Company A hired Peter Pan as a salesman and required him to sign a noncompete agreement stating that if he leave miles of Company A for a $30-$year period. Assume that Peter Pan is the type of employee who has trade secrets and

a$.$ In a state that applies the blue pencil rule, the court would not rewrite the $30-$year time period.

b$.$ In a state that does not apply the blue pencil rule, the court would not rewrite the $30-$year time period.