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<signature>/s/ Christopher Hemingway/Co-CIO</signature>
<title>Progeny 3, Inc.</title>
<date>02/19/2025</date>
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<reportingPersonName>Jon Hemingway</reportingPersonName>
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<signature>/s/ Christopher Hemingway/Attorney-in-Fact</signature>
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