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  <xsd:element id="beam_ScheduleOfSuccessPaymentLiabilityTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfSuccessPaymentLiabilityTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="beam_SummaryOfDepreciationExpenseIncurredTableTextBlock" name="SummaryOfDepreciationExpenseIncurredTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="beam_SummaryOfPrincipalAndInterestPortionsTableTextBlock" name="SummaryOfPrincipalAndInterestPortionsTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
</xsd:schema>
