A company enters into a $5-$year lease for a piece of machinery. The lease agreement specifies annual payments of $$20,000$ due at the beginning of each year. The machinery has an estimated economic life of $7$ years and no residual value. The company's incremental borrowing rate is $10\%.$ The present value of the lease payments is approximately $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

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