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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                                 May 20, 1999

Mr. Richard Wilkes
Millennium
4635 SouthWest Freeway
10th Floor
Houston, TX 77027

     Re:  Employment with IMX

Dear Richard:

     I am pleased to offer you a position with IMX, Inc. (the "Company").  This
letter sets forth what will be the terms and conditions of our employment
relationship, as well as our understanding with respect to any termination of
that employment relationship, if you decide to join us.

     1.   POSITION AND DUTIES:  You will be employed by the Company as its
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President and Chief Executive Officer, commencing on May 1, 1999 (the
"Commencement Date").  You accept employment with the Company on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and you agree to devote your full
business time, energy and skills to your duties at the Company except for the
time required to attend to your personal investments and the time required to
attend to the matters set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, provided that
neither such activity materially interferes with your duties as President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. These duties shall include, but not be
limited to, any duties consistent with your position, as well as any other
duties that may be assigned to you from time to time by the Company's Board of
Directors (the "Board").  Subject to the foregoing, you may, with the approval
of the Board, engage in activities on behalf of nonprofit corporations, serve on
the boards of directors of other companies and engage in other reasonable
activities that are not in competition with the Company.  The Company will use
its best efforts to have you elected to the Board during the term of your
employment, and you agree that upon the termination of your employment for any
reason you shall promptly resign from the Board.

     2.   TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:  Your employment with the Company is for an
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initial term of one (1) year from the Commencement Date, and shall continue
thereafter until terminated by you or the Company, which either party may do at
any time, with or without cause. Upon the termination of your employment,
neither you nor the Company shall have any further obligation or liability to
the other, except as set forth in Paragraphs 4 and 5 below.

     3.   COMPENSATION:  You will be compensated by the Company for your
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services as follows:

          (a)  Salary:  You will be paid a monthly salary of $33,333.33
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($400,000.00 on an annualized basis), less applicable withholding, in accordance
with the Company's normal
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Mr. Richard Wilkes
May 20, 1999
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payroll procedures. Your salary will be reviewed by the Board on an annual
basis, and may be subject to adjustment upward, but not downward (except in
proportion to any across-the-board salary reduction taken by all of the
Company's executive officers), based upon various factors including, but not
limited to, your performance and the Company's profitability. Subject to the
foregoing, any adjustment to your salary shall be in the sole discretion of the
Board.

          (b)  Bonus:  In the event the Company closes its initial public
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offering within 12 months of the commencement of your employment, you will
receive a bonus of $50,000, less applicable withholding.

          (c)  Benefits:  You will have the right, on the same basis as other
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executive employees of the Company, to participate in and to receive benefits
under the Company's medical, dental, disability or other group insurance plans,
as well as under any and all of the Company's present of future benefit plans
made available to executive employees, including, without limitation, the
Company's vacation and business expense reimbursement policies.

          (d)  Relocation Expenses:  You will be reimbursed for your reasonable
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expenses (as described in Exhibit B attached hereto) in relocating from Texas to
northern California up to $75,000 upon the presentation of appropriate
supporting documentation. You will be required to reimburse the Company for all
relocation/moving expenses paid on your behalf if you voluntarily terminate your
employment with the Company or are terminated for cause within one year of the
date of this Agreement. You shall not be required to reimburse the Company in
the event that your notice of voluntary termination occurs at a time when the
Company is in material breach of its obligations hereunder.

          (e)  Stock Options:  Subject to the approval of the Company's Board of
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Directors:

               (i)  you will be granted one or more option(s) to purchase
1,294,279 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "First Option(s)"). The
shares subject to the First Option(s) shall vest over a four-year period as
follows: twenty-five percent (25%) of the total shares upon the first
anniversary of the Commencement Date and 1/48th of the total shares per full
month of employment thereafter; and

               (ii) you will be eligible to receive additional grants for one or
more option(s) to purchase up to 647,139 additional shares of Common Stock of
the Company (the "Second Option(s)") upon the attainment by you and the Company
of certain milestones during your employment to be reasonably agreed to by you
and the Board within 30 days of the Commencement Date. The shares subject to the
Second Option(s) shall vest with respect to 1/8 of the total shares upon the six
month anniversary of the Commencement Date and 1/48th of the total shares per
full month of employment thereafter.
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Mr. Richard Wilkes
May 20, 1999
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The First and Second Option shares shall be treated as incentive stock options
to the maximum extent permitted under section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code,
applicable securities and other laws and relevant Company documents applicable
to the issuance of its stock, including but not limited to the Company's 1996
Stock Option Plan. The exercise price of the First and Second Option(s) shall be
the fair market value at the time of the grant of the Option(s) as determined by
the Company's Board of Directors, which fair market value is currently estimated
as $0.35 per share. The foregoing Option(s) is (are) further subject to: i) the
terms of the Company's standard Stock Option Agreement; and, ii) the Company's
ability to obtain necessary waivers, amendments, shareholder approvals or board
approvals required under applicable Company documents, for issuance of the
Option(s) and/or avoidance of preferred shareholder anti-dilution or first
refusal rights, including but not limited to: Section 3 of the Third Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Sections 7 and 9 of the Third Amended
and Restated Investor Rights Agreement.

     4.   BENEFITS UPON VOLUNTARY TERMINATION:   In the event that you
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voluntarily resign from your employment with the Company, or in the event that
your employment terminates as a result of your death or disability (including
your inability to return to work after exhausting available leave time for your
own serious health condition under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act ),
you shall be entitled to no compensation or benefits from the Company other than
those earned under Paragraph 3 through the date of your termination. You agree
that in the event you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company for
any reason, you shall provide the Company with at least one months' written
notice of your termination. The Company may elect to waive all or any part of
such notice period and accept your voluntary termination at an earlier date.

     5.   BENEFITS UPON OTHER TERMINATION:   In the event your employment is
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terminated by the Company for the reasons set forth below, you shall be entitled
to the following:

          (a)  Termination for Cause:  If your employment is terminated by the
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Company for cause as defined below, you shall be entitled to no compensation or
benefits from the Company other than those earned under Paragraph 3 through the
date of your termination.

     For purposes of this Agreement, any of the following events shall
constitute "cause": (i) theft, dishonesty, or falsification of any employment or
company records; (ii) improper disclosure of the Company's confidential or
proprietary information in a manner constituting a material breach of the
Confidentiality Agreement referred to in Paragraph 7 below; (iii) any willful
action by you (other than in accordance with the instructions of the Board of
Directors of the Company), or any act of gross negligence by you, which has a
material detrimental effect on the Company's reputation or business; (iv) your
failure or inability to perform any reasonable assigned duties that
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Mr. Richard Wilkes
May 20, 1999
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are within the scope of your position, after notice from the Company of, and a
reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability; (v) any material
breach of this Agreement, which breach is not cured within ten (10) days
following written notice of such breach; or (vi) your conviction for any
criminal act which impairs your ability to perform your duties under this
Agreement.

          (b)  Termination for Other than Cause:  If your employment is
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terminated by the Company for any reason other than cause within one year of the
Commencement Date, you will be entitled to a lump-sum severance payment equal to
the greater of 6 months' salary or salary which would be due and owing for the
remainder of the initial term of this Agreement, payable within 30 days after
the date of termination and subject to applicable withholding. In addition, if
your employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than cause
within six months of the Commencement Date, vesting in the First Option(s)
referenced in Paragraph 3(e) shall be accelerated such that you will be
immediately vested in 1/48th of the total shares subject to the Option(s) for
each full month of employment. In addition to any severance payments and
accelerated vesting to which you are entitled under this subsection, you shall
also be entitled to receive any compensation and benefits which you earn under
Paragraph 3 through the date of your termination.

     6.   EXCLUSIVE REMEDY:   We agree that the compensation described in
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Paragraph 5 shall be your sole and exclusive remedy in the event that the
Company terminates your employment, and you shall be entitled to no other
compensation for any damage or injury arising out of the termination of your
employment by the Company. The provisions of this Paragraph 6 shall not affect
any obligation of the Company to indemnify you against certain liabilities,
costs or expenses arising from your position as an officer or director of the
Company, whether arising under the Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or
otherwise.

     7.   CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION:   As a condition of your
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employment with the Company, you will be required to execute a Confidentiality
Agreement concerning your obligations to protect the Company's confidential and
proprietary information.

     8.   DISPUTE RESOLUTION:   In the event of any dispute or claim relating to
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or arising out of our employment relationship or this Agreement (including, but
not limited to, any claims of breach of contract, wrongful termination
discrimination or harassment under any state or federal statute or common law),
we each waive our respective rights to have any such claims or disputes tried by
a judge or jury and agree that all such disputes shall be exclusively and
finally resolved by binding arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA") in California, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the
parties. We specifically agree that an arbitrator may be appointed under an
expedited process and shall have full authority to order
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Mr. Richard Wilkes
May 20, 1999
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injunctive relief in the event of a claim relating to the misappropriation or
misuse of intellectual property.

     9.   ATTORNEYS' FEES:  The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
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from the losing party its attorneys' fees and costs incurred in any action
brought to enforce any right arising out of this Agreement. If neither party is
the "prevailing" party in such action, attorneys' fees and costs shall be paid
as provided by the Arbitrator(s).

     10.  INTERPRETATION:  This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance
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with and governed by the laws of the State of California.

     11.  ASSIGNMENT:  In view of the personal nature of the services to be
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performed under this Agreement by you, you shall not have the right to assign or
transfer any of your rights, obligations or benefits under this Agreement.

     12.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT:  This letter constitutes the entire Agreement
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between you and the Company regarding the terms and conditions of your
employment, and it supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or
agreements between you and the Company regarding your employment, whether
written or oral.
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Mr. Richard Wilkes
May 20, 1999
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     13.  MODIFICATION:   This Agreement may only be modified or amended by a
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supplemental written agreement signed by you and a member of the Board.

     Richard, we are truly looking forward to working with you at IMX. Please
sign this letter on the space provided below to acknowledge your acceptance of
the terms of this Agreement.

                                             Sincerely,

                                             IMX, INC.

                                             John Hummer
                                             Chairman, Board of Directors

     I agree to and accept employment with IMX, Inc. on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.

Date:  _______________

                                    _______________________________________
                                    Richard Wilkes
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Mr. Richard Wilkes
May 20, 1999
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                                  EXHIBIT A

GMI Group Millennium, L.P.        Co-managing partner and more than 10% equity
                                  holder. GMI is a third-party provider of
                                  mortgage-related products and services.

M2R, LLC                          Owner (99%). M2R owns four rental properties
                                  in Houston

Home Partnership I                Managing Partner and more than 10% owner HPI
                                  owns two rental properties in Houston.

Finet Holdings, Inc.              Director and less-than-1% shareholder Finet
                                  is a publicly-traded business-to-consumer e-
                                  commerce mortgage originator.

Casa Confia Holdings, LLC         Director and 10% shareholder. Casa Confia is
                                  a company formed to market homes in Mexico
                                  to U.S. residents of Mexican origin.

Auction Marketing Services        Owner. This dba auction model home furniture
                                  and accessories for homebuilders. Wilkes has
                                  no active involvement in the company and
                                  expects to convey 90% of his interest to the
                                  manager of the business in 1999

Unit 1010, Lamar Tower, Houston   Owner. This is a rental property.
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                                  EXHIBIT B

      For purposes of this Agreement, "relocation expenses" include the
following expenses incurred by you:

1.    Expenses incurred in connection with the sale of your residence located
      at 289 Bryn Mawr Circle, Houston, Texas, including real estate
      commissions and customary expenses of sale and closing costs;

2.    Customary closing costs incurred by you in the purchase of a new home in
      California;

3.    Packing, unpacking, moving, storage and travel costs incurred by you and
      your family in connection with your move to California.

4.    Vehicle and air transportation costs incurred by you in connection with
      your move to California;

5.    Mortgage payments incurred by you on your Houston residence after the
      date of this Agreement until the sale of your house at 289 Bryn Mawr
      Circle, Houston, Texas; and

6.    Miscellaneous costs not to exceed $2,500.00.<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.9

                                   IMX, INC.
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                  BISHOP RANCH BUSINESS PARK - BUILDING LEASE
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.   PREMISES.........................................................    1
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     1.1    Measurement of Premises...................................    2
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2.   TERM.............................................................    2
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     2.1    Term......................................................    2
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     2.2    Delay In Commencement.....................................    2
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     2.3    Prior Occupancy...........................................    3
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     2.4    Acknowledgment Of Commencement Date.......................    3
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3.   RENT.............................................................    3
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     3.1    Base Rent.................................................    3
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     3.2    Adjustments To Base Rent..................................    3
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     3.3    Amounts Constituting Rent.................................    4
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4.   SECURITY DEPOSIT.................................................    4
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5.   TAX AND BUILDING OPERATING COST INCREASES........................    4
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     5.1    Definitions...............................................    4
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     5.2    Tenant's Share............................................    7
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     5.3    Notice and Payment........................................    7
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     5.4    Tenant's Right to Audit...................................    9
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     5.5    Additional Taxes..........................................    9
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     5.6    Tenant's Taxes............................................   10
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6.   USE..............................................................   10
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     6.1    Use.......................................................   10
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     6.2    Suitability...............................................   10
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     6.3    Uses Prohibited...........................................   10
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7.   SERVICE AND UTILITIES............................................   11
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     7.1    Landlord's Obligations....................................   11
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     7.2    Tenant's Obligation.......................................   12
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     7.3    Tenant's Additional Requirements..........................   12
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     7.4    Nonliability..............................................   13
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8.   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS; ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS...............   14
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     8.1    Maintenance And Repairs...................................   14
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     8.2    Alterations And Additions.................................   15
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9.   ENTRY BY LANDLORD................................................   16
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10.  LIENS............................................................   17
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11.  INDEMNITY........................................................   17
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     11.1   Indemnity.................................................   17
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     11.2   Exemption of Landlord From Liability......................   18
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12.  INSURANCE........................................................   18
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     12.1   Coverage..................................................   18
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     12.2   Insurance Policies........................................   19
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     12.3   Landlord's Insurance......................................   19
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     12.4   Waiver of Subrogation.....................................   20
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13.  DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION............................................   20
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     13.1   Landlord's Duty to Repair.................................   20
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     13.2   Landlord's Right to Terminate.............................   21
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     13.3   Tenant's Right to Terminate...............................   21
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     13.4   Exclusive Rights..........................................   22
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14.  CONDEMNATION.....................................................   22
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15.  ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING........................................   23
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     15.1   Landlord's Consent Required...............................   23
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     15.2   Reasonable Consent........................................   23
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     15.3   Excess Consideration......................................   24
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     15.4   No Release Of Tenant......................................   24
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     15.5   Attorneys' Fees...........................................   25
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     15.6   Transfer Of Ownership Interest............................   25
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     15.7   Effectiveness of Transfer.................................   25
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     15.8   Landlord's Right to Space.................................   25
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     15.9   Permitted Assignment or Sublease..........................   25
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     15.10  No Net Profits Leases.....................................   26
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16.  SUBORDINATION....................................................   26
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     16.1   Subordination.............................................   26
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     16.2   Junior Liens..............................................   27
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     16.3   Subordination Agreements..................................   27
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     16.4   Attornment................................................   27
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17.  QUIET ENJOYMENT..................................................   27
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18.  DEFAULT; REMEDIES................................................   28
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     18.1   Default...................................................   28
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     18.2   Remedies..................................................   29
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     18.3   Late Charges..............................................   32
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     18.4   Interest..................................................   32
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     18.5   Default By Landlord.......................................   32
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19.  PARKING..........................................................   33
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20.  RELOCATION OF PREMISES...........................................   33
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     20.1   Conditions................................................   33
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     20.2   Notice....................................................   33
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21.  MORTGAGEE PROTECTION.............................................   34
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22.  ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES............................................   34
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23.  SURRENDER, HOLDING OVER..........................................   36
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     23.1   Surrender.................................................   36
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     23.2   Holding Over..............................................   36
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24.  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS..............................................   37
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25.  MISCELLANEOUS....................................................   38
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     25.1   Attornment................................................   38
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     25.2   Captions; Attachments; Defined Terms......................   38
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     25.3   Entire Agreement..........................................   38
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     25.4   Severability..............................................   39
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     25.5   Costs Of Suit.............................................   39
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     25.6   Time; Joint And Several Liability.........................   39
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     25.7   Binding Effect; Choice Of Law.............................   40
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     25.8   Waiver....................................................   40
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     25.9   Force Majeure.............................................   40
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     25.10  Landlord's Liability......................................   40
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     25.11  Consents and Approvals....................................   41
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     25.12  Signs.....................................................   42
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     25.13  Rules And Regulations.....................................   42
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     25.14  Notices...................................................   43
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     25.15  Authority.................................................   43
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     25.16  Lease Guaranty............................................   43
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     25.17  Brokers...................................................   43
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     25.18  Reserved Rights...........................................   44
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     25.19  Right of First Refusal....................................   44
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     25.20  Letter of Credit..........................................   45
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     25.21  Option to Extend..........................................   47
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     25.22  Right to Contract.........................................   49
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EXHIBIT A - SITE AND FLOOR PLANS
EXHIBIT B - WORK LETTER
EXHIBIT C - SPACE PLAN
EXHIBIT D - RULES AND REGULATIONS
EXHIBIT E - JANITORIAL SPECIFICATIONS
EXHIBIT F - DOOR SIGN, DIRECTORY STRIP AND MAIL BOX REQUEST
EXHIBIT G - COMMENCEMENT OF LEASE
EXHIBIT H - ADJUSTMENTS TO AREA CALCULATIONS AND RELATED SECTIONS
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                          BISHOP RANCH BUSINESS PARK
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                                BUILDING LEASE
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     This Lease is made and entered into this __________ day of
_________________, 1999, by and between ANNABEL INVESTMENT COMPANY, a California
partnership, (hereinafter "Landlord") and IMX, INC., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter "Tenant").  For and in consideration of the rental and of the
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth to be kept and performed by
Tenant, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord
the premises herein described for the term, at the rental and subject to and
upon all of the terms, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth.

     1.   PREMISES
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          Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from
Landlord the premises (the "Premises") crosshatched on Exhibit A containing
22,576 rentable square feet, (21,399 usable square feet), known as Suite 200,
located on the Second floor of 2305 Camino Ramon, Building C (including all
tenant improvements thereto, the "Building"), located at San Ramon, California
94583.  The Building is part of a Complex containing the Building and Two (2)
other buildings (the "Complex").  The Complex, which contains 145,989 rentable
square feet, the land on which the Complex is situated (the "Land"), the common
areas of the Complex, any other improvements in the Complex and the personal
property used by Landlord in the operation of the Complex (the "Personal
Property") are herein collectively called the "Project."  Landlord shall pay the
cost of "Suite Improvements" (as such term is defined in the work letter
attached hereto as Exhibit B, the "Work Letter") to the Premises up to a maximum
amount of FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE AND
NO/100 DOLLARS ($577,773.00 or $27.00 per usable square foot of the Premises),
with any cost in excess of this amount to be paid by Tenant.  Tenant shall
promptly pay any excess in progress payments which shall be due and payable
fifty percent (50%) of the total excess prior to the commencement of
construction, forty percent (40%) prior to occupancy, and the balance (ten
percent (10%)) due upon

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completion of the punch list as described in Section 1.2 of Exhibit B attached
hereto.

          1.1      Measurement of Premises.  Within seven (7) days from
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Landlord's receipt of Tenant's Space Plans, Landlord will provide Tenant with
its measurement of the Premises, and Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that the
square footage and Suite Improvement Allowance as stated in this Section 1, Base
Rent as stated in Section 3, and Tenant's Share as stated in Paragraph 5.2, and
any other amounts and/or percentages referred to in this Lease will be
appropriately adjusted to reflect the final agreed upon square footage as
evidenced by Landlord and Tenant's execution of Exhibit "H" attached hereto.  As
of the Commencement Date the square footage of the Premises as reflected in
Exhibit H shall be final and binding and Tenant shall have no further rights to
contest said measurement.

     2.   TERM
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          2.1      Term.  The term of this Lease shall commence on the
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"Commencement Date" hereinafter defined to be the earlier of the date Landlord
delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant with all of the Suite Improvements
Substantially Completed, as defined in Exhibit B, or the date Landlord would
have completed the Premises and tendered the Premises to Tenant if Substantial
Completion had not been delayed by the number of days specified in any and all
Tenant Delay Notices given by Landlord as described in Exhibit B.  The term of
this Lease shall end Five (5) years and one (1) month thereafter (the
"Expiration Date"), unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Lease.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commencement Date shall in no event occur
prior to December 1, 1999.

          2.2      Delay In Commencement.  The Commencement Date is scheduled to
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occur on December 1, 1999 (the "Scheduled Commencement Date"), but if there are
"Scheduled Commencement Adjustment Days" (referred to in Section 25.9 of this
Lease and Exhibit B), then the Scheduled Commencement Date shall be that Date
which is the same number of days after December 1, 1999 as the sum of the
Scheduled Commencement Adjustment Days.  If for any reason the Commencement
Date does not occur by the Scheduled Commencement Date, Landlord

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shall not be liable for any damage thereby nor shall such inability affect the
validity of this Lease or the obligations of Tenant hereunder. If the
Commencement Date has not occurred within sixty (60) days after the Scheduled
Commencement Date, Tenant at its option, to be exercised by giving Landlord
written notice within thirty (30) days after the end of such sixty (60) day
period, may terminate this Lease and, upon Landlord's return of any monies
previously deposited by Tenant, the parties shall have no further rights or
liabilities toward each other.

          2.3     Prior Occupancy. See Section 3. Access to Premises referenced
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in Exhibit B.

          2.4     Acknowledgment Of Commencement Date.  Upon determination of
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the Commencement Date, Landlord and Tenant shall execute a written
acknowledgment of the Commencement Date and Expiration Date in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit G.

     3.   RENT
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          3.1     Base Rent.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord monthly as base rent
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("Base Rent") for the Premises in advance on the Commencement Date and on the
first day of each calendar month thereafter during the term of this Lease
without deduction, offset, prior notice or demand, in lawful money of the United
States of America, the sum of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO AND
NO/100 DOLLARS ($45,152.00).  For any prorations of Base Rent due to changes in
the Premises on a day other than the first or last day of the month, the portion
of Base Rent associated with the change in the Premises shall be calculated by
multiplying the number of days that the space was part of the Premises by the
daily Base Rent defined to be the monthly Base Rent for said space divided by
30.

                  Concurrently with Tenant's execution of this Lease, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord the sum of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO AND
NO/100 DOLLARS ($45,152.00 or $24.00 per rentable square foot per annum) to be
applied against Base Rent when it becomes due. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Base Rent for the initial full calendar month of the Lease Term shall be
abated.

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          3.2      Adjustments To Base Rent.  Effective on the first (1st) day
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of the THIRTY-EIGHTH (38th) month of the Term of this Lease, the Base Annual
Rental Rate shall be adjusted from TWENTY-FOUR AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($24.00) per
rentable square foot per annum to TWENTY-FIVE AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($25.00) per
rentable square foot per annum.

          3.3      Amounts Constituting Rent.  All amounts payable or
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reimbursable by Tenant under this Lease, including late charges and interest,
"Operating Cost Payments" (as defined in Paragraph 5), and amounts payable or
reimbursable under the Work Letter and the other Exhibits hereto, shall
constitute "Rent" and be payable and recoverable as such.  Base Rent is due and
payable as provided in Paragraph 3.1 - "Base Rent", Operating Cost Payments are
due and payable as provided in Paragraph 5.3 - "Notice and Payment", and all
other Rent payable to Landlord on demand under the terms of this Lease, unless
otherwise set forth herein, shall be payable within thirty (30) days after
written notice from Landlord of the amounts due.  All Rent shall be paid to
Landlord without deduction or offset in lawful money of the United States of
America at the address for notices or at such other place as Landlord may from
time to time designate in writing.

     4.   SECURITY DEPOSIT
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     5.   TAX AND BUILDING OPERATING COST INCREASES
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          5.1      Definitions.  For purposes of this paragraph, the following
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terms are herein defined:

                   (a)   Base Year:  The calendar year in which this Lease
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commences.

                   (b)   Operating Costs:  Operating Costs shall include all
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costs and expenses of ownership, operation, repair and maintenance of the
Project (excluding depreciation of the improvements in the Project and all
amounts paid on loans of Landlord) computed in accordance with accounting
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by Landlord consistently applied, including by way of illustration but not
limited to: real property taxes, taxes assessed on the Personal Property, any
other governmental impositions imposed on or by reason of the ownership,
operation or use of the Project, and any tax in addition to or in lieu thereof,
other than taxes covered by Paragraph 5.4, whether assessed against Landlord or
Tenant or collected by Landlord or both; parts; equipment; supplies; insurance
premiums; license, permit and inspection fees; cost of services and materials
(including property management fees and costs); cost of compensation (including
employment taxes and fringe benefits) of all persons who perform duties
connected with the operation, maintenance and repair of the Project; costs of
providing utilities and services, including water, gas, electricity, sewage
disposal, rubbish removal, janitorial, gardening, security, parking, window
washing, supplies and materials, and signing (but excluding services not
uniformly available to substantially all of the Project tenants); costs of
capital improvements (i) required to cause the Project to comply with all laws,
statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules and requirements of any governmental or
public authority, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (the "ADA") (collectively, "Legal Requirements"), except for costs,
if any, of correcting any failure of the Project to comply, as of the
Commencement Date, with any Legal Requirement as enacted as of the Commencement
Date, or (ii) which reduce Operating Costs, such costs, together with interest
on the unamortized balance at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum, to be
amortized over such reasonable periods as Landlord shall determine; costs of
maintenance and replacement of landscaping; legal, accounting and other
professional services incurred in connection with the operation of the Project
and the calculation of Operating Costs; and rental expense or a reasonable
allowance for depreciation of personal property used in the maintenance,
operation and repair of the Project. If the Project is not fully occupied for
any calendar year during the term of this Lease, Operating Costs shall be
adjusted to the amount which would have been incurred if the Project had been
fully occupied for the year.

               (c)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operating Costs shall not
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          (1)  Brokers' or other leasing commissions and costs incurred in
connection with entering into new leases or disputes under existing leases;

          (2)  costs incurred in space design or capital improvements (except
those which reduce or maintain Operating Costs or which benefit all tenants of
the Building) of space for other tenants of the Building;

          (3)  repairs or other work occasioned by fire, windstorm, or other
casualty to the extent covered by insurance proceeds or the insurance proceeds
which would have been received if insurance had been maintained by Landlord as
required in this Lease;

          (4)  costs associated with bad debt losses;

          (5)  Landlord's costs of electricity and other services for which
Landlord is reimbursed by tenants of the Project as an additional charge or
rental over and above the basic rent payable under their leases, and additional
costs associated with extraordinary services rendered to other tenants of the
Project;

          (6)  Landlord's general partnership overhead;

          (7)  Landlord's executive salaries and other overhead (except for
management fees) and other amounts paid to Landlord or its affiliates or others
that exceed fees which would be charged by an unaffiliated company; salaries of
employees above the grade of building superintendent, building manager and
managing supervisor;

          (8)  legal fees and expenses (including damages) incurred in
connection with the enforcement of any leases, disputes or defense of Landlord's
title to or interest in the Project, and its or others' litigation related to
the Project (except where such legal fees cause a reduction in Operating
Expenses);

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               (9)  costs to bring the Project into compliance with legal
requirements existing as of the Commencement Date of this Lease;

               (10) any costs, fines or penalties incurred due to violations by
Landlord of any legal requirement which may have been in effect as of the
Commencement Date of this Lease;

               (11) unamortized costs and special assessments attributable to
the initial construction of the Project;

               (12) costs for the removal or abatement of hazardous substances
or asbestos other than those placed or released by Tenant;

               (13) costs of travel, advertising, entertainment and promotions;

               (14) expenses for any item or service not provided to Tenant, but
provided exclusively to certain other tenants in the Building;

               (15) depreciation and amortization on any mortgage;

               (16) any ground lease or underlying lease payments; and

               (17) cost of ADA compliance as of the Commencement
Date.

     5.2  Tenant's Share.  If Operating Costs during any calendar year
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following the Base Year exceed the rentable square footage of the Complex
multiplied by $8.10 (the "Expense Stop"), Tenant shall pay to Landlord "Tenant's
Share" multiplied by such excess ("Operating Cost Payments").  "Tenant's Share"
means 15.46%, which is calculated by dividing the rentable square footage of the
Premises by the rentable square footage of the Complex as such

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rentable square footages are set forth in Paragraph 1, and multiplying such
number by 100.

          5.3      Notice and Payment.  As soon as reasonably practical after
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the end of each calendar year following the Base Year, Landlord shall furnish
Tenant a written statement showing in reasonable detail the Operating Costs for
the preceding calendar year, and the amount of any payment due from Tenant to
Landlord or from Landlord to Tenant, taking into account prior Operating Cost
Payments made by Tenant for such preceding calendar year.  Pursuant to Tenant's
Right to Audit Subsection 5.4, Tenant shall have one hundred eighty (180) days
after receipt of Landlord's statement to notify Landlord of any objections they
have to such statement, or of their intention to review supporting documentation
for such statement.  If Tenant does not so notify Landlord, such statement shall
conclusively be deemed correct and Tenant shall have no right thereafter to
dispute or review support for such statement, any item therein, or the
computation of Operating Costs.  If Tenant does so notify the Landlord within
the one hundred eighty (180) day period, Tenant shall have one (1) year from the
date of receipt of Landlord's statement to complete their review of the
supporting documentation and notify Landlord of all objections, if any, to such
statement.  Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that Tenant will submit in writing
to Landlord on or before the end of said one (1) year period, all objections to
Landlord's statement, and Tenant's only rights after said one (1) year period
shall be nonreversible removals or reductions of the said objections submitted
to Landlord.  Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that after said one (1) year
period, Tenant has no further rights to review any supporting documentation to
Landlord's statement.  Any notifications to Landlord will be done in accordance
with Paragraph 25.14.

          Coincidentally with the monthly Base Rent next due following Tenant's
receipt of such statement, Tenant shall pay to Landlord (in the case of an
underpayment) or Landlord shall credit against the next Base Rent due from
Tenant (in the case of an overpayment) the difference between (i) Tenant's Share
of any excess of Operating Costs for the preceding calendar year over the
Expense Stop (the "Prior Year's Increase"), and (ii) the Operating Cost Payments
made by Tenant for such preceding calendar year.  In addition, Tenant shall pay
to Landlord coincidentally with such

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next due Base Rent an amount equal to (A) one-twelfth (1/12) of the Prior Year's
Increase, if any, multiplied by (B) the number of months or partial months
(including the then current month) then elapsed in the current calendar year,
less (C) the aggregate of any Operating Cost Payments made by Tenant for such
current calendar year.  Monthly thereafter until adjustment is made the
following year pursuant to this paragraph, Tenant shall pay together with the
monthly Base Rent one-twelfth (1/12) of any such Prior Year's Increase. In no
event will Tenant be entitled to receive the benefit of a reduction in Operating
Costs below the Expense Stop.

          For any partial calendar year at the termination of this Lease,
Tenant's Share of any increases in Operating Costs for such year over the
Expense Stop shall be prorated on the basis of a 365-day year by computing
Tenant's Share of the increases in Operating Costs for the entire year and then
prorating such amount for the number of days this Lease was in effect during
such year.  Notwithstanding the termination of this Lease, and within ten (10)
days after Tenant's receipt of Landlord's statement regarding the determination
of increases in Operating Costs for the calendar year in which this Lease
terminates, Tenant shall pay to Landlord or Landlord shall pay to Tenant, as the
case may be, an amount equal to the difference between Tenant's Share of the
increases in Operating Costs for such year (as prorated) and the amount
previously paid by Tenant toward such increases.

          5.4      Tenant's Right to Audit.  In the event of any dispute or
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uncertainty as to the amount of Operating Costs and Tenant's Share thereof,
Tenant may require clarification as to any disputed amount, including without
limitation, reviewing at Landlord's office legible copies of Landlord's invoices
and paid receipts, with respect to the disputed items, and pursuing an audit as
hereinafter specified, provided Tenant notifies Landlord in writing within one
hundred eighty (180) days of its receipt of Landlord's statement that Tenant
elects to inspect and/or audit such records pursuant to this Section.  Should
Tenant elect to inspect and/or audit such records, Tenant's inspection and/or
audit shall be completed and the results thereof submitted to Landlord no later
than six (6) months after Tenant's receipt of Landlord's statement.  If Landlord
and Tenant are unable to agree as to any disputed item, Tenant may, at its sole
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its own (or engage an independent certified public accounting firm to audit)
Landlord's records related to the disputed items, which audit shall be scheduled
promptly at the reasonable convenience of both Landlord and Tenant and with such
audit to take place in Landlord's offices.  If the results of such audit by an
independent CPA indicate that the aggregate cost of the disputed items is
incorrect, then the Landlord shall refund the discrepancy, and if the amount of
the discrepancy is more than five percent (5%) of the Operating Costs, then
Landlord shall pay for the reasonable cost of the audit, (not to exceed
$2,500.00).

          5.5      Additional Taxes.  Tenant shall reimburse to Landlord, within
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thirty (30) days after receipt of a demand therefor, Tenant's Share of any and
all taxes payable by Landlord (other than net income taxes or any taxes included
within Operating Costs), whether or not now customary or within the
contemplation of the parties hereto (i) upon, allocable to or measured by the
area of the Building, (ii) upon all or any portion of the Rent payable hereunder
and under other leases of space in the Building, including any gross receipts
tax or excise tax levied with respect to the receipt of such Rent, or (iii) upon
or with respect to the possession, leasing, operation, management, maintenance,
alteration, repair, use or occupancy of the Building or any portion thereof.
Tenant shall not be required to reimburse Landlord for taxes under this
Paragraph 5.4 to the extent Tenant has paid Tenant's Share of such taxes through
Operating Cost Payments under Paragraph 5.2.

          5.6      Tenant's Taxes.  Tenant shall pay before delinquency (whether
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levied on Landlord or Tenant), any and all taxes assessed upon or measured by
(i) Tenant's equipment, furniture, fixtures and other personal property located
in the Premises, (ii) any improvements or alterations made to the Premises prior
to or during the term of this Lease paid for by Tenant ("Above-Standard
Improvements"), or (iii) this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a
party creating or transferring an interest or an estate in the Premises.  For
the purpose of determining said amounts, figures supplied by the County Assessor
as to the amount so assessed shall be conclusive.  Tenant shall comply with the
provisions of any law, ordinance or rule of the

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taxing authorities which require Tenant to file a report of Tenant's property
located in the Premises.

     6.   USE
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          6.1      Use.  The Premises shall be used and occupied by Tenant for
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general office purposes and for no other purpose without the prior written
consent of Landlord.

          6.2      Suitability.  Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor
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any agent of Landlord has made any representation or warranty with respect to
the Premises or the Building or with respect to the suitability of either for
the conduct of Tenant's business, nor has Landlord agreed to undertake any
modification, alteration or improvement to the Premises except as provided in
the Work Letter.  The taking of possession of the Premises by Tenant shall
conclusively establish that the Premises and the Building were at such time in
satisfactory condition unless within ten (10) days after such date Tenant shall
give Landlord written notice specifying in reasonable detail the respects in
which the Premises or the Building were not in satisfactory condition.

           6.3     Uses Prohibited.
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                   (a) Tenant shall not do nor permit anything to be done in or
about the Premises nor bring or keep anything therein which will in any way
increase the existing rate or affect any fire or other insurance upon the
Building or any of its contents, or cause a cancellation of any insurance policy
covering said Building or any part thereof or any of its contents, nor shall
Tenant sell or permit to be kept, used or sold in or about said Premises any
articles which may be prohibited by a standard form policy of fire insurance.

                   (b) Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in or
about the Premises which will in any way obstruct or interfere with the rights
of other tenants or occupants of the Building, or injure or annoy them, or use
or allow the Premises to be used for any unlawful or objectionable purpose, nor
shall Tenant cause, maintain or permit any nuisance in or about the Premises.
Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed any waste in or

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upon the Premises.  Tenant shall not bring onto the Premises any apparatus,
equipment or supplies that may overload the Premises or the Building or any
utility or elevator systems or jeopardize the structural integrity of the
Building or any part thereof.

                (c) Tenant shall not use the Premises or permit anything to be
done in or about the Premises which will in any way conflict with, and at its
sole cost and expense shall promptly comply with, any Legal Requirement now in
force or which may hereafter be enacted or promulgated relating to the
condition, use or occupancy of the Premises, excluding structural changes not
relating to or affecting the condition, use or occupancy of the Premises or
Tenant's improvements or acts.  The judgment of any court of competent
jurisdiction or the admission of Tenant in any action against Tenant, whether
Landlord be a party thereto or not, that Tenant has violated any Legal
Requirement, shall be conclusive of the fact as between Landlord and Tenant.

     7.   SERVICE AND UTILITIES
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          7.1   Landlord's Obligations.  Provided Tenant is not in default
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hereunder, Landlord shall furnish to the Premises during reasonable hours of
generally recognized business days, to be determined by Landlord, and subject to
the rules and regulations of the Building, water, gas and electricity suitable
for the intended use of the Premises, heat and air conditioning required in
Landlord's reasonable judgment for the comfortable use and occupancy of the
Premises, scavenger, janitorial services as described in Exhibit E attached
hereto, window washing service and elevator service customary in similar
buildings in the competing geographical areas.  Landlord shall also maintain and
keep lighted the common lobbies, hallways, stairs and toilet rooms in the
Building.

          7.2   Tenant's Obligation.  Tenant shall pay for, prior to
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delinquency, all telephone and all other materials and services, not expressly
required to be paid by Landlord, which may be furnished to or used in, on or
about the Premises during the term of this Lease.

           7.3  Tenant's Additional Requirements
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          (a)  Tenant shall pay for heat and air-conditioning furnished at
Tenant's request during non-business hours and/or on non-business days on an
hourly basis at a reasonable rate established by Landlord.  Tenant shall not use
in excess of Building Standard amounts (as reasonably determined by Landlord) of
electricity, water or any other utility without Landlord's prior written
consent, which consent Landlord shall not unreasonably refuse.  Landlord may
cause a water meter or electric current meter to be installed in the Premises so
as to measure the amount of water and electric current consumed for any such
excess use.  The cost of such meters and of installation, maintenance and repair
thereof shall be paid by Tenant and Tenant agrees to pay Landlord promptly upon
demand by Landlord for all such water and electric current consumed as shown by
said meters, at the rates charged for such services by the city in which the
Building is located or by the local public utility furnishing the same, plus any
additional expense incurred in keeping account of the water and electric current
so consumed.  If a separate meter is not installed to measure any such excess
use, Landlord shall have the right to estimate the amount of such use through
qualified personnel.  In addition, Landlord may impose a reasonable charge for
the use of any additional or unusual janitorial services required by Tenant
because of any Suite Improvements different from or above Building Standard,
carelessness of Tenant or the nature of Tenant's business (including hours of
operation).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord hereby agrees that prior to
enacting the  conditions set forth in this Subparagraph 7.3(a), that Landlord
will provide Tenant with prior written notice that Tenant is in violation
hereunder and Tenant shall have three (3) days to cure such violation or
Landlord may immediately enact the conditions stipulated hereunder.

          (b)  Landlord's current hours of operation in Bishop Ranch
(hereinafter "Hours of Operation") are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excepting holidays (New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day).  The building and its services are
available to Tenant 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week, 365 days a year. The
after hours rate for air conditioning and heating service after Landlord's hours
of operation, as defined in Paragraph 7.1 above,

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is $25.00 per hour per zone.  This rate is subject to adjustment based upon the
decrease or increase in utilities as charged by Landlord's utility provider.

             (c)  If any lights other than Building Standard or equipment are
used in the Premises which affect the temperature otherwise maintained by the
air conditioning system, Landlord may, upon written notification to Tenant which
provides Tenant with three (3) days to cure, and in the event Tenant fails to
cure then Landlord may install supplementary air conditioning units in the
Premises and the cost thereof, including the cost of installation, operation and
maintenance thereof, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord upon demand by
Landlord.  In addition, if any lights other than Building Standard are used in
the Premises, Tenant shall pay the cost to replace any worn or dead bulbs or
tubes.

             (d)  In no event shall Tenant (i) connect any apparatus, machine or
device through electrical outlets except in the manner for which such outlets
are designed and without the use of any device intended to increase the plug
capacity of any electrical outlet or (ii) maintain at any time an electrical
demand load in excess of four (4) watts per square foot of usable area of the
Premises.

     7.4     Nonliability.  Landlord shall not be liable for, and Tenant
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shall not be entitled to any abatement or reduction of Rent, by reason of
Landlord's failure to furnish any of the foregoing when due to "Force Majeure
Events" (as defined in Paragraph 25.9).  If failure to furnish the foregoing is
within Landlord's reasonable control and Tenant is unable to occupy the Premises
due to such failure, Tenant shall be entitled to an abatement of Base Rent
commencing with the fifteenth consecutive day of such failure unless prior
thereto Landlord commences to cure such failure and thereafter diligently
proceeds with such cure.  Any failure to furnish any of the foregoing shall not
constitute an eviction of Tenant, constructive or otherwise and, notwithstanding
any law to the contrary that may now or hereafter exist, Tenant shall not be
entitled to terminate this Lease on account of such failure.  Landlord shall not
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loss of or injury to property or business or consequential damages, however
occurring, through or in connection with failure to furnish any of the
foregoing.

     8.   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS; ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS
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          8.1    Maintenance And Repairs
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                 (a) Landlord's Obligations.  Landlord shall maintain in good
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order, condition and repair the structural and common areas of the Building, and
the basic heating, ventilating, air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, fire
protection, life safety, security and mechanical systems of the Building (the
"Building Systems"), and the telephone cabling and wiring in and to the Premises
to the extent required by law, and shall cause the common areas of the Building
to comply with all Legal Requirements (including, without limitation, the ADA),
provided that any maintenance and repair caused by the acts or omissions of
Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, invitees, visitors (collectively "Tenant's
Representatives") shall be paid for by Tenant. Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary that may now or hereafter exist, Tenant shall not have the right to
make repairs at Landlord's expense or to terminate this Lease because of
Landlord's failure to keep the foregoing in good order, condition and repair,
nor shall Landlord be liable under any circumstances for any consequential
damages or loss of business, however occurring, through or in connection with
any such failure.

                 (b) Tenant's Obligations
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                     (1) Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, except for
services furnished by Landlord pursuant to Paragraph 7 hereof, shall maintain
the Premises in good order, condition and repair including the interior surfaces
of the ceilings, walls and floors, all doors, interior windows, and all plumbing
pipes, electrical wiring, switches, fixtures, nonbuilding standard lights, and
equipment installed for the use of the Premises, and shall cause the Premises to
comply with all Legal Requirements (including, without limitation, the ADA).
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary that may now or hereafter exist, Tenant
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Landlord's expense or to terminate this Lease because of Landlord's failure to
keep the Premises in good order, condition and repair.

               (2)  In the event Tenant fails to maintain the Premises in good
order, condition and repair, Landlord shall give Tenant notice to do such acts
as are reasonably required to so maintain the Premises. In the event Tenant
fails to promptly commence such work and diligently prosecute it to completion,
Landlord shall have the right to do such acts and expend such funds at the
expense of Tenant as are reasonably required to perform such work. Any amount so
expended by Landlord shall be paid by Tenant promptly after demand with interest
from the date expended by Landlord until paid by Tenant at the "Default Rate,"
as defined below. Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant for any damage,
inconvenience or interference with the use of the Premises by Tenant as a result
of performing any such work. As used in this Lease, "Default Rate" shall mean
the lesser of twelve percent per annum (12%) or the maximum rate permitted by
law.

           (c) Compliance With Law.  Landlord and Tenant shall each do all acts
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required to comply with all applicable Legal Requirements relating to their
respective maintenance and repair obligations as set forth herein.

     8.2   Alterations And Additions
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           (a) Tenant shall make no alterations, additions or improvements to
the Premises or any part thereof without obtaining the prior written consent of
Landlord.

           (b) Landlord may impose as a condition to the aforesaid consent such
requirements as Landlord may deem necessary in its sole discretion, including
without limitation thereto, performing the work itself, specifying the manner in
which the work is done, and selecting the contractor by whom the work is to be
performed and the times during which it is to be accomplished. Tenant shall pay
to Landlord upon demand an amount equal to the reasonable costs and expenses for
time spent by Landlord's employees or contractors in supervising, approving and
administering such alterations.

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               (c)  All such alterations, additions or improvements, all other
Above-Standard Improvements, and all work performed under the Work Letter shall
be the property of Landlord and shall remain upon and be surrendered with the
Premises, unless Landlord upon or prior to the termination or expiration of the
Lease requests in writing that Tenant remove all or any part of same.  At the
time Landlord consents to any alteration, addition, or improvement, Landlord
shall specify in writing to Tenant whether the same shall be surrendered with
the Premises, or whether at Landlord's request they shall be removed by Tenant.

               (d)  All articles of personal property and all business and trade
fixtures, machinery and equipment, cabinetwork, furniture and movable partitions
owned by Tenant or installed by Tenant at its expense in the Premises shall be
and remain the property of Tenant and may be removed by Tenant at any time
during the Lease term when Tenant is not in default hereunder.

     9.   ENTRY BY LANDLORD
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          Landlord and Landlord's agents shall at any and all times have the
right to enter the Premises to inspect the same, to supply janitorial service
and any other service to be provided by Landlord to Tenant hereunder, to show
the Premises to prospective purchasers or tenants, to post notices of non-
responsibility and "for lease" signs, and to alter, improve or repair the
Premises and any portion of the Building, and may for that purpose erect
scaffolding and other necessary structures where reasonably required by the
character of the work to be performed, always providing the entrance to the
Premises shall not be blocked thereby.  Landlord shall conduct its activities
under this Paragraph 9 in a manner that will minimize inconvenience to Tenant
without incurring additional expense to Landlord.  For each of the aforesaid
purposes, Landlord shall at all times have and retain a key with which to unlock
all of the doors in, upon and about the Premises, excluding Tenant's vaults and
safes, and Landlord and Landlord's agents shall have the right to use any and
all means which Landlord may deem proper to open said doors in an emergency, in
order to obtain entry to the Premises, and any entry to the Premises obtained by
Landlord or Landlord's agents by any of said means, or otherwise, shall not
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or deemed to be a forcible or unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the
Premises, or an eviction of Tenant from the Premises or any portion thereof.
Tenant shall not be released from its obligations under this Lease nor be
entitled to any abatement of Rent on account of Landlord's entry under this
Paragraph, and Tenant hereby waives any claim for damages for any injury or
inconvenience to or interference with Tenant's business, any loss of occupancy
or quiet enjoyment of the Premises, and any other loss occasioned thereby.

     10.  LIENS
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          Tenant shall keep the Premises and the Building free from any liens
arising out of work performed, materials furnished, or obligations incurred by
Tenant and shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Landlord from any liens and
encumbrances arising out of any work performed, materials furnished or
obligations incurred by or at the direction of Tenant.  In the event that Tenant
shall not, within twenty (20) days following the imposition of any such lien,
cause such lien to be released of record by payment or posting of a proper bond,
Landlord shall have, in addition to all other remedies provided herein and by
law, the right, but no obligation, to cause the same to be released by such
means as it shall deem proper, including payment of the claim giving rise to
such lien.  All such sums paid by Landlord and all expenses incurred by it in
connection therewith, including attorneys' fees and costs, shall be payable to
Landlord by Tenant on demand with interest at the Default Rate until paid.
Landlord shall have the right at all times to post and keep posted on the
Premises any notices permitted or required by law, or which Landlord shall deem
proper, for the protection of Landlord and the Premises, and any other party
having an interest therein, from mechanics' and materialmen's liens, and Tenant
shall give to Landlord at least three (3) business days prior written notice of
the expected date of commencement of any work relating to alterations or
additions to the Premises.

     11.  INDEMNITY
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          11.1   Indemnity.  Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless
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from and defend Landlord against any and all claims of liability for any injury
or damage to any person or

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property whatsoever (i) occurring in, on or about the Premises or any part
thereof; and (ii) occurring in, on or about any facilities (including, without
limiting the generality of the term "facilities," elevators, stairways,
passageways, hallways and parking areas), the use of which Tenant may have in
conjunction with other tenants of the Building, to the extent such injury or
damage is caused by the act, negligence, fault or omission of any duty with
respect to the same by Tenant or Tenant's invitees and Representatives.  Tenant
shall further indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all
claims arising from any breach or default in the performance of any obligation
on Tenant's part to be performed under the terms of this Lease, or arising from
any act or negligence of Tenant or Tenant's Representatives and from and against
reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, expenses and liabilities incurred in the
defense of any such claim or any action or proceeding brought thereon. If any
action or proceeding is brought against Landlord by reason of any such claim,
Tenant, upon notice from Landlord, shall defend the same at Tenant's expense by
counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord; provided, however, that Tenant
shall not be liable for damage or injury occasioned by the negligence or
intentional acts of Landlord and its designated agents or employees unless
covered by insurance Tenant is required to provide.  Except if caused by
Landlord's gross negligence or willful misconduct, Tenant, as a material part of
the consideration to Landlord, hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or
injury to persons in, upon or about the Premises from any cause and Tenant
hereby waives all claims in respect thereof against Landlord.

          11.2    Exemption of Landlord From Liability.  Landlord shall not be
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liable for injury or damage which may be sustained by the person or property of
Tenant, its employees, invitees or customers, or any other person in or about
the Premises caused by or resulting from fire, steam, electricity, gas, water or
rain, which may leak or flow from or into any part of the Premises, or from the
breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the
pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning, telephone
cabling or wiring, or lighting fixtures of the same, whether the damage or
injury results from conditions arising upon the Premises or upon other portions
of the Building of which the Premises are a part, or from other sources.
Landlord shall not be

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liable for any damages arising from any act or neglect of any other tenant of
the Building.

     12.  INSURANCE
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          12.1    Coverage.  Tenant shall, at all times during the term of this
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Lease, and at its own cost and expense, procure and continue in force the
following insurance coverage:

                  (a) Commercial General Liability Insurance with a combined
single limit for personal or bodily injury and property damage of not less than
$3,000,000.

                  (b) Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance, including vandalism
and malicious mischief coverage, covering and in an amount equal to the full
replacement value of all fixtures, furniture and improvements installed in the
Premises by or at the expense of Tenant.

          12.2    Insurance Policies.  The aforementioned minimum limits of
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policies shall in no event limit the liability of Tenant hereunder. The
aforesaid insurance shall name Landlord and its partners, property manager, and
mortgagees as an additional insured. Said insurance shall be with companies
having a rating of not less than A+, XI in "Best's Insurance Guide". Tenant
shall furnish from the insurance companies or cause the insurance companies to
furnish certificates of coverage. No such policy shall be cancelable or subject
to reduction of coverage or other modification or cancellation except after
thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord by the insurer. All such
policies shall be written as primary policies, not contributing with and not in
excess of the coverage which Landlord may carry. Tenant shall, at least twenty
(20) days prior to the expiration of such policies, furnish Landlord with
evidence of renewals or binders. Tenant agrees that if Tenant does not take out
and maintain such insurance, Landlord may (but shall not be required to) procure
said insurance on Tenant's behalf and charge Tenant the premiums together with a
reasonable handling charge and Default Interest from the date paid by Landlord,
payable upon demand. Tenant shall have the right to provide such insurance
coverage pursuant to blanket policies obtained by Tenant, provided such blanket
policies
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expressly afford coverage to the Premises and to Tenant as required by this
Lease.

          12.3    Landlord's Insurance.  During the term of this Lease Landlord
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shall maintain in effect insurance on the Building against fire, extended
coverage perils and vandalism and malicious mischief (to the extent such
coverages are available), with responsible insurers licensed to do business in
California, insuring the Building in an amount equal to at least ninety-five
percent (95%) of the replacement cost thereof, excluding foundations, footings
and underground installations.  Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to,
carry insurance against additional perils and/or in greater amounts.

          12.4    Waiver of Subrogation.  To the extent permitted by their
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respective policies of insurance, Landlord and Tenant each hereby waive any
right of recovery against the other and the authorized representatives of the
other for any loss or damage that is covered by any policy of insurance
maintained by either party with respect to the Premises or the Project or any
operation therein.  If any policy of insurance relating to this Lease, the
Premises or the Project does not permit the foregoing waiver or if the coverage
under any such policy would be invalidated as a result of such waiver, the party
maintaining such policy shall, if possible, using commercially reasonable
efforts obtain from the insurer under such policy a waiver of all right of
recovery by way of subrogation against either party in connection with any
claim, loss or damage covered by such policy.

     13.  DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.
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          13.1    Landlord's Duty to Repair.  If all or a substantial part of
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the Premises are rendered untenantable or inaccessible by damage to all or any
part of the Project from fire or other casualty then, unless either party elects
to terminate this Lease pursuant to Paragraphs 13.2 or 13.3, Landlord shall, at
its expense, repair and restore the Premises and/or access thereto, as the case
may be, to substantially their former condition to the extent permitted by the
then applicable codes, laws and regulations; provided, however, that Tenant
rather than Landlord shall be obligated at Tenant's expense to repair or replace

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Tenant's personal property, trade fixtures and any items or improvements that
are required to be covered by Tenant's insurance under Paragraph 12.1(b).

               If Landlord is required or elects to repair damage to the
Premises and/or access thereto, this Lease shall continue in effect but Tenant's
Base Rent and Operating Cost Payments from the date of the casualty through the
date of substantial completion of the repair shall be abated by a proportionate
amount based on the portion of the Premises that Tenant is prevented from using
by reason of such damage or its repair; provided, however, that if the casualty
is the result of the willful misconduct or negligence of Tenant or Tenant's
Representatives, there will be no such rental abatement.  In no event shall
Landlord be liable to Tenant by reason of any injury to or interference with
Tenant's business or property arising from fire or other casualty or by reason
of any repairs to any part of the Project made necessary by such casualty.

     13.2      Landlord's Right to Terminate.  Landlord may elect to terminate
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this Lease, sixty (60) days following the date such election is noticed to
Tenant, under the following circumstances:

               (a) Where, in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, the damage
cannot be substantially repaired and restored under applicable laws and
governmental regulations within One Hundred Eighty (180) days after the date of
the casualty;

               (b) Where, in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, adequate
proceeds are not, for any reason, made available to Landlord from Landlord's
insurance policies to make the required repairs;

               (c) Where the Project is damaged or destroyed to the extent that
the cost to repair and restore the Project exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of
the full replacement cost of the Project, whether or not the Premises are
damaged or destroyed; or

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                  (d) Where the damage occurs within the last twelve (12)
months of the term of the Lease.

                      If any of the circumstances described in this Paragraph
13.2 arise, Landlord must notify Tenant in writing of that fact within one
hundred and twenty (120) days after such circumstances arise and in such notice
Landlord must also advise Tenant whether Landlord has elected to terminate the
Lease.

          13.3    Tenant's Right to Terminate.  Tenant shall have the right to
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terminate this Lease if all or a substantial part of the Premises are rendered
untenantable or inaccessible by damage to all or any part of the Project from
fire or other casualty, provided that such casualty is not the result of the
willful misconduct or negligence of Tenant or Tenant's Representatives, but only
under the following circumstances:

                  (a) Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease if Landlord had
the right under Paragraph 13.2 to terminate this Lease but did not elect to so
terminate and Landlord failed to commence the required repair within sixty (60)
days after the date it received proceeds to commence such repair. In such event,
Tenant may terminate this Lease as of the date of the casualty by notice to
Landlord given before the earlier of the date on which Landlord commences such
repair or ten (10) days after the expiration of such sixty (60)-day period; or

                  (b) Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease in the
circumstance described in Subparagraph 13.2(a). In such event, Tenant may
terminate this Lease as of the date of the casualty by notice to Landlord given
within thirty (30) days after Landlord's notice to Tenant pursuant to Paragraph
13.2.

          13.4    Exclusive Rights.  Landlord and Tenant each hereby agree
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that, notwithstanding any law to the contrary that may now or hereafter exist,
neither party shall have any right to terminate this Lease in the event of any
damage or destruction under any circumstances other than as provided in
Paragraphs 13.2 and 13.3.

     14.  CONDEMNATION
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          If all or a material portion of the Premises shall be taken or
appropriated for public or quasi-public use by right of eminent domain with or
without litigation or transferred by agreement in connection with such public or
quasi-public use, either party hereto shall have the right at its option,
exercisable within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such taking, to
terminate this Lease as of the date possession is taken by the condemning
authority, provided, however, that before Tenant may terminate this Lease by
reason of taking or appropriation as provided hereinabove, such taking or
appropriation shall be of such an extent and nature as to substantially
handicap, impede or impair Tenant's use of the Premises. If any part of the
Building other than the Premises shall be so taken or appropriated, Landlord
shall have the right at its option to terminate this Lease.  No award for any
partial or entire taking shall be apportioned, and Tenant hereby assigns to
Landlord any award which may be made in such taking or condemnation, together
with any and all rights of Tenant now or hereafter arising in or to the same or
any part thereof; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to give Landlord any interest in or to require Tenant to assign to
Landlord any award made to Tenant for the taking of personal property and
fixtures belonging to Tenant and/or for Tenant's unamortized cost of leasehold
improvements, so long as such award to Tenant does not decrease the value of the
award that would otherwise be made to Landlord in such taking or condemnation.
In the event of a partial taking which does not result in a termination of this
Lease, rent shall be abated in the proportion which the part of Premises so made
unusable bears to the rented area of the Premises immediately prior to the
taking, and Landlord, at Landlord's cost, shall restore the Premises remaining
to an architectural whole with the Base Rent reduced in proportion to what the
area taken bears to the Premises prior to the taking.  No temporary taking of
the Premises and/or of Tenant's rights therein or under this Lease shall give
Tenant the right to terminate this Lease or to any abatement of Rent thereunder.
Any award made to Tenant by reason of any such temporary taking where Landlord
does not terminate this Lease shall belong entirely to Tenant so long as said
award does not diminish Landlord's award.

     15.  ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
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          15.1     Landlord's Consent Required.  Except as otherwise expressly
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provided in this Lease,  Tenant shall not assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecate or encumber this Lease or any interest therein (each a "Transfer"),
and shall not sublet the Premises or any part thereof, without the prior written
consent of Landlord and any attempt to do so without such consent being first
had and obtained shall be wholly void and shall constitute a breach of this
Lease.

           15.2    Reasonable Consent.
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                   (a)   If Tenant complies with the following conditions,
Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to the subletting of the
Premises or any portion thereof or the assignment of this Lease.  Tenant shall
submit in writing to Landlord (i) the name and legal composition of the proposed
subtenant or assignee; (ii) the nature of the business proposed to be carried on
in the Premises; (iii) the terms and provisions of the proposed sublease; (iv)
such reasonable financial information as Landlord may request concerning the
proposed subtenant or assignee; and (v) the form of the proposed sublease or
assignment.  Within five (5) business days after Landlord receives all such
information it shall notify Tenant whether it approves such assignment or
subletting or if it elects to proceed under Paragraph 15.8 below.

                   (b)   The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that, among
other circumstances for which Landlord could reasonably withhold its consent to
a sublease or assignment, it shall be reasonable for Landlord to withhold its
consent where (i) the assignee or subtenant (a "Transferee") does not itself
occupy the entire portion of the Premises assigned or sublet, (ii) Landlord
reasonably disapproves of the Transferee's reputation or creditworthiness or the
character of the business to be conducted by the Transferee at the Premises,
(iii) the assignment or subletting would increase the burden on the Building
services or the number of people occupying the Premises, or (iv) Landlord
otherwise determines that the assignment or sublease would have the effect of
decreasing the value of the Project or increasing the expenses associated with
operating the Project.  In no event may

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Tenant publicly advertise all or any portion of the Premises for assignment or
sublease at a rental less than that then sought by Landlord for comparable space
in the Project.

          15.3     Excess Consideration.  If Landlord consents to the assignment
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or sublease, Landlord shall be entitled to receive as additional Rent hereunder
50% of any consideration paid by the Transferee for the assignment or sublease
and, in the case of a sublease, 50% of the excess of the rent and other
consideration payable by the subtenant over the amount of Base Rent and
Operating Cost Payments payable hereunder applicable to the subleased space.

          15.4     No Release Of Tenant.  No consent by Landlord to any
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assignment or subletting by Tenant shall relieve Tenant of any obligation to be
performed by Tenant under this Lease, whether occurring before or after such
consent, assignment or subletting, and the Transferee shall be jointly and
severally liable with Tenant for the payment of Rent (or that portion applicable
to the subleased space in the case of a sublease) and for the performance of all
other terms and provisions of the Lease.  The consent by Landlord to any
assignment or subletting shall not relieve Tenant and any such Transferee from
the obligation to obtain Landlord's express written consent to any subsequent
assignment or subletting.  The acceptance of rent by Landlord from any other
person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Landlord of any provision of this
Lease or to be a consent to any assignment, subletting or other transfer.
Consent to one assignment, subletting or other transfer shall not be deemed to
constitute consent to any subsequent assignment, subletting or other transfer.

          15.5     Attorneys' Fees.  Tenant shall pay Landlord's reasonable
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attorneys' fees (not to exceed $300.00) incurred in connection with reviewing
any proposed assignment or sublease.

          15.6     Transfer Of Ownership Interest.  If Tenant is a business
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entity, any direct or indirect transfer of 50 percent or more of the ownership
interest of the entity (whether all at one time or over the term of the Lease)
shall be deemed a Transfer.

          15.7     Effectiveness of Transfer.  No permitted assignment by Tenant
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a counterpart of the assignment and an instrument in which the assignee assumes
all of Tenant's obligations under this Lease arising on or after the date of
assignment.  The voluntary, involuntary or other surrender of this Lease by
Tenant, or a mutual cancellation by Landlord and Tenant, shall not work a
merger, and any such surrender or cancellation shall, at the option of Landlord,
either terminate all or any existing subleases or operate as an assignment to
Landlord of any or all of such subleases.

          15.8     Landlord's Right to Space.  Notwithstanding any of the above
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provisions of this Paragraph 15 to the contrary, if Tenant notifies Landlord
that it desires to assign this Lease or sublet all or any part of the Premises,
Landlord, in lieu of consenting to such assignment or sublease, may elect to
terminate this Lease (in the case of an assignment or a sublease of the entire
Premises), or to terminate this Lease as it relates to the space proposed to be
subleased by Tenant (in the case of a sublease of less than the entire
Premises).  In such event, this Lease (or portion thereof) will terminate on the
date the assignment or sublease was to be effective, and Landlord may lease such
space to any party, including the prospective Transferee identified by Tenant.

          15.9     Permitted Assignment or Sublease.  Notwithstanding any
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provision to the contrary in Section 15, Tenant shall not be required to obtain
Landlord's consent to an assignment or sublease of the Premises to an entity
which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Tenant or which
succeeds to substantially all of Tenant's assets and business by merger,
reorganization or purchase. All other such subsections of Section 15 shall apply
to this Paragraph 15.9 and shall remain in effect.

          15.10    No Net Profits Leases.  Anything contained in the foregoing
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provisions of this Paragraph 15 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 the use, occupancy or utilization of space in
the Premises which provides for rental or other payment for such use, occupancy
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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 percentages of
receipts or sales), and any such purported lease, sublease, license, concession
or other agreement shall be void and ineffective as a conveyance of any right or
interest in the possession, use, occupancy or utilization of any part of the
Premises.

     16.  SUBORDINATION
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          16.1     Subordination.  Tenant agrees that upon delivery to it by any
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mortgagee, any holder of any deed of trust or any ground lessor of the Building
of a non-disturbance agreement which satisfies the requirements set forth in
Paragraph 16.4 below, this Lease, at Landlord's option, shall be subject and
subordinate to such ground or underlying leases which now exist or may hereafter
be executed affecting all or any part of the Project, and to the lien of such
first mortgages or first deeds of trust (each a "First Mortgage") in any amount
or amounts whatsoever now or hereafter placed on or against the Land or
Building, Landlord's interest or estate therein, or any ground or underlying
lease, without the necessity of the execution and delivery of any further
instruments on the part of Tenant to effectuate such subordination.  If any
mortgagee or trustee of a First Mortgage or ground lessor shall elect to have
this Lease prior to the lien of its First Mortgage or ground lease, and shall
give written notice thereof to Tenant, this Lease shall be deemed prior to such
First Mortgage or ground lease, whether this Lease is dated prior to or
subsequent to the date of said First Mortgage or ground lease or the date of the
recording thereof.

          16.2     Junior Liens.  Tenant hereby agrees that this Lease shall be
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superior to the lien of any present or future mortgages or deeds of trust that
are junior to any First Mortgage unless subordinated as of the date hereof or
pursuant to Section 16.1.

          16.3     Subordination Agreements.  Subject to the requirements of
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Section 16.1, Tenant will execute and deliver within fifteen (15) business days
of demand without charge therefor, such further instruments evidencing the
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this Lease to any First Mortgage or ground lease, or the subordination of any
First Mortgage or ground lease to such Lease, pursuant to Section 16.1, as the
case may be, as may be required by Landlord.  Tenant's failure to comply with
its obligations under this Paragraph 16.3 within fifteen (15) days of demand
shall constitute an Event of Default and Landlord shall have the right, in such
event, to impose upon Tenant a monetary penalty of $1,000.00 for such non-
compliance, in addition to all other remedies available to Landlord under this
Lease and by law.

          16.4     Attornment.  If this Project is transferred to any purchaser
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pursuant to or in lieu of proceedings to enforce any mortgage, deed of trust or
ground lease (collectively, "Encumbrance"), this Lease will not be barred,
terminated, cut off or foreclosed nor will the rights and possession of Tenant
hereunder be disturbed if Tenant is not in default beyond applicable cure
periods under the terms of the Lease.  Tenant shall attorn to such purchaser as
the Landlord under the Lease so long as the rights of Tenant hereunder shall not
be disturbed, diminished, or interfered with, but shall continue in full force
and effect so long as Tenant shall not be in default hereunder.

     17.  QUIET ENJOYMENT
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          Landlord covenants and agrees with Tenant that upon Tenant paying the
Rent and performing its other covenants and conditions under this Lease, Tenant
shall have the quiet possession of the Premises for the term of this Lease as
against any persons or entities lawfully claiming by, through or under Landlord,
subject, however, to the terms of this Lease and of any Encumbrance.

     18.  DEFAULT; REMEDIES
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          18.1     Default.  The occurrence of any of the following shall
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constitute an "Event of Default" by Tenant:

                   (a) Tenant fails to pay Rent when due and such failure
continues for five (5) days after written notice thereof to Tenant;

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            (b)  Tenant fails to deliver any subordination agreement requested
by Landlord within the period described in Paragraph 16;

            (c)  Tenant fails to deliver any estoppel certificate requested by
Landlord within the period described in Paragraph 22;

            (d)  Tenant Transfers or attempts to Transfer this Lease
without complying with the provisions of Paragraph 15;

            (e)  Tenant fails to observe and perform any other provision of this
Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant, where such failure continues for
twenty (20) days after written notice thereof by Landlord to Tenant; provided,
however, that if the nature of the default is such that the same cannot
reasonably be cured within said twenty (20) day period, Tenant shall not be
deemed to be in default if Tenant shall within such period commence such cure
and thereafter diligently prosecute the same to completion;

            (f)  Tenant abandons the Premises; or

            (g)  The making by Tenant of any general assignment or general
arrangement for the benefit of creditors; the filing by or against Tenant of a
petition seeking relief under any law relating to bankruptcy (unless, in the
case of a petition filed against Tenant, the same is dismissed within sixty (60)
days); the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of
substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's
interest in this Lease, where possession is not restored to Tenant within thirty
(30) days; or the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of
substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's
interest in this Lease, where such seizure is not discharged within thirty (30)
days.

     18.2   Remedies.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default,
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Landlord may, at any time thereafter exercise the following remedies, which
shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies now or hereafter available
to Landlord at law or in equity:

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          (a)  Maintain this Lease in full force and effect and recover Rent as
it becomes due, without terminating Tenant's right to possession irrespective of
whether Tenant shall have abandoned the Premises.  In the event Landlord elects
not to terminate the Lease, Landlord shall have the right to attempt to relet
the Premises at such rent and upon such conditions and for such a term, and to
do all acts necessary to maintain or preserve the Premises as Landlord deems
reasonable and necessary without being deemed to have elected to terminate the
Lease, including removal of all persons and property from the Premises; such
property may be removed and stored in a public warehouse or elsewhere at the
cost of and for the account of Tenant.  In the event any such reletting occurs,
rents received by Landlord from such subletting shall be applied (i) first, to
the payment of the costs of maintaining, preserving, altering and preparing the
Premises for subletting and other costs of subletting, including but not limited
to brokers' commissions, attorneys' fees and expenses of removal of Tenant's
personal property, trade fixtures, alterations and leasehold improvements; (ii)
second, to the payment of Rent then due and payable; (iii) third, to the payment
of future Rent as the same may become due and payable hereunder; and (iv)
fourth, the balance, if any, shall be paid to Tenant upon (but not before)
expiration of the term of this Lease.  If the rents received by Landlord from
such subletting, after application as provided above, are insufficient in any
month to pay the Rent due and payable hereunder for such month, Tenant shall pay
such deficiency to Landlord monthly upon demand.  Notwithstanding any such
subletting for Tenant's account without termination, Landlord may at any time
thereafter, by written notice to Tenant, elect to terminate this Lease by virtue
of a previous Event of Default.  During the continuance of an Event of Default,
for so long as Landlord does not terminate Tenant's right to possession of the
Premises, Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to an assignment
of this Lease or a sublease of the Premises as set forth in Paragraph 15.2 -
"Reasonable Consent".

          (b)  Terminate Tenant's right to possession of the Premises at any
time by written notice to Tenant, in which case Tenant shall immediately
surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord.  Tenant expressly acknowledges
that in the absence of such written notice from Landlord, no other act of
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including, but not limited to, its re-entry into the Premises, its efforts to
relet the Premises, its reletting of the Premises for Tenant's account, its
storage of Tenant's personal property and trade fixtures, its acceptance of keys
to the Premises from Tenant or its exercise of any other rights and remedies
under this Paragraph 18.2, shall constitute an acceptance of Tenant's surrender
of the Premises or constitute a termination of this Lease or of Tenant's right
to possession of the Premises.  If Landlord terminates Tenant's right to
possession in writing, Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant all
damages as provided in California Civil Code Section 1951.2 or any other
applicable existing or future law, ordinance or regulation providing for
recovery of damages for such breach, including but not limited to the following:

                    (1)  The reasonable cost of recovering the Premises; plus

                    (2)  The reasonable cost of removing Tenant's alterations,
trade fixtures and Above-Standard Improvements; plus

                    (3)  All unpaid Rent due or earned hereunder prior to the
date of termination, less the proceeds of any reletting or any rental received
from subtenants prior to the date of termination applied as provided in
subsection (a) above, together with interest at the Default Rate, on such sums
from the date such Rent is due and payable until the date of the award of
damages; plus

                    (4)  The amount by which the Rent which would be payable by
Tenant hereunder, including Operating Cost Payments as reasonably estimated by
Landlord, from the date of termination until the date of the award of damages
exceeds the amount of such rental loss Tenant proves could have been reasonably
avoided, together with interest at the Default Rate on such sums from the date
such Rent is due and payable until the date of the award of damages; plus

                    (5)  The amount by which the Rent which would be payable by
Tenant hereunder, including Operating Cost

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Payments, as reasonably estimated by Landlord, for the remainder of the then
term, after the date of the award of damages exceeds the amount of such rental
loss as Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided, discounted at the
discount rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for member
banks at the time of the award plus one percent (1%); plus

                    (6)  Such other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the
foregoing as may be permitted from time to time by applicable law.

               (c)  During the continuance of an Event of Default, Landlord may
enter the Premises without terminating this Lease and remove all Tenant's
personal property, and trade fixtures from the Premises.  If Landlord removes
such property from the Premises and stores it at Tenant's risk and expense, and
if Tenant fails to pay the cost of such removal and storage after written demand
therefor and/or to pay any Rent then due, after the property has been stored for
a period of thirty (30) days or more Landlord may sell such property at public
or private sale, in the manner and at such times and places as Landlord in its
sole discretion deems commercially reasonable following reasonable notice to
Tenant of the time and place of such sale.  The proceeds of any such sale shall
be applied first to the payment of the expenses for removal and storage of the
property, preparation for and conducting such sale, and attorneys' fees and
other legal expenses incurred by Landlord in connection therewith, and the
balance shall be applied as provided in subsection (a) above.

                    Tenant hereby waives all claims for damages that may be
caused by Landlord's reentering and taking possession of the Premises or
removing and storing Tenant's personal property pursuant to this Paragraph, and
Tenant shall hold Landlord harmless from and against any loss, cost or damage
resulting from any such act. No reentry by Landlord shall constitute or be
construed as a forcible entry by Landlord.

               (d)  Landlord may cure the Event of Default at Tenant's expense.
If Landlord pays any sum or incurs any expense in curing the Event of Default,
Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand for the amount of such payment or
expense with interest

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at the Default Rate from the date the sum is paid or the expense is incurred
until Landlord is reimbursed by Tenant.

          18.3     Late Charges.  Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment
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by Tenant to Landlord of Rent will cause Landlord to incur costs not
contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be extremely
difficult to ascertain.  Such costs include, but are not limited to, processing
and accounting charges.  Accordingly, if any installment of Base Rent or
Operating Costs Payments is not received by Landlord or Landlord's designee
within ten (10) days of the date such amount shall be due, or if any installment
of other Rent is not received by Landlord or Landlord's designee on or before
the date such amount shall be due, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge
equal to ten percent (10%) of such overdue amount.  The parties hereby agree
that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs
Landlord will incur by reason of late payment by Tenant.  Acceptance of such
late charge by Landlord shall in no event constitute a waiver of Tenant's
default with respect to such overdue amount nor prevent Landlord from exercising
any of the other rights and remedies granted hereunder.

          18.4     Interest.  In addition to the late charges referred to above
                   --------
which are intended to defray Landlord's costs resulting from late payments, any
late payment of Rent shall, at Landlord's option, bear interest from the due
date of any such payment to the date the same is paid at the Default Rate,
provided, however, that if Landlord imposes a late charge on any overdue
payment, such overdue payment shall not begin to bear interest under this
Paragraph 18.4 until thirty (30) days after the due date thereof.

          18.5     Default By Landlord.  Landlord shall not be in default unless
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Landlord fails to perform obligations required of Landlord within a reasonable
time, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after written notice by Tenant
to Landlord and to any mortgagee, trustee or ground lessor of the Project (each
a "Holder") whose name and address shall have theretofore been furnished to
Tenant in writing, specifying that Landlord has failed to perform such
obligations; provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord's obligation is
such that more than thirty (30) days

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are required for performance, then Landlord shall not be in default if Landlord
commences performance within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter
diligently prosecutes the same to completion.

     19.  PARKING
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          Tenant and Tenant's employees, invitees and customers shall have the
right to use the parking areas of the Building subject to such regulations and
charges as Landlord shall adopt from time to time, and subject to the right of
Landlord to restrict the use by Tenant and Tenant's Representatives when in the
sole judgment of Landlord such use is excessive for the parking area in
relationship to the reasonable use required by other Tenants.  If Landlord
becomes obligated under applicable laws or regulations or any other directive of
any governmental or quasi-governmental authority to pay or assess fees or
charges for parking in the Building's parking area, Tenant shall pay such
amounts to Landlord as additional Rent.  Parking is available in Bishop Ranch 11
on an unreserved basis at a ratio of 5.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of leased
space.

     20.  RELOCATION OF PREMISES
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          20.1     Conditions.  For the purpose of maintaining an economical and
                   ----------
proper distribution of Tenants throughout Bishop Ranch acceptable to Landlord,
Landlord shall have the right from time to time during the term of this Lease to
relocate the Premises within Bishop Ranch, subject to the following terms and
conditions:

                   (a)   The rented and usable areas of the new Premises must be
of equal size to the existing Premises (subject to a variation of up to ten
percent (10%) provided the amount of Base Rent payable under this Lease is not
increased);

                   (b)   Landlord shall pay the cost of providing tenant
improvements in the new Premises comparable to the tenant improvements in the
existing Premises;

                   (c)   Landlord shall pay the expenses reasonably incurred by
Tenant in connection with such substitution of Premises, including but not
limited to costs of moving, door

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lettering, telephone relocation and reasonable quantities of new stationery;

           20.2     Notice.  Landlord shall deliver to Tenant written notice of
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Landlord's election to relocate the Premises, specifying the new location and
the amount of rent payable therefore at least sixty (60) days prior to the date
the relocation is to be effective.  If the relocation of the Premises is not
acceptable to Tenant, Tenant for a period of ten (10) days after receipt of
Landlord's notice to relocate shall have the right (by delivering written notice
to Landlord) to terminate this Lease.  If Tenant so notifies Landlord, Landlord
at its option may withdraw its relocation notice, in which event this Lease
shall continue and Tenant shall not be relocated, or accept Tenant's termination
notice, in which event this Lease shall terminate effective as of the date the
relocation was to be effective.

                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 20 shall not
apply to Tenant except in the event Tenant subleases or assigns all or part of
the Premises, then this Section 20 shall be in full force and effect and
applicable to Tenant and any subtenant or assignee.

     21.   MORTGAGEE PROTECTION.
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           Tenant agrees to give any Holder, by registered mail, a copy of any
notice of default served upon the Landlord, provided that prior to such notice
Tenant has been notified in writing (by way of notice of assignment of rents and
leases, or otherwise) of the address of such Holder.  If Landlord shall have
failed to cure such default within the time period set forth in Paragraph 18.5
the Holder shall have an additional thirty (30) days within which to cure such
default or if such default cannot be cured within that time, then such
additional time as may be necessary to cure such default (including the time
necessary to foreclose or otherwise terminate its Encumbrance, if necessary to
effect such cure), and this Lease shall not be terminated so long as such
remedies are being diligently pursued.

     22.   ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES.
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           (a)  Upon fifteen (15) days' notice from Landlord, Tenant shall
execute and deliver to Landlord, in form provided by or satisfactory to
Landlord, a certificate stating that this Lease is in full force and effect,
describing any amendments or modifications hereto, acknowledging that this Lease
is subordinate or prior, as the case may be, to any Encumbrance and stating any
other information Landlord may reasonably request, including the term of this
Lease, the monthly Base Rent, the estimated Operating Cost Payments, the date to
which Rent has been paid, the amount of any security deposit or prepaid Rent,
whether either party hereto is in default under the terms of the Lease, whether
Landlord has completed its construction obligations hereunder and any other
information reasonably requested by Landlord. Any person or entity purchasing,
acquiring an interest in or extending financing with respect to the Project
shall be entitled to rely upon any such certificate. Tenant shall be liable to
Landlord for any damages incurred by Landlord including any profits or other
benefits from any financing of the Project or any interest therein which are
lost or made unavailable as a result, directly or indirectly, of Tenant's
failure or refusal to timely execute or deliver such estoppel certificates.

           (b)  Tenant's failure to deliver such statement within such time
shall be conclusive upon Tenant:

                (1) That this Lease is in full force and effect, without
modification except as may be represented by Landlord;

                (2) That there are no uncured defaults in Landlord's
performance; and

                (3) That not more than one month's Rent has been paid in
advance; and

                (4) That Landlord has completed its construction obligations.

           (c) If Landlord desires to finance or refinance the Building, or any
part thereof, Tenant hereby agrees to deliver to any lender designated by
Landlord such financial statements of

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Tenant as may be reasonably required by such lender. Such statements shall
include the past three years financial statements of Tenant. All such financial
statements shall be received by Landlord in confidence and shall be used only
for the purposes herein set forth.

     23.   SURRENDER, HOLDING OVER.
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           23.1     Surrender.  Upon the expiration or termination of this
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Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord in substantially the same
condition as received on the Commencement Date, except for reasonable wear and
tear and damage from casualty or condemnation; provided, however, that prior to
the expiration or termination of this Lease Tenant shall remove from the
Premises all Tenant's personal property, trade fixtures, alterations and other
Above-Standard Improvements that Tenant has the right or is required by Landlord
to remove under the provisions of this Lease.  Tenant shall also be responsible
for removal of all telephone cables and wires, CRT, data and telephone equipment
(which equipment, wires or cables are not located above the ceiling or within
the cavities of the Building), and any other form of cabling that exists in
Tenant's space.  If any of such removal is not completed at the expiration or
termination of this Lease, Landlord may remove the same at Tenant's expense.
Landlord, six (6) months prior to the expiration date of this Lease, shall
notify Tenant of its election to have Tenant remove the equipment, wires and/or
cabling.  Any damage to the Premises or the Building caused by such removal
shall be repaired promptly by Tenant or, if Tenant fails to do so, Landlord may
do so at Tenant's expense, in which event Tenant shall immediately reimburse
Landlord for such expenses together with interest at the Default rate until so
paid.  Tenant's obligations under this Paragraph shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Lease.  Upon expiration or termination of this Lease or of
Tenant's possession, Tenant shall surrender all keys to the Premises or any
other part of the Building and shall make known to Landlord the combination of
locks on all safes, cabinets and vaults that may be located in the Premises.

           23.2     Holding Over.  If Tenant remains in possession of the
                    ------------
Premises after the expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant's continued
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the sufferance of Landlord, and Tenant shall continue to comply with or perform
all the terms and obligations of the Tenant under this Lease, except that the
Base Rent during Tenant's holding over shall be one hundred fifty percent (150%)
of the monthly Base Rent payable in the last month prior to the termination or
expiration hereof. Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and
against all claims, liability, damages, costs or expenses, including reasonable
attorneys fees and costs of defending the same, incurred by Landlord and arising
directly or indirectly from Tenant's failure to timely surrender the Premises,
including (i) any loss, cost, penalties, or damages, including lost profits,
claimed by any prospective tenant of the Premises, and (ii) Landlord's damages
as a result of such prospective tenant rescinding or refusing to enter into the
prospective lease of the Premises by reason of such failure to timely surrender
the Premises.

     24.   HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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           Tenant shall not (either with or without negligence) cause or permit
the escape, disposal or release of any biologically or chemically active or
other hazardous substances or materials.  In connection with Tenant's use of the
Premises, Tenant shall not allow the storage or use of such substances or
materials in any manner not sanctioned by law or by the highest standards
prevailing in the industry for the storage and use of such substances or
materials, nor allow to be brought into the Project any such materials or
substances except to use in the ordinary course of Tenant's business, and then
only after written notice is given to Landlord of the identity of such
substances or materials, provided no such notice shall be required for
janitorial or office supplies commonly used in an office setting. Without
limitation, hazardous substances and materials shall include those described in
the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., any applicable state or local laws
and the regulations adopted under these acts. If any lender or governmental
agency shall ever require testing to ascertain whether or not there has been any
release of hazardous materials by Tenant, then Tenant shall promptly notify
Landlord of the same, and the reasonable costs thereof shall be reimbursed by
Tenant to Landlord upon demand as additional charges if such

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requirement applies to the Premises. Landlord shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to enter the Premises at any reasonable time to perform any required
testing, to confirm Tenant's compliance with the provisions of this Paragraph,
and to perform Tenant's obligations under this Paragraph if Tenant has failed to
do so. In addition, Tenant shall execute affidavits, representations and the
like from time to time at Landlord's request concerning Tenant's best knowledge
and belief regarding the presence of hazardous substances or materials on the
Premises. In all events, Tenant shall indemnify Landlord in the manner elsewhere
provided in this Lease from any release of hazardous materials by Tenant on the
Premises occurring while Tenant is in possession, or elsewhere if caused by
Tenant or persons acting under Tenant. The within covenants shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of the lease term.

     25.   MISCELLANEOUS
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           25.1     Attornment.  Upon any transfer by Landlord of Landlord's
                    ----------
interest in the Premises or the Building (other than a transfer for security
purposes only), Tenant agrees to attorn to any transferee or assignee of
Landlord.

           25.2     Captions; Attachments; Defined Terms
                    ------------------------------------

                    (a)  The captions of the paragraphs of this Lease are for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to be relevant in resolving any
question of interpretation or construction of any paragraph of this Lease. The
provisions of this Lease shall be construed in accordance with the fair meaning
of the language used and shall not be strictly construed against either party.
When required by the contents of this Lease, the singular includes the plural.
Wherever the term "including" is used in this Lease, it shall be interpreted as
meaning "including, but not limited to," the matter or matters thereafter
enumerated.

                    (b)  Exhibits attached hereto, and addenda and schedules
initialed by the parties, are deemed to constitute part of this Lease and are
incorporated herein.

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                    (c)  The words "Landlord" and "Tenant" as used herein, shall
include the plural as well as the singular. Words used in neuter gender include
the masculine and feminine and words in the masculine or feminine gender include
the neuter. The obligations of this Lease as to a Tenant which consists of
husband and wife shall extend individually to their sole and separate property
as well as community property.

          25.3      Entire Agreement.  This Lease along with any exhibits and
                    ----------------
attachments hereto constitutes the entire agreement between Landlord and Tenant
relative to the Premises, and this Lease and the exhibits and attachments may be
altered, amended or revoked only by instrument in writing signed by both
Landlord and Tenant.  Landlord and Tenant agree hereby that all prior or
contemporaneous oral agreements between and among themselves and their agents or
representatives relative to the leasing of the Premises are merged in or revoked
by this Lease.

          25.4      Severability.  If any term or provision of this Lease shall,
                    ------------
to any extent, be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected thereby, and
each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law.

           25.5     Costs Of Suit
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                    (a)  If Tenant or Landlord brings any action for the
enforcement or interpretation of this Lease, including any suit by Landlord for
the recovery of Rent or possession of the Premises, the losing party shall pay
to the prevailing party a reasonable sum for attorneys' fees. The "prevailing
party" will be determined by the court before whom the action was brought based
upon an assessment of which party's major arguments or positions taken in the
suit or proceeding could fairly be said to have prevailed over the other party's
major arguments or positions on major disputed issues in the court's decision.

                    (b)  Should Landlord, without fault on Landlord's part, be
made a party to any litigation instituted by Tenant or by any third party
against Tenant, or by or against any

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person holding under or using the Premises by license of Tenant, or for the
foreclosure of any lien for labor or material furnished to or for Tenant or any
such other person or otherwise arising out of or resulting from any act or
transaction of Tenant or of any such other person, Tenant covenants to save and
hold Landlord harmless from any judgment rendered against Landlord or the
Premises or any part thereof, and all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by Landlord in or in connection with such litigation.

          25.6      Time; Joint And Several Liability.  Time is of the essence
                    ---------------------------------
of this Lease and each and every provision hereof, except as to the conditions
relating to the delivery of possession of the Premises to Tenant.  All the
terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Lease to be performed by
either party, if such party shall consist of more than one person or
organization, shall be deemed to be joint and several, and all rights and
remedies of the parties shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any other remedy
at law or in equity.

          25.7      Binding Effect; Choice Of Law.  The parties hereto agree
                    -----------------------------
that all provisions hereof are to be construed as both covenants and conditions
as though the words imparting such covenants and conditions were used in each
separate paragraph hereof. Subject to any provisions hereof restricting
assignment or subletting by Tenant, all of the provisions hereof shall bind and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns. This Lease shall be governed by the
laws of the State of California.

          25.8      Waiver.  No covenant, term or condition or the breach
                    ------
thereof shall be deemed waived, except by written consent of the party against
whom the waiver is claimed, and any waiver or breach of any covenant, term or
condition shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding
breach of the same or any other covenant, term or condition. Acceptance by
Landlord of any performance by Tenant after the time the same shall have become
due shall not constitute a waiver by Landlord of the breach or default of any
covenant, term or condition unless otherwise expressly agreed to by Landlord in
writing.

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          25.9      Force Majeure.  In the event Landlord is delayed,
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interrupted or prevented from performing any of its obligations under this
Lease, including its obligations under the Work Letter, and such delay,
interruption or prevention is due to fire, act of God, governmental act, strike,
labor dispute, unavailability of materials or any other cause outside the
reasonable control of Landlord, then the time for performance of the affected
obligations of Landlord shall be extended for a period equivalent to the period
of such delay, interruption or prevention. Each day of delay under this
Subsection shall result in one (1) Scheduled Commencement Adjustment Day.

          25.10     Landlord's Liability.  The term "Landlord", as used in this
                    --------------------
Lease, shall mean only the owner or owners of the Project at the time in
question.  Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Lease, the
liability of Landlord for its obligations under this Lease is limited solely to
Landlord's interest in the Project as the same may from time to time be
encumbered, and no personal liability shall at any time be asserted or
enforceable against any other assets of Landlord or against Landlord's
stockholders, directors, officers or partners on account of any of Landlord's
obligations or actions under this Lease.  In addition, in the event of any
conveyance of title to the Building or the Project, then from and after the date
of such conveyance, Landlord shall be relieved of all liability with respect to
Landlord's obligations to be performed under this Lease after the date of such
conveyance.  Upon any conveyance of title to the Building or the Project, the
grantee or transferee, by accepting such conveyance, shall be deemed to have
assumed Landlord's obligations to be performed under this Lease from and after
the date of transfer, subject to the limitations on liability set forth above in
this Paragraph 25.10. In no event will Landlord be liable under this Lease for
consequential or indirect damages or loss of profits.

          25.11     Consents and Approvals.  Wherever the consent, approval,
                    ----------------------
judgment or determination of Landlord is required or permitted under this Lease,
Landlord may exercise its good faith business judgment in granting or
withholding such consent or approval or in making such judgment or determination
without reference to any extrinsic standard of reasonableness, unless the

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provision providing for such consent, approval, judgment or determination
specifies that Landlord's consent or approval is not to be unreasonably
withheld, or that such judgment or determination is to be reasonable, or
otherwise specifies the standards under which Landlord may withhold its consent.
If it is determined that Landlord failed to give its consent where it was
required to do so under this Lease, Tenant shall be entitled to specific
performance but not to monetary damages for such failure, unless Landlord
withheld its consent maliciously and in bad faith.

                    The review and/or approval by Landlord of any item to be
reviewed or approved by Landlord under the terms of this Lease or any Exhibits
hereto shall not impose upon Landlord any liability for accuracy or sufficiency
of any such item or the quality or suitability of such item for its intended
use. Any such review or approval is for the sole purpose of protecting
Landlord's interest in the Project under this Lease, and no third parties,
including Tenant or Tenant's Representatives or any person or entity claiming
by, through or under Tenant, shall have any rights hereunder.

          25.12     Signs.  Tenant shall not place or permit to be placed in or
                    -----
upon the Premises where visible from outside the Premises or any part of the
Building, any signs, notices, drapes, shutters, blinds or displays of any type
without the prior consent of Landlord.  Landlord shall include Tenant in the
Building directories located in the Building.  Landlord reserves the right in
Landlord's sole discretion to place and locate on the roof, exterior of the
Building, and in any area of the Building not leased to Tenant such signs,
notices, displays and similar items as Landlord deems appropriate in the proper
operation of the Building.

          25.13     Rules And Regulations.  Tenant and Tenant's Representatives
                    ---------------------
shall observe and comply fully and faithfully with all reasonable and
nondiscriminatory rules and regulations adopted by Landlord for the care,
protection, cleanliness and operation of the Building and its tenants including
those annexed to this Lease as Exhibit D and any modification or addition
thereto adopted by Landlord, provided Landlord shall give written notice thereof
to Tenant. Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the

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nonperformance by any other tenant or occupant of the Building of any of said
rules and regulations.

          25.14     Notices.  All notices or demands of any kind required or
                    -------
desired to be given by Landlord or Tenant hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be personally delivered, sent by a nationally recognized overnight
courier, sent in the United States mail, certified or registered, postage
prepaid, or sent by private messenger, addressed to the Landlord or Tenant
respectively at the addresses set forth below:

Landlord:                               Tenant:

ANNABEL INVESTMENT COMPANY              ATTN: Jeffrey Pullen, VP & CFO
One Annabel Lane, Suite 201             IMX, INC.
P. O. Box 640                           2305 Camino Ramon, Suite 200
San Ramon, CA 94583                     San Ramon, CA 94583

or such other address as shall be established by notice to the other pursuant to
this paragraph.  Notices personally delivered or delivered by private messenger
shall be deemed delivered when received at the address for such party designated
pursuant to this paragraph.  Notices sent by overnight courier service shall be
deemed delivered as of the date received or refused by the addressee.  Notices
sent by mail shall be deemed delivered on the earlier of the third business day
following deposit thereof with the United States Postal Service or the delivery
date shown on the return receipt prepared in connection therewith.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall have the right, upon notice to
Tenant thereof, to eliminate personal delivery as an effective means of notice
hereunder.

          25.15     Authority.  If Tenant is a corporation or a partnership,
                    ---------
each individual executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant represents and warrants
that Tenant is a duly organized and validly existing entity, the persons signing
on behalf of Tenant, are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on
behalf of Tenant and this Lease is binding upon Tenant in accordance with its
terms. If Tenant is a corporation, Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after
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certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of said corporation
authorizing or ratifying the execution of this Lease.

           25.16    Lease Guaranty.  (Intentionally Deleted)
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          25.17     Brokers.  Tenant warrants and represents to Landlord that in
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the negotiating or making of this Lease neither Tenant nor anyone acting on its
behalf has dealt with any real estate broker or finder who might be entitled to
a fee or commission for this Lease other than Cushman & Wakefield, whose
commission is to be paid by Landlord.  Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold
Landlord harmless from any claim or claims, including costs, expenses and
attorney's fees incurred by Landlord asserted by any other broker or finder for
a fee or commission based upon any dealings with or statements made by Tenant or
its agents, employees or representatives.

          25.18     Reserved Rights.  Landlord retains and shall have the rights
                    ---------------
set forth below, exercisable without notice and without liability to Tenant for
damage or injury to property, person or business and without effecting an
eviction, constructive or actual, or disturbance of Tenant's use or possession
of the Premises or giving rise to any claim for set-off or abatement of Rent, to
reduce, increase, enclose or otherwise change at any time and from time to time
the size, number, location, lay-out and nature of the common areas and
facilities and other tenancies and premises in the Project and to create
additional rentable areas through use or enclosure of common areas.

          25.19     Right of First Refusal.  Tenant shall be granted a Right of
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First Refusal on any space Tenant does not initially Lease on the second floor.
Tenant shall have seven (7) days in which to exercise its Right of First Refusal
from the date Landlord so notifies Tenant that another party has expressed
interest (e.g. a Request For Proposal) in Leasing the Right of First Refusal
premises. In the event Tenant exercises this Right of First Refusal during the
initial fourteen (14) months of the Term of this lease, and Landlord has not
improved the Right of First Refusal premises, the Rent and improvement allowance
shall be the same as that stipulated in this Lease. In the event the space has
been improved during the initial fourteen (14) months of the Term of this Lease,
the Rental Rate shall be the same as that stipulated in this Lease and there
shall be no improvement allowance granted to Tenant. In the event Tenant
exercises its Right of First Refusal subsequent to the initial fourteen (14)
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this Lease, the Rent and improvement allowance shall be the same as that offered
to a third party who has expressed its interest in leasing the Right of First
Refusal premises.

           25.20   Letter of Credit.
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                   (a)  On or before August 1, 1999, and on the next three (3)
annual anniversaries of such date, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a stand-by,
at sight, irrevocable, non-documentary and unconditional Letter of Credit issued
by and drawable upon a money-center bank (a bank which accepts deposits,
maintains accounts, has a local San Francisco Bay Area office and which will
negotiate a letter of credit) (hereinafter referred to as the "Issuing Bank"),
which has combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than FIVE
HUNDRED MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($500,000,000.00), and said Letter of Credit
(i) shall name Landlord as beneficiary, (ii) be in the initial amount of FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($400,000.00), (iii) have a term of not less
than one (1) year, (iv) permit multiple drawings, be fully transferable by
Landlord without the payment of any fees or charges, (v) require that any draw
on the Letter of Credit be made only upon receipt by the issuing Bank of a
written letter from Landlord certifying that an Event of Default has occurred
and that Tenant has not posted an additional cash security with Landlord for the
damages likely to be caused by such Event of Default and (vi) provide that it is
governed by the uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993
revisions), and otherwise be in form and content reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord. If upon any transfer, any fees or charges shall be so imposed, then
such fees or charges shall be payable solely by Tenant with respect to the first
transfer of the Letter of Credit which occurs during such five-year period, and
the Letter Credit shall so specify. Any subsequent transfer fees shall be paid
by Landlord. The Letter of Credit shall provide that it shall be deemed
automatically renewed, without amendment, (except that the Letter of Credit
shall be reduced by an amount equal to ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100
($100,000.00) per year effective each year after the initial one (1) year
period), for consecutive periods of one (1) year each thereafter, unless the
Issuing Bank sends notice (the "Non-Renewal Notice") to Landlord by certified
mail, return receipt requested, not less than forty-five (45) days next
preceding the then expiration date of the Letter of Credit that it elects not to
have such Letter of Credit renewed. Landlord shall have the right, exercisable
within twenty (20) days of its receipt of the Non-Renewal Notice to draw the
full amount of the Letter of Credit, by sight draft on the Issuing Bank, and
shall hold the proceeds of the Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms of this
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security deposit, unless Tenant issues a replacement Letter of Credit within
such time period which complies with the requirement of this Subsection 25.20.

                   (b)  If an Event of Default occurs in respect of any of the
terms, covenants or conditions of this Lease, including the payment of Rent,
Landlord may apply or retain the whole or any part of the cash security so
deposited or may notify the Issuing Bank and thereupon receive all or a portion
of the monies represented by the Letter of Credit and use or apply, or retain
the whole or any part of such proceeds, as the case may be, to the extent
required for the payment of any Monthly Base Rent or any other sum as to which
Tenant is in default including (a) any sum which Landlord may expend or may be
required to expend by reason of Tenant's default in respect of any of the terms,
covenants or conditions of this Lease, and/or (b) and damages or deficiency in
the reletting of the Premises, whether such damages or deficiency accrue or
accrues before or after summary proceedings or other reentry by Landlord.
Drawing upon the Letter of Credit shall be conditioned upon the presentation to
the Issuing Bank of a certified statement executed by the Manager of Sunset Land
Company, LLC, or Landlord's Chief Financial Officer, that Tenant is in default
under the Lease and Landlord is exercising its right to draw upon the Letter of
Credit. If it is necessary for Landlord to apply any part of the Letter of
Credit, Tenant, upon demand, shall deposit with Landlord the amount so applied
so that Landlord shall have the full FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($400,000.00) on hand (except as it may be reduced annually) at all times until
August 1, 2003. If Tenant shall fully and faithfully comply with all of the
material terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease, the Letter of Credit,
shall be returned to Tenant on August 1, 2003. In the event of a sale of the
real property or the Building or a master leasing of the Building, Landlord
shall have the right to transfer the Letter of Credit, and within five (5)
business days after notice of such sale or leasing, Tenant, at its sole cost,
shall arrange for the transfer of the Letter of Credit to the new landlord, as
designated by Landlord in the foregoing notice or have the Letter of Credit
reissued in the name of the new landlord and Landlord shall thereupon be
released by Tenant from all liability for the return of such security, provided
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Landlord hereunder. Tenant shall look solely to the new landlord for the return
of the Letter of Credit and the provisions hereof shall apply to every transfer
or assignment made of the security to a new landlord. Tenant further covenants
and agrees that it shall not assign or encumber or attempt to assign or encumber
the Letter of Credit designated herein as security and that neither Landlord nor
its successors or assignees shall be bound by any such agreement, encumbrance,
attempted assignment or attempted encumbrance.

                   (c)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be relieved
of its obligation to maintain this stand-by, at sight, irrevocable, non-
documentary and unconditional Letter of Credit at any time after the
commencement of the second (2nd) anniversary of the Term of this Lease, so long
as Tenant provides Landlord with audited financial statements showing evidence
that IMX EXCHANGE has for the last two (2) consecutive fiscal years shown
trailing net operating income of at least FIVE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($5,000,000.00) per fiscal year or that Tenant has gone public and has a market
cap exceeding FIVE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00).

          25.21    Option to Extend.  Subject to the provisions of this
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Subsection 25.21, Landlord hereby grants Tenant with one (1), five (5) year
Option to Extend the Term of this Lease. Tenant's notice of its election to
exercise the Option to Extend must be given to Landlord in writing at least ten
(10) months prior to the expiration date of the then current Term. Tenant must
exercise its Option to Extend for the entire Premises.

                   (a)  Rent.  Base Rent for the Option period shall be set at
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Fair Market Value at the time Tenant exercises its Option to Extend. Fair Market
Value is described in (b) below.

                   (b)  Fair Market Value.  The Term "Fair Market Value" used
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in this Lease shall mean the annual rental rate being charged in the general
area of the buildings in the Bishop Ranch Project for space comparable to the
space for which Fair Market Value is to be determined, taking into consideration
use, location and floor level within the applicable building, the location, size
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rentable area or net rentable area, as the case may be, with respect to which
such rental rates are computed for renewal tenants (but not less than $25.00 per
rentable square foot per year), leasehold improvements provided for renewal
tenants, rental concessions for renewal tenants, the date the particular rate
under consideration became effective, the term of the lease under consideration,
the extent of services provided thereunder, applicable distinctions between
"gross" leases and "net" leases, expense stop figures for escalation purposes,
and other adjustments to base rental, and any other relevant term or condition
in making such evaluation, including bona fide written offers made to Landlord
by third parties at arms length to lease the same or comparable space for which
the Fair Market Value is being determined; provided, however, that the Fair
Market Value shall not include any part of the value added by improvements to
the Premises made at Tenant's sole expense.

                   (c)  Within thirty (30) days following Tenant's notice to
Landlord to extend the term of this Lease, Landlord shall notify Tenant in
writing of the proposed Fair Market Value. Tenant shall have thirty (30) days
following receipt of Landlord's notice in which to:

                        (1)  accept such determination; or

                        (2)  elect to have such determination made by
arbitration as described below; or

                        (3)  withdraw its notice of exercise of Option to
Extend.

                        If Tenant fails to notify Landlord of its election
within said thirty (30) day period, Tenant shall be deemed conclusively to have
withdrawn its notice of exercise of Option to Extend the Lease and the Lease
shall terminate on the Term Expiration Date as if such notice was never given.
If Tenant elects to have such determination made by arbitration, then:

                        (i)  Within ten (10) days after Landlord receives
Tenant's notice of its election to have such determination made by arbitration,
Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint and

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employ, at its cost, a real estate appraiser (who shall be licensed in the state
where the Demised Premises are located and be a member of the American Institute
of Real Estate Appraisers (MAI) with at least ten (10) years of full time
commercial appraisal and real estate marketing experience in the immediate area
where the Demised Premises are located) to appraise and establish the Fair
Market Value.

                        (ii)  The two appraisers, thus appointed, shall meet
promptly and attempt to agree upon and designate a third appraiser meeting the
qualifications set forth above within ten (10) days after the date of
appointment of the last of the two appraisers.

                        (iii) If the two appraisers are unable to agree on the
third appraiser, either of the parties, after giving five (5) days' notice to
the other, shall request the American Arbitration Association in the county in
which the Premises are located to appoint such independent third appraiser who
shall be of similar affiliation or background of the appraisers aforementioned.
Each of the parties shall bear one-half of the cost of the appointment of the
third appraiser and of the third appraiser's fee.

                        (iv)  Within thirty (30) days after the selection of the
third appraiser, a majority of the appraisers shall agree upon the Fair Market
Value. If a majority of the appraisers are unable to agree within the stipulated
time, then each appraiser shall render his/her separate appraisal within such
time, and the three appraisals shall be averaged in order to establish such
rate; provided, however, if the low appraisal and/or the high appraisal are more
than ten (10%) percent lower and/or higher than the middle appraisal, the low
appraisal and/or high appraisal shall be disregarded. If only one appraisal is
disregarded, the remaining two appraisals shall be averaged in order to
establish such Fair Market Value. If both the low appraisal and the high
appraisal are disregarded, the middle appraisal shall establish the Fair Market
Value. After the Fair Market Value has been established, the appraisers shall
immediately notify the parties in writing.

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                   (d)  Notice.  In the event Tenant does not provide Landlord
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with written notice of its intent to exercise this Option to Extend within the
aforementioned time frame, Tenant shall be deemed to have waived its Option to
Extend.

                   (e)  Option is Personal.  Except as to a permitted
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assignment under Paragraph 15.9 herein, the Option to Extend is Personal to the
Tenant executing this Lease and any transferee pursuant to a permitted transfer
and is otherwise not assignable or transferrable.

           25.22   Right to Contract.  Landlord hereby grants Tenant with a one
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(1) time Right to Contract the size of its Premises by up to 5,000 rentable
square feet effective on the last day of the 37th month of the Term of this
Lease.  In order to exercise this Right to Contract, Tenant hereby agrees that
it must provide Landlord with written notice of its intent to contract on or
before the last day of the 31st month of the Term of this Lease.  In the event
Tenant does not notify Landlord in the aforementioned time frame, Tenant shall
be deemed to have waived its Right to Contract and have no further rights as set
forth herein.  In the event Tenant exercises its Right to Contract, Tenant shall
provide Landlord with a plan showing the location of the space to be contracted
and the contracted Premises shall be of a configuration that, in the reasonable
judgement of Landlord, is suitable for leasing to another tenant. Further,
should Tenant elect to exercise this Right to Contract, Tenant agrees to pay
Landlord a fee equal FIFTEEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($15.00) per rentable square
foot of the Premises contracted and such fee shall be due one-half upon delivery
of Tenant's notice to Landlord, and one-half thirty (30) days prior to the
effective date of the contraction.

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     Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease on the date and year set forth
at the beginning of this Lease.

Landlord:                         Tenant:

ANNABEL INVESTMENT COMPANY,       IMX, INC.,
a California partnership          a Delaware corporation

By:       ____________________    By:     ____________________

Title:    ____________________    Title:  ____________________

By:       ____________________    By:     ____________________

Title:    ____________________    Title:  ____________________

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                                   EXHIBIT B
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                       ATTACHED TO AND FORMING A PART OF
                                LEASE AGREEMENT
                       DATED AS OF _______________, 1999
                                    BETWEEN
                   ANNABEL INVESTMENT COMPANY, AS LANDLORD,
                                      AND
                        IMX, INC., AS TENANT ("LEASE")

                                  WORK LETTER
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     1.   Suite Improvements.  Landlord shall with reasonable diligence
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construct and install in the Premises the improvements and fixtures provided for
in this Construction Rider ("Suite Improvements").  Improvements consisting of
the type and materials (or alternates approved by Landlord), which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, described on Schedule 1 attached to this
Construction Rider are referred to herein as "Building Standard Materials".  All
Suite Improvements above "Building Shell" (as described in Schedule 1) that
utilize materials in addition to, substitution for or modification of the
Building Standard Materials are called herein "Above-Standard Suite
Improvements".

           1.1.     Plans.
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                    Tenant will submit to Landlord the following plans:

                    (a)  On or before July 8, 1999, Tenant will submit to
Landlord a plan showing details and specifications sufficient to permit
Landlord's contractor and subcontractors to price the Suite Improvements.
Landlord has provided Tenant's architect, Interform, with a copy of Landlord's
Tenant Construction Manual describing the requirements for said plans. Such
plans shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Pricing Plans." Landlord, within
5 days from receipt of Tenant's Pricing Plans, will notify Tenant, in writing,
of any code violations or discrepancies and or its approval. In the event
Landlord notifies Tenant of any code violation or discrepancies, Tenant shall
amend said plans and

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return same to Landlord within ten (10) days from receipt of Landlord's notice.

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                    (b)  Landlord will, within seven (7) business days from
receipt of Tenant's approved (or amended) Pricing Plans, provide Tenant with a
price to complete the scope of work shown on said plans in sufficient unit cost
breakdown of material and labor to enable Tenant to undertake value engineering.
Tenant shall have five (5) days to approve of said price or request changes to
the scope of work which may reduce or subsequently increase the price. In the
event Tenant does not approve the pricing within twenty (20) days from receipt
of Landlord's pricing, it shall be considered a Tenant Delay.

                    (c)  Upon Tenant's approval of Landlord's pricing, Tenant
will provide Landlord with the "Construction Documents." The Construction
Documents shall be used by Landlord to complete the construction of Tenant's
Suite Improvements. In all events, except in the event such delay is caused by
Landlord, said Construction Documents must be approved by Tenant no later than
August 5, 1999. In the event Landlord has not received Tenant's approved
Construction Documents by August 5, 1999, (except in the event such delay is
caused by Landlord) such delay will be considered a Tenant Delay.

          1.2.      Construction. Upon Landlord's receipt of the Final
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Construction Documents, approved by Tenant, Landlord shall proceed with
reasonable diligence to cause the Suite Improvements to be Substantially
Completed on or prior to the Scheduled Commencement Date. The Suite Improvements
shall be deemed to be "Substantially Completed" when they have been completed in
accordance with the Final Construction Documents except for finishing details,
minor omissions, decorations and mechanical adjustments of the type normally
found on an architectural "punch list". (The definition of Substantially
Completed shall also define the terms "Substantial Completion" and
"Substantially Complete.") Punch list items shall be corrected by Landlord
within twenty (20) days of Tenant's occupancy.

          1.3.      General Contractor. Landlord's affiliate, Sunset Development
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Company (the "General Contractor") shall be the General Contractor and be
responsible for completion of the Suite Improvements. The General Contractor's
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general conditions collectively shall not exceed twelve percent (12%) of the
actual labor and materials costs.

          1.4.      Tenant Delays.
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                    Except in the event such delay has been caused by Landlord's
failure to perform its obligations under this Lease and this Exhibit B, Tenant
shall be responsible for, and shall pay to Landlord, any and all costs and
expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any delay in the commencement
or completion of any Suite Improvements and any increase in the cost of Suite
Improvements (whether or not Above-Standard) caused by (i) Tenant's failure to
cause the Space Planner to deliver the items described above within the time
periods required above, (ii) the failure of Landlord to receive final
Construction Documents before August 5, 1999, (iii) Above-Standard Suite
Improvements requested by Tenant, (iv) any changes or modifications in the work
requested by Tenant following approval of the Final Construction Documents, or
(v) any other delay requested or caused by Tenant (collectively, "Tenant
Delays"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Tenant Delay shall be deemed to have
occurred unless and until Landlord gives written notice to Tenant specifying the
action, inaction or occurrence constituting the Tenant Delay and the number of
days of such Tenant Delay ("Tenant Delay Notice").

     2.   Commencement of Term.  Upon Substantial Completion of the Suite
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improvements, Landlord shall deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each day of Tenant Delay may, at
Landlord's option, result in one (1) Scheduled Commencement Adjustment Day.  The
Commencement Date will be the earlier of Substantial Completion of the Suite
Improvements or the date Landlord would have completed the Premises and tendered
the Premises to Tenant if Substantial Completion had not been delayed by the
number of days specified in any and all Tenant Delay Notices given by Landlord
as described in Paragraph 1.4.

     3.   Access to Premises.  Landlord, at its reasonable discretion, shall
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allow Tenant or Tenant's Representatives to enter the Premises thirty (30) days
prior to the Substantial Completion to permit Tenant to make the Premises ready
for its use and occupancy (e.g. the installation of Tenant's furniture, fixtures

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and equipment) (the "Prior Occupancy Period"); provided, however, that prior to
such entry of the Premises, Tenant shall provide a certificate of insurance
indicating to Landlord that Tenant's insurance, as described in Paragraph 12 of
the Lease, shall be in effect as of the time of such entry. Tenant agrees that
Landlord shall not be liable in any way for any injury, loss or damage which may
occur to any of Tenant's property placed upon or installed in the Premises prior
to the Commencement Date, the same being at Tenant's sole risk, and Tenant shall
be liable for all injury, loss or damage to persons or tangible property arising
as a result of such entry of the Premises by Tenant or its Representatives
except as caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord.

     4.   Ownership of Suite Improvements.  All Suite Improvements, whether or
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not Above-Standard, and whether installed by Landlord or Tenant, shall become a
part of the Premises, shall be the Property of Landlord and, unless Landlord
elects otherwise as provided in the Lease, shall be surrendered by Tenant with
the Premises, without any compensation to Tenant, at the expiration or
termination of the Lease.

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                            SCHEDULE 1 TO EXHIBIT B
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                                BUILDING SHELL
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*    All core areas, elevator lobbies and restrooms complete.

*    Main HVAC loop in place ready to receive mixing boxes for zoning.

*    Main fire sprinkler risers and grid in place ready for drop down.

*    After receipt of Tenant's approved Construction Documents, all perimeter
     walls sheetrocked and ready for finish.

*    Tenant side of core partitions are to be fire taped.

*    Board over window heads to be finish taped.

*    Column Furring at exterior columns is to be finish taped.

*    Electrical service to closets on floor.

*    Telephone sleeve to closets on floor.

                          BUILDING STANDARD MATERIALS
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Electrical and Lighting
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*    Bishop Ranch 11:  Prismatic fixtures with dual switches.

*    Indirect lighting is an alternate and must be approved by Landlord.

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HVAC -- (Typical installation per Tenant's Plan)
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*    One zone per 800 usable square feet.

*    Individual pneumatic thermostats per 800 usable square feet.

Fire Sprinklers -- (Typical installation per Tenant's Plan)
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*    One 165 degree rate, semi-recessed sprinkler head per 144 usable square
     feet.

Partitions and Doors
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*    5/8-inch drywall on 2-1/2 inch steel studs with smooth finish.

*    Solid core oak doors 36" x 96".

*    Aluminum door jambs.

*    Schlage "D" locks and latchsets.

Paint
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*    Kelly Moore or equal.

Ceiling Assembly
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*    USG:  Aurora Reveal Tile.

Grid
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*    Donn DXL

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Carpet, Tile and Base
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*    Carpet:  38 oz. Designweave.

*    Armstrong Imperial Modern Excelon Tile or equal.

*    3/8 inch nylon composition pad.

*    4 inch rubber top set base or equal.

Window Covering
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*    Mini Blinds.

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