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Tj 36 0 TD (Respondents shall provide consulting services at the request of the Gulfstream) Tj 0 -14.16 TD (Acquirer, for a fee not to exceed Respondents) Tj -2.88 Tc 2.88 Tw (\222 ) Tj 0 Tc 0 Tw (costs of direct material and labor,) Tj T* (for a period beginning from the date Respondents sign the Consent Agreement to) Tj T* (the in-service date of the Gulfstream Pipeline, relating to any aspect of the Gulf-) Tj T* (stream Pipeline and furnished by any one or more individuals identified in the) Tj T* (Gulfstream Purchase Agreement;) Tj -36 -28.32 TD (2.) 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