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The Registrant previously paid a registration fee of $115,510.78 in connection with the initial filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 on April 15, 2026. The fee was estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").</ffd:OfferingNote>
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The Registrant previously paid a registration fee of $13,810.00 in connection with the initial filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 on March 20, 2026. The fee was estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act. This Maximum Aggregate Offering Price was originally registered under 457(o) and is now converted to 457(a). </ffd:OfferingNote>
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