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 CONFIDENTIAL Portions of this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portions, marked by [****], have been separately filed with the Commission.
 SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
This agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 1997 ("Effective Date"), by and between Excite, Inc., a California corporation, located at 555 Broadway, Redwood City, California 94063 ("Excite"), and N2K Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, located at 55 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, New York, 10004 ("Sponsor").
 RECITALS