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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS&lt;/b&gt;
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"&gt;The Company&amp;#8217;s cash and cash equivalents is summarized in the following table (dollars in
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