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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.27

                                 LEASE AGREEMENT

                                 by and between

                           BONE (DE) QRS 15-12, INC.,

                             a Delaware corporation

                                   as LANDLORD

                                       and

                                 HOLOGIC, INC.,
                             a Delaware corporation,

                                    as TENANT

                     Premises: 35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA
                               36 Apple Ridge,  Danbury, CT

                         Dated as of: August 28th, 2002

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LEASE SUMMARY SHEET.................................................  iii
LEASE GRANT; TITLE; CONDITION AND NON-TERMINABILITY; SINGLE LEASE...    1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.................................................    3
EXTENSION TERMS; NOTICE OF LEASE....................................   10
USE.................................................................   11
RENT................................................................   11
IMPOSITIONS.........................................................   13
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.............................................   14
ALTERATIONS.........................................................   15
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING...........................................   17
LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE..................................................   21
ENCUMBRANCES BY LANDLORD............................................   21
RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER................................................   22
INTENTIONALLY DELETED...............................................   24
LIMITED RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL......................................   24
INSURANCE...........................................................   25
INDEMNIFICATION.....................................................   29
CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION..............................................   30
TERMINATION EVENTS..................................................   31
RESTORATION.........................................................   32
PROCEDURES UPON PURCHASE............................................   34
ACCESS TO THE PREMISES..............................................   35
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS...............................................   36
SUBDIVISION OF BEDFORD PREMISES & POST CLOSING OBLIGATIONS..........   37
EVENTS OF DEFAULT...................................................   38
REMEDIES AND DAMAGES UPON DEFAULT...................................   40
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES...............................................   43
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS..................................................   43
SURRENDER; HOLD-OVER................................................   44

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NO MERGER OF TITLE..................................................   44
BOOKS AND RECORDS...................................................   45
SIGNAGE.............................................................   45
QUIET ENJOYMENT.....................................................   46
NOTICES.............................................................   46
FINANCIAL COVENANTS; SECURITY DEPOSIT...............................   46
NON-RECOURSE........................................................   48
MISCELLANEOUS.......................................................   48

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A   Legal Description of Land
Exhibit B   Description of Equipment
Exhibit C   Permitted Encumbrances
Exhibit D   Basic Rent Payments
Exhibit E   Percentage Allocation of Basic Rent
Exhibit F   Covenants
Exhibit G   Termination Values
Exhibit H   Form of Leasehold Mortgage Agreement
            Exhibit 1    Legal Description
            Exhibit 2    Equipment
Exhibit I   Form Of Recognition Agreement
Exhibit J   Plan Of 3-Acre Parcel
Exhibit K   Tenant's Post-Closing Environmental Obligations

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                               LEASE SUMMARY SHEET

Commencement Date:             August 28, 2002

Tenant:                        Hologic, Inc., a Delaware corporation
                               35 Crosby Drive
                               Bedford, MA  01730

Landlord:                      BONE (DE) QRS 15-12, INC., a Delaware corporation

Bedford Premises:              That certain parcel of land, consisting of
                               approximately 20.74 acres and more particularly
                               described on Exhibit A attached hereto and
                               incorporated herein (the "Bedford Land"),
                               together with all of the improvements now or
                               hereafter constructed on the Land, including,
                               without limitation, that certain building (the
                               "Bedford Building") containing approximately
                               207,000 square feet and commonly known as 35
                               Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA (the "Bedford
                               Improvements") and the fixtures, machinery,
                               equipment and other property described in
                               Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated
                               herein (collectively, the "Bedford Equipment"),
                               and the appurtenances, rights, privileges and
                               easements benefiting, belonging or pertaining
                               thereto.

Danbury Premises:              That certain parcel of land, consisting of
                               approximately 11.4 acres and more particularly
                               described on Exhibit A-2 attached hereto and
                               incorporated herein (the "Danbury Land"),
                               together with all of the improvements now or
                               hereafter constructed on the Danbury Land,
                               including, without limitation, that certain
                               building (the "Danbury Building") containing
                               approximately 62,042 square feet and commonly
                               known as 36 Apple Ridge Way, Danbury, CT (the
                               "Danbury Improvements") and the fixtures,
                               machinery, equipment and other property
                               described in Exhibit B attached hereto and
                               incorporated herein (collectively, the "Danbury
                               Equipment"), and the appurtenances, rights,
                               privileges and easements benefiting, belonging
                               or pertaining thereto.

Initial Term:                  Commencing on the Commencement Date and expiring
                               on the twentieth anniversary of the last day of
                               the month in which the Commencement Date occurs,
                               unless earlier terminated or extended as set
                               forth herein.

Extension Terms:               Four (4) options to extend the Initial Term for
                               five (5) years each, as more particularly set
                               forth in Section 3 below.

Basic Rent:                    See Exhibit "D"

Right of First Offer:          See Section 12.

Limited Right of First
 Refusal:                      See Section 14.

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                                 LEASE AGREEMENT

     This Lease ("Lease") dated as of the Commencement Date is hereby entered
into by and between Landlord and Tenant.

     Each reference in this Lease to any of the terms and titles contained in
any Exhibit attached to this Lease shall be deemed and construed to incorporate
the data stated under that term or title in such Exhibit. All capitalized terms
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them as set
forth in the Lease Summary Sheet which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference.

     1.   LEASE GRANT; TITLE; CONDITION AND NON-TERMINABILITY; SINGLE LEASE.

          (a)  Upon and subject to the terms, conditions, covenants and
provisions hereof, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases
from Landlord, the Premises for the Term.

          (b)  The Premises are leased subject to (i) applicable Legal
Requirements (hereinafter defined), (ii) the existing state of title of the
Premises, including any Permitted Encumbrances (hereinafter defined), (iii) any
state of facts which an accurate survey or physical inspection of the Premises
might show, (iv) rights of parties in possession and (v) the condition of the
Premises as of the Commencement Date, without representation or warranty by
Landlord.

          (c)  Tenant acknowledges that the Premises are in good condition and
repair at the inception of this Lease. LANDLORD LEASES AND WILL LEASE AND TENANT
TAKES AND WILL TAKE THE PREMISES AS IS. TENANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LANDLORD
(WHETHER ACTING AS LANDLORD HEREUNDER OR IN ANY OTHER CAPACITY) HAS NOT MADE AND
WILL NOT MAKE, NOR SHALL LANDLORD BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE, ANY WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE PREMISES,
INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO (i) THEIR FITNESS, DESIGN OR
CONDITION FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, (ii) THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL OR
WORKMANSHIP THEREIN, (iii) THE EXISTENCE OF ANY DEFECT, LATENT OR PATENT, (iv)
LANDLORD'S TITLE THERETO, (v) VALUE, (vi) COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS, (vii)
LOCATION, (viii) USE, (ix) CONDITION, (x) MERCHANTABILITY, (xi) QUALITY, (xii)
DESCRIPTION, (xiii) DURABILITY, (xiv) OPERATION, (xv) THE EXISTENCE OF ANY
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, HAZARDOUS CONDITION OR HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY OR (xvi)
COMPLIANCE OF THE PREMISES WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR LEGAL REQUIREMENT; AND ALL
RISKS INCIDENTAL THERETO ARE TO BE BORNE BY TENANT. TENANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
PREMISES ARE OF ITS SELECTION AND TO ITS SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT THE PREMISES
HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY TENANT AND ARE SATISFACTORY TO IT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY
DEFECT OR DEFICIENCY IN ANY OF THE PREMISES OF ANY NATURE, WHETHER LATENT OR
PATENT, LANDLORD SHALL NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WITH RESPECT
THERETO OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING STRICT

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LIABILITY IN TORT). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 1(c) HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED,
AND ARE INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE EXCLUSION AND NEGATION OF ANY WARRANTIES BY
LANDLORD, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE PREMISES, ARISING
PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW NOW OR
HEREAFTER IN EFFECT OR ARISING OTHERWISE.

          (d)  Tenant represents to Landlord that Tenant has examined the title
to the Premises prior to the execution and delivery of this Lease and has found
the same to be satisfactory for the purposes contemplated hereby. Tenant
acknowledges that (i) except as provided in Section 12 hereof with respect to a
right of first offer, and Section 14 with respect to a limited right of first
refusal, Tenant has only the leasehold right of possession and use of the
Premises, as provided herein and (ii) all contractors and subcontractors who
have performed work on or supplied materials to the Premises have been fully
paid, and all materials and supplies have been fully paid for.

          (e)  This Lease and the rights of Landlord and the obligations of
Tenant hereunder shall not be affected by any event or for any reason or cause
whatsoever foreseen or unforeseen. The obligations of Tenant hereunder shall be
separate and independent covenants and agreements, all Monetary Obligations (as
hereinafter defined) shall continue to be payable in all events (or, in lieu
thereof, Tenant shall pay amounts equal thereto), and the obligations of Tenant
hereunder shall continue unaffected unless the requirement to pay or perform the
same shall have been terminated or modified pursuant to an express provision of
this Lease. All Rent payable by Tenant hereunder shall constitute "rent" for all
purposes (including Section 502(b)(6) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code).

          (f)  Tenant, on behalf of itself and any trustee or legal
representative (under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any similar state
insolvency proceeding) expressly acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding
any provision in this Lease to the contrary, it is the express intent of
Landlord and Tenant to create, and that this Lease constitutes, a single lease
with respect to each and every parcel of Land, Improvements and Equipment
included in the Premises (wherever located), and this Lease shall not be (or be
deemed to be) divisible or severable into separate leases for any purpose
whatsoever, and Tenant, on behalf of itself and any such trustee or legal
representative, hereby waives any right to claim or assert a contrary position
in any action or proceeding. Tenant further acknowledges and agrees that the
allocation of Acquisition Cost and Basic Rent are included to provide a formula
for Basic Rent adjustment and lease termination under certain circumstances and
as an accommodation to Tenant. Any Event of Default hereunder in connection with
either the Bedford Premises or the Danbury Premises shall be deemed to be an
Event of Default with respect to the entire Premises (wherever located). The
foregoing agreements and waivers by Tenant in this Paragraph 1(f) are made as a
material inducement to Landlord to enter into the transaction contemplated by
this Lease and that, but for the foregoing agreements and waivers by Tenant,
Landlord would not consummate this Lease transaction.

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     2.   CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

               "3-acre Parcel" shall mean that parcel containing approximately
3.4 acres and designated as Lot 13 on Land Court Plan No. 34759F on file with
the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit "J".

               "Acquisition Cost" shall mean $33,769,634, of which $27,486,911
is allocated to the Bedford Premises and $6,282,723 is allocated to the Danbury
Premises.

               "Additional Rent" shall mean Additional Rent as defined in
Section 5.

               "Adjoining Property" shall mean all sidewalks, driveways, curbs,
gores and vault spaces adjoining any of the Premises.

               "Affiliate" shall mean with respect to a specified Person,
another Person who is controlled by, in control of, or under common control with
the Person specified, and for purposes of this definition, "control" means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

               "Alterations" shall mean all changes, additions or improvements
to, all alterations, reconstructions or removals of and all substitutions or
replacements for any of the Improvements or Equipment, both interior and
exterior, structural and non-structural, and ordinary and extraordinary.

               "Appurtenances" shall mean all tenements, hereditaments,
easements, rights-of-way, rights, privileges in and to the Land, including (a)
easements over other lands granted by any Easement Agreement and (b) any
streets, ways, alleys, vaults, gores or strips of land adjoining the Land.

               "Assignment" shall mean any assignment of rents and leases from
Landlord to a Lender which (a) encumbers any of the Premises and (b) secures
Landlord's obligation to repay a Loan, as the same may be amended, supplemented
or modified from time to time.

               "Basic Rent" shall mean, collectively, Basic Rent for the Bedford
Premises and Basic Rent for the Danbury Premises as set forth in Exhibit "D".

               "Basic Rent Payment Dates" shall mean the Basic Rent Payment
Dates as defined in Section 5.

               "Bedford Building" shall mean Bedford Building as defined in the
Lease Summary Sheet.

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               "Bedford Premises" shall mean Bedford Premises as defined in the
Lease Summary Sheet.

               "Business day(s)" shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday or
days on which national banks in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are closed for
business.

               "Casualty" shall mean any damage to or destruction of or which
affects the Premises.

               "Commencement Date" shall mean Commencement Date as defined in
the Lease Summary Sheet.

               "Competitor" shall mean a direct business competitor of Tenant in
any area of Tenant's business which accounts for more than five percent (5%) of
Tenant's gross revenue at the time.

               "Condemnation" shall mean (a) any taking of all or a portion of
any of the Premises (i) in or by condemnation or other eminent domain
proceedings pursuant to any Law, general or special, or (ii) by reason of any
agreement with any condemnor in settlement of or under threat of any such
condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding, or (b) any de facto
condemnation.

               "Condemnation Notice" shall mean notice or knowledge of the
institution of or intention to institute any proceeding for Condemnation.

               "Costs" of a Person or associated with a specified transaction
shall mean all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such Person or
associated with such transaction, including without limitation, attorneys' fees
and expenses.

               "Covenants" shall mean the covenants and agreements described on
Exhibit "F".

               "CPA 15" shall mean CPA 15 as defined in Paragraph 12(e).

               "CPI Ratio" shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the
CPI-U in effect as of the calendar month two (2) months before the applicable
adjustment date, and the denominator of which is the CPI-U in effect as of the
calendar month fourteen (14) months before the applicable adjustment date.

               "CPI-U" shall mean the Consumer Price Index as published by the
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for all Urban
Consumers, Boston, Subgroup "all items" (1982-84=100).

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               "Danbury Building" shall mean Danbury Building as defined in the
Lease Summary Sheet.

               "Danbury Premises" shall mean Danbury Premises as defined in the
Lease Summary Sheet.

               "Default Rate" shall mean the Default Rate as defined in Section
5(c)(iv).

               "Easement Agreement" shall mean any conditions, covenants,
restrictions, easements, declarations, licenses and other agreements listed as
Permitted Encumbrances or as may hereafter be agreed to in writing by Tenant.

               "Environmental Law" shall mean (i) whenever enacted or
promulgated, any applicable federal, state and local law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, court
order, judgment, decree, injunction, code, requirement or agreement with any
governmental entity, (x) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof), or the
protection of air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking water
supply, land (including land surface or subsurface), plant, aquatic and animal
life from injury caused by a Hazardous Substance, or (y) concerning exposure to,
or the use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment,
generation, discharge, transportation, processing, handling, labeling,
production, disposal or remediation of Hazardous Substances, Hazardous
Conditions or Hazardous Activities, in each case as amended and as now or
hereafter in effect, and (ii) any common law or equitable doctrine (including,
without limitation, injunctive relief and tort doctrines such as negligence,
nuisance, trespass and strict liability) that may impose liability or
obligations or injuries or damages due to or threatened as a result of the
presence of, exposure to, or ingestion of, any Hazardous Substance. The term
Environmental Law includes, without limitation, the federal Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act, the federal Water Pollution Control Act, the
federal Clean Air Act, the federal Clean Water Act, the federal Resources
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (including the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments to RCRA), the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, the federal Toxic
Substance Control Act, the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act,
the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the federal National
Environmental Policy Act and the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
each as amended and as now or hereafter in effect and any similar state or local
Law.

               "Environmental Violation" shall mean (a) any direct or indirect
discharge, disposal, spillage, emission, escape, pumping, pouring, injection,
leaching, release, seepage, filtration or transporting of any Hazardous
Substance at, upon, under, onto or within the Premises, or from the Premises to
the environment, in violation of any Environmental Law or in excess of any
reportable quantity established under any Environmental Law or which is
reasonably likely to result in any liability to Landlord, Tenant or Lender, any
Federal, state or local government or any other Person for the costs of any
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resources damage or for bodily injury or property damage, (b) any deposit,
storage, dumping, placement or use of any Hazardous Substance at, upon, under or
within the Premises or which extends to any Adjoining Property in violation of
any Environmental Law or in excess of any reportable quantity established under
any Environmental Law or which is reasonably likely to result in any liability
to any Federal, state or local government or to any other Person for the costs
of any removal or remedial action or natural resources damage or for bodily
injury or property damage, (c) the abandonment or discarding of any barrels,
containers or other receptacles containing any Hazardous Substances at, upon,
under, onto, within or from the Premises in violation of any Environmental Laws,
(d) any activity, occurrence or condition which is reasonably likely to result
in any liability, cost or expense to Landlord or Lender or any other owner or
occupier of the Premises, or which is reasonably likely to result in a creation
of a lien on the Premises under any Environmental Law, or (e) any violation of
or noncompliance with any Environmental Law which, in any such case of
subsections (a) through (e) above, occurs, exists or arises prior to the
expiration or termination of this Lease.

               "Equipment" shall mean, collectively, the Bedford Equipment and
the Danbury Equipment.

               "Event of Default" shall mean an Event of Default as defined in
Section 24.

               "Expansions" shall mean any addition to the Bedford Building or
the Danbury Premises which increases square footage and requires the
reconstruction of any exterior wall.

               "Extension Notice" shall mean Extension Notice as defined in
Section 3.

               "Extension Term(s)" shall mean Extension Term as defined in the
Lease Summary Sheet and Section 3.

               "Fair Market Rental Value" shall mean the fair market rental
value of the Premises for the relevant Extension Term determined in accordance
with the procedure specified in Exhibit "D".

               "Federal Funds" shall mean federal or other immediately available
funds which at the time of payment are legal tender for the payment of public
and private debts in the United States of America.

               "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied.

               "Hazardous Activity" means any activity, process, procedure or
undertaking which directly or indirectly (i) procures, generates or creates any
Hazardous

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Substance; (ii) causes or results in (or threatens to cause or result in) the
release, seepage, spill, leak, flow, discharge or emission of any Hazardous
Substance into the environment (including the air, ground water, watercourses or
water systems); (iii) involves the containment or storage of any Hazardous
Substance; or (iv) would cause the Premises or any portion thereof to become a
hazardous waste treatment, recycling, reclamation, processing, storage or
disposal facility within the meaning of any Environmental Law.

               "Hazardous Condition" means any condition which would support any
claim or liability under any Environmental Law, including the presence of
underground storage tanks.

               "Hazardous Substance" means (i) any substance, material, product,
petroleum, petroleum product, derivative, compound or mixture, mineral
(including asbestos), chemical, gas, medical waste, or other pollutant, in each
case whether naturally occurring, man-made or the by-product of any process,
that is toxic, harmful or hazardous or acutely hazardous to the environment or
public health or safety or (ii) any substance supporting a claim under any
Environmental Law, whether or not defined as hazardous as such under any
Environmental Law. Hazardous Substances include, without limitation, any toxic
or hazardous waste, pollutant, contaminant, industrial waste, petroleum or
petroleum-derived substances or waste, radon, radioactive materials, asbestos,
asbestos containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, lead and
polychlorinated biphenyls.

               "Impositions" shall mean the Impositions as defined in Section 6.

               "Improvements" shall mean, collectively, the Bedford Improvements
and the Danbury Improvements.

               "Indemnitee" shall mean an Indemnitee as defined in Section 16.

               "Initial Term" shall mean Initial Term as defined in the Lease
Summary Sheet.

               "Insurance Requirements" shall mean the requirements of all
insurance policies required to be maintained in accordance with this Lease.

               "Land" shall mean, collectively, the Bedford Land and the Danbury
Land.

               "Landlord's Non-Bifurcation Obligation" shall mean Landlord's
obligation not to offer to sell to any Person only the Bedford Premises or only
the Danbury Premises.

               "Landlord Parties" shall mean Landlord, its agents and employees.

               "Law" shall mean any constitution, statute, rule of law, code,
ordinance, order, judgment, decree, injunction, rule, regulation, policy,
requirement or administrative or

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judicial determination, even if unforeseen or extraordinary, of every duly
constituted governmental authority, court or agency, now or hereafter enacted or
in effect.

               "Lease" shall mean this Lease Agreement.

               "Lease Summary Sheet" shall mean the Lease Summary Sheet attached
hereto which is incorporated in this Lease and made a part hereof.

               "Lease Year" shall mean, with respect to the first Lease Year,
the period commencing on the Commencement Date and ending at midnight on the
last day of the twelfth (12th) consecutive calendar month following the month in
which the Commencement Date occurred, and each succeeding twelve (12) month
period during the Term.

               "Leasehold Mortgage" shall mean any first lien leasehold
mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or similar security device covering all of
Tenant's leasehold estate in the Premises.

               "Leasehold Mortgagee" shall mean a national banking association,
state chartered bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, savings
bank, foreign bank authorized to do business in the United States, trust
company, real estate investment trust or pension fund, each of which shall have
net assets in excess of $500,000,000.

               "Legal Requirements" shall mean the requirements of all present
and future Laws (including but not limited to Environmental Laws and Laws
relating to accessibility to, usability by, and discrimination against, disabled
individuals) and all covenants, restrictions and conditions now or hereafter of
record which may be applicable to Tenant or to any of the Premises, or to the
use, manner of use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration,
repair or restoration of any of the Premises, even if compliance therewith
necessitates structural changes or improvements or results in interference with
the use or enjoyment of any of the Premises or requires Tenant to carry
insurance other than as required by this Lease.

               "Lender" shall mean any person or entity (and its respective
successors and assigns) which may, on or after the date hereof, make a Loan to
Landlord or be the holder of a Note.

               "Loan" shall mean any loan made by one or more Lenders to
Landlord, which loan is secured by a Mortgage and an Assignment and evidenced by
a Note.

               "Monetary Obligations" shall mean Rent and all other sums payable
by Tenant under this Lease to Landlord, to any third party on behalf of Landlord
or to any Indemnitee.

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               "Mortgage" shall mean any mortgage or deed of trust from Landlord
to a Lender which (a) encumbers all of the Premises and (b) secures Landlord's
obligation to repay a Loan, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
modified.

               "Net Award" shall mean (a) the entire award payable to Landlord
or Lender by reason of a Condemnation whether pursuant to a judgment or by
agreement or otherwise, or (b) the entire proceeds of any insurance required
under clauses (i), (ii) (to the extent payable to Landlord or Lender), (iv), (v)
or (vi) of Section 15(a), as the case may be, less any reasonable expenses
incurred by Landlord and Lender in collecting such award or proceeds.

               "Note" shall mean any promissory note evidencing Landlord's
obligation to repay a Loan, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
modified.

               "Permitted Encumbrances" shall mean those covenants,
restrictions, reservations, liens, conditions and easements and other
encumbrances, other than any Mortgage or Assignment, listed on Exhibit C hereto
(but such listing shall not be deemed to revive any such encumbrances that have
expired or terminated or are otherwise invalid or unenforceable).

               "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, association,
corporation or other entity.

               "Preapproved Assignee" shall mean Preapproved Assignee as defined
in Section 9(a).

               "Premises" shall mean, singly, either the Bedford Premises or the
Danbury Premises and collectively, the Bedford Premises and the Danbury
Premises, as the context shall require.

               "Present Value" of any amount shall mean such amount discounted
by seven percent (7%) per annum.

               "Prime Rate" shall mean the annual interest rate as published,
from time to time, in The Wall Street Journal as the "Prime Rate" in its column
entitled "Money Rate". The Prime Rate may not be the lowest rate of interest
charged by any "large U.S. money center commercial banks" and Landlord makes no
representations or warranties to that effect. In the event The Wall Street
Journal ceases publication or ceases to publish the "Prime Rate" as described
above, the Prime Rate shall be the average per annum discount rate (the
"Discount Rate") on ninety-one (91) day bills ("Treasury Bills") issued from
time to time by the United States Treasury at its most recent auction, plus
three hundred (300) basis points. If no such 91-day Treasury Bills are then
being issued, the Discount Rate shall be the discount rate on Treasury Bills
then being issued for the period of time closest to ninety-one (91) days.

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               "Relevant Date" shall mean the date immediately prior to the date
on which the applicable Condemnation Notice is received, in the event of a
Termination Notice under Section 18 which is occasioned by a Taking.

               "Rent" shall mean, collectively, Basic Rent and Additional Rent.

               "Site Assessment" shall mean a Site Assessment as defined in
Section 22.

               "Surviving Obligations" shall mean any obligations of Tenant
under this Lease, actual or contingent, which arise on or prior to the
expiration or prior termination of this Lease or which survive such expiration
or termination by their own terms.

               "Term" shall mean, collectively, the Initial Term and the
effective Extension Term(s).

               "Termination Amount" shall mean the applicable amount set forth
on Exhibit G, "Termination Values".

               "Termination Date" shall mean Termination Date as defined in
Section 18.

               "Termination Event" shall mean a Termination Event as defined in
Section 18.

               "Termination Notice" shall mean Termination Notice as defined in
Section 18.

               "Third Party Purchaser" shall mean Third Party Purchaser as
defined in Paragraph 9(i).

     3.   EXTENSION TERMS; NOTICE OF LEASE.

          (a)  Provided no Event of Default has occurred as of the date of (i)
the applicable Extension Notice (hereinafter defined), and (ii) commencement of
the applicable Extension Term (hereinafter defined), Tenant shall have the right
(but not the obligation) to extend the Term for four (4) additional terms of
five (5) years each (each, an "Extension Term"), commencing as of the expiration
of the initial term of the Lease or the prior Extension Term, as the case may
be. If Tenant elects to exercise such option, Tenant shall give Landlord written
notice (the "Extension Notice") on or before the date that is one (1) year prior
to the expiration of the then-current term of the Lease. Upon the timely giving
of such notice, the Term shall be deemed extended upon all of the terms and
conditions of this Lease, except that Basic Rent during each Extension Term
shall be calculated in accordance with Section 5 below and Tenant shall have one
(1) fewer option to further extend the Term. If Tenant fails to give timely
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as aforesaid, Tenant shall have no further right to extend the Term.
Notwithstanding the fact that Tenant's proper and timely exercise of each option
to extend the Term shall be self-executing, the parties shall promptly execute a
lease amendment reflecting such Extension Term after Tenant exercises such
option.

          (b)  Landlord and Tenant each agrees to join in the execution, in
recordable form, of a statutory notice of lease in which shall be stated the
Term, Tenant's right of first offer (as described in Section 12 below), Tenant's
options to purchase (as described in Section 13 below), and limited right of
first refusal (as described in Section 14 below) and other non-economic
information typically contained in a notice of lease. Tenant shall have the
right to file such notice of lease with the Middlesex South Registry District of
the Land Court and the Danbury Land Records at Tenant's sole cost and expense.

     4.   USE.

          (a)  Subject to Legal Requirements, during the Term Tenant shall use
the Premises for any or all of the current uses and any or all of the following
purposes: office, assembly, laboratory, distribution, warehousing and light
manufacturing and purposes related to the foregoing, and with Landlord's
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld conditioned or delayed, any
other lawful use, and no other purposes.

          (b)  Tenant shall not use the Premises or any part thereof, or suffer
or permit the use or occupancy of the Premises or any part thereof by Tenant's
agents, servants, employees, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, licensees
and/or subtenants in any manner which would (i) violate any Law, Legal
Requirement or Permitted Encumbrance; (ii) increase insurance rates on the
Improvements or on property located therein over that applicable when Tenant
first took occupancy of the Premises hereunder; or (iii) constitute a public or
private nuisance or waste.

     5.   RENT.

          (a)  During the Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Basic Rent and
Additional Rent (as hereinafter defined). It is expressly understood and agreed
by and between the parties that this lease is a net lease, and Rent shall be
paid without notice or demand, and without setoff, counterclaim, defense,
abatement, suspension, deferment, reduction or deduction, except as expressly
provided herein.

          (b)  Basic Rent shall be paid in advance on the twenty-fifth day of
each November, February, May and August during the Term (each such date, a
"Basic Rent Payment Date"). Each such rental payment shall be made, at
Landlord's sole discretion, (i) to Landlord in accordance with wire transfer
instructions delivered to Tenant and/or to one other Person, in accordance with
wire transfer instructions delivered to Tenant at such addresses and in such
proportions as Landlord may direct by fifteen (15) days' prior written notice to
Tenant (in which event Tenant shall give Landlord notice of each such payment
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thereof), and (ii) by wire transfer in Federal Funds no later than the
applicable Basic Rent Payment Date. Any change of wire instructions shall be
delivered to Tenant in written form not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the
payment date for which such instructions are to be effective.

          (c)  Tenant shall pay and discharge, as additional rent (collectively,
"Additional Rent"):

               (i)     except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all
reasonable costs and expenses of Tenant, Landlord and any other Persons
specifically referenced herein which are incurred in connection or associated
with (A) the performance of any of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, (B)
any sale or other transfer of any of the Premises to Tenant under Sections 12 or
18 of this Lease, (C) the exercise or enforcement by Landlord, its successors
and assigns, of any of its rights under this Lease, (D) any amendment to or
modification or termination of this Lease made at the request of Tenant, (E)
reasonable Costs of Landlord's counsel incurred in connection with any act
undertaken by Landlord (or its counsel) at the request of Tenant, (F) all costs
and fees associated with the wire transfers of Rent payments, and (G) any other
items specifically required to be paid by Tenant under this Lease;

               (ii)    after the date all or any portion of any installment of
Basic Rent is due and not paid within three (3) business days after the
applicable Basic Rent Payment Date, an amount (the "Late Charge") equal to three
percent (3%) of the amount of such unpaid installment or portion thereof;

               (iii)   a sum equal to any additional sums (including any late
charge, default penalties, interest and fees of Lender's counsel) which are
payable by Landlord to any Lender under any Note by reason of Tenant's late
payment or non-payment of Basic Rent or by reason of an Event of Default; and

               (iv)    interest at the rate (the "Default Rate") of three
percent (3%) over the Prime Rate per annum on the following sums until paid in
full: (A) all overdue installments of Basic Rent from the respective due dates
thereof if not paid within three (3) business days after the due date therefor,
(B) all overdue amounts of Additional Rent relating to obligations which
Landlord shall have paid on behalf of Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease
if not paid within three (3) business days after notice from Landlord, and (C)
all other overdue amounts of Additional Rent if not paid within ten (10) days
after the notice thereof, from the date when any such amount becomes overdue.

          (d)  Tenant shall pay and discharge (i) any Additional Rent referred
to in Section 5(c) when the same shall become due, provided that amounts which
are billed to Landlord or any third party, but not to Tenant, shall be paid
within thirty (30) days after Landlord's demand for payment thereof, and (ii)
any other Additional Rent, within thirty (30) days after Landlord's demand for
payment thereof.

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          (e)  In no event shall amounts payable under Section 5(c)(ii), (iii)
and (iv) exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable Law.

     6.   IMPOSITIONS.

          (a)  Tenant shall, before interest or penalties are due thereon, pay
and discharge or cause the payment and discharge of all taxes (including real
and personal property, franchise, sales, use, gross receipts and rent taxes),
all charges for any Easement Agreement maintained for the benefit of any of the
Premises, all assessments and levies, all permit, inspection and license fees,
all rents and charges for water, sewer, utility and communication services
relating to any of the Premises, all ground rents and all other public charges
whether of a like or different nature, even if unforeseen or extraordinary,
imposed upon or assessed against (i) Tenant, (ii) Tenant's leasehold interest in
the Premises, (iii) any of the Premises, (iv) Landlord as a result of or arising
in respect of the acquisition, ownership, occupancy, leasing, use, possession or
sale of any of the Premises, any activity conducted on any of the Premises, or
the Rent, or (v) the 3-acre Parcel, including any Easement Agreement in
connection therewith, for so long as the Town of Bedford, Massachusetts does not
recognize the 3-acre Parcel as a separate and distinct tax lot and does not
issue a separate tax bill in connection therewith (collectively, the
"Impositions"); provided, that nothing herein shall obligate Tenant to pay (A)
income, excess profits or other taxes of Landlord which are determined on the
basis of Landlord's net income or net worth (unless such taxes are in lieu of or
a substitute for any other tax, assessment or other charge upon or with respect
to the Premises which, if it were in effect, would be payable by Tenant under
the provisions hereof or by the terms of such tax, assessment or other charge),
(B) any estate, inheritance, succession, gift or similar tax imposed on Landlord
or (C) any capital gains tax imposed on Landlord in connection with the sale of
the Premises to any Person. If any Imposition may be paid in installments
without interest or penalty, Tenant shall have the option to pay such Imposition
in installments; in such event, Tenant shall be liable only for those
installments which become due and payable during the Term or are attributable to
any period prior to the expiration or termination of this Lease. Tenant shall
prepare and file all tax reports required by governmental authorities which
relate to the Impositions. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord (1) copies of all
settlements and notices pertaining to the Impositions which may be issued by any
governmental authority within ten (10) days after Tenant's receipt thereof, (2)
receipts for or evidence of payment of all taxes required to be paid by Tenant
hereunder within thirty (30) days after the due date thereof and (3) receipts
for payment of all other Impositions within ten (10) days after Landlord's
request therefor.

          (b)  Following the occurrence of an Event of Default Tenant shall pay
to Landlord such amounts (each an "Escrow Payment") quarterly together with
payments of Basic Rent so that there shall be in an escrow account an amount
sufficient to pay the Escrow Charges (as hereinafter defined) as they become
due. As used herein, "Escrow Charges" shall mean real estate taxes and
assessments on or with respect to the Premises or payments in lieu thereof and
premiums on any insurance required by this Lease and any reserves for capital
improvements, deferred maintenance and repair reasonably required by any Lender.
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determine the amount of the Escrow Charges (it being agreed that such amounts
shall equal any corresponding escrow installments required to be paid by
Landlord to a Lender as a result of an Event of Default) and the amount of each
Escrow Payment. As long as the Escrow Payments are being held by Landlord, the
Escrow Payments shall not be commingled with other funds of Landlord or other
Persons and interest thereon shall accrue for the benefit of Tenant from the
date such monies are received and invested until the date such monies are
disbursed to pay Escrow Charges. Landlord shall apply the Escrow Payments to the
payment of the Escrow Charges in such order or priority as Landlord shall
determine or as required by law. If at any time the Escrow Payments theretofore
paid to Landlord shall be insufficient for the payment of the Escrow Charges,
Tenant, within ten (10) business days after Landlord's demand therefor, shall
pay the amount of the deficiency to Landlord.

          (c)  Tenant or its designees shall have the right to contest or review
all such Impositions by legal proceedings, or in such other manner as it may
deem suitable (which, if instituted, Tenant or its designees shall conduct
promptly at its own cost and expense, and free of any expense to Landlord).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by any Lender, Tenant
shall provide Landlord security which is satisfactory (but not in excess of the
sum of the amount in controversy and reasonable estimates of Costs in connection
with such controversy, including interest, penalties, court costs and legal
fees), in Landlord's reasonable judgment, to assure that such Impositions are
paid, including all Costs that may be incurred or become due in connection
therewith, and Tenant shall promptly pay all such Impositions if at any time the
Premises or any part thereof shall then be immediately subject to forfeiture or
if Landlord shall be subject to any criminal liability, arising out of the
nonpayment thereof. The legal proceedings referred to in this Section 6(c) shall
include appropriate proceedings and appeals from orders therein and appeals from
any judgments, decrees or orders. In the event of any reduction, cancellation or
discharge, Tenant shall pay the amount finally levied or assessed against the
Premises or adjudicated to be due and payable on any such contested Impositions.
If requested by Tenant, Landlord shall join in any contest or proceeding
required to be brought by or in the name of Landlord and otherwise cooperate in
all reasonable respects with Tenant in the prosecution thereof; provided,
however, that Landlord will not be subjected to any liability for the payment of
any Costs in connection with any contest or proceedings, and Tenant shall be
responsible for any and all Costs reasonably incurred by Landlord in connection
therewith, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees.

          (d)  Landlord covenants and agrees that if there shall be any refunds
or rebates on account of the Impositions paid by Tenant under the provisions of
this Lease, such refund or rebate shall belong to Tenant. Any refunds received
by Landlord shall be deemed trust funds and as such are to be received by
Landlord in trust and paid to Tenant forthwith. Landlord will, upon the request
of Tenant, sign any receipts which may be necessary to secure the payment of any
such refund or rebate, and will pay over to Tenant such refund or rebate
promptly following receipt thereof by Landlord.

     7.   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

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          (a)  Tenant shall, at all times during the Term and at its sole cost
and expense keep and maintain (or cause to be kept and maintained) the Premises
in as good order, condition and repair as on the date hereof and fit to be used
for its intended use, ordinary wear and tear and permanent loss by Condemnation
excepted. Such maintenance shall include, without limitation, all structural,
non-structural, ordinary and extraordinary repairs and replacements which may be
required to keep all parts of the Premises (including without limitation the
roof, structure, fixtures and equipment, building systems, wiring, plumbing of
the Bedford Building and Danbury Building and the parking areas and landscaped
areas appurtenant thereto) in good order, condition and repair. Tenant shall
promptly make all Alterations of every kind and nature, whether foreseen or
unforeseen, which may be required to comply with the foregoing requirements of
this Section 7. Landlord shall not be required to make any Alteration, whether
foreseen or unforeseen, or to maintain any of the Premises or Adjoining Property
in any way, and Tenant hereby expressly waives any right which may be provided
for in any Law now or hereafter in effect to make Alterations at the expense of
Landlord or to require Landlord to make Alterations. Any Alteration made by
Tenant pursuant to this Section 7 shall be made in conformity with the
provisions of Section 8.

          (b)  If any Improvement, now or hereafter constructed, shall (i)
encroach upon any setback or any property, street or right-of-way adjoining the
Premises, (ii) violate the provisions of any restrictive covenant affecting the
Premises, (iii) hinder or obstruct any easement or right-of-way to which any of
the Premises is subject or (iv) impair the rights of others in, to or under any
of the foregoing, Tenant shall, promptly after receiving notice or otherwise
acquiring knowledge thereof, at Tenant's election, either (A) obtain from all
necessary parties waivers or settlements of all claims, liabilities and damages
resulting from each such encroachment, violation, hindrance, obstruction or
impairment, whether the same shall affect Landlord, Tenant or both, or (B) take
such action as shall be necessary to remove all such encroachments, hindrances
or obstructions and to end all such violations or impairments, including, if
necessary, making Alterations.

          (c)  Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, will at all times promptly
and faithfully abide by, discharge and perform all of the covenants, conditions
and agreements contained in any Easement Agreement on the part of landlord or
the occupier to be kept and performed thereunder. Neither Landlord nor Tenant
will alter, modify, amend or terminate any Easement Agreement, give any consent
or approval thereunder, or enter into any new Easement Agreement without, in
each case, prior written consent of the other party.

     8.   ALTERATIONS.

          (a)  Tenant shall not make any Alterations in or to or Expansions to
the Premises without Landlord's prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
provided there is no Event of Default, Tenant may, without Landlord's prior
written consent but with notice to Landlord and otherwise subject to the
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$1,000,000 (such amount to be increased on each anniversary of the Commencement
Date by the CPI Ratio), provided that Tenant hereby agrees to notify Landlord in
writing not less than fifteen (15) days prior to commencing any non-structural
Alterations costing more than $250,000 (as increased on each anniversary of the
Commencement Date by the CPI Ratio); (ii) decorative changes (such as
installation of office partitions, painting, carpeting and window treatments) to
the Premises; (iii) Alterations to move or remove any Equipment (provided that
any Equipment so removed shall be replaced in accordance with this Section 8);
and (iv) Alterations to parking areas, landscaping and other exterior areas. If
Tenant makes any Alterations or Expansions pursuant to this Section 8 (such
Alterations, Expansions and actions being hereinafter collectively referred to
as "Work") whether or not Landlord's consent is required, then the market value
of the Premises shall not be lessened in any material respect by any such Work,
its usefulness impaired in any material respect or its useful life decreased in
any material respect. Tenant shall not construct any additional buildings on the
Premises without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. All Alterations and Expansions
shall be done at Tenant's sole cost and expense in a good and workmanlike manner
and in compliance with Legal Requirements. If Tenant shall make any Alterations,
then Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing, at the time of Landlord's approval
thereof or, in the case of Alterations for which Landlord's approval is not
required, within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of notice thereof
which shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the Alterations to be
made, whether Tenant will be required, at the expiration or earlier termination
of the Term, to restore the Premises to substantially the same condition as
existed immediately prior to such Alteration. Tenant shall provide Landlord with
a copy of any as-built plan prepared by or on behalf of Tenant, if any, with
respect to any structural Alteration. When Landlord's consent shall be required
under this Section 8(a), such consent shall be deemed given unless Landlord
gives Tenant written notice of its disapproval within fifteen (15) business days
after receipt of request therefor. Any such notice of disapproval from Landlord
to Tenant shall state with particularity Landlord's reasons for disapproval.

          (b)  Any mechanic's lien filed against the Premises for work claimed
to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to, Tenant
shall be discharged by Tenant within fifteen (15) business days after Tenant's
receipt of notice thereof, at Tenant's expense, by filing the bond required by
law or otherwise. Tenant shall have the right to contest any such liens by legal
proceedings, or in such other manner as it may deem suitable (which, if
instituted, Tenant or its designees shall conduct promptly at its or their own
cost and expense). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the lien is not removed by
the filing of a bond, Tenant shall provide Landlord security which is
satisfactory (but not in excess of the sum of the amount in controversy and
reasonable estimates of costs in connection with such controversy, including
interest, penalties, court costs and legal fees) in Landlord's reasonable
judgment, to ensure that any such lien is paid. Tenant shall promptly pay and
remove all such liens if at any time the Premises or any part thereof shall then
be subject to immediate forfeiture as a result of the nonpayment thereof.

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          (c)  Tenant shall (i) procure or cause others to procure on its behalf
all necessary permits before undertaking any Alterations in or Expansions to the
Premises and submit copies of such permits to Landlord prior to the commencement
of any such Alterations or Expansions; (ii) perform all of such Alterations in a
good and workmanlike manner, employing materials of good quality and in
compliance with Legal Requirements; (iii) cause contractors employed by Tenant
to (A) carry Worker's Compensation Insurance in accordance with statutory
requirements, (B) carry Automobile Liability Insurance and Commercial General
Liability Insurance (1) naming Landlord as an additional insured, and (2)
covering such contractors on or about the Premises in the amounts stated in
Section 15 hereof, (C) provide the insurance to the extent required under
Section 15(a)(vi); and (D) submit insurance certificates evidencing such
coverage to Landlord prior to the commencement of any such Alterations or
Expansions; (iv) if any such Work involves the replacement of Equipment or parts
thereto, all replacement Equipment or parts shall have a value and useful life
equal to the greater of (A) the value and useful life on the date hereof of the
Equipment being replaced or (B) the value and useful life of the Equipment being
replaced immediately prior to the occurrence of the event which required its
replacement (assuming such replaced Equipment was then in the condition required
by this Lease); (v) Tenant shall procure and pay for all permits and licenses
required in connection with any such Work; (vi) all such Work shall be the
property of Landlord and shall be subject to this Lease, and Tenant shall
execute and deliver to Landlord any document requested by Landlord evidencing
the assignment to Landlord of all estate, right, title and interest (other than
the leasehold estate created hereby) of Tenant or any other Person thereto or
therein; and (vii) Tenant shall comply, to the extent requested by Landlord or
required by this Lease, with the provisions of Section 7 and Section 18(a),
whether or not such Work involves restoration of the Premises.

     9.   ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.

          (a)  Except as otherwise set forth herein, Tenant shall not, without
Landlord's prior written consent, assign, mortgage, transfer or encumber this
Lease in whole or in part. Any such notice of disapproval from Landlord to
Tenant shall state with particularity Landlord's reasons for disapproval.

          (b)

               (i)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
contained, Tenant shall have the right, upon not less than thirty (30) days
prior written notice to Landlord, without obtaining Landlord's consent, to
assign this Lease ("Preapproved Assignment") to (any of the following, a
"Preapproved Assignee") (i) any Person which at all times during the Term is an
Affiliate of Tenant's, (ii) any Person into or with which Tenant is merged or
with which Tenant is consolidated or which acquires all or substantially all of
Tenant's stock or assets, provided immediately after such assignment such Person
has a tangible net worth (determined in accordance with GAAP) equal to or
greater than Tenant's tangible net worth (determined in accordance with GAAP)
immediately prior to such assignment, or (iii) to any Person that immediately
following such assignment will have a publicly traded unsecured senior debt
rating

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of "Baa1" or better from Moody's Investors Services, Inc. or a rating of "BBB+"
or better from Standard & Poor's Corporation (or, if such entity does not then
have rated debt, a determination to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord that
its unsecured debt would be so rated by such rating agencies).

               (ii)    If Tenant desires to assign this Lease, whether by
operation of law or otherwise, to a Person ("Non-Preapproved Assignee") who
would not be a Preapproved Assignee ("Non-Preapproved Assignment") then Tenant
shall, not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date on which it desires to
make a Non-Preapproved Assignment submit to Landlord and Lender information
regarding the following with respect to the Non-Preapproved Assignee
(collectively, the "Review Criteria"): (A) credit, (B) capital structure, (C)
management, (D) operating history, (E) proposed use of the Premises and (F) risk
factors associated with the proposed use of the Premises by the Non-Preapproved
Assignee, taking into account factors such as environmental concerns, product
liability and the like. Landlord and Lender shall review such information and
shall approve or disapprove the Non-Preapproved Assignee no later than the
thirtieth (30th) day following receipt of all such information, and Landlord and
Lender shall be deemed to have acted reasonably in granting or withholding
consent if such grant or disapproval is based on their review of the Review
Criteria applying prudent business judgment (provided that such approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned as to the proposed use of
the Premises or risk factors associated therewith).

          (c)

               (i)     Landlord hereby acknowledges that (A) pursuant to that
certain Lease dated April 20, 2000 by and between Tenant, as landlord, and
TechOnLine Incorporated ("TechOnLine"), as tenant, as amended by that certain
First Amendment to Lease dated as of February 28, 2002 and as further amended by
that certain Second Amendment to Lease dated August 20, 2002 (collectively, the
"TechOnLine Lease"), TechOnLine occupies approximately 10,120 square feet on the
second floor of the Bedford Building; and (B) pursuant to that certain Lease
dated June 1, 2001 by and between Tenant, as landlord, and Phonetic Systems,
Inc. ("Phonetic"), as tenant, as amended by that certain letter agreement dated
February 19, 2002 (collectively, the "Phonetic Lease"), Phonetic occupies
approximately 10,550 square feet on the third (3rd) floor of the Bedford
Building. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, Landlord shall execute a
subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in favor of TechOnLine
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "I" (a "Recognition
Agreement"). In the event that the per-square-foot rent during the extension of
the term under the TechOnLine Lease is set at less than $24.50 per square foot,
Tenant shall provide Landlord, prior to the commencement of such extension term,
with a security deposit equal to the positive difference between (x) the total
rent under the TechOnLine Lease for the extension of the term at a rental rate
of $24.50 per square foot and (y) the total rent payable by TechOnLine for the
extension of the term.

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               (ii)    Tenant shall have the right, upon ten (10) days' prior
written notice to, but without the consent of, Landlord and Lender, to enter
into one or more additional subleases (a) that demise, in the aggregate (and
with regard to the Bedford Building, together with the TechOnLine Lease and the
Phonetic Lease), up to but not in excess of fifty Percent (50%) of the gross
rentable square footage in each of the Bedford Building and Danbury Building,
and (b) of all or any portion of the Premises to a Preapproved Assignee (each of
the foregoing, a "Preapproved Sublet"). Other than pursuant to Preapproved
Sublets (which include the TechOnLine Lease and the Phonetic Lease), at no time
during the Term shall subleases exist for more than fifty percent (50%) of the
gross rentable space in each of the Bedford Building and Danbury Building to any
Person without the prior written consent of Landlord which consent shall be
granted or withheld based on a review of the Review Criteria as they relate to
the proposed sublessee and the terms of the proposed sublease and shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned with respect to the use or risk
factors associated therewith. Landlord and Lender shall be deemed to have acted
reasonably in granting or withholding consent if such grant or disapproval is
based on their review of the Review Criteria. Provided the net rent (gross per
square foot rent after deduction for Impositions, insurance and common area
maintenance charges) under any Preapproved Sublet or other sublease approved by
Landlord is proportionately equal to or greater than the Rent payable by Tenant
hereunder on a per-square-foot basis, the Preapproved Sublet or such otherwise
approved sublease is for not less than twenty-five (25%) of the gross rentable
square feet in the Danbury Building or ten percent (10%) of the rentable square
feet in the Bedford Building and the Preapproved Sublet or other such sublease
is on terms otherwise reasonably acceptable to Landlord, Landlord shall not
unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent to any request by Tenant
to execute a Recognition Agreement in connection therewith. With respect to any
Recognition Agreement required to be executed by Landlord pursuant to this
Subsection 9(c)(ii), Landlord, upon request of the subtenant, shall obtain from
Lender a recognition agreement substantially in the form of the Recognition
Agreement.

          (d)  If Tenant assigns all its rights and interest under this Lease,
the assignee under such assignment shall expressly assume all the obligations of
Tenant hereunder, actual or contingent, including obligations of Tenant which
may have arisen on or prior to the date of such assignment by a written
instrument delivered to Landlord at the time of such assignment. Any approved or
permitted sublease of the Premises shall (A) be expressly subject and
subordinate to this Lease and any Mortgage encumbering the Premises; (B) not
extend beyond the then current Term minus one day; and (C) terminate upon any
termination of this Lease (except for the TechOnLine Lease or any other
applicable sublease which shall be subject to a Recognition Agreement with
Landlord as required by Section 9(c)(i) or Section 9(c)(ii)), unless Landlord
elects in writing, to cause the sublessee to attorn to and recognize Landlord as
the lessor under such sublease, whereupon such sublease shall continue as a
direct lease between the sublessee and Landlord upon all the terms and
conditions of such sublease. No assignment or sublease shall affect or reduce
any of the obligations of Tenant hereunder, and all such obligations shall
continue in full force and effect as obligations of a principal and not as
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guarantor, as if no assignment or sublease had been made. No assignment or
sublease shall impose any additional obligations on Landlord under this Lease.

          (e)  With respect to any Preapproved Assignment or Preapproved Sublet,
Tenant shall provide to Landlord information reasonably required by Landlord to
establish that any proposed Preapproved Assignment or Preapproved Sublet
satisfies the criteria set forth above.

          (f)  Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after the execution and
delivery of any assignment or sublease, deliver a copy thereof to Landlord. In
the event of an assignment of the Lease, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an
original notice of assignment of lease in recordable form executed by Tenant and
such assignee.

          (g)  As security for performance of its obligations under this Lease,
Tenant hereby grants, conveys and assigns to Landlord all right, title and
interest of Tenant in and to all subleases now in existence or hereafter entered
into for any or all of the Premises, any and all extensions, modifications and
renewals thereof and all rents, issues and profits therefrom. Landlord hereby
grants to Tenant a license to collect and enjoy all rents and other sums of
money payable under any sublease of any of the Premises, provided, however, that
after an Event of Default and so long as such Event of Default is continuing,
Landlord shall have the absolute right at any time upon notice to Tenant and any
subtenants to revoke said license and to collect such rents and sums of money
provided Landlord shall apply the same to Monetary Obligations payable by Tenant
hereunder. Tenant shall not consent to, cause or allow any modification or
alteration of any of the terms, conditions or covenants of any of the subleases
or the termination thereof, without the prior written approval of Landlord,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed nor
shall Tenant accept any rents more than thirty (30) days in advance of the
accrual thereof nor do nor permit anything to be done, the doing of which, nor
omit or refrain from doing anything, the omission of which, will or could be a
breach of or default in the terms of any of the subleases.

          (h)  Except as provided in the following Section 10, Tenant shall not
have the power to mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber its interest under this
Lease or any sublease of the Premises, and any such mortgage, pledge or
encumbrance made in violation of this Section 9 shall be void and of no force
and effect.

          (i)  Subject to the provisions of Sections 12 and 14 below, Landlord
may sell or transfer the Premises at any time without Tenant's consent to any
third party (each a "Third Party Purchaser"). In the event of any such transfer
provided such Third-Party Purchaser expressly assumes all of the obligations of
Landlord hereunder, actual or contingent, by a written instrument delivered to
Tenant, Tenant shall attorn to any Third Party Purchaser as Landlord so long as
such Third Party Purchaser and Landlord notify Tenant in writing of such
transfer. At the request of Landlord, Tenant will execute such documents
confirming the agreement referred to above and such other agreements as Landlord
may reasonably request, provided that such

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agreements do not increase the liabilities and obligations or reduce the rights
of Tenant hereunder.

     10.  LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9 hereof, Tenant shall have the
absolute right, without the consent of Landlord, to mortgage or otherwise
encumber this Lease or its rights hereunder (the "Leasehold Estate") with a
Leasehold Mortgage to a Leasehold Mortgagee. The Leasehold Mortgagee shall
notify Landlord, in the manner hereinafter provided for the giving of notice, of
the execution of such Leasehold Mortgage and the name and place for service of
notice upon such Leasehold Mortgagee. In the event that at the time of the
creation of such Leasehold Mortgage, Landlord shall have mortgaged or otherwise
encumbered its fee interest in the Premises, then such notice of such Leasehold
Mortgage shall also be given to Lender. Landlord shall cooperate in all
reasonable respects with Tenant, at Tenant's sole Cost, in providing necessary
information in Landlord's possession or control as to the Premises or this Lease
(or any other agreement or instrument executed in connection with the Premises
or this Lease) to the Leasehold Mortgagee. Without limiting the foregoing,
Landlord shall, at Tenant's sole Cost, endeavor to cause any report by any third
party retained by Landlord (including without limitation architects, engineers
and title examiners) to address or re-address documents prepared by them,
respectively, to the Leasehold Mortgagee and to allow the Leasehold Mortgagee to
rely thereon. Upon such notification to Landlord that Tenant has entered into a
Leasehold Mortgage, Landlord hereby agrees for the benefit of the Leasehold
Mortgagee, and upon written request by Tenant, to execute and deliver to Tenant
and the Leasehold Mortgagee a recognition, attornment and assent to leasehold
mortgage agreement ("Leasehold Mortgage Agreement") in recordable form,
containing terms substantially similar to the terms of the form attached hereto
as Exhibit F and incorporated herein and otherwise reasonably acceptable to
Landlord and the Leasehold Mortgagee.

     11.  ENCUMBRANCES BY LANDLORD.

This Lease is and shall at all times be and remain subject and subordinate to
the lien of any Mortgage (and to any and all advances made thereunder) upon the
Landlord's fee interest in any of the Premises, (unless Landlord or such Lender
requires this Lease to be superior to any such Mortgage); provided Landlord
obtains and delivers to Tenant a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment
agreement from Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender
and Tenant, whereby such Lender agrees that, as long as there is not an Event of
Default under the Lease, this Lease will not be affected and Tenant's possession
and rights hereunder (including, without limitation, Tenant's rights to purchase
the Bedford Premises and/or the Danbury Premises pursuant to Sections 12 or 14
below) will not be disturbed by any default in, termination, and/or foreclosure
of, such Mortgage. Such subordination, nondisturbance and attornment agreement
may require Tenant to confirm that (a) Lender and its assigns will not be liable
for any misrepresentation, act or omission of Landlord and (b) Lender and its
assigns will not be subject to any counterclaim, demand or offset which Tenant
may have against Landlord. In the event any proceedings are brought for
foreclosure, or in the event of the exercise of the

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power of sale under any Mortgage made by the Landlord covering the Premises,
Tenant shall attorn to the purchaser at any such foreclosure, or to the grantee
of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, and recognize such purchaser or grantee as the
Landlord under this Lease, provided such successor executes an assumption
agreement whereby such successor assumes all of Landlord's obligations under the
Lease. Tenant shall agree, upon request of Landlord, to supply any such Lender
with such notices and information as Tenant is required to give to Landlord
hereunder and to extend the rights of Landlord hereunder to any such Lender and
to consent to such financing if such consent is requested by such Lender.

     12.  RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER.

          (a)  If, at anytime prior to the expiration or earlier termination of
this Lease, Landlord decides to offer the Premises (Landlord acknowledging
Landlord's Non-Bifurcation Obligation) for sale to any third party, Landlord
shall first offer by written notice (the "Offer") to sell the Premises to Tenant
for a specific purchase price (the "Purchase Price") and, upon such terms and
conditions as Landlord, in Landlord's sole discretion, would otherwise intend to
offer to sell the Premises, prior to Landlord's offering to sell the Premises to
any such third party except that (i) the terms and conditions of any such sale
to Tenant shall be (i) consistent with the terms and provisions of this Section
12 and (ii) the sale to Tenant shall be "as is", without representation or
warranty by Landlord except as provided in Section 20. If Landlord shall make
the Offer, then, whether or not Tenant has accepted the Offer, Landlord shall
have the unilateral right, in Landlord's sole discretion, to revoke the Offer if
an Event of Default exists under this Lease on the date on which Landlord shall
give, or would otherwise be required to give, Tenant the Offer.

          (b)  Tenant shall have the right in its name or in the name of any
Affiliate of Tenant to accept the Offer only by giving Landlord written notice
of such acceptance (the "ROFO Notice") within fifteen (15) business days after
delivery by Landlord to Tenant of the Offer. Time shall be of the essence with
respect to said fifteen (15) business day period and delivery of the ROFO Notice
by Tenant. Upon Tenant's acceptance of the Offer, Tenant shall execute, upon the
request of Landlord, any documentation reasonably required by Landlord to
reflect Tenant's acceptance of the Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Lease, subject only to the provisions of Section
12(d) below, upon the delivery of the ROFO Notice by Tenant, no event or
circumstances affecting the Premises (other than the closing of the purchase of
the Premises pursuant to Paragraph 20) including, but not limited to, a
Condemnation or Casualty, shall give Tenant any right or option of Tenant to
cancel, surrender or otherwise terminate this Lease, and, if and only if the
failure to close the purchase of the Premises is due to Tenant's wrongful act or
omission, any other right or option of Tenant under the Lease to acquire the
Premises, shall automatically be deemed to have been waived by Tenant for all
purposes under this Lease.

          (c)  If Tenant does not accept, or fails to accept, the Offer in
accordance with the provisions herein, Landlord shall have no further obligation
with respect to such Offer

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pursuant to the terms contained herein, except as otherwise set forth below, and
Tenant shall have forever waived and relinquished its right to such Offer, but
not to any subsequent Offer, and Landlord shall at any and all times thereafter
be entitled to market the Premises to others upon such terms and conditions as
Landlord in its sole discretion may determine, except that if the price ("Third
Party Price") for which Landlord enters into a binding contract ("Third Party
Contract") to sell the Premises is less than ninety percent (90%) of the Offer,
Tenant shall have fifteen (15) days in which to accept the Third Party Price.
Tenant shall, within five (5) days after Landlord's request therefor, deliver an
instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord confirming the aforesaid
waiver, but no such instrument shall be necessary to make the provisions hereof
effective. If (i) Landlord has not sold the portion of the Premises that was the
subject of the Offer within twelve (12) months after the earlier to occur of (A)
the expiration of the 15 business-day response period, or (B) the day on which
Tenant refuses the Offer in writing, and (ii) Landlord still intends to sell the
Premises that was the subject of the Offer, then Landlord shall send to Tenant a
subsequent Offer to sell the Premises to Tenant for a specific purchase price
and, upon such terms and conditions as Landlord, in Landlord's sole discretion,
would otherwise intend to offer to sell the Premises.

          (d)  If Tenant does not timely deliver the ROFO Notice and the
Premises are transferred to a Third Party Purchaser, this Lease shall remain in
full force and effect, including the provisions of this Section 12 and the right
of Tenant to any subsequent Offer, Tenant will attorn to such Third Party
Purchaser as Landlord so long as such Third Party Purchaser and Landlord notify
Tenant in writing of such transfer and such Third Party Purchaser expressly
assumes all of the obligations of Landlord hereunder, actual or contingent, by a
written instrument delivered to Tenant. At the request of Landlord, Tenant will
execute such documents confirming the agreement referred to above and such other
agreements as Landlord may reasonably request, provided that such agreements do
not increase the liabilities and obligations or reduce the rights of Tenant
hereunder.

          (e)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
provisions of this Section 12 shall not apply to or prohibit (i) any mortgaging,
subjection to deed of trust or other hypothecation of Landlord's interest in the
Premises, (ii) any sale of the Premises pursuant to a private power of sale
under or judicial foreclosure of any Mortgage or other security instrument or
device to which Landlord's interest in the Premises is now or hereafter subject,
(iii) any transfer of Landlord's interest in the Premises to a Lender,
beneficiary under deed of trust or other hold of a security interest therein or
their designees by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (iv) any transfer of the
Premises to any governmental or quasi-governmental agency with power of
condemnation, (v) any transfer of the Premises or any interest in Landlord to
any Affiliate of W.P. Carey & Co. LLC, Carey Institutional Properties
Incorporated, Corporate Property Associates 12 Incorporated, Corporate Property
Associates 14 Incorporated or Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated
("CPA 15"), (vi) a transfer to any person or entity to whom CPA 15 sells all or
substantially all of its assets or (vii) any transfer of the Premises to any of
the successors or assigns of any of the persons or entities referred to in the
foregoing clauses (i)

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through (iv), provided, however, that all of the terms of this Section 12
(including the exceptions in this Section 12(e)) shall remain in full force and
effect with respect to any proposed sale of the Premises by any of the Persons
described in this Section 12(e).

          (f)  Any transfer of the Premises to Tenant or its Affiliate pursuant
to this Section 12 shall be held on a date mutually acceptable to Landlord and
Tenant that is no later than thirty (30) days following acceptance of the Offer
or the date specified in the Third Party Contract, if applicable and shall
otherwise be in accordance with Section 20 of this Lease.

     13.  INTENTIONALLY DELETED.

     14.  LIMITED RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

          (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 14(g), and provided an
Event of Default does not then exist, if Landlord shall enter into a contract
(the "Sale Contract") for the sale of the Premises (Landlord acknowledging
Landlord's Non-Bifurcation Obligation) to a Competitor (and which may include
other property owned by Landlord so long as a specific purchase price is
reasonably allocated to the Premises), such Sale Contract shall be conditioned
upon Tenant's failure to exercise its right under this Section 14. Promptly
following the execution thereof, Landlord shall give written notice to Tenant,
together with a copy of the executed Sale Contract.

          (b)  For a period of thirty (30) days following receipt of such
notice, Tenant shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to Landlord
given within said thirty (30) day period, to elect to purchase the Premises at
the purchase price set forth in the Sale Contract or allocated as set forth
above and upon all the terms and conditions set forth in the Sale Contract
except that no contingency period contained in such Sale Contract as to real
estate due diligence matters such as environmental, engineering, inspection of
the Premises, surveys, zoning, state of the title to the Premises (except that
Landlord shall be obligated to convey such title as was conveyed to it by
Tenant, excepting any title matters consented to by Tenant or created by or
through Tenant after such conveyance, and Landlord shall remove any liens,
restrictions and encumbrances created by or through Landlord after such
conveyance by Tenant), shall apply to Tenant's obligation to purchase the
Premises under this Section 14, and Tenant shall be obligated to purchase the
Premises "as is, where is" as to such matters.

          (c)  If at the expiration of the aforesaid thirty (30) day period
Tenant shall have failed to exercise the aforesaid right by written notice to
Landlord, Landlord may sell the Premises to such Competitor upon the terms set
forth in the Sale Contract, subject to the terms of this Lease, including the
provisions of this Section 14.

          (d)  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the closing
date for any purchase of the Premises by Tenant pursuant to this Section 14
shall be the later to occur of (i) thirty (30) days after the date of Tenant's
notice to Landlord of its intention to purchase the

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Premises upon the terms of the Sale Contract with a Third Party Purchaser or
(ii) the closing date provided in such Sale Contract. At such closing Landlord
shall convey the Premises to Tenant or to any Affiliate of Tenant as designated
in writing by Tenant in accordance with, and Tenant shall pay to Landlord the
purchase price (or the allocated purchase price as set forth above) and other
consideration set forth in, the applicable Sale Contract, subject in all events
to the limitations set forth in Section 14(b).

          (e)  Tenant shall have the right during the Term to exercise the
foregoing right of first refusal upon each proposed sale of the Premises. IF THE
TERM OF THIS LEASE SHALL TERMINATE OR EXPIRE, SUCH RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL
GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 14 SHALL TERMINATE AND BE NULL AND VOID AND OF
NO FURTHER FORCE AND EFFECT. IN SUCH EVENT TENANT SHALL EXECUTE SUCH DOCUMENTS
AS LANDLORD SHALL REASONABLY REQUEST EVIDENCING THE TERMINATION OF ITS RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL.

          (f)  If Tenant does not exercise its right of first refusal to
purchase the Premises and the Premises are transferred to a Competitor, Tenant
will attorn to any Competitor as Landlord so long as such Competitor and
Landlord notify Tenant in writing of such transfer and such Competitor assumes
all of the obligations of Landlord hereunder, actual or contingent, by a written
instrument delivered to Tenant. At the request of Landlord, Tenant will execute
such documents confirming the agreement referred to above and such other
agreements as Landlord may reasonably request, provided that such agreements do
not increase the liabilities and obligations or reduce the rights of Tenant
hereunder.

          (g)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
provisions of this Paragraph 14 shall not apply to or prohibit (i) any
mortgaging, subjection to deed of trust or other hypothecation of Landlord's
interest in the Premises, (ii) any sale of the Premises pursuant to a private
power of sale under or judicial foreclosure of any Mortgage or other security
instrument or device to which Landlord's interest in the Premises is now or
hereafter subject, (iii) any transfer of Landlord's interest in the Premises to
a Lender, beneficiary under deed of trust or other hold of a security interest
therein or their designees by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (iv) any transfer of
the Premises to any governmental or quasi-governmental agency with power of
condemnation, (v) any transfer of the Premises or any interest in Landlord to
any Affiliate of W.P. Carey & Co. LLC, Carey Institutional Properties
Incorporated, Corporate Property Associates 12 Incorporated, Corporate Property
Associates 14 Incorporated or CPA 15, (vi) a transfer to any person or entity to
whom CPA 15 sells all or substantially all of its assets or (vii) any transfer
of the Premises to any of the successors or assigns of any of the persons or
entities referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv); provided,
however, that all of the terms of this Paragraph 14 (including the exceptions in
Section 14(g)) shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any
proposed sale of the Premises by any of the Persons described in this Section
14(g) to a Competitor.

     15.  INSURANCE.

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          (a)  Tenant shall maintain the following insurance on or in connection
with the Premises:

               (i)     Insurance against risk of physical loss or damage to the
Improvements and Equipment as provided under "Special Form" coverage, and
including customarily excluded perils of hail, windstorm, flood coverage (only
for the Premises that is in a flood zone), earthquake, and, to the extent
required by Lender, terrorism and mold insurance, in amounts no less than the
actual replacement cost of the Improvements and Equipment exclusive of
foundations and excavations; provided that, (A) if Tenant's insurance company is
unable or unwilling to include any of all of such excluded perils, Tenant shall
have the option of purchasing coverage against such perils from another insurer
on a "Difference in Conditions" form or through a stand-alone policy and (B)
terrorism insurance shall be in amounts as are customary for properties of
sizes, types, locations and uses as the Premises. Such policies shall contain
Replacement Cost and Agreed Amount Endorsements and shall contain deductibles
not more than $50,000 per occurrence (such amount to be increased on each
anniversary of the Commencement Date by the CPI Ratio).

               (ii)    Commercial General Liability Insurance and Business
Automobile Liability Insurance (including Non-Owned and Hired Automobile
Liability) against claims for personal and bodily injury, death or property
damage occurring on, in or as a result of the use of the Premises, in an amount
not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence/annual aggregate and Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000) umbrella liability and all other coverage extensions that are
usual and customary for properties of size, type, location and use as the
Premises provided, however, that the Landlord shall have the right not more
often than every three (3) years to require such higher limits as may be
reasonable and customary for properties of this size and type.

               (iii)   Workers' compensation insurance covering all persons
employed by Tenant in connection with any work done on or about any of the
Premises for which claims for death, disease or bodily injury may be asserted
against Landlord, Tenant or any of the Premises or, in lieu of such Workers'
Compensation Insurance, a program of self-insurance complying with the rules,
regulations and requirements of the appropriate agency of the state in which the
respective Premises is located.

               (iv)    Comprehensive Boiler and Machinery Insurance on any of
the Equipment or any other equipment on or in the Premises, in an amount not
less than $2,000,000 per accident for damage to property. Either such Boiler and
Machinery policy or the Special Form policy required in (i) above shall include
at least $1,000,000 per incidence for Off-Premises Service Interruption,
Expediting Expenses, Ammonia Contamination, and Hazardous Materials Clean-Up
Expense and may contain a deductible not to exceed $50,000 (such amount to be
increased on each anniversary of the Commencement Date by the CPI Ratio).

               (v)     Business Interruption Insurance at limits sufficient to
cover 100% of the Rent for not less than twelve (12) months from time of loss.
Such insurance shall name

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Landlord as loss payee solely with respect to Rent payable to or for the benefit
of Landlord as its interest appears under this Lease.

               (vi)    During any period in which structural or substantial
non-structural Alterations in excess of $250,000 at the Premises are being
undertaken, builder's risk insurance covering the total completed value
including "soft costs" for additional interest expenses, legal and professional
fees and insurance premiums and other customary "soft costs" for properties of
similar size, use and location, with respect to the Improvements being altered
or repaired (on a completed value, non-reporting basis) replacement cost of work
performed and equipment, supplies and materials furnished in connection with
such construction or repair of Improvements or Equipment, together with such
"soft cost" endorsements and such other endorsements as Landlord may reasonably
require and general liability, worker's compensation and automobile liability
insurance with respect to the Improvements being constructed, altered or
repaired.

               (vii)   Such other insurance (or other terms with respect to any
insurance required pursuant to this Section 15, including without limitation
amounts of coverage, deductibles, form of mortgagee clause) on or in connection
with any of the Premises as Landlord or Lender may reasonably require for
properties of comparable sizes, locations, types and uses as the Premises.

          (b)  The insurance required by Section 14 shall be written by
companies which have a Best's rating of A:IX or above and a claims paying
ability rating of AA or better by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division
of the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. or equivalent rating agency approved by
Landlord and Lender in their reasonable discretion and are admitted in, and
approved to write insurance policies by, the State insurance department for both
Connecticut and Massachusetts. The insurance policies (i) shall be for such
terms as Landlord may reasonably approve and (ii) shall be in amounts sufficient
at all times to satisfy any coinsurance requirements thereof. The insurance
referred to in Section 15(a)(i), 15(a)(iv) and 15(a)(vi) shall name Landlord as
owner and Landlord or Lender as loss payee and Landlord or Tenant as its
interest may appear. The insurance referred to in Section 15(a)(ii) shall name
Landlord and Lender as additional insureds, and the insurance referred to in
Section 15(a)(v) shall name Landlord as insured and Lender and Landlord as loss
payee. If said insurance or any part thereof shall expire, be withdrawn, become
void, voidable, unreliable or unsafe for any reason, including a breach of any
condition thereof by Tenant or the failure or impairment of the capital of any
insurer, Tenant shall immediately obtain new insurance reasonably satisfactory
to Landlord.

          (c)  Each insurance policy referred to in clauses (i), (iv), (v) and
(vi) of Section 15(a) shall contain standard non-contributory mortgagee clauses
in favor of and acceptable to Lender. Each policy required by any provision of
Section 15(a), except clause (iii) thereof, shall provide that it may not be
cancelled, substantially modified or allowed to lapse on any renewal date except
after thirty (30) days' prior notice to Landlord and Lender. Each such policy
shall also provide that any loss otherwise payable thereunder shall be payable

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notwithstanding (i) any act or omission of Landlord or Tenant which might,
absent such provision, result in a forfeiture of all or a part of such insurance
payment, (ii) the occupation or use of any of the Premises for purposes more
hazardous than those permitted by the provisions of such policy, (iii) any
foreclosure or other action or proceeding taken by Lender pursuant to any
provision of the Mortgage, Note, Assignment or other document evidencing or
securing the Loan upon the happening of an event of default therein or (iv) any
change in title to or ownership of any of the Premises.

          (d)  Tenant shall pay as they become due all premiums for the
insurance required by Section 15(a), shall renew or replace each policy and
deliver to Landlord evidence of the payment of the full premium therefor or
installment then due at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of
such policy, and shall promptly deliver to Landlord all original certificates of
insurance or, if required by Lender, certified policies.

          (e)  Anything in this Section 15 to the contrary notwithstanding, any
insurance which Tenant is required to obtain pursuant to Section 15(a) may be
carried under a "blanket" or umbrella policy or policies covering other
properties or liabilities of Tenant, provided that such "blanket" or umbrella
policy or policies otherwise comply with the provisions of this Section 15 and
provided further that Tenant shall provide to Landlord a so-called "Statement of
Values" which shall be reviewed annually and amended as necessary by Tenant
based on replacement cost valuations. A certificate of insurance or, if required
by Lender, a certified copy of each such "blanket" or umbrella policy shall
promptly be delivered to Landlord.

          (f)  Tenant shall promptly comply with and conform to (i) all
Insurance Requirements, even if such compliance necessitates Alterations or
results in interference with the use or enjoyment of any of the Premises.

          (g)  Tenant shall not carry separate insurance concurrent in form or
contributing in the event of a Casualty with that required in this Section 15
unless (i) Landlord and Lender are included therein as named insureds, with loss
payable as provided herein, and (ii) such separate insurance complies with the
other provisions of this Section 15. Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord of
such separate insurance and shall deliver to Landlord certificates of insurance
evidencing such coverage or if required by Lender, certified copies of policies
thereof.

          (h)  All policies under Section 15(a) shall contain effective waivers
by the carrier against all claims for insurance premiums against Landlord and
shall contain full waivers of subrogation against the Landlord.

          (i)  All proceeds of any insurance required under Section 15(a) shall
be payable as follows:

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               (i)     Proceeds payable under clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
Section 15(a) and proceeds attributable to the general liability coverage of
Builder's Risk insurance under clause (vi) of Section 15(a) shall be payable to
the Person entitled to receive such proceeds.

               (ii)    Proceeds of insurance required under clause (i) of
Section 15(a) and proceeds attributable to Builder's Risk insurance (other than
its general liability coverage provisions) under clause (vi) of Section 15(a)
shall be payable to Landlord or Lender and applied as set forth in Section 17
or, if applicable, Section 18. Tenant shall apply the Net Award to restoration
of the Premises in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Lease

     16.  INDEMNIFICATION.

          (a)  Except to the extent attributable to the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of Landlord or its agents, contractors or employees, Tenant
shall pay, protect, indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless Landlord Parties,
Lender and all other Persons described in Section 35 (each an "Indemnitee") from
and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages (subject to Section 36(q)
below), penalties, Costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs),
causes of action, suits, claims, demands or judgments of any nature whatsoever,
howsoever caused, without regard to the form of action and whether based on
strict liability, negligence or any other theory of recovery at law or in equity
arising from (i) any matter pertaining to the use, non-use, occupancy,
operation, condition, design, construction, maintenance, repair or restoration
of the Premises or Adjoining Property, (ii) any casualty to persons or property
in any manner arising from the Premises or Adjoining Property, whether or not
Indemnitee has or should have knowledge or notice of any defect or condition
causing or contributing to said casualty, (iii) any violation by Tenant of any
provision of this Lease, any Legal Requirement applicable to the Premises or
Tenant's use or occupancy thereof or any Permitted Encumbrance or any
encumbrance Tenant consented to or the Mortgage or Assignment or (iv) any
alleged, threatened or actual Environmental Violation, including (A) liability
for response costs and for costs of removal and remedial action incurred by the
United States Government, any state or local governmental unit or any other
Person, or damages from injury to or destruction or loss of natural resources,
including the reasonable costs of assessing such injury, destruction or loss,
incurred pursuant to Section 107 of CERCLA, or any successor section or act or
provision of any similar state or local Law, (B) liability for costs and
expenses of abatement, correction or clean-up, fines, damages, response costs or
penalties which arise from the provisions of any of the other Environmental
Laws, (C) liability for personal injury or property damage arising under any
statutory or common-law tort theory, including damages assessed for the
maintenance of a public or private nuisance or for carrying on of a dangerous
activity, and (D) any diminution in value or loss of rents after the expiration,
termination or rejection of this Lease solely as a result of an Environmental
Violation existing as of the date of such expiration, termination or rejection.

          (b)  In case any action or proceeding is brought against any
Indemnitee by reason of any such claim, (i) Tenant may, except in the event of a
conflict of interest, retain its

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own counsel and defend such action (it being understood that Landlord may employ
counsel of its choice to monitor the defense of any such action, the reasonable
cost of which shall be paid by Tenant) and (ii) such Indemnitee shall notify
Tenant to resist or defend such action or proceeding by retaining counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee, and such Indemnitee will cooperate
and assist in the defense of such action or proceeding if reasonably requested
so to do by Tenant. In the event of a conflict of interest, Landlord shall have
the right to select counsel, and the reasonable cost of such counsel shall by
paid by Tenant.

          (c)  The obligations of Tenant under this Section 16 with respect to
matters that existed or occurred prior to the termination, expiration or
rejection in bankruptcy of this Lease shall survive any termination, expiration
or rejection in bankruptcy of this Lease.

     17.  CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION.

          (a)  If any Casualty to the Bedford Premises or the Danbury Premises
occurs the insurance proceeds for which is reasonably estimated by Tenant to be
equal to or in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) as increased
annually by the CPI Ratio, Tenant shall give Landlord and Lender prompt notice
thereof. So long as no Event of Default exists Tenant is hereby authorized to
adjust, collect and compromise all claims under any of the insurance policies
required by Section 15(a) (except public liability insurance claims payable to a
Person other than Tenant, Landlord or Lender) and to execute and deliver on
behalf of Landlord all necessary proofs of loss, receipts, vouchers and releases
required by the insurers and Landlord shall have the right to join with Tenant
therein. Any final adjustment, settlement or compromise of any such claim shall
be subject to the prior written approval of Landlord (which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and Landlord shall have the
right to prosecute or contest, or to require Tenant to prosecute or contest, any
such claim, adjustment, settlement or compromise. If an Event of Default exists,
Tenant shall not be entitled to adjust, collect or compromise any such claim or
to participate with Landlord in any adjustment, collection and compromise of the
Net Award payable in connection with a Casualty. Tenant agrees to sign, upon the
request of Landlord, all such proofs of loss, receipts, vouchers and releases.
Each insurer is hereby authorized and directed to make payment under said
policies, including return of unearned premiums, directly to Landlord or, if
required by the Mortgage, to Lender instead of to Landlord. The Net Award shall
be applied as provided in Section 17(c) or, if the Casualty is a Termination
Event, Section 18. The rights of Landlord under this Section 17(a) shall be
extended to Lender if and to the extent that any Mortgage so provides.

          (b)  Landlord, promptly upon receiving a Condemnation Notice, shall
notify Tenant thereof. Tenant, promptly upon receiving a Condemnation Notice,
shall notify Landlord and Lender thereof. Upon notice to Tenant, Landlord and
Lender are authorized to collect, settle and compromise, in their discretion,
the amount of any Net Award. Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, Tenant shall be entitled to participate with Landlord and Lender
in any Condemnation proceeding or negotiations under threat thereof or
settlement or compromise negotiations related thereto and to contest the
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Net Award therefor. No agreement with any condemnor in settlement or under
threat of any Condemnation shall be made by Tenant without the written consent
of Landlord and Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed. Subject to the provisions of this Section 17(b), Tenant hereby
irrevocably assigns to Landlord any award or payment to which Tenant is or may
be entitled by reason of any Condemnation, whether the same shall be paid or
payable for Tenant's leasehold interest hereunder or otherwise; but nothing in
this Lease shall impair Tenant's right to any award or payment on account of
Tenant's trade fixtures, equipment or other tangible property which is not part
of the Equipment, moving expenses or loss of business, if available, to the
extent that and so long as (i) Tenant shall have the right to make, and does
make, a separate claim therefor against the condemnor and (ii) such claim does
not in any way reduce either the amount of the award otherwise payable to
Landlord for the Condemnation of Landlord's fee interest in the Premises or the
amount of the award (if any) otherwise payable for the Condemnation of Tenant's
leasehold interest hereunder. The rights of Landlord under this Section 17(b)
shall also be extended to Lender if and to the extent that any Mortgage so
provides.

          (c)  If any Casualty (whether or not insured against) or Condemnation
shall occur, this Lease shall continue, notwithstanding such event, and there
shall be no abatement or reduction of any Monetary Obligations except as
otherwise specifically provided in Paragraph 18. Promptly after such Casualty or
Condemnation for which Tenant does not give a Termination Notice, Tenant shall
commence and diligently continue to restore the affected Premises as nearly as
possible to their value, condition and character immediately prior to such event
(assuming the Premises to have been in the condition required by this Lease) and
as required by Sections 7 and 8 of this Lease. So long as no Event of Default
exists, any Net Award up to and including $500,000 (such amount to be increased
on each anniversary of the Commencement Date by the CPI Ratio) shall be paid by
Landlord to Tenant and Tenant shall restore the Premises in accordance with the
requirements of Sections 8 and 19 of this Lease. Any Net Award in excess of
$500,000 (such amount to be increased on each anniversary of the Commencement
Date by the CPI Ratio) shall be made available by Landlord (or Lender, if
required by the terms of any Mortgage) to Tenant for the restoration of any of
the Premises pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 19
hereof.

     18.  TERMINATION EVENTS.

          (a)  If (i) all or a substantial portion of the Bedford Premises
and/or the Danbury Premises shall be subject to a Condemnation (such that Tenant
certifies to Landlord that it will forever abandon operations at the Bedford
Premises and/or the Danbury Premises) or (ii) all or a substantial portion of
either of the Bedford Premises or Danbury Premises shall be subject to a
Casualty during any exercised Extension Term (any such event, a "Termination
Event"), then Tenant shall be obligated, within thirty (30) days after Tenant
receives a Condemnation Notice and Tenant shall have the right within thirty
(30) days after the occurrence of such Casualty to give to Landlord written
notice in the form described in Section 18(b) (a "Termination Notice") of
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Premises or the Danbury Premises affected by such Condemnation or Casualty (the
"Affected Premises"). If Tenant elects not to give Landlord a Termination
Notice, then this Lease shall remain in full force and effect and all
obligations of Tenant shall continue in full force and effect with respect to
the Bedford Premises and the Danbury Premises. If Tenant delivers to Landlord a
Termination Notice with respect to the Affected Premises, then this Lease shall
remain in full force and effect with respect to the Premises not subject to
Condemnation or Casualty and all obligations of Tenant and Landlord, including
the obligation to pay Rent, shall continue in full force and effect with respect
to such Premises.

          (b)  A Termination Notice shall contain (i) notice of Tenant's
intention to terminate this Lease with respect to the Affected Premises on the
first Basic Rent Payment Date which occurs at least thirty (30) days after the
date of the Condemnation Notice or thirty (30) days after the date of the
Casualty (the "Termination Date"), and (ii) a binding and irrevocable offer of
Tenant to pay to Landlord the Termination Amount for the Affected Premises.

          (c)  If Landlord shall reject such offer by Tenant to pay to Landlord
the Termination Amount for the Affected Premises pursuant to Section 18(b) above
by written notice to Tenant (a "Rejection") then this Lease shall terminate with
respect to the Affected Premises on the Termination Date; provided that, if
Tenant has not paid all Rent then due and owing (collectively, "Remaining
Obligations") on the Termination Date, then Landlord may, at its option, extend
the date on which this Lease may terminate to a date which is no later than the
first Basic Rent Payment Date after the Termination Date on which Tenant has
satisfied all Remaining Obligations. Upon such termination (i) on the
Termination Date all obligations of Tenant hereunder for the Affected Premises
shall terminate except for any Surviving Obligations, (ii) Tenant shall on or
before the Termination Date vacate and shall have no further right, title or
interest in or to any of the Affected Premises and (iii) the Net Award shall be
retained by Landlord.

          (d)  Unless Tenant shall have received a Rejection not later than the
thirtieth (30th) day following the date of the Termination Notice, Landlord
shall be conclusively presumed to have accepted such offer from Tenant to pay
the Termination Amount for the Affected Premises. If such offer from Tenant to
pay the Termination Amount for the Affected Premises is accepted by Landlord
then, on the later of (i) the Termination Date or (ii) the date on which Tenant
has available funds to pay the Termination Amount (but in no event later than
forty-five (45) days after the Termination Date), Tenant shall pay to Landlord
the Termination Amount and Rent then due and owing, this Lease shall terminate
with respect to the Affected Premises except for any Surviving Obligations and,
if requested by Tenant, Landlord shall (i) convey to Tenant the Affected
Premises or the remaining portion thereof, if any, and (ii) pay to or assign to
Tenant Landlord's entire interest in and to the Net Award, all in accordance
with Section 20.

     19.  RESTORATION.

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          (a)  If any Net Award is in excess of $500,000 (such amount to be
increased on each anniversary of the Commencement Date by the CPI Ratio),
Landlord (or Lender if required by any Mortgage) shall hold the entire Net Award
in a fund (the "Restoration Fund") and disburse amounts from the Restoration
Fund only in accordance with the following conditions:

               (i)     prior to commencement of restoration, (A) the architects,
contracts, contractors, plans and specifications and a budget for the
restoration shall have been reasonably approved by Landlord and (B) Landlord and
Lender shall be provided with acceptable performance and payment bonds which
insure satisfactory completion of and payment for the restoration, are in an
amount and form and have a surety reasonably acceptable to Landlord in an amount
not to exceed the cost of restoration, and name Landlord and Lender as
additional dual obligees;

               (ii)    at the time of any disbursement, no Event of Default
shall exist and no mechanics' or materialmen's liens shall have been filed
against the Premises affected by such Casualty or Condemnation and remain
undischarged or not bonded against or affirmatively insured against by the title
company;

               (iii)   disbursements shall be made from time to time in an
amount not exceeding the cost of the work completed since the last disbursement,
upon receipt of (A) reasonably satisfactory evidence, including architects'
certificates, of the stage of completion, the estimated total cost of completion
and performance of the work to date in a good and workmanlike manner in
accordance with the contracts, plans and specifications, (B) waivers of liens,
(C) contractors' and subcontractors' sworn statements as to completed work and
the cost thereof for which payment is requested, (D) a satisfactory bringdown of
title insurance and (E) other reasonably requested evidence of cost and payment
so that Landlord can verify that the amounts disbursed from time to time are
represented by work that is completed, in place and free and clear of mechanics'
and materialmen's lien claims;

               (iv)    each request for disbursement shall be accompanied by a
certificate of Tenant, signed by the president or a vice president of Tenant,
describing the work for which payment is requested, stating the cost incurred in
connection therewith, stating that Tenant has not previously received payment
for such work and, upon completion of the work, also stating that the work has
been fully completed and complies with the applicable requirements of this
Lease;

               (v)     Landlord may retain the same percentage of the
restoration fund as and to the extent as may be retained by Tenant under its
construction contract with its general contractor (which shall not be less than
10% until 50% completion) until the restoration is fully completed;

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               (vi)    if the Restoration Fund is held by Landlord, the
Restoration Fund shall not be commingled with Landlord's other funds and shall
bear interest at a rate agreed to by Landlord and Tenant; and

               (vii)   such other reasonable conditions as Landlord may impose.

          (b)  Prior to commencement of restoration and at any time during
restoration, if the estimated cost of completing the restoration work free and
clear of all liens, as determined by Landlord, exceeds the amount of the Net
Award available for such restoration, the amount of such excess shall, upon
demand by Landlord, be paid by Tenant to Landlord to be added to the Restoration
Fund. Any sum so added by Tenant which remains in the Restoration Fund upon
completion of restoration shall be refunded to Tenant. For purposes of
determining the source of funds with respect to the disposition of funds
remaining after the completion of restoration, the Net Award shall be deemed to
be disbursed prior to any amount added by Tenant.

          (c)  If any sum remains in the Restoration Fund after completion of
the restoration and any refund to Tenant pursuant to Section 19(b), such sum
shall be retained by Landlord or, if required by a Note or Mortgage, paid by
Landlord to a Lender.

     20.  PROCEDURES UPON PURCHASE.

          (a)  If the Premises or any portion thereof are purchased by Tenant
pursuant to Section 12, Section 14 or Section 18 of this Lease, Landlord shall
convey the same title thereto than as was conveyed to Landlord by Tenant, and
Tenant shall accept such title, subject, however, to the Permitted Encumbrances
and to all other liens, exceptions and restrictions on, against or relating to
the portion of the Premises being purchased (the "Purchased Property") and to
all applicable Laws, but free of the lien of and security interest created by
any Mortgage or Assignment and liens, exceptions and restrictions on, against or
relating to the Purchased Property which have been created by or suffered or
resulted by or from acts of Landlord after the date of this Lease, unless the
same are Permitted Encumbrances or were created by or with the concurrence of
Tenant or as a result of a default by Tenant under this Lease.

          (b)  Upon the date fixed for any such purchase of the Purchased
Property pursuant to any provision of this Lease (any such date the "Purchase
Date"), Tenant shall pay to Landlord, or to any Person to whom Landlord directs
payment, the Relevant Amount therefor, in Federal Funds, less any credit of the
Net Award received and retained by Landlord or a Lender allowed against the
Relevant Amount, and Landlord shall deliver to Tenant or to its Affiliate (i) a
quitclaim or similar form deed which describes the Purchased Property and
conveys title thereto (but no better title than conveyed to Landlord by Tenant)
as provided in Section 20(a), together with Landlord's right, title and interest
in and to the Improvements, the Equipment and the Appurtenances relating to the
Purchased Property, (ii) a bill of sale for the Equipment, (iii) an assignment
of all of the guaranties and warranties, if any, from contractors, construction
manager, suppliers and subcontractors, to the extent assignable, (iv) such other
instruments as

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shall be necessary or reasonably requested by Tenant or the title company to
transfer to Tenant or its Affiliate the Purchased Property (or rights to any Net
Award not yet received by Landlord or a Lender), and (v) with respect to a
purchase under Section 18, any Net Award received by Landlord, not credited to
Tenant against the Termination Amount and required to be delivered by Landlord
to Tenant pursuant to this Lease; provided, that if any Monetary Obligations
remain outstanding on such date, then Landlord may deduct from the Net Award the
amount of such Monetary Obligations. If on the Purchase Date any Monetary
Obligations remain outstanding and no Net Award is payable to Tenant by Landlord
or the amount of such Net Award is less than the amount of the Monetary
Obligations, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord on the Purchase Date the amount
of such Monetary Obligations. Upon the completion of such purchase, this Lease
and all obligations and liabilities of Tenant with regard to the Purchased
Property hereunder shall terminate, except any Surviving Obligations.

          (c)  Landlord shall be obligated to use reasonable efforts to convey
the Purchased Property in conformity with the title standard set forth in
Section 20(a) of this Lease. If the completion of such purchase shall be
delayed, unless such delay is a result of Landlord's refusal to convey the
Purchased Property as required herein, after the Termination Date, in the event
of a purchase pursuant to Section 18 of this Lease then Rent shall continue to
be due and payable until completion of such purchase. If the Landlord is unable
(as opposed to refuses), for a period in excess of ninety (90) days from the
scheduled closing date, to convey title as and when required herein, after using
reasonable efforts to do so, Tenant shall have the right to continue this Lease
in effect and not proceed to closing, accept title as it then exists (with a
credit against the Purchase Price with respect to such title defect, as
reasonably agreed to by Landlord and Tenant) or bring an action for specific
performance.

          (d)  Any prepaid Monetary Obligations paid to Landlord shall be
prorated as of the Purchase Date, and the prorated unapplied balance shall be
deducted from the Relevant Amount due to Landlord; provided, that no
apportionment of any Impositions shall be made upon any such purchase.

     21.  ACCESS TO THE PREMISES.

          (a)  Tenant and Tenant's officers, directors, employees, contractors,
servants, agents, customers, invitees, licensees and subtenants shall have
access to the Premises twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week,
subject to the terms of this Lease.

          (b)  Subject to the terms hereof, Landlord shall, upon as much advance
notice as is practical under the circumstances and no less than forty-eight (48)
hours' notice in non-emergency situations, and when accompanied by a
representative of Tenant, have the right to access and enter upon the Premises
for the purposes of inspection and exercising any right reserved to Landlord by
this Lease; and (z) upon no less than forty-eight (48) hours' notice, permit any
of the Landlord Parties, at reasonable times, to show the Premises during
ordinary business hours to any prospective mortgagee or purchaser of the
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Landlord therein, and, if Tenant has not exercised its rights pursuant to
Section 13 above, during the last twelve (12) months of the Term, prospective
tenants; provided such access does not unreasonably interfere with the operation
of Tenant's business and/or Tenant's use, occupancy and enjoyment of, and access
to, any of the Premises.

     22.  ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.

          (a)  Tenant shall not at any time (i) cause, permit or suffer to occur
any Environmental Violation or (ii) permit any sublessee, assignee or other
Person occupying the Premises under or through Tenant to cause, permit or suffer
to occur any Environmental Violation and, at the request of Landlord or Lender,
Tenant shall promptly remediate or undertake any other appropriate response
action to correct any existing Environmental Violation. Any and all reports
prepared for or by Landlord with respect to the Premises shall be for the sole
benefit of Landlord and Lender and no other Person shall have the right to rely
on any such reports; provided, however, that upon Tenant's request, Landlord
shall cooperate with Tenant, at no cost to Landlord, in Tenant's efforts to
obtain a so-called "reliance letter" from the preparer of any such report.

          (b)  Upon at least three (3) business days' prior written notice from
Landlord, Tenant shall permit such persons as Landlord may designate ("Site
Reviewers") to visit any of the Premises and perform, environmental site
investigations and assessments ("Site Assessments") on any of the Premises (i)
in connection with any sale, financing or refinancing of such portion of the
Premises, (ii) within the six (6) month period prior to the expiration of the
Term if Tenant has not exercised its rights pursuant to Section 13 hereof, (iii)
if required by Lender or the terms of any credit facility to which Landlord is
bound, (iv) if an Event of Default exists, or (v) at any other time that, in the
reasonable opinion of Landlord or Lender, a reasonable basis exists to believe
that an Environmental Violation or any condition that could reasonably be
expected to result in any Environmental Violation exists. No more than one (1)
Site Assessment for each of the Bedford Premises and the Danbury Premises shall
be performed per Lease Year unless as a result of subsection (v) above. Such
Site Assessments may include both above and below the ground testing for
Environmental Violations and such other tests as may be necessary, in the
opinion of the Site Reviewers, to conduct the Site Assessments. Tenant shall
supply to the Site Reviewers such historical and operational information
regarding the Premises as may be reasonably requested by the Site Reviewers to
facilitate the Site Assessments, and shall make available for meetings with the
Site Reviewers appropriate personnel having knowledge of such matters. If an
Environmental Violation is found to exist, the cost of performing and reporting
the Site Assessment shall be paid by Tenant. In all other cases the cost shall
be paid by Landlord.

          (c)  If an Environmental Violation occurs or is found to exist and, in
Landlord's reasonable judgment, the cost of remediation of, or other response
action with respect to, the same is likely to exceed $250,000 (such amount to be
increased on each anniversary of the Commencement Date by the CPI Ratio), Tenant
shall provide to Landlord, within ten (10) days after Landlord's request
therefor, adequate financial assurances that Tenant will effect such

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remediation in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws. Such financial
assurances shall be a bond or letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord in form and substance and in an amount equal to Landlord's reasonable
estimate, based upon a Site Assessment performed pursuant to Section 21(b), of
the anticipated cost of such remedial action.

          (d)  If Tenant fails, after the expiration of all applicable notice
and cure periods, to correct any Environmental Violation which occurs or is
found to exist, Landlord shall have the right (but no obligation) to take any
and all reasonable actions as Landlord shall deem necessary or advisable in
order to cure such Environmental Violation.

          (e)  Tenant shall notify Landlord immediately after becoming aware of
any Environmental Violation (or alleged Environmental Violation) or
noncompliance with any of the covenants contained in this Section 22 and shall
forward to Landlord immediately upon receipt thereof copies of all orders,
reports, notices, permits, applications or other communications relating to any
such violation or noncompliance.

          (f)  All future subleases or occupancy agreements relating to any of
the Premises entered into by Tenant shall contain covenants of the other party
not to at any time (i) cause any Environmental Violation to occur or (ii) permit
any Person occupying the Premises through said subtenant or concessionaire to
cause any Environmental Violation to occur.

          (g)  Tenant shall perform or caused to be performed those obligations
listed in Exhibit K hereto within the time period specified in Exhibit K.

     23.  SUBDIVISION OF BEDFORD PREMISES & POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS.

          (a)  Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that prior to the sale of the
Bedford Premises by Tenant to Landlord: (i) Tenant owned a parcel designated as
Lot 5 on the Land Court Plan No. 34759C on file with the Middlesex South
Registry District of the Land Court (the "Original Parcel") comprised of (1) the
Bedford Premises and (2) the 3-acre Parcel; (ii) Tenant subdivided on or about
August 13, 2002 in compliance with all applicable subdivision laws, Legal
Requirements and Easement Agreements, the Original Parcel into the Bedford
Premises and the 3-acre Parcel; (iii) Tenant sold on August 26, 2002, the 3-acre
Parcel to N.W. Building 22 Trust (the "Adjoining Property Owner"); and (iv)
Tenant and Adjoining Property Owner executed that certain Tax Apportionment
Agreement dated August 26, 2002, to account for Tenant's and Adjoining Property
Owner's proportionate share of taxes in connection with the Original Parcel
until such time that the Bedford Premises and the 3-acre Parcel is separately
assessed by the Town of Bedford, Massachusetts.

          (b)  Tenant shall use reasonable efforts to: (i) cause the separate
tax assessment of both the Bedford Premises and the 3-acre Parcel commencing
with the July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004 fiscal year; and (ii) cause the
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hereof, of the Reserved Easements as such term is defined in that certain Deed
from BASF Corporation to 35 Crosby Drive LLC, dated April 24, 1997 and filed as
Document No. 1029886 at the South Registry of Middlesex County.

     24.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall, at the sole option of
Landlord, constitute an "Event of Default" under this Lease:

          (a)  a failure by Tenant to make any payment of Basic Rent on or prior
to its due date, if such failure continues for three (3) business days after
written notice with respect to the first late payment in any Lease Year and
three (3) business days without notice for any subsequent failure in such Lease
Year regardless of the reason for such failure;

          (b)  a failure by Tenant to make any payment of any other Monetary
Obligation on or prior to its due date, if such failure continues for ten (10)
days after written notice thereof regardless of the reason for such failure;

          (c)  a failure by Tenant duly to perform and observe, or a violation
or breach of, any other provision hereof not otherwise specifically mentioned in
this Paragraph 24, and such failure continues for thirty (30) days (or such
additional time, not to exceed ninety (90) days in the aggregate or such longer
period as afforded to Landlord under the Mortgage, reasonably necessary to
complete the cure of such default if within such thirty (30) day period Tenant
shall commence to correct the same and thereafter diligently pursue the
completion of such cure) after receipt of a reasonably detailed written notice
from Landlord of such failure;

          (d)  any representation or warranty made by Tenant herein or in any
certificate, demand or request made pursuant hereto proves to be incorrect, now
or hereafter, in any material respect which has an adverse impact on Landlord
based on Landlord's reliance thereon, and the facts are not conformed to such
representation or warranty within thirty (30) days after written notice to
Tenant from Landlord of such inaccuracy such that Landlord suffers no loss or
detriment;

          (e)  if Tenant fails to pay at maturity or if any lender of Tenant
exercises its right to accelerate all payments due under loan documents relating
to borrowed money having an original principal balance of $10,000,000 or more in
the aggregate;

          (f)  a final, non-appealable judgment or judgments for the payment of
money in excess of $5,000,000 (as such amount is increased on each anniversary
of the Commencement Date by the CPI Ratio) in the aggregate shall be rendered
against Tenant which is not covered by insurance, and the same shall remain
undischarged for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or such later date as
is required by the judgment;

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          (g)  The breach of any Covenant shall occur, unless Tenant shall be in
compliance with Section 34;

          (h)  Tenant shall (A) voluntarily be adjudicated a bankrupt or
insolvent, (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for
itself or for the Premises, (C) file a petition seeking relief under the
bankruptcy or other similar laws of the United States, any state or any
jurisdiction, (D) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (E)
be unable to pay its debts as they mature;

          (i)  a court shall enter an order, judgment or decree appointing,
without the consent of Tenant, a receiver or trustee for it or for any of the
Premises or approving a petition filed against Tenant which seeks relief under
the bankruptcy or other similar laws of the United States, any state or any
jurisdiction, and such order, judgment or decree shall remain undischarged or
unstayed ninety (90) days after it is entered;

          (j)  unless Tenant is actively seeking subtenants for the Premises,
any of the Premises shall have been vacated for a period of more than one
hundred twenty (120) consecutive days except during the period of restoration
following a Casualty or Condemnation or shall have been abandoned;

          (k)  Tenant shall be liquidated or dissolved or shall begin
proceedings towards its liquidation or dissolution;

          (l)  the estate or interest of Tenant in any of the Premises shall be
levied upon or attached in any proceeding and such estate or interest is about
to be sold or transferred or such process shall not be vacated, discharged or
bonded against within sixty (60) days after it is made;

          (m)  a failure by Tenant to perform or observe, or a violation or
breach of, or a misrepresentation by Tenant under any provision of any document
between Tenant and Lender or from Tenant to Lender, if such failure, violation,
breach or misrepresentation gives rise to a default beyond any applicable cure
period with respect to any Loan;

          (n)  Tenant shall fail to deliver the estoppel described in Section 26
within the time period specified therein and such failure continues for ten (10)
days after written notice thereof;

          (o)  Tenant shall fail to provide any insurance required by Section
15;

          (p)  Tenant shall enter into a sublease or assignment in violation of
Section 9;

          (q)  Tenant shall sell or transfer all or substantially all of its
assets a single transaction or a series of related transactions unless the sale
or transfer is to a Pre-Approved Assignee under Section 9(b)(i) or a
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Landlord and Lender applying the Review Criteria set forth in Section 9(b)(ii)
who assumes all of Tenant's obligations and liabilities under this Lease; or

          (r)  Tenant's failure to timely comply with any of Tenant's
post-closing environmental obligations in connection with the Danbury Premises
as more particularly described in Exhibit "K" attached hereto and made a part
hereof and such failure continues for fifteen (15) days after written notice
from Landlord.

     25.  REMEDIES AND DAMAGES UPON DEFAULT.

          (a)  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing,
Landlord shall have the right, at its sole option, then or at any time
thereafter, to exercise its remedies and to collect damages from Tenant in
accordance with this Section 25, subject in all events to applicable Law,
without demand upon or notice to Tenant except as otherwise provided in Section
24 and this Section 25.

               (i)     Landlord may give Tenant written notice of Landlord's
intention to terminate this Lease on a date specified in such notice. Upon such
date, this Lease, the estate hereby granted and all rights of Tenant hereunder
shall expire and terminate. Upon such termination, Tenant shall immediately
surrender and deliver possession of the Premises to Landlord in accordance with
Section 28. If Tenant does not so surrender and deliver possession of the
Premises, Landlord may re-enter and repossess the Premises, by legal process,
ejectment or any other lawful means or procedure. Upon or at any time after
taking possession of the Premises, Landlord may, by peaceable means or legal
process, remove any Persons or property therefrom. Landlord shall be under no
liability for or by reason of any such entry, repossession or removal except for
its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding such entry or
repossession, Landlord may collect the damages set forth in Section 25(b)(i) or
25(b)(ii).

               (ii)    After repossession of the Premises pursuant to clause (i)
above, Landlord shall have the right to relet any of the Premises to such tenant
or tenants, for such term or terms, for such rent, on such conditions and for
such uses as Landlord in its sole discretion may determine, and collect and
receive any rents payable by reason of such reletting. Landlord may make such
Alterations in connection with such reletting as it may deem advisable in its
sole discretion. Notwithstanding any such reletting, Landlord may collect the
damages set forth in Section 25(b)(ii).

               (iii)   Landlord may declare by notice to Tenant the entire Basic
Rent (in the amount of Basic Rent then in effect) for the remainder of the then
current Term to be immediately due and payable. Tenant shall immediately pay to
Landlord all such Basic Rent discounted to its Present Value, all accrued Rent
then due and unpaid, all other Monetary Obligations which are then due and
unpaid and all Monetary Obligations which arise or become due by reason of such
Event of Default (including any Costs of Landlord). Upon receipt by Landlord of
all such accelerated Basic Rent and Monetary Obligations, this Lease shall
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full force and effect and Tenant shall have the right to possession of the
Premises from the date of such receipt by Landlord to the end of the Term, and
subject to all the provisions of this Lease, including the obligation to pay all
increases in Basic Rent and all Monetary Obligations that subsequently become
due, except that (A) no Basic Rent which has been prepaid hereunder shall be due
thereafter during the said Term, (B) Tenant shall have no option to extend or
renew the Term and (C) Tenant shall have no further rights under Sections 12, 13
or 14.

          (b)  The following constitute damages to which Landlord shall be
entitled if Landlord exercises its remedies under Section 25(a)(i) or 25(a)(ii):

               (i)     If Landlord exercises its remedy under Section 25(a)(i)
but not its remedy under Section 25(a)(ii) (or attempts to exercise such remedy
and is unsuccessful in reletting the Premises) then, upon written demand from
Landlord, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as liquidated and agreed final damages
for Tenant's default and in lieu of all current damages beyond the date of such
demand (it being agreed that it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to
fix the actual damages), an amount equal to the Present Value of the excess, if
any, of (A) all Basic Rent from the date of such demand to the date on which the
Term is scheduled to expire hereunder in the absence of any earlier termination,
re-entry or repossession over (B) the projected fair market rental value of the
Premises for the same period. Tenant shall also pay to Landlord all of
Landlord's Costs in connection with the repossession of the Premises and any
attempted reletting thereof, including all brokerage commissions, legal expenses
attorneys' fees, employees' expenses, costs of Alterations and expenses and
preparation for reletting.

               (ii)    If Landlord exercises its remedy under Section 25(a)(i)
or its remedies under Section 25(a)(i) and 25(a)(ii), then Tenant shall, until
the end of what would have been the Term in the absence of the termination of
the Lease, and whether or not any of the Premises shall have been relet, be
liable to Landlord for, and shall pay to Landlord, as liquidated and agreed
current damages all Monetary Obligations which would be payable under this Lease
by Tenant in the absence of such termination less the net proceeds, if any, of
any reletting pursuant to Section 25(a)(ii), after deducting from such proceeds
all of Landlord's Costs (including the items listed in the last sentence of
Section 25(b)(i) hereof) incurred in connection with such repossessing and
reletting; provided, that if Landlord has not relet the Premises, such Costs of
Landlord shall be considered to be Monetary Obligations payable by Tenant.
Tenant shall be and remain liable for all sums aforesaid, and Landlord may
recover such damages from Tenant and institute and maintain successive actions
on the same payment dates on which Basic Rent would be payable if the Lease were
not terminated, or legal proceedings against Tenant for the recovery of such
damages. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require Landlord to wait to
begin such action or other legal proceedings until the date when the Term would
have expired by its own terms had there been no such Event of Default.

          (c)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, in
lieu of or in addition to any of the foregoing remedies and damages, Landlord
may exercise any remedies and collect any damages available to it at law or in
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satisfaction pursuant to the exercise of any remedy, it may pursue any other
remedy which it has hereunder or at law or in equity.

          (d)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate any damages hereunder
following any termination of this Lease or any termination of Tenant's
possession of the Premises. The obligation of Landlord to use reasonable efforts
to mitigate damages shall not be construed to require Landlord to rent all or
any portion of the Premises for a use which, or to a Person who, would not
qualify or if Landlord would not be required to consent thereto pursuant to the
assignment and subletting provisions of Section 9 of this Lease, or to
prioritize the renting of the Premises over other space which Landlord may have
available in other properties owned by Landlord. If any applicable Law shall
validly limit the amount of any damages provided for herein to an amount which
is less than the amount agreed to herein, Landlord shall be entitled to the
maximum amount available under such applicable Law.

          (e)  No termination of this Lease, repossession or reletting of the
Premises, exercise of any remedy or collection of any damages pursuant to this
Section 25 shall relieve Tenant of any Surviving Obligations.

          (f)  WITH RESPECT TO ANY REMEDY OR PROCEEDING OF LANDLORD OR TENANT
HEREUNDER, LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

          (g)  Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Landlord shall have
the right (but no obligation) to perform any act required of Tenant hereunder
and, if performance of such act requires that Landlord enter any of the
Premises, upon not less than 24 hours prior notice to Tenant (except in the
event of any emergency in which case no notice shall be required) Landlord may
enter any of the Premises for such purpose.

          (h)  No failure of Landlord (i) to insist at any time upon the strict
performance of any provision of this Lease or (ii) to exercise any option,
right, power or remedy contained in this Lease shall be construed as a waiver,
modification or relinquishment thereof; and no waiver by Landlord of any
provision hereof shall be deemed to have been made unless expressed in a writing
signed by Landlord. A receipt by Landlord of any sum in satisfaction of any
Monetary Obligation with knowledge of the breach of any provision hereof shall
not be deemed a waiver of such breach.

          (i)  Tenant hereby waives and surrenders, for itself and all those
claiming under it, including creditors of all kinds, (i) any right and privilege
which it or any of them may have under any present or future applicable Law to
redeem any of the Premises or to have a continuance of this Lease after
termination of this Lease or of Tenant's right of occupancy or possession
pursuant to any court order or any provision hereof, and (ii) the benefits of
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present or future applicable Law which exempts property from liability for
debt or for distress for rent.

          (j)  Except as otherwise provided herein, all remedies are cumulative
and concurrent and no remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. Each remedy may
be exercised at any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
may be exercised from time to time. No remedy shall be exhausted by any exercise
thereof.

     26.  ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES.

Either party shall, without charge, at any time and from time to time hereafter,
within fifteen (15) business days after written request of the other, certify by
written instrument duly executed and acknowledged to any mortgagee or purchaser,
or proposed mortgagee or proposed purchaser, or any other Person specified in
such request: (a) as to whether this Lease has been supplemented or amended, and
if so, the substance and manner of such supplement or amendment; (b) as to the
validity and force and effect of this Lease, in accordance with its tenor as
then constituted; (c) as to the existence of any known default thereunder; (d)
as to the existence of any known offsets, counterclaims or defenses thereto on
the part of such other party; (e) as to the commencement and expiration dates of
the Term; and (f) other information reasonably requested. Any such certificate
may be relied upon by the party requesting it and any other Person to whom the
same may be exhibited or delivered, and the contents of such certificate shall
be binding on the party executing same.

     27.  LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

          (a)  Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, will at all times promptly
and faithfully abide by, discharge and perform all of the covenants, conditions
and agreements contained in any Easement Agreement on the part of Landlord or
the occupier to be kept and performed thereunder. Neither Landlord nor Tenant
will alter, modify, amend or terminate any Easement Agreement, give any consent
or approval thereunder, or enter into any new Easement Agreement without, in
each case, the prior written consent of the other party.

          (b)  Tenant shall be responsible at its sole cost and expense for
complying with (and keeping the Premises in compliance with) all applicable
Legal Requirements and all Insurance Requirements which are applicable to the
Premises or Alterations made by Tenant thereto. If Tenant receives notice of any
violation of Legal Requirements applicable to the Premises, it shall give prompt
notice thereof to Landlord.

          (c)  Tenant shall have the right to contest by appropriate legal
proceedings diligently conducted in good faith, in the name of the Tenant, or
Landlord (if legally required), without cost or expense to Landlord, the
validity or application of any applicable Legal Requirements and, if by the
terms of any such applicable Legal Requirement, compliance therewith may legally
be delayed pending the prosecution of any such proceeding, Tenant may delay such
compliance therewith until the final determination of such proceeding. Landlord

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agrees to execute and deliver any appropriate papers or other instruments which
may be reasonably necessary or proper to permit Tenant so to contest the
validity or application of any such Legal Requirements and to fully cooperate in
all reasonable requests with Tenant in such contest; provided, however, that
Landlord will not be subjected to any liability for the payment of any costs or
expenses in connection with any contest or proceedings, and Tenant shall be
responsible for any and all costs or expenses reasonably incurred by Landlord,
including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees.

     28.  SURRENDER; HOLD-OVER.

          (a)  If Tenant or any party claiming by, through or under Tenant,
retains possession of the Premises or any part thereof after the expiration or
earlier termination of this Lease, then Landlord may, at its option, serve
written notice upon Tenant that such holding over constitutes (i) an Event of
Default under this Lease, or (ii) a month-to-month tenancy, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Lease, or (iii) the creation of a
tenancy-at-sufferance, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease;
provided, however, that the monthly Basic Rent under subsection (ii) (or daily
Rent prorated on the basis of a 365 day year for each day Tenant remains in
possession under subsection (iii)) shall, in addition to all other sums which
are to be paid by Tenant hereunder be equal to one hundred twenty five percent
(125%) of Basic Rent with regard to the month immediately proceeding the month
in which expiration or termination occurs.

          (b)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the
Premises in good order, condition and repair (excepting only reasonable wear and
tear and damage from a total or substantial Condemnation), free of personal
property. The Premises shall be surrendered free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances other than those existing at the commencement of the Term and those
created, suffered or approved by Landlord.

          (c)  After the expiration or earlier termination hereof, if Tenant
fails to remove any personal property from the Premises within thirty (30) days
after written notice from Landlord, such property (the "Abandoned Property")
shall be conclusively deemed to have been abandoned, and may either be retained
by Landlord as its property or sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner as
Landlord may see fit. If any item of Abandoned Property shall be sold, Tenant
hereby agrees that Landlord may receive and retain the proceeds of such sale and
apply the same, at its option, to the expenses of the sale, the cost of moving
and storage and to any arrears of Rent.

     29.  NO MERGER OF TITLE.

There shall be no merger of the leasehold estate created by this Lease with the
fee estate in any of the Premises by reason of the fact that the same Person may
acquire or hold or own, directly or indirectly, (a) the leasehold estate created
hereby or any part thereof or interest therein and (b) the fee estate in any of
the Premises or any part thereof or interest therein, unless and until all

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Persons having any interest in the interests described in (a) and (b) above
which are sought to be merged shall join in a written instrument effecting such
merger and shall duly record the same.

     30.  BOOKS AND RECORDS.

          (a)  Tenant shall keep adequate records and books of account with
respect to the finances and business of Tenant generally and with respect to the
Premises, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")
consistently applied, and shall permit Landlord and Lender by their respective
agents, accountants and attorneys, upon at least two (2) business days' prior
written notice to Tenant, to examine (and make copies of) the records and books
of account and to discuss the finances and business with the officers of Tenant,
at such reasonable times as may be requested by Landlord. Upon the request of
Lender or Landlord (either telephonically or in writing), Tenant shall provide
the requesting party with copies (at cost) of any information to which such
party would be entitled in the course of a personal visit.

          (b)  Tenant shall deliver to Landlord and to Lender, upon Landlord's
request, within thirty (30) days (except as set forth below) of filing, sending
or otherwise making the same public, copies of all periodic reports filed by
Tenant with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"); provided, however,
that if such statements and reports are not required to be filed with the SEC,
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, (i) within ninety (90) days after the close of
each fiscal year, annual audited financial statements of Tenant certified by a
nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants,
accompanied by an opinion of said accountants stating that (1) there are no
qualifications as to the scope of the audit or setting forth the nature of such
qualifications, and (2) the audit was performed in accordance with GAAP and (ii)
within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the three remaining
quarters unaudited financial statements and all other quarterly reports of
Tenant, certified by Tenant's chief financial officer. All financial statements
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. Tenant's chief financial officer
shall provide a quarterly certification ("Covenant Certification") that Tenant
is in compliance with the Covenants (except as otherwise specified in the
Covenant Certification) together with a calculation of the Covenants, that the
affiant knows of no Event of Default, or event which, upon notice or the passage
of time or both, would become an Event of Default which has occurred and is
continuing hereunder or, if any such event has occurred and is continuing,
specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Tenant has
taken or proposes to take with respect thereto and, except as otherwise
specified in such affidavit, that Tenant has fulfilled all of its obligations
under this Lease which are required to be fulfilled on or prior to the date of
such affidavit. The Covenant Certification shall be dated and delivered within
ten (10) business days of the issuance of each such financial statement.

     31.  SIGNAGE

Subject to Legal Requirements, Tenant shall have the right to install, maintain
and replace in, on or over or in front of any of the Premises, or in or on any
part thereof, signs and advertising matter, and shall obtain any necessary
permits for such purposes at Tenant's sole cost and expense. As used in this
Section 31, the word "sign" shall be construed to include any placard,

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light or other advertising symbol or object, irrespective of whether same be
temporary or permanent.

     32.  QUIET ENJOYMENT.

Tenant shall, upon paying the Rent reserved hereunder and observing and
performing all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Tenant's part to be
observed and performed, peaceably and quietly have and hold, the Premises,
without hindrance or molestation by any person or persons claiming by, through
or under Landlord, subject, however, to the terms of this Lease.

     33.  NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, offers,
statements and other instruments or communications required or permitted to be
given pursuant to the provisions of this Lease shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given and received for all purposes when delivered in
person, when delivery is refused, or by Federal Express or other nationally
recognized reliable 24-hour delivery service with receipted delivery or five (5)
business days after being deposited in the United States mail, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the
other party as follows:

     If to Tenant:                 Hologic, Inc.
                                   35 Crosby Drive
                                   Bedford, MA  01730
                                   Attention: Chief Financial Officer

          with a copy to:          Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP
                                   One Financial Center
                                   Boston, MA  02111
                                   Attention: Carl E. Axelrod, Esquire

     If to Landlord:               W.P. Carey & Co. LLC
                                   50 Rockefeller Plaza, Second Floor
                                   New York, NY  10020
                                   Attention: Director, Asset Management

          with a copy to:          Reed Smith LLP
                                   2500 One Liberty Place
                                   1650 Market Street
                                   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7301
                                   Attention: Chairman, Real Estate Department

          For the purposes of this Paragraph 33, any party may substitute
another address stated above (or substituted by a previous notice) for its
address by giving fifteen (15) days' notice of the new address to the other
party, in the manner provided above.

     34.  FINANCIAL COVENANTS; SECURITY DEPOSIT.

          (a)  Tenant hereby covenants and agrees to comply with the Covenants.

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          (b)  In the event Tenant fails to be in compliance with either
Covenant at the end of any fiscal quarter, an Event of Default shall exist
unless within forty-five (45) days following the expiration of such quarter all
of the following conditions are met: (i) Landlord has received from Tenant a
plan which outlines in reasonable detail Tenant's plans to achieve Covenant
compliance; (ii) Tenant's tangible net worth (determined in accordance with
GAAP) at the end of such quarter is not less that $90 million; (iii) no other
Event of Default exists and (iv) Tenant delivers to Landlord a security deposit
(the "Security Deposit") in the amount of six (6) months' Basic Rent.

          (c)  The Security Deposit shall be, at the election of Tenant, either
cash ("Cash Security Deposit") or an irrevocable letter of credit (the "Letter
of Credit") shall be issued by a bank reasonably acceptable to Landlord and in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Any Letter of Credit
shall be renewed at least thirty (30) days prior to any expiration thereof. If
Tenant fails to renew any Letter of Credit by such date, time being of the
essence, Landlord shall have the right at any time after the thirtieth (30th)
day before such expiration date to draw on such Letter of Credit and to deposit
the proceeds of such the Letter of Credit as a Cash Security Deposit in any
account for the benefit of Landlord. The Cash Security Deposit shall not be
commingled with other funds of Landlord or other Persons and, as long as no
Event of Default exists, interest at day-in day-out passbook rate thereon shall
be due and payable to Tenant on a quarterly basis.

          (d)  If, at any time during the Term, Tenant achieves a rating on its
senior unsecured debt (which may be a "shadow rating") of at least BBB from
Standard & Poor's Corporation, Baa2 from Moody's Investor Services, Inc. or a
comparable rating from any other nationally recognized rating agency acceptable
to Landlord ("Required Rating"), the Security Deposit shall be returned to
Tenant and, for so long as Tenant maintains the Required Rating, Tenant shall be
deemed to be in compliance with the Covenants. If at any subsequent time
Tenant's rating on its senior unsecured debt falls below the Required Rating the
Covenants shall again be applicable, and if Tenant is not then in compliance
with such Covenants Tenant shall within fifteen (15) days of the credit
downgrade repost the Security Deposit.

          (e)  If at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, Landlord shall be entitled, at its sole discretion, to draw on the
Letter of Credit or to withdraw the Cash Security Deposit from the
above-described account and to apply the proceeds in payment of (i) any Rent or
other charges for the payment of which Tenant shall be in default, (ii) any
expense incurred by Landlord in curing any default of Tenant as permitted
herein, and/or (iii) any other sums due to Landlord in connection with any
default or the curing thereof, including, without limitation, any damages
incurred by Landlord by reason of such default as permitted herein, including
any rights of Landlord under Section 24 or to do any combination of the
foregoing, all in such order or priority as Landlord shall so determine in its
sole discretion and Tenant acknowledges and agrees that such proceeds shall not
constitute assets or funds of Tenant or its

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estate, or be deemed to be held in trust for Tenant, but shall be, for all
purposes, the property of Landlord (or Lender, to the extent assigned).

          (f)  At such time as Tenant is back in compliance with the Covenants,
or at the expiration of the Term, and so long as no Event of Default exists any
Letter of Credit or the Cash Security Deposit then held by Landlord, as the case
may be, shall be returned to Tenant.

          (g)  Landlord shall have the right to designate a Lender as the
beneficiary of the Letter of Credit or the Cash Security Deposit during the term
of the applicable Loan, and such Lender shall have all of the rights and
obligations of Landlord under this Section 34 with respect to the Security
Deposit. Tenant covenants and agrees to execute such agreements, consents and
acknowledgments as may be reasonably requested by Landlord from time to time to
change the holder of the Security Deposit as hereinabove provided.

     35.  NON-RECOURSE.

          (a)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein provided, if
Landlord or any successor-in-interest of Landlord shall be an individual, joint
venture, limited liability company, tenancy in common, firm or partnership,
general or limited, or a corporation, it is specifically understood and agreed
that there shall be absolutely no personal liability on the part of such
individual or on the part of the members of such firm, partnership or joint
venture or the officers, directors or shareholders of such corporation, with
respect to any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease, and Tenant
shall look solely to the equity of Landlord or such successor in interest in the
fee estate of Landlord in the Premises for the satisfaction of each and every
remedy of Tenant in the event of any breach by Landlord or by such successor in
interest of any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease to be
performed by Landlord, such exculpation of personal liability to be absolute and
without any exception whatsoever.

          (b)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein provided, if
Tenant or any successor-in-interest of Tenant shall be an individual, joint
venture, limited liability company tenancy in common, firm or partnership,
general or limited, or a corporation, it is specifically understood and agreed
that there shall be absolutely no personal liability on the part of such
individual or on the part of the members or limited partners of such firm,
partnership or joint venture or the officers, directors or shareholders of such
corporation, with respect to any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this
Lease, and such exculpation of personal liability shall be absolute and without
any exception whatsoever.

     36.  MISCELLANEOUS.

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

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          (b)  The captions are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for
reference, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of the Lease nor
the intent of any provisions thereof.

          (c)  Tenant and Landlord each warrants and represents that it has
dealt with no broker in connection with the consummation of this Lease. Tenant
and Landlord each agrees to defend, indemnify and save the other harmless from
and against any Claims arising in breach of the representation and warranty set
forth in the immediately preceding sentence.

          (d)  The Lease, Lease Summary Sheet, Exhibits A-K attached hereto and
incorporated herein, the Seller/Lessee's Certificate, Memorandum of Lease and
letter regarding the purchase of any Loan, contain the entire and only agreement
between the parties and any and all statements and representations, written and
oral, including previous correspondence and agreements between the parties
hereto, are merged herein. Tenant acknowledges that all representations and
statements upon which it relied in executing the Lease are contained herein and
that Tenant in no way relied upon any other statements or representations,
written or oral. This Lease may not be modified orally or in any manner other
than by written agreement signed by the parties hereto.

          (e)  Each of Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts has a substantial relationship to the parties and to the
underlying transaction embodied hereby, and in all respects (including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, matters of construction, validity and
performance) this Lease and the obligations arising hereunder shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts applicable to contracts made and performed therein and all
applicable law of the United States of America; except that, at all times, the
provisions for the creation of the leasehold estate, enforcement of Landlord's
rights and remedies with respect to right of re-entry and repossession,
surrender, delivery, ejectment, dispossession, eviction or other in-rem
proceeding or action regarding either or both of the Bedford Premises or the
Danbury Premises pursuant to Paragraph 23 hereof shall be governed by and
construed according to the Laws of the state in which the Premises to which the
dispute relates is located, it being understood that, to the fullest extent
permitted by law of such State, the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
shall govern the validity and the enforceability of the Lease, and the
obligations arising hereunder. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tenant
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any claim to assert that the law
of any other jurisdiction governs this Lease. Any legal suit, action or
proceeding against Tenant arising out of or relating to this Lease may be
instituted in any federal court sitting in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
or state court sitting in the County of Middlesex, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and Tenant waives any objection which it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in such
County and State, and Tenant hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any such court in any suit, action or proceeding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent or prohibit Landlord

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from instituting any suit, action or proceeding in any other proper venue or
jurisdiction in which Tenant is located or where service of process can be
effectuated.

          (f)  By his or her execution hereof, each of the signatories on behalf
of the respective parties hereby warrants and represents to the other that he or
she is duly authorized to execute the Lease on behalf of such party. Upon either
party's request, evidence that any requisite resolution, corporate authority and
any other necessary consents have been duly adopted and obtained shall be
provided to the requesting party.

          (g)  Without limiting any other Surviving Obligation which may survive
the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, all obligations to indemnify,
defend, or hold Landlord harmless, as set forth in this Lease, shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of the Term.

          (h)  The covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions of
this Lease shall bind and benefit the successors and permitted assigns of the
parties hereto.

          (i)  Landlord hereby waives any right it may have to distrain upon
trade fixtures or any property of Tenant and any landlord's lien or similar lien
upon trade fixtures or any other property of Tenant, regardless of whether such
lien is created or otherwise.

          (j)  Landlord and Tenant each acknowledge and agree that it shall
treat this transaction as a true lease for state law purposes and shall report
this transaction as a lease for federal income tax purposes with landlord as the
owner of the Premises and Tenant as the tenant of the Premises including (i)
Landlord, as the owner of the Premises, shall be eligible to claim depreciation
deductions under Section 167 or 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
"Code") with respect to the Premises and machinery and equipment therein, (ii)
Tenant shall report its rent payments as rent expense under Section 162 of the
Code, and (ii) Landlord shall report rent payments as rental income.

          (k)  As used in this Lease, the singular shall include the plural and
any gender shall include all genders as the context requires and the following
words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (i) "including" shall mean
"including without limitation"; (ii) "provisions" shall mean "provisions, terms,
agreements, covenants and/or conditions"; (iii) "lien" shall mean "lien, charge,
encumbrance, title retention agreement, pledge, security interest, mortgage
and/or deed of trust"; (iv) "obligation" shall mean "obligation, duty,
agreement, liability, covenant and/or condition"; (v) "any of the Premises"
shall mean "the Premises or any part thereof or interest therein"; (vi) "any of
the Land" shall mean "the Land or any part thereof or interest therein"; (vii)
"any of the Improvements" shall mean "the Improvements or any part thereof or
interest therein"; (viii) "any of the Equipment" shall mean "the Equipment or
any part thereof or interest therein"; and (ix) "any of the Adjoining Property"
shall mean "the Adjoining Property or any part thereof or interest therein".

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          (l)  Any act which Landlord is permitted to perform under this Lease
may be performed at any time and from time to time by Landlord or any person or
entity designated by Landlord.

          (m)  Landlord and Tenant are business entities having substantial
experience with the subject matter of this Lease and have each fully
participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Lease. Accordingly, this
Lease shall be construed without regard to the rule that ambiguities in a
document are to be construed against the drafter.

          (n)  The covenants of this Lease shall run with the land and bind
Tenant, its successors and assigns and all present and subsequent encumbrancers
and subtenants of any of the Premises, and shall inure to the benefit of
Landlord, its successors and assigns. If there is more than one Tenant, the
obligations of each shall be joint and several.

          (o)  If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Lease
shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any
other provision of this Lease, but this Lease shall be construed as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

          (p)  If any party to this Lease shall institute an action to enforce
the terms hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable
attorneys' fees. Reasonable attorneys' fees shall be as fixed by the court. The
"prevailing party" shall be the party which by law is entitled to recover its
costs of suit, whether or not the action proceeds to final judgment.

          (q)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no
event shall either Landlord or Tenant be liable to the other for any indirect,
special or consequential or punitive damages or loss of profits or business
income arising out of or in connection with this Lease.

          (r)  Landlord and Tenant each acknowledge and agree that it shall
treat this transaction as a true lease for state law proposes and shall report
this transaction as a lease for federal income tax purposes with Landlord as the
owner of the Premises and Tenant as the tenant of the Premises including (i)
Landlord, as the owner of the Premises, shall be eligible to claim depreciation
deductions under Section 167 or 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
"Code") with respect to the Premises and machinery and equipment therein; (ii)
Tenant shall report its rent payments as rent expense under Section 162 of the
Code, and (ii) Landlord shall report rent payments as rental income. To the
extent that any provision of this Lease causes this Lease to be categorized as a
"capital lease" as opposed to an "operating lease", such provision shall, to the
extent of such conflict, be deemed void, but otherwise this Lease shall continue
in full force and effect.

                         [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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                     [SIGNATURE PAGE TO LEASE BY AND BETWEEN
                     BONE (DE) QRS 15-12, INC., AS LANDLORD,
                          AND HOLOGIC, INC., AS TENANT
        FOR 35 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MA AND 36 APPLE RIDGE, DANBURY, CT]

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease as an
instrument under seal as of the Commencement Date.

                                 LANDLORD:
                                 BONE (DE) QRS 15- 12, INC.,
                                 a Delaware corporation

                                 By: /s/ Edward V. LaPuma
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Edward V. LaPuma, Managing Director

                                 TENANT:
                                 HOLOGIC, INC.,
                                 a Delaware corporation

                                 By:__________________________________________
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

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                     [SIGNATURE PAGE TO LEASE BY AND BETWEEN
                     BONE (DE) QRS 15-12, INC., AS LANDLORD,
                          AND HOLOGIC, INC., AS TENANT
        FOR 35 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MA AND 36 APPLE RIDGE, DANBURY, CT]

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease as an
instrument under seal as of the Commencement Date.

                                 LANDLORD:
                                 BONE (DE) QRS 15- 12, INC.,
                                 a Delaware corporation

                                 By: ________________________________________
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                                 TENANT:
                                 HOLOGIC, INC.,
                                 a Delaware corporation

                                 By: /s/ Glenn P. Muir
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                 Name:  Glenn P. Muir
                                 Title: Treasurer & Executive Vice President,
                                        Finance & Administration

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                    LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BEDFORD PREMISES

That certain parcel of land situated in Bedford in the County of Middlesex,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts being shown as Lot 12 on a plan of land entitled
"Plan of Land in Bedford, Mass. (Middlesex County), Being a Subdivision of Lot 5
on Land Court Plan Number 34759C, Prepared for: Hologic, Inc., Scale 1" = 100'"
by the BSC Group, Inc. dated July 26, 2002, and containing approximately 903,621
square feet as shown on said plan. Said parcel of land is shown as Lot 12 on
Land Court Plan Number 34759F.

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                                   EXHIBIT A-2

                    LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DANBURY PREMISES

PARCEL 1:

     A certain piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements
thereon, located in the Town of Danbury. County of Fairfield and State of
Connecticut, more particularly bounded and described as follows:

     Beginning at a point on the easterly highway line of Ye Old Road at the
northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel, thence running in an
easterly, southerly and easterly direction along the southerly boundary line of
land now or formerly of Seymour R. Powers, Trustee, et als (Parcel "Br") the
following courses and distances.

          N 70 DEG.  54' 11" E            320.000'
          S 19 DEG.  05' 49" E             69.445'
          N 72 DEG.  28' 55" E             93.118'

     to a point on the westerly highway line of Apple Ridge Road (property of
Seymour R. Powers, Trustee, et als) and the northeasterly corner of the herein
described parcel, thence running along said westerly highway line the following
courses and distances:

          S 20 DEG. 05' 04" E              111.00'

     thence along a curve to the left with a central angle of 87' 00' 19", a
radius of 365.00' and an arc length of 554.263' to a point, thence turning and
running in a southerly direction along land of Seymour R. Powers, Trustee, et
als on a course bearing S l7 DEG.  05' 23" E a distance of 91.332' to a point
on the northerly boundary line of land now or formerly of Mary A. Farwell,
thence turning and running along the northerly and westerly boundary lines of
said Mary A. Farwell the following courses and distances:

          S 49 DEG. 44' 28" W              611.97'
          S 30 DEG. 30' 08" E              135.00'

     to a point on the northerly highway line of Ye Old Road, thence turning and
running along the northerly and easterly highway lines of said Ye Old Road (an
unimproved highway) the following courses and distances:

          S 57 DEG. 15'16" W             170.10'
          S 50 DEG. 48'11" W              37.62'
          S 52 DEG. 15'10" W              78.01'
          N 11 DEG. 49'23" W              36.98'
          N 13 DEG. 35'48" W             109.08'
          N 16 DEG. 35'03" W             201.38'
          N 15 DEG. 44'38" W             264.38'
          N 16 DEG. 19'21" W             186.64'

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          N 23 DEG. 48'32" W               32.66'
          N 16 DEG. 56'54" W             234.849'

     to the point of place of beginning. Said parcel contains 10.973 Acres and
is more particularly shown and described on a map entitled "ALTA/ACSM Land Title
Survey, Plan of Land in City of Danbury, Connecticut, Prepared for Hologic,
Inc.", Dated August 21, 2002 Prepared by the BSC Group, Inc., Rohan Freeman,
L.S. 70046

     Together with the perpetual right to pass and repass over, through, under
and across the entire length and width of a certain roadway shown and designated
as Apple Ridge Road on the above referenced map, for the purpose of egress and
ingress and for the purpose of obtaining water, gas electric and telephone
service and other utilities, and for the purpose of installing thereon and
thereunder all improvements, equipment and appurtenances required for such
services and for such ingress and egress, to the above described premises from
the public highway known as Kenosia Avenue.

     Together with a perpetual drainage and sewer easement as set forth in a
deed from Seymour R. Powers to Seymour R. Powers, Trustee dated September 5,
1989 and recorded September 17, 1989 in Volume 931, Page 1002 of the Danbury
Land Records. Said easement was partially released by instrument dated May 8,
1996 and recorded in Book 1147, Page 1142 of the Danbury Land Records.

     Together with the right to use, pass and repass for all purposes on, over,
across and under the roadway known as Ye Old Road, Danbury, Connecticut.

     Together with the provisions of a Road Maintenance Agreement with
Thermotrex Corporation dated as of March 31, 1993 and recorded in Book 1045,
Page 238 of the Danbury Land Records.

     Together with a scenic view easement as set forth in (i) a warranty deed
from Seymour R. Powers to Thermotrex Corporation dated March 26, 1993 and
recorded April 1, 1993 in Book 1043, Page 819 of the Danbury Land Records; (ii)
a warranty deed from Melvyn 1. Powers to Thermotrex Corporation dated March 30,
1993 and recorded April 1, 1993 in Book 1043, Page 826 of the Danbury Land
Records; (iii) a trustee's deed from Melvyn 1. Powers and Union Trust Company,
as trustees for Gary S. Kepniss, to Thermotrex Corporation dated March 30, 1993
and recorded April 1, 1993 in Book 1043, Page 833 of the Danbury Land Records;
(iv) a warranty deed from Alice Powers to Thermotrex Corporation dated March 26,
1993 and recorded April 1, 1993 in Book 1043, Page 812 of the Danbury Land
Records; (v) a trustee's deed from Seymour R. Powers, as trustee of the Seymour
R. Powers Revocable Trust Agreement. to Thermotrex Corporation dated March 26,
1993 and recorded April 1, 1993 in Book 1043, Page 839 of the Danbury Land
Records; and (vi) a quitclaim deed from Pow-Dan II Corporation to Thermotrex
Corporation dated March 30, 1993 and recorded in Book 1043, Page 844 of the
Danbury Land Records.

     Together with two perpetual easements for the maintenance of sewer and/or
water lines in favor of the City of Danbury dated July 16, 1985 and recorded
August 7, 1985 in Volume 744 at Page 162 of the Danbury Land Records.

     Together with a drainage and sewer easement as set forth in a Quit Claim
Deed from Seymour R. Powers to Seymour R. Powers, Trustee for "Seymour R. Powers
Revocable Trust Agreement" dated September 5, 1989 and recorded September 17,
1989 in Volume 931 at Page 1002 of the Danbury Land

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Records. Said easement was partially released by instrument dated May 8, 1996
and recorded in Volume 1147 at Page 1142 of the Danbury Land Records.

     Together with an Easement Agreement in favor of The Southern New England
Telephone Company dated April 11, 1986 and recorded April 29, 1986 in Volume 779
at Page 710 of the Danbury Land Records

     Together with Gas line easement in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power
Company dated December 14, 1979 and recorded February 15, 1980 in Volume 635 at
Page 472 of the Danbury Land Records.

     Together, Gas line easement in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power
Company dated October 15, 1984 and recorded December 5, 1984 in Volume 720 at
Page 506 of the Danbury Land Records.
Parcel 2

     A certain piece or parcel of land, with any buildings and improvements
thereon, located in the Town of Danbury, County of Fairfield and State of
Connecticut, which parcel contains 0.434 Acres more particularly shown and
described on map No. 10206 of the Danbury Land Records and is more particularly
bounded and described as follows:

     Beginning at a point on the easterly highway line of Ye Old Road at the
southeasterly corner of the herein described parcel, thence running west S
78 DEG.  10' 37" W a distance of 17.50' to a point;

          Thence running N 13 DEG. 58'10" W a distance of 144.99' to a point;

          Thence running N 15 DEG. 22'00" W a distance of 57.18' to a point;

          Thence running N 15 DEG. 37'24" W a distance of 144.37' to a point;

          Thence running N 15 DEG. 0l'25" W a distance of 75.46' to a point;

          Thence running N 16 DEG. 49'37" W a distance of 152.31' to a point;

          Thence running N 16 DEG. 28'35" W a distance of 222.57' to a point;

          Thence running N l9 DEG. 57'59" W a distance of 35.75' to a point;

     Thence running N 17 DEG.  28'32" W a distance of 231.51' to a point; the
last eight courses running along land now or formerly of Wooster School Corp;

     Thence running N 73 DEG.  03'06" E a distance of 18.95' to a point;
which point marks the northeasterly corner of the herein described parcel;

          Thence running S 16 DEG. 56'54" E a distance of 234.849' to a point;

          Thence running S 23 DEG. 48'32" E a distance of 32.66' to a point;

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          Thence running S 16 DEG. 19'21" E a distance of 186.64' to a point;

          Thence running S 15 DEG. 44'38" E a distance of 264.38' to a point;

     Thence running S 16 DEG. 35'03" E a distance of 201.38' to a point;

     Thence running S 13 DEG. 35'48" E a distance of 109.08 to a point;

Thence running S 11 DEG. 49'23" E a distance of 36.98' to the point and place
of beginning; which last six courses are along Parcel 1 described herein.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                            DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT

All fixtures, machinery, apparatus, equipment, fittings and appliances of every
kind and nature whatsoever now or hereafter affixed or attached to or installed
in any of the Premises (except as hereafter provided), including all electrical,
anti-pollution, heating, lighting (including hanging fluorescent lighting),
incinerating, power, air cooling, air conditioning, humidification, sprinkling,
plumbing, lifting, cleaning, fire prevention, fire extinguishing and ventilating
systems, devices and machinery and all engines, pipes, pumps, tanks (including
exchange tanks and fuel storage tanks), motors, conduits, ducts, steam
circulation coils, blowers, steam lines, compressors, oil burners, boilers,
doors, windows, loading platforms, lavatory facilities, stairwells, fencing
(including cyclone fencing), passenger and freight elevators, overhead cranes
and garage units, together with all additions thereto, substitutions therefor
and replacements thereof required or permitted by that certain Lease Agreement
of even date hereof between Purchaser, as landlord, and Seller, as tenant, but
excluding all trade fixtures and all personal property, including without
limitation all machinery, office, manufacturing and warehouse equipment and
furniture used in connection with the operation of Seller's business and which
are not necessary to the operation of the buildings which constitute part of the
Premises.

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                             PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES

BEDFORD PREMISES

1.   Lease between BONE (DE) QRS 15-12, Inc. as landlord, and Hologic, Inc. as
     tenant, dated as of August 28, 2002 , a Memorandum of which is dated as of
     August 28, 2002 and recorded on September 6, 2002 as Document Number
     1226707, and the terms and conditions of which include a right of first
     offer/right of first refusal and a right of subdivision and sale.

2.   Unrecorded sublease between Hologic, Inc. as sublandlord and Phonetic
     Systems, Inc. as subtenant.

3.   Unrecorded sublease between Hologic, Inc. as sublandlord and TechOnline,
     Inc. as subtenant.

4.   Taxes and assessments which become due and payable subsequent to the date
     of policy, a lien not yet due and payable.

5.   Provisions of the rights, easements and access easements reserved in a Deed
     from BASF Corporation to 35 Crosby Drive LLC, dated April 24, 1997 and
     filed as Document No. 1029886. NOTE: This policy insures against loss or
     damage arising from any material interference with the insured owner's use
     or enjoyment of the improvements currently located on the premises, which
     results from the exercise of rights by those entitled to utilize the said
     easements.

6.   The flow of the natural watercourse shown as "Brook" on Land Court Plan
     34759C, and as shown on the said survey plan.

7.   The following matters shown on the plan of survey entitled, "ALTA/ACSM Land
     Title Survey Plan of Land in Bedford, Mass. (Middlesex County) Prepared for
     Hologic, Inc., Scale 1" = 40'" drawn by The BSC Group, Inc., dated February
     24, 1997, revised December 16, 1997, June 11, 1998, August 24, 2000, and
     July 26, 2002:

          a.   Volleyball court on the southerly portion of the premises
               encroaches onto adjacent property;
          b.   Drain line runs from Drain Manhole 47' on Lot 7 into catch basin
               in northerly part of the premises;

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          c.   Drain line from Monitoring/pumping wells EW8, EW7, and EW6 on Lot
               7 enters the northerly part of the premises;
          d.   Underground Water, Gas and Telephone lines crossing the property
               along the westerly boundary.

NOTE: This policy affirmatively insures against loss or damage resulting from a
final court order or decree requiring removal of the said encroachment by the
volleyball court.

DANBURY PREMISES

1.   Real estate taxes and municipal liens that are a lien not yet due and
     payable.

2.   Electric distribution easement in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power
     Company dated January 8, 1980 and recorded February 14, 1980 in Volume 635
     at Page 428 of the Danbury Land Records.

3.   Restriction prohibiting the mining and removal of gravel or earth matters
     as set forth in a deed from Mary A. Farwell a/k/a Mary Farwell, et al to
     Seymour R. Powers, et al dated September 13, 1979 and recorded September
     13, 1979 in Volume 629 at Page 565 of the Danbury Land Records.

4.   Road Maintenance Agreement dated March 26, 1993 and recorded in Volume 1045
     at Page 238 of the Danbury Land Records.

     NOTE: The Company affirmatively insures that as of the date of the Policy
     hereof that there are no payments due or owing on the above-referenced Road
     Maintenance Agreement.

5.   The following matters as shown on the survey entitled, "ALTA/ACSM Land
     Title Survey, Plan of Land in City of Danbury Connecticut (Fairfield
     County)" drawn by BSC Group as Job No. 8.3014.00, dated and signed on
     August 27, 2002:

          a.   curb cuts crossing the easterly boundary of the property;
          b.   W/F shed crosses the 30' Rear Yard Setback line;

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          c.   Remains of stone walls on westerly and southerly boundaries;
          d.   Stream encroaches onto property on the westerly boundary;

6.   Terms and provisions of the Lease by and between BONE (DE) QRS 15-12, INC.,
     as Landlord, and W.P. Carey & Co., LLC, as Tenant, dated August 22, 2002
     and a Notice of which is recorded with said Deeds on September 4, 2002 at
     3:02 P.M., including the terms and provisions of a Right of First Offer and
     Limited Right of First Refusal of Tenant to Purchase.

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                               BASIC RENT PAYMENTS

     1.   Basic Rent During Initial Term.

          (a)  Basic Rent. Subject to the adjustments provided for in Paragraphs
(b), (c) and (d) below, Basic Rent payable in respect of the Term shall be
$3,155,940.00 per annum, payable quarterly in advance on each Basic Rent Payment
Date, in equal installments of $788,985 each. Pro rata Basic Rent for the period
from the date hereof through the twenty-fourth day of November, 2002 shall be
paid on the date hereof, and pro rata Basic Rent for the period from the
twenty-fifth day of the last month of the Term through the last day of the last
month of the Term shall be paid with the final quarterly installment of Basic
Rent.

          (b)  CPI Adjustments to Basic Rent. The Basic Rent shall be subject to
adjustment, in the manner hereinafter set forth, for increases in the index
known as United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer
Price Index, All Urban Consumers, United States City Average, All Items,
(1982-84=100) ("CPI") or the successor index that most closely approximates the
CPI. If the CPI shall be discontinued with no successor or comparable successor
index, Landlord and Tenant shall attempt to agree upon a substitute index or
formula, but if they are unable to so agree, then the matter shall be determined
by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then prevailing in New York City. Any decision or award resulting
from such arbitration shall be final and binding upon Landlord and Tenant and
judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. In no
event will the Basic Rent as adjusted on the First Rent Adjustment Date (as
hereinafter defined) by the CPI adjustment be less than the annual Basic Rent in
effect for the five (5) year period immediately preceding the First Rent
Adjustment Date or with respect to each subsequent adjustment of Basic Rent be
less than the annual Basic Rent in effect for the two (2) year period
immediately preceding each such adjustment.

          (c)  Effective Dates of CPI Adjustments. Basic Rent shall not be
adjusted to reflect changes in the CPI until September 1, 2007. As of September
1, 2007 (the "First Rent Adjustment Date") and on each second (2nd) anniversary
of the First Rent Adjustment thereafter during the Initial Term, Basic Rent
shall be adjusted to reflect increases in the CPI during the five (5) year
period immediately preceding the First Rent Adjustment Date or with respect to
each subsequent adjustment of Basic Rent, the most recent two (2) year period
immediately preceding each of the foregoing anniversary dates (the First Rent
Adjustment Date and each subsequent adjustment date being hereinafter referred
to as the "Basic Rent Adjustment Date").

          (d)  Method of Adjustment for CPI Adjustment.

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               (i)     As of each Basic Rent Adjustment Date when the average
CPI determined in clause (A) below exceeds the Beginning CPI (as defined in this
Paragraph (d)(i)), the Basic Rent in effect immediately prior to the applicable
Basic Rent Adjustment Date shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the difference between (A) the average CPI for the three (3) most
recent calendar months (the "Prior Months") ending prior to such Basic Rent
Adjustment Date for which the CPI has been published on or before the
forty-fifth (45th) day preceding such Basic Rent Adjustment Date and (B) the
Beginning CPI, and the denominator of which shall be the Beginning CPI. An
amount equal to the lesser of (1) 200% of the product of such multiplication or
(2) 5.10% of the Basic Rent in effect immediately prior to the First Rent
Adjustment Date and 8.16% of the Basic Rent in effect immediately prior to each
subsequent Basic Rent Adjustment Date shall be added to the Basic Rent in effect
immediately prior to the applicable Basic Rent Adjustment Date. As used herein,
"Beginning CPI" shall mean the average CPI for the three (3) calendar months
corresponding to the Prior Months, but occurring five (5) years earlier for the
first adjustment of Basic Rent Adjustment and two (2) years earlier for each
subsequent adjustment of Basic Rent. If the average CPI determined in clause (A)
is the same or less than the Beginning CPI, the Basic Rent will remain the same
for the ensuing two (2) year period.

               (ii)    Effective as of a given Basic Rent Adjustment Date, Basic
Rent payable under this Lease until the next succeeding Basic Rent Adjustment
Date shall be the Basic Rent in effect after the adjustment provided for as of
such Basic Rent Adjustment Date.

               (iii)   Notice of the new annual Basic Rent shall be delivered to
Tenant on or before the tenth (10th) day preceding each Basic Rent Adjustment
Date, but any failure to do so by Landlord shall not be or be deemed to be a
waiver by Landlord of Landlord's rights to collect such sums. Tenant shall pay
to Landlord, within ten (10) days after a notice of the new annual Basic Rent is
delivered to Tenant, all amounts due from Tenant, but unpaid, because the stated
amount as set forth above was not delivered to Tenant at least ten (10) days
preceding the Basic Rent Adjustment Date in question.

     2.   Basic Rent During Extension Terms. The Basic Rent during each
Extension Term (the "Extension Term Basic Rent") shall be equal to ninety-five
percent (95%) of the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises as determined in
accordance with the process described below, for renewals of space in the
vicinity of each of the Bedford Premises and the Danbury Premises of equivalent
quality, size, utility and location, with the length of the Extension Term and
the credit standing of Tenant to be taken into account. Within thirty (30) days
after receipt of Tenant's Extension Notice to extend the Term, Landlord shall
deliver to Tenant written notice of its determination of the Extension Term
Basic Rent (including a breakdown of the Fair Market Rental Value for each of
the Bedford Premises and the Danbury Premises) for the applicable Extension
Term. Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, notify
Landlord in writing whether Tenant accepts or rejects Landlord's determination
of the Extension Term Basic Rent

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("Tenant's Response Notice"). If Tenant fails timely to deliver Tenant's
Response Notice, Landlord's determination of the Extension Term Basic Rent shall
be binding on Tenant. If Tenant's Response Notice is timely delivered to
Landlord and indicates that Tenant rejects Landlord's determination of the
Extension Term Basic Rent, then the Fair Market Rental Value shall be determined
in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Paragraph 2 of this Exhibit
"D". In such event, within five (5) days after receipt by Landlord of Tenant's
Response Notice, Tenant and Landlord shall each notify the other, in writing, of
their respective selections of an appraiser (respectively, "Landlord's
Appraiser" and "Tenant's Appraiser"). Landlord's Appraiser and Tenant's
Appraiser shall then jointly select a third appraiser (the "Third Appraiser").
All of the appraisers selected shall be individuals with at least five (5)
years' commercial appraisal experience in the area in which the Premises are
located, shall be members of the Appraisal Institute (M.A.I.), and, in the case
of the Third Appraiser, shall not have acted in any capacity for either Landlord
or Tenant within five (5) years of his or her selection. The three appraisers
shall determine the Fair Market Rental Value in accordance with the requirements
and criteria set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Exhibit "D", employing the method
commonly known as Baseball Arbitration, whereby Landlord's Appraiser and
Tenant's Appraiser each sets forth its determination of the Fair Market Rental
Value for each of the Bedford Premises and the Danbury Premises as defined
above, and the Third Appraiser must select one or the other (it being understood
that the Third Appraiser shall be expressly prohibited from selecting a
compromise figure). Landlord's Appraiser and Tenant's Appraiser shall deliver
their determinations of the Fair Market Rental Value for each of the Bedford
Premises and the Danbury Premises to the Third Appraiser within ten (10)
business days of their respective appointments and the Third Appraiser shall
render his or her decision within ten (10) business days after receipt of both
of the other two determinations of the Fair Market Rental Value for each of the
Bedford Premises and the Danbury Premises. The Third Appraiser's decision shall
be binding on both Landlord and Tenant. Each party shall bear the cost of its
own appraiser and shall share equally in the cost of the Third Appraiser.

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                                    EXHIBIT E

                       PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION OF BASIC RENT

               Bedford Premises              81.47%
               Danbury Premises              18.53%
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               TOTAL                        100.00%

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                                    EXHIBIT F

                                    COVENANTS

     1.   Financial Covenants. So long as the Lease shall remain in effect
Tenant and its Subsidiaries shall:

          (a)  Maintain at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the
fiscal quarter ending September 30,2002, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not
less than 1.20 to 1 for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters.

          (b)  Maintain as of the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with
the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2002, a Total Debt/EBITDAR Ratio of not
more than 4.5 to 1.

     2.   Definitions.

          For the purpose of this Exhibit "G" the following terms shall have the
following meanings, and shall terms not otherwise specified herein shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms in Paragraph 2 of this Lease.

          "Capital Lease" means a lease that is required to be capitalized for
financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

          "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means the amount of the liability of
any Person which in accordance with GAAP should be capitalized or disclosed on
the balance sheet of such Person in respect of a Capital Lease.

          "EBITDAR" means, with respect to any fiscal period, the Tenant's and
its Subsidiaries consolidated net earnings (or loss), minus extraordinary gains,
plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, rental
expense, and non-cash charges related to restructuring or acquisition for such
period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

          "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" shall mean as of any date of
determination for the immediately preceding period of four (4) consecutive
fiscal quarters, the ratio of (i) EBITDAR to (ii) the sum of (a) rental expense
paid during such period and (b) Interest Expense.

          "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in
effect from time to time in the United States of America, applied on a
consistent basis.

          "Indebtedness" means (a) all obligations of Tenant or its Subsidiaries
for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of Tenant or its Subsidiaries evidenced
by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement
or other obligations of Tenant or its Subsidiaries in respect of letters of
credit, bankers acceptances, interest rate swaps, or other financial products,
(c) all obligations of Tenant or its Subsidiaries under Capital Leases
(excluding this Lease if same would be reclassified as a Capital Lease), (d) all
obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of Tenant or
its Subsidiaries, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is
assumed, (e) all obligations of Tenant or its Subsidiaries

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for the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade debt incurred in the
ordinary course of Tenant or its Subsidiaries' business and repayable in
accordance with customary trade practices), and (f) any obligation of Tenant or
its Subsidiaries guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or
indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse to a
Tenant or its Subsidiaries) any obligation of any other Person.

          "Interest Expense" means, for any period, consolidated total interest
expense (including, without limitation, that portion of any Capitalized Lease
Obligations attributable to interest expense in conformity with GAAP and
amortization of capitalized interest) payable in cash during such period with
respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of Tenant and its Subsidiaries,
including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with
respect to letter of credit and bankers acceptance financing, prepayment
charges, agency fees, administrative fees, commitment fees, net payment owed
under any interest rate hedging, cap or similar agreement or arrangement, all as
determined for Tenant and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
period in accordance with GAAP.

          "Lien" means any interest in an asset securing an obligation owed to,
or a claim by, any Person other than the owner of the asset, whether such
interest shall be based on the common law, statute, or contract, whether such
interest shall be recorded or perfected, and whether such interest shall be
contingent upon the occurrence of some future event or events or the existence
of some future circumstance or circumstances, including the lien or security
interest arising from a mortgagee, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional
sale or trust receipt, or from a lease, consignment, or bailment for security
purposes and also including reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements,
rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases, and other title
exceptions and encumbrances affecting Real Property.

          "Real Property" means any estates or interests in real property now
owned or hereafter acquired by Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries and the
improvements thereto.

          "Subsidiary(ies)" of a Person means a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, or other entity in which that Person directly or
indirectly owns or controls the shares of Stock having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors (or appoint other comparable
managers) of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other
entity.

          "Total Debt" means all of the Indebtedness of Tenant and its
Subsidiaries.

          "Total Debt/EBITDAR Ratio" shall mean the ratio of (a) Total Debt
outstanding on the last day of such fiscal quarter to (b) EBITDAR for the
immediately preceding period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters.

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                                    EXHIBIT G

                               TERMINATION VALUES

                  YEAR           %       Bedford Premises    Danbury Premises
             ---------------   -----     ----------------    ----------------
                   1-2         103.0%          28,311,518           6,471,204
                   3-4         101.5%          27,899,215           6,376,963
                    5          100.0%          27,486,911           6,282,723
                   6-8          98.5%          27,074,607           6,188,482
                   9-11         97.0%          26,662,304           6,094,241
                  12-14         95.5%          26,250,000           6,000,000
                  15-18         94.0%          25,837,696           5,905,759
                  19-20         92.5%          25,425,393           5,811,518
             extension terms    91.0%          25,013,089           5,717,277

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                                    EXHIBIT H

                      FORM OF LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE AGREEMENT

          This Leasehold Mortgage Agreement ("Agreement") is executed as of
____________________, 2002 by and among ____, a ____ ("Landlord") and HOLOGIC,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant") in favor of ___________________________,
a _______________ (the "Leasehold Mortgagee").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

          Reference is made to that certain Lease dated ___________, 2002
between Landlord and Tenant (as the same may be amended from time to time, the
"Lease"), a memorandum or notice of which has been recorded with the Registry
District of the Land Court as Instrument No. _____, with respect to certain
premises located at ____________________, and more particularly described in
Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein.

          WHEREAS, Leasehold Mortgagee has or will lend certain sums to Tenant
which are to be secured, in part, by a certain Leasehold Mortgage, Security
Agreement and Fixture Financing Statement (including any amendments, revisions,
modifications, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof, the "Leasehold
Mortgage") on Tenant's interest in the property demised under the Lease and all
improvements situated or to be constructed thereon (the "Leasehold").

          NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

1.   ASSENT. Landlord does hereby assent to such Leasehold Mortgage and to any
     subsequent sale or transfer of the Leasehold as provided in such security
     instrument.

2.   ESTOPPEL. As of the date of this agreement, the Lease is in full force and
     effect; to Landlord's actual knowledge, no default has occurred by either
     Landlord or Tenant that has not been cured except ___________; and to
     Landlord's actual knowledge there is no condition which, with the passage
     of time or the giving of notice or both, would result in an Event of
     Default by Landlord or Tenant under the terms of the Lease except
     _____________.

3.   REMOVAL OF COLLATERAL. To the extent permitted under the Leasehold
     Mortgage, Landlord agrees that Leasehold Mortgagee shall have the right to
     enter upon the Premises and remove from the Leasehold any of the Tenant's
     personal property which is located at, constructed upon or affixed to the
     Leasehold (specifically excluding those items described in Exhibit 2)
     ("Tenant's Property"), whenever Leasehold Mortgagee shall elect to enforce
     the security interests given by the Tenant therein, either during the term
     of the Lease or within sixty (60) days after the expiration or the early
     termination thereof, or for such additional period required by the entry of
     any order prohibiting Leasehold Mortgagee's timely enforcement of such
     rights, provided that from and after the expiration or early termination of
     the Lease Leasehold Mortgagee (i) shall pay the Basic Rent (as defined in
     the Lease) payable by Tenant immediately prior to such expiration or
     earlier termination, calculated on a per-diem basis until the day on which
     Leasehold Mortgagee completes such removal and (ii) shall pay, protect,
     indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord from and against any loss,
     claim or

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     damage resulting from Leasehold Mortgage's entry onto the Premises.
     Furthermore, Landlord hereby disclaims any title to or rights in Tenant's
     Property and subordinates to Leasehold Mortgagee's security interests
     therein any landlord's lien, encumbrance or other interest which the
     Landlord may now or hereafter have or acquire therein under the Lease or
     applicable law.

4.   ADDITIONAL LEASEHOLD MORTGAGEE PROTECTION PROVISIONS. The terms and
     conditions set forth below in this Section 4 shall be binding upon Landlord
     as if fully set forth in the Lease, and to the extent of any inconsistency
     between the terms and provisions contained in the Lease and the terms and
     conditions set forth below in this Section 4, the terms and conditions set
     forth below in this Section 4 shall govern and control:

     (a)  Notices to Leasehold Mortgagee; Leasehold Mortgagee's Right to Cure.

          (i)     Landlord shall send to Leasehold Mortgagee, by hand
               delivery or nationally recognized overnight courier (in either
               case with evidence of delivery or refusal thereof) or by
               certified or registered mail, a true, correct and complete copy
               of any notice to Tenant of a default by Tenant under the Lease at
               the same time as and whenever any such notice of default shall be
               given by Landlord to Tenant, addressed to Leasehold Mortgagee at
               the address specified in Section 6 hereof or, if different, the
               address, if any, last furnished to Landlord by such Leasehold
               Mortgagee as provided in Section 6 hereof. No notice by Landlord
               shall be binding upon Leasehold Mortgagee unless and until a copy
               thereof shall have been so given to and received by Leasehold
               Mortgagee. Tenant irrevocably directs that Landlord accept, and
               Landlord agrees to accept, performance and compliance by
               Leasehold Mortgagee of and with any term, covenant, agreement,
               provision, condition or limitation on Tenant's part to be kept,
               observed or performed under the Lease with the same force and
               effect as though kept, observed or performed by Tenant.

          (ii)    Notwithstanding anything provided to the contrary in the
               Lease, the Lease shall not be terminated because of a default or
               breach thereunder on the part of Tenant until and unless:

               (A)  Written notice of any such default or breach shall have been
                    delivered to the Leasehold Mortgagee in accordance with the
                    provisions of Section 4(a)(i) above;

               (B)  With respect to a default or breach that is curable solely
                    by the payment of money, Leasehold Mortgagee has not cured
                    such default or breach within fifteen (15) days following
                    Leasehold Mortgagee's receipt (or refusal of delivery) of
                    notice of such default; and

               (C)  With respect to a breach that is not curable solely by the
                    payment of money, Leasehold Mortgagee has not cured such
                    default or breach within thirty (30) days following the
                    expiration of any of Tenant's notice and cure periods set
                    forth in the Lease, or, if such default or breach is curable
                    but cannot be cured within such time period, such additional
                    time reasonably necessary (but not in excess of sixty
                    additional days) provided that (1) Leasehold Mortgagee has
                    notified Landlord within such time period that it intends to
                    cure such default or breach, (2) Leasehold Mortgagee has
                    diligently commenced to cure such default or breach, and (3)
                    Leasehold Mortgagee prosecutes such cure to completion.

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     (b)  Landlord's Consent. To the extent provided in the Leasehold Mortgage,
          Landlord hereby consents to any or all of the following:

          (i)     The entry by the Leasehold Mortgagee upon the Leasehold
               during business hours, without notice to Landlord or Tenant, to
               view the state of the Leasehold;

          (ii)    A default by Tenant under the Lease being deemed to
               constitute a default under the Leasehold Mortgage;

          (iii)   An assignment to Leasehold Mortgagee of Tenant's right,
               if any, to terminate, cancel, modify, change, supplement, alter,
               or amend the Lease, including without limitation Tenant's right
               under Section 365(h)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code (hereinafter
               defined) to elect to treat the Lease as terminated, and an
               assignment of all of Tenant's other rights under the Bankruptcy
               Code;

          (iv)    An assignment to Leasehold Mortgagee of Tenant's interest
               in any sublease now or hereafter entered into by Tenant, subject
               and subordinate in all respects to Landlord's rights under
               Section 10(g) of the Lease; and

          (v)     The following rights and remedies (among others) to be
               available to the Leasehold Mortgagee upon the default under any
               Leasehold Mortgage:

               (A)  The foreclosure of the Leasehold Mortgage pursuant to a
                    power of sale, by judicial proceedings or other lawful means
                    and the sale of the Leasehold to the purchaser at the
                    foreclosure sale subject to the terms of Section 10 of the
                    Lease;

               (B)  The appointment of a receiver, irrespective of whether the
                    Leasehold Mortgagee accelerates the maturity of all
                    indebtedness secured by the Leasehold Mortgage;

               (C)  The right of the Leasehold Mortgagee or the receiver
                    appointed under subparagraph (B) above to enter and take
                    possession of the Leasehold, to manage and operate the same,
                    to collect the subrentals, issues and profits therefrom,
                    subject and subordinate in all respects to Landlord's rights
                    under Section 10(g) of the Lease, and any other income
                    generated by the Leasehold or the operation thereof and to
                    cure any default under the Leasehold Mortgage or any default
                    by Tenant under the Lease; or

               (D)  An assignment of Tenant's right, title and interest under
                    the Lease in and to any deposit of cash, securities or other
                    property which may be held to secure the performance of the
                    Leasehold Loan Obligations, including without limitation the
                    covenants, conditions and agreements contained in the
                    Leasehold Mortgage, in the premiums for or dividends upon
                    any insurance provided for the benefit of any Leasehold
                    Mortgagee or required by the terms of the Lease, as well as
                    in all refunds or rebates of taxes or assessments upon or
                    other charges against the Leasehold, whether paid or to be
                    paid, excepting, however, any right of Tenant in and to any
                    Net Award which shall be held and applied as provided in the
                    Lease.

     (c)  Permitted Transfers. It is acknowledged that the Leasehold Mortgage
          may be assigned by

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          Leasehold Mortgagee in accordance with its terms. No such transfer
          shall require the approval or consent of Landlord, provided, that,
          Landlord shall have no obligation to recognize as a substitute tenant
          any Person who is not in compliance with the applicable terms and
          conditions of Section 10 of the Lease, including Section 10(b).

     (d)  New Lease to Leasehold Mortgagee. If the Lease is terminated because
          of rejection of the Lease by a trustee in bankruptcy without Leasehold
          Mortgagee's participation, then Leasehold Mortgagee may elect to
          demand a new lease of the Leasehold by written notice to Landlord
          within thirty (30) days after such rejection. Upon any such election,
          the following provisions shall apply:

          (i)     The new lease shall be for the remainder of the term of
               the Lease, effective on the date of termination, at the same rent
               and shall contain the same covenants, agreements, conditions,
               provisions, restrictions and limitations as are then contained in
               the Lease (including without limitation options to purchase).
               Such new lease shall be subject to all existing subleases.

          (ii)    The new lease shall be executed by Landlord within thirty
               (30) days after receipt by Landlord of written notice of the
               Leasehold Mortgagee's or the election of such other acquiring
               person who shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions
               of Section 10 to enter into a new lease, including Section 10(b).

          (iii)   If Tenant refuses to surrender possession of the
               Leasehold, Landlord shall, at the request of the Leasehold
               Mortgagee or the election of such other acquiring person who is
               in compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 10
               (including Section 10(b)) institute and pursue diligently to
               conclusion the appropriate legal remedy or remedies to oust or
               remove Tenant and all subtenants actually occupying the Leasehold
               or any part thereof who are not authorized to remain in
               possession hereunder. Any such action taken by Landlord at the
               request of the Leasehold Mortgagee or such other acquiring person
               shall be at the Leasehold Mortgagee's or such other acquiring
               person's sole expense.

5.   BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS.

     (a)  If the Tenant shall reject the Lease pursuant to Section 365(a) of the
          Bankruptcy Code, the Landlord shall serve on the Leasehold Mortgagee
          written notice of such rejection, together with a statement of all
          sums at the time due under the Lease (without giving effect of any
          acceleration) and of all other defaults under the Lease then known to
          the Landlord. The Leasehold Mortgagee shall have the right, but not
          the obligation, to serve on the Landlord within thirty (30) days after
          service of the notice provided in the proceeding sentence, a notice
          that the Leasehold Mortgagee elects to (i) assume the Lease, and (ii)
          cure all defaults outstanding thereunder (x) concurrently with such
          assumption as to defaults in the payment of money, and (y) within
          sixty (60) days after the date of such assumption as to other
          defaults. If the Leasehold Mortgagee serves such notice of assumption,
          then, as between the Landlord and the Leasehold Mortgagee (i) the
          rejection of the Lease by the Tenant shall not constitute a
          termination of the Lease, (ii) the Leasehold Mortgagee may assume the
          obligations of the Tenant under the Lease without any instrument or
          assignment of transfer from the Tenant, (iii) the Leasehold
          Mortgagee's rights under the Lease shall be free and clear of all
          rights, claims and encumbrances of or in respect of the Tenant, and
          (iv) the Leasehold Mortgagee shall consummate the assumption of the
          Lease and the payment of

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          the amounts payable by it to the Landlord pursuant to this Section at
          a closing to be held at the offices of the Landlord (or its attorneys)
          within thirty (30) days after the Leasehold Mortgagee shall have
          served the notice of assumption hereinabove provided. Upon a
          subsequent assignment of the Lease by the Leasehold Mortgagee, which
          assignment shall be subject in all respects to the terms and
          conditions of Section 10 of this Lease (including Section 10(b)), the
          Leasehold Mortgagee shall be relieved of all obligations and
          liabilities arising from and after the date of such assignment.

6.   NOTICES. Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
     and delivered by hand or by nationally recognized overnight courier (in
     either case with evidence of delivery or refusal thereof), and addressed as
     follows:

     If to Tenant:                  Hologic, Inc.
                                    35 Crosby Drive
                                    Bedford, MA  01730
                                    Attention: Glenn Muir

          with a copy to:           Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP
                                    One Financial Center
                                    Boston, MA  02111
                                    Attention: Carl E. Axelrod, Esquire

     If to Landlord:                W.P. Carey & Co. LLC
                                    50 Rockefeller Plaza, Second Floor
                                    New York, NY 10020
                                    Attn: Asset Management

          with a copy to:           Reed Smith LLP
                                    2500 One Liberty Place
                                    1650 Market Street
                                    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7301
                                    Attention: Chairman, Real Estate Department
                                    Telephone: 212-521-5418
                                    Facsimile: 212-521-5450

     If to Leasehold Mortgagee:
                                    ______________________
                                    ______________________
                                    ______________________
                                    ______________________

          with a copy to:
                                    ______________________
                                    ______________________
                                    ______________________
                                    ______________________

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or to such other address as any party may designate by notice to the other
parties.

7.   SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
     upon and inure to the benefit of each party's respective successors and
     permitted assigns.

8.   CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT. The terms of this Agreement, the
     subordination and the rights of the Leasehold Mortgagee, and the
     obligations of the Landlord and the Tenant arising hereunder shall not be
     affected, modified or impaired in any manner or to any extent by: (a) any
     renewal, replacement, amendment, extension, substitution, revision,
     consolidation, modification or termination of any of the Leasehold Loan
     Obligations; (b) the validity or enforceability of any document evidencing
     or securing the Leasehold Loan Obligations; (c) the release, sale, exchange
     or surrender, in whole or in part, of any collateral security, now or
     hereafter existing, for any of the Leasehold Loan Obligations; (d) any
     exercise or nonexercise of any right, power or remedy under or in respect
     of the Leasehold Loan Obligations; or (e) any waiver, consent, release,
     indulgence, extension, renewal, modification, delay or other action,
     inaction or omission in respect of the Leasehold Loan Obligations, all
     whether or not any Landlord all have had notice or knowledge of any of the
     foregoing and whether or not it shall have consented thereto.

9.   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each
     of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and
     the same instrument.

                         [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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          Executed as a sealed instrument under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts as of the date first above written.

                                    LANDLORD:

                                    By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                         --------------------
                                    Title:
                                          -------------------

                                    TENANT: HOLOGIC, INC.

                                    By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                         --------------------
                                    Title:
                                          -------------------

                                    LEASEHOLD MORTGAGEE

                                    By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                         --------------------
                                    Title:
                                          -------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                                LEGAL DESCRIPTION

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                                    EXHIBIT 2

                                    EQUIPMENT

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                                    EXHIBIT I

               FORM OF RECOGNITION, SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

                            AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS RECOGNITION, SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT
(this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the ___ day of August, 2002,
by and between TechOnLine Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, (the
"Subtenant"), whose address is 35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730, and BONE (DE)
QRS 15-12, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Landlord"), whose address is c/o
W. P. Carey & Co., LLC, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, Second Floor, New York, New York
10020.

                               W I T N E S S E T H

     REFERENCE is hereby made to that certain lease dated August __, 2002, by
and between Landlord, as landlord, and Hologic, Inc. ("Tenant"), as tenant (as
it may be amended from time to time, the "Prime Lease") with respect to the
properties commonly known as 35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, Massachusetts (the
"Bedford Premises") and 36 Apple Ridge Way, Danbury, Connecticut (the "Danbury
Premises").

     REFERENCE is also hereby made to that certain sublease dated April 20, 2000
by and between Tenant, as sublandlord, and Subtenant, as subtenant, as amended
by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of February 28, 2002 and as
further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Lease dated as of August __,
2002 (collectively, the "Sublease"), with respect to a portion of the Bedford
Premises consisting of approximately 10,120 rentable square feet on the second
(2nd) floor of the building located on the Bedford Premises (the "Subleased
Premises").

     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain quitclaim deed dated August __, 2002 and
that certain warranty deed dated August __, 2002, Landlord purchased the Bedford
Premises and the Danbury Premises, respectively, from Tenant subject to the
terms of the Prime Lease; and

     WHEREAS, the Lease requires that Landlord recognize the rights of Subtenant
under the Sublease and agree not to disturb Subtenant's use and enjoyment of the
Subleased Premises, and Landlord has agreed to recognize the rights of Subtenant
under the Sublease and agrees not to disturb Subtenant's use and enjoyment of
the Subleased Premises, subject to the terms and provisions hereinafter set
forth.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

1.   Sublease Subordinate to Prime Lease. Tenant hereby subordinates the
Sublease to the Prime Lease.

2.   Tenant Not To Be Disturbed. So long as Subtenant is not in default (beyond
any period given Subtenant by the terms of the Sublease to cure such default) in
the payment of rent or additional rent or of any of the terms, covenants or
conditions of the Sublease on Subtenant's part to be performed, (a) Subtenant's
possession of the Subleased Premises, and its rights and privileges under the
Sublease, including but not limited to any extension or renewal rights, if any,
shall not be diminished or interfered with by Landlord, and (b) Landlord will
not join Subtenant as a party defendant in any action or proceeding terminating
Tenant's possession of the Bedford Premises unless such joinder is necessary to

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terminate such possession and then only for such purpose and not for the purpose
of terminating the Sublease.

3.   Tenant To Attorn To Landlord. If the Prime Lease is terminated pursuant to
the terms thereof, the Sublease shall continue in full force and effect as a
direct lease between Landlord and Subtenant. Subtenant shall attorn to Landlord
as its landlord, said attornment to be effective and self-operative without the
execution of any further instruments.

4.   Assignment of Sublease. Subtenant shall upon written notice from Landlord
to Subtenant pay rent to Landlord at the address set forth in such notice.

5.   Sublease Amendments. Subtenant shall not amend the Sublease without the
prior written consent of Landlord which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed. It shall be reasonable for Landlord to
withhold its consent if such amendment (a) reduces the rent payable under the
Sublease, (b) provides for expansion rights in the Bedford Premises, (c) extends
the term of the Sublease in addition to Subtenant's current 5-year right to
extend the term under the Sublease or (d) reduces any of the liabilities and
obligations of Subtenant under the Sublease. Any such amendment made without
Landlord's consent shall not be binding on Landlord.

6.   Landlord's Right to Notice and Cure. Tenant covenants and agrees to: (a)
concurrently give Landlord the same notices given to Tenant under the Sublease;
(b) provide Landlord with the same opportunities and rights as are available to
Tenant under the Sublease to cure any of Tenant's defaults thereunder; and (c)
accept Landlord's curing of any of Tenant's defaults under the Sublease as
performance by Tenant thereunder.

7.   Amendments. This Agreement may not be waived, changed, or discharged
orally, but only by agreement in writing and signed by Landlord and Subtenant,
and any oral waiver, change, or discharge of this Agreement or any provisions
hereof shall be without authority and shall be of no force and effect.

8.   Miscellaneous. Paragraph captions are included herein for reference only,
and shall in no way constitute any part of this Agreement nor define or limit
any of the provisions hereof. The invalidity of any provision of this Agreement,
as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall in no way affect the
validity of any other provision hereof. This Agreement and each and every
covenant, agreement and other provision hereof shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their representatives, successors
and assigns. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the state in which the Premises are located.

                      [signature page follows immediately]

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Agreement to be
executed as an instrument under seal as of the date first above written.

                                   LANDLORD:

                                   BONE (DE) QRS 15-12, INC.,
                                   A DELAWARE CORPORATION

                                   By:
                                      ---------------------------------
                                   Name:
                                   Title:

                                   SUBTENANT:
                                   TECHONLINE INCORPORATED,
                                   A DELAWARE CORPORATION

                                   By:
                                      ---------------------------------
                                   Name:
                                   Title:

                          [ADD STATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]

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                                    EXHIBIT J

                              PLAN OF 3-ACRE PARCEL

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[GRAPHIC APPEARS HERE]

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                                    EXHIBIT K

                 TENANT'S POST-CLOSING ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS

     Tenant shall conduct the following actions at the Danbury Premises and
provide Landlord with quarterly status reports on or before December 10, 2002,
March 10, 2003, June 10, 2003, September 10, 2003 and quarterly thereafter until
satisfactory completion of all of the activities listed below. Tenant shall
reimburse Landlord for all of Landlord's reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorney fees, incurred by Landlord in reviewing Tenant's progress in completing
the activities listed below.

     1.   Not later than ten (10) days after the date of this Lease, Tenant, at
Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall have prepared a Form III and an
Environmental Condition Assessment Form in accordance with the provisions of the
Connecticut Transfer Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. Sections 22a-134 et seq., and shall
have filed such documents with the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection ("CTDEP"). Tenant shall sign the Form III as the "Certifying Party".

     2.   Within sixty (60) days after the date of this Lease, Tenant shall
implement the investigation scope of work set forth in the attached proposal
from Rizzo Associates.

     3.   Within one-hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of this Lease,
Tenant shall implement any additional investigation that may be required by
CTDEP.

     4.   Within one (1) year after the date of this Lease, Tenant shall
complete all investigations required for the Danbury Premises unless otherwise
agreed to in writing by Tenant and Landlord or unless the delay is solely
attributable to or required by CTDEP.

     5.   Within two (2) years after the date of this Lease, Tenant shall have
implemented any required remediation unless otherwise agreed to in writing by
Landlord and Tenant or unless the delay is solely attributable to or required by
CTDEP.

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     6.   Tenant's obligations hereunder shall terminate upon receipt by Tenant
and presentation to Landlord of a written certification or other approval from
CTDEP (or, if the Danbury Premises is an LEP-lead site, from Rizzo Associates or
another licensed environmental professional engineer reasonably acceptable to
Landlord) which provides that no further investigation or remediation is
required on the Danbury Premises.

     7.   Tenant shall provide Landlord with draft copies of all substantive
correspondence, investigative work plans, or reports ("Agency Communications")
at least twenty (20) days prior to submission to CTDEP, except for the Form III
and Environmental Condition Assessment Form referenced in Paragraph 1 above,
which shall be provided to Landlord simultaneously with the filing thereof with
CTDEP. Agency Communications shall not be submitted to CTDEP by Tenant until
Tenant shall have received Landlord's written approval, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant shall incorporate all
reasonable modifications suggested by Landlord and the parties agree to use
their best efforts to cooperate in resolving any disagreements over any proposed
Agency Communications.

     8.   Quarterly status reports required to be made by Tenant in accordance
with the provisions of this Exhibit "K" and all proposed and final Agency
Communications shall be addressed to:

          Donna Neiley
          Asset Management Department
          W. P. Carey & Co., Inc.
          50 Rockefeller Plaza
          2nd Floor
          New York, NY  10020
          (212) 492-1100 telephone
          (212) 429-3022 fax
          dneiley@wpcarey.com

with a second copy to:
          Louis A. Naugle, Esquire
          Reed Smith LLP
          435 Sixth Avenue
          Pittsburgh, PA  15219
          (412) 288-8587 telephone
          (412) 288-3063 fax
          lnaugle@reedsmith.com<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.28

                         SETTLEMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT
                          (TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH)

BETWEEN:

Hologic France SA, a French company, with a capital of EUR 599 063, having its
registered office at 15, rue du Saule Trapu, Massy Cedex, 91 882 Massy Cedex,
registered with the Registry of Commerce and Companies of Nanterre under number
B 349 961 607 RCS d'Evry, represented by Mr. Muir, legal representative duly
authorized,

(hereafter, the "Employer"),

                                                                ON THE ONE HAND,

AND

Mr. Jean Chaintreuil, born on March, 1955, a French Citizen, residing36, rue du
General Brunet, 75019 Paris,

(hereafter the "Employee"),

                                                              ON THE OTHER HAND.

PREAMBLE:

A.   The employee was hired by the Hologic France SA, Hologic Europe N.V,
Hologic Espana S.A. as a General Manager/ President European Operations pursuant
to an indefinite term employment agreement dated October 1, 1991, with a monthly
gross salary amounting to FRF 36.667,00 (EUR 5589,85) and a variable
compensation in consideration of the achievement by the Employee of objectives
defined in the annex B of the employment agreement.

Under Annex C of his employment contract, the Employee is bound by a
non-competition undertaking, which is applicable both during and after the
termination of his employment contract.

At the same time, the Employee was a corporate officer in his capacity as
President of Hologic France and as legal representative ("Administrateur
Delegue") of Hologic Europe N.V and as President and a corporate officer of
Hologic Espana S.A..

B.   As General Manager/ President European Operations, the Employee was in
charge of the management of the sales teams and ensuring the reporting of the
sales forecast relating to the product line he was in charge of in Europe.

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C.   Since the new reorganization decided by the Group, the Employee indicated
to the Employer his disagreement on the essential points of the commercial
policy decided by the company and that he must apply in Europe.

The Employee put into question the commercial plans for which the group gave him
management responsibility.

The Employee criticized, several times, the reorganization plan for the European
team stating that the reduction and the redeployment of the staff did not permit
him to assure the commercial development objectives of the group.

In general, it appears that the Employee was reluctant to apply the decisions of
the group in a context in which it is important that the management team fully
back company policy.

This criticisms regarding the commercial plans for Europe created a discord with
the other managers and demotivated his staff.

Considering the position of the Employee and the highly competitive business in
which the company operates, this situation could not continue.

D.   Considering this situation, the Employee, decided to resign from his
position as an employee of Hologic Europe N.V and Hologic Espana S.A by two
letters dated January 15th, 2002 in which he asked to be exempted from working
during his notice period. Hologic Europe N.V and Hologic Espana S.A have agreed
to exempt the Employee from working during his notice period.

E.   The situation between the parties became difficult and the Employer
convened the Employee to a preliminary interview scheduled on January 21, 2002
by a letter duly handed to Employee.

During the preliminary interview on January 29, 2002, the Employer explained the
reasons why it was considering dismissing the Employee.

The Employer considered that the explanations given by the Employee were not
satisfactory and, therefore, the Employer notified the Employee, by registered
mail dated February, 1st 2002, of his dismissal for disagreement on the
essential points of the commercial policy of the company, which created
disagreement with the other managers and demotivated his employees.

The Employer also informed the Employee that it would provide him, at the end of
the notice period, with a Labor Certificate ("Certificat de Travail"), an
Unemployment Attestation ("Attestation Assedic") and the full amount remaining
due to him against written receipt ("Recu pour Solde de tout Compte").

The Employee was also notified that he must respect his contractual
confidential, discretion and non-competition undertakings.

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F.   The Employee immediately contested the reasons for his dismissal arguing
that his dismissal was unfair and wrongful and that the Employer did not comply
with the legal rules regarding dismissal procedures.

First, the Employee considered that his dismissal was invalid because his
dismissal letter was signed by a person who had did not have authority to
represent the Employer.

The Employee considered also that his dismissal letter was not duly notified
pursuant to the legal requirements, which provide that the dismissal letter
should be sent by registered letter with acknowledgment receipt.

The Employee added that the Employer violated the terms of his employment
agreement, the annex and the exhibits.

The Employee considered also that the dismissal based on disagreement on the
essential points of the commercial policy of the company was without basis and
that there was only a disagreement on minor points.

The Employee considered that he has simply exercised his right of expression,
which the law and the case law recognize as a legal right.

The Employee added that the Employer did not demonstrate that this so-called
disagreement on the essential points of the commercial policy of the company had
disturbed, in any way, the proper functioning of the company.

The Employee added that the demotivation of his staff and the resulting internal
tensions were the consequences of the group reorganization and not due to his
opinion.

G.   The Employee asserted that his dismissal was based, in reality, on economic
grounds and was not for personal cause.

Therefore, the Employee considered that his dismissal for personal cause was
decided by the Employer in order not to comply with the specific procedures for
economic dismissals and that the true reason for his dismissal was the decision
of the Employer to replace qualified and senior employees by new employees
having lower salaries.

The Employee stated that the Employer violated the legal requirements concerning
economic dismissals and case law regarding outplacement, as well as the ordered
of dismissal rules.

Moreover, the Employee stated that the measures taken against him were very
brutal and offensive.

Furthermore, the Employee added that the Employer did not comply with the legal
rules regarding dismissal procedures and with its obligations under the terms of
the employment agreement and concerning the amounts remaining due to him.

H.   Under these conditions, the Employee asserted that, considering the
procedures used, the fact that his dismissal was unfair and considering the
violation by the Employer of its obligations under the terms of the employment
agreement and the contractual documents, he suffered important moral, financial
and professional prejudice given his age (46 years old

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when his was dismissed), family responsibilities and professional career which
will necessarily be affected by the decision of the Employer to put an end to
his employment agreement.

The Employee indicated that because of his age (46 years old) he would probably
not find a new job after his dismissal.

The Employee added that the damage caused to him was all the more important
since the government unemployment allocations are digressive and his dismissal
would also came him to lose his complementary retirement points, so that the
amount of his complementary pension would substantially decrease.

Lastly, the Employee indicated that because of his senior position his dismissal
had an impact on his reputation, both from a professional and personal point of
view.

Consequently, the Employee indicated to the Employer that he intended to bring
legal action before the labor court in order to obtain damages.

I.   The Employer argued that it had complied with the legal rules regarding
dismissal procedures and that the dismissal was completely justified by a
disagreement on the essential points of the commercial policy of the company
which had a negative impact on other managers and staff.

The Employer indicated that the grounds for the dismissal were real and serious
and could be verified.

The Employer considered that the disagreement with and the behavior by the
Employee resulted in a demotivation of his staff and also created tension inside
the company disturbing the functioning of the company.

The Employer considered that the criticism of the Employee exceeded the right of
executive expression.

The Employer confirmed that it fully respected the procedural rules.

The Employer considered that the person who signed the letters concerning the
dismissal and who was present during the preliminary interview had all necessary
authority to represent the Employer.

J.   A disagreement therefore exists between the Employee, on the one hand, and
the Employer, on the other hand.

Discussions therefore took place, after which the parties, with their counsel,
in order to resolve the disagreements arising from the dismissal of the Employee
and his claims for damages, an indemnity, payment of additional salary and other
amounts, reached an agreement, pursuant Articles 1134 and 2044 to 2058 of the
Civil Code, and made reciprocal concessions in order to avoid the cost,
uncertainty and the adverse publicity of litigation, and agreed to put an end to
their dispute without restriction or limitation.

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

ARTICLE 1

1.1  As a settlement, which does not imply a recognition of any fault and which
does not call into question the dismissal, the Employer accepts to take into
account the harm that the Employee alleges he suffered as a result of the
termination of his employment agreement and the circumstances of his dismissal.

1.2  As a consequence, the Employer accepts to pay to the Employee a total,
full, final, lump sum amount of EUR 138.000,00 nets of social contributions (CGS
et CRDS), (the social contributions represent a lump sum amount of EUR 11.350,64
which are to be paid by the Employer), for a total gross amount of EUR
149.350,64, covering all existing and future disputes concerning the signature,
performance and/or termination of the Employee's employment agreement.

ARTICLE 2

2.1  The amount of the notice period for the period of February 1st, 2002 until
May 1st 2002, corresponds to a compensation due in respect of gross amount of
EUR 27.530,40, plus a gross amount of EUR 531,28 as an advantage in nature.
During the notice period, the Employee will continue to receive normally his
gross amount salary on the normal date until the end of the notice period.
Professional expenses will also continue to be paid by the Employer during the
notice period pursuant to the company's policies.

2.2  Concerning the period until the notification of the dismissal, part accrued
vacation has been taken. Thus, the Employer does not owe the Employee anything
for part vacation.

The Employer undertakes to pay to the Employee, at the end of the notice period,
the entire gross amount of EUR 2.753,04 for the accrued but unused vacation
generated during the notice period.

2.3  The Employer accepts to pay to the Employee, effective the date hereof, the
amount of EUR 30.937,04 corresponding to his legal dismissal indemnity.

The Employees recognizes that these amounts correspond to what he is legally
entitled to and accepts them.

2.4  The amount of the damages and the dismissal indemnity mentioned in Article
1.2 and in Article 2.3 has been paid upon the signature of this agreement by
check, for which the Employee hereby acknowledges receipt.

ARTICLE 3

3.1  Subject to the payment of the above-mentioned amounts and the execution of
the foregoing obligations by the Employer, the Employee hereby acknowledges that
all of his rights and claims relating to the termination of his employment
agreement with the Employer,

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and other companies of the group to which the Employer belongs (including but
not limited to Hologic Inc, Hologic Europe N.V, Hologic Spain), have been
satisfied. Accordingly, the Employee acknowledges that he has no further claims
against the Employer and the other companies of the group to which the Employer
belongs.

3.2  The Employee hereby irrevocably, fully and finally releases and discharges
the Employer and/or any employees, officers, directors, shareholders and/or
other companies of the group to which the Employer belongs from any and all
claims, rights, demands, actions, obligations, liabilities, losses, costs,
expenses, damages, interest and causes of action of any and every kind, nature
and character, whether known or unknown, which he may have or have ever had
against the Employer and/or any of its officers, employees, agents,
shareholders, directors and/or any other company of the group to which the
Employer belongs.

In particular, the Employee waives irrevocably, fully and finally all rights,
actions and claims, whether presently or existing or otherwise, relating to the
conclusion, performance and/or termination of his employment agreement,
including but not limited to claims for salary, commissions, bonuses,
reimbursement of professional expenses, paid vacation, dismissal indemnities,
indemnities for violation of proceedings, indemnities for non-competition
undertakings, injunction awards or any damages in excess of what is stipulated
in Article 1 of this Settlement Agreement.

3.3  The parties consider that they have resolved all matters concerning the
conclusion, performance and/or termination of the employment agreement between
the Employee and the Employer. All disputes that could exist between the parties
concerning the conclusion, performance and/or termination of the employment
agreement are hereby settled.

ARTICLE 4

4.1  The Employer, on the one hand, and the Employee, on the other hand, express
their wish to mutually end their dispute and maintain a correct relationship.

Consequently, the Employer, on the one hand, and the Employee, on the other
hand, undertakes not to say or do anything harmful and/or false in respect of
the other party's reputation, directly or indirectly.

The Employee undertakes not to say or do anything which could be harmful to the
interests of the Employer and/or any company of the group to which the Employer
belongs and/or their employees, officers, directors, shareholders.

In particular, the Employee undertakes not to deliver any document and/or
attestation to any employees or previous employees of the Employer which could
be used against the Employer and/or any company of the group to which the
Employer belongs in case of dispute or litigation of any kind, nature or
character, which may arise between the Employer and/or any company of the group
to which the Employer belongs and such employees and/or previous employees.

4.2  The Employee undertakes to respect his professional secrecy obligations
concerning any confidential information or knowledge that he may have had access
to while he was an

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employee concerning the activities of the Employer and/or of any company of the
group to which it belongs.

ARTICLE 5

5.1  During the notice period, the Employee is expected to make and undertake,
at the request of the Employer.

5.2  The Employee undertakes to be at the disposition of the Employee in order
to assist, in all operations and to sign and authorize all documents related to
his duties as manager of Hologic France, Hologic Europe NV, Hologic Espana S.A.
In this regard, he agrees to sign all reports, declarations and banking
documents, which may be necessary to the proper functioning of Hologic France,
Hologic Spain, and Hologic Europe N.V.

5.3  The Employer agrees to exempt the Employee of his non-competition
undertaking by which he was bound under Article 12, Annex C of the Employment
Agreement. The Employee waives his right to a non-competition indemnity.

5.4. During the notice period, the Employer agrees to exempt the Employee from
his obligation of exclusivity by which he is bound under Article 1 of the
Employment Agreement, in order to permit the Employee to set up his own company
provided that this does not interfere with executing his notice period.

5.5  During the notice period, the Employee undertakes not to create a business,
which competes with the activity of the Hologic France or the other companies of
the group.

5.6  The Employee agrees to pay the Employee's moving cost from Belgium to
France, based on a mover's quote, which shall not exceed EUR 1000,00.

ARTICLE 6

6.1  The parties acknowledge that this Settlement Agreement reflects their
discussions and that they have entered into this agreement freely.

6.2  The Employee recognizes that he had the necessary time to appreciate the
consequences of entering into this Settlement Agreement and the consequences of
his signature following the termination of his employment agreement.

6.3  The Employee also recognizes that the concessions made by the Employer are
true and sincere.

ARTICLE 7

The parties undertake to keep this Settlement Agreement confidential and not to
communicate it to any third party, unless it is required to be disclosed by law
or regulation or to enforce a party's right hereunder before a Court of law.

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ARTICLE 8

The parties recognize that this Settlement Agreement constitutes a Settlement
("Transaction") as defined in Articles 2044 and seq. and, in particular Article
2052 of the French Civil Code.

In two originals

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed as of the above date.

Executed in Bedford (USA)                        Executed in Paris
On March 20, 2002                                On March 20, 2002

/s/ Glenn P. Muir                                /s/ Jean Chaintreuil
-------------------------------                  -------------------------------
For the Employer                                 The Employee
Hologic France                                   Jean Chaintreuil
Mr. Muir,
Legal representative

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