A fluent material dispensing system comprising: a bottle, a plunger engaged inside the bottle, and a dispensing mechanism having a lever for operation of the plunger for fluid expulsion. The optical pickup has an objective lens, a lens holder holding the objective lens, and a first and a second focusing coil wound around the lens holder. The determination as to whether the customer is so entitled may be made by, for example, determining if a royalty fee payment has been received. The exterior louvered surface of the panel remains unblemished. The method results in reduced methane yield and increased yield of liquid hydrocarbons substantially free of solid wax. The firmware emulator includes a plurality of state machines and networking protocol agents.