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        <link:definition>0216 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions</link:definition>
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        <link:definition>0217 - Disclosure - Operating Segment and Sales and Credit Concentrations</link:definition>
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        <link:definition>0218 - Disclosure - Consulting Contracts</link:definition>
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        <link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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        <link:definition>0219 - Disclosure - Supplemental Cash Flow Information</link:definition>
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        <link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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        <link:definition>0220 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events</link:definition>
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