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2022-07-01 FINAL Glowbe
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

2022-07-01 FINAL GlowbeTable of Contents 1. Weather Might Happen! 🌩☔🌬 <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 2. NO REFUNDS AFTER SUNDAY (TOMORROW, JULY 2) AT 9AM <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 3. Just a few Firefly Express Bus Plus Tickets Left! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 4. New Camping Areas and New Path for This Year <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 5. Nudity in the Butterfly Blvd Field! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 6. Firefly Code of Conduct <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 7. Lost and Found Update <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 8. Just the Tip, by Wendy WTF <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> 9. Links <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkD1r5cBmoH3UfdH5FpVIgqVZ7wM-tx5qbaJfTJ…> This issue is also published to the web at this link <https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQqbCWVA462rl5AorLux92AhdBs8rqM…> Weather Might Happen! 🌩☔🌬 Check the weather and air quality forecasts. Read the news about the wildfire smoke if you haven’t already. Think about your plans. Make sure you’re prepared for Radical Self Reliance during the event, even if it’s a smoky mud-filled Firefly. (fingers double crossed it won’t be!) VT Department of Health Air Quality Alerts & Wildfires info page: https://www.healthvermont.gov/environment/climate/air-quality-alerts-wildfi… NO REFUNDS AFTER SUNDAY (TOMORROW, JULY 2) AT 9AM No refunds for any reason after 9am tomorrow. If you are not planning on going to Firefly and have a ticket, please return your ticket ASAP. People on the waitlist will thank you! Just a few Firefly Express Bus Plus Tickets Left! Still on the waitlist? There are *22* Firefly Express combined event + bus tickets available to anyone currently on the waitlist. These can be purchased at https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ until Sunday at 9 AM – only a few hours left! Important information to know: - Buses leave from Boston area at noon on Tuesday 7/4 and Wednesday 7/5. - Riders will be permitted one large suitcase, one carry-on size suitcase, and one day bag. Got more stuff? Read on and use the gear truck! - Buses will make a 30-minute stop in White River Junction, for riders to buy groceries/perishables. - If you do not receive your wristband ON THE BUS you will not be permitted entry. That is, if you buy this ticket you may not arrive at Firefly in any other way except the bus. New Camping Areas and New Path for This Year New Camping Areas This year, available land for camping and Firefly activities has been extended to include the eastern side of the Butterfly Blvd field. Some people are planning on camping inside the tree canopy near the rock wall parallel to the stream. Enjoy the shade! Please note: there is no camping or Firefly activity allowed inside the forest side of the wall in the new camping area. Please see the map below for clarification. The event boundaries also exclude the further-north field & any other grounds beyond the Butterfly Blvd field. Do NOT bring your chainsaw, weedwacker, or machete to clear live trees in the new camping area. Do NOT bring a mattock, a leaf blower, or rakes, and terraform a new campsite. Find a spot that is mostly clear already. You may remove dead and dangerous branches. Also, don’t forget to look up and check for dead trees that could come down and fall on your tent! There are ample high-quality forest camping spots in this region, for small and larger camps alike. To help with maintenance and preservation, we ask that you spend some extra time re-naturalizing your campsite before your final departure. New Path There is a new footpath that connects the Butterfly Blvd Field to Redacted Road to the back of the Back 40. True to its designation, this new footpath is for foot traffic only; no ATVs/Polarises allowed. Please note it’s more of a bumpy rocky path than the more established trails at Firefly. Watch your feet! Have fun! Event Boundaries / Off Limits Areas The new camping areas and new path are near areas that are Off Limits to Firefly this year. Please stay within the event boundaries; do not trespass into the Off Limits areas. Respect the Stream Boundaries In the new camping areas and the new path area, please be respectful of the stream boundaries. Do not leave the marked path. Do not climb down to the stream or interact with it. As always, never dump anything in the stream, and kindly keep your urine, greywater, and any sort of non-water liquid at least 100ft away. Please do spend as much time as you’d like passively engaging with your eyes and ears. We are taking a conservative approach while we figure out how best to reasonably enjoy this delicate natural water feature while also ensuring its conservation. If you want to interact with the stream, please do so at established locations such as the Water Shrine or near Bring a Cup. Nudity in the Butterfly Blvd Field! Butterfly Blvd Field is not within view of the road; as with within the forest, nudity is allowed (unlike in the burn field – don’t be naked where you’re visible from the road please). In general, this newly-private area of the event can now be considered similar to the woods in terms of conduct and permissiveness. Firefly Code of Conduct Make sure to read the Firefly Code of Conduct <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/firefly-polic…> before the event! Lost And Found Update Hello fabulous Fireflies! An update to the Lost and Found collection site: In the Glowbe we stated Lost and Found would be by upper portos, this has changed: The bin will be at a more centralized location near Rangers. Rangers will very kindly be holding valuables such as keys, cell phones, medications. Their capacity to help with this is limited, please respect that their attention may be needed elsewhere and practice patience when attempting to reunite with your items. Please do not bug the Rangers for your lost blinky toy, hat, water bottle, etc! REMINDER: LABEL YOUR SHIT Our Lost and Found heroes may be able to reunite you with your items *if* you have done this! They will be circling major camps each day and bringing items to the L&F bin. Name, camp, email / phone number are essential information. It can be helpful for small or awkward items to write this on a piece of paper then attach it to your object with clear packing tape. *Check the bin when you walk by and before you leave the event, you are likely to not know what you have lost!* lnt(a)fireflyartscollective.org Links Announce/ Glowbe Archives <https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/pipermail/announce/> Communicating with Firefly <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/contact/> The 10 Principles <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/what-is-firefly/10-principles/> Volunteer at Firefly <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/>

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WWW update: Non-camp events up, print version coming
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

I think we have all the events up! Printable version is being worked on this weekend by Communications. Thanks and see you soon! --L

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WWW online version instructions!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Some non-camp events are still being entered and the PRINT function is being worked on, but it's here! (Launch party tonight, linked in the FB group, please RSVP for venue location.) [ https://www.doormouse.com/events/864056 | Firefly online WWW ] Here is a quick explainer of how to use it, with circles and arrows :) See you soon! --Liz, Communications

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Firefly GLOWBE: Event listings due tomorrow, 6 pm!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

GLOWBE 2023-06-28 _GLOWBE 2023-06-28_ <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F4ux8pPa03Xi7m_gFJ2rHA1NIkZwv898eOLJhn1…> _*Add Your Listings to the 2023 What/Where/When!*_ <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F4ux8pPa03Xi7m_gFJ2rHA1NIkZwv898eOLJhn1…> _Asks and Offers: Share Desires, Offer Fulfillment_ <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F4ux8pPa03Xi7m_gFJ2rHA1NIkZwv898eOLJhn1…> _Just the Tip_ <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F4ux8pPa03Xi7m_gFJ2rHA1NIkZwv898eOLJhn1…> Add Your Listings to the 2023 What/Where/When! SUBMISSIONS DUE: Thursday 6/29/23 Instructions are at _https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/whatwherewhen/_ The What/Where/When schedule will help you find everything going on at Firefly. (Coming soon) ONLINE: DoorMouse is a project of several members of our community, made with privacy as a core value, aimed at helping our local event promoters become independent of Big Social Media. The Firefly communications committee has chosen to use them as a vendor this year and act as their first big event. We think it will be a great experience for finding what’s going on in the woods. As you use it, please send any support questions to nik(a)doormouse.com to help improve the service. PRINT: And of course we will also offer a downloadable & printable listing based off this form data too." Asks and Offers: Share Desires, Offer Fulfillment • If you need something or are offering something, you might find it here. • *Place your own ask or offer* at _https://fireflyartscollective.org/desires_ ASKS: *Electricity .* I am looking for a plug and some power to recharge the battery on my tea cart. Only takes a half hour to charge, I probably need 2 recharges one each on friday and sunday. Bard Text or call if you can help 6034004867 *Performer.* Looking for people who want to be part of a Princess Bride re-enactment! It's gonna be really fun! _https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1owDxKLqbZ2thBnwAJVPWqcfMZR22riu7qb… . Zoe/Zuzu zoetardigrade(a)gmail.com *Ride. Cant leave till Friday.* work constraints. I pack into small spaces so any extra room is fine. . Paul paul.caprino(a)gmail.com OFFERS: *Ride. Have a car and can take 4 other people!*. Agustin Balaguer 6153360018, _agustin.balaguer(a)gmail.com_ *Camping equipment.* I have 2 tents (no stakes) and some foam backpacking pads. Where can I drop them off? I don't want to shlep them all the way up the hill!. wren bear 802-757-2318 land line *Ride. Subaru Sedan, 1-2 seats* (depending on amount of packed stuff). Ari G DM directly or Ping me on the Firefly discord. Username: 'thegam1ngwizard' (Screen-name: 'A-Wiz') Just the Tip The Temple burns Saturday evening. Many have never been to a Temple burn before now. If you feel moved, help spread cultural awareness of the traditional silence during the Temple Burn. While silence will be appreciated and hoped for by many during this temple burn including its creators, those who are deeply moved to express themselves should be met with acceptance from others instead of resistance.

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Safety at Firefly - How to Help Us Help Keep You Safe!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

There have been some changes to the Safety Cluster this year, so please take note! *First Aid:* A contracted agency (NorthBeast) is providing first aid services to event participants. EMTs with festival/event experience will be staffing the First Aid station (right by the Rangers) during the entire event. There will also be self-service basic first aid supplies available at the Ranger Station, and some Rangers have basic first aid skills, but it is recommended that theme camps and individual Fireflies bring their own basic _first aid supplies_ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/packing-list/>, as well as all personal medication. *Community Education Event:* While NorthBeast will be providing first aid and medical services, Firefly First Aid Volunteers will be hosting a community education event to help Fireflies be more prepared to help ourselves and each other with basic first aid and more serious injuries and conditions that could happen in the woods. If you want to learn some skills, look for details in the WWW! *Rangers* Rangers are friendly Fireflies who can help! This year, they will be wearing bright green t-shirts or vests. All Rangers can help connect you with NorthBeast for first aid/medical needs, and can escalate an emergency response if necessary. *Med Alert Cards* There will be medical alert cards available at the Ranger station for anyone to pick up to fill out and carry with them so they can be better served in case of an emergency. These can cite specific medical or mental health conditions, or any consideration someone would like responders to be informed about. . *In Case of Emergency* In the event of an emergency or a more serious medical issue, FIND A RANGER OR ANYONE WITH A RADIO. This is the best and quickest way to ensure a 911 call will find you. Rangers will escalate to the OODs, who have a plan in place to help outside emergency assistance find and access participants in need in the fastest way possible.

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Firefly Express Bus Rider Ticket!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

We will be offering a limited number of additional combined event + bus tickets (First Come, First Serve), which will go on sale Wednesday 6/28 at noon on the ticketing page, https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ . These tickets will be available to anyone currently on the waitlist. For a $180 flat fee, you will be able to skip the waitlist to buy a combined event + bus ticket as long as supplies (bus seats) last - currently there are a few dozen. Important information to know: - Buses leave from Boston area at noon on Tuesday 7/4 and Wednesday 7/5. - Riders will be permitted one large suitcase, one carry-on size suitcase, and one day bag. Got more stuff? Read on and use the gear truck! - Buses will make a 30-minute stop in White River Junction, for riders to buy groceries/perishables. - If you do not receive your wristband ON THE BUS you will not be permitted entry. That is, if you buy this ticket you may not arrive at Firefly in any other way except the bus. Note: this also means that if you are already ticketed for the event and plan to ride the bus, buy your ticket before Wednesday or they will sell out! Any questions? Email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org!

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Firefly GLOWBE: June 25, 2023: Discord, New Tickets, Gear Truck, and more!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Jun '23

25 Jun '23

*GLOWBE June 25, 2023* GLOWBE Join the Firefly Discord Server New Tickets Coming on Sale for Firefly Express Bus Rider Tickets! Gear truck shares available! End of Ticketing Sales: Sunday, July 2 @ 9AM Important: Refunds will be unavailable after July 2nd at 9AM. Leave No Trace: What it Means for You! Firefly Adult (18+) Camps Best Practices Asks & Offers Join the Firefly Discord Server The Firefly Discord server is a great place to interact with the Firefly community. You can join here: _https://discord.gg/KtUy8xHqTK_ New Tickets Coming on Sale for Firefly Express Bus Rider Tickets! We will be offering a *limited number of additional combined event + bus tickets (First Come, First Serve)*, which will go on sale Wednesday 6/28 at noon on the ticketing page, _https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/_ . These tickets will be available to anyone currently on the waitlist. For a $180 flat fee, you will be able to skip the waitlist to buy a combined event + bus ticket as long as supplies (bus seats) last - currently there are a few dozen. Important information to know: • Buses leave from Boston area at noon on Tuesday 7/4 and Wednesday 7/5. • Riders will be permitted one large suitcase, one carry-on size suitcase, and one day bag. Got more stuff? Read on and use the gear truck! • Buses will make a 30-minute stop in White River Junction, for riders to buy groceries/perishables. • *If you do not receive your wristband ON THE BUS you will not be permitted entry*. That is, if you buy this ticket you may not arrive at Firefly in any other way except the bus. Note: this also means that if you are already ticketed for the event and plan to ride the bus, *buy your ticket before Wednesday* or they will sell out! Any questions? Email _transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org_! Gear truck shares available! Are you interested in a share of space on the gear truck? Shares are still available! What you need to know: • Shares will cost $20 each for 10 cu.ft. • Load in: Medford from 11am Sunday 7/2 until sunset. The truck will arrive at the event Monday morning for EA. • Load out: Truck leaves the site late evening on Sunday 7/9. Load out happens in Medford all day Monday 7/10. For more info and to buy shares, contact Char McFarland on Facebook or via email at _grandmotherweb(a)gmail.com_. End of Ticketing Sales: Sunday, July 2 @ 9AM Ticketing sales - including event tickets, bus tickets, and parking passes - will end at 9 AM on Sunday July 2nd. Important: Refunds will be unavailable after July 2nd at 9AM. There will be no exceptions - those of us in charge of tickets need to finish packing, printing, and heading up to the woods and we won’t be looking at phones. We have a very long waitlist. At this point, it is unlikely that people with high waitlist numbers will receive a ticket offer. If you have a ticket you won’t be using, please refund your ticket ASAP to give a waitlist participant a chance to attend! Questions? Email _tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org_ Leave No Trace: What it Means for You! If this is your first Firefly, you will soon find out what a magical place these woods are and we want to work together to keep it that way through all our shenanigans. That is why regardless of volunteer shifts, everyone is on team LNT! There is quite a bit of helpful info here, read it! Love it! Live it! *Everybody MOOPs! * It doesn’t matter if you are a veteran or new-fly, theme or solo camper, MOOP is everyone’s responsibility. MOOP is Matter Out Of Place, it happens to the best of us! If you see a piece of MOOP, congratulations! *If you see it, pick it up: all day long you’ll have good luck! * We don’t do ‘ground scores’ at Firefly, bring lost personal items to the Lost and Found bin located at Upper Portos. It’s a great idea to check this bin daily, often we don’t even realize what we’ve lost! *LNT pre-event:* Costuming: Celebrate your style with shiny fabric, bold patterns and blinky stuff. Leave the glitter, sequins and feathers at home. Remove packaging / open new gear at home (or even in the store parking lot if need be) *Label your shit!* *At the event:* Do daily MOOP sweeps, use a stick like a divining rod to push around leaves. Waiting until the last day is sure to leave behind MOOP that has gotten buried. *Kitchen* - fallen food is MOOP! Here is a recommendation for a _dishwashing station_ <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xaEzei1BQgO0-ThCCB6V_hxNZutadOyKcfVGw0u…>: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xaEzei1BQgO0-ThCCB6V_hxNZutadOyKcfVGw0u… *The Streams - both natural and from your body:* Wash off bug spray and other products before going in the stream. *_Pee at least 50 feet away from the stream._* DON’T POOP IN THE WOODS! DON’T POOP IN THE WOODS! DON’T POOP IN THE WOODS! Handle your shit, don’t make it someone else’s problem. Don’t poop in the woods. Seriously, it is amazing this needs to be said. If you need to poop in the woods, poop in a bag and then **take it home. ** *Porto etiquette: *** **If it didn’t come out of your body or is not 1 ply TP, it doesn’t go in the potty! No tampons, condoms, glow sticks, diapers, bags, headlamps, cellphones, hopes or dreams. These clog the honey sucker and make a shitty job shittier! Sit your butt on the seat OR lift the seat to hover. Put the lid down when you are done for best ventilation. *After the event:* Line sweeps are the most effective and efficient - work together! Stand arms length from your co-sweepers and walk in a line. Stay together in that line! Look up! Look around! See how beautiful this place is and offer thanks to the land for the honor to spend time here!. *Live ~ Laugh ~ Leave No Trace!* Firefly Adult (18+) Camps Best Practices A few years ago, several of the Firefly theme camps with adult topics got together and produced a collection of "best practices" for adult camps. These include standard signs and safeguards that allow adult camps to be fully part of the event, in a way that works for everyone. We encourage everyone to review the document at <http://tinyurl.com/ffadult>. If you have any questions or input, please send contact Gareth Morgan, _exploration760(a)gmail.com_. Asks & Offers Asks and Offers: Share Desires, Offer Fulfillment • If you need something or are offering something, you might find it here. • *Place your own ask or offer* at _https://fireflyartscollective.org/desires_ ASKS: *_30-second survey_* <https://glorygloryhole.com/survey>*. Glory Glory Hole-lelujah* (18+ Firefly project) offers g-rated quests, confidential conversation, small group events like book readings, and sometimes one-on-one service (it’s a glory hole, after all). Please take the brief survey at _https://glorygloryhole.com/survey_ to help us staff this year. *Equipment*. Looking for interest and equipment in setting up a Speak Now (Taylor's Version) listening party on Friday!. Julie Osborne _osborneljulie(a)gmail.com_ *Performer. Looking for 4 fire spinners* comfortable with and owning palm torches . Lynn Knowlton Email _lknowlton(a)piperledge.com_ *Ride.* Looking for a ride for my sister (a new Firefly!) Thursday night to Firefly from Boston. Needs to be at a time after 7PM, doesn't need a ride back at the end of the burn . Amelia _Reves2626(a)gmail.com_ *Theme camps to host a Sparkle Pony Express Outpost!* Bring a mailbox to Firefly and tell us about it so we know to retrieve your mail. Sparkle Pony Express _oryx(a)fireflyartscollective.org_ *Sparkle Pony Express Postal Workers and Mail Delivery persons.* Come sparkle with us! Delivering Firefly mail is a great way to meet new people and explore Firefly. Sign up _here_ <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wkBoGfqyUzCdHAKJT99YbJJWwz64pHuiOgd…> to volunteer. _https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wkBoGfqyUzCdHAKJT99YbJJWwz64pHuiOg… OFFER: *Ride. Driving from Central Southern Ma* to Fire Fly either 4th or 5th to late Sunday if need be can have room for two . Catsura (Cait) _cedwards201092(a)gmail.com_ *Venue. The Meat Freezer at Meat Camp* - come host your workshop, meal, or kinky event at the Meat Camp Freezer! No, it's not an actual freezer. Email kyan.aldrich(a)gmail.com for more info! . Ky kyan.aldrich(a)gmail.com TRADE: *Tent Trade*. I have a large 10'x15' 1-or-2-room tent that I'm hoping to trade for a smaller tent, specifically one that I can stand in. Char McFarland grandmotherweb(a)gmail.com

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End of Ticketing Sales: Sunday, July 2 @ 9AM
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Jun '23

25 Jun '23

Ticketing sales - including event tickets, bus tickets, and parking passes - will end at 9 AM on Sunday July 2nd. Important: Refunds will be unavailable after July 2nd at 9AM. There will be no exceptions - those of us in charge of tickets need to finish packing, printing, and heading up to the woods and we won’t be looking at phones. We have a very long waitlist. At this point, it is unlikely that people with high waitlist numbers will receive a ticket offer. If you have a ticket you won’t be using, please refund your ticket ASAP to give a waitlist participant a chance to attend! Questions? Email tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Submit your events to the What/Where/When!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Jun '23

25 Jun '23

Add Your Listings to the 2023 What/Where/When! SUBMISSIONS DUE: Thursday 6/29/23 Instructions are at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/whatwherewhen/ The What/Where/When schedule will help you find everything going on at Firefly. (Coming soon) ONLINE: DoorMouse is a project of several members of our community, made with privacy as a core value, aimed at helping our local event promoters become independent of Big Social Media. The Firefly communications committee has chosen to use them as a vendor this year and act as their first big event. We think it will be a great experience for finding what’s going on in the woods. As you use it, please send any support questions to nik(a)doormouse.com to help improve the service. PRINT: And of course we will also offer a downloadable & printable listing based off this form data too."

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Broken table of contents in GLOWBE
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 19 Jun '23

19 Jun '23

Oops! The table of contents links in tonight's GLOWBE appear to have been broken. You can find the archive of the issue with all links working here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSQ6UtGuYWqqU05K_pPGdmdm-hDM6qR…>: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSQ6UtGuYWqqU05K_pPGdmdm-hDM6qR… Thanks for your understanding, Communications

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