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    <element id="FWDI_LoansPayableOutstandingAmount" name="LoansPayableOutstandingAmount" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="FWDI_AccruedExpensesLineItems" name="AccruedExpensesLineItems" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
</schema>
