               person, occurring in the Premises; (ii) any accident, injury,
               death or damage occurring outside of the Premises but on the
               Property, where such accident, damage or injury results from an
               act or omission on the part of Tenant or Tenant's agents,
               servants, independent contractors, or any other person acting
               under Tenant; or (iii) with the conduct or management of the
               Premises or of any business therein, or any thing or work
               whatsoever done, or any condition created (other than by
               Landlord) in or about the Premises; and, in any case, occurring
               after the date of this Lease, until the end of the Term of this
               Lease, and thereafter so long as Tenant is in occupancy of the
               Premises. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement shall
               include indemnity against all costs, expenses and liabilities
               incurred in, or in connection with, any such claim or proceeding
               brought thereon, and the defense thereof, including, without
               limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs at both the
               trial and appellate levels. Notwithstanding the above to the
               contrary, Tenant shall not be required to defend, indemnify or
               save harmless the above parties in the event that and to the
               extent that such claim, loss, liability or cost arose as the
               result of the negligence or default of the respective party
               seeking indemnification. The provisions of this Section 10.1
               shall survive the expiration or any earlier termination of this
               Lease.

10.2           PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. Tenant agrees to maintain in full
               force from the date upon which Tenant first enters the Premises
               for any reason, throughout the Term of this Lease, and thereafter
               so long as Tenant is in occupancy of any part of the Premises, a
               policy of general liability and property damage insurance
               (including broad form contractual liability, independent
               contractor's hazard and completed operations coverage) under
               which Landlord, Manager and any mortgagee from time to time
               holding a mortgage on the Property are named as additional
               insureds.

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               Each such policy shall be non-cancellable and non-amendable with
               respect to Landlord, Manager and Landlord's said designees
               without thirty (30) days' prior notice to Landlord and shall be
               in at least the amounts of the Initial Public Liability Insurance
               specified in Section 1.3 or such greater amounts as Landlord
               shall from time to time request, and a certificate thereof shall
               be delivered to Landlord.

10.3           TENANT'S RISK. To the maximum extent this agreement may be made
               effective according to law, Tenant agrees to use and occupy the
               Premises and to use such other portions of the Property as Tenant
               is herein given the right to use at Tenant's own risk; and
               Landlord shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss
               of or damage to Tenant's Removable Property or for any
               inconvenience, annoyance, interruption or injury to business
               arising from Landlord's making any repairs or changes which
               Landlord is permitted by this Lease or required by law to make in
               or to any portion of the Premises or other sections of the
               Property, or in or to the fixtures, equipment or appurtenances
               thereof. Tenant shall carry "all-risk" property insurance on a
               "replacement cost" basis (including so-called improvements and
               betterments), and provide a waiver of subrogation as required in
               Section 14.20. Nothing contained in this Section 10.3 shall be
               deemed or construed to exculpate Landlord from its own negligence
               or the negligence of Landlord's representatives, servants or
               employees. The provisions of this Section 10.3 shall be
               applicable from and after the execution of this Lease and until
               the end of the Term of this Lease, and during such further period
               as Tenant may use or be in occupancy of any part of the Premises
               or of the Building.

10.4           INJURY CAUSED BY THIRD PARTIES. To the maximum extent this
               agreement may be made effective according to law, Tenant agrees
               that Landlord shall not be responsible or liable to Tenant, or to
               those claiming by, through or under Tenant, for any loss or
               damage that may be occasioned by or through the acts or omissions
               of persons occupying adjoining premises or any part of the
               premises adjacent to or connecting with the Premises or any part
               of the Property or otherwise. The provisions of this Section 10.4
               shall survive the expiration or any earlier termination of this
               Lease.

10.5           LANDLORD'S INDEMNITY. Subject to all other applicable provisions
               of this Lease including, without limitation, Section 14.20
               (Waiver of Subrogation) and Section 14.4 (Landlord's Liability),
               Landlord hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
               Tenant and it's officers, directors and shareholders against any
               claims, loss, damages or liability for injury to person,
               including

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               death, or damage to property, caused by the intentional
               misconduct or gross negligence of Landlord or the Manager or
               their respective employees, agents, servants or contractors, and
               from any costs relating thereto (including, without limitation,
               attorneys' fees). Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary,
               Landlord shall not be required to defend, indemnify or save
               harmless the above parties in the event that and to the extent
               that such claim, loss, liability or cost arose as the result of
               the negligence or default of the respective party seeking
               indemnification.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                          LANDLORD'S ACCESS TO PREMISES

11.1           LANDLORD'S RIGHTS. Landlord shall upon reasonable advance oral or
               written notice to Tenant (except in the case of an emergency
               where no notice shall be required) have the right to enter the
               Premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting or
               making repairs to the same, and Landlord shall also have the
               right to make access available at all reasonable hours to
               prospective or existing mortgagees, purchasers or tenants of any
               part of the Property. In exercising its rights hereunder,
               Landlord shall use good faith efforts to avoid unreasonable
               interference with Tenant's use of the Premises.

                                   ARTICLE XII

                           FIRE, EMINENT DOMAIN, ETC.

12.1           ABATEMENT OF RENT. If the Premises or the means of access to the
               Property or the parking areas should be damaged by fire or
               casualty, Basic Rent and Escalation Charges payable by Tenant
               shall abate proportionately for the period in which, by reason of
               such damage, there is material interference with Tenant's use of
               the Premises, having regard to the extent to which Tenant may be
               required to discontinue Tenant's use of all or a portion of the
               Premises, but such abatement or reduction shall end if and when
               Landlord shall have substantially restored the Premises
               (excluding any alterations, additions or improvements made by
               Tenant pursuant to Section 5.2, Tenant's trade fixtures and
               Tenant's Removable Property) to the condition in which they were
               prior to such damage. If the Premises shall be affected by any
               exercise of the power of eminent domain, Basic Rent and
               Escalation Charges payable by Tenant shall be justly and
               equitably abated and reduced according to the nature and extent
               of the loss of use thereof suffered by Tenant. In no event shall
               Landlord have any liability for damages to Tenant for

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               inconvenience, annoyance, or interruption of business arising
               from such fire, casualty or eminent domain.

12.2           RIGHT OF TERMINATION. If the Premises or the access to the
               Property or the parking areas are damaged by fire or casualty,
               Landlord shall cause an independent contractor designated by
               Landlord to make a written estimate (the "Estimate") of the
               amount of time normally required in the ordinary course to
               perform and substantially complete the restoration of the damage
               in question and a copy of the Estimate shall be provided to
               Landlord and Tenant within forty five (45) days after the
               casualty. If the Premises or the Building are substantially
               damaged by fire or casualty (the term "substantially damaged"
               meaning damage of such a character that the same cannot,
               according to the Estimate, reasonably be expected to be repaired
               within ninety (90) days from the time the repair work would
               commence), or if any part of the Building or Property is taken by
               any exercise of the right of eminent domain, then Landlord shall
               have the right to terminate this Lease (even if Landlord's entire
               interest in the Premises may have been divested) by giving notice
               of Landlord's election so to do within sixty (60) days after the
               occurrence of such casualty or the effective date of such taking
               (either such 60 day period being hereafter the "Notice Period"),
               whereupon this Lease shall terminate sixty (60) days after the
               date of such notice with the same force and effect as if such
               date were the date originally established as the expiration date
               hereof.

12.3           RESTORATION; TENANT'S RIGHT OF TERMINATION. (a) If the estimated
               amount of time required to perform and substantially complete
               such restoration in the ordinary course as set forth in the
               Estimate exceeds one hundred eighty (180) days from the time
               repair work would commence, then Tenant shall have the right to
               terminate this Lease effective as of the date of Tenant's
               Termination Notice, such right to be exercised, if at all, by
               written notice (a "Tenant's Termination Notice") to Landlord
               within ten (10) days after Tenant's receipt of the Estimate.
               Failure of Tenant to exercise such right within the time and
               manner herein provided, time being of the essence, shall
               constitute a waiver of such right by Tenant, time being of the
               essence. Any termination of this Lease by Tenant pursuant to this
               Section 12.3(a) shall have the same force and effect as if such
               date were the date of termination originally established as the
               date of expiration of the Term of this Lease.

                 (b)   If the Premises or the access to the Property or the
               parking areas are damaged by fire or casualty and if this Lease
               shall not be terminated pursuant to Section 12.2, 12.3(a) or
               12.5, Landlord shall thereafter use due diligence to restore the
               Premises to its proper condition

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               as required by Section 12.1. Landlord's obligation to restore
               shall be limited to the net amount of insurance proceeds actually
               made available to the Landlord for the purpose of restoration
               plus the amount of any deductible carried by Landlord and
               provided, further, that Landlord shall have no obligation to
               restore the Premises or the Building as and to the extent the
               same cannot be lawfully restored under then applicable zoning and
               building laws. If, for any reason, restoration of the Premises to
               the condition required by this Lease shall not be substantially
               completed as aforesaid within the one hundred eighty (180) day
               period set forth in 12.3(a) hereof (which 180 day period shall be
               extended due to Force Majeure or any reason beyond the control of
               Landlord), Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by
               giving notice to Landlord thereof within (30) days after the
               expiration of such period (as so extended). Upon the giving of
               such notice, this Lease shall (effective as of a date set forth
               in such notice which date shall not be sooner than 30 nor later
               than 60 days after the giving of such notice) cease and come to
               an end without further liability or obligation on the part of
               either party. If at any time Landlord shall determine that the
               proceeds of insurance or condemnation awards to be available to
               Landlord for restoration are or will be insufficient for
               restoration of the Premises to the condition required by this
               Lease and in the event Landlord shall not elect, in its sole
               discretion, to advance the additional monies necessary to
               complete such restoration, then Landlord shall provide Tenant
               written notice of such insufficiency and upon receipt of such
               notice, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by
               written notice to Landlord not later than thirty (30) days after
               Tenant's receipt of such written notice from Landlord, time being
               of the essence. Such rights of termination set forth in this
               Section 12.3 shall be Tenant's sole and exclusive remedy at law
               or in equity for Landlord's failure to complete such restoration.

12.4           AWARD. Landlord shall have and hereby reserves and excepts, and
               Tenant hereby grants and assigns to Landlord, all rights to
               recover for damages to the Property and the leasehold interest
               hereby created, and to compensation accrued or hereafter to
               accrue by reason of such taking, damage or destruction, and by
               way of confirming the foregoing, Tenant hereby grants and
               assigns, and covenants with Landlord to grant and assign to
               Landlord, all rights to such damages or compensation. Nothing
               contained herein shall be construed to prevent Tenant from, at
               its sole cost and expense, prosecuting a separate condemnation
               proceeding with respect to a claim for the value of any of
               Tenant's Removable Property installed in the Premises by Tenant
               at Tenant's expense or Tenant's furniture, fixtures and equipment
               and for relocation expenses, provided that

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               such action shall not affect the amount of compensation otherwise
               recoverable by Landlord from the taking authority.

12.5           CONDEMNATION. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
               Article XII to the contrary, if (a) all or any material portion
               of the Premises is permanently taken by exercise of the power of
               eminent domain or (b) the means of access to and from the
               Premises or if more than 15% of the parking areas on the Property
               are permanently taken by exercise of the power of eminent domain
               and Landlord is not able to provide Tenant with a substantially
               similar and reasonable means of access to and egress from the
               Premises or parking spaces, then, Landlord and Tenant shall each
               have the right to terminate this Lease effective as of the date
               (the "Termination Date") that Tenant is required to vacate such
               portion (or all of the Premises) or cease using such means of
               access or egress or parking areas, by giving the other party
               written notice of such termination within thirty (30) days of
               receipt of the final notice of such taking, time being of the
               essence. In the event of such termination, this Lease and the
               rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall cease and
               terminate as of the Termination Date as if such date were the
               date set forth in this Lease for expiration of the Term of this
               Lease. Such right of termination, together with Tenant's rights
               pursuant to Section 12.1 and Section 12.4, shall be Tenant's sole
               and exclusive rights with respect to damage or loss due to
               condemnation.

                                  ARTICLE XIII

                                    DEFAULT

13.1           TENANT'S DEFAULT. (a) If at any time subsequent to the date of
               this Lease any one or more of the following events (herein
               referred to as a "Default of Tenant") shall happen:

                 (i) Tenant shall fail to pay the Basic Rent, Escalation Charges
               or other sums payable as additional charges hereunder when due
               and such failure shall continue for more than ten (10) days after
               Tenant's receipt of written notice from Landlord to Tenant; or

                 (ii) Tenant shall neglect or fail to perform or observe any
               other covenant herein contained on Tenant's part to be performed
               or observed, or Tenant shall desert or abandon the Premises or
               the Premises shall become, or appear to have become vacant
               (regardless whether the keys shall have been surrendered or the
               rent and all other sums due shall have been paid), and Tenant
               shall fail to remedy the same within thirty (30) days after
               receipt of

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               written notice to Tenant specifying such neglect or failure, or
               if such failure is of such a nature that Tenant cannot reasonably
               remedy the same within such thirty (30) day period, Tenant shall
               fail to commence promptly to remedy the same and to prosecute
               such remedy to completion with diligence and continuity; or

                  (iii) Tenant's leasehold interest in the Premises shall be
                taken on execution or by other process of law directed against
                Tenant; or

                  (iv) Tenant shall make an assignment for the benefit of
                creditors or shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or
                shall be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or shall file any
                petition or answer seeking any reorganization, arrangement,
                composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar
                relief for itself under any present or future Federal, State or
                other statute, law or regulation for the relief of debtors, or
                shall seek or consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of any
                trustee, receiver or liquidator of Tenant or of all or any
                substantial part of its properties, or shall admit in writing
                its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due
                unless such assignment, petition, answer, consent, acquiescence
                or admission is dismissed or withdrawn within ninety (90) days;
                or

                  (v) A petition shall be filed against Tenant in bankruptcy or
                under any other law seeking any reorganization, arrangement,
                composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar
                relief under any present or future Federal, State or other
                statute, law or regulation and shall remain undismissed or
                unstayed for an aggregate of ninety (90) days (whether or not
                consecutive), or if any debtor in possession (whether or not
                Tenant) trustee, receiver or liquidator of Tenant or of all or
                any substantial part of its properties or of the Premises shall
                be appointed without the consent or acquiescence of Tenant and
                such appointment shall remain unvacated or unstayed for an
                aggregate of sixty (60) days (whether or not consecutive);

               then in any such case (1) if such Default of Tenant shall occur
               prior to the Commencement Date, this Lease shall ipso facto, and
               without further act on the part of Landlord, terminate, and (2)
               if such Default of Tenant shall occur after the Commencement
               Date, Landlord may terminate this Lease by notice to Tenant, and
               thereupon this Lease shall come to an end as fully and completely
               as if such date were the date herein originally fixed for the
               expiration of the Term of this Lease, and Tenant will then quit
               and surrender the Premises to Landlord, but Tenant shall remain
               liable as hereinafter provided.

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               (b) If this Lease shall be terminated as provided in this
               Article, or if any execution or attachment shall be issued
               against Tenant or any of Tenant's property whereupon the Premises
               shall be taken or occupied by someone other than Tenant, then
               Landlord may, without notice, re-enter the Premises by summary
               proceedings or any other means permitted by law (and as and to
               the extent permitted by law) or upon obtaining a judgment for
               possession and execution from a court of competent jurisdiction
               remove and dispossess Tenant and all other persons and any and
               all property from the same, as if this Lease had not been made.

               (c) In the event of any termination, Tenant shall pay the Basic
               Rent, Escalation Charges and other sums payable hereunder up to
               the time of such termination, and thereafter Tenant, until the
               end of what would have been the Term of this Lease in the absence
               of such termination, and whether or not the Premises shall have
               been relet, shall be liable to Landlord for, and shall pay to
               Landlord, as liquidated current damages, the Basic Rent,
               Escalation Charges and other reasonable sums which would be
               payable hereunder if such termination had not occurred, less the
               net proceeds, if any, of any reletting of the Premises, after
               deducting all reasonable expenses in connection with such
               reletting, including, without limitation, all repossession costs,
               brokerage commissions, legal expenses, attorneys' fees,
               advertising, expenses of employees, alteration costs and expenses
               of preparation for such reletting. Tenant shall pay such current
               damages to Landlord monthly on the days which the Basic Rent
               would have been payable hereunder if this Lease had not been
               terminated.

               (d) At any time after such termination, whether or not Landlord
               shall have collected any such current damages, as liquidated
               final damages and in lieu of all such current damages beyond the
               date of such demand, at Landlord's election Tenant shall pay to
               Landlord an amount equal to the excess (discounted to present
               value using a discount factor reasonably determined by Landlord
               in its sole but reasonable judgment), if any, of the Basic Rent,
               Escalation Charges and other sums as hereinbefore provided which
               would be payable hereunder from the date of such demand (assuming
               that, for the purposes of this paragraph, annual payments by
               Tenant on account of Taxes, Utility Expenses and Operating
               Expenses would be the same as the payments required for the
               immediately preceding Operating or Tax Year) for what would be
               the then unexpired Term of this Lease if the same had remained in
               effect, over the then fair net rental value of the Premises for
               the same period.

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               (e) In the case of any Default by Tenant, re-entry, expiration
               and dispossession by summary proceeding or otherwise, Landlord
               (i) shall, subject to the provisions of Section 13.1(i) hereafter
               set forth, use reasonable efforts to re-let the Premises or any
               part or parts thereof, either in the name of Landlord or
               otherwise, for a term or terms which may at Landlord's option be
               equal to or less than or exceed the period which would otherwise
               have constituted the balance of the Term of this Lease and may
               grant concessions or free rent to the extent that Landlord
               considers advisable and necessary to re-let the same and (ii) may
               make such reasonable alterations, repairs and decorations in the
               Premises as Landlord in its sole judgment considers advisable and
               necessary for the purpose of reletting the Premises; and the
               making of such alterations, repairs and decorations shall not
               operate or be construed to release Tenant from liability
               hereunder as aforesaid. Tenant hereby expressly waives any and
               all rights of redemption granted by or under any present or
               future laws in the event of Tenant being evicted or dispossessed,
               or in the event of Landlord obtaining possession of the Premises,
               by reason of the violation by Tenant of any of the covenants and
               conditions of this Lease.

               (f) Intentionally Omitted.

               (g) The specified remedies to which Landlord may resort hereunder
               are not intended to be exclusive of any remedies or means of
               redress to which Landlord may at any time be entitled to
               lawfully, 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 provided for.

               (h) All costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Landlord
               (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses) in
               enforcing its rights hereunder or occasioned by any Default of
               Tenant shall be paid by Tenant.

               (i) Subject to the conditions and limitations hereafter set
               forth, Landlord agrees to use reasonable efforts to relet the
               Premises after Tenant vacates the Premises in the event that the
               Lease is terminated by Landlord as the result of a Default of
               Tenant hereunder. Marketing of Tenant's Premises in a manner
               similar to the manner in which Landlord markets other premises
               within Landlord's control in the Building shall be deemed to have
               satisfied Landlord's obligation to use "reasonable efforts". In
               no event shall Landlord be required to (a) solicit or entertain
               negotiations with any other prospective tenants for the Premises
               until Landlord obtains full and complete possession of the
               Premises including, without limitation,

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               the final and unappealable legal right to relet the Premises free
               of any claim of Tenant, (b) relet the Premises before leasing
               other vacant space in the Building or any other building in the
               Office Park owned by Landlord, (c) lease the Premises for a
               rental or upon terms less than the current fair market rental and
               terms then prevailing for similar office space in the Building,
               or (d) enter into a lease with any proposed tenant that does not
               have, in Landlord's reasonable opinion, sufficient financial
               resources or operating experience to operate the Premises in a
               first-class manner.

13.2           LANDLORD'S DEFAULT. Landlord shall in no event be in default of
               the performance of any of Landlord's obligations hereunder unless
               and until Landlord shall have (a) unreasonably failed to commence
               to perform such obligation within a reasonable period of time
               (but in no event more than thirty (30) days) after notice by
               Tenant to Landlord specifying wherein Landlord has failed to
               perform any such obligations or (b) failed to diligently complete
               the performance of such obligations once commenced.

                                   ARTICLE XIV

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

14.1           EXTRA HAZARDOUS USE. Tenant covenants and agrees that Tenant will
               not do or permit anything to be done in or upon the Premises, or
               bring in anything or keep anything therein, which shall increase
               the rate of property or liability insurance on the Premises or of
               the Building above the standard rate applicable to premises being
               occupied for Permitted Uses; and Tenant further agrees that, in
               the event that Tenant shall do any of the foregoing, Tenant will
               promptly pay to Landlord, on demand, any such increase resulting
               therefrom, which shall be due and payable as an additional charge
               hereunder.

14.2           WAIVER. (a) Failure on the part of Landlord or Tenant to complain
               of any action or non-action on the part of the other, no matter
               how long the same may continue, shall never be a waiver by Tenant
               or Landlord, respectively, of any of the other's rights
               hereunder. Further, no waiver at any time of any of the
               provisions hereof by Landlord or Tenant shall be construed as a
               waiver of any of the other provisions hereof, and a waiver at any
               time of any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed as a
               waiver at any subsequent time of the same provisions. The consent
               or approval of Landlord or Tenant to or of any action by the
               other requiring such consent or approval shall not be construed
               to waive or render unnecessary Landlord's or

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               Tenant's consent or approval to or of any subsequent similar act
               by the other.

               (b) No payment by Tenant, or acceptance by Landlord, of a lesser
               amount than shall be due from Tenant to Landlord shall be treated
               otherwise than as a payment on account of the earliest
               installment of any payment due from Tenant under the provisions
               hereof. The acceptance by Landlord of a check for a lesser amount
               with an endorsement or statement thereon, or upon any letter
               accompanying such check, that such lesser amount is payment in
               full, shall be given no effect, and Landlord may accept such
               check without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which
               Landlord may have against Tenant.

14.3           COVENANT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT. Tenant, subject to the terms and
               provisions of this Lease, on payment of the Basic Rent and
               Escalation Charges and observing, keeping and performing all of
               the other terms and provisions of this Lease on Tenant's part to
               be observed, kept and performed, shall lawfully, peaceably and
               quietly have, hold, occupy and enjoy the Premises during the term
               hereof, without hindrance or ejection by any persons lawfully
               claiming under Landlord to have title to the Premises superior to
               Tenant; the foregoing covenant of quiet enjoyment is in lieu of
               any other covenant, express or implied.

14.4           LANDLORD'S LIABILITY. (a) Tenant specifically agrees to look
               solely to Landlord's then interest in the Property at the time
               owned, for recovery of any judgment from Landlord; it being
               specifically agreed that neither Landlord (original or successor)
               nor any of its assets, agents, servants, employees, directors,
               shareholders, officers, trustees and beneficiaries shall ever be
               personally liable for any such judgment, or for the payment of
               any monetary obligation to Tenant. The provision contained in the
               foregoing sentence is not intended to, and shall not, limit any
               right that Tenant might otherwise have to obtain injunctive
               relief or other equitable relief against Landlord or Landlord's
               successors in interest, or to take any action not involving the
               personal liability of Landlord (original or successor) to respond
               in monetary damages from Landlord's assets other than Landlord's
               equity interest in the Property.

               (b) With respect to any services or utilities to be furnished by
               Landlord to Tenant, Landlord shall in no event be liable for
               failure to furnish the same when prevented from doing so by Force
               Majeure, strike, lockout, breakdown, accident, order or
               regulation of or by any governmental authority, or failure of
               supply, or inability by the exercise of reasonable diligence to
               obtain supplies, parts or employees necessary to furnish such
               services, or because of war or other emergency, or for any cause
               beyond Landlord's reasonable control, or for any

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               cause beyond Landlord's reasonable control, or for any cause due
               to any act or neglect of Tenant or Tenant's servants, agents,
               employees, licensees or any person claiming by, through or under
               Tenant; nor shall any such failure give rise to any claim in
               Tenant's favor that Tenant has been evicted, either
               constructively or actually, partially or wholly.

               (c) Except as provided in Section 14.19, in no event shall
               Landlord or Tenant ever be liable to the other for any loss of
               business or any other indirect or consequential damages.

               (d) With respect to any repairs or restoration which are required
               or permitted to be made by Landlord, the same may be made during
               normal business hours provided that Landlord shall, to the extent
               within its reasonable control, use good faith efforts to avoid
               unreasonable interference with Tenant's use of the Premises.

14.5           NOTICE TO MORTGAGEE OR GROUND LESSOR. After receiving notice from
               any person, firm or other entity that it holds a mortgage or a
               ground lease which includes the Premises, no notice from Tenant
               to Landlord alleging any default by Landlord shall be effective
               unless and until a copy of the same is given to such holder or
               ground lessor (provided Tenant shall have been furnished with the
               name and address of such holder or ground lessor), and the curing
               of any of Landlord's defaults by such holder or ground lessor
               shall be treated as performance by Landlord. Landlord hereby
               warrants and represents to Tenant that as of the date of
               execution and delivery of this Lease by Landlord, there is no
               mortgage or ground lease with respect to Landlord's interest in
               the Property which is superior to this Lease.

               Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to mean
               that Landlord is precluded from placing mortgages or ground
               leases on the Property in the future (subject to Section 14.15
               hereof).

14.6           ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND TRANSFER OF TITLE. (a) With reference to
               any assignment by Landlord of Landlord's interest in this Lease,
               or the rents payable hereunder, conditional in nature or
               otherwise, which assignment is made to the holder of a mortgage
               on property which includes the Premises, Tenant agrees that the
               execution thereof by Landlord, and the acceptance thereof by the
               holder of such mortgage, shall never be treated as an assumption
               by such holder of any of the obligations of Landlord hereunder
               unless such holder shall, by notice sent to Tenant, specifically
               otherwise elect and that, except as aforesaid, such holder shall
               be treated as having assumed Landlord's obligations hereunder
               only upon

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               foreclosure of such holder's mortgage and the taking of
               possession of the Premises.

               (b) In no event shall the acquisition of Landlord's interest in
               the Property by a purchaser which, simultaneously therewith,
               leases Landlord's entire interest in the Property back to the
               seller thereof be treated as an assumption by operation of law or
               otherwise, of Landlord's obligations hereunder, but Tenant shall
               look solely to such seller-lessee, and its successors from time
               to time in title, for performance of Landlord's obligations
               hereunder. For all purposes, such seller-lessee, and its
               successors in title, shall be the Landlord hereunder unless and
               until Landlord's position shall have been assumed by such
               purchaser-lessor.

               (c) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, in the
               event of any transfer of title to the Property by Landlord, the
               transferring Landlord shall thereafter be entirely freed and
               relieved from the performance and observance of all covenants and
               obligations hereunder which are to be performed or observed from
               and after (but not before) the date of such transfer.

14.7           RULES AND REGULATIONS. Tenant shall abide by rules and
               regulations set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto and those
               rules and regulations from time to time established by Landlord,
               it being agreed that such rules and regulations will be
               established and applied by Landlord in a non-discriminatory
               fashion, such that all rules and regulations shall be generally
               applicable to other tenants of the Building of similar nature to
               the Tenant named herein. Landlord agrees to use reasonable
               efforts to insure that any such rules and regulations are
               uniformly enforced, but Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant
               for violation of the same by any other tenant or occupant of the
               Building, or persons having business with them. In the event that
               there shall be any conflict between such rules and regulations
               and the provisions of this Lease, the provisions of this Lease
               shall control.

14.8           ADDITIONAL CHARGES. If Tenant shall fail to pay when due any sums
               under this Lease designated or payable as an additional charge,
               Landlord shall have the same rights and remedies as Landlord has
               hereunder for failure to pay Basic Rent.

14.9           INVALIDITY OF PARTICULAR PROVISIONS. If any term or provision of
               this Lease, or the application thereof to any person or
               circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable,
               the remainder of this Lease, or the application of such term or
               provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to
               which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected
               thereby,

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               and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be
               enforced to the fullest extent permitted by Law.

14.10          PROVISIONS BINDING, ETC. Except as herein otherwise provided, the
               terms hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit
               of the successors and assigns, respectively, of Landlord and
               Tenant and, if Tenant shall be an individual, upon and to his
               heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The
               reference contained to successors and assigns of Tenant is not
               intended to constitute a consent to assignment by Tenant, but has
               reference only to those instances in which Landlord may later
               give consent to a particular assignment as required by those
               provisions of Article VI hereof.

14.11          RECORDING. Tenant agrees not to record this Lease, but each party
               hereto agrees, on the request of the other, to execute a
               so-called notice of lease in form recordable and complying with
               applicable law and reasonably satisfactory to Landlord's
               attorneys. In no event shall such document set forth the rent or
               other charges payable by Tenant under this Lease; and any such
               document shall expressly state that it is executed pursuant to
               the provisions contained in this Lease, and is not intended to
               vary the terms and conditions of this Lease.

14.12          NOTICES. Whenever, by the terms of this Lease, notices, consents
               or approvals shall or may by given either to Landlord or to
               Tenant, such notices, consents or approvals shall be in writing
               and shall be sent by (i) nationally recognized overnight delivery
               service with signature required on delivery or (ii) registered or
               certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid:

               If intended for Landlord, addressed to Landlord at:

               Landlord's Original Address
               Attn:  Property Manager
               101 Edgewater Drive
               Wakefield, MA

               with a copy to:

               Mr. Nicholas E. Stolatis, Director, Asset Management
               Teachers Insurance and Annuity  Association of America
               as Asset Manager on behalf of TIAA Realty, Inc.
               730 Third Avenue
               New York, New York 10017

               (or to such other address as may from time to time hereafter be
               designated by Landlord by like notice).

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               If intended for Tenant, addressed to Tenant at Tenant's Original
               Address until the Commencement Date and thereafter to the
               Premises Attn: Corporate Counsel (or to such other address or
               addresses as may from time to time hereafter be designated by
               Tenant by like notice.)

               All such notices shall be effective when delivered if sent by
               overnight courier and if by registered or certified mail, when
               delivered or upon the first date of attempted delivery by the
               postal service, if delivery is rejected or not accepted.

14.13          WHEN LEASE BECOMES BINDING. The submission of this document for
               examination and negotiation does not constitute an offer to
               lease, or a reservation of, or option for, the Premises, and this
               document shall become effective and binding only upon the
               execution and delivery hereof by both Landlord and Tenant. All
               negotiations, considerations, representations and understandings
               between Landlord and Tenant are incorporated herein and this
               Lease expressly supersedes any proposals or other written
               documents relating hereto. This Lease may be modified or altered
               only by written agreement between Landlord and Tenant, and no act
               or omission of any employee or agent of Landlord shall alter,
               change or modify any of the provisions hereof.

14.14          PARAGRAPH HEADINGS. The paragraph headings throughout this
               instrument are for convenience and reference only, and the words
               contained therein shall in no way be held to explain, modify,
               amplify or aid in the interpretation, construction, or meaning of
               the provisions of this Lease.

14.15          RIGHTS OF MORTGAGEE OR GROUND LESSOR. This Lease shall be
               subordinate to any mortgage or ground lease from time to time
               encumbering the Premises, whether executed and delivered prior to
               or subsequent to the date of this Lease, if the holder of such
               mortgage or ground lease shall so elect. If this Lease is
               subordinate to any mortgage or ground lease and the holder
               thereof (or successor) shall succeed to the interest of Landlord,
               at the election of such holder (or successor) Tenant shall attorn
               to such holder and this Lease shall continue in full force and
               effect between such holder (or successor) and Tenant. Tenant
               agrees to execute such reasonable instruments of subordination,
               non-disturbance and attornment in confirmation of the foregoing
               agreement as such holder may reasonably request.

               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
               Section 14.15 or in Section 14.6 of this Lease, Tenant shall not
               be required to subordinate this Lease to any mortgage or the lien
               of any mortgage or sale and a leaseback, nor shall the
               subordination provided herein be

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               self-operative unless the holder of such mortgage or the Lessor
               under such ground lease, as the case may be, shall enter into an
               Agreement with Tenant, recordable in form, to the effect that, in
               the event of foreclosure of, or similar action taken under, such
               mortgage or ground lease, Tenant's possession of the Premises
               under this Lease shall not be terminated or disturbed by such
               mortgage holder or ground lessor or anyone claiming under such
               mortgage holder or a ground lessor, as the case may be, so long
               as Tenant shall not be in default under this Lease. The form of
               any such Agreement shall be the form usually and customarily
               required by any such mortgagee or ground lessor so long as such
               mortgagee or ground lessor complies with the requirements of this
               Section 14.15.

14.16          STATUS REPORT. Recognizing that both parties may find it
               necessary to establish to third parties, such as accountants,
               prospective purchasers, banks, mortgagees, ground lessors, or the
               like, the then current status of performance hereunder, either
               party, on the request of the other made from time to time, will
               promptly furnish to Landlord, or the holder of any mortgage or
               ground lease encumbering the Premises, or to Tenant, as the case
               may be, a statement of the status of any reasonable matter
               pertaining to this Lease, including, without limitation,
               acknowledgment that (or the extent to which) each party is in
               compliance with its obligations under the terms of this Lease.

14.17          SECURITY DEPOSIT/LETTER OF CREDIT. Tenant shall deposit with
               Landlord a Letter of Credit in the amount and form hereafter
               described (the "Letter of Credit") to be held and, as applicable,
               presented and drawn upon and the proceeds thereof retained and
               applied by Landlord as security for the faithful payment,
               performance and observance by Tenant of the terms, covenants,
               provisions, conditions and agreements of Tenant under and
               pursuant to this Lease. It is agreed and understood that in the
               event of the occurrence of a Default of Tenant, Landlord may
               present for payment and draw upon the Letter of Credit and
               Landlord may use, apply or retain the whole or any part of the
               amounts available to be drawn under the Letter of Credit to the
               extent required for the payment of any Basic Rent, Escalation
               Charges, additional rent or any other sum which Landlord may
               expend or be entitled to the payment of by reason of any Default
               of Tenant or any failure of tenant to pay, perform or observe any
               term, covenant, condition or provision of this Lease, including
               without limitation, any late charges, interest payments or any
               damages or deficiency in the re-letting of the Premises whether
               said damages or deficiency occurred before or after summary
               proceedings or other re-entry by Landlord.

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               If Landlord shall present, draw upon and apply or retain all or
               any portion of the amounts evidenced by the Letter of Credit,
               Tenant shall immediately replenish and reinstate the amount
               available to be drawn under the Letter of Credit or cause a
               substitute Letter of Credit in the form and amount required by
               this Lease to be re-issued so that at all times during the Term
               of this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to draw upon the entire
               dollar amount of the Letter of Credit in the amounts from time to
               time required hereunder notwithstanding any prior presentation
               and draw thereon.

               The Letter of Credit must at all times be an "irrevocable clean"
               commercial Letter of Credit in the amount required by this Lease
               and payable through a bank or other financial institution having
               and maintaining an office at which draws may occur in New York
               City, New York, acceptable to Landlord in Landlord's sole
               discretion. In addition, the Letter of Credit shall be payable
               solely to the benefit of the Landlord from time to time under
               this Lease and shall be automatically renewable and, upon the
               direction of Landlord, transferable to and payable for the
               benefit of any successor Landlord under the Lease. The Letter of
               Credit (or substitutes thereof consistent with the terms hereof)
               shall be and remain presentable and payable for the time period
               beginning on the date of this Lease through and including the
               date which is the last to occur of (i) the date which is 60 days
               after the last day of the Term of this Lease or (ii) the date
               which is 60 days after the date of delivery of the entire
               Premises to Landlord in accordance with the terms and provisions
               of this Lease or (iii) 60 days after the last of Tenant's
               monetary obligations to Landlord under this Lease have been
               satisfied in full. Tenant shall bear all costs and expenses in
               connection with procuring the Letter of Credit and maintaining it
               in full force and effect for the time periods required hereunder.
               In the event of a sale or other transfer of the Building, Tenant
               shall, at its sole cost and expense, cause the Letter of Credit,
               in the form required hereunder, to be issued to and for the
               benefit of such transferee or purchaser, as designated by
               Landlord.

               The Landlord from time to time under this Lease, shall be
               entitled to receive 60 days prior written notice of any
               cancellation of the Letter of Credit for any reason and the
               Letter of Credit shall not be cancellable unless and until
               Landlord shall have received such sixty (60) day advance written
               notice. Upon (i) receiving notice of cancellation of the Letter
               of Credit or (ii) failure of Tenant to deliver to Landlord a
               substitute Letter of Credit on or before the date which is 30
               days prior to any renewal date and whether or not Tenant shall
               then be in default in the payment, performance or observance of
               any term, covenant or provision of this Lease, Landlord shall be
               entitled to

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               present, draw upon and retain the entire amount of the Letter of
               Credit and upon so doing, Landlord shall be entitled to hold,
               apply and retain the proceeds of such payment as if it were a
               cash security deposit under this Lease to be applied against
               Defaults of Tenant from time to time arising under this Lease.

               It is agreed and understood that any failure of Tenant to
               perform, observe or comply with any term of provision contained
               in this Section 14.17 to be performed or observed by Tenant shall
               entitle Landlord to the same rights and remedies under this
               Lease, as a failure by Tenant to pay Basic Rent as and when same
               shall be due and payable.

               Initially, the amount of the Letter of Credit shall be in the
               amount stated in Section 1.2 hereof. Thereafter, beginning as of
               the first day of the fourth lease year and provided that no
               Default of Tenant shall exist and be continuing, the amount of
               the Letter of Credit shall be reduced to $161,692.88.

14.18          REMEDYING DEFAULTS. Landlord shall have the right, (but shall not
               be required) upon not less than thirty (30) days notice to Tenant
               and opportunity to cure within such thirty (30) day period
               (except in the case of emergency when no advance notice nor
               opportunity to cure shall be required), to pay such sums or to do
               any act which requires the expenditure of monies which may be
               necessary or appropriate by reason of the failure or neglect of
               Tenant to perform any of the provisions of this Lease, and in the
               event of the exercise of such right by Landlord, Tenant agrees to
               pay to Landlord forthwith upon demand all such sums, together
               with interest thereon at a rate equal to 3% over the prime rate
               in effect from time to time at BankBoston or such other banking
               institution in Boston, MA as designated from time to time by
               Landlord (but in no event greater than the maximum rate of
               interest permitted by law), as an additional charge. Any payment
               of Basic Rent, Escalation Charges or other sums payable hereunder
               not paid when due shall, at the option of Landlord, bear interest
               at a rate equal to 3% over the prime rate in effect from time to
               time at BankBoston (but in no event greater than the maximum rate
               of interest permitted by law) from the due date thereof and shall
               be payable forthwith on demand by Landlord, as an additional
               charge.

14.19          HOLDING OVER. Any holding over by Tenant after the expiration or
               earlier termination of the Term of this Lease shall be treated as
               a daily tenancy at sufferance at a rate equal to the then fair
               rental value of the Premises but in no event less than 150% of
               the sum of (i) Basic Rent and (ii) Escalation Charges in effect
               on the expiration or termination date. Tenant shall also pay to
               Landlord all damages, direct and/or indirect (including

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               any loss of a tenant or rental income), sustained by reason of
               any such holding over. Otherwise, such holding over shall be on
               the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease as far as
               applicable. The Landlord may, but shall not be required to, and
               only on written notice to Tenant after the expiration of the Term
               hereof, elect to treat such holding over as an extension of the
               Term of this Lease for a period of up to one (1) year, as
               designated by Landlord, such extension to be on the terms and
               conditions set forth in this Section 14.19.

14.20          WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. Landlord and Tenant mutually agree that
               any property damage insurance carried by either shall provide for
               the waiver by the insurance carrier of any right of subrogation
               against the other, and they further mutually agree that, with
               respect to any damage to property, the loss from which is covered
               by insurance then being carried by them, respectively, the one
               carrying such insurance and suffering such loss releases the
               other of and from any and all claims with respect to such loss to
               the extent of the insurance proceeds paid with respect thereto.

14.21          SURRENDER OF PREMISES. Upon the expiration or earlier termination
               of the Term of this Lease, Tenant shall peaceably quit and
               surrender to Landlord the Premises in neat and clean condition
               and in good order, condition and repair, together with all
               alterations, additions and improvements which may have been made
               or installed in, on or to the Premises prior to or during the
               Term of this Lease, 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
               and restoration. Tenant shall remove all of Tenant's Removable
               Property and telecommunications cabling and, to the extent
               specified by Landlord at the time Landlord grants its consent to
               the making and installation thereof, all alterations and
               additions made by Tenant and all partitions wholly within the
               Premises made by Tenant after the Commencement Date and any
               aspect of Landlord's Work with respect to which Landlord requires
               removal by notice to Tenant at the time of approval of Tenant's
               Plans; and shall repair any damage to the Premises or the
               Building caused by such removal. Any Tenant's Removable Property
               which shall remain in the Building or on the Premises after the
               expiration or termination of the Term of this Lease shall be
               deemed conclusively to have been abandoned, and either may be
               retained by Landlord as its property or may be disposed of in
               such manner as Landlord may see fit, at Tenant's sole cost and
               expense.

14.22          SUBSTITUTE SPACE. Intentionally Omitted.

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14.23          BROKERAGE. Tenant warrants and represents that Tenant has dealt
               with no broker in connection with the consummation of this Lease
               other than Leggat McCall Properties LLC (the "Broker") and, in
               the event of any brokerage claims against Landlord predicated
               upon prior dealings with Tenant, Tenant agrees to defend the same
               and indemnify Landlord against any such claim (except any claim
               by the Broker which shall be paid by Landlord pursuant to its
               specific agreements with Broker).

               Landlord warrants and represents that Landlord has dealt with no
               broker in connection with the consummation of this Lease other
               than Leggat McCall Properties LLC (the "Broker") and, in the
               event of any brokerage claims against Tenant predicated upon
               prior dealings with Landlord, Landlord agrees to defend the same
               and indemnify Landlord against any such claim.

14.24          SPECIAL TAXATION PROVISIONS. Landlord shall have the right at any
               time and from time to time, to unilaterally amend the provisions
               of this Lease if Landlord is advised by its Counsel that all or
               any portion of the monies paid by Tenant to Landlord hereunder
               are, or may be deemed to be, unrelated business income within the
               meaning of the United States Internal Revenue Code, or any
               regulation issued thereunder, and Tenant agrees that it will
               execute all documents or instruments necessary to effect such
               amendment or amendments, provided that no such amendment shall
               result in Tenant having to pay in the aggregate more money on
               account of its occupancy of the demised premises under the
               provisions of this Lease as so amended and provided further, that
               no such amendment or amendments shall result in Tenant receiving
               under the provisions of this Lease less services than it is
               entitled to receive nor services of a lesser quality. Anything
               contained in the foregoing provisions of this Lease (including,
               without limitation, Article VI hereof) to the contrary
               notwithstanding, neither Tenant nor any other person having an
               interest in the possession, use, occupancy or utilization of the
               Premises, shall enter into any lease, sublease, license,
               concession or other agreement for use, occupancy, utilization of
               space in the Premises which provides for rental or other payment
               for such use, occupancy or utilization of space, in whole or in
               part, on the net income or profits derived by any person from the
               Premises leased, used, occupied or utilized (other than an amount
               based on a fixed percentage or percentage of receipts for sales)
               and any such recorded lease, sublease, license, concession or
               other agreement shall be absolutely void and ineffective as a
               conveyance of any right or interest in the possession, use,
               occupancy or utilization of any part of the Premises.

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14.25          HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. (a) Tenant shall not (either with or without
               negligence) cause or permit the escape, disposal, release or
               threat of release of any biologically or chemically active or
               other Hazardous Materials (as said term is hereafter defined) on,
               in, upon or under the Property or the Premises. Tenant shall not
               allow the generation, storage, use or disposal of such Hazardous
               Materials in any manner not sanctioned by law or by the highest
               standards prevailing in the industry for the generation, storage,
               use and disposal of such Hazardous Materials, nor allow to be
               brought into the Property any such Hazardous Materials except for
               use in the ordinary course of Tenant's business, and then only
               after written notice is given to Landlord of the identity of such
               Hazardous Materials. If any governmental agency shall ever
               require testing to ascertain whether or not there has been any
               release of Hazardous Materials, then the reasonable costs thereof
               shall be reimbursed by Tenant to Landlord upon demand as
               additional charges but only if such requirement is the result of
               the acts or omissions of Tenant. In addition, Tenant shall
               execute reasonable affidavits, representations and the like, from
               time to time, at Landlord's reasonable request concerning
               Tenant's best knowledge and belief regarding the presence of
               Hazardous Materials on the Premises.

               The Tenant shall, at its own expense, remove, clean up, remedy
               and dispose of (in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
               regulations) all Hazardous Materials generated or released by the
               Tenant or its officers, directors, employees, contractors,
               servants or agents during the Term of this Lease (or during such
               term as the Tenant is in occupancy or possession of any part of
               the Premises, the Building or the Property) at or from the
               Premises, the Building or the Property in compliance with all
               Environmental Laws (as said term is hereafter defined) and
               further, shall remove, clean up, remedy and dispose of all
               Hazardous Materials located at, upon, under, within or in the
               Premises, the Building or the Property generated by or resulting
               from Tenant's operations, activities or processes during the term
               of this Lease (or such other periods of time as the Tenant may be
               in occupancy or in possession of the Premises or any portion of
               the Property or Building), in compliance with all Environmental
               Laws. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Tenant shall
               use best efforts to avoid interference with the use and enjoyment
               of the Building and the Property by other tenants and occupants
               thereof. The provisions hereof shall survive expiration or
               termination of this Lease.

               The Tenant shall indemnify, defend and save harmless the
               Landlord, the Manager and their respective officers, directors
               and shareholders from and against all loss, costs, damages,
               claims, proceedings, demands, liabilities,

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               penalties, fines and expenses, including without limitation,
               reasonable fees and costs for attorneys' fees, consultants' fees,
               litigation costs and clean-up costs asserted against or incurred
               by the Landlord, the Manager or their respective officers,
               directors and shareholders, at any time caused by (i) any release
               or threat of release of any Hazardous Materials at, in, upon,
               under or from the Premises, the Building or the Property where
               such release or threat of release caused by the acts or omissions
               of the Tenant or its agents, servants, employees or contractors
               or (ii) any violation or of any Environmental Laws governing
               Hazardous Materials where such violation is caused by the acts or
               omissions of the Tenant or its agents, servants, employees or
               contractors. The indemnities set forth in this Section shall
               survive expiration or termination of this Lease.

               In addition to the requirements set forth above, the Tenant
               shall, within ten (10) days of receipt, provide to the Landlord
               copies of any inspection or other reports, correspondence,
               documentation, orders, citations, notices, directives, or suits
               from or by any governmental authority or insurer regarding
               non-compliance with or potential or actual violation of
               Environmental Laws. Subject to the requirements of Section 11.1
               hereof, the Landlord hereby expressly reserves the right to enter
               the Premises and all other portions of the Building and the
               Property at reasonable times in order to perform inspections and
               testing of the air, soil and groundwater for the presence or
               existence of Hazardous Materials.

               It is agreed and understood that in the event that Hazardous
               Materials are discovered on the Premises during the course of
               performance of Landlord's Work, then, unless such Hazardous
               Material is present due to the acts of Tenant or Tenant's agents,
               employees or contractors, (i) the Landlord shall remove same to
               the extent required by law at Landlord's sole expense and (ii)
               any delays in the Substantial Completion Date and the
               Construction Completion Date shall not be deemed to be the result
               of Tenant's Delay for purposes of Section 4.4 of this Lease.

               As used herein, the term "Hazardous Materials" shall mean and
               include, without limitation, any material or substance which is
               (i) petroleum, (ii) asbestos, (iii) designated as a "hazardous
               substance" pursuant to Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution
               Control Act, 33 U.S.C. SS 1251 et seq. (33 U.S.C. SS 1321) or
               listed in SS 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
               U.S.C. SS 1317), (iv) defined as a "hazardous waste" pursuant to
               Section 1004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42
               U.S.C. SS 6901 et seq. (42 U.S.C. SS 6903), (v) defined as a
               "hazardous substance" pursuant to Section 101 of the
               Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

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               Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. SS 9601 et seq. (42 U.S.C. SS 9601), as
               amended and regulations promulgated thereunder, or (vi) defined
               as "oil" or a "hazardous waste", a "hazardous substance", a
               "hazardous material" or a "toxic material" under any other law,
               rule or regulation applicable to the Property, including, without
               limitation, Chapter 21E of the Massachusetts General Laws, as
               amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder. As used
               herein, the term "Environmental Laws" shall mean, without
               limitation, each and every law, rule, order, statute or
               regulation described above in this Section, together with (i) any
               amendments thereto, or regulations promulgated thereunder and
               (ii) any other laws pertaining to the protection of the
               environment or governing the use, release, storage, generation or
               disposal of Hazardous Materials, whether now existing or
               hereafter enacted or promulgated.

               (b) In the event that (i) Hazardous Materials are discovered on
               the Premises and (ii) the presence or existence of such Hazardous
               Materials is not the result of the acts or omissions of Tenant or
               Tenant's agents, servants, employees or contractors (iii) as the
               direct result of the presence of such Hazardous Materials, a
               governmental authority either determining that the Premises are
               unsafe and untenantable or ordering that Tenant cease operating
               its business and vacate all or any portion of the Premises (an
               "Order") and (iv) Tenant shall have provided Landlord with
               written notice of the Determination or Order, then Basic Rent and
               Escalation Charges payable by Tenant shall abate proportionately
               for the period in which, by reason of the presence or existence
               of such Hazardous Materials and such Order, there is substantial
               interference with Tenant's use of the Premises, having regard to
               the extent to which Tenant may be required to discontinue
               Tenant's use of all or a portion of the Premises, but such
               abatement or reduction shall end if and when Landlord shall have
               completed the Remediation (as hereafter defined). Upon
               satisfaction of the conditions specified in (i)-(iv) hereof, in
               no event shall Landlord have any liability for damages to Tenant
               for inconvenience, annoyance, or interruption of business arising
               from the presence or existence of such Hazardous Materials.

               Upon receipt of the written notice required by the first
               paragraph of this Section 14.25(b), Landlord shall thereafter use
               due diligence to promptly remove, abate, remediate or clean-up
               such Hazardous Materials to the extent required by applicable law
               and the requirements of governmental agencies of competent
               jurisdiction to the extent that Tenant shall be permitted to
               re-enter the portion of the Premises which is the subject of the
               Order (the "Remediation"). If, for any reason, such Remediation

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               shall not be substantially completed within 240 days from the
               date of Landlord's receipt of written notice of the Order from
               Tenant (which period may be extended for such periods of time as
               Landlord is prevented from proceeding with or completing such
               Remediation for any cause beyond Landlord's reasonable control),
               Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving
               notice to Landlord thereof within thirty (30) days after the
               expiration of such period (as so extended). Upon the giving of
               such notice, this Lease shall cease and come to an end without
               further liability or obligation on the part of either party
               unless, within such 30-day period, Landlord substantially
               completes such Remediation. Such right of termination shall be
               Tenant's sole and exclusive remedy at law or in equity for
               Landlord's failure so to complete such Remediation.

14.26          GOVERNING LAW. This Lease shall be governed exclusively by the
               provisions hereof and by the laws of the Commonwealth of
               Massachusetts, as the same may from time to time exist.

14.27          OPTIONS TO EXTEND. (a) On or before the date which is not less
               than fourteen (14) full calendar months prior to expiration of
               (a) the Initial Term in the case of Tenant's option with respect
               to the First Extension Period (as hereafter defined) and (b) as
               applicable, the First Extension Period in the case of Tenant's
               option with respect to the Second Extension Period (as hereafter
               defined). Tenant shall have the right to provide Landlord with a
               written request (a "Rent Request") requesting that Landlord
               provide Tenant with written notice (a "Rent Designation") of the
               Basic Rent Landlord projects to be the Basic Rent for the
               Premises during the applicable Extension Period for which a Rent
               Request is made. Landlord shall provide its Rent Designation to
               Tenant within 21 days after its receipt of the Rent Request from
               Tenant. Tenant's right to request a Rent Designation from
               Landlord is merely for purposes of discussion and information
               only and neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be bound in any manner
               thereby. The mere act of Tenant giving Landlord a Rent Request
               and Landlord providing a Rent Designation shall create no
               liability or obligation on the part of Landlord or Tenant with
               respect to any Extension Period and Landlord and Tenant shall
               only be bound with respect to any Extension Period if Tenant
               shall timely and properly exercise its option with respect to the
               applicable Extension Period as hereafter set forth.

               (b) Whether or not Tenant shall give Landlord a Rent Request
               pursuant to the foregoing provisions of Section 14.27(a), Tenant
               shall nevertheless have the right and option, which said option
               and right shall not be severed from this Lease or separately
               assigned, mortgaged or transferred, to extend the Initial Term
               for two (2)

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               additional consecutive periods of five (5) years each
               (hereinafter respectively referred to as the "First Extension
               Period" and the "Second Extension Period" and sometimes
               generically as an "Extension Period"), provided that (a) Tenant
               shall give Landlord notice (an "Option Notice") of Tenant's
               exercise of each such option at least twelve full calendar months
               prior to the expiration of (i) the Initial Term in the case of
               the option with respect to the First Extension Period and (ii)
               the First Extension Period in the case of the option with respect
               to the Second Extension Period and (b) no Default of Tenant
               (after expiration of applicable notice and cure periods, if any)
               shall exist at the time of giving each applicable notice (c) the
               original Tenant named in this Lease (or an assignee or sublessee
               permitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.1(b) of
               this Lease) is itself occupying the entire Premises both at the
               time of giving the applicable notice and at the time of
               commencement of each respective Extension Period and (d) Tenant
               shall fail to give Landlord a Revocation Notice (as hereafter
               defined) within ten (10) days after the Tenant's receipt of the
               determination of Fair Market Rental Value as hereafter provided
               (if Fair Market Rental Value for the applicable Extension is
               determined by the appraisal process hereafter described). Except
               for the amount of Basic Rent (which is to be determined as
               hereinafter provided), all the terms, covenants, conditions,
               provisions and agreements in the Lease contained shall be
               applicable to the additional periods through which the Term of
               this Lease shall be extended as aforesaid, except that (a) there
               shall be no further options to extend the Term of this Lease
               beyond the Second Extension Period, no Elevator Up-Grade, no
               Lobby Renovation Work or Lobby Allowance nor shall Landlord be
               obligated to make or pay for any improvements to the Premises nor
               pay any Allowance or any inducement payments of any kind or
               nature and (b) Base Taxes, Base Operating Expenses and Base
               Utility Expenses shall be adjusted as hereafter set forth. If
               Tenant shall give an Option Notice of its exercise of an option
               to extend in the manner and within the time period provided
               aforesaid and provided that Tenant shall not thereafter give
               Landlord a Revocation Notice within the time and manner herein
               specified, the Term of this Lease shall be extended without the
               requirement of any further attention on the part of either
               Landlord or Tenant. Landlord hereby reserves the right,
               exercisable by Landlord in its sole discretion, to waive (in
               writing) any condition precedent set forth in clauses (b) or (c)
               above.

               Upon the written request of Landlord, Tenant shall enter into an
               amendment of this Lease reflecting the extension of the Term of
               this Lease and the Basic Rent payable by Tenant during the
               Extension Period. Base Taxes for each respective Extension Period
               shall be the Taxes for the Tax

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               Year in which the first day of the applicable Extension Period
               shall fall. Likewise, the Base Operating Expenses and Base
               Utility Expenses for each respective Extension Period shall be
               the Operating Expenses and Utility Expenses, respectively for the
               Operating Year in which the first day of the applicable Extension
               Period shall fall.

               If Tenant shall fail to exercise any such option as aforesaid as
               and when specified herein, Tenant shall have no right to extend
               the Term of this Lease, time being of the essence of the
               foregoing provisions. Failure of Tenant to timely exercise its
               option with respect to the First Extension Period shall terminate
               Tenant's rights with respect to the option for the Second
               Extension Period unless waived in writing by Landlord (in
               Landlord's discretion). Any termination of this Lease Agreement
               shall terminate the rights hereby granted Tenant.

               The Basic Rent payable for each twelve (12) month period during
               each Extension Period shall be the Fair Market Rental Value (as
               said term is hereinafter defined) calculated in each case as of
               commencement of the applicable Extension Period but in no event
               less than the Basic Rent per annum plus Escalation Charges
               payable for and with respect to the 12 calendar month period
               immediately preceding commencement of the applicable Extension
               Period.

               Dispute as to Fair Market Value. Landlord shall initially
               designate the Fair Market Rental Value and shall furnish data in
               support of such designation by written notice to Tenant within
               thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant's Option Notice
               exercising the option for the applicable Extension Period. Such
               designation by Landlord need not be in the amount specified in
               any Rent Designation previously given by Landlord pursuant to
               Section 14.27(a) above and shall be determined by Landlord in
               Landlord's sole and absolute discretion. If Tenant disagrees with
               Landlord's designation of the Fair Market Rental Value, Tenant
               shall have the right, by written notice (a "Call for Rent
               Determination") given to Landlord within ten (10) days after
               Tenant has been notified of Landlord's designation pursuant to
               this paragraph, to submit such Fair Market Rental Value to be
               determined as follows: The Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint
               a Qualified Officer (as said term is hereinafter defined) and
               shall designate the Qualified Officer so appointed by notice to
               the other party within 15 days after the Tenant's Call for Rent
               Determination. The two Qualified Officers so appointed shall meet
               within ten (10) days after both Qualified Officers are designated
               in an attempt to agree upon the Fair Market Rental Value for the
               applicable Extension Period and if, within fifteen (15) days
               after both Qualified Officers are designated, the two Qualified
               Officers do not agree upon the Fair Market Rental

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               Value, then each Qualified Officer shall, not later than thirty
               (30) days after both Qualified Officers have been designated,
               deliver a written report (the "Individual Rent Report") to both
               the Landlord and Tenant setting forth the Fair Market Rental
               Value as determined by each Qualified Officer. The two Qualified
               Officers shall promptly appoint a third Qualified Officer and
               shall designate such third Qualified Officer by notice to
               Landlord and Tenant within ten (10) days after delivery of their
               Individual Rent Reports. The cost and expenses of each Qualified
               Officer appointed separately by Tenant and Landlord shall be
               borne by the party who appointed the Qualified Officer. The cost
               and expenses of the third Qualified Officer shall be shared
               equally by Tenant and Landlord. The third Qualified Officer shall
               designate and select one of the designations of the Fair Market
               Rental Value set forth in the Individual Rent Report submitted by
               one of the two Qualified Officers designated by Landlord and
               Tenant as the Fair Market Rental Value. The Fair Market Rental
               Value of the subject space determined in accordance with the
               provisions of this Section shall be binding and conclusive on
               Tenant and Landlord. IN ANY AND ALL EVENTS, THE FAIR MARKET
               RENTAL VALUE SHALL BE DETERMINED NO LATER THAN THE DATE WHICH IS
               SEVEN FULL CALENDAR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE
               APPLICABLE EXTENSION PERIOD FOR WHICH IT IS BEING DETERMINED.

               Upon determination of the Fair Market Rental Value as aforesaid
               (unless such determination shall be made by mutual agreement of
               Landlord and Tenant outside of the Qualified Officer process
               described above), Tenant shall have a period of ten (10) days
               within which to give Landlord written notice of its revocation of
               its Option Notice with respect to the applicable Extension Period
               (such written notice of revocation being a "Revocation Notice"),
               time being of the essence. In the event that Tenant shall fail or
               neglect to give Landlord a Revocation Notice within the time and
               manner specified above, Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted
               the determination of Fair Market Rental value as determined as
               set forth above and the Term of this Lease shall be extended to
               include the applicable Extension Period at the Basic Rent so
               determined as the Fair Market Rental Value.

               In the event that Tenant shall give Landlord a Revocation Notice
               within the time and manner hereinabove set forth, time being of
               the essence, then, Tenant shall be deemed to have revoked its
               Option Notice and the Term of this Lease shall not be extended to
               include the applicable Extension Period for which it was given
               but the Term of this Lease shall be temporarily extended for an
               additional period of nine (9) full calendar months (the "Short
               Term Extension") beginning as of the day immediately following
               the last day of (a) the Initial Term (in the case of a Revocation
               Notice
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               with respect to an Option Notice for the First Extension Period)
               or (b) the last day of the First Extension Period (in the case of
               a Revocation Notice with respect to an Option Notice for the
               Second Extension Period).

               Basic Rent per rentable square foot per annum payable during the
               Short Term Extension shall be at an annual rate equal to the sum
               of (i) the Basic Rent per square foot per annum payable during
               the last twelve months, as applicable, of (a) the Initial Term
               (in the case of a Short Term Extension resulting from a
               Revocation Notice relating to the First Extension Period) and (b)
               the First Extension Period (in the case of a Short Term Extension
               resulting from a Revocation Notice relating to the Second
               Extension Period plus (ii) $1.00 per rentable square foot (for
               example, if the Basic Rent for such 12 month period were $23.00
               per rentable square foot per annum, the Basic Rent payable during
               the subject Short Term Extension would be $24.00 ($23.00 + $1.00
               = $24.00). Except for the amount of Basic Rent which shall be as
               set forth above, all of the terms and provisions of the Lease
               shall apply during the Short Term Extension, except that there
               shall be no option to extend beyond the last day of the Short
               Term Extension. Accordingly, the provisions of Section 14.19 of
               this Lease shall apply to any holding over beyond expiration of
               the Short Term Extension as if the last day of the Short Term
               Extension were the last day of the Term of this Lease.

               As used herein, the term "Qualified Officer" shall mean any
               disinterested and independent person (i) who is a senior officer
               of a major nationally recognized leasing brokerage firm having an
               office in the Boston Metro Area(ii) who has not less than ten
               (10) years experience in (a) leasing office space in the
               Edgewater Office Park or other similar first class suburban
               office parks in the suburban Boston Office Market or (b)
               appraising and valuing properties of the general location, type
               and character as the Building in other similar first class office
               parks in the suburban Boston Office Market. Notwithstanding the
               foregoing, the Landlord may not designate its then leasing broker
               as the "Qualified Officer" to be designated by Landlord. If
               either party shall fail to appoint its Qualified Officer within
               the period specified above (such party referred to hereinafter as
               the "Failing Party"), the other party may serve notice on the
               Failing Party requiring the Failing Party to appoint its
               Qualified Officer within ten (10) days of the giving of such
               notice and if the Failing Party shall not respond by appointment
               of its Qualified Officer within said ten (10) day period, then
               the Qualified Officer appointed by the other party shall be the
               sole Qualified Officer whose determination of Fair Market Rental
               Value shall be binding and conclusive upon Tenant and Landlord.

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14.28         RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER. In the event that during the Initial Term or
              any applicable Extension Period, all or any portion of the
              Building shall become "available for leasing" (as hereafter
              defined) and provided that no Default of Tenant shall exist and be
              continuing then, prior to leasing such space to a third party,
              Landlord shall first offer (the "Offer") to lease all of the such
              available space to Tenant upon terms and conditions specified by
              Landlord in the Offer. The Term of this Lease as it relates to
              such space set forth in the Offer shall be for a period equal to
              the then unexpired balance of the Term of this Lease (inclusive of
              any Extension Periods).

               If (a) within ten (10) Business Days after Landlord provides the
               Offer to Tenant, Tenant does not unconditionally accept the Offer
               as to all of such space described in the Offer in writing or (b)
               if Tenant accepts the Offer as aforesaid but does not execute and
               deliver a final fully executed Amendment to this Lease Agreement
               in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord and Tenant within
               thirty (30) days after acceptance of the Offer as aforesaid,
               Landlord shall be free to rent all or any part of such space to
               any party upon terms and conditions determined by Landlord in its
               sole discretion, and Tenant's Right of First Offer shall
               terminate as to all of the space described in such Offer (but
               only as to the space described in such Offer).

               As used herein, the term "available for leasing" shall mean that
               Landlord has determined that such space is or will become vacant
               as and when determined by Landlord in Landlord's sole discretion
               and (a) no other tenant of the Building has any rights of first
               offer or expansion rights or other rights of any kind with
               respect to such space and/or (b) the then existing tenant in such
               space shall (i) not exercise its option to extend or renew its
               lease or (ii) fail to negotiate an extension or renewal of its
               lease absent a right of extension or renewal in its Lease or any
               failure to timely exercise an option or right that existed in its
               lease.

               In no event shall Landlord provide Tenant with an Offer more than
               twelve (12) months prior to the date Landlord anticipates that
               such space shall become vacant.

14.29          SATELLITE BUSINESS TERMINAL SYSTEM. (a) To the extent permitted
               by and subject to all applicable laws, rules, ordinances and
               codes of the Town of Wakefield and any other local, state or
               federal agency having jurisdiction and the provisions of this
               Section 14.29, Landlord will not unreasonably withhold or delay
               its consent to the installation of one Satellite Dish Antenna
               System on the roof of the Building comprised of one (1) Satellite
               Dish with related components necessary to connect the same to

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               the Premises (the "Satellite System"). If Landlord consents to
               the installation of the Satellite System, Tenant shall, prior to
               commencing to install the Satellite System, comply with the
               provisions of Section 5.2 hereof and all such work shall be
               performed subject to and in compliance with the provisions of
               Section 5.2 of this Lease except that notwithstanding anything
               contained in Section 5.2 to the contrary, Tenant shall first
               submit to Landlord detailed plans and specifications and such
               other information as to the Satellite System as Landlord shall
               require regardless of whether or not any permit or governmental
               approval is required for the installation of the same. Such
               Satellite System shall be used solely by Tenant in the course and
               conduct of its business for the Permitted Use and Tenant shall
               not grant others the right to use same nor shall Tenant use such
               Satellite System to provide voice or data telecommunications
               network service to Tenant's customers or clients. Tenant shall be
               responsible for all costs and expenses associated with the
               installation, maintenance and repair of said Satellite System and
               the condition of the area of the roof on which it is installed.
               All work relating to the Satellite System shall, at Tenant's
               expense, be coordinated with Landlord's roofing contractor so as
               not to affect any warranty for the Building's roof. The location
               of any such Satellite System and the manner of its attachment to
               the roof shall be subject to the approval of Landlord which shall
               not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Without limitation of
               any other right of Landlord hereunder, Landlord may condition its
               consent to installation of the Satellite System upon a
               requirement that Tenant "Screen" the dish (and component parts to
               be located on the roof) from public view as reasonably required
               by Landlord in its sole discretion. Upon expiration or earlier
               termination of the Lease, Tenant shall remove such Satellite
               System together with any appurtenant equipment from the Building
               and repair any damage to the roof and/or the Building caused by
               the installation and/or removal of such Satellite System. Tenant
               hereby acknowledges and agrees that Landlord makes no
               representation or warranty as to whether or not installation of a
               rooftop Satellite System is permitted in accordance with
               applicable laws of the Town of Wakefield and/or any other state,
               local or federal agency. Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees
               that responsibility for compliance of law with respect to the
               installation, maintenance and operation of such Satellite System
               shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Tenant.
               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, Tenant
               shall be solely responsible for any damages or the cost of any
               repairs to or replacements of the Building or the roof resulting
               from the installation, removal or maintenance of the Satellite
               System.

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               (b) Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, defend,
               indemnify, save and hold harmless Landlord and the Manager and
               their respective licensees, servants, agents, employees, members,
               shareholders, officers, directors, partners, affiliated entities
               and contractors, from and against any loss, damage, claim of
               damage, liability or expense, (including attorney fees) to or for
               any person or property, whether based on contract, tort,
               negligence or otherwise, arising directly or indirectly out of or
               in connection with the Satellite System or the operation, use,
               repair and maintenance thereof, whatever the cause or in any
               litigation or other proceedings by or against Tenant or Landlord,
               or any person, and/or entity described above in this Section (b)
               with respect to the Satellite System unless said loss, damage,
               claim of damage, liability or expense is caused by Landlord or
               Landlord's representatives, employees or contractors.

               (c) Tenant shall bear the cost of any damage to the Building,
               Property and/or the roof of the Building, or any increase in the
               Operating Expenses or Real Estate Taxes that may be incurred or
               assessed against the Property as a result of the installation of
               the Satellite System.

               (d) Tenant's installation, maintenance and operation of the
               Satellite System as defined herein shall not interfere with
               Landlord's operation of the Building, cause radio or television
               interference to any tenant of the Building, or cause signal
               interference to any communication equipment operating on the
               Property or in the Office Park. In the event any such
               interference is caused by Tenant, Tenant shall, at its own
               expense, provide and install any filter, isolators and other
               equipment necessary to eliminate such interference or if unable
               to eliminate such interference, Tenant shall remove the Satellite
               System from the Property and cease operation of the Satellite
               System.

               (e) Tenant will be responsible for all marking and lighting
               requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") or
               the Federal Communications Commissions ("FCC") specifically
               associated with the construction, maintenance, or operation of
               the Satellite System on the Property. Tenant shall indemnify and
               hold Landlord and the Manager and their respective agents,
               servants, employees, contractors, officers, directors,
               shareholders, members and partners harmless from and against any
               fines or other liabilities caused by Tenant's failure to comply
               with such requirements unless said loss, damage, claim of damage,
               liability or expense is caused by Landlord or Landlord's
               representatives, employees or contractors. Should Tenant be cited
               by either the FCC or FAA because the Satellite System is not in
               compliance and should Tenant fail to cure the conditions of
               noncompliance within the time frame allowed by the citing agency,
               Landlord upon notice to

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               Tenant may proceed to cure the conditions of noncompliance at the
               sole cost and expense of Tenant.

               (f) To the extent that Landlord shall determine in its sole but
               reasonable judgment that the roof of the Building does not have
               sufficient space or area for the Satellite System or if
               installation of the Satellite System and related wiring and
               facilities will result in interference with the Landlords ability
               to provide services to other tenants or occupants of the Property
               or the Office Park, Landlord shall have the right to deny its
               consent to the installation of the Satellite System or cause
               Tenant (at Tenant's sole cost and expense) to remove the
               Satellite System and related wiring and facilities from the
               Building.

14.30          ELEVATOR UPGRADE. Upon execution and delivery of this Lease,
               Landlord shall commence its planned elevator upgrade (the
               "Elevator Up-grade"). The nature and scope of the Elevator
               Upgrade shall be as determined by Landlord in its sole and
               absolute discretion. Landlord shall not be required to expend
               more than $7,000.00 in connection with the Elevator Up-grade and
               the scope of such work shall be determined by Landlord in its
               sole and absolute discretion. The Commencement Date shall not be
               delayed due to Landlord's failure to complete the Elevator
               Up-grade on or before the Commencement Date. For purposes of
               calculating the amount to be expended by Landlord pursuant to
               this Section 14.30 the cost of such Elevator Up-Grade shall be
               deemed to include all costs and expenses of every kind and nature
               sustained or incurred by Landlord in connection with the Elevator
               Up-Grade including, without limitation, the cost of design,
               labor, work, materials, fees, licenses, permits and governmental
               approvals necessary to complete the Elevator Up-Grade.

14.31          LOBBY UPGRADE. Tenant has expressed a desire to Landlord to have
               the Building lobby renovated areas and common areas further
               renovated. Landlord and Tenant have not agreed on the scope and
               content of such work. Landlord has agreed to expend up to
               $100,000.00 (the "Lobby Allowance") toward the cost of lobby
               renovations to be performed by Landlord and approved by Landlord
               in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion (the "Lobby
               Renovations"). It is agreed and understood that Landlord shall
               have the right to approve any Lobby Renovations requested by
               Tenant in its sole and absolute discretion (the "Lobby Renovation
               Work"). Landlord's failure to consent or agree to any Lobby
               Renovation shall have no affect on the validity of this Lease.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may condition its consent
               to any Lobby Renovation Work upon a condition that Tenant restore
               such area to its condition prior to the performance of such Lobby
               Renovation Work. As and to the extent that Landlord shall, in its
               sole and absolute discretion, approve Lobby Renovation Work and

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               there are not sufficient funds remaining in the Lobby Allowance
               in order to perform same, Landlord shall not be required to
               perform same unless and until Tenant shall deposit with Landlord
               amounts sufficient to fully reimburse Landlord for the cost of
               such Lobby Renovation Work to the extent that the cost of such
               Lobby Renovation Work would exceed the amount of any dollars
               remaining from the Lobby Allowance. The Landlord shall use good
               faith efforts to promptly complete Lobby Renovation Work once
               mutually agreeable plans and specifications are agreed to by
               Landlord and Tenant and such Lobby Renovation Work may occur
               after the Commencement Date and shall not delay the occurrence of
               the Commencement Date in the event that they are not completed
               prior to the Commencement Date. Any portion of the Lobby
               Allowance not used to perform Lobby Renovation Work shall be
               applied toward the Total Cost of Landlord's Work pursuant to
               Section 4.3 (any then remaining balance of the Lobby Allowance
               not so applied shall be retained by Landlord). Landlord may
               condition its approval to any Lobby Renovation Work (or any
               portion thereof) upon a requirement that Tenant, at Tenant's sole
               cost and expense, remove same upon expiration or earlier
               termination of the Term of this Lease repairing any damage to the
               Building and restoring the lobby areas so disturbed to their
               condition prior to the performance of the Lobby Renovation Work.

               For purposes of this Section 14.31, the cost of Lobby Renovation
               Work shall be deemed to include all costs and expenses of every
               kind and nature sustained or incurred by Landlord in connection
               with the planning, design and completion of the Lobby Renovation
               Work including, without limitation, architectural and engineering
               fees and the cost of all labor, work, materials, fees, licenses,
               permits and governmental approvals needed to design, plan and
               perform the Lobby Renovation Work.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have caused this Lease to be
duly executed, under seal, by persons hereunto duly authorized, in multiple
copies, each to be considered an original hereof, as of the date first set forth
above.

                                  TENANT:

                                  Cyrk, Inc.

Dated: 12/14/99                   By: /s/ Patrick D. Brady
      -------------------            -------------------------------------------

                                  Its: CO CEO & PRESIDENT
                                      ------------------------------------------

                                  LANDLORD:

                                  TIAA REALTY, INC., a Delaware
                                  corporation, as Landlord

                                  By:      Teachers Insurance and Annuity
                                           Association of America,
                                           a New York corporation

                                  Its:     Authorized Representative

                                  By:   /s/ Alan E. Lang
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                        Alan E. Lang
                                  Its:  Director

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                            FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

         This First Amendment to Lease is dated as of this ____ day of December,
1999 by and between TIAA Realty, Inc. (the "Landlord") and Cyrk, Inc. (the
"Tenant").

         WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are the Landlord and Tenant respectively
under and pursuant to that certain standard Lease Agreement dated as of July 29,
1999;

         WHEREAS, as a result of certain delays of the Tenant in executing the
Lease and providing the Landlord with Tenant's Plans, the Landlord and Tenant
have agreed, subject to entering into this First Amendment, to amend the Lease
to call for a Commencement Date of March 1, 2000, notwithstanding that
Landlord's Work may not be performed or completed on or before March 1, 2000.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Landlord and the Tenant, each intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1. Commencement Date. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Lease
including, without limitation, Section 4.1 of the Lease to the contrary, the
Commencement Date under the Lease is hereby agreed to be March 1, 2000
notwithstanding whether or not the Landlord's Work, the Elevator Up-grade or the
Lobby Renovation Work may or may not be completed on or before March 1, 2000.
Tenant hereby agrees to commence payment of Basic Rent, Escalation Charges and
other sums and charges payable under the Lease on March 1, 2000 regardless of
whether or not Landlord's Work, the Elevator Up-grade or the Lobby Renovation
Work is completed or the Premises is then "ready for occupancy".

         2. Preparation of the Premises. Article IV of the Lease is hereby
amended in the following respects:

         (a)      The first sentence of Section 4.1 is hereby deleted and the
                  following sentences are hereby inserted in its place and
                  stead:

                  "The Commencement Date shall be March 1, 2000 notwithstanding
                  that Landlord's Work will not be substantially completed on
                  such date. As used in this Lease, the term "Construction
                  Completion Date" shall mean August 1, 2000".

         (b)      The definition of the term "Tenant Plan Delivery Date" set
                  forth in Section 4.2 shall be amended to be "March 29, 2000".

         (c)      The definition of the term "Outside Plan Date" as set forth in
                  Section 4.2 shall be deemed amended to be "April 29, 2000".

         (d)      Section 4.2(e) of the Lease is hereby deleted and the
                  following new Section 4.2(e) shall be inserted in its place
                  and stead:

                           "(e) If the Substantial Completion Date has not
                           occurred by the Construction Completion Date (as it
                           may be extended pursuant to Section 4.4) then,
                           beginning on the day immediately following the
                           Construction Completion Date (as such date may be
                           extended pursuant to Section 4.4), Basic Rent and
                           Escalation Charges otherwise payable under this Lease
                           shall abate day for day thereafter until the date
                           that the Premises is "ready for occupancy" to the
                           extent required by Section 4.2(b) above, on which
                           date the abatement of Basic Rent and Escalation
                           Charges set forth herein shall terminate; and such
                           right of abatement of Basic Rent and Escalation

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                           Charges shall be Tenant's sole and exclusive remedy
                           at law and in equity for Landlord's failure so to
                           complete Landlord's Work within such time. In the
                           event that Tenant shall occupy all or any portion of
                           the Premises for the Permitted Use (as opposed to
                           entry of the Premises for the purpose of "Early
                           Entry" as defined in Section 4.1 above) during such
                           period of abatement, the abatement of Basic Rent and
                           Escalation Charges provided herein shall be
                           appropriately adjusted given the nature and extent of
                           Tenant's use of the Premises during such period."

         3. Generally. Except as herein modified, all the terms, covenants,
provisions and agreements contained in the Lease remain in full force and effect
and are hereby ratified and affirmed. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.

         Witness our hands and seals on the day and year first above written.

                                    LANDLORD:

                                    TIAA Realty, Inc., a Delaware
                                    corporation, as Landlord

                                    By:      Teachers Insurance and Annuity
                                             Association of America, a
                                             New York corporation

                                    Its:     Authorized Representative

DATED:                              By:
      ---------------------------      -----------------------------------------
                                             Alan E. Lang
                                    Its:     Director

                                    TENANT:

                                    Cyrk, Inc.

DATED:                              By:
      ---------------------------      -----------------------------------------

                                    Its:
                                        ----------------------------------------
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit A
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[GRAPHIC - FLOORPLAN]
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                                   EXHIBIT A-1

That certain Parcel of Land in Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts shown
as Lot 55 on a Plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land in Wakefield, MA" (Scale
1 in. = 200 feet) dated March 11, 1985 (Revised March 28, 1985) by Hayes
Engineering, Inc. filed with the Land Registration Office as Plan 27190W.
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                                    EXHIBIT B

                            Tenant Plan Requirements

                       Attached to and made part of Lease
                            dated as of July __, 1999

1. Dimensional floor plan indicating location of partitions and doors (details
required of partition and door types).

2. Location of standard electrical convenience outlets and telephone outlets.

3. Location and specification of special electrical outlets; e.g. copiers,
computers, etc.

4. Reflected ceiling plan showing layout of standard ceiling and lighting
fixtures. Partitions to be shown lightly with switches located indicating
fixtures to be controlled.

5. Locations and details of special ceiling conditions, lighting fixtures,
speakers, diffusers, sprinkler heads, etc.

6. Location and specifications of floor covering, paint or paneling with paint
colors referenced to standard color system.

7. Finish schedule plan indicating wall covering, paint, or paneling with paint
colors referenced to standard color system.

8. Details and specifications of special millwork, glass partitions, rolling
doors and grilles, blackboards, shelves, etc.

9. Hardware schedule indicating door number keyed to plan, size, hardware
required including butts, latchsets or locksets, closures, stops, and any
special items such as thresholds, soundproofing, etc. Keying schedule is
required.

10. Locations and verified dimensions of all built-in equipment (file cabinets,
lockers, plan files, etc.).

11. All necessary mechanical, plumbing and electrical and sprinkler drawings to
complete the Premises in accordance with Tenant's Plans and tie same into
Building systems.

12. All drawings to be uniform size (36" x 48") and shall incorporate the
standard project electrical and plumbing symbols and be at a scale of 1/8" = 1"
or larger.
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13. Location and details of special floor areas whose loading exceeds any of the
following:

                           50 pounds per square foot live load
                           20 pounds per square foot partition load

                  TOTAL =  70 pounds per square foot

14. Location of any special soundproofing requirements.

15. Existence of any extraordinary HVAC requirements necessitating perforation
of structural members.

16. Location and details of any interior stairs, blended deck or other special
requirements affecting the structure.

17. Any necessary increase in the design loads for the building electrical
system and air conditioning system.

18. Indicate the location and identity and electrical requirements of any
equipment exceeding the electrical service allowed pursuant to Section 7.5(b).
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                                    EXHIBIT C

                              RULES AND REGULATIONS

         1. The sidewalks, paved and/or landscaped areas shall not be obstructed
or encumbered by Tenant or used for any purpose other than ingress and egress to
and from the demised premises.

         2. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Lease, no sign,
advertisement, notice or other lettering shall be exhibited, inscribed, painted
or affixed by Tenant on any part of the demised premises or Building so as to be
visible from outside the demised premises without the prior written consent of
Landlord, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event of
any violation of this paragraph, Landlord may remove same without any liability,
and may charge the expense incurred in such removal to Tenant, as additional
rent.

         3. No awnings, curtains, blinds, shades, screens or other projections
shall be attached to or hung in, or used in connection with, any window of the
demised premises or any outside wall of the Building without the prior written
consent of Landlord, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed so long
as said so long as said awning or other item conforms to similar items installed
in or upon other portions of the Building. Such awnings, curtains, blinds,
shades, screens or other projections must be of a quality, type, design and
color, and attached in the manner, approved by Landlord, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If any portion of the demised premises
which is not used for office purposes shall have windows, such windows shall be
equipped with curtains, blinds or shades approved by Landlord, and said
curtains, blinds or shades shall be kept closed at all times.

         4. The water and wash closets and other plumbing fixtures shall not be
used for any purposes other than those for which they were designed and
constructed, and no sweepings, rubbish, rags, acids, chemicals, process water,
cooling water or like substances shall be deposited therein. Said plumbing
fixtures and the plumbing system of the Building shall be used only for
discharge of so-called sanitary waste. All damage resulting from any misuse of
said fixtures and/or plumbing system by Tenant or anyone claiming under Tenant
shall be borne by Tenant.

         5. Tenant must, upon the termination of its tenancy, return to Landlord
all locks, cylinders and keys to the demised premises and any offices therein.

         6. Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, provide artificial light and
electric current for the employees of Landlord and/or Landlord's contractors
while making repairs or alterations in the demised premises, except during the
initial performance of Landlord's Work.
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         7. Tenant shall not make, or permit to be made, any unseemly or
disturbing odors or noises or disturb or interfere with occupants of the
Building or those having business with them, whether by use of any musical
instrument, radio, machine, or in any other way.

         8. Canvassing, soliciting, and peddling in the Building are prohibited
and Tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.

         9. Tenant shall keep the demised premises free at all time of pests,
rodents and other vermin, and Tenant shall keep all trash and rubbish stored in
containers.

         10. Landlord reserves the right to rescind, alter, waive and/or
establish any reasonable rules and regulations of uniform application to all
tenants which, in its judgment, are necessary, desirable or proper for its best
interests and the best interests of the occupants of the Building.

         12. The access roads, driveways, entrances and exits shall not be
obstructed or encumbered by Tenant or used for any purpose other than ingress
and egress.
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                                    EXHIBIT D

                          APPROVED GENERAL CONTRACTORS

                  1.       J. CALLAN CONTRACTORS

                  2.       INTEGRATED BUILDERS

                  3.       STRUCTURETONE

                  4.       TURNER, SPD

                  5.       SHAWMUT DESIGN

                  6.       ROGAN CONSTRUCTION
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                                    EXHIBIT E

                          (ITEMS INCLUDED IN BUILDING/
                      UTILITY COSTS AND OPERATING EXPENSES)

A.       Without limitation, Building Energy/Utility Costs shall include:

         Costs for electricity, fuel, oil, gas, steam, water and sewer use
         charges and other utilities supplied to the Property and not paid for
         directly by tenants. Building Energy/Utility Costs shall not include
         Tenant Electricity Expenses paid directly by Tenants.

B.       Without limitation, Operating Expenses shall include:

         1.       All reasonable expenses incurred by Landlord or Landlord's
                  representatives which shall be directly related to employment
                  of personnel, including amounts incurred for wages, salaries
                  and other compensation for services, payroll, social security,
                  unemployment and similar taxes, workmen's compensation
                  insurance, disability benefits, pensions, hospitalization,
                  retirement plans and group insurance, uniforms and working
                  clothes and the cleaning thereof, and reasonable expenses
                  imposed on Landlord or Landlord's agents in connection with
                  the operation, repair, maintenance, cleaning, management and
                  protection of the Property, and its mechanical systems
                  including, without limitation, day and night supervisors,
                  property manager, accountants, bookkeepers, janitors,
                  carpenters, engineers, mechanics, electricians and plumbers
                  and personnel engaged in supervision of any of the persons
                  mentioned above: provided that, if any such employee is also
                  employed on other property of Landlord, such compensation
                  shall be suitably allocated by Landlord among the Property and
                  such other properties.

         2.       The cost of services, materials and supplies furnished or used
                  in the operation, repair, maintenance, cleaning, management
                  and protection of the Property including, without limitation,
                  fees and assessments, if any, imposed upon Landlord, or
                  charged to the Property, by any governmental agency or
                  authority or other duly authorized private or public entity on
                  account of public safety services, transit, housing, police,
                  fire, sanitation or other services or purported benefits.

        3.        The cost of replacements for tools and other similar equipment
                  used in the repair, maintenance, cleaning and protection of
                  the Property, provided that, in the case of any such equipment
                  used jointly on other property of
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                  Landlord, such costs shall be allocated by Landlord among the
                  Property and such other properties.

         4.       Premiums for insurance against damage or loss to the Building
                  from such hazards as shall from time to time be generally
                  required by institutional mortgagees in the Boston area for
                  similar properties, including, but not by way of limitation,
                  insurance covering loss of rent attributable to any such
                  hazards, and public liability insurance.

         5.       Where the Property is managed by Landlord or an affiliate of
                  Landlord, a sum equal to the amounts customarily charged by
                  management firms in the Boston area for similar properties,
                  but in no event more than six percent (6%) of gross annual
                  income, whether or not actually paid, or where managed by
                  other than Landlord or an affiliate thereof, the amounts
                  accrued for management, together with, in either case, amounts
                  accrued for legal and other professional fees relating to the
                  Property, but excluding such fees and commissions paid in
                  connection with services rendered for securing or renewing
                  leases and for matters not related to the normal
                  administration and operation of the Building.

         6.       If, during the Term of this Lease, Landlord shall make a
                  capital expenditure (a) with the express or intended purpose
                  of reducing Operating Expenses or making the Building operate
                  more efficiently (regardless of whether or not such reductions
                  or efficiencies are actually realized) or (b) for the purpose
                  of complying with any applicable Requirements not in effect as
                  of the Commencement Date and in either case, the total cost of
                  which shall not be properly includable in Operating Expenses
                  for the Operating Year in which it was made, there shall
                  nevertheless be included in such Operating Expenses for the
                  Operating Year in which it was made and in Operating Expenses
                  for each succeeding Operating Year, an annual charge-off of
                  such capital expenditure. The annual charge-off shall be
                  determined by dividing the original capital expenditure plus
                  an interest factor, reasonably determined by Landlord, as
                  being the interest rate then being charged for long-term
                  mortgages, by institutional lenders on like properties within
                  the locality in which the Building is located, by the number
                  of years of useful life of the capital expenditure, and the
                  useful life shall be determined reasonably by Landlord in
                  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
                  practices in effect at the time of making such expenditure.
                  Notwithstanding, the foregoing, to the contrary, a capital
                  expenditure resulting from (a) repaving of the parking areas
                  or (b) structural improvements or repairs to the Building
                  shall be excluded from Operating Expenses. Without limitation
                  of any other provision of
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                  this paragraph 6 "Structural Repairs or Improvements" shall
                  not be deemed to include repairs or improvements to the
                  Building Roof which shall be included in Operating Expenses on
                  an annual charge-off basis as set forth above.

         7.       Betterment assessments provided the same are apportioned
                  equally over the longest period permitted by law.

         8.       Amounts paid to independent contractors for services,
                  materials and supplies furnished for the operation, repair,
                  maintenance, cleaning and protection of the Property.
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                                    EXHIBIT F

                            (Cleaning Specifications)

A.       Premises

         Daily on Business Days except Saturdays:

                  1.       Empty all waste receptacles and ash trays and remove
                           waste material from the Premises.

                  2.       Sweep and dust mop all uncarpeted areas using a
                           dust-treated mop.

                  3.       Vacuum all rugs and carpeted areas.

                  4.       Hand dust and wipe clean with treated cloths all
                           horizontal surfaces including furniture, office
                           equipment, window sills, door ledges, chair rails and
                           counter tops, within normal reach.

                  5.       Wash clean all water fountains.

                  6.       Upon completion of cleaning, all lights will be
                           turned off and doors locked, leaving the Premises in
                           an orderly condition.

                  7.       Tenant entry door glass.

                  8.       Interior restrooms.

         Quarterly:

                  Render high dusting not reached in daily cleaning to include:

                  1.       Dusting all pictures, frames, charts, graphs and
                           similar wall hangings.

                  2.       Dusting all vertical surfaces, such as walls,
                           partitions, doors and ducts.

                  3.       Dusting of all pipes, ducts and high moldings.

B.       LAVATORIES:

         Daily on Business Days except Saturdays:

                  1.       Sweep and damp mop floors.

                  2.       Clean all mirrors, powder shelves, dispensers and
                           receptacles, bright work, flushometers, pipes and
                           toilet seat hinges.
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                  3.       Wash both sides of all toilet seats.

                  4.       Wash all basins, bowls and urinals.

                  5.       Dust and clean all powder room fixtures.

                  6.       Empty and clean paper towel and sanitary disposal
                           receptacles.

                  7.       Remove waste paper and refuse.

                  8.       Refill tissue holders, soap dispensers, towel
                           dispensers, vending sanitary dispensers, material to
                           be furnished by Landlord.

                  9.       A sanitizing solution will be used in all lavatory
                           cleaning.

         Monthly:

                  1.       Machine scrub lavatory floors.

                  2.       Wash all partitions and tile walls in lavatories.

C.       MAIN LOBBY, ELEVATORS, BUILDING EXTERIOR AND CORRIDORS

         Daily on Business Days except Saturdays:

                  1.       Sweep and wash all floors.

                  2.       Wash all rubber mats.

                  3.       Clean elevators, wash or vacuum floors, wipe down
                           walls and doors.

                  4.       Spot clean any metal work inside lobby.

                  5.       Spot clean any metal work surrounding building
                           entrance doors.

         Monthly:

                  All resilient tile floors in public areas to be treated
                  equivalent to spray buffing.
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D. WINDOW CLEANING: Windows of exterior walls will be washed on the outside once
every six months and on the inside once every six months, weather permitting.

E. Tenant requiring services in excess of thos described above shall request
same through Landlord, at Tenant's expense.

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