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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-511">Omitted pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II.E. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units. In addition, securities registered hereunder may be sold either separately or as units comprised of more than one type of security registered hereunder.

An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices.

In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee, except as described below.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-512"> See note 1.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-513"> See note 1.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-514"> See note 1.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-515"> See note 1.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-516"> See note 1.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_7" id="ixv-517"> See note 1.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_8" id="ixv-518">See note 1.

No separate consideration will be received for any guarantee of debt securities. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 457(n) of the Securities Act, no separate filing fee is required.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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