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<div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt Times New Roman">The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities assumed:</font></div>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Estimated</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">  </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Purchase</font></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%">
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Useful Life</font></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman; text-decoration: underline">Asset or Liability Assumed</font></div>
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<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 2px solid">
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Price</font></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 2px solid">
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">(years)</font></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">  </font></td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Patents</font></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">$</font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">2,460,219</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">14</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Cash</font></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">500,000</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">N/A</font></td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Show Auto (Vehicles)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">492,044</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">5</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Computer Equipment</font></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">19,682</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">3</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Obligation to pay cash to Bright</font></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">(25,000</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">)</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">N/A</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%; padding-bottom: 2px">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Obligation to issue shares to Bright</font></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; border-bottom: black 2px solid; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; border-bottom: black 2px solid; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">(326,945</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; border-bottom: black 2px solid; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">)</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">N/A</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Net assets</font></td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> $</font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">3,120,000</font></td>
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<div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt Times New Roman">The following table summarizes the assets acquired:</font><br />
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<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 2px solid">
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Purchase Price</font></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 2px solid">
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Estimated</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">Useful Life</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">(years)</div>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">  </font></td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">License Agreement</font></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> </font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: left"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman"> $</font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">962,000</font></td>
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<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: right"><font style="display: inline; font: 10pt times new roman">7</font></td>
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