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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-742">Note 1.a. The registrants are relying on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to defer payment of all of the registration fee. In connection with the securities offered hereby, the registrants will pay "pay-as-you-go registration fees" in accordance with Rule 456(b). The registrants will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to this Registration Statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.

Note 1.b. An indeterminate number of the securities of each identified class are being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices, including an indeterminate number or amount of securities that may be issued upon settlement, exercise, conversion or exchange of securities offered hereunder, or pursuant to anti-dilution provisions. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable upon settlement, exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units or represented by depositary shares.
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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-745">See Offering Notes 1.a. and 1.b.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-746">See Offering Notes 1.a. and 1.b.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-747">See Offering Notes 1.a. and 1.b.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_7" id="ixv-748">See Offering Notes 1.a. and 1.b.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_8" id="ixv-749">See Offering Notes 1.a. and 1.b.

No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees of securities being registered. In accordance with Rule 457(n), no registration fee is payable with respect to such guarantees.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_11" id="ixv-752">See Offering Notes 1.a. and 1.b.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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