Pricing the Envelope Hunt

A street performer fans out four identical sealed envelopes; exactly one contains a $100\$100 note and the other three are empty. You tear envelopes open one at a time, paying a fee of XX dollars for each one you open, and you quit the moment the note appears. At what fee XX does neither side hold an edge — that is, the game has zero expected profit?

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