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e.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#5133AB'>Steven M. McConnell</span></i></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><strong><span style='color:#5133AB'>Attorney at Law</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#5133AB'>144 Railroad Ave., Suite 308</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#5133AB'>Edmonds, WA  98020-4100</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#5133AB'>Tel:  (206) 783-0201</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#5133AB'>Fax: (206) 789-5199</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#5133AB'>Email:  </span><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:smcconnelllaw@hotmail.com" id=LPNoLP><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#5133AB'>smcconnelllaw@hotmail.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>