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	<element name="ProceedsFromExerciseOfOptionsAndWarrants" id="merr_ProceedsFromExerciseOfOptionsAndWarrants" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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	<element name="StocksAndWarrantsIssuedInConnectionWithLegalSettlement" id="merr_StocksAndWarrantsIssuedInConnectionWithLegalSettlement" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
	<element name="StocksIssuedInConnectionWithIssuanceOfDebt" id="merr_StocksIssuedInConnectionWithIssuanceOfDebt" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
	<element name="CancellationOfStockIssuedInConnectionWithSubordinatedDebt" id="merr_CancellationOfStockIssuedInConnectionWithSubordinatedDebt" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
	<element name="ComplianceWithListingRequirementsAbstract" id="merr_ComplianceWithListingRequirementsAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
	<element name="ComplianceWithListingRequirementsTextBlock" id="merr_ComplianceWithListingRequirementsTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
	<element name="StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardCancelled" id="merr_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardCancelled" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
	<element name="StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardCancelled" id="merr_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardCancelled" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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