GENERAL BUSINESS SECURITY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.22
1.
SECURITY INTEREST
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Dated:
December 18, 2007
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In
consideration of any financial accommodation at any time granted by Advanced
Biotherapy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lender”), to Organic Farm Marketing,
LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Debtor”), Debtor hereby grants
Lender a security interest in all equipment, fixtures, inventory, documents,
general intangibles, accounts, deposit accounts, contract rights, chattel paper,
patents, trademarks and copyrights (and the good will associated with and
registrations and licenses of any of them), instruments, letter of credit rights
and investment property, now owned or hereafter acquired by Debtor, and all
additions and accessions to, all spare and repair parts, special tools,
equipment and replacements for software used in, all returned or repossessed
goods, together with all proceeds, supporting obligations and products of the
foregoing (“Collateral”), wherever located, to secure all debts, obligations and
liabilities to Lender arising out of credit previously granted, credit
contemporaneously granted and credit granted in the future by Lender to Debtor
including, without limitation, obligations of Debtor to Lender pursuant to
the
Secured Promissory Note and the Convertible Note issued by Debtor in favor
of
Lender, as well as the Investment Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement,
all
entered into concurrently herewith (collectively, the
“Obligations”).
2.
DEBTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Debtor
represents and warrants to Lender and agrees that while any of the Obligations
are unpaid:
(a) Ownership
and Use.
Debtor
owns the Collateral free of all encumbrances and security interests (except
Lender’s security interest and the security interest of Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx). Chattel paper constituting Collateral evidences a perfected security
interest in the goods (including software used in the goods) covered by it
free
from all other encumbrances and security interests, and no financing statement
is on file or control agreement in existence (other than Lender’s and the
security interest of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx) covering the Collateral or any of
it. Debtor, acting alone, may grant a security interest in the Collateral and
agree to the terms of this General Business Security Agreement (“Agreement”).
The Collateral is used or bought for use primarily for business
purposes.
(b) Sale
of Goods or Services Rendered.
Each
account and chattel paper constituting Collateral as of this date arose from
the
performance of services, by Debtor or from a bona fide sale or lease of goods,
which have been delivered or shipped to the account debtor and for which Debtor
has genuine invoices, shipping documents or receipts.
(c) Enforceability.
Each
account, contract right and chattel paper constituting Collateral as of this
date is genuine and enforceable against the account debtor according to its
terms. It and the transaction out of which it arose comply with all applicable
laws and regulations. The amount represented by Debtor to Lender as owing by
each account debtor is the amount actually owing and is not subject to setoff,
credit, allowance or adjustment except discount for prompt payment, nor has
any
account debtor returned the goods or disputed liability.
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(d) Due
Date.
There
has been no default as of the date of this Agreement according to the terms
of
any chattel paper or account constituting Collateral and no step has been taken
to foreclose the security interest it evidences or otherwise enforce its
payment.
(e) Financial
Condition of Account Debtor.
As of
this date Debtor has no notice or knowledge of anything which might impair
the
credit standing of any account debtor and Debtor promptly will advise Lender
upon receipt of any such notice or knowledge affecting Collateral.
(f) Valid
Organization.
Debtor
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the
state of Wisconsin and is authorized to do business in Wisconsin.
(g) Other
Agreements.
Debtor
is not in default under any agreement for the payment of money.
(h) Authority
to Contract.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and any instruments evidencing
Obligations will not violate or constitute a breach of Debtor’s articles of
organization or operating agreement or any other agreement or restriction to
which Debtor is a party or is subject.
(i) Accuracy
of Information.
All
information, certificates or statements given to Lender pursuant to this
Agreement shall be true and complete when given.
(j) Name
and Address.
Debtor’s exact legal name is Organic Farm Marketing, LLC. The address of
Debtor’s place of business, or if Debtor has more than one place of business,
then the address of Debtor’s chief executive office, is 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000.
(k) Location.
The
address where the Collateral will be kept is 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000. Such location shall not be changed without prior written
consent of Lender, but the parties intend that the Collateral, wherever located,
is covered by this Agreement.
(l) Environmental
Laws.
(i) No substance has been, is or will be present, used, stored, deposited,
treated, recycled or disposed of on, under, in or about any real estate now
or
at any time owned or occupied by Debtor (“Property”) during the period of
Debtor’s ownership or use of the Property in a form, quantity or manner which if
known to be present on, under, in or about the Property, would require clean-up,
removal or some other remedial action (“Hazardous Substance”) under any federal,
state or local laws, regulations, ordinances, codes or rules (“Environmental
Laws”), (ii) Debtor has no knowledge, after due inquiry, of any prior use or
existence of any Hazardous Substance on the Property by any prior owner of
or
person using the Property, (iii) without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Debtor has no knowledge, after due inquiry, that the Property
contains asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl components (PCBs) or underground
storage tanks, (iv) there are no conditions existing currently or likely to
exist during the term of this Agreement which would subject Debtor to any
damages, penalties, injunctive relief or clean-up costs in any governmental
or
regulatory action or third-party claim relating to any Hazardous Substance,
(v)
Debtor is not subject to any court or administrative proceeding, judgment,
decree, order or citation relating to any Hazardous Substance, and (vi) Debtor
in the past has been, at the present is, and in the future will, remain in
compliance with all Environmental Laws. Debtor shall indemnify and hold harmless
Lender, its directors, officers, employees and agents from all loss, cost
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses), liability and damage
whatsoever directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, or based
upon
(1) the presence, use, storage, deposit, treatment, recycling or disposal,
at
any time, of any Hazardous Substance on, under, in or about the Property, or
the
transportation of any Hazardous Substance to or from the Property, (2) the
violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, permit, judgment or
license relating to the presence, use, storage, deposit, treatment, recycling
or
disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, under, in or about the Property, or
the
transportation of any Hazardous Substance to or from the Property, or (3) the
imposition of any governmental lien for the recovery of environmental clean-up
costs expended under any Environmental Law. Debtor shall immediately notify
Lender in writing of any governmental or regulatory action or third-party claim
instituted or threatened in connection with any Hazardous Substance described
above on, in, under or about the Property.
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(m) Employees.
There
are no unpaid wages due employees of Debtor and there are no outstanding liens
against assets of Debtor for unpaid wages due employees of Debtor.
(n) Fixtures.
If any
of the Collateral is affixed to real estate, the legal description of the real
estate set forth in each UCC Financing Statement signed or authorized by Debtor
is true and correct.
3.
SALE
AND COLLECTIONS
(a) State
of Inventory.
So long
as no default exists under any of the Obligations or this Agreement, Debtor
may
(a) sell inventory in the ordinary course of Debtor’s business for cash or on
terms customary in the trade, at prices not less than any minimum sale price
shown on instruments evidencing Obligations and describing inventory, or (b)
lease or license inventory on terms customary in the trade.
(b) Verification
and Notification.
Lender
may verify Collateral in any manner, and Debtor shall assist Lender in so doing.
Upon default, Lender may at any time and Debtor shall, upon request of Lender,
notify the account debtors or other persons obligated on the Collateral to
make
payment directly to Lender and Lender may enforce collection of, settle,
compromise, extend or renew the indebtedness of such account debtors or other
persons obligated on the Collateral. Until account debtors or other persons
obligated on the Collateral are so notified, Debtor, as agent of Lender, shall
make collections and receive payments on the Collateral.
(c) Deposit
with Lender.
At any
time Lender may require that all proceeds of Collateral received by Debtor
shall
be held by Debtor upon an express trust for Lender, shall not be commingled
with
any other funds or property of Debtor and shall be turned over to Lender in
precisely the form received (but endorsed by Debtor if necessary for collection)
not later than the business day following the day of their receipt. All proceeds
of Collateral received by Lender directly or from Debtor shall be applied
against the Obligations in such order and at such times as Lender shall
determine.
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4.
DEBTOR’S COVENANTS
(a) Maintenance
of Collateral.
Debtor
shall: maintain the Collateral in good condition and repair and not permit
its
value to be impaired; keep it free from all liens, encumbrances and security
interests (other than Lender’s security interest and the security interest of
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx); defend it against all claims and legal proceedings by
persons other than Lender; pay and discharge when due all taxes, license fees,
levies and other charges upon it; not sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer
or dispose of it or permit it to become a fixture or an accession to other
goods, except for sales, leases or licenses of inventory as provided in this
Agreement; not permit it to be used in violation of any applicable law,
regulation or policy of insurance: and, as to Collateral consisting of
instruments, chattel paper and letter of credit rights, preserve rights in
it
against prior parties. Loss of or damage to the Collateral shall not affect
the
liabilities of Debtor under this Agreement, the Obligations or other rights
of
Lender with respect to the Collateral.
(b) Insurance.
Debtor
shall keep the Collateral and Lender’s interest in it insured under policies
with such provisions, for such amounts and by such insurers as shall be
satisfactory to Lender from time to time, and shall furnish evidence of such
insurance satisfactory to Lender. Subject to Lender’s satisfaction, Debtor is
free to select the insurance agent or insurer through which the insurance is
obtained. Debtor assigns (and directs any insurer to pay) to Lender the proceeds
of all such insurance and any premium refund, and authorizes Lender to endorse
in the name of Debtor any instruments for such proceeds or refunds and; at
the
option of Lender, to apply such proceeds and refunds to any unpaid balance
of
the Obligations, whether or not due, and/or to restoration of the Collateral,
returning any excess to Debtor. Each insurance policy shall contain a standard
lender’s loss payable endorsement in favor of Lender, and shall provide that the
policy shall not be cancelled, and the coverage shall not be reduced, without
at
least 10 days’ prior written notice by the insurer to Lender. Lender is
authorized, in the name of Debtor or otherwise, to make, adjust and/or settle
claims under, any credit insurance financed by, Lender or any insurance on
the
Collateral, or cancel the same after the occurrence of an event of default.
If
Debtor fails to keep any required insurance on the Collateral, Lender may
purchase such insurance for Debtor, such insurance may be acquired by Lender
solely to protect the interest of Lender (and will not cover Debtor’s equity in
the Collateral), and Debtor’s obligation to repay Lender shall be in accordance
with this Agreement.
(c) Maintenance
of Security Interest.
Debtor
shall pay all expenses and upon request, take any action reasonably deemed
advisable by Lender to preserve the Collateral or to establish, evidence,
determine and maintain priority of, perfect, continue perfected, terminate
and/or enforce Lender’s interest in it or rights under this Agreement. Debtor
authorizes Lender to file Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
describing the Collateral (including describing the Collateral as “all assets,”
“all personal property” or with words of similar effect) and amendments and
correction statements to such financing statements and ratifies any such
financing statement or amendment filed prior to the date of this Agreement.
Debtor will cooperate with Lender in obtaining control of Collateral or other
security for the Obligations for which control may be required to perfect
Lender’s security interest under applicable law. If the Collateral is in
possession of a third party, Debtor will join with Lender at its request in
notifying the third party of Lender’s security interest and obtaining an
acknowledgment from the third party that it is holding the Collateral for the
benefit of Lender.
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(d) Taxes
and Other Charges.
Debtor
shall pay and discharge all lawful taxes, assessments and government charges
upon Debtor or against its properties prior to the date on which penalties
attach, unless and to the extent only that such taxes, assessments and charges
are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings by
Debtor.
(e) Employees.
Debtor
shall pay all wages when due to employees of Debtor and shall not permit any
lien to exist against the assets of Debtor for unpaid wages due employees of
Debtor.
(f) Records
and Statements.
Debtor
shall furnish to Lender financial statements at least annually and such other
financial information respecting Debtor at such times and in such form as Lender
may request. Debtor shall keep accurate and complete records respecting the
Collateral in such form as Lender may approve. At such times as Lender may
require, Debtor shall furnish to Lender a statement certified by Debtor and
in
such form and containing such information as may be prescribed by Lender,
showing the current status and value of the Collateral. Debtor shall furnish
to
Lender such reports regarding the payment of wages to employees of Debtor and
the number of employees of Debtor as Lender may from time to time request,
and
without request shall furnish to Lender a written report immediately upon,
any
material increase in the number of employees of Debtor, the failure of Debtor
to
pay any wages when due to employees of Debtor or the imposition of any lien
against the assets of Debtor for unpaid wages due employees of
Debtor.
(g) Inspection
of Collateral; Audit.
Lender
may examine, inspect and audit the Collateral and Debtor’s records pertaining to
it, wherever located, during normal business hours, and make copies of records,
and Debtor shall assist Lender in so doing.
(h) Charges.
In
addition to the required payments under the Obligations and this Agreement,
Debtor shall pay all of Lender’s costs and expenses for inspection and auditing
in connection with this Agreement.
(i) Chattel
Paper.
Lender
may require that chattel paper constituting Collateral shall be on forms
approved by Lender. Unless it consists of electronic chattel paper, Debtor
shall
promptly xxxx all chattel paper constituting Collateral, and all copies, to
indicate conspicuously Lender’s interest and, upon request, deliver them to
Lender. If it consists of electronic chattel paper, Debtor shall promptly notify
Lender of the existence of the electronic chattel paper and, at the request
of
Lender, shall take such actions as Lender may reasonably request to vest in
Lender control of such electronic chattel paper under applicable
law.
(j) United
States Contracts.
If any
Collateral arose out of contracts with the United States or any of its
departments, agencies or instrumentalities, Debtor will notify Lender and
execute writings required by Lender in order that all money due or to become
due
under such contracts shall be assigned to Lender and proper notice of the
assignment given under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act.
(k) Modifications.
Without
the prior written consent of Lender, Debtor shall not alter, modify, extend,
renew or cancel any accounts, letter of credit rights or chattel paper
constituting Collateral.
(l) Returns
and Repossessions.
Debtor
shall promptly notify Lender of the return to or repossession by Debtor of
goods
underlying any Collateral and Debtor shall hold and dispose of them only as
Lender directs.
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(m) Promissory
Notes, Chattel Paper and Investment Property.
If
Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire Collateral consisting of promissory
notes, chattel paper or certificated securities, Debtor shall endorse, assign
and deliver the same to Lender accompanied by such instruments of transfer
or
assignment duly executed in blank as Lender may from time to time
request.
(n) Change
of Name, Address or Organization.
Debtor
shall not change Debtor’s legal name or address without providing at least 30
days’ prior written notice of the change to Lender. Debtor, if it is an
organization, shall not change its type of organization or state under whose
law
it is organized and shall preserve its organizational existence, and Debtor
whether or not Debtor is an organization shall not, in one transaction or in
a
series of related transactions, merge into or consolidate with any other
organization, change Debtor’s legal structure or sell or transfer all or
substantially all of Debtor’s assets.
5.
RIGHTS
OF LENDER
(a) Authority
to Perform for Debtor.
Upon
the occurrence of an event of default or if Debtor fails to perform any of
Debtor’s duties set forth in this Agreement or in any evidence of or document
relating to the Obligations, Lender is authorized, in Debtor’s name or
otherwise, to take any such action including, without limitation, signing
Debtor’s name or paying any amount so required, and the cost shall be one of the
Obligations secured by this Agreement and shall be payable by Debtor upon demand
with interest from the date of payment by Lender at the highest rate stated
in
any evidence of any Obligation but not in excess of the maximum rate permitted
by law.
(b) Set-Off.
Debtor
grants Lender, as further security for the Obligations, a security interest
and
lien in money now or hereafter owed Debtor by Lender, and agrees that Lender
may, at any time after the occurrence of an event of default, without prior
notice or demand, set-off all or any part of the unpaid balance of the
Obligations against any money now or hereafter owed Debtor by
Lender.
(c) Power
of Attorney.
Debtor
irrevocably appoints any officer of Lender as Debtor’s attorney, with power
after an event of default to receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed
to
Debtor (and Lender shall not be required as a condition to the exercise of
this
power to prove the occurrence of an event of default to the Post Office); to
notify the Post Office authorities to change the address for delivery of all
mail addressed to Debtor to such address as Lender may designate; to endorse
the
name of Debtor upon any instruments which may come into Lender’s possession; and
to sign and make draws under any letter of credit constituting Collateral on
Debtor’s behalf. Debtor authorizes Lender to honor any such draft accompanied by
invoices aggregating the amount of the draft and describing inventory to be
shipped to Debtor and to pay any such invoices not accompanied by drafts. Debtor
appoints any employee of Lender as Debtor’s attorney, with full power to sign
Debtor’s name on any instrument evidencing an Obligation, or any renewals or
extensions, and such instruments may be payable at fixed times or on demand,
shall bear interest at the rate from time to time fixed by Lender and Debtor
agrees, upon request of Lender, to execute any such instruments. This power
of
attorney to execute instruments may be revoked by Debtor only by written notice
to Lender and no such revocation shall affect any instruments executed prior
to
the receipt by Lender of such notice. All acts of such attorney are ratified
and
approved and such attorney is not liable for any act or omission or for any
error of judgment or mistake of fact or law. This power is a power coupled
with
an interest and is given as security for the Obligations, and the authority
conferred by this power is and shall be irrevocable and shall remain in full
force and effect until renounced by Lender.
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(d) Nonliability
of Lender.
Lender
has no duty to determine the validity of any invoice, the authority of any
shipper to ship goods to Debtor or compliance with any order of Debtor. Lender
has no duty to protect, insure, collect or realize upon the Collateral or
preserve rights in it against prior parties. Debtor releases Lender from any
liability for any act or omission relating to the Obligations, the Collateral
or
this Agreement, except Lender’s willful misconduct.
6.
DEFAULT
(a) Event
of Default.
Upon
the occurrence of one or more of the following events of default (each an “event
of default”):
(i) Nonperformance.
Any of
the Obligations are not paid when due or Debtor fails to perform, or rectify
the
breach of, any representation, warranty or covenant or other undertaking in
this
Agreement or in any evidence of or document relating to the Obligations or
an
event of default occurs under any evidence of or document relating to any other
obligation secured by the Collateral;
(ii) Inability
to Perform.
Debtor
or a guarantor or surety of any of the Obligations dies, ceases to exist,
becomes insolvent or the subject of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or
any
guaranty of the Obligations is revoked or becomes unenforceable for any
reason;
(iii) Misrepresentation.
Any
warranty or representation made to induce Lender to extend credit to Debtor,
under this Agreement or otherwise, is false in any material respect when made;
or
(iv) Insecurity.
At any
time Lender believes in good faith that the prospect of payment or performance
of any of the Obligations or performance under any agreement securing the
Obligations is impaired;
all
of
the Obligations shall, at the option of Lender and without notice or demand,
become immediately payable; and Lender shall have all rights and remedies for
default provided by the Wisconsin Uniform Commercial Code and this Agreement,
as
well as other applicable law, and under any evidence of or document relating
to
any Obligation, and all such rights and remedies are cumulative and may be
exercised from time to time. Without limiting in any way the generality of
the
foregoing, Lender shall have the rights and remedies set forth in this
Section 6.
(b) Repossession.
Lender
may take possession of Collateral, without notice or hearing, which Debtor
waives.
(c) Assembling
Collateral.
Lender
may require Debtor to assemble the Collateral and to make it available to Lender
at any place reasonably designated by Lender.
(d) Notice
of Disposition.
Lender
may dispose of the Collateral upon written notice, when required by law, sent
to
any address of Debtor in this Agreement and ten (10) calendar days (counting
the
day of sending) before the date of a proposed disposition of the Collateral
is
deemed reasonable notice.
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(e) Expenses
and Application of Proceeds.
Debtor
shall reimburse Lender for any expense incurred by Lender in protecting or
enforcing its rights under this Agreement, before and after judgment, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses (including
those incurred in successful defense or settlement of any counterclaim brought
by Debtor or incident to any action or proceeding involving Debtor brought
pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code) and all expenses of taking
possession, holding, preparing for disposition and disposing of Collateral
(provided, however, Lender has no obligation to cleanup or otherwise prepare
the
Collateral for sale). After deduction of such expenses, Lender shall apply
the
proceeds of disposition to the extent actually received in cash to the
Obligations in such order and amounts as it elects or as otherwise required
by
this Agreement if Lender sells any Collateral on credit, Debtor will be credited
only with payments that the purchaser actually makes and that Lender actually
receives and applies to the unpaid balance of the purchase price of the
Collateral.
(f) Waiver.
Lender
may permit Debtor to remedy any default without waiving the default so remedied,
and Lender may waive any default without waiving any other subsequent or prior
default by Debtor. Lender shall continue to have all of its rights and remedies
under this Agreement even if it does not fully and properly exercise them on
all
occasions.
7.
WAIVER
AND CONSENT
Debtor
expressly consents to and waives notice of the following by Lender without
affecting the liability of Debtor: (a) any surrender, release, impairment,
sale
or other disposition of any security or collateral for the Obligations, (b)
any
release or agreement not to xxx any guarantor or surety of the Obligations,
(c)
any failure to perfect a security interest in or realize upon any security
or
collateral for the Obligations, (d) any failure to realize upon any of the
Obligations or to proceed against any guarantor or surety, (e) any renewal
or
extension of the time of payment, (f) any allocation and application of payments
and credits and acceptance of partial payments, (g) any application of the
proceeds of disposition of any collateral for the Obligations to any obligation
of any Debtor secured by such collateral in such order and amounts as it elects,
(h) any determination of what, if anything, may at any time be done with
reference to any security or collateral, and (i) any settlement or compromise
of
the amount due or owing or claimed to be due or owing from any guarantor or
surety.
8.
INTERPRETATION
The
validity, construction and enforcement of this Agreement are governed by the
internal laws of the State of Wisconsin. All terms not otherwise defined have
the meanings assigned to them by the Wisconsin Uniform Commercial Code, as
amended from time to time, provided, however, that the term “instrument” shall
be such term as defined in the Wisconsin Uniform Commercial Code-Secured
Transactions Chapter 409. All references in this Agreement to sections of the
Wisconsin Statutes are to those sections as they may be renumbered from time
to
time. Invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity of any other provision. This Agreement is intended by Debtor and Lender
as a final expression of this Agreement and as a complete and exclusive
statement of its terms, there being no conditions to the enforceability of
this
Agreement. This Agreement may not be supplemented, amended or modified except
in
writing, signed by the party against whom such supplement, amendment or
modification is sought to be enforced.
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PERSONS BOUND AND OTHER PROVISIONS
This
Agreement benefits Lender, its successors and assigns, and binds Debtor and
its
successors and permitted assigns and shall bind all persons and entities that
become bound as a debtor to this Agreement. Debtor acknowledges receipt of
a
completed copy of this Agreement. This Agreement has been executed by the duly
authorized manager of the Debtor.
ORGANIC
FARM MARKETING, LLC,
a
Wisconsin limited liability company
By:______________________________
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Xx.
Address: 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
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