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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 11/09/2026
How it starts: "Mark – You don’t have much time to read this. You’re going to be busy for the next several years."
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Norfolk Record Office @norfolkro.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
From pre-carbon paper days we have this Wet Copy Letter Book #WorldLetterWritingDay • letter written in ink on paper • page of copybook’s thin tissue-like pages moistened • OG letter was placed face down onto the damp page • book was closed & pressed • ink transferred onto damp tissue paper • dried
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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
#WorldLetterWritingDay ✒️ Here's the story of love letters I discovered in the Amgueddfa Cymru collections 💌 Sarah was 20 years old when she received these letters. She fell in love with a butcher, and they kept a public house together 🍻 hellohistoria.substack.com/p/my-dearest... #Wales #History
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'My dearest Sarah' | A Bridgend Love Letter.
While going through the National Museum of Wales Collections, I came across a love-letter.
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Norfolk Record Office @norfolkro.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For this #WorldLetterWritingDay we have this cross-hatched letter from Admiral G Henderson to his father in 1840. Cross-hatching was a way of saving paper & reducing the cost of postage: which depended on the distance the letter had to go & the number of sheets of paper. #NorfolkHistory
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I think Colbert has been using music in one of the most personal ways to engage with art, which is to allow it to reflect back your own feelings in a way that clarifies them. Your circumstances are new, but—in this case—your defiant frustration mixed with exuberance is legible to other people.
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Dead Weight is about two women, a black cat, and what happens when they finally get enough of the bad men in their lives. My elevator pitch for it is: Read this if you want to find out the perfect way to get rid of a body in Reykjavík. You can learn more – and find preorder links – here:
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Dead Weight
An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs – or even bodies – in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of The Night Guest.Unnur ...
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Engelsberg Ideas @engelsbergideas.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
From the voyages of Portuguese explorers to the era of British naval supremacy, narrow maritime straits have provided a focal point for religious fervour and geopolitical competition. Chokepoints are the true crossroads of history | Damian Valdez engelsbergideas.com/essays/choke...
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Chokepoints are the true crossroads of history
From the voyages of Portuguese explorers to the era of British naval supremacy, narrow maritime straits have provided a focal point for religious fervour, commercial exchange and geopolitical competit...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/04/2026
A decade before @ashleyrparker.bsky.social’s father died, she lost him to dementia. She writes about the heartbreak of mourning someone before they’re gone:
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The Endless Goodbye
More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The first Danish state visit to Australia in 40 years will start at the country's magnificent red heart today.
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Mary and Frederik to visit Uluru on first stop of Danish royal visit
The first Danish state visit to Australia in 40 years will start at the country's magnificent red heart today.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 08/03/2026
On International Women’s Day, I pay tribute to girls and women everywhere who continue to fight oppression with relentless strength, with unbreakable courage. This strength and courage live within all of us. The power is in us.
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei obituary for Monocle. monocle.com/affairs/supr...
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Supremacy usurped: Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead in US-Israeli strikes - Monocle
Iran’s Supreme Leader has been killed in a US-Israeli airstrike. While some celebrate the end to his iron rule of...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🎉 Volume 93 is here! The latest PBSR is now live in print and open access on JSTOR. Featuring new research from our own Alessandra Tafaro and Elena Pomar, plus fresh archaeology reports from Stephen Kay and the BSR team. Read it free: www.jstor.org/stable/e2744...
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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Trilingualism in action: Latin book on herbs & their uses gets translation annotations of some head words to French & English Things I learned: 'haus' (Middle French) is a (rare) plural form of 'allia' (Latin), aka 'garlec' (Middle English) CCCC MS 438, f. 21v parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
Excerpt of a page in medieval manuscript containing information about herbs and their uses. Right hand column contains the text in brownish-black ink, with a capital S in red with blue pen-flourishes that starts the paragraph on 'allia' / garlic. Left hand column contains summary of main medical uses of garlic, written in red ink by the same hand has the main text. Left column is occasionally intersperced with translation glosses of the main headword, added by a later hand. Black ink reads 'Haus .Garlec.' to indicate the Middle French and Middle English words for 'allia'. 

The Parker Library, CCCC MS 438, f. 21v
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
125 years. An anniversary logo. Countless stories. The BSR has shaped generations of scholars and artists — now we need your support and your stories of convivial living, creativity, and research at the BSR. Every memory and every donation help shape the next 125 years: bsr.ac.uk/125th/
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125th - bsr.ac.uk
125th 125th Celebrate 125 years of the BSR For 125 years, the British School at Rome (BSR) has been a beacon of cultural exchange, research excellence, and artistic innovation. Founded in 1901, the BS...
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Some thoughts on Bondi for Monocle. monocle.com/affairs/in-t...
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In the darkness of the Bondi Beach massacre, a civilian’s heroism gives Albanese a clear path forward - Monocle
The Bondi Beach attack was callous and anti-Semitic but the fallout could provide further ugliness yet. The reaction – like...
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The final report into governance has called for state and Commonwealth legislation to refocus universities on teaching and research.
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'Betrayed, undermined and let down': Universities told to do better
The final report into governance has called for state and Commonwealth legislation to refocus universities on teaching and research.
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Your weekly wrap-up of What We Learned, for Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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President Macron’s assassination plot, US senator Mark Kelly under fire and ‘Adolf Hitler’ wins yet another election  - Monocle
Andrew Mueller unpacks the week’s strangest stories, including a spat between US politicians, Candace Owens’ accusation against French president Macron...
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Edith Hall @edithmayhall.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
People often ask whether I am related to the great American archaeologist Edith Hall (Dohan). Sadly, no. She just looked so cool riding to her sites. I "dig" the hat-and-cravat look.
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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in London (1916). 📷 Paul Thompson
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Neville Morley @nevillemorley.eurosky.social · 11/11/2025
Higher education has been in crisis since students stopped wearing hats.
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Family members of two World War I soldiers have been left stunned after a bottle containing their hand-written letters was found on a WA beach.
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A WWI-era message in a bottle is a letter 'from the grave' for family
Family members of two World War I soldiers have been left stunned after a bottle containing their hand-written letters was found on a WA beach.
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
How will the work of biographers change as letters, diaries and photographs are replaced by emails, texts and snapshots on the cloud?
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When letters and diaries vanish, can biographers survive the digital age?
How will the work of biographers change as letters, diaries and photographs are replaced by emails, texts and snapshots on the cloud?
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Christian Callisen @ctcallisen.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Did you know that classics students at @wwu.edu put out a weekly newsletter in Latin? You can read it online or subscribe to receive it in your inbox Friday 🤓 #MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
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Nuntii Latini
Nuntii Latini Vasintonienses. The week's news in Latin, brought to you by the students of Western Washington University.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
😭 IG newberlinlibrary
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio takes a look at Moldova's parliamentary election of last weekend and why it matters (and it does). With @paulaerizanu.bsky.social, @jgmaber.bsky.social and Quentin Peel. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Why is Moldova’s election result so significant to its neighbours?  - Monocle
Last Sunday’s parliamentary election was one of existential stakes for Moldova and considerable concern for Europe. But will the newly...
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Two dogs join the fight against one of the biggest threats to Australia's native plants, making dieback detection possible in minutes rather than weeks.
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These adorable pups are helping fight one of WA's worst plant diseases
Two dogs join the fight against one of the biggest threats to Australia's native plants, making dieback detection possible in minutes rather than weeks.
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Latest Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio winds back from the latest chapter in the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Explainer 487: India, Pakistan and a dearth of cricket diplomacy  - Monocle
Following India’s recent victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, handshakes were absent and India refused to accept the trophy....
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
We are pleased to share with you the new events programme for October–December 2025! This autumn term features a rich line-up of lectures, workshops, exhibitions—and even concerts—open and free to all. Check out the full programme here: bsr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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The Color Archive @thecolorarchive.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The Glow of Evening Sinta Tantra, tempera and 24ct gold leaf on linen, 2022 sintatantra.com/artworks/ #art #painting
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 23/09/2025
'Counting the Stakes: A Reassessment of Vlad III Dracula': new in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society' bit.ly/46iJfIU In this new article, Dénes Harai reconsiders the victims of 'Vlad the Impaler' (c.1431-76), the historical inspiration for Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula #Skystorians 1/2
First page of 'Counting the Stakes: A Reassessment of Vlad III Dracula’s Practice of Collective Impalements in Fifteenth-Century South-eastern Europe', by Denes Harai, new research article in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society.

Abstract: 'Dubbed ‘the Impaler’ by his contemporaries, Vlad III Dracula (c. 1431–76), was accused of the slaughter of between 40,000 and 100,000 individuals, 20,000 of them allegedly impaled at the Wallachian capital Targovişte. Although historians have often considered these figures
inflated, none of the numerous studies dedicated to the voivode of Wallachia have undertaken a methodical evaluation of the extent of this exaggeration. This article takes up this historiographical challenge by examining all available documentation. In so doing, it provides a full reassessment of the practice of impalement in fifteenth-century south-eastern Europe. Contrary to assumptions of previous scholarship, Vlad’s use of impalement was influenced simultaneously by pre-existing Hungarian and Ottoman practices. Quantitative analysis shows that only 7–10 per cent of the impalements claimed by sources can be considered plausible and proposes a new data-driven estimation of Vlad’s impaled victims. Finally, a comparison with other rulers shows that, while Vlad ordered collective impalements more frequently, the average number of victims per impalement was similar to that elsewhere in
south-eastern Europe.'Image of Vlad III Dracula from c.1488 text: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, public domain.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23/09/2025
For the first time, traffic on Kyiv’s Khreshchatyk was completely halted during the nationwide moment of silence in honor of fallen Ukrainian soldiers. This practice will now take place daily.
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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
#OnThisDay - 21 September 19 BC is the date usually given for the death of Virgil. So here's the 3rd Century AD mosaic from Hadrumetum - Virgil flanked by the Muses Clio and Melpomene. The scroll on his lap has the text of Aeneid 1.8. #Virgil #AncientHistory 🏺 Image: Bardo National Museum, Tunis
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
That is why we have decided to tell its story before it is too late. We want to remind our @empirepoduk.bsky.social listeners of the complex & violent history of the peoples who have passed through & lived in Gaza and whose genes have contributed to the diversity of the modern Palestinian people
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This is a part of the world that dominates our front pages & yet about which we learn remarkably little at school: the history of Gaza rarely makes it onto the curriculum, we are not taught its story in movies or documentaries. Yet it is something we badly need to know to understand current events
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Michelle Arrow @michellearrow.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Bleak times at Macquarie Uni, as management moves to implement large scale job cuts in arts and science (because who needs that expertise, right?). Amanda’s threat outlines the lies that underpin these changes. We need urgent governance reform now: but is the government listening?
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Who says romance is dead
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Gaza, Nepal and the Epstein files
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
On the foreshore of Papua New Guinea's capital city, Ela Beach is where locals come to exercise, mingle and unwind at the end of a long day. But it wasn't always this way.
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Before PNG gained independence, it was a colony of Australia
On the foreshore of Papua New Guinea's capital city, Ela Beach is where locals come to exercise, mingle and unwind at the end of a long day. But it wasn't always this way.
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Applications are now open for BSR Humanities Awards 2026–27! Fellowships and awards for scholars at all career stages. Deadline: 14 Nov 2025. Apply: bsrome.slideroom.com More info: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Wrapping up an incredible journey! Here's the group on the final day of summer school, enjoying a well-earned refreshment in the charming Borgo at Ostia after exploring the ancient ruins of Ostia Antica. #summerschool #bsr #britishschoolatrome #archaeology
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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Thanks- reposting in hopes that others will tune in:
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Nic33.bsky.social @nic33.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Sharing @jennifersenior.bsky.social brilliant article. It's well worth rereading and reflecting on every September. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind
Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the attacks. Two decades later, his loved ones are still grappling with the loss.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Dear USA Deploying troops against civilians will not go well. Yours Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Humanities are the antidote to the empire’s greatest weapon: ignorance. They expose how history is weaponized to justify conquest, and how culture is polished to erase resistance. When you attack the humanities, you attack the very tools people use to unlearn oppression.
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Oxford Centre for Intellectual History @oxfordcih.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Don’t miss our DPhil student Harun Ali's thorough introduction to a posthumous essay by the great J. G. A. Pocock! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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J. G. A. Pocock, essay on the fourth volume of Gibbon's Decline and Fall
This essay presents J. G. A. Pocock reflections on Gibbon’s fourth volume and the shift it marks in the Decline and Fall towards a narrative we might consider ‘Byzantine’. It is the work of Gibbon’...
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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
This is exciting - a newly launched official Antonine Wall Trail that will help walkers to explore Britain's best Roman frontier! I will need to take a look and see how it compares to the route I took as I walked the Wall... storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/45fd... #WallsOnWednesday
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The Antonine Wall Trail
Follow the Line of the Wall Across Central Scotland
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Friends in Oz- you have been warned! www.indailysa.com.au/inreview/boo...
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Rock Star Historian William Dalrymple Returns to OZ - InReview | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Join rock star historian William Dalrymple as he returns to OZ for captivating discussions on ancient India's impact on the world.
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Latest Foreign Desk for Monocle Radio. A look at why the US is squaring up to Venezuela. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Shadow boxing in the Caribbean: Why is the US cornering Venezuela? - Monocle
The US Navy sets sail for Venezuela. What does president Trump hope to accomplish with this gunboat diplomacy? How has...
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