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  <element name="WarrantsIssuedFromTwoThousandEightToTwoThousandTwelveMember" id="asnd_WarrantsIssuedFromTwoThousandEightToTwoThousandTwelveMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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</schema>
