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  <xs:element id="aci_DerivativeLiabilityUpfrontPaymentsReceipts" abstract="false" name="DerivativeLiabilityUpfrontPaymentsReceipts" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="aci_InvestmentCompanyCapitalShareTransactionAndDividendDistributionIncreaseDecrease" abstract="false" name="InvestmentCompanyCapitalShareTransactionAndDividendDistributionIncreaseDecrease" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="aci_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetAssetsFromOperationsToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" abstract="true" name="AdjustmentsToReconcileNetAssetsFromOperationsToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="aci_DebtSecuritiesFirstLienSeniorSecuredLoansMember" abstract="true" name="DebtSecuritiesFirstLienSeniorSecuredLoansMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="aci_ValuationTechniqueBrokerQuotesMember" abstract="true" name="ValuationTechniqueBrokerQuotesMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="aci_InvestmentCompanyRatioOfIncomeTaxExpenseRelatedToUnrealizedGainAndLossToAverageNetAssets" abstract="false" name="InvestmentCompanyRatioOfIncomeTaxExpenseRelatedToUnrealizedGainAndLossToAverageNetAssets" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_InvestmentCompanyRatiosAnnualizedPeriod" abstract="false" name="InvestmentCompanyRatiosAnnualizedPeriod" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_BaseManagementFeeMember" abstract="true" name="BaseManagementFeeMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_IncomeBasedFeeAndCapitalGainsIncentiveFeeMember" abstract="true" name="IncomeBasedFeeAndCapitalGainsIncentiveFeeMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_IncomeTaxExpenseMember" abstract="true" name="IncomeTaxExpenseMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_InvestmentCompanyInterestExpenseMember" abstract="true" name="InvestmentCompanyInterestExpenseMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_OrganizationalExpensesMember" abstract="true" name="OrganizationalExpensesMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_OtherOperatingExpensesMember" abstract="true" name="OtherOperatingExpensesMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_O2026M1DividendsMember" abstract="true" name="O2026M1DividendsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_O2026M2DividendsMember" abstract="true" name="O2026M2DividendsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_O2026M3DividendsMember" abstract="true" name="O2026M3DividendsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_O2026M4DividendsMember" abstract="true" name="O2026M4DividendsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_O2026M5DividendsMember" abstract="true" name="O2026M5DividendsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aci_O2026M6DividendsMember" abstract="true" name="O2026M6DividendsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
