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Exhibit 10.1
                      AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

         THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF  REORGANIZATION  (the  "Agreement")  is made
this 9th day of October  2003,  by and among  Prelude  Ventures,  Inc., a Nevada
corporation  ("Prelude");  Alliance  Petroleum  Products  Company,  an  Illinois
corporation  ("Alliance");  and the persons listed in Exhibit A-1 hereof who are
the owners of record of all the issued and  outstanding  stock of  Alliance  who
execute  and  deliver  the  Agreement  ("Alliance  Stockholders"),  based on the
following:

                                    RECITALS

         Prelude  wishes to  acquire  all the issued  and  outstanding  stock of
Alliance in exchange for stock of Prelude in a  transaction  intended to qualify
as a tax-free exchange pursuant to section  368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. The parties intend for this Agreement to represent the
terms and  conditions  of such  tax-free  reorganization,  which  Agreement  the
parties hereby adopt.

                                    AGREEMENT

         Based  on  the  stated  premises,  which  are  incorporated  herein  by
reference,  and for and in  consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter  set  forth,  the  mutual  benefits  to the  parties  to be  derived
herefrom, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                EXCHANGE OF STOCK

         1.01 Exchange of Shares. On the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this  Agreement,  on the  Closing  Date (as  defined  in  Section  1.05
hereof),  the  Alliance  Stockholders  shall  assign,  transfer,  and deliver to
Prelude,  free  and  clear  of  all  liens,  pledges,   encumbrances,   charges,
restrictions,  or claims of any kind, nature, or description, all 757,864 issued
and outstanding  shares of common stock of Alliance (the "Alliance Shares") held
by Alliance Stockholders which shares shall represent all issued and outstanding
shares of Alliance  common stock,  and Prelude  agrees to acquire such shares on
such date by issuing  and  delivering  in exchange  therefore  an  aggregate  of
5,000,000 restricted shares of Prelude common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
(the  "Prelude  Common  Stock") with an additional  5,000,000  shares of Prelude
voting capital stock to be issued to Worldlink  International Network, Inc. upon
24 months from the date  hereof.  Such shares of Prelude  Common  Stock shall be
issued on a six and five nine seven one  thousandths  (6.597) for One (1) basis,
(for every 1 shares of Alliance,  Alliance shareholders will receive 6.597 share

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of  Prelude)  based on the  number  of  Alliance  Shares  held and as set  forth
opposite  the  Alliance  Stockholder's  respective  names in  Exhibit  A-1.  All
5,000,000 shares of Prelude Common Stock to be issued and delivered  pursuant to
this Agreement  shall be  appropriately  adjusted to take into account any stock
split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, recapitalization,  or similar change
in the Prelude Common Stock which may occur between the date of the execution of
this Agreement and the Closing Date.

         1.02 Delivery of Certificates by Alliance Stockholders. The transfer of
Alliance Shares by the Alliance  Stockholders  shall be effected by the delivery
to Prelude at the Closing (as set forth in Section 1.05 hereof) of  certificates
representing  the  transferred  shares endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock
powers executed in blank,  with all signatures  guaranteed and if applicable all
necessary  transfer  taxes and other revenue  stamps affixed and acquired at the
Alliance Stockholders' expense.

         1.03 Operation as Wholly-Owned  Subsidiary.  After giving effect to the
transaction contemplated hereby, Prelude will own all the issued and outstanding
shares of Alliance and Alliance  will be a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Prelude
operation under the name Alliance Petroleum,  Inc., or such other name as may be
acceptable to the Alliance board of directors.

         1.04  Further  Assurances.  At  the  Closing  and  from  time  to  time
thereafter,  the Alliance Stockholders shall execute such additional instruments
and take such other action as Prelude may reasonably request, without undue cost
to the Alliance  Stockholders in order to more effectively sell,  transfer,  and
assign clear title and ownership in the Alliance Shares to Prelude.

         1.05 Closing and Parties. The Closing contemplated hereby shall be held
at a mutually  agreed  upon time and place on or before  October 9, 2003,  or on
another date to be agreed to in writing by the parties (the "Closing Date"). The
Agreement  may be closed at any time  following  approval  by a majority  of the
shareholders of Prelude Common Stock as set forth in Section 4.02 hereof and the
Alliance  Stockholders  as  set  forth  in  Section  5.02.  The  Closing  may be
accomplished by wire, express mail, overnight courier, conference telephone call
or as otherwise  agreed to by the  respective  parties or their duly  authorized
representatives.

         1.06     Closing Events
         (a)  Prelude  Deliveries.  Subject  to  fulfillment  or  waiver  of the
conditions set forth in Article IV, Prelude shall deliver to Alliance at Closing
all the following:
               (i) A certificate of good standing from the secretary of State of
               Nevada,  issued  as of a date  within  sixty  days  prior  to the
               Closing  Date,  certifying  that Prelude is in good standing as a
               corporation in the State of Nevada:
               (ii)  Incumbency and specimen  signature  certificates  dated the
               Closing Date with  respect to the  officers of Prelude  executing

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               this Agreement and any other document  delivered  pursuant hereto
               on behalf of Prelude;
               (iii) Copies of the  resolution of Prelude board of directors and
               shareholder  minutes or consents  authorizing  the  execution and
               performance of this Agreement and the contemplated  transactions,
               certified by the  secretary or an assistant  secretary of Prelude
               as of the Closing Date;
               (iv) The certificate  contemplated by Section 4.02, duly executed
               by the chief executive officer of Prelude;
               (v) The  certificate  contemplated  by  Section  4.03,  dated the
               Closing Date, signed by the chief executive officer of Prelude;
               (vi) Certificates for 5,000,000 shares of Prelude Common Stock in
               the names of the  Alliance  Stockholders  and in the  amounts set
               forth in Exhibit "A" and;
               (vii) A minimum of $500,000,  in total, in equity working capital
               available from Prelude; and
               (viii)  Prelude  shall enter in  Consulting  Agreements  with New
               Century Capital Consultants,  Inc., Alpha Advisors, LLC, National
               Securities Corporation and Commonwealth Partners NY LLC

         In addition to the above  deliveries,  Prelude shall take all steps and
actions as Alliance and Alliance  Stockholders may reasonably  request or as may
otherwise be reasonably  necessary to consummate the  transactions  contemplated
hereby.

         (b)  Alliance  Deliveries.  Subject  to  fulfillment  or  waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article V, Alliance and/or Alliance  Stockholder's shall
deliver to Prelude at Closing all the following:

               (i) A certificate of good standing from the secretary of State of
               Illinois,  issued as of a date  within  sixty  days  prior to the
               Closing Date,  certifying  that Alliance is in good standing as a
               corporation in the State of Illinois;
               (ii)  Incumbency and specimen  signature  certificates  dated the
               Closing Date with  respect to the officers of Alliance  executing
               this Agreement and any other document  delivered  pursuant hereto
               on behalf of Alliance:
               (iii) Copies of  resolutions of the board of directors and of the
               stockholders   of  Alliance   authorizing   the   execution   and
               performance of this Agreement and the contemplated  transactions,
               certified by the secretary or an assistant  secretary of Alliance
               as of the Closing Dates;
               (iv) The certificate  contemplated  by Section 5.03,  executed by
               the chief operating officer of Alliance;
               (v) The  certificate  contemplated  by  Section  5.04,  dated the
               Closing  Date,  and  signed by the  chief  operating  officer  of
               Alliance;
               (vi) The shareholder certificates contemplated by section.

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         In addition to the above deliveries,  Alliance shall take all steps and
actions as Prelude may  reasonably  request or as may  otherwise  be  reasonably
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

         1.07     Termination
         (a) This  Agreement  may be  terminated  by the board of  directors  of
either Prelude or Alliance at any time prior to the Closing Date if:
               (i) There shall be any actual or threatened  action of proceeding
               before any court or any  governmental  body  which  shall seek to
               restrain, prohibit, or invalidate the transaction contemplated by
               this  Agreement  and which,  in the  reasonable  judgment of such
               board of directors,  made in good faith and based upon the advice
               of its legal  counsel,  makes it  inadvisable to proceed with the
               transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
               (ii) Any of the transactions  contemplated hereby are disapproved
               by  any  regulatory  authority  whose  approval  is  required  to
               consummate  such  transactions  or in the reasonable  judgment of
               such  board of  directors,  made in good  faith  and based on the
               advice of counsel,  there is substantial likelihood that any such
               approval  will  not be  obtained  or will be  obtained  only on a
               condition or conditions which would be unduly burdensome,  making
               it inadvisable to proceed with the exchange;

         In the event of  termination  pursuant to this paragraph (a) of Section
1.07, no obligation,  right, or liability shall arise hereunder,  and each party
shall bear all of the expenses incurred by it in contemplated hereby.
         (b) This  Agreement  may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing
Date by action of the board of  directors  of  Prelude  if (i)  shareholders  of
Prelude owning more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding  shares
of Prelude  Common Stock  perfect their  dissenter's  rights with respect to the
approval  of this  Agreement  and the  transactions  contemplated  hereby,  (ii)
Alliance shall fail to comply in any material  respect with any of its covenants
or agreements  contained in this Agreement or if any of the  representations  or
warranties  of Alliance  contained  herein shall be  inaccurate  in any material
respect or (iii) Prelude  determines  that there has been or is likely to be any
material adverse change in the financial or legal condition of Alliance . In the
event of  termination  pursuant to this  paragraph  (b) of this Section 1.07, no
obligation, right, remedy, or liability shall arise hereunder. All parties shall
bear their own costs incurred in connection with the  negotiation,  preparation,
and execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
         (c) This  Agreement  may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing
Date by action of the board of  directors  of  Alliance if (i)  shareholders  of
Alliance owning more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding shares
of Alliance Shares perfect their dissenter's rights with respect to the approval
of this Agreement and the transactions  contemplated  herby,  (ii) Prelude shall
fail to comply in any material  respect with any of its  covenants or agreements
contained in this  Agreement or if any of the  representations  or warranties of
Prelude contained herein shall be inaccurate in any material  respect,  or

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(iii)  Alliance  determines  that there has been or is likely to be any  adverse
change  in the  financial  or  legal  condition  of  Prelude.  In the  event  of
termination  pursuant to this paragraph (c) of this Section 1.07, no obligation,
right,  remedy, or liability shall arise hereunder.  All parties shall each bear
their own costs incurred in connection with the  negotiation,  preparation,  and
execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

                                   ARTICLE II
              REPRESENTATION, COVENANTS, AND WARRANTIES OF PRELUDE

         As an  inducement  to, and to obtain the  reliance of  Alliance  and/or
Alliance shareholders, Prelude represents and warrants as follows:

         2.01  Organization.  Prelude  is, and will be on the  Closing  Date,  a
corporation  duly organized,  validly  existing,  and in good standing under the
laws of the state of Nevada and has the corporate  power and is and will be duly
authorized,  qualified,  franchised,  and licensed  under all  applicable  laws,
regulations,  ordinances,  and  orders of public  authorities  to own all of its
properties  and assets and to carry on its business in all material  respects as
it is now being conducted,  and there are no other  jurisdictions in which it is
not so qualified in which the  character  and location of the assets owned by it
or the nature of the material business transacted by it requires  qualification,
except where  failure to do so would not have a material  adverse  effect on its
business, operation, properties, assets or condition. The execution and delivery
of  this  Agreement  does  not,  and  the   consummation  of  the   transactions
contemplated  by this  Agreement in  accordance  with the terms hereof will not,
violate any provision of Prelude articles of  incorporation or bylaws,  or other
agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound.

         2.02  Approval of  Agreement.  Prelude has full power,  authority,  and
legal  right and has  taken,  or will  take,  all action  required  by law,  its
articles of  incorporation,  bylaws,  and  otherwise to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to consummate the transaction  herein  contemplated.  The board of
directors of Prelude has authorized and approved the  execution,  delivery,  and
performance of this Agreement and the transactions  contemplated hereby; subject
to the  approval  of the  Prelude  shareholders  and  compliance  with state and
federal corporate and securities laws.

         2.03 Capitalization.  The authorized capitalization of Prelude consists
of 100,000,000 shares, of common stock, $0.001 par value, of which approximately
15,000,000  shares are issued and outstanding and 10,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, $0.001 par value of which none are issued and outstanding. All issued and
outstanding shares of Prelude are legally issued,  fully paid, and nonassessable
and not issued in  violation  of the  preemptive  or other  right of any person.
There are no  dividends  or other  amounts due or payable with respect to any of
the shares of capital stock of Prelude.

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         2.04     Financial Statements.
         (a) Included in the Schedules are the audited balance sheets of Prelude
as of December  31,  2002 and 2001,  and the related  statement  of  operations,
stockholder's  equity  (deficit),  and cash  flows  for the  fiscal  year  ended
December 31, 2002, and 2001,  including the notes thereto,  and the accompanying
report of AMISANO HANSON; independent certified public accountants.  At or prior
to the Closing  Date,  Prelude  shall  deliver the  un-audited  balance sheet of
Prelude  as of  June  30,  2003,  and  the  related  statements  of  operations,
stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the six months ended June 30,
2003,  together  with the notes  thereto and  representations  by the  principal
accounting  and financial  officer of Prelude to the effect that such  financial
statements   contain  all  adjustments   (all  of  which  are  normal  recurring
adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations and financial
position  for the  periods  and as of the  dates  indicated  and such  financial
statements  shall not reflect any material  changes since the December 31, 2002,
financial  statements.  All documents referred to herein are available as public
disclosure  document pursuant to the Periodic Filing  Requirements and as listed
on the EDGAR system of the SEC.
         (b) The financial  statements of Prelude delivered  pursuant to Section
2.04(a) have been  prepared in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  consistently applied throughout the periods involved as explained in
the notes to such financial statements. The Prelude financial statements present
fairly,  in all material  respects,  as of their respective dates, the financial
position of Prelude.  Prelude did not have, as of the date of any such financial
statements,  except as and to the extent  reflected or reserved against therein,
any  liabilities  or  obligations  (absolute  or  contingent)  which  should  be
reflected therein in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles,
and all  assets  reflected  therein  presently  fairly  the assets of Prelude in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
         (c) Prelude has filed or will file as the Closing  Date all tax returns
required to be filed by it from  inception to the Closing Date. All such returns
and reports are  accurate and correct in all  material  respect.  Prelude has no
material liabilities with respect to the payment of any federal,  state, county,
local,  or other taxes  (including  any  deficiencies,  interest,  or penalties)
accrued  for or  applicable  to the period  ended on the date of the most recent
balance sheet of Prelude,  except to the extent  reflected on such balance sheet
and all such dates and years and periods prior thereto and for which Prelude may
at said date have been  liable in its own right or as  transferee  of the assets
of, or as  successor  to,  any other  corporation  or  entity,  except for taxes
accrued but not yet due and payable,  and to the best  knowledge of Prelude,  no
deficiency  assessment or proposed adjustment of any such tax return is pending,
proposed or contemplated.  To the best knowledge of Prelude, none of such income
tax returns has been  examined or is  currently  being  examined by the Internal
Revenue Service and no deficiency  assessment or proposed adjustment of any such
return is pending,  proposed or contemplated.  Prelude has not made any election
pursuant to the provisions of any applicable tax laws (other than elections that
relate solely to methods of  accounting,  depreciation,  or  amortization)  that
would have a material adverse affect on Prelude,  its financial  condition,  its
business as  presently  conducted  or proposed  to be  conducted,  or any of its
respective properties or material assets. There are no outstanding agreements or
waivers  extending  the  statutory  period of  limitation  applicable to any tax
return of Prelude.

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         2.05  Outstanding  Warrants  and  Options.   Prelude  has  no  existing
Warrants,  options,  calls,  or  commitments  of  any  nature  relating  to  the
authorized and un-issued Prelude Common Stock.

         2.06 Information.  The information concerning Prelude set forth in this
Agreement is complete and accurate in all material respects and does not contain
any  untrue  statement  of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact
required to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which
they were made, not misleading.  Prelude shall cause the schedules  delivered by
it pursuant  hereto and the  instruments  delivered to Alliance  hereunder to be
updated after the date hereof up to and including the Closing Date.

         2.07 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.  Except as set forth in this
Agreement or the  schedules  hereto,  since the date of the most recent  Prelude
balance sheet described in Section 2.04 and included in the information referred
to in Section 2.06.
         (a) There has not been (i) any material adverse change in the business,
operations,  properties,  level of inventory, assets, or condition of Prelude or
(ii) any  damage,  destruction,  or loss to Prelude  (whether  or not covered by
insurance)   materially  and  adversely  affecting  the  business,   operations,
properties, assets, or conditions of Prelude;
         (b)  Prelude  has not (i) amended  its  articles  of  incorporation  or
bylaws;  (ii)  declared  or made,  or agreed to declare or make,  any payment of
dividends or  distributions of any assets of any kind whatsoever to stockholders
or purchased or  redeemed,  or agreed to purchase or redeem,  any of its capital
stock; (iii) waived any rights of value which in the aggregate are extraordinary
or material  considering the business of Prelude;  (iv) made any material change
in its method of  management,  operation,  or  accounting;  (v) entered into any
other material transactions; (vi) made any accrual or arrangement for or payment
of bonuses or special  compensation  of any kind or any severance or termination
pay to any present or former  officer or employee;  (vii)  increased the rate of
compensation  payable  or to  become  payable  by it to any of its  officers  or
directors or any of its employees whose monthly  compensation exceeds $1,000; or
(viii) made any increase in any profit-sharing,  bonus,  deferred  compensation,
insurance,  pension,  retirement,  or other employee benefit plan,  payment,  or
arrangement made to, for, or with its officers, directors, or employees;
         (c)  Prelude  has not (i)  granted  or  agreed  to grant  any  options,
warrants,  or other rights for its stocks,  bonds, or other corporate securities
calling for the issuance thereof; (ii) borrowed or agreed to borrow any funds or
incurred,  or become subject to, any material  obligation or liability (absolute
or contingent) except  liabilities  incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) paid any material  obligation or liability  (absolute or contingent) other
than  current  liabilities  reflected  in or shown on the  most  recent  Prelude
balance sheet and current  liabilities  incurred since that date in the ordinary
course of business; (iv) sold or transferred, or agreed to sell or transfer, any
of its material assets,  properties,  or rights (except assets,  properties,  or
rights not unused or un-useful in its business  which,  in the aggregate  have a
value of less than $5,000 or canceled,  or agreed to cancel, any debts or claims
(except  debts and  claims  which in the  aggregate  are of a value of less than

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$5,000;  (v) made or permitted  any  amendment or  termination  of any contract,
agreement, or license to which it is a party if such amendment or termination is
material,  considering the business of Prelude;  or (vi) issued,  delivered,  or
agreed to issue or  deliver  any stock,  bonds,  or other  corporate  securities
including  debentures  (whether  authorized  and  un-issued  or held as treasury
stock); and
         (d) To the best knowledge of Prelude,  it has not become subject to any
law or regulation which materially and adversely affects, or in the future would
be  reasonably   expected  to  adversely  affect,   the  business,   operations,
properties, assets, or condition of Prelude.

         2.08 Litigation and Proceeding.  There are no material actions,  suits,
or administrative or other proceedings  pending or, to the knowledge of Prelude,
threatened  by  or  against  Prelude  or  adversely  affecting  Prelude  or  its
properties,  at law or in equity,  before any court or other governmental agency
or  instrumentality,  domestic or foreign, or before any arbitrator of any kind.
Prelude  does not have any  knowledge of any default on its part with respect to
any default on its part with respect to any judgment,  order, writ,  injunction,
decree,  award,  rule, or regulation of any court,  arbitrator,  or governmental
agency or instrumentality.

         2.09  Compliance With Laws and  Regulations.  Prelude has complied with
all  applicable  statutes  and  regulations  of any  federal,  state,  or  other
governmental  entity or agency thereof,  except to the extent that noncompliance
(i)  could  not  materially  and  adversely  affect  the  business,  operations,
properties,  assets,  or  conditions  of Prelude or (ii) could not result in the
occurrence  of any  material  liability  for Prelude.  To the best  knowledge of
Prelude,  the  consummation of this  transaction will comply with all applicable
statures and  regulations,  subject to the  preparation  and filing of any forms
required by state and federal securities laws.

         2.10  Material  Contract  Defaults.  Prelude  is not in  default in any
material respect under the terms of any outstanding contract,  agreement, lease,
or other commitment which is material to the business,  operations,  properties,
assets,  or  condition  of  Prelude,  and  there is no event of  default  in any
material respect under any such contract,  agreement, lease, or other commitment
in respect  of which  Prelude  has not taken  adequate  steps to prevent  such a
default from occurring.

         2.11 No Conflict With Other Instrument. The execution of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not
result in the  breach of any term or  provision  of, or  constitute  an event of
default  under,  any  material  indenture,  mortgage,  deed of  trust,  or other
material  contract,  agreement,  or instrument to which Prelude is a party or to
which any of its properties or operations are subject.

         2.12 Subsidiary.  Prelude does not own,  beneficially or of record, any
equity securities in any other entity, other than Tri-State Acquisition Corp.

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         2.13 Prelude Schedules. Prelude has delivered to Alliance the following
schedules,  which are  collectively  referred to as the "Prelude  Schedules" and
which  consist  of the  following  separate  schedules  dated  as of the date of
execution  of this  Agreement,  all  certified by a duly  authorized  officer of
Prelude as complete, true and accurate:
         (a) A schedule  including copies of the articles of  incorporation  and
bylaws of Prelude in effect as of the date of this Agreement;
         (b) A schedule containing copies of resolutions adopted by the board of
directors  of Prelude  approving  this  Agreement  and the  transactions  herein
contemplated;
         (c) A schedule  setting  forth a  description  of any material  adverse
change in the business, operations, property, inventory, assets, or condition of
Prelude since the most recent  Prelude  balance  sheet,  required to be provided
pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof,
         (d) A schedule setting forth the financial statements required pursuant
to Section 2.04(a) hereof; and
         (e) A schedule setting forth any other  information,  together with any
required copies of documents,  required to be disclosed in the Prelude Schedules
by Sections 2.01 through 2.12.

         Prelude shall cause the Prelude Schedules and the instruments delivered
to Alliance  hereunder to be updated after the date hereof up to and including a
specified date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Date. Such
updated Prelude Schedules,  certified in the same manner as the original Prelude
Schedules,  shall be  delivered  prior to and as a  condition  precedent  to the
obligation of the Alliance to close.

                                   ARTICLE III
             REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, AND WARRANTIES OF ALLIANCE

         As an inducement to, and to obtain the reliance of,  Prelude,  Alliance
represents and warrants as follows:

         3.01  Organization.  Alliance  is, and will be on the Closing  Date,  a
corporation  duly organized,  validly  existing,  and in good standing under the
laws of the state of  Illinois  and has the  corporate  power and is and will be
duly authorized,  qualified, franchised, and licensed under all applicable laws,
regulations,  ordinances,  and  orders of public  authorities  to own all of its
properties  and assets and to carry on its business in all material  respects as
it is now being conducted,  and there are no other  jurisdictions in which it is
not so qualified in which the  character  and location of the assets owned by it
or the nature of the material business transacted by its requires qualification,
except where  failure to do so would not have a material  adverse  effect on its
business,  operations,  properties,  assets  or  conditions  of  Alliance  . The
execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the  consummation  of the
transaction  contemplated  by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof
will not,  violate  any  provision  of  Alliance's  memorandum  or  articles  of
incorporation, or other material agreement to which it is a party or by which it
is bound.

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         3.02 Approval of  Agreement.  Alliance has full power,  authority,  and
legal  right and has  taken,  or will  take,  all action  required  by law,  its
articles of incorporation,  memorandum, or otherwise to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions herein  contemplated.  The board of
directors of Alliance have authorized and approved the execution,  delivery, and
performance of this Agreement and the transactions  contemplated hereby; subject
to the approval of the Alliance  Stockholders and compliance with provincial and
federal corporate and securities laws.

         3.03 Capitalization. The authorized capitalization of Alliance consists
of 100,000,000  shares.  Consisting of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, no par
value, of which as of the date hereof 757,864 shares are issued and outstanding.
All issued and outstanding  shares of Alliance are legally  issued,  fully paid,
and  non-assessable and not issued in violation of the preemptive or other right
of any person.  There are no  dividends  or other  amounts  due or payable  with
respect to any of the shares of capital stock of Alliance.

         3.04     Financial Statements.
         (a)  Included  in Schedule  3.04 are the  un-audited  balance  sheet of
Alliance  as of  December  31,  2002  and  2001 and the  related  statements  of
operations,  cash flows, and stockholders'  equity, for the past five years, and
the accompanying reports of , independent  certified general accountants.  At or
prior to the Closing Date,  Alliance shall deliver the un-audited  balance sheet
of  Alliance as of June 30,  2002,  and the related  statements  of  operations,
stockholders' equity (deficit),  as cash flows for the six months ended June 30,
2002, together with the notes thereto and representations by the chief operation
officer of  Alliance to the effect that such  financial  statements  contain all
adjustments (all of which are normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present
fairly the results of operations  and financial  position for the periods and as
the dates indicated.
         (b) The  audited  financial  statements  delivered  pursuant to Section
3.04(a) have been  prepared in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  consistently applied throughout the periods involved.  The financial
statements  of  Alliance  present  fairly,  as of their  respective  dates,  the
financial  position of Alliance.  Alliance  did not have,  as of the date of any
such balance sheets,  except as and to the extent  reflected or reserved against
therein, any liabilities or obligations (absolute or contingent) which should be
reflected  in  any  financial  statements  or  the  notes  thereto  prepared  in
accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and  all  assets
reflected  therein  present  fairly the assets of Alliance,  in accordance  with
generally accepted accounting principles. The statements of revenue and expenses
and cash flows present fairly the financial position and result of operations of
Alliance as of their  respective  dates and for the respective  periods  covered
thereby.
         (c) Alliance has filed or will file as the Closing Date all tax returns
required to be filed by it from  inception to the Closing Date. All such returns
and reports are accurate and correct in all  material  respect.  Alliance has no
material  liabilities  with respect to the payment of any  federal,  provincial,
county,  local,  or  other  taxes  (including  and  deficiencies,  interest,  or
penalties) accrued for or applicable to the period ended on the date of the most
recent balance sheet of Alliance, except to the extent reflected on such balance

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sheet  and all such  dates and years and  periods  prior  thereto  and for which
Alliance may at said date have been liable in its own right or as  transferee of
the assets of, or as successor to, any other  corporation or entity,  except for
taxes accrued but not yet due and payable, and to the best knowledge of Alliance
, no  deficiency  assessment  or proposed  adjustment  of any such tax return is
pending,  proposed or contemplated.  To the best knowledge of Alliance,  none of
such income tax returns has been examined or is currently  being examined by the
Internal Revenue Service and no deficiency  assessment or proposed adjustment of
any such return is pending, proposed or contemplated.  Alliance has not made any
election  pursuant  to the  provisions  of any  applicable  tax laws (other than
elections  that  relate  solely  to  methods  of  accounting,  depreciation,  or
amortization)  that  would  have a  material  adverse  affect on  Alliance,  its
financial  condition,  its  business as  presently  conducted  or proposed to be
conducted,  or any of its respective properties or material assets. There are no
outstanding  agreements or waivers  extending the statutory period of limitation
applicable to any tax return of Alliance.

         3.05  Outstanding  Warrants  and  Options.  Alliance  has  no  existing
warrants,  options,  calls,  or  commitments  relating  to  the  authorized  and
un-issued Alliance Common Stock.

         3.06 Information. The information concerning Alliance set forth in this
Agreement and in the schedules delivered by Alliance pursuant hereto is complete
and accurate in all material  respects and does not contain any untrue statement
of a  material  fact of omit to  state a  material  fact  required  to make  the
statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which they were made, not
misleading.  Alliance shall cause the schedules  delivered by Alliance  pursuant
hereto to  Prelude  hereunder  to be  updated  after  the date  hereof up to and
including the Closing Date.

         3.07 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.  Except as set forth in this
Agreement or The schedules  hereto,  since the date of the most recent  Alliance
balance sheet described in Section 3.04 and included in the information referred
to in Section 3.06.
         (a)  There  have  not  been  (i) any  material  adverse  change  in the
business,  operations,  properties,  level of inventory, assets, or condition of
Alliance or (ii) any damage,  destruction,  or loss to Alliance  materially  and
adversely affecting the business, operations,  properties, assets, or conditions
of Alliance;
         (b)  Alliance  has not (i) amended its  articles  of  incorporation  or
memorandum;  (ii) declared or made, or agreed to declare or make, any payment of
dividends or  distributions of any assets of any kind whatsoever to stockholders
or purchased or  redeemed,  or agreed to purchase or redeem,  any of its capital
stock; (iii) waived any rights of value which in the aggregate are extraordinary
and material considering the business of Alliance; (iv) made any material change
in its method of accounting;  (v) entered into any other  material  transactions
other than those contemplated by this Agreement;  (vi) made any material accrual
or material arrangement for or payment of bonuses to an officer or employee;  or
(vii)  made  any  material  increase  in  any  profit-haring,   bonus,  deferred
compensation,  insurance,  pension,  retirement, or other employee benefit plan,

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payment,  or arrangement  made to, for, or with their  officers,  directors,  or
employees;
         (c)  Alliance  has not (i)  granted  or  agreed  to grant  any  option,
warrants,  or other rights for its stocks,  bonds, or other corporate securities
calling for the issuance thereof; (ii) borrowed or agreed to borrow any funds or
incurred,  or become subject to, any material  obligation or liability (absolute
or contingent) except  liabilities  incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) paid any material  obligation or liability  (absolute or contingent) other
than  current  liabilities  reflected  in or shown on the most  recent  Alliance
balance sheet and current  liabilities  incurred since that date in the ordinary
course of business; (iv) sold or transferred, or agreed to sell or transfer, any
of its material assets, properties, or rights, or agreed to cancel, any material
debts or claims;  (v) made or  permitted  any  amendment or  termination  of any
contract,  agreement,  or  license to which it is a party if such  amendment  or
termination is material,  considering the business of Alliance ; or (vi) issued,
delivered,  or agreed to issue or deliver any stock,  bonds,  or other corporate
securities  including  debentures  (whether  authorized and un-issued or held as
treasury stock): and
         (d) To the best knowledge of Alliance, it has not become subject to any
law or  regulation,  which  materially and adversely  affects,  or in the future
would be  reasonably  expected to adversely  affect,  the  business,  operation,
properties, assets, or conditions of Alliance.

         3.08 Title and Related Matters.  Except as provided herein or disclosed
in the most recent  Alliance  balance sheet and the notes therein,  Alliance has
good and  marketable  title to all of its  properties,  inventory,  interests in
properties,  technology,  whether patented or un-patented, and assets, which are
reflected in the most recent Alliance  balance sheet or acquired after that date
(except  properties,  interests  in  properties,  and assets  sold or  otherwise
disposed of since such date in the ordinary course of business),  free and clear
of all mortgages, liens, pledges, charges, or encumbrances, except (i) statutory
liens or claims not yet  delinquent;  and (ii) such  imperfections  of title and
casements as do not, and will not,  materially  detract from, or interfere with,
the  present or  proposed  use of the  properties  subject  thereto or  affected
thereby or otherwise  materially  impair  present  business  operations  on such
properties.  To the best knowledge of Alliance, its technology does not infringe
on the copyright, patent, trade, secret, know-how, or other proprietary right of
any other person or entity and comprises all such rights necessary to permit the
operation of the business of Alliance as now being conducted or as contemplated.

         3.09  Litigation  and  Proceedings.  Except as  otherwise  disclosed in
Schedule 3.09, there are no material actions,  suits, or proceedings pending or,
to the  knowledge of Alliance,  threatened  by or against  Alliance or adversely
affecting Alliance,  at law or in equity, before any court or other governmental
agency or instrumentality,  domestic or foreign, or before any arbitrator of any
kind.  Alliance  does not have any  knowledge  of any  default  on its part with
respect to any  judgment,  order,  writ,  injunction,  decree,  award,  rule, or
regulation of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency or instrumentality.

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         3.10  Material  Contract  Defaults.  Alliance  is not in default in any
material respect under the terms of any outstanding contract,  agreement, lease,
or other commitment which is material to the business,  operations,  properties,
assets,  or  condition  of  Alliance,  and there is no event of default or other
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default in
any  material  respect  under  any such  contract,  agreement,  lease,  or other
commitment in respect of which  Alliance has not taken adequate steps to prevent
such a default from occurring.

         3.11  No  Conflict  With  Other  Instruments.  The  execution  of  this
Agreement  and  the  consummation  of  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this
Agreement  will not  result  in the  breach  of any  term or  provision  of,  or
constitute an event of default under, any material indenture,  mortgage, deed of
trust, or other material contract, agreement, or instrument to which Alliance is
a party or to which any of its properties or operations are subject.

         3.12 Governmental Authorization. Alliance has all licenses, franchises,
permits,  and other  governmental  authorizations  that are legally  required to
enable it to conduct its business in all  material  respects as conducted on the
date of this Agreement.  Except for compliance with federal and state securities
and  corporation  laws, as hereinafter  provided,  no  authorization,  approval,
consent, or order of, or registration, declaration, or filing with, any court or
other  governmental  body is  required  in  connection  with the  execution  and
delivery by Alliance of this Agreement and the  consummation  by Alliance of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

         3.13 Compliance With Laws and  Regulations.  Alliance has complied with
all applicable  statutes and  regulations of any federal,  provincial,  or other
governmental  entity or agency thereof,  except to the extent that noncompliance
would not materially and adversely affect the business, operations,  properties,
assets,  or  conditions  of Alliance or except to the extent that  noncompliance
would not result in the  occurrence of any material  liability for Alliance.  To
the best of knowledge of Alliance,  the  consummation of this  transaction  will
comply with all applicable statutes and regulations,  subject to the preparation
and filing of any forms required by state and federal security laws.

         3.14 Subsidiary.  Alliance does not own, beneficially or of record, any
equity Securities in any other entity.

         3.15  Alliance  Schedules.   Alliance  has  delivered  to  Prelude  the
following  schedules,  which  are  collectively  referred  to as  the  "Alliance
Schedules" and which consist of the following separate schedules dated as of the
date of  execution  of this  Agreement,  all  certified  by the chief  executive
officer of Alliance as complete, true, and accurate:
         (a) A schedule  including  copies of the  memorandum  and  articles  of
Incorporation  of Alliance and all  amendments  thereto effect as of the date of
this Agreement;

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         (b) A schedule  containing copies of resolution adopted by the board of
directors of Alliance  approving  this  Agreement  and the  transactions  herein
contemplated as referred to in Section 3.02;
         (c) A schedule  setting  forth a  description  of any material  adverse
change in the business, operations, property, inventory, assets, or condition of
Alliance since the most recent Alliance  balance sheet,  required to be provided
pursuant to Section 3.04 hereof;
         (d) A schedule setting forth the financial statements required pursuant
to Section 3.04 (a) hereof; and
         (e) A schedule setting forth any other  information,  together with any
required copies of documents, required to be disclosed in the Alliance Schedules
by Sections 3.01 through 3.14.  Alliance shall cause the Alliance  Schedules and
the  instruments  delivered to Prelude  hereunder  to be updated  after the date
hereof up to end  including a specified  date not more than three  business days
prior to the Closing Date.  Such updated  Alliance  Schedules,  certified in the
same manner as the original Alliance Schedules,  shall be delivered prior to and
as a condition precedent to the obligation of Prelude to close.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF ALLIANCE

         The  obligations  of Alliance  under this  Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction  of  Alliance,  at or before the  Closing  Date,  of the  following
conditions;

         4.01 Shareholder Approval. Prelude shall call and hold a meeting of its
shareholders,  or obtain the written consent of a majority of its  shareholders,
to  approve  the  transactions  contemplated  by this  agreement  including  the
acquisition  of Alliance  through the issuance of Prelude Common Stock of all of
the issued and outstanding Alliance Shares.

         4.02 Accuracy of  Representation.  The  representations  and warranties
made by Prelude in this  Agreement  were true when made and shall be true at the
closing  Date with the same  force and  affect  as if such  representations  and
warranties  were made at and as of the Closing Date (except for changes  therein
permitted by this Agreement),  and Prelude shall have performed or complied with
all  covenants  and  conditions  required by this  Agreement  to be performed or
complied with by Prelude prior to or at the Closing. Alliance shall be furnished
with certificates,  signed by duly authorized  officers of Prelude and dated the
Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.

         4.03  Officer's  Certificates.  Alliance shall have been furnished with
certificates  dated the  Closing  Date and signed by the duly  authorized  chief
executive  officer of Prelude to the effect that to such officers best knowledge
no litigation, proceeding,  investigation, or inquiry is pending or, to the best
knowledge  of Prelude  threatened,  which might result in an action to enjoin or
prevent the  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement.
Furthermore,  based  on  certificates  of  good  standing,   representations  of

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government agencies, and Prelude own documents and information,  the certificate
shall represent, to the best knowledge of the officer, that:
         (a) This Agreement has been duly approved by Prelude board of directors
and  shareholders  and has been duly  executed and  delivered in the name and on
behalf of Prelude by its duly authorized officers pursuant to, and in compliance
with,  authority  granted by the board of  directors  of Prelude  pursuant  to a
unanimous consent;
         (b) There has been no  material  adverse  changes  in Prelude up to and
including the date of the certificate;
         (c) All conditions  required by this Agreement has been met, satisfied,
or performed by Prelude;
         (d) All  authorizations,  consents,  approvals,  registrations,  and/or
filings with any governmental body, agency, or court required in connection with
the  execution  and delivery of the  documents by Prelude have been obtained and
are in full force and effect or, if not required to have been obtained,  will be
in full force and effect by such time as may be required; and
         (e)  There  is  no  material  action,  suit,  proceeding,  inquiry,  or
investigation  at law or in  equity  by any  public  board  or body  pending  or
threatened against Prelude, wherein an unfavorable decision,  ruling, or finding
could  have an  adverse  effect  on the  financial  condition  of  Prelude,  the
operation of Prelude, or the acquisition and reorganization contemplated herein,
or any  agreement or instrument by which Prelude is bound or in any way contests
the existence of Prelude.

         4.04 No Material Adverse Change. Prior to the Closing Date, there shall
not have  occurred  any  material  adverse  change in the  financial  condition,
business,  or  operations of Prelude,  nor shall any event have occurred  which,
with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, may cause or create any material
adverse change in the financial condition, business, or operations of Prelude.

         4.05 Good Standings. Alliance shall have received a certificate of good
standing from the secretary of state of Nevada, dated as of the date within five
days prior to the Closing Date, certifying that Prelude is in good standing as a
corporation in the State of Nevada.

         4.06 Other Items.  Alliance shall have received such further documents,
certificates, or instruments relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as
Alliance may reasonably request.

                                    ARTICLE V
                 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PRELUDE

         The  obligations  of Prelude  under this  Agreement  are subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions;

         5.01 Shareholder Approval. Prelude shall call and hold a meeting of its
shareholders,  or obtain through a majority written consent of its shareholders,

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whereby the shareholders of Prelude authorize and approve this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.

         5.02  Alliance   Shareholders.   Holders  of  all  of  the  issued  and
outstanding  Alliance  Shares shall agree to this  Agreement and the exchange of
shares contemplated by this Agreement.

         5.03 Accuracy of  Representations.  The  representations and warranties
made by Alliance and the Alliance  Stockholders in this Agreement were true when
made and shall be true at the Closing  Date with the same force and affect as if
such  representations  and  warranties  were made at and as of the Closing  Date
(except for changes  therein  permitted by this  Agreement),  and Alliance shall
have  performed or complied with all covenants and  conditions  required by this
Agreement  to be  performed  or  complied  with by  Alliance  prior to or at the
Closing.  Prelude  shall  be  furnished  with a  certificate,  signed  by a duly
authorized  officer of Alliance  and dated the Closing  Date,  to the  foregoing
effect.

         5.04  Officer's  Certificates.  Prelude shall have been  furnished with
certificates  dated the  Closing  Date and signed by the duly  authorized  chief
operating  officer of  Alliance to the effect  that no  litigation,  proceeding,
investigation,  or inquiry is pending  or, to the best  knowledge  of  Alliance,
threatened,   which  might  result  in  an  action  to  enjoin  or  prevent  the
consummation of the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement.  Furthermore,
these certificates shall represent, to the best knowledge of the officer, that:
         (a) This  Agreement  has been  duly  approved  by  Alliance's  board of
directors and  shareholders and has been duly executed and delivered in the name
and on behalf of Alliance by its duly  authorized  officers  pursuant to, and in
compliance  with,  authority  granted  by the  board of  directors  of  Alliance
pursuant to a unanimous consent of its board of directors and a majority vote of
its stockholders:
         (b) Except as provided or permitted herein, there have been no material
adverse changes in Alliance up to and including the date of the certificate;
         (c) All  authorizations,  consents,  approvals,  registrations,  and/or
filing with any governmental  body agency,  or court required in connection with
the  execution  and delivery of the documents by Alliance have been obtained and
are in full force and effect or, if not required to have been  obtained  will be
in full force and effect by such time as may be required: and
         (d)  Except  as  otherwise  disclosed  in  Schedule  3.08,  there is no
material action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation at law or in equity
by any public board or body pending or threatened  against Alliance,  wherein an
unfavorable  decision,  ruling,  or finding would have an adverse  affect on the
financial condition of Alliance,  the operation of Alliance,  or the acquisition
and reorganization  contemplated herein, or any material agreement or instrument
by which Alliance is bound or would in any way contest the existence of Alliance
..

         5.05 No Material Adverse Change. Prior to the Closing Date, there shall
not have  occurred  any  material  adverse  change in the  financial  condition,
business or  operations of Alliance,  nor shall any event have  occurred  which,

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with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, may cause or create any material
adverse change in the financial condition, business, or operations of Alliance.

         5.06 Good Standings.  Prelude shall have received a certificate of good
standing  from the  appropriate  authority,  dated as of a date within five days
prior to the Closing  Date,  certifying  that  Alliance is in good standing as a
corporation in the state of Illinois.

         5.07 Other Items.  Prelude shall have received such further  documents,
certificates, or instruments relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as
Prelude may reasonably request.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                SPECIAL COVENANTS

         6.01     Activities of Prelude and Alliance
         (a) From and after the date of this  Agreement  until the Closing  Date
and except as set forth in the  respective  schedules to be delivered by Prelude
and Alliance  pursuant hereto or as permitted or contemplated by this Agreement,
Prelude and Alliance will each:

               (i) Carry on its business in substantially  the same manner as it
               has heretofore;
               (ii)  Maintain in full force and effect  insurance  comparable in
               amount and in scope of coverage to that now maintained by it;
               (iii)  Perform in all material  respects  all of its  obligations
               under material contracts,  leases, and instruments relating to or
               affecting its assets, properties, and business;
               (iv) Use its best  efforts to maintain  and preserve its business
               organization intact, to retain its key employees, and to maintain
               its relationships with its material suppliers and customers;
               (v) Duly and timely  file for all  taxable  periods  ending on or
               prior to the Closing Date all federal,  state,  county, and local
               tax  returns  required to be filed by or on behalf of such entity
               or for which such entity may be held  responsible  and shall pay,
               or  cause  to pay,  all  taxes  required  to be  shown as due and
               payable on such returns,  as well as all  installments of tax due
               and  payable  during  the period  commencing  on the date of this
               Agreement and ending on the Closing Date; and
               (vi) Fully comply with and perform in all  material  respects all
               obligations  and duties  imposed on it by all  federal  and state
               laws and all rules, regulations, and orders imposed by federal or
               state governmental authorities.

         (b) From and after the date of this  Agreement  and except as  provided
herein until the Closing Date, Prelude and Alliance will not:

               (i) Make any change in its articles of incorporation or bylaws;

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               (ii) Enter into or amend any  material  contract,  agreement,  or
               other  instrument  of any of the types  described in such party's
               schedules,  except  that a party  may  enter  into or  amend  any
               contract,  agreement,  or other instrument in the ordinary course
               of  business;  and  Enter  into  any  agreement  for the  sale of
               Alliance or Prelude  securities without the prior approval of the
               other party.

         6.02 Access to Properties and Records. Until the Closing Date, Alliance
and  Prelude  will  afford  to  the  other  party's   officers  and   authorized
representatives  full access to the properties,  books, and records of the other
party in order that each party may have full opportunity to make such reasonable
investigation  as it shall  desire to make of the affairs of Alliance or Prelude
and will  furnish  the other  party  with such  additional  financial  and other
information  as to the  business and  properties  of Alliance or Prelude as each
party shall from time to time reasonably request.

         6.03  Indemnification  by Alliance.  Alliance  will  indemnify and hold
harmless  Prelude and its directors and officers,  and each person,  if any, who
controls  Prelude within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any
and all losses, claims, damages, expenses,  liabilities, or actions to which any
of them may become  subject under  applicable  law (including the Securities Act
and the Securities  Exchange Act) and will reimburse them for any legal or other
expenses  reasonably  incurred  by  them in  connection  with  investigating  or
defending any claims or actions, whether or not resulting in liability,  insofar
as such losses, claims, damages, expenses,  liabilities, or actions arise out of
or are based upon any untrue  statement or alleged untrue  statement of material
fact contained in any application or statement filed with a governmental body or
arising  out of or are based  upon the  omission  or alleged  omission  to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein,  or necessary in order to
make  the  statements  therein  not  misleading,  but only  insofar  as any such
statement  or  omission  was  made  in  reliance  upon  and in  conformity  with
information  furnished in writing by Alliance  expressly  for use  therein.  The
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6.03 shall remain operative and in
full force and effect,  regardless of any investigation  made by or on behalf of
Prelude and shall survive the consummation of the  transactions  contemplated by
this Agreement for a period of six months.

         6.04  Indemnification  by  Prelude.  Prelude  will  indemnify  and hold
harmless Alliance, the Alliance Stockholders, Alliance's directors and officers,
and each  person,  if any,  who  controls  Alliance  within  the  meaning of the
Securities Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,  expenses,
liabilities, or actions to which any of them may become subject under applicable
law (including  the  Securities  Act and the  Securities  Exchange Act) and will
reimburse  them for any legal or other expenses  reasonably  incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any claims or actions, whether or not
resulting in  liability,  insofar as such  losses,  claims,  damages,  expenses,
liabilities,  or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue  statement or
alleged  untrue  statement of a material fact  contained in any  application  or
statement  filed with a governmental  body or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged  omission to state  therein a material  fact  required to be
stated  therein,  or  necessary  in  order to make the  statements  therein  not

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misleading,  but only  insofar as any such  statement  or  omission  was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing by Prelude
expressly  for use therein.  The indemnity  agreement  contained in this Section
6.04 shall  remain  operative  and in full force and effect,  regardless  of any
investigation   made  by  or  on  behalf  of  Alliance  and  shall  survive  the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement for a period of
six months.

         6.05 The  Acquisition  of Prelude  Common  Stock.  Prelude and Alliance
understand  and agree that the  consummation  of this  Agreement  including  the
issuance of the Prelude  Common  Stock to Alliance in exchange  for the Alliance
shares as  contemplated  hereby,  constitutes  the offer and sale of  securities
under the  Securities Act and applicable  state  statutes.  Prelude and Alliance
agree that such transactions shall be consummated in reliance on exemptions from
the  registration  and prospectus  delivery  requirements  of such statutes that
depend,  among other items, on the circumstances under which such securities are
acquired.
         (a) In order to provide  documentation for reliance upon exemption from
the registration and prospectus delivery requirements for such transactions, the
signing  of  this   Agreement   and  the   delivery  of   appropriate   separate
representations  shall constitute the parties acceptance of, and concurrence in,
the following representations and warranties:

               (i) The Alliance  Stockholders  acknowledge  that neither the SEC
               nor the  securities  commission  of any  state or  other  federal
               agency has made any  determination  as to the merits of acquiring
               Prelude Common Stock, and that this transaction  involves certain
               risks.
               (ii)  The  Alliance  Stockholders  have  received  and  read  the
               Agreement and understand the risks related to the consummation of
               the transactions herein contemplated.
               (iii) Alliance Stockholders have such knowledge and experience in
               business  and   financial   matters  that  they  are  capable  of
               evaluating each business.
               (iv) Alliance  Stockholders have been provided with copies of all
               materials   and   information   requested   by  them   or   their
               representatives,  including any  information  requested to verify
               any  information  furnished  (to the extent such  information  is
               available  or can be  obtained  without  unreasonable  effort  or
               expense),  and the parties have been provided the opportunity for
               direct  communication  regarding  the  transactions  contemplated
               hereby.
               (v) All information which the Alliance Stockholders have provided
               to Prelude or their representatives  concerning their suitability
               and intent to hold shares in Prelude  following the  transactions
               contemplated hereby is complete, accurate, and correct.
               (vi)  The  Alliance  Stockholders  have not  offered  or sold any
               securities  of Prelude or interest in this  Agreement and have no
               present  intention  of  dividing  the  Prelude  Common  Stock  or
               Alliance Shares to be received or the rights under this Agreement

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               with others or of reselling or otherwise disposing of any portion
               of such stock or rights, either currently or after the passage of
               a fixed or  determinable  period of time or on the  occurrence or
               nonoccurrence of any predetermined event or circumstance.
               (vii)  The  Alliance  Stockholders  understand  that the  Prelude
               Common Stock has not been  registered,  but is being  acquired by
               reason of a specific  exemption  under the Securities Act as well
               as under certain state  statutes for  transactions  not involving
               any  public  offering  and that any  disposition  of the  subject
               Prelude  Common  Stock  may,  under  certain  circumstances,   be
               inconsistent with this exemption and may make Alliance or Prelude
               an "underwriter", within the meaning of the Securities Act. It is
               understood that the definition of "underwriter"  focuses upon the
               concept of "distribution" and that any subsequent  disposition of
               the  subject  Prelude  Common  Stock  can  only  be  effected  in
               transactions, which are not considered distributions.  Generally,
               the term  "distribution"  is considered  synonymous  with "public
               offering"   or  any  other  offer  or  sale   involving   general
               solicitation  or  general  advertising.  Under  present  law,  in
               determining  whether a  distribution  occurs when  securities are
               sold into the public market, under certain circumstances one must
               consider the  availability  of public  information  regarding the
               issuer, a holding period for the securities  sufficient to assure
               that  the  persons  desiring  to  sell  the  securities   without
               registration  first bear the economic  risk of their  investment,
               and a  limitation  on the  number of  securities  which the stock
               holder is  permitted  to sell and on the manner of sale,  thereby
               reducing the potential impact of the sale on the trading markets.
               These criteria are set forth specifically in Rule 144 promulgated
               under the Securities Act, and, after two years after the date the
               Prelude  Common  Stock or Alliance  Shares are fully paid for, as
               calculated in accordance with Rule 144(d), sales of securities in
               reliance  upon Rule 144 can only be made in  limited  amounts  in
               accordance with the terms and conditions of that rule.  After two
               years  from  the date the  securities  are  fully  paid  for,  as
               calculated in accordance with Rule 144(d),  they can generally be
               sold without meeting those conditions, provided the holder is not
               (and has not been for the preceding three months) an affiliate of
               the issuer.

               (viii) The Alliance  Stockholders  acknowledge that the shares of
               Prelude  Common  Stock,  must  be  held  and  may  not  be  sold,
               transferred,  or otherwise  disposed of for value unless they are
               subsequently  registered under the Securities Act or an Exemption
               from such  registration  is  available.  Prelude is not under any
               obligation  to  register  the  Prelude  Common  Stock  under  the
               Securities  Act.  If Rule 144 is  available  after  two years and
               prior to three years following the date the shares are fully paid
               for, only routine  sales of such Prelude  Common Stock in limited

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               amounts can be made in reliance upon Rule 144 in accordance  with
               the terms and  conditions of that rule.  Prelude is not under any
               obligation to make Rule 144 available except as set forth in this
               Agreement and in the event Rule 144 is not available,  compliance
               with  Regulation  A or some  other  disclosure  exemption  may be
               required  before Alliance  Stockholders  can sell,  transfer,  or
               otherwise   dispose  of  such  Prelude   Common   Stock   without
               registration under the Securities Act. Subject to compliance with
               federal and state securities laws, Prelude registrar and transfer
               agent  will   maintain  a  stop   transfer   order   against  the
               registration  and  transfer of the Prelude  Common  Stock held by
               Alliance  Stockholders  and  the  certificates  representing  the
               Prelude  Common  Stock  will bear a legend in  substantially  the
               following form so restricting the sale of such securities:

                           "THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
                           NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
                           AS  AMENDED  ("ACT"),  AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
                           EXCEPT  PURSUANT  TO  (I) AN  EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION
                           STATEMENT   UNDER  THE  ACT,   (II)  TO  THE   EXTENT
                           APPLICABLE,  RULE 144 UNDER  THE ACT (OR ANY  SIMILAR
                           RULE UNDER SUCH ACT  RELATING TO THE  DISPOSITION  OF
                           SECURITIES),  OR (III) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IF SUCH
                           OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY  SATISFACTORY  TO COUNSEL
                           TO THE ISSUER,  THAT AN EXEMPTION  FROM  REGISTRATION
                           UNDER SUCH ACT IS AVAILABLE."

                  (ix) Subject to compliance  with federal and state  securities
                  laws,  Prelude may refuse to  register  further  transfers  or
                  resale's  of  the  Prelude  Common  Stock  in the  absence  of
                  compliance  with Rule 144  unless  the  Alliance  Stockholders
                  furnish   Prelude  with  an  opinion  of  counsel   reasonably
                  acceptable  to Prelude  stating  that the  transfer is proper.
                  Further, unless such opinion states that the shares of Prelude
                  Common Stock are free of any restrictions under the Securities
                  Act,  Prelude may refuse to  transfer  the  securities  to any
                  transferee who does not furnish in writing to Prelude the same
                  representations  and agree to the same conditions with respect
                  to such Prelude Common Stock as set forth herein.  Prelude may
                  also  refuse  to  transfer  the  Prelude  Common  Stock if any

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                  circumstances  are  present  reasonably  indicating  that  the
                  transferee's representations are not accurate.

         (b) In connection with the transaction  contemplated by this Agreement,
Alliance and Prelude shall each file with the  assistance of the other and their
respective  legal  counsel,  such  notices,  applications,   reports,  or  other
instruments as may be deemed by them to be necessary or appropriate in an effort
to  document  reliance  on  such  exemptions,  and  the  appropriate  regulatory
authority  in the  states  where  the  Alliance  Stockholders  reside  unless an
exemption  requiring no filing is available  in such  jurisdictions,  all to the
extent and in the manner as may be deemed by such parties to be appropriate.
         (c) In order to more  fully  document  reliance  on the  exemptions  as
provided herein, Alliance, the Alliance Stockholders,  and Prelude shall execute
and deliver to the other,  at or prior to the Closing,  such further  letters of
representation,  acknowledgment, suitability, or the like as Prelude or Alliance
and their respective  counsel may reasonably request in connection with reliance
on exemptions from registration under such securities laws.
         (d) The Alliance Stockholders acknowledge that the basis for relying on
exemptions from  registration  or  qualification  are factual,  depending on the
conduct of the various  parties,  and that no legal  opinion or other  assurance
will be  required  or given to the  effect  that the  transactions  contemplated
hereby are in fact exempt from registration or qualification.

         6.06  Prelude  Liabilities.  Immediately  prior  to the  Closing  Date,
Prelude shall have no material assets and no liabilities in excess of $1,000 and
all expenses related to this Agreement or otherwise shall have been paid.

         6.07     Sales of Securities Under Rule 144, If Applicable.
         (a)  Prelude  will use its best  efforts  to at all times  satisfy  the
current  public  information  requirements  of Rule 144  promulgated  under  the
Securities Act so that its shareholders can sell restricted securities that have
been held for two years or more or such other  restricted  period as required by
Rule 144 as it is from time to time amended.
         (b) Upon being  informed  in writing by any person  holding  restricted
stock of Prelude as of the date of this  Agreement  that such person  intends to
sell any shares under rule 144  promulgated  under the Securities Act (including
any rule adopted in substitution or replacement  thereof),  Prelude will certify
in writing to such person  that it is  compliance  with rule 144 current  public
information  requirement to enable such person to sell such person's  restricted
stock under rule 144, as may be applicable under the circumstances.
         (c) If any  certificate  representing  any  such  restricted  stock  is
presented to Prelude  transfer agent for  registration or transfer in connection
with any sales  theretofore  made under Rule 144,  provided such  certificate is
duly  endorsed for transfer by the  appropriate  person(s) or  accompanied  by a
separate  stock power duly  executed by the  appropriate  person(s) in each case
with reasonable assurances that such endorsements are genuine and effective, and
is accompanied by an opinion of counsel  satisfactory to Prelude and its counsel
that such transfer has complied with the  requirements  of Rule 144, as the case

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may be,  Prelude will  promptly  instruct its  transfer  agent to register  such
transfer and to issue one or more new certificates  representing  such shares to
the transferee and, if appropriate under the provisions of rule 144, as the case
may be, free of any stop transfer order or restrictive legend. The provisions of
this  Section  6.07  shall  survive  the  Closing  and the  consummation  of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for a period of two years.
         (d) The  shareholders of Prelude as of the date of this  Agreement,  as
well as those  receiving  Prelude Common Stock pursuant to this  Agreement,  are
intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.07.

         6.08  New  Board  of  Directors  and  Officers.  Upon  closing  of  the
transactions  contemplated by this Agreement and the simultaneous Agreement with
Tri-State  Stores,  Inc.,  GMG Partners LLC, and SASCO  Springfield  Auto Supply
Company  ("TSG"),  the current  board of directors and officers of Prelude shall
resign and in their  place  nominees  of TSG and  Alliance  shall be  appointed,
subject to the approval of the suitability and qualifications of such nominees.

         6.09 Prelude  Capitalization.  For a period of eighteen months from the
Closing  Date,  Prelude  will not engage in any reverse  split of its issued and
outstanding  Common Stock without the prior written approval of the holders of a
majority in interest of the issued and  outstanding  Prelude Common Stock on the
date of this Agreement, other than a secondary offering of common stock in order
to raise working capital.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         7.01 Brokers.  Except as provided  herein,  Prelude and Alliance  agree
that there were no finders or brokers  involved in bringing the parties together
or who were instrumental in the negotiation,  execution, or consummation of this
Agreement.  Further,  Prelude and  Alliance  each agree to  indemnify  the other
against any claim by any third person for any commission, brokerage, or finder's
fee or  other  payment  with  respect  to  this  Agreement  or the  transactions
contemplated hereby based on any alleged agreement or understanding between such
party and such third  person,  whether  express or implied,  from the actions of
such party.

         The  covenants set forth in this section shall survive the Closing Date
and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated.

         7.02 No  Representation  Regarding Tax Treatment.  No representation or
warranty is being made by any party to any other regarding the treatment of this
transaction  for  federal  or state  income  taxation.  Each  party  has  relied
exclusively on its own legal,  accounting,  and other tax adviser  regarding the
treatment  of this  transaction  for  federal  and  state  income  taxes  and on
representation,  warranty,  or  assurance  from any  other  party or such  other
party's legal, accounting, or other adviser.

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         7.03 Governing Law. This Agreement  shall be governed by,  enforced and
constructed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

         7.04 Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder  shall be  sufficiently  given  if  personally  delivered,  if sent by
facsimile or telecopy transmission or other electronic  communication  confirmed
by  registered  or  certified  mail,  postage  prepaid,  or if sent  by  prepaid
overnight courier addressed as follows:

         If to Prelude Ventures, Inc.:

         If to Alliance Petroleum, Inc.:

or such other  addresses  as shall be  furnished  in writing by any party in the
manner for giving notices, hereunder, and any such notice or communication shall
be deemed to have been given as of the date so delivered or sent by facsimile or
telecopy  transmission or other electronic  communication,  or one day after the
date so sent by overnight courier.

         7.05 Attorney's Fees. In the event that any party institutes any action
or suit to enforce this Agreement or to secure relief from any default hereunder
or  breach  hereof,   the  breaching   party  or  parties  shall  reimburse  the
non-breaching party or parties from all costs,  including  reasonable  attorneys
fees,  incurred in  connection  therewith  and in  enforcing or  collecting  any
judgment rendered therein.

         7.06  Schedules / Knowledge.  Whenever in any section of this Agreement
reference is made to information set forth in the schedules  provided by Prelude
or Alliance  such  reference is to  information  specifically  set forth in such
schedules and clearly  marked to identify the section of this Agreement to which
the information relates.  Whenever any representation is made to the "knowledge"
of any  party,  it shall be deemed to be a  representation  that no  officer  or
director of such party,  after  reasonable  investigation,  has any knowledge of
such matters.

         7.07 Entire Agreement.  This Agreement  represents the entire agreement
between  the  parties  relating  to the  subject  matter  hereof.  All  previous
agreements  between the parties,  whether written or oral, have been merged into
this Agreement. The Agreement alone fully and completely expresses the agreement
of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. There are no other courses
of dealing, understandings,  agreements, representations, or warranties, written
or oral, except as set forth herein.

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         7.08  Survival  Termination.   The  representations,   warranties,  and
covenants  of the  respective  parties  shall  survive the Closing  Date and the
consummation of the transactions  herein contemplated for a period of six months
from the Closing Date, unless otherwise provided herein.

         7.09   Counterparts.   This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  multiple
counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed an original  and all of which taken
together shall be but a single instrument.

         7.10 Amendment or Waiver.  Every right and remedy provided herein shall
be cumulative with every other right and remedy,  whether  conferred  herein, at
law, or in equity, and such remedies may be enforced concurrently, and no waiver
by any  party  of the  performance  of any  obligation  by the  other  shall  be
construed as a waiver of the same or any other  default  then,  theretofore,  or
thereafter  occurring or existing.  At any time prior to the Closing Date,  this
Agreement may be amended by a writing signed by all parties hereto, with respect
to any of the  terms  contained  herein,  and  any  term  or  condition  of this
Agreement may be waived or the time for performance thereof may be extended by a
writing  signed by the party or  parties  for whose  benefit  the  provision  is
intended.

                  [Signature Page to Agreement Follows]

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  corporate  parties  hereto  have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their respective officers, hereunto duly authorized,
as of the date first above written.

PRELUDE VENTURES, INC.
A Nevada Corporation

By:      __________________________
         Anthony Sarvuicci,
         President

ALLIANCE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPAMY
An Illinois Corporation

By:      __________________________

         President

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Exhibit A-1
Stockholders of Alliance Petroleum, Inc.

                                       34Exhibit 10.2

                  RIDER TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS  OF  THE  AGREEMENT  AND  PLAN  OF
REORGANIZATION,  DATED OCTOBER 9, 2003, (THE "AGREEMENT") BY AND BETWEEN PRELUDE
VENTURES,   INC.   ("PRELUDE"),   AND  ALLIANCE   PETROLEUM   PRODUCTS   COMPANY
("ALLIANCE"),   THE  PARTIES  AGREE  TO  THE  FOLLOWING   ADDITIONAL  TERMS  AND
CONDITIONS.

         1.       Immediately  after the execution of the  Agreement,  a banking
                  account for Prelude shall be established with Jesse Fuller and
                  Larry Griffith as the only signing parties.  The parties agree
                  that  $250,000  shall be allocated to each of Alliance and Tri
                  State  Acquisition  Corp.  for working  capital  purposes (the
                  "Working Capital Advance").

         2.       Within a reasonable time after closing,  but not to exceed 150
                  days,  Prelude  agrees to provide  funding to pay Harris  Bank
                  $3,500,000  to release its  security  interest  on  Alliance's
                  equipment,  and  pay-off,  such amounts owed to Harris Bank by
                  APMC Oil Company, Inc.

         3.       The Alliance  shares to be delivered to Prelude in  accordance
                  with the Agreement shall be held in escrow.  Michael S. Krome,
                  P.C. shall be the escrow agent.

         4.       If Prelude  does not arrange for the pay-off of Harris Bank as
                  set forth in  section  2,  Alliance  shall  have the option of
                  notifying  the escrow  agent to return the shares of Alliance,
                  and rescind the Agreement, without any recourse to the Working
                  Capital Advance.

         5.       If section 2 becomes  applicable,  then all of the  parties to
                  the  Agreement  agree that no party  shall be entitled to file
                  any  claim  or  lawsuit   against  any  other  party  to  this
                  Agreement,  seeking the return of the Working  Capital Advance
                  hereunder.

         6.       An  additional  5,000,000  shares of common  stock of  Prelude
                  shall be  issued  to  WorldLink  International  Network,  Inc.
                  ("WorldLink")  pursuant to the written directions of WorldLink
                  twenty-four months after the execution of the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF of the corporate parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their respective officers,  hereto duly authorized, as of the 9th
day of October, 2003.

Prelude Ventures, Inc.

-------------------------------
By:      Anthony Sarvucci
         President

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Alliance Petroleum Products Company

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By:      Richard Stiefel

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