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  <xsd:element id="frt_TargetAmountForPotentialEquityToBeIssued" name="TargetAmountForPotentialEquityToBeIssued" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="frt_TaurusInvestmentHoldingsMember" name="TaurusInvestmentHoldingsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="frt_TotalExpenses" name="TotalExpenses" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="frt_WarrantyPeriod" name="WarrantyPeriod" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:durationStringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="frt_WeightedAveragePricePerCommonShare" name="WeightedAveragePricePerCommonShare" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
</XBRL>
