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          <twe:explanatoryNotes>Effective May 1, 2025, the Registrant's registered index-linked annuity registration statements were converted from Form S-1 to Form N-4. As of May 1, 2025, the Registrant had $3,571,120,906 in remaining unsold securities registered under Form S-1 ("Unsold S-1 Interests"). In accordance with Instruction C.5. and as directed by Release Nos. 33-11294; 34-100450; IC-35273, the aggregate sales of $1,885,165,185 that would otherwise be reported in response to Item 5(i) above were reduced to $0 by the Unsold S-1 Interests.</twe:explanatoryNotes>
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          <twe:signature>/s/ John P. Gruber</twe:signature>
          <twe:nameAndTitle>John P. Gruber Senior Vice President &amp; General Counsel - MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Company</twe:nameAndTitle>
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