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                                                                EXHIBIT (10) (w)

                   THE FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                  DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN TRUST AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE I.         TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.........................................................................   1

     Section 1.1   Title.........................................................................................   1

     Section 1.2   Definitions...................................................................................   1

ARTICLE II.        ADMINISTRATION................................................................................   2

     Section 2.1   Trustee Responsibility........................................................................   2

     Section 2.2   Maintenance of Records........................................................................   2

ARTICLE III.       FUNDING.......................................................................................   2

     Section 3.1   Contributions.................................................................................   3

     Section 3.2   Participating Company Trust...................................................................   3

     Section 3.3   Subtrusts.....................................................................................   4

ARTICLE IV.        PAYMENTS FROM TRUST FUND......................................................................   4

     Section 4.1   Payments to Trust Beneficiaries...............................................................   4

     Section 4.2   Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust
                   Beneficiaries When the Company Is Insolvent...................................................   5

     Section 4.3   Payments to the Company.......................................................................   6

     Section 4.4   Trustee Compensation and Expenses; Other Fees and Expenses....................................   6

     Section 4.5   Taxes.........................................................................................   7

     Section 4.6   Alienation....................................................................................   7

     Section 4.7   Disputes......................................................................................   7

ARTICLE V.         INVESTMENT OF TRUST ASSETS....................................................................   7

     Section 5.1   Investment of Subtrust Assets.................................................................   7

     Section 5.2   Disposition of Income and Losses..............................................................   7

     Section 5.3   Excess Assets.................................................................................   8

ARTICLE VI.        TRUSTEE.......................................................................................   8
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     Section 6.1   General Powers and Duties.....................................................................   8

     Section 6.2   Records.......................................................................................   9

     Section 6.3   Third Persons.................................................................................   9

     Section 6.4   Limitation on Obligation of Trustee...........................................................   9

ARTICLE VII.       RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE............................................................  10

     Section 7.1   Method and Procedure..........................................................................  10

ARTICLE VIII.      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.....................................................................  10

     Section 8.1   Amendments....................................................................................  10

     Section 8.2   Duration and Termination......................................................................  11

     Section 8.3   Distribution upon Termination.................................................................  11

ARTICLE IX.        MISCELLANEOUS.................................................................................  11

     Section 9.1   Limitation on Participants' Rights............................................................  11

     Section 9.2   Receipt or Release............................................................................  12

     Section 9.3   Governing Law.................................................................................  12

     Section 9.4   Headings, etc, No Part of Agreement...........................................................  12

     Section 9.5   Instrument in Counterparts....................................................................  12

     Section 9.6   Successors and Assigns........................................................................  12

     Section 9.7   Indemnity.....................................................................................  12
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                  DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN TRUST AGREEMENT

     This Trust Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as of this 1st
day of January, 2000, by and between The First American Financial Corporation
(hereinafter called the "Company") and FIRST AMERICAN TRUST, F.S.B. (hereinafter
called "Trustee"), evidences the terms of a trust for the benefit of certain
employees, former employees and their designated beneficiaries (hereinafter
collectively called "Trust Beneficiaries") who will be entitled to receive
benefits under The First American Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation
Plan ("Plan").

     This Trust is intended to be a grantor trust, of which the Company is the
grantor, within the meaning of subpart E, part I, subchapter J, Chapter 1,
subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be
construed accordingly.

                             W I T N E S S E T H:
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     WHEREAS, the Company has previously established this irrevocable trust
(hereinafter called the "Trust") and transferred to the Trust assets which shall
be held therein together with future contributions, subject to the claims of the
Company's creditors in the event of the Company's insolvency, until paid to the
Trust Beneficiaries as benefits in such manner and at such times as required
hereunder; and

     WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties that this Trust shall
constitute an unfunded arrangement and shall not affect the status of the Plan
as an unfunded plan maintained for the purpose of providing deferred
compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees
for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1994,
as amended ("ERISA");

     NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed as follows:

                                  ARTICLE I.

                             TITLE AND DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.1  Title.
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     This Trust Agreement shall be known as The First American Financial
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan Trust Agreement.

     Section 1.2  Definitions.
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     The following words, when used in this Trust Agreement with initial letter
capitalized, shall have the meanings set forth below:

     "Company" shall mean The First American Financial Corporation, and any
successor corporations.
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     "General Fund" shall mean that portion of the Trust fund which is not
allocated to a Subtrust.

     "Participating Company" shall mean Company and each corporation or other
entity which is a member of a controlled group of corporations or other entities
(within the meaning of Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code) of which Company
is a component member, and (ii) such other entities which are not part of a
controlled group of corporations or other entities where Company has a fifty
percent (50%) or more, but less than eighty percent (80%) ownership interest,
provided that the Board of Directors of Company authorizes such entity's
participation in this Plan and such entity's governing body requests
participation in this Plan.

     "Participating Company Trust" shall mean a separate component trust
established for each entity which is not a member of a controlled group of
corporations or other entities (within the meaning of Sections 414(b) and 414(c)
of the Code) of which Company is a component member, that is participating in
this Plan established for a Participating Company pursuant to Section 3.2 of
this Trust.

     "Plan" shall mean The First American Financial Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan.

     "Policy" shall mean an insurance policy purchased in accordance with the
terms of the Plan.

     "Subtrust" shall mean a separate subtrust established for a Participant
pursuant to Section 3.3.

     Capitalized terms not defined above shall be defined in accordance with the
Plan.

                                  ARTICLE II.

                                ADMINISTRATION

     Section 2.1  Trustee Responsibility.
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     By its acceptance of this Trust, Trustee agrees to make payments under this
Trust to Trust Beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Trust
Agreement.

     Section 2.2  Maintenance of Records.
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     The Committee shall have the duty and responsibility to maintain all
individual Trust Beneficiary records and to prepare and file all reports and
other information required by any federal or state law or regulation relating to
the Trust and the Trust assets.

                                 ARTICLE III.

                                    FUNDING

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     Section 3.1  Contributions.

             (a)  The Company shall contribute to the Trust an amount equal to
the amount deferred by each Participant for the Plan Year; in no event shall
these contributions be made after the Company's tax return due date for that
Plan Year. Each Participating Company may also contribute cash to the Trust in
an amount approximately equal to the "cost of insurance" (as defined in the
Policies) needed to fund the death benefits described in Section 6.1(c) (1) of
the Plan; provided that such obligation shall not apply with respect to a Policy
if (1) the Committee has directed the Trustee to discontinue the Policy, (2) the
applicable Participant is no longer employed by the Participating Company, or
(3) the applicable Participant is not entitled to a death benefit under the
Policy because he has taken an early distribution (as described in Section 6.2
of the Plan). The Committee may direct the Trustee to discontinue the Policy for
any reason, without regard to whether Section 6.1(c)(1) of the Plan is in
effect, whether the Participant is employed or otherwise.

             (b)  Except as provided otherwise herein, all contributions
received pursuant to (a) above, together with the income therefrom and any
increment thereon, shall be held, managed and administered by Trustee as a
single Trust pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement without distinction
between principal and income.

             (c)  The principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon shall be
held separate and apart from other funds of Participating Company and shall be
used exclusively for the uses and purposes of Plan Participants and general
creditors as herein set forth. Trust Beneficiaries shall not have any preferred
claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust prior
to the time such assets are paid to Trust Beneficiaries as benefits as provided
in Section 4.1, and all rights created under this Trust Agreement shall be mere
unsecured contractual rights of Trust Beneficiaries against the Participating
Company or Participating Company Trust. Any assets held by the Trust will be
subject to the claims of Participating Company's general creditors under federal
and state law in the event of Insolvency, as defined in Section 4:2(a) herein,
provided, however, that only Trust Assets subject to the claims of a
Participating Company's general creditors shall be those assets allocated to the
Participating Company Trust maintained for such Participating Company.

     Section 3.2  Participating Company Trust.
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             (a)  The Trustee shall established a separate Participating Company
Trust for each Participating Company and credit the amount of contributions made
by each Participating Company to that Participating Company's Trust. Each
Participating Company Trust shall reflect a Participating Company's interest in
the assets of the Trust Fund and shall not require any segregation of particular
assets.

             (b)  Following the allocation of assets to the Participating
Company Trust pursuant to Section 3.2(a), the Trustee shall allocate investment
earnings and losses of the Trust Fund among the Participating Company Trusts in
accordance with Section 5.2 and as directed by Company. Payments to general
creditors pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof shall be charged against the particular
Participating Company Trust and not the Trust as a whole.

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     Section 3.3  Subtrusts.
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             (a)  If directed by the Committee, the Trustee shall establish a
separate Subtrust for that Participant and credit the amount of such
contribution to that Participant's Subtrust. Each Subtrust shall reflect an
individual interest in the assets of the Trust fund and shall not require any
segregation of particular assets.

             (b)  Following the allocation of assets to Subtrusts pursuant to
Section 3.3(a), the Trustee shall allocate investment earnings and losses of the
Trust fund among the Subtrusts in accordance with Section 5.2 and as directed by
Company. Payments to general creditors pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof shall be
charged against the Subtrusts in proportion to their account balances, except
that the payment of benefits to a Trust Beneficiary shall be charged against the
Subtrust established or maintained for such Trust Beneficiary.

             (c)  Amounts allocated to a Participant's Subtrust may not be
utilized to pay benefits to another Participant or Beneficiary of another
Participant. Following payment of a Participant's entire benefit under the Plan,
including payment of an early distribution under Section 6.2 of the Plan
(whether by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement or by the
Participating Company or by a combination thereof), any amounts remaining
allocated to that Participant's Subtrust shall be transferred by the Trustee to
the Participating Company. In lieu of transferring such amounts, the Committee
may direct the Trustee to retain such amounts in Trust allocated in accordance
with Section 5.3. If following payment of a Participant's entire benefit under
the Plan, including payment of an early distribution under Section 6.2 of the
Plan (whether by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement or by
the Participating Company or by a combination thereof) any Policy held with
respect to such Participant shall be transferred by the Trustee to the
Participating Company. In lieu of transferring the Policy, the Committee may
direct the Trustee to designate a new beneficiary (which may be the
Participating Company) under the Policy or cash in the applicable Policy and
cause such proceeds to be retained in Trust and allocated in accordance with
Section 5.3.

                                  ARTICLE IV.

                           PAYMENTS FROM TRUST FUND

     Section 4.1  Payments to Trust Beneficiaries.
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             (a)  The Committee may direct the Trustee to pay (or to commence to
pay) to a Participant (or, in the case of the Participant's death, to the
Participant's Beneficiary) the benefit, excluding amounts described in Section
6.1(c)(1) of the Plan, payable to such Participant under the Plan (the "Benefit
Amount") as soon as practicable following the Participant's Payment Eligibility
Date (as defined in the Plan). In the event, the Trustee is not directed to make
payment, pursuant to the previous sentence, the Participating Company shall make
the appropriate payments as soon as practicable following the Participant's
Payment Date. If the Participating Company makes payments directly to the
Participant, the Participating Company may request that the Trustee reimburse it
for such payments from the Participating Company Trust. If Subtrusts are
established, the Trustee shall make such payment only from funds allocated to
the Participant's Subtrust plus the General Fund, if any.

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             (b)  The Committee shall have full authority and responsibility to
determine the correct time and amount of payment of the Benefit Amount. In
making such determination, the Committee shall be governed by the terms of the
Plan and this Trust Agreement.

             (c)  Any obligation to a Trust Beneficiary under this Trust
Agreement is also an obligation of the Company to the extent not paid from the
Trust. Accordingly, to the extent payments to a Trust Beneficiary are
discontinued pursuant to Section 4.2, the Participating Company shall be
obligated to pay the Trust Beneficiary the same amount (plus applicable interest
from its general assets). If the amount credited to the Trust (or a Subtrust if
applicable) is not sufficient to make the payment of the Benefit Amount to a
Trust Beneficiary in accordance with the determination by the Committee, the
Participating Company agrees that it shall make the balance of such payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Trustee, the Company nor any
Participating Company shall have any obligation to pay any amounts described in
Section 6.1(c)(1) of the Plan; all such amounts shall be payable solely from the
proceeds of the Policy, if any.

             (d)  Unless a Trust Beneficiary furnishes documentation in form and
substance satisfactory to Trustee that no withholding is required with respect
to a payment of benefits from the Trust, Trustee shall deduct from any such
Benefit Payment any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld
by Trustee and shall be responsible for payment and reporting of such withheld
taxes to the appropriate taxing authorities. The Trustee shall inform the
Participating Company of the amounts so remitted.

             (e)  Trustee shall provide the Participating Company and the
Committee with written confirmation of the fact and time of any payment
hereunder within ten business days after making any payment to a Trust
Beneficiary.

             (f)  Following payment of a Participant's entire benefit under the
Plan, including payment of an early distribution under Section 6.2 of the Plan
(whether by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement or by a
Participating Company or by a combination thereof), the Trustee shall, at the
direction of the Committee, either (1) transfer ownership of the applicable
Policy to the Participating Company, (2) designate a new beneficiary named by
the Committee (which may include the Participating Company), or (3) cash in the
applicable Policy and retain such amounts in the Trust to be allocated in
accordance with Section 5.3. In addition, any cash previously received with
respect to such Policy not used to pay benefits to the Participant shall be
retained in trust and allocated in accordance with Section 5.3.

             (g)  In the event a forfeiture occurs as a result of Section 6.3 of
the Plan, such forfeited amount shall be paid to the Participating Company.

     Section 4.2  Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust
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Beneficiaries When the Company Is Insolvent.
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             (a)  A Participating Company shall be considered "Insolvent" for
purposes of this Trust Agreement if (i) the Participating Company is unable to
pay its debts as they become

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due, or (ii) is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United
States Bankruptcy Code.

             (b)  At all times during the continuance of the Trust, the
principal and income of a Participating Company Trust shall be subject to claims
of general creditors of the Participating Company as hereinafter set forth, and
at any time Trustee has actual knowledge, or has determined, that the
Participating Company is Insolvent, Trustee shall deliver any undistributed
principal and income in the Trust to satisfy such claims as a court of competent
jurisdiction may direct. The Participating Company, through its Board of
Directors or any of its executive officers, shall advise Trustee promptly in
writing of the Participating Company's Insolvency. If Trustee receives such
notice, or otherwise receives written notice from a third party which Trustee,
in its sole discretion, deems reliable and responsible, Trustee shall
discontinue payments to Trust Beneficiaries, shall hold the Trust assets for the
benefit of the Participating Company's general creditors, and shall resume
payments to Trust Beneficiaries in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Trust
Agreement only after Trustee has determined that the Participating Company is
not Insolvent or is no longer Insolvent. Unless Trustee has actual knowledge of
the Participating Company's Insolvency or has received notice from the
Participating Company or a third party alleging the Company is Insolvent,
Trustee shall have no duty to inquire whether the Participating Company is
Insolvent. Trustee may in all events rely on such evidence concerning the
solvency of the Participating Company as may be furnished to Trustee which will
give Trustee a reasonable basis for making a determination concerning the
Participating Company's solvency. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any
way diminish any rights of Trust Beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general
creditors of the Participating Company with respect to benefits payable
hereunder or otherwise.

             (c)  If Trustee discontinues payments of benefits from the Trust
pursuant to Section 4.2(b) and subsequently resumes such payments, the first
payment following such discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all
payments which would have been made to Trust Beneficiaries together with
interest at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation rate applicable to
immediate annuities on the amount delayed during the period of such
discontinuance, less the aggregate amount of payments made to Trust
Beneficiaries by the Participating Company in lieu of the payments provided for
hereunder during any such period of discontinuance.

     Section 4.3  Payments to the Company.
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     Except as provided in Sections 3.3(c), 4.1(a), 4.1(f), 4.1(g) or 4.2, a
Participating Company shall have no right or power to direct Trustee to return
to the Participating Company or to divert to others any of the Trust assets
before the Trust is terminated pursuant to Section 8.2.

     Section 4.4  Trustee Compensation and Expenses; Other Fees and Expenses.
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     The Company shall pay the Trustee such reasonable compensation for its
services as shall be agreed upon from time to time by the Company and Trustee,
and Trustee shall be reimbursed by the Company for its expenses that are
reasonably necessary and incident to its administration of the Trust.

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     Following reasonable consultation with the Company such expenses shall
include fees of counsel and other advisors, if any, incurred by Trustee for the
purpose of determining its responsibilities under the Trust. Such compensation,
expenses or fees, as well as all other administrative fees and expenses, shall
be paid from Trust assets unless paid directly by the Company.

     Each Participating Company agrees to bear its pro rata portion of the
expenses of the Trust. The expenses of the Trust shall be allocated amongst
Participating Companies based on the balance of each Participating Company Trust
over the balance of all Participating Company Trusts.

     Section 4.5  Taxes.
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     Trustee shall not be personally liable for any real and personal property
taxes, income taxes and other taxes of any kind levied or assessed under the
existing or future laws against the Trust assets. Such taxes shall be paid
directly from the Trust assets unless paid by the Participating Company, in the
discretion of the Committee.

     Section 4.6  Alienation.
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     The benefits, proceeds, payments or claims of Trust Beneficiaries payable
from the Trust assets shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation,
alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge,
garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary. Any
attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber,
garnish, levy or otherwise dispose of or execute upon any right or benefits
payable hereunder shall be void. The Trust assets shall not in any manner be
liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts
of any Trust Beneficiary entitled to benefits hereunder and such benefits shall
not be considered an asset of Trust Beneficiary in the event of his insolvency
or bankruptcy.

     Section 4.7  Disputes.
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     All disputes, other than disputes between the Trustee and the Committee or
Company, shall be resolved in accordance with Section 7.8 of the Plan.

                                  ARTICLE V.

                          INVESTMENT OF TRUST ASSETS

     Section 5.1  Investment of Subtrust Assets.
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     The Trustee shall invest and manage the assets of the Trust (and each
Subtrust, if any) in accordance with written directions from the Committee.

     Section 5.2  Disposition of Income and Losses.
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     Subject to Section 5.3, all income received by the Trust shall be
reinvested. Any income or loss that is attributable to the amount credited to a
Participating Company Trust in accordance

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with Section 3.2, and any income or loss thereon, shall be credited to such
Participating Company Trust and reinvested. Any income or loss that is
attributable to the amount credited to a Subtrust in accordance with Section
3.3, and income or loss thereon, shall be credited to such Subtrust and
reinvested.

     Section 5.3  Excess Assets.
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     In the event that excess assets remain after death benefits are paid to a
Beneficiary in accordance with Section 6.1(c)(1) of the Plan, such excess assets
which remain in the Trust shall be allocated to the Participating Company Trust
in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Trust.

                                  ARTICLE VI.

                                    TRUSTEE

     Section 6.1  General Powers and Duties.
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     Subject to written directions from the Committee regarding the investment
of Trust assets, Trustee, on behalf of Trust Beneficiaries, shall have all
powers necessary to administer the Trust, including, but not by way of
limitation, the following powers in addition to other powers as are set forth
herein or conferred by law:

             (a)  To hold, invest and reinvest the principal or income of the
Trust in bonds, common or preferred stock, other securities, or other personal,
real or mixed tangible or intangible property (including investment in deposits
with Trustee which bear a reasonable interest rate, including without limitation
investments in trust savings accounts, certificates of deposit, time
certificates or similar investments or deposits maintained by the Trustee);

             (b)  To hold, invest and reinvest the principal or income of the
Trust in the Policies, direct investments under the Policies and take any other
action regarding the Policies, as specifically directed by the Committee
(including those specified by Sections 3.1(b), 3.3(c) or 4.1(f)) and to enter
into split dollar life insurance agreements with Participants pursuant to which
each Participant designates the beneficiary to receive the portion of the death
benefits described in Section 6.1(c)(1) of the Plan;

             (c)  If (i) directed by the Company or Committee to discontinue a
Policy or (ii) notified by the Committee or Company that a Participant has
terminated employment for a reason other than death, to immediately notify the
insurance company that no death benefits are payable to the beneficiaries of the
applicable Participant under the Policy (and that neither the Participant nor
his beneficiary has any rights under the Policy or the benefits under the
Policy) and to file a new beneficiary designation with the Insurance Company
naming the Trust as beneficiary, unless directed by the Committee to take such
other action as deemed necessary by the Committee in accordance with this Trust;

             (d)  To pay and provide for the payment of all reasonable and
necessary expenses of administering the affairs of the Trust, subject to
reimbursement of such expenses within 30 days by the Company in accordance with
Section 4.4;

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             (e)  To pay and provide for the payment of all benefits to Trust
Beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement;

             (f)  To retain noninterest bearing deposits or a cash balance with
Trustee of so much of the funds as may be determined to be temporarily held
awaiting investment or payment of benefits or expenses;

             (g)  To compromise, arbitrate or otherwise adjust claims in favor
of or against the Trust and to institute, compromise and defend actions and
proceedings;

             (h)  To vote any stock, bonds or other securities of any
corporation or other issuer at any time held in the Trust; to otherwise consent
to or request any action on the part of any such corporation or other issuer; to
give general or special proxies or powers of attorney, with or without power of
substitution; to participate in any reorganization, recapitalization,
consolidation, merger or similar transaction with respect to such stocks, bonds
or other securities and to deposit such stocks, bonds or other securities in any
voting trust, or with any protective or like committee, or with a trustee, or
with the depositories designated thereby; to exercise any subscription rights
and conversion privileges; and to generally exercise any of the powers of an
owner with respect to the stocks, bonds or other securities or properties in the
Trust; and

             (i)  Generally, to do all such acts, execute all such instruments,
take all such proceedings, and exercise all such rights and privileges with
relation to the property constituting the Trust as if Trustee were the absolute
owner thereof.

     Section 6.2  Records.
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     Trustee shall keep a full, accurate and detailed record of all transactions
of the Trust which the Company shall have the right to examine at any time
during Trustee's regular business hours. Within 90 days after the close of each
calendar year and within 15 days after the removal or resignation of Trustee,
Trustee shall furnish the Company with a statement of account with respect to
the Trust. This account shall set forth all receipts, disbursements and other
transactions (including sales and purchases) effected by Trustee during said
year (or until its removal or resignation), shall show the investments at the
end of the year (or date of removal or resignation), including the cost and fair
market value of each item, and the amounts allocated to each Subtrust.

     Section 6.3  Third Persons.
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     A third person dealing with Trustee shall not be required to make any
inquiry as to whether the Company or the Committee has instructed Trustee, or
Trustee is otherwise authorized, to take or omit any action, and shall not be
required to follow the application by Trustee of any money or property which may
be paid or delivered to Trustee.

     Section 6.4  Limitation on Obligation of Trustee.
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     Trustee shall have no responsibility for the validity of the Plan or of the
Trust and does not guarantee the payment of any amount which may become payable
to any Trust Beneficiary under the terms hereof.

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                                 ARTICLE VII.

                      RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE

     Section 7.1  Method and Procedure.
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             (a)  Trustee may resign at any time by delivering to the Company a
written notice of resignation, to take effect on a date specified therein, which
shall be not less than 30 days after the delivery thereof, unless such notice
shall be waived.

             (b)  The Company may remove Trustee at any time by delivering to
Trustee a written notice of removal, to take effect on a date specified therein,
which shall be not less than 30 days after the delivery thereof, unless such
notice shall be waived.

             (c)  In case of the resignation or removal of Trustee, Trustee
shall have a right to a settlement of its accounts, which may be made, at the
option of Trustee, either (1) by a judicial settlement in an action instituted
by Trustee in a court of competent jurisdiction, or (2) by an agreement of
settlement between Trustee and the Company.

             (d)  Upon such settlement, all right, title and interest of such
Trustee in the assets of the Trust, and all rights and privileges under the
Trust theretofore vested in such Trustee shall vest in the successor Trustee,
and thereupon all liabilities of such Trustee shall terminate; provided,
however, that Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all documents and
written instruments which are necessary to transfer and convey all the right,
title and interest in the assets of the Trust, and all rights and privileges in
the Trust to the successor Trustee.

             (e)  The Company, upon receipt of or giving notice of the
resignation or removal of Trustee, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.
The successor Trustee shall be a bank or trust company qualified and authorized
to do trust business in the State of California and having on the date of
appointment total assets of at least $10,000,000 and a credit rating from
Moody's of A or better. In the event of the failure or refusal of the Company to
appoint such a successor Trustee within 30 days after the notice of resignation
or removal, Trustee may secure, at the expense of the Company, the appointment
of such successor Trustee by an appropriate action in a court of competent
jurisdiction. Any successor Trustee so appointed may qualify by executing and
delivering to the Company an instrument accepting such appointment and, upon
delivery, such successor, without further act, shall become vested with all the
right, title and interest, and all rights and privileges of the predecessor
Trustee with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein.

                                 ARTICLE VIII.

                           AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

     Section 8.1  Amendments.
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     The Company shall have the right to amend (but not terminate) the Trust
from time to time and to amend further or cancel any such amendment. Any
amendment shall be stated in an instrument in writing executed by the Company
and Trustee, and this Trust Agreement shall be

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amended in the manner and at the time therein set forth, and the Company and
Trustee shall be bound thereby; provided, however:

             (a)  No amendment shall have any retroactive effect so as to
deprive any Trust Beneficiary of any benefits already vested under the Plan, or
create a reversion of Trust assets to the Company except as already provided in
this Trust Agreement, other than such changes, if any, as may be required in
order for the Trust to be considered a component of a plan described in Section
9.3;

             (b)  No amendment shall make the Trust revocable; and

             (c)  No amendment shall increase the duties or liabilities of
Trustee without its written consent.

     Section 8.2  Duration and Termination.
                  ------------------------

     This Trust shall not be revocable and shall continue until the earliest of
(a) the accomplishment of the purpose for which it was created, (b) the
exhaustion of all appeals of a final determination of a court of competent
jurisdiction that the interest in the Trust of Trust Beneficiaries is includable
for federal income tax purposes in the gross income of such Trust Beneficiaries,
without such determination having been reversed (or the earlier expiration of
the time to appeal), (c) if required to comply with California rules regulating
the maximum length for which trusts may be established, the expiration of twenty
years and six months after the death of the last surviving Trust Beneficiary who
is living and is a Trust Beneficiary on the date this Trust is established, (d)
a determination of the Company to terminate the Trust because applicable law
requires it to be amended in a way that could make it taxable and failure to so
amend the Trust would subject the Company to material penalties, or (e) the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

     Section 8.3  Distribution upon Termination.
                  -----------------------------

     Upon termination of this Trust, Trustee shall liquidate the Trust fund and
provide a final account to the Company and the Committee. To the extent Trust
assets are sufficient, the Trustee shall pay to each Participant the appropriate
Benefit Amount. After its final account has been settled as provided in Section
7.1(c), Trustee shall return to the Company any assets remaining after the
distributions described in this Section 8.3. Upon making such distributions,
Trustee shall be relieved from all further liability. The powers of Trustee
hereunder shall continue so long as any assets of the Trust fund remain in its
hands.

                                  ARTICLE IX.

                                 MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 9.1  Limitation on Participants' Rights.
                  ----------------------------------

     Participation in the Trust shall not give Participants the right to be
retained in the Participating Company's employ or any right or interest in the
Trust other than as herein provided. Each Participating Company reserves the
right to dismiss Participants without any

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liability for any claim either against the Trust, except to the extent provided
herein, or against the Participating Company. All benefits payable hereunder
shall be provided solely from the assets of the Trust, except as otherwise
provided in the Plan.

     Section 9.2  Receipt or Release.
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     Any payment to a Trust Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the
Trust shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims
against Trustee and the Company, and Trustee may require such Trust Beneficiary,
as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to
such effect.

     Section 9.3  Governing Law.
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     This Trust Agreement and the Trust hereby created shall be construed,
administered and governed in all respects under applicable federal law, and to
the extent that federal law is inapplicable, under the laws of the State of
California; provided, however, that if any provision is susceptible to more than
one interpretation, such interpretation shall be given thereto as is consistent
with the Trust being (a) classified as a grantor trust as defined in Sections
671 et seq. of the Code, and (b) classified as a component of an unfunded plan
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maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation for a select group of
management or highly compensated employees, as described in Section 201(2) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. If any
provision of this instrument shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue
to be fully effective.

     Section 9.4  Headings, etc., No Part of Agreement.
                  ------------------------------------

     Headings and subheadings in this Trust Agreement are inserted for
convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in the construction
of the provisions hereof.

     Section 9.5  Instrument in Counterparts.
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     This Trust Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, and said counterparts shall constitute but one and
the same instruments, which may be sufficiently evidenced by any one
counterpart.

     Section 9.6  Successors and Assigns.
                  ----------------------

     This Trust Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

     Section 9.7  Indemnity.
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             (a)  Except in the case of liabilities and claims arising out of
Trustee's willful misconduct or gross negligence, Company shall indemnify and
hold Trustee harmless from and against all liabilities and claims (including
reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in defense thereof) arising out of or in
any way connected with the Plan or the Trust fund or the management, operation,
administration or control thereof and based in whole or in part on:

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                       (1)  Any act or inaction of Company or Committee (which
term includes, in this paragraph, any actual or ostensible agent of Company) or

                       (2)  Any act or inaction of Trustee resulting from the
absence of proper directions hereunder, or in accordance with any directions,
purported or real, from Company or Committee, whether or not proper hereunder,
if relied upon in good faith by Trustee.

             (b)  The Trustee does not warrant and shall not be liable for any
tax consequences associated with the Trust or the Plans.

             (c)  The Trustee shall not be liable for the inadequacy of the
Trust to pay all amounts due under the Plans.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have executed this Trust Agreement as of
the 10th day of March, 2000.

                              THE FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                              By:  /s/ Drew Cree
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                                   Its:Vice President Human Resources
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                              FIRST AMERICAN TRUST, F.S.B.

                              By:  /s/ Horace B. Benjamin
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                                   Its: Senior Vice President
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.41

                               SUBLEASE AGREEMENT
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     THIS SUBLEASE AGREEMENT (this "Sublease"), dated as of December 1, 1999, is
made by and between CREATIVE COMPUTERS, INC., a Delaware corporation
("Sublessor") and uBID, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Sublessee").

1.  Premises.  Sublessor hereby subleases to Sublessee and Sublessee hereby
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subleases from Sublessor for the term, at the rental, and upon all of the
conditions set forth herein, that certain improved space (the "Subleased
Premises") consisting of approximately seventy thousand (70,000) rentable square
feet, situated in that certain industrial building (the "Building") located at
4715 East Shelby Drive, Memphis, Tennessee  38118.  A depiction of the Subleased
Premises is attached hereto as Exhibit "A."
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2.  Master Lease.  Sublessor is the lessee of the Subleased Premises and other
    ------------
additional office space by virtue of that certain Industrial Lease Agreement
dated September 15, 1995 (the "Master Lease"), between Mercy Capital Center
Joint Venture, successor in interest to Corporate Estates, Inc., a California
corporation ("Master Landlord") and Sublessor, as lessee, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit "B."  Additionally, the parties acknowledge and agree
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that the Master Lease is subject to that certain Payment in Lieu of Taxes Lease
between the Industrial Development Board of the City of Memphis and the County
of Shelby, Tennessee ("IDB"), as landlord, and Master Landlord, as tenant.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed
to such terms in the Master Lease.  Sublessor hereby represents and warrants to
Sublessee that Sublessor is not in default under the Master Lease nor is
Sublessor aware of any default of Master Landlord under the Master Lease.

3.  Term.
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   3.1  Term.  The term (the "Term") of this Sublease shall commence on the
        ----
"Commencement Date" (as defined below) and expire on the date that the last
business day of the calendar month twenty-two (22) months following the
Commencement Date, unless sooner terminated pursuant to any provision hereof.
The parties acknowledge and agree that the Commencement Date shall occur on the
later of (i) the date that Sublessor delivers written notice to Sublessee that
"Substantial Completion" of the Tenant Improvements (as defined and pursuant to

Section 8, below) has occurred, or (ii) the date the parties obtain Master
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Landlord's consent pursuant to Section 6 below.
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     3.2  Early Occupancy.  In the event that Sublessee occupies the Subleased
          ---------------
Premises for business purposes prior to the Commencement Date, such occupancy
shall be subject to all provisions hereof, and such occupancy shall not advance
the termination date.

4.  Rent.
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     4.1  Basic Rent.  Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor monthly in advance, on
          ----------
the first (1st) day of each month during the Term, rent (the "Basic Rent") for
the Subleased Premises in an amount equal to (a) Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred
Twenty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($16,625.00), less (b) the Amortized Tenant
Improvement Cost (as defined below).  The Amortized Tenant Improvement Cost is
equal to the quotient of (i) the actual incurred Tenant Improvement Costs (as
defined in Section 8(a) below), divided by (ii) twenty-two (22).  Rent for any
           ------------
period during the Term hereof which is for less than one (1) month shall be a
prorata portion of the monthly installment.  Rent shall be payable in lawful
money of the United States to Sublessor at the address stated herein or to such
other persons or at such other places as Sublessor may designate in writing.

     4.2  Additional Rent.
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          (a) Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor as additional rent for the
Subleased Premises Sublessee's proportionate share ("Sublessee's Proportionate
Share") of Tenant's proportionate share of all Additional Rent and "operating
expenses" (as defined and pursuant to Section 6 of the Master Lease) and real
estate taxes and other impositions.  Sublessee's Proportionate Share shall be
equal to the fraction, the
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numerator consisting of the then existing rentable square feet of the Subleased
Premises and the denominator consisting of 325,000. Sublessee shall pay
Sublessor's Proportionate Share of Additional Rent to Sublessor within ten (10)
days of invoice.

          (b) In addition, to the extent that during the term hereof, Sublessee
requires extraordinary services or any resource in excess of that customarily
supplied to Sublessor's other premises under the Master Lease, Sublessee shall
contract, at Sublessee's sole costs and expense, with Master Landlord for such
services.  Sublessor and Sublessee acknowledge and agree that Sublessee shall
not be required to pay any additional charge for basic services Master Landlord
is required to so provide without additional charge to Sublessor pursuant to
Section 6 of the Master Lease.

     4.3  Payment of Rent and Consent to Sublease.  Notwithstanding anything to
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the contrary contained herein, Basic Rent and Additional Rent shall be payable
in the amounts and at the times set forth in this Section 4 regardless of the
                                                  ---------
date that the parties hereto receive Master Landlord's consent to this Sublease
pursuant to Section 6 below.  In the event, however, Master Landlord denies or
            ---------
fails to consent to this Sublease prior to the expiration of the Approval Period
(as defined in Section 6 below), Sublessee shall be entitled to the prompt
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return of all rent paid applicable to the period following the date Master
Landlord denied the approval of this Sublease and this Sublease shall be of no
further force or effect and the parties hereto shall have no further obligation
to each other.

5.  Use.  The Subleased Premises shall be used and occupied for office,
    ---
warehouse and distribution of computers and related equipment and other uses
related to Sublessee's business any other uses permitted under the Master Lease.
Sublessee's business shall be conducted throughout the term hereof so as not to
violate any term, provision or condition of the Master Lease.  Sublessee shall
comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders,
restrictions of record and requirements in effect during the term hereof
regulating the use by Sublessee of the Subleased Premises; provided however,
Sublessee shall not be responsible for violations of applicable law relating to
the Subleased Premises occurring prior to Sublessee's occupancy of the Subleased
Premises.

6.  Consent of Master Landlord.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the Master
    --------------------------
Lease requires that Sublessor obtain the consent of Master Landlord to any
subletting of the Subleased Premises.  Therefore Sublessor and Sublessee agree
that this Sublease shall be terminated pursuant to Section 31 below unless,
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within thirty (30) days of the date hereof (the "Approval Period"), Master
Landlord grants its express consent to the terms and conditions of this
Sublease.

7.  Environmental Matters.
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     (a)  For purposes of this Sublease:

          (i) "Contamination" as used herein means the uncontained or
uncontrolled presence of or release of Hazardous Substances (as hereinafter
defined) into any environmental media from, upon, within, below, into or on any
portion of the Subleased Premises or the Building so as to require remediation,
cleanup or investigation under any applicable Environmental Law (as hereinafter
defined).

          (ii) "Environmental Laws" as used herein means all federal, state, and
local laws, regulations, orders, permits, ordinances or other requirements,
concerning Hazardous Substances, and the protection of human health, safety and
the environment, all as may be amended from time to time.

          (iii)  "Hazardous Substances" as used herein means any hazardous or
toxic substance, material, chemical, pollutant, contaminant or waste as those
terms are defined by any applicable Environmental Laws (including, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ("CERCLA") and the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ("RCRA") and any solid wastes,
polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde, asbestos, radioactive materials,
radon, explosives, petroleum products and oil.

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   (b) Sublessee represents that all its activities on the Subleased Premises or
the Building during the course of this Sublease will be conducted in compliance
with Environmental Laws.  Sublessee warrants that at its warehouse facilities
(i) to Sublessee's actual knowledge, is currently in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws and (ii) that there are no pending or threatened
notices of deficiency, notices of violation, orders, or judicial or
administrative actions involving alleged violations by Sublessee of any
Environmental Laws.  Sublessee, at Sublessee's sole cost and expense, shall be
responsible for obtaining all permits or licenses or approvals under
Environmental Laws for Sublessee's operation of its business on the Subleased
Premises and shall make all notifications and registrations required by any
applicable Environmental Laws.  Sublessee, at Sublessee's sole cost and expense
shall at all times comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits,
licenses, approvals, notifications and registrations with any other applicable
Environmental Laws.  Sublessee warrants that it will apply for all such permits,
licenses or approvals and made all such notifications and registrations required
by any applicable Environmental Laws necessary for Sublessee's operation of its
business on the Subleased Premises prior to the Commencement Date and will
obtain prior to the Commencement Date or as soon thereafter as reasonably
possible all such permits, licenses or approvals.

     (c) Sublessee shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Substances to be
brought upon, kept or used in or about the Subleased Premises or the Building
without the prior written consent of Sublessor, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that the consent of Sublessor shall
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not be required for the use at the Subleased Premises of cleaning supplies,
toner for photocopying machines and other similar materials, in containers and
quantities reasonably necessary for and consistent with normal and ordinary use
by Sublessee, at the Subleased Premises, in the routine operation or maintenance
of Sublessee's office equipment or in the routine janitorial service, cleaning
and maintenance for the Subleased Premises.  For purposes of this Section 7,
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Sublessor shall be deemed to have reasonably withheld consent if Sublessor
determines that the presence of such Hazardous Substance within the Subleased
Premises could result in a risk of harm to person or property or otherwise
negatively affect the value or marketability of the Building.

     (d) Sublessee shall not cause or permit the release of any Hazardous
Substances by Sublessee or its agents, contractors, employees or invitees into
any environmental media such as air, water or land, or into or on the Subleased
Premises or the Building in any manner that violates any Environmental Laws.  If
such release shall occur, Sublessee shall (i) take all steps reasonably
necessary to contain and control such release and any associated Contamination,
(ii) clean up or otherwise remedy such release and any associated Contamination
to the extent required by, and take any and all other actions required under,
applicable Environmental Laws, and (iii) notify and keep Sublessor and Master
Landlord reasonably informed of such release and response.

     (e) Sublessee shall under no circumstances whatsoever (i) cause or permit
any activity on the Subleased Premises which would cause the Subleased Premises
to become subject to regulation as a hazardous waste treatment, storage or under
RCRA or the regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) discharge Hazardous
Substances into the storm sewer system serving the Building; or (iii) install
any storage tank or underground piping on or under the Subleased Premises.

     (f) Sublessee shall and hereby does indemnify Sublessor and Master Landlord
and hold Sublessor and Master Landlord harmless from and against any and all
expense, loss, and liability suffered by Sublessor or Master Landlord (with the
exception of those expenses, losses, and liabilities arising from Sublessor's or
Master Landlord's own negligence or willful act), by reason of Sublessee's
improper storage, generation, handling, treatment, transportation, disposal, or
arrangement for transportation or disposal, of any Hazardous Substances (whether
accidental, intentional, or negligent) or by reason of Sublessee's breach of any
of the provisions of this Section 7.  Such expenses, losses and liabilities
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shall include, without limitation, (i) any and all expenses that Sublessor or
Master Landlord may incur to comply with any Environmental Laws as a result of
Sublessee's failure to comply therewith; (ii) any and all costs that Sublessor
or Master Landlord may incur in studying or remedying any Contamination at or
arising from the Subleased Premises or the Building; (iii) any and all costs
that Sublessor or Master Landlord may incur in studying, removing, disposing or
otherwise addressing any Hazardous Substances; (iv) any and all fines,

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penalties or other sanctions assessed upon Sublessor or Master Landlord by
reason of Sublessee's failure to comply with Environmental Laws; and (v) any and
all legal and professional fees and costs incurred by Sublessor or Master
Landlord in connection with the foregoing. The indemnity contained herein shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Sublease.

     (g) Sublessor and Master Landlord shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to enter the Subleased Premises at reasonable times throughout the
Term upon two (2) business days prior notice, except in the event of any
emergency, to audit and inspect the Subleased Premises for Sublessee's
compliance with this Section 7.
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8.  Tenant Improvements; Condition of Premises and Alterations.
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   (a) Sublessor shall, at Sublessee's sole cost and expense, acquire, construct
and install the tenant improvements (the "Tenant Improvements") as set forth on

Exhibit "C" attached hereto.  Upon the execution of this Sublease, Sublessee
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shall deliver to Sublessor, in cash or immediately available funds, Three
Hundred Ninety Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Five and No/100 Dollars ($390,195.00)
(the "Tenant Improvement Allowance") to be used by Sublessor to pay for the
Tenant Improvements.  In the event that the cost for the acquisition,
installation and construction of the Tenant Improvements (the "Tenant
Improvement Costs") is less than the Tenant Improvement Allowance, Sublessor
shall return the balance of the Tenant Improvement Allowance to Sublessee, and
the parties hereto agree that Basic Rent shall be adjusted as set forth in

Section 4.1.  In the event that the Tenant Improvement Costs exceed the Tenant
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Improvement Allowance, Sublessee shall pay the cost of such overage up to
Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) (the "Additional
Allowance").  In the event that the Tenant Improvement Costs exceed the sum of
Tenant Improvement Allowance and the Additional Allowance, Sublessor shall pay
such overage.  Sublessor shall deliver written notice to Sublessee upon the
occurrence of and evidencing the substantial completion ("Substantial
Completion") of the acquisition, construction and installation of the Tenant
Improvements, subject to minor punch list items.

     (b) In the event that Sublessee requests in writing a revision in any plans
approved by Sublessee relating to the Tenant Improvements or otherwise requests
any change to the Tenant Improvements as contemplated in this Sublease, then
provided such requested change is acceptable to Sublessor, in Sublessor's
reasonable discretion, Sublessor shall advise Sublessee by written change order
of any additional cost such change would cause.  Sublessee shall approve or
disapprove such change order in writing within five (5) days following its
receipt.  Sublessee's approval of a change order shall not be effective unless
accompanied by payment in full of the additional cost, if any, of the tenant
improvement work resulting from the change order.  It is understood that
Sublessor shall have no obligation to interrupt or modify the construction and
installation of the Tenant Improvement work pending Sublessee's approval of a
change order.

     (c) Except as otherwise set forth in Section 8(a) and Section 8(b) above,
                                          ------------     ------------
the Subleased Premises sublet hereunder shall be taken and leased by Sublessee
in their "as is" condition existing as of the date hereof. Except for non-
structural alterations costing less than Ten Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($10,000.00), Sublessee shall not make or suffer to be made any alterations,
additions or improvements to or of the Subleased Premises or any part thereof
without first obtaining the prior written consent of Master Landlord and
Sublessor. Sublessor agrees that Sublessor's consent to such alterations,
additions or improvements shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the
event Sublessor consents to the making of any alterations, additions or
improvements to the Subleased Premises by Sublessee the same shall be made by
Sublessee at Sublessee's sole cost and expense. All alterations, additions and
improvements made by Sublessee pursuant to this Sublease shall at the expiration
of the Term hereof become the property of Sublessor without any additional
consideration. Upon the expiration or sooner termination of the Term hereof,
Sublessee shall, upon written demand by Sublessor given at least thirty (30)
days prior to the end of the term, at Sublessee's sole cost and expense,
forthwith and with all due diligence remove any alterations, additions, or
improvements made by Sublessee, designated by Sublessor to be removed and
further, Sublessee shall, forthwith and with all due diligence at its sole cost
and expense, repair any damage to the Subleased Premises caused by such removal.
In all events, Sublessee shall maintain the Subleased Premises in good condition
and repair and shall surrender the Subleased Premises

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to Sublessor upon expiration of this Sublease, or the sooner termination
thereof, in good condition and repair, excluding ordinary wear and tear.

9.   Liens.  Sublessee shall keep the Subleased Premises and all alterations,
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additions and improvements thereto, free from any liens arising out of any work
performed or obligations incurred by or for Sublessee or materials furnished to
Sublessee.  Sublessor shall have the right to post notices of no responsibility
with respect to any work performed or obligations incurred by or for Sublessee
or materials furnished to Sublessee.  If Sublessee fails to keep the Subleased
Premises free from any such liens and does not, within ten (10) days following
the imposition of any such lien, cause the same to be released of record by
payment or posting of a proper bond, Sublessor shall have, in addition to all
other remedies provided herein and by law, the right but not the obligation, to
cause the same to be released by such means as it shall deem proper, including
payment of or defense against the claim giving rise to such lien.  All sums paid
by Sublessor and all expenses incurred by it in connection therewith (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys, fees) shall create automatically an
obligation of Sublessee to pay an equivalent amount as Additional Rent, which
Additional Rent shall be payable by Sublessee on Sublessor's demand with
interest at the maximum rate per annum permitted by law until paid.  Such
interest charged shall not constitute Sublessor's exclusive remedy nor
compromise or limit any other rights granted Sublessor by this Sublease or by
law or equity.  Nothing herein shall imply any consent by Sublessor to subject
Sublessor's estate to liability under any mechanic's lien law.  Sublessee may
contest the validity and/or amount of any lien imposed on the Subleased
Premises, provided that Sublessee has caused such lien to be released of record
by the payment or posting of the proper bond.

10.  Repairs.  Sublessee shall promptly make all repairs to the Subleased
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Premises not required to be made by Master Landlord pursuant to the Master
Lease, including, but not limited to special items and equipment installed by or
on behalf of Sublessee.  Sublessee shall pay for any repairs to the Subleased
Premises or the Building made necessary by any act, neglect, misuse or omission
of duty by Sublessee or its assignees, subtenants, employees, invitees or their
respective agents or other persons permitted in the Subleased Premises or on any
other portion of the Building by Sublessee, or any of them, and will maintain
the Subleased Premises, and will leave the Subleased Premises upon termination
of this Sublease, in a safe, clean, neat and sanitary condition.  If Sublessee
fails to maintain the Subleased Premises in good order, condition and repair,
Sublessor shall give Sublessee notice to do such acts as are reasonably required
to so maintain the Subleased Premises.  If Sublessee fails to promptly commence
such work and diligently prosecute it to completion, Sublessor shall have the
right to do such acts and expend such funds at the expense of Sublessee as are
reasonably required to perform such work.  Prior to commencing any item of
repair or maintenance work which is connected to the Building or may affect any
structural portion of the Building or any of its basic systems (including,
without limitation, air conditioning, heating, plumbing, electrical, and light
fixtures), Sublessee shall notify Master Landlord and Sublessor and obtain
Master Landlord's and Sublessor's prior written approval of the contractor who
will perform such work.  Master Landlord or Sublessor may elect to perform the
required work at Sublessee's cost.  All amounts payable by Sublessee to
Sublessor pursuant to this Section 10 shall be paid as Additional Rent within
                           ----------
ten (10) days after Sublessor delivers to Sublessee invoices or cancelled checks
evidencing such payment obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that Master Landlord shall remain responsible for
the performance of all repairs expressly required to be performed by Master
Landlord pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Master Lease ("Landlord's
Repair Obligations").  Sublessee shall notify both Master Landlord and Sublessor
in the event that Master Landlord shall fail to perform Landlord's Repair
Obligations.  Upon such notification and in addition to such other rights and
remedies Sublessor shall have under the Master Lease, Sublessor shall either (i)
take reasonable action under the Master Lease to require Master Landlord to
perform its obligations thereunder, or (ii) permit Sublessee, with Sublessor's
reasonable cooperation, to enforce Master Landlord's repair obligations under
the Master Lease.

11.  Damage or Destruction.  In the event of damage or destruction to the
     ---------------------
Building or any part thereof, the Master Lease shall either continue or
terminate pursuant to Section 20 of the Master Lease.  If the Master Lease
                      ----------
terminates, the Sublease shall also terminate.  If the Master Lease does not
terminate, then Master Landlord shall commence the necessary repair or
restoration of the Building, including that portion

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of the Subleased Premises, if any, suffering damage or destruction, as required
under the Master Lease. Sublessor shall have no responsibility whatsoever for
the repair or restoration of the Subleased Premises, it being acknowledged by
Sublessee that any repairs must be performed, if at all, by Master Landlord.
There shall be no reduction or abatement of rent for any period during which
Sublessee is unable to use the Subleased Premises, in whole or in part, due to
the repairs or restoration required under this paragraph, unless Sublessor
actually receives a reduction or abatement in rent under the terms of the Master
Lease and then, only to the extent such reduction or abatement relates to the
Subleased Premises. In any event Sublessee shall not be entitled to any
insurance proceeds or other remuneration except for insurance proceeds from
insurance policies it purchased for its own personal property.

12.  Eminent Domain or Condemnation.  In the event a proceeding in eminent
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domain or condemnation is instituted against the Building, or any part thereof,
the Master Lease shall either continue or terminate pursuant to Section 21 of
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the Master Lease.  If the Master Lease terminates, this Sublease shall also
terminate.  If the Master Lease does not terminate and the Subleased Premises
have not been materially affected, then the Sublease shall continue in full
force and effect except that the rental payable hereunder shall be reduced to
the extent that rent applicable to the Subleased Premises is equitably reduced
under the Master Lease.  If the Master Lease does not terminate and the
Subleased Premises are materially and substantially affected by the proceeding
in eminent domain or condemnation, then Sublessee shall have the right to
terminate the Sublease.  In any event, Sublessee shall not be entitled to any
award of damages for Sublessee's interest in the Subleased Premises.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall prevent Sublessee
from seeking an award against a taking authority for the taking of personal
property and fixtures owned by Sublessee or for moving expenses as a result of
such taking; provided however, the award sought and received by Sublessee shall
not diminish or affect, in whole or in part the award sought by Master Landlord
or Sublessor.

13.  Waiver of Liability; Indemnification.  Without limiting in any way the
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effect or generality of all indemnification and waiver provisions contained as
part of the terms of the Master Lease, which are incorporated herein pursuant to

Section 15 below, Sublessee hereby agrees that:
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     (a) Sublessor shall not be liable to Sublessee, and Sublessee hereby waives
all claims against Sublessor, for any injury or damage to any person or property
in or about the Subleased Premises by or from any cause whatsoever other than by
reason of the negligent acts or willful misconduct of Sublessor.

     (b) Sublessee shall defend, indemnify and hold Sublessor and Master
Landlord harmless against any and all claims or liability for any injury or
damage to any person or property whatsoever when such injury or damage shall be
caused in part or in whole by the act, neglect, fault of, or omission of any
duty with respect to the same, by Sublessee, its agents, servants, employees, or
invitees: (i) occurring in, on, or about the Subleased Premises or any part
thereof, and (ii) occurring in, on, or about any facilities (including, without
prejudice to the generality of the term "facilities," elevators, stairways,
passageways or hallways) the use of which Sublessee may have in conjunction with
other tenants of the Building.

     (c) Sublessee and Sublessor each hereby, on behalf of itself and all
persons and parties claiming under or through it, including without limitation
its insurance carrier(s), waives any right of recovery or claim against the
other for any damage to or destruction of any property located in or about the
Subleased Premises which results from or arises out of any casualty or event
insured by any casualty and/or property insurance policy carried by such waiving
party, regardless of the cause or origin of such casualty or event, including
without limitation, the negligence of Sublessee or Sublessor.

14.  Assignment and Subletting.
     -------------------------

     (a) Sublessee shall not sell, assign, encumber or otherwise transfer by
operation of law or otherwise this Sublease or any interest herein, sub-sublet
the Subleased Premises, or suffer any other person to occupy or use the
Subleased Premises or any portion thereof, without the prior written consent of
Sublessor and Master Landlord as provided herein, nor shall Sublessee permit any
lien to be placed on the Sublessee's interest by operation of law or otherwise.
Sublessee shall, by written notice, advise Sublessor of its desire from and
after a stated date (which shall not be less than ten (10) days nor more than
ninety

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(90) days after the date of Sublessee's notice), to subsublet the Subleased
Premises or any portion thereof for any part of the term hereof. Said notice by
Sublessee shall state the name and address of the proposed sub-subtenant,
together with such proposed sub-subtenant's certified financial statements, and
Sublessee shall deliver to Sublessor a true and complete copy of the proposed
subsublease with said notice. Sublessor shall not unreasonably withhold its own
consent to such sub-sublease, provided Master Landlord shall also give its
consent.

     (b) Any sub-subletting hereunder by Sublessee shall not result in Sublessee
being released or discharged from any liability under this Sublease.  Any
consent by Sublessor to any sub-subletting of the Subleased Premises or any part
thereof by Sublessee shall not be deemed to be a consent to any other sub-
subletting of the Subleased Premises and shall not constitute a waiver of the
requirements of Sublessor's consent to any other subsubletting of the Subleased
Premises as such requirement is stated herein.  Any sale, assignment,
encumbrance, subsubletting, occupation, lien or other transfer of this Sublease
which does not comply with the provisions of this paragraph shall be voidable
and at Sublessor's election shall constitute a default hereunder.

     (c) Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor of all rent received by Sublessee from
any sub-subletting hereunder in excess of the rent payable by Sublessee to
Sublessor under this Sublease, and any sums paid to Sublessee by any assignee
hereunder in consideration of the assignment of this Sublease.  Sublessee hereby
irrevocably assigns to Sublessor, as security for Sublessee's obligations under
this Sublease, all rent from any sub-subletting provided, however, that until
the occurrence of an event of default by Sublessee hereunder, Sublessee shall
have the right to collect such rent.

15.  Incorporation of Terms of Master Lease.  It is expressly understood,
     --------------------------------------
acknowledged and agreed by Sublessee that all of the other terms, conditions and
covenants of this Sublease shall be those stated in the Master Lease but only to
the extent that the terms of the Master Lease relate to the Subleased Premises,
except for (i) the basic rent obligations set forth in Article 4 of the Master
Lease, (ii) the Additional Rent obligations set forth in Article 6 of the Master
Lease, subject however to Section 4 above and (iii) Articles 16 through 18,
                          ---------
inclusive, 35 through 37, inclusive, 39 and 40 of the Master Lease.  Sublessee
shall and hereby agrees to be subject to and bound by and to comply with the
Master Lease with respect to the Subleased Premises and to satisfy all
applicable terms and conditions of the Master Lease for the benefit of both
Sublessor and Master Landlord, and that upon the breach of any of said terms,
conditions or covenants of the Master Lease by Sublessee or upon the failure of
the Sublessee to pay rent or comply with any of the provisions of this Sublease,
Sublessor may exercise any and all rights and remedies granted to Master
Landlord by the Master Lease, as well as any and all rights and remedies granted
to Sublessor by this Sublease.  It is further understood and agreed that the
Sublessor has no duty or obligation to the Sublessee under the Master Lease
other than to maintain the Master Lease in full force and effect during the term
of this Sublease, provided, however, that Sublessor shall not be liable to
Sublessee for any earlier termination of the Master Lease which is not due to
the fault of Sublessor.  Whenever the provisions of the Master Lease which have
been incorporated as provisions of this Sublease require the written consent of
the Master Landlord, said provisions shall be construed to require the written
consent of both the Master Landlord and the Sublessor.  Sublessor hereby
covenants that its consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Sublessee hereby acknowledges that it has read and is familiar with the terms of
the Master Lease, and agrees that this Sublease is subordinate and subject to
the Master Lease and that any termination thereof shall likewise terminate this
Sublease.  Sublessee further agrees that, in executing this Sublease and
assuming the obligations of lessee under the Master Lease (to the extent
applicable), it has not been granted any of the rights of Sublessor, as lessee
under the Master Lease, such rights being specifically reserved by Sublessor,
except to the extent granted to Sublessee hereunder.  In the event of any
inconsistencies between any of the provisions of this Sublease and the Master
Lease, the terms of this Sublease shall govern.

16.  Personal Property Taxes.  Sublessee shall pay or cause to be paid, before
     -----------------------
delinquency, any and all taxes levied or assessed and which become payable
during the term hereof upon all Sublessee's leasehold improvements, equipment,
furniture, fixtures and personal property located in the Subleased Premises.

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17.  Default and Remedies.
     --------------------

     (a)  The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall
constitute a material default and breach of this Sublease by Sublessee:

          (i) The failure by Sublessee to make any payment of rent or any other
payment required to be made by Sublessee hereunder, as and when due, where such
failure shall continue for a period of three (3) days after written notice
thereof by Sublessor to Sublessee;

          (ii) The abandonment (but not vacation of the Subleased Premises
provided Sublessee continue to timely pay all rent due hereunder) of the
Subleased Premises by Sublessee;

          (iii) The failure by Sublessee to observe or perform any of the
covenants, conditions or provisions of this Sublease to be observed or performed
by Sublessee, where such failure shall continue for a period of twenty (20) days
after written notice thereof by Sublessor to Sublessee.  If the nature of such
default is such that the same cannot be reasonably cured within such twenty (20)
day period, Sublessee shall not be deemed to be in default hereunder if
Sublessee shall within such period commence such cure and thereafter diligently
prosecute the same to completion, provided Master Landlord has not declared a
material default and breach of the Master Lease as a result of Sublessee's
failure to cure such default;

          (iv) The making by Sublessee of any general assignment or general
arrangement for the benefit of creditors; or the filing by or against Sublessee
of a petition to have Sublessee adjudged a bankrupt, or a petition for
reorganization or arrangement under any law, now existing or hereafter amended
or enacted, relating to bankruptcy or insolvency (unless, in the case of a
petition filed against Sublessee, Sublessee has not consented to, or admitted
the material allegation of said petition is dismissed within thirty (30) days);
or the appointment of a trustee or a receiver (other than in a bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding) to take possession of substantially all of Sublessee's
assets located at the Subleased Premises or of Sublessee's interest in this
Sublease, where possession is not restored to Sublessee within thirty (30) days;
or

          (v) Sublessee causes a material default and breach under the Master
Lease.

     (b) In the event of any such material default or breach by Sublessee,
Sublessor may, at any time thereafter, with or without notice or demand, and
without limiting Sublessor in the exercise of any right or remedy which
Sublessor may have hereunder, under the Master Lease as incorporated herein or
otherwise at law or in equity by reason of such default or breach, including,
but not limited to:

          (i) Terminate this Sublease and Sublessee's right to possession of the
Subleased Premises by notice to Sublessee or any other lawful means, in which
case this Sublease shall terminate and Sublessee shall immediately surrender
possession of the Subleased Premises to Sublessor.  In such event Sublessor
shall be entitled to recover from Sublessee all unpaid installments of rent and
other sums due and owing under this Sublease as of the date of Sublessee's
default and all damages incurred by Sublessor by reason of Sublessee's default,
including, but not limited to :

              (A) The cost of recovering possession of the Subleased Premises;
or

              (B) The worth at the time of award by the court having
jurisdiction thereof of the amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of
the term after the time of such award exceeds the amount of such rental loss for
the same period that Sublessee proves could be reasonably avoided.

Unpaid installments of rent or other sums shall bear interest from the date due
at the highest legal rate permissible in the State where the Subleased Premises
are located.  In the event Sublessee shall have abandoned the Subleased
Premises, Sublessor shall have the option of (1) taking possession of the

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Subleased Premises and recovering from Sublessee the amounts specified
hereinabove, or (2) proceeding under the provisions of the following paragraphs
(ii) and/or (iii).

          (ii) Maintain Sublessee's right to possession, in which case this
Sublease shall continue in effect whether or not Sublessee shall have abandoned
the Subleased Premises.  In such event Sublessor shall be entitled to enforce
all of Sublessor's rights and remedies under this Sublease, including, without
limitation, the right to recover the rent as it becomes due hereunder.
Notwithstanding any election by Sublessor not to terminate this Sublease or
Sublessee's right to possession, and whether or not Sublessor has sublet the
Subleased Premises or any part thereof as provided hereinabove, Sublessor shall
retain the right to and may at any time thereafter elect to terminate this
Sublease or Sublessee's right to possession for any default of Sublessee which
remains uncured or for any subsequent default of Sublessee by giving Sublessee
written notice thereof.

          (iii)  Pursue any other remedy now or thereafter available to
Sublessor under the laws or judicial decisions of the State in which the
Subleased Premises are located.

     (c)  No entry or taking of possession of the Subleased Premises or any part
thereof by Sublessor, nor any subletting thereof by Sublessor for Sublessee, nor
any appointment of a receiver, nor any other act of Sublessor, whether
acceptance of keys to the Subleased Premises or otherwise, shall constitute or
be construed as an election by Sublessor to terminate this Sublease or
Sublessee's right to possession of the Subleased Premises unless a written
notice of such election be given to Sublessee by Sublessor.

     (d) In the event Sublessor elects to terminate this Sublease or Sublessee's
right to possession hereunder, Sublessee shall surrender and vacate the
Subleased Premises in broom-clean condition, and Sublessor may re-enter and take
possession of the Subleased Premises and may eject all parties in possession or
eject some and not others or eject none. Any personal property of or under the
control of Sublessee remaining on the Subleased Premises at the time of such re-
entry may be considered and treated by Sublessor as abandoned.

     (e)  Termination of this Sublease or Sublessee's right to possession by
Sublessor shall not relieve Sublessee from any liability to Sublessor under any
provision of this Sublease providing for any indemnification of Sublessor by
Sublessee.

18.  Brokers.  Sublessee and Sublessor each represent and warrant to one another
     -------
that no brokers brought about or had any connection with the procuring,
execution, or delivery of this Sublease, and each party hereto agrees to
indemnify and hold the other harmless against any claims by any broker for
services rendered to the indemnifying party in connection with this Sublease.

19.  Insurance.  Sublessee shall during the entire Term of this Sublease,
     ---------
maintain all insurance policies required by Sublessor to be maintained under the
Master Lease in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease to the extent
applicable to the Subleased Premises.  Sublessee shall name Sublessor as an
additional insured on all such policies in which Master Landlord is also named
as an additional insured.

20.  ADA Compliance.  Sublessee shall, at its sole cost and expense, cause the
     --------------
Subleased Premises to comply at all times with the requirements of the Americans
With Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. (S) 12181 et seq.), the regulations now or
hereafter adopted pursuant thereto, and any and all applicable state or local
laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning public
accommodations for disabled persons now or hereafter in effect.  Sublessee shall
indemnify, defend (with counsel approved by Sublessor) and hold Sublessor
harmless from and against any and all claims, judgments, damages, penalties,
fines, costs, liabilities and losses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements) arising from Sublessee's failure to comply
with this Article.

21.  Systems.  During the term of this Sublease, Sublessee shall have the right
     -------
to use Sublessor's current inventory control and shipping systems ("Systems") to
the extent permitted under Sublessor's

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license ("Sublessor's Licensing Agreement"). Sublessee acknowledges and agrees
that its use of the Systems are on an "AS-IS" basis. Sublessee shall not be
required to pay any additional amount to Sublessor for the use of Sublessor's
License Agreement but may be required to make payment for such use to the
licensor thereunder. Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor Sublessee's proportional
share of all cost and expense ("Maintenance Costs") necessary for the
maintenance and support of the Systems, including, but not limited to
Sublessor's cost for personnel to maintain the Systems, in accordance with the
schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "D." All Maintenance Costs shall be billed
                            ----------
monthly with Basic Rent and shall be payable within five (5) days of demand. All
other additional costs incurred by Sublessor as a result of Sublessee's use of
the Systems, including but not limited to additional licensing fees and upgrades
in software, shall be reimbursed by Sublessee, as additional rent, within five
(5) days of demand by Sublessor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sublessor shall
have no liability whatsoever to Sublessee for any error, act, omission, or
failure associated with the Systems or the use by Sublessee thereof, unless such
error, act, omission or failure is attributable to Sublessor's willful
misconduct or gross negligence. In addition, in no event shall Sublessee be
entitled to any reduction in or offset to Basic Rent or Additional Rent
hereunder as a result of any such error, act, omission or failure or in the
event Sublessee elects at any time to discontinue its use of the Systems.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in that certain Sublease
Agreement dated July 1, 1998 (the "Prior Sublease") between Sublessor and
Sublessee, Sublessee acknowledges and agrees that following June 30, 2000,
either Sublessee or Sublessor shall have the right upon thirty (30) days prior
written notice to the other, to terminate Sublessor's Licensing Agreement and
(i) Sublessor shall have no liability whatsoever to Sublessee as a result of the
same under this Sublease or the Prior Sublease, (ii) this Sublease shall
continue in full force and effect, and (iii) Sublessee shall not be entitled to
any reduction in or offset to Basic Rent or Additional Rent due hereunder as a
result of such termination.

22.  Notices.  All notices and demands which may or are required to be given by
     -------
either party to the other hereunder shall be in writing and shall be personally
delivered or sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, or sent by reputable overnight courier (such
as Federal Express, UPS or DHL with delivery confirmation) and addressed as
follows:

     TO SUBLESSOR:    CREATIVE COMPUTERS, INC.
                      2555 West 190th Street
                      Torrance, California 90504
                      Attn:  Chief Financial Officer

     With a copy to:  MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
                      19900 MacArthur Boulevard
                      Suite 1200
                      Irvine, California 92612
                      Attention:  William B. Tate II, Esq.

     TO SUBLESSEE:    uBID, INC.
                      2525 Busse Highway
                      Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007
                      Attn:  Chief Financial Officer

     With a copy to:  WINSTON & STRAWN
                      35 West Wacker Drive
                      Chicago, Illinois  60601-9703
                      Attention:  Helen Shapiro, Esq.

All notices shall be deemed to have been received at the time of delivery, if
personally delivered, or three (3) business days after deposit in the United
States mail as specified above, if mailed or one (1) business day if sent by
overnight courier for next business day delivery. Either party may from time to
time change the address for delivery of notices and demands by giving notice of
such change as specified above. Sublessor shall promptly provide Sublessee with
a copy of any notice of default under the Master Lease and any notice relating
to the Subleased Premises received by Sublessor from Master Landlord. Sublessee

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shall forward concurrently to Sublessor any notices sent or received from Master
Landlord relating to the Subleased Premises.

23.  Hold Over.  In the event of any holding over without the consent of
     ---------
Sublessor beyond the end of the term, this Sublease shall be deemed a tenant at
sufferance upon the covenants and conditions herein contained and upon payment
of (i) 150% the monthly rental last paid by Sublessee and (ii) prompt
reimbursement to Sublessor of all loss, cost, expense and consequential damages
incurred by Sublessor as a result of such continued tenancy.

24.  Captions.  The captions of sections of this Sublease are not a part of this
     --------
Sublease and shall have no effect upon the construction or interpretation of any
part hereof.

25.  Successors and Assigns.  The covenants and conditions herein contained,
     ----------------------
subject to the provisions as to assignment, apply to and bind the heirs,
successors, executors, administrators, legal representatives and assigns of the
parties hereto.

26.  Attorneys' Fees.  In the event of any legal action or proceeding brought by
     ---------------
either party against the other arising out of this Sublease (an "Action"), the
prevailing party shall be entitled to the payment by the losing party of its
reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs and litigation expenses, as determined
by the court.

27.  Post-Judgment Attorneys' Fees.  The prevailing party in any Action shall be
     -----------------------------
entitled, in addition to and separately from the amounts receivable under

Section 26 above, to the payment by the losing party of the prevailing party's
----------
reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs and litigation expenses incurred in
connection with (a) any appellate review of the judgment rendered in such Action
or of any other ruling in such Action, and (b) any proceeding to enforce a
judgment in such Action.  It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of
this Section 27 be distinct and severable from the other rights of the parties
     ----------
under this Lease, shall survive the entry of judgment in any Action and shall
not be merged into such judgment.

28.  Gender and Number.  Wherever the context so requires, each gender shall
     -----------------
include any other gender, and the singular number shall include the plural and
vice-versa.

29.  Cumulative Remedies.  No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed
     -------------------
exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at
law or in equity.

30.  Separability.  Any provision of this Sublease which shall prove to be
     ------------
invalid, void or illegal shall. in no way affect, impair, or invalidate any
other provision hereof and all such other provisions shall remain in full force
and effect.

31.  Effectiveness.  This Sublease shall become effective when executed by all
     -------------
the parties hereto.  In the event Master Landlord and IDB, however fail to
expressly consent to the same within the Approval Period, this Sublease shall
terminate.  Sublessor shall return to Sublessee the initial payment of Basic
Rent delivered to Sublessor concurrently with the execution hereof by Sublessee,
and the parties hereto shall have no further obligation or liability to the
other.  This Sublease may be executed by telefacsimile.

32.  Quiet Enjoyment.  Upon Sublessee paying all Basic Rent, Additional Rent and
     ----------------
other charges due hereunder and observing and performing all of the covenants,
conditions and provisions to be performed by Sublessee hereunder, Sublessee
shall have quiet possession of the Subleased Premises for the entire term
hereof, subject to all of the provisions of this Sublease and the Master Lease.

33.  Time of the Essence.  Time is of the essence of each provision of this
     -------------------
Sublease where time is an element.

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34.  Counterparts.  This Sublease may be executed in counterparts, each is
     ------------
hereby declared to be an original; all, however constitute but one and the same
agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Sublease on the date
first above written.

Executed at Torrance, CA                      CREATIVE COMPUTERS, INC.,
            ------------------------          a California corporation
on December 1, 1999
            -                                By: /s/ Ted Sanders
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name: Ted Sanders
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Title: Chief Financial Officer
                                                       -------------------------

                                              By: /s/ Scott Klein
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name: Scott Klein
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Title: President
                                                      --------------------------

                                                   "Sublessor" (Corporate Seal)

Executed at  Chicago, IL                      uBID, INC., a Delaware corporation
            ------------------------
on January 5, 2000
           -
                                              By: /s/ Rhytas Kleiza
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name: Rhytas Kleiza
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Title: Director of Distribution
                                                       -------------------------

                                              By: /s/ Timothy Takesue
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name: Timothy Takesue
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Title:

                                                   Vice President-Merchandising
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                    "Sublessor" (Corporate Seal)

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