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        <ExplanationTxt>DUE TO CHANGE IN OFFICERS AND OUR ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE (QUICKBOOKS) TO BE RECONCILED AND UPDATED, THIS TAX RETURN IS BEING FILED LATE. MANY APPOLOGIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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