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                  The purchase agreement between Hambrose and Charterhouse                            
            contained the following provision for indemnification:                                    
                  6. Indemnification.                                                                 
                  Seller [Charterhouse] will indemnify Purchaser [Hambrose]                           
                  and protect, defend and hold it harmless from and against                           
                  any and all loss, cost, damage, injury or expense,                                  
                  including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees,                          
                  wheresoever and howsoever arising which Purchaser or its                            
                  subsidiaries or stockholders, or any of its, or their,                              
                  directors, officers, agents, employees, stockholders or                             
                  partners, may incur by reason of any material breach by                             
                  Seller of any of the representations by, or obligations of,                         
                  Seller set forth in this Agreement or by reason of the Bulk                         
                  Sales Laws of any jurisdiction.  * * *                                              
            The Additional Equipment Wrap Lease contained the following                               
            provision for indemnification:                                                            
                  18. Indemnification                                                                 
                        18.1 Lessee [Charterhouse] will indemnify Lessor                              
                  [Hambrose] and protect, defend and hold it harmless from and                        
                  against any and all loss, cost, damage, injury or expense,                          
                  including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees,                          
                  wheresoever and howsoever arising which Lessor or its                               
                  subsidiaries or shareholders, or any of its or their                                
                  directors, officers, agents, employees, stockholders or                             
                  partners, may incur by reason of any breach by Lessee of any                        
                  of the representations by, or obligations of, Lessee                                
                  contained in this Lease or in any way relating to or arising                        
                  out of this Lease; the Equipment, claims of holders of the                          
                  Lien or Underlying Leases;  * * *                                                   
            The Additional Equipment Wrap Lease also stated that                                      
            Charterhouse's obligation to pay "all rental charges payable"                             
            under the Additional Equipment Wrap Lease would be "absolute and                          
            unconditional under all circumstances."  Furthermore, under the                           
            Additional Equipment Wrap Lease, Charterhouse (the lessee) waived                         
            "any right of set-off under state or federal law, counterclaim,                           
            recoupment, defense or other right which Lessee may have against                          




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