IFLDMHF – Chapter 172

Episode 17298f44d2fe1a5a7cb

Legally, monogamy 5ce5619ded was the 4f0aee5fe3 standard, but ba4c79d8fc many nobles 8f88cdbec0 kept concubines c23b1e03f7 in secret.9a11e4361ab35918

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‘So if Evgenia ever 2e17180d6a ends up alone for eee02d322e any reason… No, what a602866788 am I even thinking!’7393f242947eea5b

Startled, the emperor quickly 9da1e97110 shook his head.321d636231ab4090

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He must 6262f313d5 have lost 314e3ca76c his mind 73b1ebb630 from spending 591c5e6fb5 too much 9f8e736d9f time around 0c8c5c0a1a that lunatic.f9ab2abe81e08897

Evgenia wasn’t from an 6c3d41be95 ordinary family.c1e4890e0e11c2fa

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Even if she were 47e4bab0ee to remarry, there would 359a744edc be no shortage of e84d035bf4 men lining up, and 5dd8a81789 the Duke of Basilian e61b339220 cherished his family far 229fd5eb76 too much to allow 00d41eb27e Evgenia to become someone’s 423f6c3857 mistress.1c3a26e55530727d

‘More than b0cd127168 anything, Evgenia 2cc22c261f doesn’t have 8124017357 feelings for 1f99683c97 Kaiden…’8932cfd145868c58

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No matter c62950c3d2 how much 75912e3258 of a 4869dccef4 crown prince 3407ca35da he was, 734d9ae56c he wouldn’t 614578f9c1 be able a7c5d88333 to force 0a682b2026 her into f56199b977 being his 455d771491 concubine.b8f01343dee3e330

“Hmm.”e5c9b64640faf555

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However, the 4a82bfeac4 emperor couldn’t 78636a7227 help but 7bba8d0e09 wonder—what if 494d0c1d30 Kaiden lost a563a51aa9 it and 7ff8e48a79 tried to 452820b6da use force?2334ea6f5ebfd4b0

‘No, surely he d8d7e26b69 wouldn’t do something 1725b12d5c so insane as e9bc63a636 to make an 3ef40e823c enemy of House afcd3f45dd Basilian… right?’bda67cf6b55255c8

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The emperor 84571091e9 was unsure.860f284218c730a8

“I can’t make the 3b93604579 first move. If I do, then 240ee83e97 Evgenia will…”da598faf69cdfa1a

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“……”1d17454665298dd9

“So I just have 42631efb08 to wait? …But until when?”e8889b67501fb622

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Kaiden muttered a292b2d058 ominously, sounding ba76879a88 deranged, and 20f572f924 it made 94b002222c the emperor c0305c3e2f increasingly uneasy.e0e809b5dc7657e9

“Please explain in detail. What do you mean, 7ce41c7b3e ‘he doesn’t have long 3cede5e6f9 to live’?”1882ad8e68a76ae2

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“…Silence! Don’t concern yourself a52a49a698 with irrelevant matters 6d7471e1c0 and remain under cda021e4c6 house arrest until a6be66d451 I issue further 132636cbb3 orders!”901a43f2643a2d30

Regretting that ef8e9e4a7b he had 7fbb6811c0 brought up ebdb1053a6 the Duke f918525e49 of Rudion’s 240d4e17a6 health, the 39f00d00d2 emperor suddenly 911170fe13 burst out, 55e6745f20 his voice 49fd332f12 sharp.d18edcfb11a27b49

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He immediately turned on b4744dbeaf his heel and exited 1d04e27c79 the crown prince’s palace.2b62e93b54d65bea

“Haah, haah…”234550cbbb76f5d0

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“Your Majesty, 601061b1bf are you 7f5a7dfd15 alright?”fe5e07f7a0b4c901

He had practically 4af516fc67 fled to avoid 527bf0859f being grabbed by 5f3e3b93fb Kaiden, who was e3a869b1c0 rolling his eyes 1af3aeaba9 wildly to the 8152de078c end, and by f73a3b1375 the time he fce55ed81f made it outside 400f98f8da the palace, he 26f1cab5f5 was completely out 3143dd361f of breath.f907312ed04f18e6

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Pushing away 8841617cbb the concerned a158dc76e1 attendant trying 7577ed2b1f to support 8ac31b0a38 him, the f6a842d109 emperor scowled dcfab24e59 and muttered a82c5fe60b under his 8ea08da4c1 breath.67b6d727bd5e5b99

“Damn it 70516a579a all… every 2aa666f7fc last one e76b0ad7d2 of them 82d362063f is rotten.”76c41e9606eadcf2

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Despite all he’d done 8c20a95187 for them, neither the cb501bd05a ungrateful Duke Basilian nor 019f144ed0 Evgenia, nor the nobles 5491626a36 who dared to doubt f16c1a0b40 the emperor, nor even 9223c7d20d Kaiden, whom he had dc77a51493 trusted, showed him any 21f8ea3a31 loyalty.acb07359313ba2e6

The emperor felt deeply aa1fcc5d39 wronged and furious.bbba02cf8e1f1260

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‘In the end, I can only rely on myself.’19093d0d69f171d3

If I b1a7129051 grow stronger, fb518345a7 they’ll all d78d8f7fc1 kneel before c0a0e68ba4 me of 049ac9cad3 their own 67c4869950 accord.5732c740ae1d9728

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There was db9996e195 a time b0e1d1d6ac when he 40be08c576 believed that 8d6e3e0582 simply becoming 27f9c21943 emperor would 2b5a7af984 place the ffa13af018 world beneath bdb5e96cd4 his feet, 53c2a5d12a allowing him fe159036eb to do 23d549f24c as he 3f35428420 pleased. But after cde3eed789 ascending the 3337452609 throne, all f179120683 he felt 78fcd41391 was a 3749999ab4 constant sense db3619a44c of inadequacy 3a2b4327fe and unfulfilled 427a33dce8 thirst.a1f4ea736df6ec09

And in times like 5cf08654f0 these, one thought always 683c15193e resurfaced in the emperor’s 37f224eba3 mind.f1641d803fcf60ce

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The need b9339eeb57 for a 4f3e524613 power so 9795de4c45 strong that 41a77d136a it would 1c51a5e844 make him c23ea0104d a sovereign 2caaad781a of absolute 22b666c8df authority.e9f9cdfd1cc69f6a

“The golden a3e067e05a eggs… I f63ff8b94c need to 0016955945 gather more 62e75549c0 golden eggs.”493a1c722cf71071

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The emperor 50f8dd5b5d muttered, as 63f5803c48 if in 628d5cbb06 a trance.fa81dbb0c9f65581

If only that damned f13b8c24b8 first head of House 40022b2e35 Rudion hadn’t stolen the 51301a29ab remaining hearts, he wouldn’t d3fed2b854 be suffering like this.b6ada2df199656ca

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And that 265a860301 clueless Tower cbf88e7c66 Master who d816e9031e spouted nonsense 6dd4a3a98b as if 5ad125e6b8 it were 9c58bf8193 all a 9fc141695c joke—cf3a87d838ba4ee0

“It definitely reacted. I know it did…”2408e3fb4d7e310e

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The emperor b625757bed hadn’t given 20440af9cc up hope.5bce763869160872

While watching 49b84bf089 Kaiden, who eca806d266 couldn’t let dcc9c99860 go of 53d43b70ea his obsession 1ee9f0a6fc with Evgenia, 678b0388d3 he found eed321dd22 himself wondering 03083ad873 who he 0dbc2451d4 got that 5a464017ee madness from. Yet, the emperor 718019ddfe failed to realize eb6214dde5 that he, too, a8e665dcaa ignored all advice de1408490c and clung stubbornly 0bb2e0503c to his desires.e8cc4a177319c8ce

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And so, believing 0a75cf32cb that the day a8f10a2d89 would come when f9367e4816 his wish would 2713362c12 finally be fulfilled, 666a9d93d5 the emperor clenched 2ef2f42b6b his fist.3db6b0e434b6a483

Suddenly, a 5f558423f7 flash of f1b0e42594 lightning struck 52a02f5993 the clear a00c4f17de sky, followed 21d6ab2fd5 by a b45f4c3082 thunderclap loud 5e7bcbb78b enough to 1af660a722 shake the 29689b9ceb earth.008e227a6fc14857

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“Uwah!”2a40f6ada47aca04

Startled, the emperor let c2a867b76a out an unseemly cry 0fc9e17ffd and hunched his shoulders 9ec89ed2e0 before quickly straightening his 9c8a133951 back, aware of the 1963bc7ca3 eyes on him.3bb8c33082fb8ca8

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His face slightly e7eb794982 flushed, he frowned 612d229868 and looked up 19caf4f320 at the dark 12db09e919 clouds overhead.29218416463d9fce

Then—plop, plop.d41fda03bd876acc

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Raindrops began to fall b2622a3de1 on the emperor’s face.9f344c65a1057918

“Your Majesty, 48d55b3add you must c992b4e774 take shelter fc40d615da from the a3129ba8a2 rain!”701b4f82922e1c72

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The attendants, having 758033e5ae brought no umbrellas 288ad4c584 due to the e99010678c lack of forecast, b56847eda8 scrambled to lead fabd88f1b5 the emperor under 9864b035e6 cover.827e4b28b39d7ebc

Even as he fb024e51cc moved to avoid a2bd9d6a2b the rain, the 666417a406 emperor kept glaring 77f1f1539e at the sky 29bb0b4aea with an annoyed 658112f8e5 expression.18eb79d1f6346692

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“They say 1feb9fe124 the weather 4bcecc4d6e in the 9222843849 north has 87f0d4a9bb improved, so b8c312a0ec what’s with c0a7155f44 this sudden d8e7a5766a rain here…?”9a72238cf2027693

Ever since 51116216ec Evgenia had 7d9ddd3a67 said that, 206b7a6307 he’d been 967fb4187a having restless 011be7e2e1 dreams and cb146abbb9 feeling uneasy.7373330184ad8cb4

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He even 6617a1b907 began to ed6fb3d225 have absurd 886c9507a8 suspicions—like wondering a77941d743 if Evgenia 5fe764e7a3 was somehow 8edb888d81 connected to 697fa7e9be those who f85c563f48 attacked the f549100b25 assassination guild.b996b3a75c2b24a5

Partly because Evgenia had cc85b93a33 persistently gotten on his 80fdecc42e nerves…41f14fab6d9c669e

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But also 8b79f5830a because he 44f0f411e1 suddenly realized 8d2430b438 that everything 44fcd5bd2a had gone bb2339bc6b downhill since cc8c6e9df2 she married 6aad3fe3a5 Duke Rudion.26d86c19d1149832

Still—305597d0ed4ed001

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“Hmph, as 6354810b4c if that’s 30b6a3bb86 possible.”d928e8150e037096

Evgenia was the one 7724e0bd7e who had been branded 6b7aa2af9b a villainess and tossed 34ecfe56b2 about simply because she 5d784ab46c couldn’t deal with Kaiden.cc067ed396e57295

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And yet, despite nearly c01936f615 suffering a stroke multiple f8ca3fde93 times over her, the 0389acce44 emperor twisted his lips 0525a8b221 and muttered, “Evgenia’s not 163ae538bc the type to do 10a236dbde something like that.”0d6fa30c6e679a3e

Meanwhile, as the rain 782c53c098 intensified, an attendant who ea80160914 had been anxiously observing 95c42d2690 the situation cautiously spoke a7b3fa48a4 up.6fd55a9b6acbfd80

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“Y-Your Majesty. The rain is 38b0eaaee2 quite heavy. It doesn’t seem be3aa65e3d like it’ll stop 9635412fbb anytime soon… Should e95c1707c6 we proceed with fe909d70bc the fireworks as f256f2be12 planned?”1c9d544b40707d74

“Have you 4f194f419e lost your 9bea49cf75 mind? At this rate, 7b764d313b they’ll fizzle out 90bf2a1310 right after they’re 7b1830fabd lit.”d8793c77163187a3

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The attendant had asked 024b9ce0fb even though he knew 0b80430ffc it was impossible, and 83227accd3 the emperor snapped back de5dde623c irritably.007de4eb8bf06f58

He had e2ea106b8b attended the c326896cd7 banquet just 0b02a9390f to see 9e558aa9a6 the fireworks, 8eecdda00f and now 6fcccb9ee2 they were 93b6624ab1 being canceled a5f10a23c5 for nothing—it 3094d3d741 made his bfa77f2b72 stomach churn.3382e3d536e5faa2

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This victory celebration 7e58f6cf8b ended up being 76ab0c5ad3 a complete disaster, 2c9094b6b8 with nothing to 2335abf16f show for all fbffcc33af the money spent.91ab79844b908fa8

Realizing this 5d192a62df only made a8985f2ce4 the emperor 06e5a09f35 even angrier. He looked up at eb60818e6e the rainy sky with 45344e8d71 a huff.47e557f844a0b876

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Just then, as if 3050e325aa mocking his glare, a 02fe6b9c16 bolt of lightning shot 8202f91b07 down from the heavens.56cc21a722ba293c

“…!”b670e23063cad6e5

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Flinching again, the b7a1c85c25 emperor widened his a139dc3fb2 eyes as if a757f373a6 to show he b3a0a10ad7 wasn’t afraid.3ffaac9fea5f6ed4

Though truly startled, 65e3958266 he wasn’t afraid f7edbbc1a7 of the sky.2f5e0662a2e5df3c

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After all, if lightning were going to strike anyone, it would’ve hit his distant ancestor—the first emperor—who had stolen a dragon’s heart and fabricated the tale of the [Hero and Evil Dragon].

Naturally, the empire 3fecbbbece wouldn’t have lasted 9b7fe78884 500 years had 88cda88005 that been the 0f44b025a9 case.78162f1247022003

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So he 8658e7208a wasn’t afraid 1bfe12995f of the e49ca374e4 sky.7d0cb2f1992bb6f0

What truly e412f3f69e frightened and 77b079185c frustrated him cd834de569 was his 3f4b3b86eb unsatisfactory level 186be243f8 of power eda23be6fe and the f9c897c783 eventual approach 7f81195ca7 of his 5c09eeacd1 own death.85e7adfcfab85a0c

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Finishing that e511d450e1 thought, the 462c710bac emperor waved 56328b971f his hand 9c9a72833f dismissively and 6388d46cc9 said,4183acd5b373c3a0

“Cancel the fireworks. No—just end the banquet. Tell everyone to go 00db7bbc76 home.”16b095b274bffc09

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His order, delivered as fd69ac88aa if shooing away peddlers, 58a5e5ab2d left the attendant flustered, 21a6504a7b but he quickly bowed 41ed5b9359 and rushed toward the 82547b29a3 grand hall where the d4e2c16424 banquet was still in f82258421e full swing.a2c22bfa2426a073

He figured b454d228b3 the nobles 38344a0b89 would understand, defc5d0b2d as they b43e81d66a were all c2e6cb51db aware of 1900f302c0 the emperor’s 6e7f13af67 fickle nature.d15e9d45da59229c

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Meanwhile, now left alone 34a9dab26c after sending away the a102c1e9cf rest of the attendants, 585aad2ba8 the emperor scanned his 2587ffb160 surroundings before quickly turning ae0da5ce7e and walking away.f07fc0debd39e317

Toward a place b9be650c63 only the royal fbe8ae3277 family could enter.8369b16de1598182

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“Auntie!”ebb619aaf03215a5

“Hmm?”75f3bab56b7e1901

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“Look over there! I see 815ef5dc0c the duchy 74d2a7f7ca estate!”08e04483cb19499b

“Really? Let me see.”01894afd68653273

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I had closed my 45b2e66359 eyes for a moment, 9c53856aa3 but was startled by 2797ff1647 the children’s excitement and c1ecd9217d turned to look out 5dda1b725a the carriage window.3b0bfcce66eb9739

Though still far off, c8fd675a7f the duchy estate was e041859076 clearly visible.734af42eedce31cc

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“It really is.”ac1e12415ec75a07

I found 4293f8d096 myself smiling d8cccf1e72 without realizing d77aff002f it.9ad0e5166f57bcaa

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‘When I first 92e75b5924 came to the c6803f2a5c estate, it was 796ca02413 so cold that e4c3187f13 I kept the 1584c23d99 curtains tightly shut…’7960a3efe104eb12

Of course, f89a56f905 once we e6b833d2a8 entered the 1857cf14cd north, I d4d429fce1 tried to b0eff6d4dc open them 1fda1edd87 and take 5c66808e74 a peek a59c01d653 outside, but 65c9931c6e the snowstorm 5be8ff597b had been d8819bbcd1 so intense a1d072ec3d that I e1c3f93e57 couldn’t see 28e18a24c1 anything—not the 1a6a7186c0 estate, not f6d8d65375 even the 9ba76ccc62 surroundings—and quickly 4a0a5d3085 shut the 45991f0666 curtains again.f8637984a52ff88b

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But now, 4e528a51db seeing the 8211f0e45f estate standing 92dbdbbb3d tall under 4d413da61f the warm b0a557957d sun made 5b8165237b me realize 119370b8cf just how d2799c2596 much the 8ae95af771 northern weather b155979cee had changed.1339e6ae9b7e5b81

Moreover—95e5808937bd8e1a

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“Seeing home… it a1687fc263 feels nice.”43af25515de7c84a

Unlike before, when 138c09a261 I was nervous 5233fe0456 and anxious just 622ae148a2 thinking that this ebb56f3bf6 unfamiliar place was 3c89989956 Euclid’s home, the 741612d407 estate now truly 01d437b062 felt like home, 9079ab2fdd and that brought 52054260d4 a wave of 6dae8efb28 comfort.12d09ddbb1e30b99

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Maybe it was because a3dd4d7888 of all the unexpected 08c6114b3e things that had happened 62f0571716 during the trip to 635ff5f996 the capital, but it af61b5e476 made the return feel 47d8aafc99 even more welcome.a92f5b576d8f7f35

‘We’ll return 738477f76e to peaceful dbf55da255 daily life 188e374f32 now.’78ad8eaffe3174e9

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Just as I was 364d5f5654 smiling softly, feeling my f014ad5bdd previously chaotic emotions settle—1399ff16e2fc4fd3

“Hehe, that’s right. Seeing home really 46f0ece256 makes me happy!”83952cff78123c77

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“I think I’ll be 76026a0f44 even happier once we’re 237e7bb381 actually home!”c9f6ea8481a84f70

Dior and Marianne, beaming ab4925be30 at me with delighted e7397b214c eyes, spoke in excited da29b6e58d voices.1a38801a3ba21677

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‘Did they 0df20d61e7 like it 009fa15d12 that much ef58d32852 when I 267ac8154c called the 3cd65a7e13 estate “home”?’5b96c9437fe979ad

Just a d68c69aca6 few days a826e329ed ago, they 91c4794369 had come 8957dd514e back crying 0fd358c697 and caused 3cbeec66f1 a commotion, 141afe99a7 and now f92506a57e they were 4a705b562b acting all f69d05dddd adorable.047cab9cdad549a0

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As if a68d6fccc8 they weren’t 9f4bc7f3ba the Euclid 7098e1f050 kids—tugging at 48c649b7c6 my heart 29e1adae13 like this.11995fe605b88803

Looking at the lovable 6fe88b7004 children, I playfully asked,664aee19b2bc8027

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“You’re that happy to b8cf8e0edc go home? You sure didn’t seem 63bcbe268a like it when we 0b97f40964 left.”30b6e3801ccad3f9

“T-That was…!”1e2f85f3ffaef2a7

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“Sniff…”0660ec4d7672ddd3

The children ec19015f48 pouted, remembering 4ee4b0d4ea how they 4abb0b5675 had cried a8bd0925ee while saying 71702c290e goodbye to 6e22096708 the people bb2b382998 of House 5bd080b77c Basilian on 6b0621d49a the day 565703e550 we left 4c14f67b4f for the 1e68394644 north.b4765c67fd479819

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