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<div><font>The Company has provided for a full allowance against its net deferred tax asset, and except for alternative minimum tax, currently does not record an expense or benefit for federal, state and local income taxes, as any such expense or benefit would be fully offset by a change in the valuation allowance against the Company’s net deferred tax asset.</font></div>
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