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      <ExplanationTxt>PLEASE EXCUSE OUR LATE FILING WHICH WAS CUASED BY OUR LAONG TIME BOOKKEEPER BECOMING ILL AND DID NOT INFORM ANYONE ON THE BOARD THAT THIS RETURN WAS NEVER FILED. AS SOON AS WE BECAME AWARE OF THE MISSED DEADLINE WE ASKED THE CPA NAMED AS THE PREPARER WHO LIVES IN OUR CITY TO HELP US OUT WHICH HE DID AT NO COST TO US. WE RESPECTIVLY REQUEST THAT YOU DO NOT ACCESS US ANY LATE FILING PENALTY.</ExplanationTxt>
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