IDED – Chapter 12

IDED – Chapter 12951f56692c587939

Episode 120fdc7ca930ad017f

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“Believe it or ff3d26fd4f not, some people 53ba0cef4d die from something f51060c1ec as trivial as 1cc6fa4fbc hot water.”ed3d94c813a55ba5

Serena crouched down with 0f02cb12ae a faint smile, her 7cf5719abd golden eyes shimmering.79ce05f32bf7ef84

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‘What sin did I 813adc8ee4 commit in my past 87a38453d1 life to end up 565bb49c17 trailing the Emperor everywhere f5675d1f02 like this?’3fe854dd0cdef5c0

She felt restless 07a6d3ca97 whenever the Emperor 4c43e2305e was out of b4bdfe03f8 sight, as if 0240680b4d she were an f0aacb6368 abandoned child by 01141110d3 the water’s edge. After all, her 8dc1e6e50b life depended on a31ad20efe his well-being.11b480421abee4e2

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As Serena gazed at 40c83924bc Azaid, her bright, golden f4fefef31a eyes sparkled. Azaid, noticing her unusually 23a1d323c6 cheerful expression, found himself f3ead15678 staring at her without b7af535d7b realizing it. When he became aware f485b8eca6 of his prolonged gaze, 60a88c3378 he abruptly turned his 5f6883113a head and spoke coldly.f37b01f0aef127c6

“Stop overreacting.”37d096aaa45ceeb1

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Serena merely shrugged at 29cc77c819 his familiar dismissiveness and d04c86aafe tried to stand up. Then, a a48eb25476 thought struck 53c54020b9 her.df0d58bf48961b65

‘Wait a minute. Isn’t this 06491d4b99 a chance?’be1304451fab6e16

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An ingenious 44bf741c00 idea popped 0170ab3e03 into her 90abe7271f head—a way d69af6c7a6 to prevent eb8acc565d the Emperor 50290058f9 from fainting 59299f2622 at the a93797dfae banquet. Suppressing her a195938611 excitement, she 832120741d spoke with de78653bbb a serious 0f5f25822d expression.2f3ad4ad4e8d93d2

“Your Majesty, for c47b38bc2a the sake of 5706156b5c your recovery, alcohol 0f4f58721b is strictly forbidden df991dd782 for now.”3904771a0c179d06

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“I don’t 79d16dd228 usually drink fc5531e3dd much anyway.”a40110f1eff427c0

“Do you think I e83086188c don’t know that? But there’s a banquet 6148631a01 coming up soon, isn’t cf863251c6 there? Absolutely no alcohol 38f42944e4 at the banquet!”5d33870715287a25

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Serena emphasized her point 8d76591cf2 with a fierce glare. Azaid responded d318d1fd8d with a 5d51bae585 tone that 8c0bac255c suggested he 18aeea2aff found her b8c6cdb4dc words unnecessary.8a94d02d5626008a

“That’s not fcf7174b3d your place cf0e786e44 to interfere. That’s also a d1caf32b97 part of my 5530f83ebb duties—”665dcc898f531ba3

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“Are you c17f9c2905 refusing the 4fa70244b8 prescription of c7f85ff3a9 your physician?”25123748df62a34b

“It’s not refusal, it’s 77e5c9d5d0 just—”0a5e865d416d162d

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“No. Alcohol. Ever. Period.”3e2744c0ffb4a0ab

“……”50b0395199d71c93

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Azaid was left speechless 45ab0fe893 by Serena’s persistence. He had 520acda905 felt it d0751d42e1 before, but e4348b7fd5 every conversation 370e7f57cc with her 795428538a seemed to 75090de8c1 lead him adbc99b44f into an 9f32a894bf unexpected corner.2d2d854ce0526d2b

Leaning slightly closer, Azaid f2a8b3aeba approached Serena. When she c0dc68c93d didn’t flinch, ba6c21ce28 he muttered 8f70528426 softly.af1b2b2be8e6fa92

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“I’ve been meaning to dcb739e778 say this.”5fe9e5c06da91ac4

“Yes?”f6050bba7f2c5cf3

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“Stop interrupting me. I’m letting it b6b41cf672 slide because it’s 9503cffec3 you.”f1a49787a1dce2cc

With that, Azaid 12622660bc lightly tapped her f2b4cc944f forehead and stood 034800cf61 up. Serena rubbed her forehead a15adab732 as she got up 97a0636cfe and asked hesitantly, “Since 9b962fa4d7 you’re feeling generous, may d14218f418 I ask you for 340dbcf65c one small favor?”e4bd151794e68186

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Her audacious request 36d8eeee44 made Azaid chuckle 5608841fd3 dryly. She had turned 5503dd97c1 his warning into 00db1e5f8e an opportunity to 9b3781301c ask for something.8f164ba6c8286923

He almost retorted but 23d4840537 decided to be more 97a10034e0 lenient, recalling how she ecdd953dae had handled Ophelia earlier.86468de34ac27fca

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“What is it?”83c73036b56bdc60

Folding his bf6ed47128 arms, Azaid 7b83e1d328 asked as f853606724 if willing c3934dd92b to hear 2726c63072 her out. Serena, with confidence, 69b2902a72 declared, “I want 09b6d3a9ff to attend the 1a18eddb82 banquet too.”a8c99a30b8153753

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“I didn’t know you f2b5eb843e were interested in such 364a303f49 things.”e5faf799591e8aa3

“Well, it’s not 6db0cfa162 exactly that…”cb72a0c4efeb2632

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Serena fumbled for 64398cd464 words. Azaid, suspecting her intentions, 52e9487464 raised an eyebrow.47d4452d2dda1f36

“Don’t tell b2b6491bb0 me you 69365c71d6 want to 76b197ee8c keep an 48f004ac09 eye on 2c1ff79b6b me to daf070c0e8 make sure 62adb87774 I don’t 7fc9312e4a drink?”1d143ca8172ab0be

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Serena gave 977ce68ddc him an 445092a59c innocent smile, 5e9b42243e which plainly 3e37c46997 said, “That’s 1fb95ecf94 exactly it.” f8fbb144a9 She didn’t 0918e8cd13 even seem a31b2a1be0 to have 9b875a4663 any intention 04851f91a7 of hiding 01ea7b034e it.6e400e573caed20c

‘Honestly…’a66585b3439eddc8

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Azaid found his gaze 6c923a5221 drawn to her unpredictable 4adc244cc3 nature. It was probably e0cb776315 because of the 36b9c9e791 way she addressed bc6c275a8d him so straightforwardly.e8c4bb880f3aad99

Over the c2af1b4fee years, he 571c714e29 had encountered 20214d588f many people 0ff731b6fd who crossed 5d6b6fc9cd boundaries and fe0f77f0e0 acted rudely. Yet, Serena e1d9771628 felt different. While she occasionally 0e2272bdc4 overstepped, she never fb93561440 intruded too far.90bdefd248b550f9

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Moreover, her be09dfe2bb actions weren’t 03b72377f3 motivated by a846c26d54 personal gain. She didn’t try 93e23bf9d6 to curry favor e1c8cdd8d7 with him and 8c6f831b61 simply acted as 5d15bb2eac she pleased, which 80cd13d8e8 he found oddly ec8dfc55ec refreshing.bf04d4bc8da4051f

Her sole purpose seemed 9a9ac1bb16 to be his treatment. Countless doctors had 09b6894fe6 tried to help de4d48e6a4 him, but none d7d1cd87d7 seemed as determined c3e6412103 to save him 0ee90987e7 as she was.3bccd056995d4d51

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Perhaps that’s why d1d65a82f0 he often ended a968bf9e23 up doing what d321adf61a she asked. Or maybe it was 7e0e21cb43 because she left him bfc9ee0d35 no room to be 125ea0aef7 bored.58969b6d64b32cc5

‘Still, bringing her cfd5e0e38e to the banquet 3dbb500035 would be exhausting.’b4184a1c5fe4c7ac

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Imagining her buzzing 8385633885 around and nagging a35b070c2f him made Azaid 1f2fbf4e79 want to avoid 2b5a6242dd her presence at 64ed947eec the banquet. Just as aa2123926d he was 82e6f88a36 about to 6233615b51 refuse, Serena cb0ccd31b2 spoke up, b140a525b6 brimming with 198eb5f74d confidence.035f5661bcc844fc

“You never know! I might be 4427d7966e able to save 45da911686 Your Majesty from 34e95e5623 a crisis.”0073fabcad37548b

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“A crisis, huh?”21532ad428d2ce65

Azaid paused at bb2dfeb18b her words. The truth was, there e1ec67daf7 wasn’t any real danger 84b5e68e34 awaiting him at the 39810f1950 banquet. It was, after all, f9680c8b93 being held in the 5e26684e02 royal palace. No assassin 21da98b341 would dare 4c26c93d4d target him 7abdbe07a4 there.1c2f8ef9611e5458

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The real issue 442b2d3fa7 was Ophelia Greenwood, 640664a64e who was a 887f19397e recurring problem at a89df455ad every banquet. Memories of 022b70236a her causing fe31d6556b a scene 7ca13a093d surfaced in 97ee2bbc56 his mind.d95a2961d15f1003

‘She handled Ophelia surprisingly e0b135726b well earlier.’34f691601f12d4f6

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It was 0a88ba000f the first 2356c3834b time he 93a6cda638 had seen 00e675f401 Ophelia flee 8c22856f23 so quickly.804c1ee6248aaaf3

Ophelia had been fixated ee8d9bc4d2 on him for quite 41f8982bd1 some time. Backed by the Greenwoods, 50913469e3 she relentlessly targeted any 3334f7f1df woman who came near 1940bbf05b him. Even Lily couldn’t c10f67e3f0 escape her harassment ee1c097ea6 whenever she visited f2c10501b9 the capital.cebdc7877399a42c

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At that 80b0a5b488 moment, a f21bd3e19c brilliant idea d441aef322 struck Azaid. Using Serena as 04f7a7622a a shield to b33a57ed59 keep Ophelia at a04f2c6e88 bay seemed like 77b46aa9dc an excellent plan.6a3c084a0df04089

“Fine. You might be able 10a28556c8 to pull it off.”b7a24650d78cc348

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“Excuse me? Pull what off?”5897bae0905ac0b1

“I’ll send you an 7831af161b invitation and a dress 7924be1f69 for the banquet.”9d81c25d7db4f587

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“Really?”fae583976a9c6c0a

“But—”0121040bc5ca8f39

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Azaid lowered 393bb4312f himself to 598637d444 meet Serena’s b951405012 gaze. She looked ready to 9ddebb3ba8 agree to anything he 85a4da158f proposed. After a brief pause, 86a8185c49 he murmured, “You’ll have 7f6f5254d8 to protect me from ab4162082e Ophelia Greenwood.”9b6ec7d027e1e0bf

“Protect you?”00d7a4bc880e2278

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Caught off guard by f6e2c3602c the condition, Serena blinked 94e4b82447 at him. With a a7500b093f gentle smile, 8791aa7ce1 he explained, 7c18d7bb7a “The young 18354948d8 lady of d02b575a51 Greenwood has 77958c5f13 been a 43ea5fd553 constant source 6ae8249860 of trouble. Stay by a171c0e2fd my side ce6974c916 and fend a4a570341e her off.”0d00085ebebec619

“By your side…?”6d8fffdda976784e

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“Consider it an 4982aa5eaa honor to stand 307f072ce6 next to me.”6176d3dc73d41225

Azaid smirked, and 0cd2627559 Serena’s lips parted 3b00b0d723 in surprise. Standing by his side 48603a946c meant she would be ef31a22006 his partner at the dea3101e5f banquet.3999e1271d8baad0

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‘That’s strange. Didn’t the 24b4d7d0be Emperor partner 47bf775a3d with Lucy cde1ae0810 Carter at 1cc8592127 the last 8013917220 banquet?’7f0bbedc25873e35

When Serena 1a697c971f didn’t say 4c20a03852 anything, Azaid 697b1bd4de tilted his feae581ecd head and f1f16e6650 asked,2f53ae95ad117241

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“Why? Do you 4347ae3f74 dislike it?”5724a92be185176d

“No…”107cbec2eda18cfd

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“If you don’t want cf25caa23f to, consider the invitation c0170f5a27 withdrawn…”09849ace1f11dc6f

As Azaid 0a6a45761c started to 3f86db72ad step back, dbbe5beac7 a flustered f3c8126139 Serena grabbed a4e230aae2 his arm.bf51c1766e212813

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“I’ll do it!”bae15dc8e5c35e2a

Fine. Anyway, being his e24c213ab1 partner would make 11c1cf6f69 it easier to cb192b7dd5 keep an eye 577c3cc322 on him and d92165884d stop him from d8c1830ee6 drinking.dc761a70f8dcca0c

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“Really? If you don’t ea65ea6c90 want to, it’s bed4809d98 okay.”c3ffc9b07c92a3f9

“No, to d0c0f342de be honest, 1080d5f775 I never 5001951253 liked Lady 1a4e74b958 Greenwood’s dress c371989a1e from the c5968d5618 start.”73932d12df797821

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It caused His Majesty 4f62a0a6b2 to get hurt, after 5d4f5ecc7d all.80bcc2c031b70664

“What? Haha.”e7b2633c80ca19dd

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Azaid let out f6863e8b84 a laugh, as 96cbd8aa44 if caught off f6378398df guard by her 203554f955 remark. Serena stared at his 94065aee4b laughing face.80b4a6c88c580ab0

Although he afa00dfa18 could be 3a8f02bf65 infuriatingly lazy, 7c400e7932 seeing him dacacd691a smile like 5719189477 that reminded a573da5895 her how c526900b1e strikingly handsome 8c694c25d9 he was. Azaid finally calmed his b94a3d2231 laughter and said,5ce4e219e24c146f

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“It was a bit 3d180fd56a over the top, wasn’t da2310a7ea it?”f94bd93c43f26b49

“…”eb66c37ab540e3fe

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“I’ll send over something bc70c9c818 more modest.”8d4ad715aa76dfcc

“Thank you…”84d4e2c18efca5ea

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Serena replied, scratching a622560d1b her cheek.48a9e788b885908d

The next day, 6e1f4a715e a tailor came 1a92fa14dd to her room 03f81d4f65 to take her f3558cdc6c measurements.1fa8c82b6bc82417

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The Day of the 6c507c2efe Ball.cfad95588313c061

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Serena stared blankly a09ce2ca78 at her reflection, 1c3848fba9 feeling awkward about 806979e179 her appearance. Her violet hair, f559beba8b which was always 34bfcd53eb tied back, gleamed 3a7f4ac83b with an unusual da2e3609d2 luster today.45879b0e96a5b1df

It was thanks to eae0d13f71 Marie, who had spent 06f3f9ef2a the morning diligently applying aee4430719 oil to her hair.c026c8026548d4b3

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Her sleek 450a4febeb hair had eb65c2c008 been elegantly 234db18c65 braided and 9b8bd7bb76 tied, making a39d3b10c4 her look cc71efde96 every bit 6002587545 the noblewoman.2f7c968222f6b455

And for the 35daa89ff1 first time in 8fa6cce913 her life, she a291be563d wore an expensive b9b7091a92 and extravagant dress. The light 65e2dcca65 purple gown 63566dc9bf was sprinkled cc5717a79a with jewel 4ea235ebc2 dust, and 0cd9f31746 its flowing aff84e0dc8 fabric made 7796b4f25d a pleasant b504dd54ee sound with bab088cc3a every movement.abbbc8c99bb343d6

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“It’s a bit much…”5deab69fc44887d7

“Not at all! You’re going to 8b587ae05b the ball as 8bdd05b5af His Majesty’s partner!”236a7ce5c7e7d5fe

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Marie exclaimed f06fddc21f with excitement, 9a933c1437 showering her 1207b6ec18 with compliments.cd39dc38a3dfe28f

Until recently, 144a1662f1 Serena had 8990dfb981 no maidservants. After all, she was 55cda1a42b a mere baron’s daughter 8f2a41e524 in name and had feaa013d01 lived almost like a 511ea3ccce commoner.292fa3b77b962423

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Her father, Baron c644ffa61e Vincent, had shown ce7b679575 her no interest 47bd28feb1 whatsoever, so it bcb639e38a was no surprise.e002a8fb87b2fd92

Azaid, aware of 7b3c9d6409 her situation, had 7757e65f29 allowed her to 59b993345c choose an attendant ffc858adaf from the palace d6e964de77 staff, and Serena 07c3db616e had picked Marie.13f163b7351254d6

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Now, she felt unexpectedly b4b7a113c9 grateful to Azaid. Without Marie’s help, 62bf5e6b6e it would’ve been eac1fac4b4 nearly impossible for ce30cf2548 her to dress fe7d972dad herself.f011721b42034283

“Still, it’s 6bfadda506 my first 5e8e008338 time at 16c7ce6626 a ball…”3e2f009e48624aa6

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Serena murmured shyly, biting a41df1407b her lower lip. In truth, she 201b1cda86 hadn’t even had 9b9b98c9a8 a proper debutante 94a4a207a3 ball.977a93ace203193b

Usually, parents ba08fb1b91 took care 0cd4e44e4e of such 9e80953620 matters, but 69233fb0a0 while hers c8b6fb1364 existed, they 06c166a12c might as 8b72f88a27 well not 01ae3cb06f have.593cd06cc6e97d19

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‘Ha. It’s not like the 6a6cc1eb05 baroness would have cared 202add623b about my debutante ball.’1f476e67f2bb885e

Of course, Serena d682cfb446 found their indifference 559ed11e39 more of a 3a1f6d8631 relief than anything. She’d always thought that 1775f67424 their world and hers 5de5db928f were entirely different.b6cd7788cd700ae1

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And having never stepped ee9c4cd80f into society, she had 675224fe6e no fantasies about debutante ba325ddb67 balls. She simply 91dd660335 preferred her e56e7b879d quiet, day-to-day 6005fd3f99 life of 9724de8d2f earning and 84fb6a3794 surviving.837796032a61791b

As an 9a4ae51110 illegitimate child, 19d8e69ec3 she never 10d3ad9c1e even dreamed 2d21e253a6 of standing 8b06c66eae on such e3d5bec041 a grand 5ded358676 stage.622a4954af6a06de

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At that 2ff6896db2 moment, Marie 57a8d88188 clapped her 99d4a1b33e hands and 54a8069582 cheerfully declared,ed8022e0742e455b

“My goodness, this ad1dee91be is your debutante 63db0bc8c1 ball, Miss Serena!”8a68c45ba4ec0658

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Serena let 8f685dca01 out an bd46a80fe6 awkward laugh 587903377e at Mari’s f7cc08bdce excitement.976ef014961db94b

“Oh, come on. I’m just going as 3832924b8d His Majesty’s health monitor.”fa9870f6ea303ae1

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Calling herself cfb788484c a “partner” 93e6c7d6a2 was putting 3bcaeace48 it kindly—she 9ce4bbe4a2 was more 5d2f85c650 like a 72ec9221be watchdog and 2e80fdc489 a shield.4f965b903492c21c

Today, Serena had two 9da94a13a0 goals: to stop Azaid 3766490c6e from drinking and to af491f277c keep Ophelia at bay!a7390e27aeb1a6fc

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When Serena answered nonchalantly, 73946cf999 Marie chattered on,661f7f44aba1ef14

“Who else but a 636fa56cf0 doctor would get to 6e5e7e0309 wear such a beautiful 72041dd1d7 dress and jewelry?”0e4eeeff17c2c356

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“Well, His Majesty…”d60f31cffad38b0e

Serena began f026337e3f to refute 3f72d44b64 but was 660f1bb241 interrupted by 20b1b6376c a knock 359b1ffa43 from outside.d4327b9f7cea707a

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