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<br />NTI=C end esse" ria hereby "qree as follows:
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<br />1 AGREEMENT TO LF/\SE: ':;:Jbj'xl ~"thi - 'wli',i,:)TI~ dc:;crihcd r.lI":
<br />";'1>', NTf C 1)'il"i':.I~'" ;lI"id IC;b(' tn II" ;:lld Lc~;~;cc ~)~lii!i I(~;;~;e
<br />irOllt r\ITTC t(.,) '~J;li,!1!l"'-:): u::t is or 111'.'\/ l,' .',;criL;l~d on equ!p-
<br />n:c',l 'UI(~dl::" dr' ~d !:,( (,;ucl1 1'liUIj)rIli III b' iT1q r"
<br />fe:n~d \(] ;~\i;pll:Hl-" :ifl'! ,':1'/ ';:j':I' ;;:\1,; 1<1:" h(,i'I~J flf'lr,irlilftu
<br />J.:;fellcd w 'J~; 'Tqlllp1l\(:llt :~,'il(~(hill") ;'/ li!lI\:I;li 'lqITcnWII! Cer-t;!!n
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<br />iLlli~ rc;, r':;'lC\:r: 1:1' ;Ieii (>'itificilj(;. (1;1(1 ~;h,:I! (H1Stliiilt' dek IUW!
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<br />J(<~~r;! ,)(~, 01' ,"jr prior \0 ;1:.: Sc:h ;riui;~!.1 Co l1rnCl1'.CI:wnt DJU ,;pCCl
<br />~:l:Cf in th'.: E"::li :pr-r-:cnl ~,c!:, (!::Ic .'11 f\!"ifC ~T'1c (!i:;ucti(ln, leS~;I~I)
<br />sf'oll up:,ln (~\:1 i.n,cf Ici1I,!n;'c',C ~nTC f( :: SUIll~; p;iid bV r\HC in
<br />respect Iii such r;r "'hid ;'nTC i~ (Ii,liq;::,~d In p<.I',' IIndu IH
<br />:jS iJ con';cfjLli'j,:r., I)f th(' .r\,. l(lil",f;l~t, illl:ll; 1;j',~J, ;,III:H t li"I;le1l to dil
<br />s,Jrns p;: d to ( uP!'I';,~; ;i!;(j ,iI! ICi>::Ollili)I' "lit-of-pocket ey-
<br />",,)'-I~A',; incurr,:,ej ill' ,C)i'li (,l Oi"l tiK)"I "'lith, plus ,111 :"clued interest ;is
<br />P'(Jvi,il'dfniillt~wh;:;1 ';':11'- 1\,1:1" '\,(~'f'il fp,ivl1li:ntii:flil',r\Trr:
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<br />i1lcnCe ()f1 tlH: (I,l\e; :;c: ~(rtl ;d11.V(' i:(llltlll:J(~ in cifr:-ct ;hr,rr~-
<br />(1fter w; !()n~1 ,:s this t',,:r,;(;!:I('I'I' ":'lll(ji'l:'~ in c!ii'ct .\ii~i, Te~:;pcct to :Hi'y'
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<br />,ll,d utlw: d~J!ic; ;'11d dii of rFITC r'i~'cliJirnCi:; i-:CII~ill
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<br />n',en! for J Sv,~,tcm :~I em Equiprn,.~ljj SchedLJle sl1;.1I1 com
<br />mcnce un the- (LIte ':11 C<i:cution Gf NTr:C', loml of Certifiulte of
<br />D',livcr'! :11,d i\,:c(,pl;!I\11 hy [(" 'J-{ ("CO!ll~I"-;I1CCm"i1t f);ltr:"), ellld
<br />shill! (OIJ\irn:e fur the liUll lier r;! He,il !"'"y'I\I(~ll1 p(~liods set fOI.th in
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<br />3 PAYMENT: Custonv::r's oh!i!ptiorl to Pill! HCI,t "nd other i.HTlO\JI,t::;
<br />clue hercundel vvi~h rcsjwct to each System Shili! I;e as set forth in
<br />the ;1pp!i,:abk' CCriip/llCnt Sch[,dulc, tach Rent paymer~t shalf consist
<br />of e!rl {un'.)unl CO:1stitutinq parti;JI re::ldYlllent of the purchJse price (If
<br />,;Udl Sy~le!n {ind an JrTlO',.lnt con~;\'111iinp interest ilS 5C: forth in ;:'c
<br />iJpplicnblf; t:ljliiprncnt S~:hcdl!le.
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<br />Except ilS specificailv pJ()vid,~d herein, Lesscr,'s obl:~:1l;on to pel',' each
<br />f1ent p:ivlT',Ull and olhcr (1Tl10Ul"lts shall be (1!JS(llu~e :n,d uncor1di-
<br />lional, and l"SS"~8 shi1!i nnl be entitled to any id)(;tSI!1C~,tS, recoup"
<br />r;luit". defenses, rcduCli:ms Of [:;",I.off,; of ;m'( ,~C;dl Rellt rX1'r'I"ler;t,; cr
<br />UUI\:I ;Hnoullt~:; whether inisin~< 0::1 ;Jf <iIlV dClil1l~; (Jf : l.'s~,,;e ,'I~l,llnq
<br />r>n ~C or ,my piHCII;, subsidifuy, 0 dfilinte CH Sup,J'i(:", DI ()thc~'\'"Visc
<br />Except J~; ,;pecificri!!y pr'ovided h('r,~in the ;:\~Jr8CIT1( "\ sh;-)II 1101: Wr-
<br />!lliniltc ,'](1(\ ti'!c obliS!iltic\ns of the Lessee sheill l'le!:. be ;::ffccted 1.,\,
<br />r()Json of em'r' ddr,,::t in, 0' dJmag" ~o, or loss of pr1,;s~;ssion, U~;>.: or-
<br />dustructi(1'1 elf, ;lllV Of' ali of :II,Y Systcrn horn allV Ci:' ',f',> vv:",<1tsoevc'l;
<br />it br;il1~j the illtellli':Jrt of thr; p:.H\ics that c:Jch Rent paYlncl': ilncl otll':1
<br />arllCLints shall continue to he pJy<,ble ;n al! evellts
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<br />,~. TAXES AND FEES: 1(!SSi~C shalf timel).' fCPOi'! IUI',iess othervv'i,;c
<br />clirectr;d by NTf'C in wlitinul and in all events promptly 'iay anv Jnd
<br />ail \:.lxes (other thill] tilXC~:' which ale computerl l:Pc;:, N1TC's net
<br />income generally). fee:; and f.I:;scss;"ents due, 3s~~r:s~cd or levied
<br />CiU<:lir1st, or with respect to, C\ny S'/S'[f::ll or upo" tl',,: [>lynll;nls (ir
<br />leccipts with respect t.o this A~vecl1:l?nt t0gether ',.'lith any pClli1lties,
<br />fines or interest theraol1 (exu'pI those Drisin~J sc!cl'y' out of r\JTrC'.'~
<br />I1c'Jligcnt acts or cHni~,;;io!",s) impc;u! "D3:n5t ths i\Wi~8IT~"n, and
<br />anv Equipment Schedules. r>.JTFC (H l"ess"e \'vith respect then::to, c}c
<br />imy Syncl1, by any govunmcnl or ;(]xintl ,wthOI'it"i dlHinr! rclcl:inq
<br />to lht:' ,\wecmen\ Teun ':coliE!c!ivcly called "T,:lXCS"", l.esscc vviii, 01,
<br />;"quc:;t submit to i\IlTC \A'r:t~cn evidence of Lcs:;ee's DaVrl-'lf2nt of such
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<br />5. I\~AINTENANCE: Les';I;c sl',c+I!. at its sole c:<pensc, (1; ali ~in1es dur..
<br />illq the llpriicJhle Tf'IIP, l1Iifi!lt;lin the Equipment II' ~::o"ci Opcl;liin\1
<br />OIdc: rep,lir, condition :il)(: nppC;HilI1C(; "nd protect the Equipment
<br />horn dctcr:orCltion otlt(~l tj)il!, no ITrl,;JI wear dl,d tear. L.c~sc:; sh,;llliot
<br />\J~;l; ;iny System for i1n',' purpose other th:lIl thi1t for ,,">'hid, it Wiic;
<br />dcsiqnccL Lessee ~;hiJll at its own expense, cmu iflto a tiC! ;-nilintdin in
<br />fO!C~ for S:~dl TCITn (-j contrac; with the Suppliel' (H d thild PiH~Y which
<br />I:; :lcccpt:~I)!~" to N'lTC ("MiJintcnilflcC Or~lillli7'Jli()I1"i, Pl:lSUil)"":1 to
<br />,'v'hich m~lil1tc~l2I1ce se(vicc vvith respect to the Equipllicnt 51"1,jll lw
<br />furnished_
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<br />Up')[l the request of i\lTC Lessee shall 0t rea-,:ondi~I'~ times dUliilSJ
<br />Les,;cc's business hGlJrS, make c<1ch Syslt~rn (l'/3iIJble to NTFC fOI
<br />insp0ction at the piau:, vvherc it is normally located ;::lld shall make
<br />lcssee's 109 and n1iJinturliJllCe re-cords jJcrtainins] to CJch Systt;ln
<br />:!\'ioil'Lble to NTFC for inspcc~ion,
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<br />6. ALTERATIONS AND ATTACHMENTS: In the even1 t",;11 ;,ny ncv\!
<br />(;quipment or softWdlT is added to 3 System i:iS a ,-w;u!t of the per-
<br />fornnncc of Lessee's obligation to maint;:;in such System, :iuch nevv
<br />cquipmp.11t or softwme 5h;:1I1 be considercd F.quiplTlcnt 1)1 SoftwilfC
<br />there<lfter for purposes of this (I,greernent, and shilll at 211 times bf~
<br />subject to NTFC's illteresb 3S set forth hereunder. in the event thi~~
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