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comet
Snowball in Hell
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oh Siegfried!
-------------------- Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Wesley J
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-------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Amos
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Praying through.
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Mary LA
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For comet's K in ICU
For Siegfried and family
For the families and friends of the 24 people killed in a bus accident in the Western Cape, South Africa
For all those struggling with depression
-------------------- “I often wonder if we were all characters in one of God's dreams.” ― Muriel Spark
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daisymay
St Elmo's Fire
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reading praying
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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Siegfried, and all his family.
-------------------- Keeping fit was an obsession with Fr Moity .... He did chin ups in the vestry, calisthenics in the pulpit, and had developed a series of Tai-Chi exercises to correspond with ritual movements of the Mass. The Antipope Robert Rankin
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QLib
Bad Example
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quote: Originally posted by Robert Armin: Siegfried, and all his family.
Amen
-------------------- Tradition is the handing down of the flame, not the worship of the ashes Gustav Mahler.
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Meg the Red
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Siegfried, I'm so sorry
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Nanny Ogg
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Please pray for me over the next month or so.
I need strength of mind to deal with packing and sorting out my possessions. I have been putting things off and I can't do so any longer and the reality of my situation hit home to me yesterday.
Secondly, I miss my cat who has been sent on an extended holiday with my ex partner. Please pray that he will settle and cope with being kept in. Please also pray that I will find accommodation that allows me to have a pet so we can be reunited.
Thirdly, please pray that I will find somewhere to stay after eviction date if accommodation cannot be found before then so I don't have to cope at a hostel.
-------------------- Buy me a beer and I'm you friend forever
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Mamacita
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quote: Originally posted by Siegfried: Prayers for my grandfather, aunts, mom, sister and brother--my father passed at 8:50PM this evening. It was peaceful.
So very sorry for your loss, Siegfried. God bless.
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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malik3000
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For each, by name and need
For Siegfried's father, may he rest in peace. For Siegfried and his family who are grieving their loss, comfort and strength.
For Nanny Ogg that she will get moved to a permanent home with as little additional stress as possible and be re-united with her beloved cat.
-------------------- God = love. Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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Telepath
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Praying for all by name.
-------------------- Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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K still in ICU, still unconscious. one of our other co-workers is with him. turns out he's there due to a bleeding ulcer that was so bad he required 12 units of blood last night and we almost lost him. I'm still trying to identify family, hospital asked for next of kin, which is a worrying sign. I didn't know ulcers could do this. I'm driving down tomorrow if he wakes up. keep up the prayers, this is scary.
for those who've read the singles thread - K is the doorman who protected me from the stalker guy last fall. He's a good man.
-------------------- Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Sioni Sais
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For comet's K, Siegfried & family and especially for Nanny Ogg: packing and sorting is awful in those circumstances*; trust that you'll get somewhere good for yourself and your cat.
-------------------- "He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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jedijudy
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Praying for all here.
(((Siegfried)))
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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malik3000
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Praying for K, comet
-------------------- God = love. Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Huia
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On Friday the head nurse at the care home where my father lives rang to say that he is going to need the next level of care as he is developing dementia.
Today my sis-in-law rang to say he had had a stroke and is in hospital.
I'm waiting to hear how bad it is.
(I know this sounds awful but I can't afford to go backwards and forwards to see him too many times).
Huia
-------------------- Charity gives food from the table, Justice gives a place at the table.
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Mary LA
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For Huia and family, healing prayers for Huia's father
Praying through by name
-------------------- “I often wonder if we were all characters in one of God's dreams.” ― Muriel Spark
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
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This one is trivial - but through a bizarre set of circumstances, some but not all my own fault, I'm teaching Sunday School this morning and I haven't the faintest idea of the topic, other than that it's "New Testament" I'm going to have to come up with a craft item, story etc on the spot. I'd appreciate prayers that I can successfully wing it.
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Huia
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Wow Mary you must have a hot line to the Almighty. Sis-in-law has just rung to say it wasn't a stroke, much to everyone's surprise, but he hit his hed and is very badly bruised. No broken bones. He is awaiting the results of one more test, but will probably sleep in his own bed tonight
NE Quine am praying for your Sunday School lesson - sometimes the last minute things have a freshness that prepared lesson lack - hope it works like that for you.
Huia [ 17. March 2013, 09:18: Message edited by: Huia ]
-------------------- Charity gives food from the table, Justice gives a place at the table.
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Mary LA
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Good news Huia! I'll keep praying for a complete recovery.
Years ago when I was a convert from agnosticism, an elderly nun told me to keep at it and to get down and pray on my knees until they calloused and that by then I would realise the power of prayer. She was being quite literal -- at 82 years old she had callouses on both knees.
-------------------- “I often wonder if we were all characters in one of God's dreams.” ― Muriel Spark
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malik3000
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In thanks for surprising good news and prayers for continued recovery for Huia's father
for a last-minute serendipitous inspiration for NE Quine to have a fresh presentation for the Sunday School lesson
continued prayers for comet's K, for Nanny Ogg, and for Siegfried and family
for all in their needs, recognized or not
in thanks for my cousin who, when he is in town helps bring more order into my ADD-addled life -- and that he may find a long-term productive focus for his life that utilizes his many talents
Please, continued prayers for my good friend J who continues to be targeted for persecution at his teaching assistant job. After giving 14 years of dedicated service in his special ed class (at starvation wages, he being eligible for food stamps) they want to toss him aside like a piece of scrap now that his mobility is impaired (only slightly, actually not enough to even affect the duties of his job -- they are just using it as an excuse). May he find good pro bono legal assistance to successfully fight this injustice. Despite his trials he maintains a good spirit, and his church has been a source of joy to him, especially with a new vicar whom he really is enthusiastic about.
In thanks for the coming of spring in my part of the world and thanks that i continue to feel vibrantly healthy a year and 4 months after the melanoma diagnosis, for my wonderful medical team, and prayers that i may be organized enough (including getting a reliable car that i can financially deal with) to make positive and productive of the life God continues to bless me with.
For the new Pope Francis (what a wonderful name!) for his continued good health and strength that he may be an inspiration -- for all Christians, for all who worship God, and for all people of good will who care about their fellow humans -- to seriously make a crucial priority the heavy burdens of the majority of world's people who are poor.
Hear our prayers, loving God. And thank you, God, thank you for your many blessings.
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
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quote: through a bizarre set of circumstances, some but not all my own fault,
correction - entirely my own fault. It transpires that there was a minor typo in the date on the prepared materials and I, seeing they were dated 2012, dumped the lot into the recycling three weeks ago.
quote: I haven't the faintest idea of the topic, other than that it's "New Testament"
It was Joshua.
Thank you for your prayers.
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Siegfried
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Thank you all. I'm trying to track it down--my dad actually had an account on here for awhile and did post a few times in Purgatory. Maybe an admin could ping me about it.
-------------------- Siegfried Life is just a bowl of cherries!
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malik3000
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I have my quarterly PET scan Tuesday -- may it go as well as the previous ones
Going thru mail just now that i should have opened earlier this week, i've come upon an unsettling situation. Forgive this overly long complicated explanation but i don't know how to express my concern more briefly. It seems to be a weird case of dueling urologists. . . . A) I was referred to Uro A by my wonderful oncologist for a non-cancer-related and non-life-threatening concern that i had mentioned to my oncologist. Uro A said there wasn't anything to be done for me "at my age" that didn't involve invasive surgery and either go for that or forget about it. My impression was that he really didn't seem interested in helping me at all. Given what i have experienced in my own body that seemed a rather extreme approach. So i got referred to uro B who was just the opposite -- very caring and interested and no word of anything surgical. (I asked uro B why uro A was so unhelpful and he, with a smile, seemed to imply that uro A was only interested if he could do surgery.) B) Anyway, i'd gotten a notice from uro B that my PSA levels were elevated which might or might not indicate prostate cancer, and since i'd not been tested for this before, he wanted me to get a second blood test to see how the levels were. OK, that made sense. C) But I just opened a notice from uro A whom i'm not even seeing now, saying he wanted to do a biopsy, apparently based on that one test result. Given uro A's apparent propensity for cutting, that seemed to me a bit hasty based on not even waiting for the second blood test which i am getting this week. *** Monday i am going to try to find out what's going on. I'm sorry for such a long explanation but i couldn't figure out how to express my problem any more briefly. I'm a bit nervous (a wee bit scared?) about this and prayers would be appreciated.
-------------------- God = love. Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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K is in a coma. We're all a little freaked out up here. Another local was hurt last night - slipped on the ice and slid under his truck which rolled over him. he's also in the hospital, though his prognosis is good. Still, prayers for D and his family added to my list, please?
-------------------- Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Sarasa
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Praying for all who post here.
-------------------- 'I guess things didn't go so well tonight, but I'm trying. Lord, I'm trying.' Charlie (Harvey Keitel) in Mean Streets.
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Telepath
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For Comet's K and for D.
For Siegfried in the loss of his father.
For Huia and father.
For malik3000, melanoma be gone! Other physical, attentional, and financial/logistical issues be sorted! Also for J.
For the families of those killed in the bus crash in the Western Cape.
For North East Quine.
For me, for funding for continued employment, kthx
For Frightful Fiends to be downgraded to Neutral Fiends, because being nervous about nebulous threats is a waste of energy.
For K.
For Nanny Ogg, for a safe and secure home where she can be back together with her cat. [ 17. March 2013, 23:19: Message edited by: Telepath ]
-------------------- Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
...and a special request for a young neighbour lad here, and all his cohort - this week is "science week" in their exams: Maths today, Physics tomorrow, Chemistry Wednesday and Biology on Thursday. Vishnu is a bit anxious, he says euphemistically, so prayers that he and they can all approach the exams calmly and show their best side to the examiners are appreciated.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Mary LA
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Praying through by name and need
-------------------- “I often wonder if we were all characters in one of God's dreams.” ― Muriel Spark
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churchgeek
Have candles, will pray
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My hometown of Detroit could use some prayers as its newly-appointed Emergency Financial Manager begins his work. There are long-standing trust issues between the city and the state (which appointed the EFM). Please pray, if you feel so moved, for the people of Detroit, and for the EFM, that he will have wisdom and compassion and do a good job for the future of the city.
Thanks!
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Starbug
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Praying for all by name.
Thanks for your prayers for E last week. The stroppy apprentice packed her bags and walked out! Waiting to see whether she actually comes back to work.
-------------------- “Oh the pointing again. They're screwdrivers! What are you going to do? Assemble a cabinet at them?” ― The Day of the Doctor
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Mad Cat
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Reading and praying
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Adrienne
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Praying for all here, and for all who need prayer
Please can I ask for prayer for a private intention; I need some insight to help me make the right decisions - I'm very bad at insight.
A
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daisymay
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reading praying
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malik3000
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Prayers ascending in the pre-dawn hours . . .
For the women, men and children of Detroit -- especially for those just trying to scrape by, and that those in positions of economic and political power to make a priority the least powerful
may all who died in the South Africa Western Cape bus crash rest in peace and rise in glory and for strength and comfort for their families and friends
For Welease Woderwick's Vishnu and his cohort to have the calmness and mental clarity to do well in their exams
continued prayers for comet's K in a coma in the ICU and for all concerned, and for D and family too
continued prayers for Siegfried and family and friends
continued prayers for for Nanny Ogg for strength and help, physical and economic in this arduous time of forced movement, that she get a place that can be a secure, reliable long-term and stress-free home, and for her cat not to be be stressed in his/her temporary living environment, and that they both be re-united soon. I was in a similar situation on all counts some years ago and it was not easy.
for funding for continued employment for Telepath and for Fiends to be utterly neutralized
continued prayers for nicolermw and her brother
For all in difficult job situations
For all in jobless situations and for all economically marginalized
for every soul, by name and need and for those with needs unexpressed or unrealised
for my niece and her children
That i can get my confusing medical situation that has me worried straightened out and -- please let it be God's will -- that i not need a prostate biopsy, and that the melanoma be gone or at least stay asleep for the long term, and that i make productive use of the continued healthy time that God has blessed me with
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-------------------- God = love. Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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Niteowl
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Continuing to read and pray for all. Requesting continued prayer for my health and that of my elderly mother who is in my care.
-------------------- "love all, trust few, do wrong to no one" Wm. Shakespeare
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Boadicea Trott
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for everyone.
Still waiting for Eldest Daughter's MRI results and to find out if her emigration Visa will be granted.
People have been round to view our house today; we are fervently hoping we can sell it and move closer to my mother in law who now needs daily care .....
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Mrs Shrew
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Some people at work were unkind to me on friday in a way that was on the verge of reporting. I decided to report but informally today. Now I'm really anxious. Please pray for resolution and less terror?
-------------------- "The goal of life is not to make other people in your own image, it is to understand that they, too, are in God's image" (Orfeo) Was "mummyfrances".
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agrgurich
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for all
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Telepath
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For Welease Woderwick's Vishnu to pass all those exams, along with all his cohort.
For the people of Detroit, and the new EFM, that he will have wisdom and compassion and do a good job for the future of the city.
For Starbug's E, shall the prodigal(?) return?
For Adrienne's private intention, and for guidance.
For the victims of the Western Cape bus crash.
For comet's K, for healing. For D and family.
For Nanny Ogg, for a safe home for her and her cat.
For Nicolemr and her brother.
For malik3000's niece and her children.
For malik3000's melanoma to just GO AWAY and certainly not start meddling with his prostate.
For Niteowl, for healing. For her elderly mother.
For Trott Major's MRI results and emigration visa. For a quick and convenient sale so that they can care for Trott-In-Law.
For Mrs Shrew, for neutralisation of this enmity at work.
For further funding for me pls, kthx. I really don't relish another job hunt, urgh.
-------------------- Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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Grammatica
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Please pray for the soul of this man and for those he has left behind.
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Lamb Chopped
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My aunt J has had a heart attack and a ton of stents--please pray for her?
And for me, as Ive got about six issues going on right now and i'm just not coping. Thanks.
-------------------- Er, this is what I've been up to (book). Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down!
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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