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Sinister: The Truffle Club
by Sleeka Sounds 25 May '99

25 May '99

Hello! Jarkko said this: >Like clapping your hands for 30 min because it sounds dirty And I've been baffled all day long. I've even tried clapping my own hands and checking the boys to see if anyone's aroused. Not a sniff. Ailsa, regarding the Glasgow meet up on Saturday - I'm a bit of a fearty when it comes to being in Glasgow on Rangers/Celtic Cup Final days. Please can we meet in the west end, so that it's not as scary as the city centre? I don't want to be martyred for a cause I don't believe in. Nyah, I'm a fearty. Do you remember Struan's turgid Saxophone solo squeak at Bowlie? That was my fault because I remotely wanked him off just as he was about to play. Sorry everyone. My singing partner Petula: >out of the 5000 applications I've slogged >through so far, NO ONE has written in offering to be Stuart M. or even >Stephen Pastel. What a fantastic job! Stars in Their Eyes is my favourite program ever, and Mathew Kelly is a presenter virtuoso of the highest order! My favourite bit is when they are waiting to hear who has won, and they're all in the little room at the back, dressed up as their pop idols and looking like total tools. Brilliant. Now, as for the Stephen Pastel, did you see it the other week when someone was doing Neil Finn out of Crowded House? He was a dead ringer for Stephen 'Peasle' Pastel, he played the guitar the same way and had the same hair and everything. It was funny, so funny in fact Miss Julia taped it. I think I'll take a photo of the telly and scan it in so that you can all see him too. Mark C: >I love the drone, I love the way the most uncompromising harmonies are > >created and make a mood unlike any other Mark, you should check out Greek Pipe Folk music. It's even more uncompromising, and creates a mood more unlike any other. I accidentally bought a compilation of Greek Folk Music, expecting a bazouki fest, like Zorba the Greek. Instead I got a lot of waily high pitched bagpipe shite with no discernible melody or rhythm. A drum occasionally sounded in the background. I would give it to you, but I already conned Honey into swapping it for Money Mark. Or did he con me? Mistopher Chris =================================== Visit the Sleeka Sounds Corporation http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~calnd/sleeka/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Bagpipes and Tigermilking - faites vos jeux!
by Mark Casarotto 25 May '99

25 May '99

Following honey's lead, I am going to attempt to reduce my hitherto rambling, pusillanimous phrasing into Hemingway-esque soundbites. Bet it doesn't work. Oh! Gambling in the fields...hmmm...Bowlie - chalet 650. Den of iniquity and decadence. Ailsa's entire savings on red 27. Fluffy's loading the multiples-of-three line, Alasdair's dreaming of nutmegging the bald one out of Camera Obscura and forgets to put his chips on at all. The wheel spins...like an eternity...Vicky takes the opportunity to sneak the Divine Comedy on the stereo while no-one's looking... Red 27. Bugger me. That's the last time I bankroll a casino. Except it didn't happen, as my chalet mates were too poor to risk their beer money. Pish. Oh bugger, writing short sentences is just too, erm, oppressive. Can't do it. Anyway, after Jake's rude words about the bagpipes, I thought I'd better stick up for them a bit. A couple of weeks ago, I got within a mouseclick of bidding for some pipes on one of the internet auction sites. 150 quid or thereabouts. Cos I think they make just the most fantastic noise. I've loved that sound for the best part of 20 years, I love the drone, I love the way the most uncompromising harmonies are created and make a mood unlike any other. I think it's simply fantastic, and when they're played well they are *the* most beautiful and evocative instrument. I think they're pretty much wasted on Sleep the Clock Around - sanitised and muffled, but it was still a nice gesture. More pipes in P!O!P! please... Anyone who fancies dancing and grinning like a buffoon and is in London on June 11th simply *must* come to A NIGHT OF TIGERMILKING at Upstairs @ the Garage. It'll be a spectacular night of frolics, mayhem, and choons you'd sell Tim Hopkins for. Promise!...further details can be found here... http://www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/cgi-bin/mboard/belle/thread.cgi?215,0 There won't be any bagpipes, though. probably :) Kisses (but not snoggs, that would be rude :) Markx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Keynes and other things quick and dead
by MWaggner＠aol.com 25 May '99

25 May '99

In a message dated 99-05-25 06:55:32 EDT, you write: > Funny you should mention ol' JD, but he was on the list until about a year > ago. My word, he would post some ribald tales of his exciting life. So true... it's a shame he's gone. Even Stuart misses him, and announced he'd seen him in NY last autumn. Waiting by the rink in Central Park with his skates, no doubt. He was probably arrested for staring a little too closely at schoolgirls passing in their uniforms. JD, not Stuart. I think. We thought that might have been JD talking to Evan Dando up in the balcony at the Supper Club show, but he disappeared when Evan was thrown out into the street so we didn't get a chance to say hello and ask him to come back to the list. He might have gone off with that kid from ET. >I'm sure I'm forgetting someone. Oh well, no matter. You did neglect Samuel Pepys. He was an epic poster for awhile, remember? ... although it was kind of boring to have to sift through ALL the details of his daily life sometimes, especially when he'd forget to translate that awful shorthand of his. I admit to keeping a strong finger on the delete key when I'd open one of his sometimes. God, it was like a diary or something. The gossipy bits were always pretty amusing tho' and his account of the Stuart Restoration was right on-topic. Wasn't it him that always bid us goodnight in such a sweet, twee fashion? Trying to shoot down Jefferson Dirigible, eh? You wanna step out back? Ah Tim, "feed your head." You know, speaking of reggae (or what passes for it) I saw the Marley family at the last Woodstock revival thingie last year... they opened for Ten Years After. Alvin Lee looked like he'd taken to drink -- and suddenly "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" seemed so.... dirty. They also supported whats-her-name, the gypsy one from Fleetwood Mac. Ava Gabor? no, that's not it.... --michele xo +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Come to Milton Keynes
by Tim Hopkins 25 May '99

25 May '99

Hello chums, It's already Tuesday and after Tuesday comes Wednesday and Wednesday is just as miserable as Tuesday was. Hooray! elle wrote: >And if you're not there, I guess everyone can go back to dreaming >about >good >'Ol Stu-pots. Ofcourse, Stu's writing has a lot more in common with >JD >Salinger... any rumors of him being on the list?:)> Funny you should mention ol' JD, but he was on the list until about a year ago. My word, he would post some ribald tales of his exciting life. Everyone liked him so much that we were all very delighted when he arrived for the second London list picnic. Unfortunately, someone tried to take a group photograph and he was off, running down the hill, shouting 'You bastards! You lousy, phoney bastards! You're just like all the rest!' That was the last we heard of him. Rumour has it that he still reads the archives. I thought I glimpsed him at the Gentle Waves show at the Improv, but I was very drunk and it might have been some other old git. Other famous writers who have been on the list include Iris Murdoch (Mrs. to you), Alan Ball (whose 'It's All About A Ball' is a classic football read) BlokeFromSelect, Peter 'Henry' Miller and the Venerable Bede, who used to give even Andy Dean a run for his money in the historical trainspotter stakes. At least, he would have if he'd known what a train was. Also, Bede was always getting the b-sides of Sarahs 69 and 77 mixed up. It's an easy mistake to make. I'm sure I'm forgetting someone. Oh well, no matter. I'm genuinely saddened by the news of Augustus Pablo's untimely demise. He is a man who has made a large number of truly great records and the world is the poorer for his loss. At least I'm the poorer, because I've been trying to see him live for a few years and now I'll never have the chance. Shame. I shall play 'East of the River Nile' very, very loud this evening and shed a tear for Augustus. So it seems that reggae music may not after all be a cure for all our ills, which is a great pity because I have been working on that assumption. I guess it was unrealistic to expect reggae music to cure The Gout. I should have tried a heavy dose of 1970s WHO. That would have sorted it. At least, it would have made The Gout seem less unpleasant. By comparison. Enough. Probably more than. Tim ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Fox In The Rye
by Jeremy.Simon＠jwt.com 25 May '99

25 May '99

>Well, I've just had a weekend fairly bursting with Belle and Sebastian moments...> wrote Tim (yesterday). A funny thing happened on the way back from Bowlie... Spoon, Rols, Poppy and myself thought we'd stop off at Dungeness to check out the late, great Derek Jarman's crazy beach/garden/artwank affair there. Whilst wandering around in a daze in the desolate nuclear moonscape that is Dungeness, a fox ran out across the shingle, pottered about for a bit (searching for grub, I think) without a care in the world then trotted off behind a shed. I thought this was pretty much in the spirit of the occasion, then would you believe it, we bumped into a Major. Actually I think he was more of an old soldier. And he didn't mention Roxy Music, but we DID talk of the past. Hmmm. I love you all J.D.Salinger +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Pink Moon
by Tony 25 May '99

25 May '99

>on sunday the lovely venue Fibbers is hosting a Nick Drake >tribute night, (i think >there has been one somewhere else recently - same people?) I think there was a Nick Drake night in Portsmouth last month and I know theres one in London @ The Spitz on 19th June, but I don't think its the same people. Source: Pink Moon seeYa Tony ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Bi now, gay later
by Anne Ward 25 May '99

25 May '99

Hello All This has v. little B&S content so apologies in advance. Can any of you lovely Sinisterines who are either in Japan, from Japan or have been to Japan please get in touch with me. I'm going there later in the year and need some travel tips. Apart from that, Elisabeth said: B & S content -- I'm temping at a, umm, certain telly program where people impersonate famous singers, and out of the 5000 applications I've slogged through so far, NO ONE has written in offering to be Stuart M. or even Stephen Pastel. So come on, call for an application form for Stars in their Eyes and let's see if we can't have better 'indie' representation than Simon Fowler from Ocean Colour Scene! Elisabeth, can I be Sarah Martin, cos I can't play the recorder either. Boom! Boom! BTW, the student mag here has a B&S pin up on the back of this month's issue. Only, in an hilarious stylee it's a picture of the *real* B&S i.e. wee boy, big dog. Arf arf. Love Anne xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: jesus is accepting monetary contributions (help rebuild heaven)
by Beau Gestalt 25 May '99

25 May '99

squeeze the pulse from your sweetdarling's fingers jiveturkies, all hell in a well-satiated diper just broke loose from the sinister-fied nursery! *whiping tears & tomatoes from his cheeks* sorry, no more rapping, promise. well alright then, surpose we commence with a great big introduction to the freeze-dried entity you should all come to know as Tobie. shall we get started? *ignores 1100 sighs* good . .. i come from Los Angeles California, which, i regret to inform you all, is NOT underwater as of yet, but rest assured, were working on it. ive been on earth planet for 21 years [too long] now. i heard my first Belle And Sebastian song, Get Me Away From Here Im Dying, about 2 months ago and up until that magical day i wouldnt say i didnt "believe" in love-at-first-sight, but i never had a reason to concider it, you dig what im saying, mama? B&S is so me, i can honestly bring myself to the verge of tears just from the melodies of their tunes. i already possess Arab Strap, Sinister, Lazy Line Painter Jane, & Dog On Wheels. my other two favorite bands of all time are Pavement & Mansun. and i wanna be british really really bad and stuff, yes. well look here, im not certain just how long that nursery soiree lasted, but it seemed an eternity and i only had to stand by and watch about a hundred threads pass me up and all i could do was squirm and bite my nails to the cuticles with anticipation. so im going to let fly a few responces to things that might be a bit dead by now, but ill keep 'em brief, scouts honor . . .. ((One)) DR PEPPER, FULL STOP !! ! ! all you pro-Pepperers out there, you made my day, way to go. im headed for Texas in July and greatly anticipating my trip to the Dr Pepper factory. anybody that will be in Texas during that time should surely get at me. indeed, starting now im organizing a B&S picnic/Dr Pepper plant tour, so ALL ABOARD! were also concidering hosting a Lou Barlow birthday party on the 17th of July, which, if happens at all, will be in Texas as well. ((Oneandahalf)) umm, knowhat i began writing my thoughts on those FunkySeb[aceous] half-steppin' shenanigans, but it wasnt pretty and i started getting a terrible pain directly behind my purpley mascara from rolling my eyes, so lets just move on then shall we .. .. ((Two)) i feel, dispite the 1100 brothers and sisters, primates and space-aliens out there, nobody here should feel it unfitting to post all those puny details of their daily journies. thats the real swig of the stew for me, and i cant imagine there arent tons of you that would love hearing the wack-o shit that happens to your fellow Sebanites [pronounced "seb-ba-nites" -- dont it sound futuristic?!!]. well thats my stupid oppinion anyway. some B&S stuff, just for the heck of it: has anyone heard Velvet Underground's 'I Cant Stand It' ? holy halfnakedcatholicschoolgirls, the intro for that tune is identical to that of 'Lazy Line Painter Jane' . and am i the only one that heard the first bit from 'A Space Boy Dream' as "i dreamt i had to go up me arse"? and ummm, okay i give up, just what in god's awful name is an arab strap? no really, i mean it, im never this loquacious. this is just the first place im actually convinced that i not only 'fit-in' but could quite possably stand a chance at being accepted. just finding out that im not the only poor sod who's lips freeze shut when it comes down to any sort of public engagment has given me confidence to tackle [er maybe throw pebbles at from a safe distance] the world. oh pants, ill shut it now. have a pleasant day, my loving sweathearts! tobiesoup _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Lights go out, walls come tumbling down
by poetryplace2 25 May '99

25 May '99

+++++SOME PEOPLE PLAY MELODICA AND GET CALL ASSHOLES THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO AUGUSTUS PABLO+++++ How come nobody told me Mr Augustus Pablo had popped his clogs? He had something wrong with his foot, apparently, but wouldn't let the wily doctors of Babylon take a look it, preferring the advice of his personal "herbalist", Dr Bagga. What a shame. I don't know very much about Reggie music, but I know what I like, and I will be playing a CD or two in his honour today. Of course, this does mean that Sarah Martin is now the unchallenged Monarch of the Melodica, and should release a solo record forthwith. It can only be better than the Genitive Verbs. +++++OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON+++++ Ian said "I can't be sure, but when Honey said "Gamble in the fields and be happy" he probably meant "Gambol in the fields and be happy" although I'm not entirely sure." No he really did mean gamble in the fields. This is a reference to Oooooon's appearance at the last Greenwich picnic where she fleeced the lot of us at Rooolette, and then proceeded to spend her ill-gotten winnings on crack-whores and cheap whiskey. +++++THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TROUSERS+++++ Well, well, well. So, John Irving is a member of the list? Can I say, Mr Irving, that you are a shoddy nostaligist for nineteenth century realism, with some dubious attitudes towards women? No? Actually, George Steiner is a member of the list too. After my little temper tantrum on Friday, he sent me a private mail. "Remember, Mr Trousers, how I once said that the only valid criticism of a work of art, is, in fact, a better work of art? Well the only the valid criticism of someone else's post, is to write a better post yourself." Wise words Mr Steiner. I will endeavour to follow them. Avanti! Stevie Trousers xxx PS Can the person who has voted for me twelve times in the crush list please continue? +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a bit about shyness, a bit about happiness, a bit about phonesex.
by jarkko frantila 25 May '99

25 May '99

OK, let's start this thing by commenting on some things people have said here: First, Elish hope said: >I think that there are a lot of people here who are holding Honey, Jeepster and the Belle's responsible for their personal happiness. Which is a bummer because only you can make you happy, the music just gives you something to sing along to.> Couldn't say it better. If someones life depends on a Recordcompany/band/individual person (unless its a girl/boyfriend) then you're one miserable sod. Susannah said: >Escort girls, right, do they actually have to have sex? or is it just >taking old men to the opera and listening to them moaning about their wives?> Don't know about those, but my friend works on a phonesexline, and I must say, the things she has to do via phone are quite... strange. Like clapping your hands for 30 min because it sounds dirty like she had to do a couple of days ago, then you know what I'm talking about. Splat splat. Or running your finger on your lips and blowing air out at the same time because it reminds him of... Well, you get the picture. And Damienwreiuye said: >Q. What's the definition of a gentleman? A. Someone who knows how to play the bagpipe and doesn't.> How true, the bagpipe is the invention of the devil. Personally, I think the walls of Jericho went down the first time somebody tried to play the bagpipe. I don't care if you can play it or not, just please don't let me be anywhere near you. And sorry if somebody here actually Does play the bagpipe, but that instrument gives me the creeps. Now, My Life Story (arfarfarf). Finally got that Gentle Waves' album yesterday. 30 minutes!!! Personally, I think every cd should be longer than 40 minutes. If not, then it should be cheaper. Balh. Angry young man, I am. And I'm still waiting for that Felt album I ordered two weeks ago. At least that one is not full price. Want to say something in this whole shyness-business. Does anyone else have the same problem as I do: Talking to someone you have absolutely no interest in is so easy, I can babble for hours about my toenails, but whenever the person I'm talking with has some effect in my tummy I blush, stutter, can't look her in the eye etc? Bet you know what I'm talking about. Not that easy for me, since i tend to fancy every other person that comes my way. Or maybe it's because I've been living on my own for too long. You choose. Bought tickets to Provinssirock 99 yesterday. Held in Finland, in the middle of nowhere, but the best festival they have in Finland. Line-up this year: Manics, Blur, Suede, The Cardigans, Jimi Tenor, etc. So if you're on your way to Finland this summer, pleeeeaaaase join me. I'm the one sitting on the grass, eating nachos, looking lost, wearing my studyatstow-shirt and horrified because there might be somebody who wants to talk to me, and since I'm sure i'd fall for her I couldn't get a word out of my mouth and so on and so on. Hmm, time to stop complaining and go to work. Sorry about this bitching. I need to do that, otherwise I'd explode. @--->--- Jake "If it's not erotic, I'm not interested." ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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