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year or more. and had been greatly at
tached to each other. Then school
dtsbanded on account of there being so
few scholars and we did not see each
other much for a long while On
Sunday my mother visited the Lin
coins and | was taken along. Abe
and l played around all day. Finally
we concluded to cross the creek to
hunt some cartridges, which young
Lincoln had seen the day before The
creek was swollen by recent rain,
and in crossing m narrow footlog,
Abe fell in. Md of us could swim.
got long pole and held it out to
Abe, who grabbed it. Then | pulled
him ashore He was almost dead, and
! was badly scared. / rolled and pound
ed him in good earnest Then got
him by the arms and shook him, the
water, meanwhile pouring out of his
mouth. BY this means succeeded in
bringing him to, and he was soon all
right. Then new difficulty confront
ed us. If our mothers discovered our
wet clothes they would whip us. This
we dreaded from experience and de-
termined to avoid. It was June, the
sun WAS very WARM ana we soon QrleQ
our clothing by spreading it on the
rocks about us. We promised never
to tell the story and never did until
after Lincoln's tragic end"
One Of the most coveted pastimes
Of little Abe was to accompany his
father with sack of grist to the old
mill, which stood some few miles from
the Lincoln farm. This old mill, stu
ated on a. most picturesque piece OF
shelving land and surrounded by heavy
shade trees, was operated. from the
days of little Abe down to within two
years ago.
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THE HORSE.

Ottumwa, Stanley CO., S. Oak.
l will write story about the larg-
est horse in the United States.
His name is Royal Prince He is
seven feet at the shoulders, weighs
twenty eight hundred pounds and
wears a No. 9 shoe. will send the
photograph of him.
He is dapple gray. This horse was
raised in Crawford county, Pennsyl-
vania and he also wears No. 80 col
lar.
He is a very blocky shaped horse.
If any one should ride him and happen
to fall off am afraid they should
have very hard fall.
Royal Prince is a very pretty horse,
but he is an awful large one too
Ella Schneider.
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BOYHooD OF LINCOLN.

One hundred years ago the coming
snth Of June, Thomas Lincoln took
is bride, Nancy Hanks, to little log
abin on what was known as the
rock Spring farm, two miles from the
title town of Hodgenville, in the heart
Il Kentucky, and there made the rude
tile home which three years later
las to welcome into the world the
Wreati martyred president, Abraham
lincoln.
u The home into which this child
me was of the crude kind common
all pioneers of that time. It was a
lie room cabin with a huge outside
%himney, single window and aNrude
ioor swung on leather hinges. The
arm itself was then, as 1t is now,
terile piece of land, but it possessed.
large and beautiful spring, the pure
aters from which were as far famed
central Kentucky a century ago as
fy are today. The pioneer husband
I'm, too often and too carelessly pic
#eed as a shiftless fellow, supplement-
tie titled patches of the little farm
~ practicing the trade of carpentry
4 the vicinity and, though the Lin
Gins enjoyed nothing better than Sc
ere pioneer poverty, the bark-covered
,of of the cabin sheltered a happy lit
3 family, and the real necessities of
ge were seldom wanting. The faith
3, though thoroughly illiterate, was
espected and trusted in the communi-
4, and for some time served as
ounty supervisor of public roads, a
lghly important post in that time.
The mother, who was well school
d In the primary three RS took
reat pains to teach the future presi-
EFT and his little sister what she
". Fpom her., in the long winter
ings they heard all Bible lore,
tales and country legends. Lit
ABE attended the "a B G school,
en- a teacher could be. provided,
ich was seldom, and was always the
st ambitious boy in school. He was
suaHy bright and a persistent
dent. He used to gather spice wood
shes, hack them upon log, and
Urn them two OF three together, that
might read and study at night by
lis homespun light In all this his
other used to give him her fullest
LIP and encouragement,
By the same spicewood- light
9 good Nancy Hanks used to stitch
boys roughly tanned deersldn
users; lace his homemade mecca
is and,lcoonskin cap, and cut his
lsey-woolsey shirt. In return for
this the rugged Rock Spring youth
to help her with the soap making,
with the simple chores his father
to do about the place.
ut the young Kentuckian was not
prone to work and study. He was
rue American boy, fond of frolic,
mischief and an ingenious leader
sports. Robust and active, he soon
armed the endless4sdelights which a
lid unbroken country could afford a
hid. With his sister Nancy and two
sighboring little friends, he used to
Jay in the shavings Of his fathers
arpenter shop, hunt coons and par
idges and victimize his playfellows
18th practical jokes. After his tragic
oath, one of his early school friends
ustrated the great presidents nat
al boyhood by telling this anecdote:
Abe and I" said the old friend, had
zen going to school together for
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THE SQUIRRELS.
Belknap, Iowa

Belknap, Iowa.
One day, while playing in the woods
saw two little ground squirrels gath
ering acorns One would run to the
tree, get 2 nut, and away he would
go to bush pile, then the other
would come get one and run to the
brush pile. Guess theyl were getting
nuts for winter / watched them
long time, then they ran away. An
other time the dogs freed little squir-
rel. 1t would sit up in the tree, wink
one eye, turn its head, look at the
dogs as if to say, .You can't catch
me-"
Pow Hamlins 400 O
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sea. He told the boy that stood by
him to run down to the shore and tell
them that he was not going to sea-
So he said Mother will stay with
you and take care of YOU And his
mother said there is a blessing to the
boy that obeys his father and mother
George Washington never told lie
He was born February %, 1882. He
was the first president of the United
States. He told his mother that he
was going to breaB colt. So he went
out to the field. When he came in
she asked him if he was able to break
the colt and he said he hal killed the
colt.
Your friend,
Ossie Burnaugh, Age IL.
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Roy Hawkins, age 9
THE MONKEY.
Eldon. low

Eldon, Iowa.
The monkeys are very cunning.
They do many funny tricks. Once a
man came to our house with a mon
key and a hand organ 1 gave the
man some money to see the monkey
dance. 1t danced and the man threw
his cane at it and the monkey caught
it and put it over his shoulder. live
on farm about three miles west of
Eldon. Yours truly,
Lee Stephenson,
Age s years.
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Eldon, Iowa.
Dear Miss Editor:

Dear Miss Editor:
/ will write a story to you. Once
there was a girl who Mad her dolls
ing walking. She put on her moth
er's skirt and her waist and her moth
ers coat and her hat and she took
her dolls too.
She went out in the woods and pick
ed some flowers. And she came to
some apple trees. She ate some ap-
pies and she fell fast asleep. She
slept and she slept until her mother
came after her and her mother took
her home and gave her supper and
after supper she put on her night gown
and said her prayers and went to bed
The end. Yours truly
Esther Garrison.
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PRIZE WINNERS.

Two prizes are awarded for the con-
test announced January 81 The Jul
niors taking part sent in many inter-
esting letters which will be published
later on.
Kirkville, Iowa.
Dear Editor:-I have been reading
the letters In the Courier Junior and
thought would write one.
/ am a little boy 9 years old. go
to school every day. an in the
fourth grade in the second room. My
teachers name is Theo Shaw. like
her pretty well l have two brothers
and two sisters. My Oldest brother
and Oldest sister are not at home.
l live on a farm about one mile
north of Kirkville. have beeu skat-
ing several times this winter.
will SEMI You a list of words which
/ made from Courier Junior, and will
close for this time.
From your friend.
Dale Zentz.
Eldon, Iowa.
Dead Editor:-I am glad you want
little folks ,Inder 10 wears to take mart
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The Courier Junior
Published by
The COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMWA. IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
ROLL OF HONOR.


MARY ELIZABETH WELLMAr
MILRE SCOTT,
BERYL DANIELS.
JENNIE PREyo.
NAE CHAMP.
ZULU NJ. TAYLOR.
GEORGE ROLAND.
FLORENCE PATTERSON.
EMMA DAVIS.
JESSIE SCOTT.
RHODA DAVIS.
AGNES ASKLOF.
ADDIE CHENEY
EDITH VAWTER.
ARTHUR SWANSON.
AIDA GAME.
BERYL DANIELS.
CHLOA MULHOLLEN.
EMMA DAVIS.
DoLPHIE LAIN.
! JULIA WARREN.
MABEL SPRAY.
ANNA CARNES.
ELSIE TERRILL.
MARY ENTLER.
BRUCE MELLIs.
MARY BELL.
ANSELM HEM.
NORMA, DANIELS.
DALE ZENTZ.
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Floris, Iowa
Dear Juniors: I thought l would
write for the prize you are to give
away 1 am little girl 10 years old
1 live on a FARMS miles from Bloom
field and 61a miles from Floris, with
my father and mother. / have two
brothers and two sisters. Their
names are Clay, Forest, Ruth and
Opal. We live mile from church,
where / attend Sunday school and
church. My Sunday school teachers
name is Bertha Dennis. I like her
very much. i go to school at Benton
school house. My teachers name is
Miss Lulu Lanman. N-She is good
teacher, and like her very much.
am in the fourth grade at school. /
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will write one. All my other friends
have written so / thought l would
write too. For pets ], have a. dog and
a cat. My cats name lis Spaty, and
my dogs name is Keno. II go to
school every day and I am In the sec
ond reader. / have three sisters and
two brothers. Their names are Harry
Mabel, Elmer, Bertha and Clara. /
have an old grandma that lives with
US In the night go to her and sing
for her, and sing some OF my school
songs.
Mary Swanson, aged Z.
r. f. D. No. 1, box 50.
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would like to Join your happy circle
IL you will let me. AS my letter is
getting long, I will close and let the
rest have more room to write. 1 re-
main Your little friends,
Freda Grant, aged 10.
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STORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Agency, Ia, R. F. D. No. 2.
When George Washington was boy
he was going to sea but his mother did
not want him to go to sea- So when
he saw the tears running down her
cheeks he said he would not go to
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OttlInMa.. Iowa.

OttumWa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: am a boy 10 years
old and go to school every day. / like
to go to school. But the weather has
been so bad that the children could
rot come and so there was just the
teacher and ! for two days. light
the school fire every morning and get
five cents morning. This morning
had hard time to get to school to
light the fire, because the snow was
SO deep that could hardly walk over
1t at our front gate. There was snow
drift as high as our front gate. One
morning when I went to light the fire
/ could not unlock the door and after
a while a man came and opened the
door and stuck his head out and said
come in. T won't hurt you, and so l
went in and he asked me if would
like a little looking glass and / said
/ did not care. So he gave me a
pocket looking glass, and he had a
good fire that morning. But would
rather be without such company.
must close for this time.
Yours, truly,
Thomas w. Proud.
m - NJ,
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ottumwa, la.

Dear Editor:
/ wrote to the Courier Junior once
before, SO thought would write
again.
l was twelve years old the ninth day
of December. go to the Elm Grove
school and we have great fun at noon
and recess coasting.
My home is on farm about nine
miles from. ottumwa and about three
miles from Kirkville.
4 have two brothers and two sisters.
From your Junior friend,
Ruth Davis, r. R. No. 8.
Eldon. Iowa.
Dear Editor:
am little boy eight years old. !
am in the third grade. have two
brothers and one sister. Their names
are Ollie, Clifford and Clarence.
Yours truly,
Emory futile.
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Rock Island Train Jumps Track.

Keosauqua, Feb. 9.1Rsek Island
passenger train No. 2os, east bound
jumped the track between Mt. zior
and Bentonsport yesterday. No dam
age was done except few rails tori
up.
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Eldon. Iowa.

Dear Editor: am little boy z
years old. 1 go to the Eldon public
school. My teachers mamie is Miss
Tierney. ! am in the second room.
am In the fourth grade. have no
brothers or sister.
Yours truly,
Dewey Ellis.
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Florence M. waddle.
Ottumwa low,

Dear Editor: I have not written
before. My papa takes the Courier.
have been reading the letters in the
Courier Junior. I think they are very
nice. have one brother. His name
Is Tommy MADDEN. For my pet I
have dog. My brother has q cat for
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Agency, la.
| Thought | would write another let
ter to the Junior. 1t is raining and
showing today
! did not go to school today We
are having protracted meeting at
Bladensburg. The meeting is conduct
ed by Rev. e. A.. Hastings and Mrs.
Lee. We are having good attendance.
The house was crowded last night. l
had nice sleigh ride Saturday. went
to Batavia. My birthday will soon be
here. | will close.
Yours truly,
Wanda Mcdowell, age 8.
r r No g.
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Dear Editor: AS have never writ
ten to this paper before, thought I
would write. / think the editor was
very Kind to give us whole page.
like to read the stories and letters
from the Juniors. go to school. I
am in the sixth grade. study read
Ing, history, arithmetic, physiology
grammar drawing, geography and
spelling. My teachers name Is Miss
Dale. We have thirty-two scholars in
our school. 1t will be out in two
weeks. We have literary at our school
house every Friday night We always
have a large crowd. Well will close.
Your Junior friend
Mabel Carroll, aged II.
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his pet. am a. little girl years old.
MY brother is I years old. My letter
is getting long. Yours truly,
Nellie MADDEN.
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! Agency, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS my sister Is writ
ing I thought would write and tell
you what Santa Claus brought me.
He brought me doll, a little stove
and watch and a nice pin. We had
Christmas tree at the church.
Amy L. Mcdowell, aged S.
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Abba, Iowa.
Dear Editor: 1 am little boy 8
years old. have two sisters. We
have some kittens and a dog. The
dogs name Is Ring. Our school was
out on December %. AS my letter is
getting long will close.
Lawrence Cotterell.
r. r. u No 2
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Ottumwa, Iowa,
Dear Editor: like the chiidren's
page very much. look for that the
first thing when the Courier comes.
l go to the Garfield school. I am In the
sixth grade and Miss DAILY is my
teacher ! am years old l hay
brother named Mauritz, and sister
named Grace. remain
Respectfully,
Violet Nelson.
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Willard Miller.

Agency, Iowa.
In the third reader. / have two broth
ers and one sister. Ny brothers.
names are Hugh and Robert, and my
sisters name Is Edith. My teachers
name is Margaret Brady. like to go
to school. My birthday was the 9th
Of December There are five scholars
at school today. This Is the first time
/ have written to the Courier JUNIOR
/ like my teacher very well. AS 1 have
no more time to write / will close.
Your friend,
Florence M. Waddle.
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Eddyville, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS my sister has writ
ten to the Courier 1 thought T would
write too. Today is my birthday.
am years old. / have two sisters.
Their names are Larue and Marie.
We live on q farm. We have Two
ponies. One belongs to my cousin
WILDER Oldham. He went to California
this winter. Their names are Ginger
and Jennie. For pet l have one
sheep. Her name Is Daisy. MY papa
takes the Courier, and we like to read
the letters. I will close for this time.
Roy jaeger.
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Agency, Iowa.

agency, iowa.
Dear Editor: like to read the
Junior letters. go to school every
day. My teacher lis Miss Pearl Fair. ]
like her real well. For pet I have a
black dog. His name is Harold. j
will close now for this time.
Dorothy Batchelder, aged 9.
Box Q.
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Kirkville. Iowa,

Dear Editor: am a little boy 8
years old. enjoy reading your paper
SO thought would write I go skat-
Ing when ever can, 1 like to skate
very well. 1t has not been good skat-
Ing since Christmas. The snow keeps
the Ice covered all the time. 1t is
about a foot deep today. don't think
l can skate any more until spring.
can easily catch a dog on slick ice, be-
cause they cannot stand up very well.
MY skates are number 9. Whenever
they come off turn them up little
bit smaller. They, do not come off any
more learned to skate on pond
holding to a fence. began to learn
Thanksgiving. had company and we
went skating. Yours truly,
Orley Brown, aged 8.
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Yours truly,
Leonard Horner.

Drakeville, Iowa
Dear Editor: AS have never writ
ten before I will do so now. | am
little girl 10 years old. / go to tn,
Drakeville school. My teachers name
Is Miss Minnick. ! am in the A grade
] study arithmetic, grammar, spelling
reading, geography and dictionary
work. For pets ] have six dolls and
one cat. AS my letter is getting JONI
l will close.
Yours truly,
Goldia Ralston.
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Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I have never written
to the Courier Junior before. like
to read the Junior letters, I 20 to
school The name of our schooljIs the
Copperhead, District No. 3. For pets
1 have goat, dog, two cats and a
pig. Our school is closed on account
of scarlet fever. My teachers name
is Miss Mamie Johnson. / like her
very much. Your friend,
Amy Loring.
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Fremont, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS my papa takes tho
Courier, thought / would write
letter as / have never written before
/ am IL years old, and go to Center
school. My teachers name is Miss
Jordan. ] have two brothers and ona
sister. Their names are Howard,
Herbert and Jessie,
Your friend,
Rena Triplett.
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Eldon, Iowa.

Dead Editor:-I am glad you want
little folks under 10 years to take part
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Ottumwa, Iowa
Dear Editor: have been reading
the Junior letters. I have written a
few letters. p am a little girl 5 years
old. / go to the Adams school, l am
In the third readeH. For pets + have
not any AS my letter Is getting long,
will close. Yours truly,
Edna Colljngwood
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Russell, low

Russell, Iowa.
Dear Editor: am a little boy II
years old. / like tofread the letters In
the Junior. have one mile and thres
quarters to go to school My teach-1
er's name is Miss Retta Clark. read
in the fourth reader. have little
sled and coast down the hills. The
snow is hard and our sled slides on
top My letter is getting long and
time is getting short.
sf Yours truly,
Leonard Horner
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Foris, Iowa.

Dear Editor: 1 thought I would
write to the Courier Junior. like
to read the Courier. have two broth
ers and one sister. My brothers names
are Lynton and Floyd, and my sisters
name is Lucy and she Is years old
l haven't any pets. AS my letter Is
getting long will close.
Yours truly,
Bertha Hale, aged IL.
R. F. d. No. Q. 4
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Stockport, Iowa.

Dear Editor: So
Received my prize for the Christmas
story January and thank you very
much. have read 1t and like 1t just
fire.
am going to school this winter and
we have a good school. Our teachers
name is Worthy Beswick and he Is a
good teacher. Our school will be out
the second Of March. will close, wish
ing the Junior much success.
Yours sincerely,
Mabel Spray, age TO-
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Agency, Iowa 5
Dear Miss Editor: / am years old.
live three miles south of Agency. /
have two little brothers. like to run
and slide on my sled. I haul wood
on my sled. / go to school at Alpine
My teachers name is Margaret Brady.
have a half of a mile to, go to school.
I am In the third reader. like to go
to school. 1t is a nice walk through
the snow. have a sled and two little
dogs to play with. I will close for
this time.
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Agency, Iowa.
tiers in the Junior. I thought would
write a letter go to school. /
study grammar, history, spelling, geo.
graphy and arithmetic. My teachers
name Is Pearl Knedler I like her
very we'll. I have two brothers and
one sister. In the summer j take
music lessons. like to, study music.
MY music teachers name last summer
was Myrtle Moore ! will have to
close as my letter Is long.
Edith Beall, aged IL.
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Eddyville Iowa
Dear Editor: This is the first time
have ever written to you. l go To
school every day and / have never
been tardy or absent. am in the
fourth room B class.
Yours truly,
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ouio lIulyy
Walter Terrell, aged II.

Fillmore, Iowa.
Dear Editor: am little girl
years old. / go to Center school and
I am in the fourth grade. My teachers
name Is Miss Jordan. I have an organ
and am taking music lessons. My
music teachers name is Maggie
Heisel / like to read the letters In
the Courier Junior. This is my first
letter, SO / will close.
Your little friend,
Jessie Triplett.
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Ottumwa. Iowa.

CtIuHiWd, Iowa.
Dear Editor: will write again
for the Courier. ] am little girl 10
years old. I have just come from Cal
ifornia. I think 1t is SO nice to play on
the beach, and make sand houses, and
watch the waves come IN. think 1t
stood out on the whrf and looked
down in the water and saw the fish
swimming around. / think California
is beautiful placeYand has lovely
climate. / have seen them pack
oranges. used to get me a long pole
and knock them off the trees. 1 wish
I had one now. will bring this to
a close. Your little friend,
Ruth Anna Shankle.
106 South Davis street
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OLIunlWH, IOWa- 2
Dear Editor: AS haven't written
for some time / thought would white
again. saw a letter from Mary
Parks, Of Culdesac, Idaho. Her mamma
and my mamma are old time friends.
My mamma said she was glad to see
a letter from her. And read letters
from Kansas girls. I like to read
them My grandma and great grand
ma and other relatives live In Kan
sas. Ny mamma used to live there
have been there on a visit AS my
letter is getting long I will close.
Yours truly,
Edith Garage, aged g..
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