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Zentata

Kolyska wrote:Hello!

Welcome to Thalassia!

Monkelandd and Kalderisara

The 3nd german republic

RP

The German government announces the start of Air Germania and asks all nations if they want to have Air Germania go to their airports.

Esslea and Vay leir nor bearkinga

The outer union

Ayeinc wrote:
Ayeinc would be happy to set up a meeting between Prime Minister Jack Nicholls and President Stephen Adoric-Marrick in the near future. Ayeinc hopes that Hopal will still consider TAN as a beneficial organization to Hopal and its people.
Ayeinc wishes to participate in both programs and is willing to send 15,000 students to each nation participating in both programs (Nations participating in both programs will receive only 15,000 students). Any nation may send their students to Ayeinc to study at any university.
Ayeinc accepts Clarkstan's Foreign Policy and wishes to have good relations between the countries.
Ayeinc wishes to participate in the Multi-lateral Mental Health Arrangement and will send as many doctors as they require. Ayeinc is willing to send 5,000 medical students to study in Selstville.
Ayeinc expresses its interest in the program and is ready to participate.
Ayeinc is offering three new airports within Ayeinc: Jaywind International Airport (JWA), James Alexander Hutchcroft Itopis International Airport (JHI), and Dalia Airport (DAA).

RP
The Outer Union will gladly exchange 15,000 students with Ayeinc

Ayeinc

Baltic nrc

Ayeinc wrote:
Ayeinc would be happy to set up a meeting between Prime Minister Jack Nicholls and President Stephen Adoric-Marrick in the near future. Ayeinc hopes that Hopal will still consider TAN as a beneficial organization to Hopal and its people.
Ayeinc wishes to participate in both programs and is willing to send 15,000 students to each nation participating in both programs (Nations participating in both programs will receive only 15,000 students). Any nation may send their students to Ayeinc to study at any university.
Ayeinc accepts Clarkstan's Foreign Policy and wishes to have good relations between the countries.
Ayeinc wishes to participate in the Multi-lateral Mental Health Arrangement and will send as many doctors as they require. Ayeinc is willing to send 5,000 medical students to study in Selstville.
Ayeinc expresses its interest in the program and is ready to participate.
Ayeinc is offering three new airports within Ayeinc: Jaywind International Airport (JWA), James Alexander Hutchcroft Itopis International Airport (JHI), and Dalia Airport (DAA).

RP
Baltic NRC gladly accepts the nation of Ayeinc into our program

Ayeinc

The Republic of Laeden

RP
Apex Inc., Laeden’s leading computer tech company, announced na ambitious project to develop the world’s first Quantum Computer. “The idea is to have a machine so powerful that will exponentially increase our scientific capabilities, enhancing our medical, economical and physical research, as well as supporting other fields of knowledge” explained Blaise Sanclair, the head of the R&D division of the company.

Other sources, however, indicate that the new supercomputer might also be used to further research on Artificial Intelligence, a subject which Apex always displayed keen interest on. The official statement released to the press, however, mentioned no such thing.

In an effort to boost its research, Apex announced that it will offer an internship program for 20 international students to help the research team building the said computer. “Our goal is to unite the world’s brightest minds in the single, most important quest of all: enlightenment” Blaise said. In an effort to enforce what is already been called “Good Neighbor Policy” with Monkelandd, 5 places have been reserved for students from Monkelandd’s colleges. The other 15 places, however, are open for students from other countries.

Any countries interested in sending students as interns to help the development project are invited to speak up.

Nationific, Ayeinc, Monkelandd, and New khalifa

Baltic nrc

Laeden wrote: RP
Apex Inc., Laeden’s leading computer tech company, announced na ambitious project to develop the world’s first Quantum Computer. “The idea is to have a machine so powerful that will exponentially increase our scientific capabilities, enhancing our medical, economical and physical research, as well as supporting other fields of knowledge” explained Blaise Sanclair, the head of the R&D division of the company.

Other sources, however, indicate that the new supercomputer might also be used to further research on Artificial Intelligence, a subject which Apex always displayed keen interest on. The official statement released to the press, however, mentioned no such thing.

In an effort to boost its research, Apex announced that it will offer an internship program for 20 international students to help the research team building the said computer. “Our goal is to unite the world’s brightest minds in the single, most important quest of all: enlightenment” Blaise said. In an effort to enforce what is already been called “Good Neighbor Policy” with Monkelandd, 5 places have been reserved for students from Monkelandd’s colleges. The other 15 places, however, are open for students from other countries.

Any countries interested in sending students as interns to help the development project are invited to speak up.

the brightest minds of GEO.corp the top tech company of Baltic NRC have agreed to help work on the super computer in Laeden in hope that it will help advance artificial intelligence and humanity to everyone's benefit.

Nationific and Ayeinc

The No Time To Die of Nationific

Baltic nrc wrote:snip

Please snip long quotes!

Ayeinc

Baltic nrc

Nationific wrote:Please snip long quotes!

OK thank you for telling me

New khalifa

Laeden wrote:Snip

RP

Our top experts in the tech business are interested on the many uses a quantum computer could have... That's why you can count with our help especially from Callista LLC workers

Esslea

RP
 The 23rd National Referendum has concluded in Esslea.

1. Do you support Esslea's admission into the Thalassian Assembly of Nations?
   Yes  (Y85.4%-N14.6%)
2. Do you support the legalisation of Cannabis?(currently illegal)
   No  (N78.2%-Y21.8%)
3. Do you support the legalisation of Electric Cigarettes?(currently illegal) 
   No  (N73.5%-Y22.5%)
4. Do you support the monarchy 
   Yes  (Y91.6%-N08.4%)
5. Do you support the proposal of adding a white star in the flag of Esslea,   symbolising unity? 
   No   (N64.7%-Y35.3%)
6. Do you support capital punishment?
   Yes   (Y62.5%-N37.5%)
7. Do you support sexual education made mandatory in private schools?
   Yes   (Y87.3%-N13.7%)
8. Do you support increased budget spending on education?
   Yes   (Y79.2%-N20.8%)

Nationific, Ayeinc, Monkelandd, Federated Commonwealth of Selstville, and 1 otherKolyska

Mornicoder

Does this mean Esslea citizens are basically social conservatives and economic liberals?

Nationific, Monkelandd, and Kolyska

The No Time To Die of Nationific

I'd say my citizens are anarchists. 😂

Portugal and great britannia and Kolyska

Kolyska

Hm, should I build an ocean liner service?

The No Time To Die of Nationific

Kolyska wrote:Hm, should I build an ocean liner service?

If you have your RP stats, sure! If not, check this out:

Role Play in Thalassia

IMPORTANT: IGNORE ANYTHING IN THIS GUIDE CONCERNING RP STATS BEING A REQUIREMENT FOR ROLE PLAY! THE STATS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED, SO STATS ARE NOT REQUIRED.

Getting Started
To begin role playing on the Thalassian RMB, a nation needs to have its official role play stats (given by the Ministry of Culture upon request) in a dispatch. In addition, it's recommended that nations apply for a slot on the regional role play map, as it is necessary to do so for a nation to participate in wars in role play.

Role Play Stats
As mentioned previously, nations must have their official role play stats typed out in a dispatch. To receive those stats, a nation needs to telegram a Stats Distributor (see here) asking for them. Then, those stats must be typed into a dispatch. The dispatch can range from being empty but for the nation's stats, copied straight from the telegram, to being a Wikipedia-style information page. The most important thing is that the stats are somehow written out in the dispatch. Once that's done, the nation must deliver a telegram to the Stats Distributor that gave them their stats containing a link to that dispatch. Once the Stats Distributor checks the dispatch and approves it, the nation is ready to role play on the Thalassian RMB. Nations may telegram a Stats Distributor once a week to receive an updated version of their stats if they wish.

Role Play Map
Map A:

Map B:

These two maps connect (with Map A directly north of Map B) to form the regional role play map. Nations can place themselves on this map (and must do so if they wish to participate in wars in role play) by telegramming a Map Operator (see here) with the following format filled out:

Nation Name:
Desired Capital City Name:
Desired Nation Slot:
Desired Capital Position [Optional]:

Role Play Rules
Nations wanting to participate in role play on the Thalassian RMB shall:
1.) Have a dispatch containing their role play stats, which has been checked and declared valid by a Stats Distributor.
2.) Always follow official RP stats when participating in role play (for example by not exaggerating their nation's military size beyond its actual, official size) and use NationStates stats as a guideline for other areas of RP (for example by making sure their population's average IQ in RP is somewhat close to their NationStates IQ stat).
3.) Abide by RMB rules.
4.)Type "RP" or something similar, like the title of an RP event, at the top of each of their RP posts on the RMB to differentiate from Out-of-Character writing.
5.) Try to maintain realism while role playing by:
a. Transporting troops realistically (not moving hundreds of thousands of troops at a time).
b. Keeping their technology at or below a level of advancement coinciding with the loosely modern time period that Thalassia's RP is set in.
c. Accepting defeat in war and not writing the plot in their favor when it is unrealistic to do so.
d. Listening to RP Moderators when told that their actions in RP are unrealistic.
6.)Write RP posts in the third person by default or, if they wish to write an RP post in the first person, indicate at the top of the post the perspective it is being told from, and never write from the perspective of their nation in the first person. (Third person is "The nation of [blank] declares war on [blank]," while first person is "I run down the street." Role players may not write as their nations in first person.)
7.) Not perform RP actions on behalf of other nations such as, if fighting a battle on another nation's soil, declaring the weather conditions in that location, since the weather in a nation is in the domain of that nation only.
8.) Follow all orders given by RP Moderators, and deliver to the Minister of Culture or Prime Minister any complaints they may have in relation to those orders after they are followed.
9.) Only participate in wars if they are on the regional role play map.

Role Play Rewards
The Ministry of Culture runs an RP Rewards system which rewards nations for following RP standards in role play. RP standards are different from RP rules in that rules must be followed, with a penalty applied if nations do not comply with them, whereas RP standards are encouraged and optional, with rewards given out to those who are observed to be following them and no penalty delivered to those who are not. The Ministry of Culture runs this program by appointing Observers (which are listed in the last section of this guide) to watch all RP posts on the RMB and take note of role play that can be rewarded. Each week, Observers will report to the Ministry of Culture and judge the nations they saw roleplaying in order to pick weekly winners to receive RP Points. An unlimited number of winners may be chosen per week (and it's even possible for no winners to be chosen at all), but each winner may receive only one point weekly. Nations may spend those points for any of the following rewards:

• >(Price: 4 Points) A customized role on the public Discord server.
Request Template:
Role Color -
Role Name -

-
• ^(Price: 1 Point) A map of your nation's religions. Up to five separate religions may be mapped.
Request Template:
Name of Religion -
Extent of Religion (Location) -
Desired Color -
-
Repeat for each religion as necessary.
-
• ^(Price: 1 Point) A map of your nation's groups with differing cultures, such as ethnic groups or tribes. Up to five of these may be mapped.
Request Template:
Name of Culture/Group -
Extent of Culture/Group (Location -
Desired Color -
-
Repeat for each cultural group as necessary.
-
• ^(Price: 1 Point) Two cities plotted on your nation's map
Request Template:
Name -
Population -
Location -
-
Repeat for each city as necessary.
-
•^(Price: 1 Point) Up to two roads plotted on your map, connecting two cities each. (Note: Two is not the max number of roads! It's just the max you can get for 1 Point.)
Request Template:
Route (Two cities being connected):
Name (Optional):
Type (Motorway, road, other):
-
Repeat as necessary for each route.
-
•^(Price: 2 Points) A map of your nation divided into provinces.
Request Template:
Name:
Area/Location:
Capital(if there's already a city in the province):
-
Repeat for each province, rough max of 10. Could be more depending on the country.

To redeem map rewards (marked with an "^"), nations must contact a Map Operator either by NS telegram or, more preferably, Discord direct message. To redeem Discord server rewards (marked with an ">"), nations must contact the Founder on Discord.

Nations will be rewarded for following behavioral role play standards such as:

•Using extensive detail in role play posts, describing events, characters, and settings in a clear and concise way.

•Using countries as settings instead of characters. The Ministry of Culture discourages role play in the form of, "[nation] approves of [other nation]'s response to..." We would like role players to focus more on the people in their nations and detail their governments as being made up of realistic, conflicting politicians.

•Actively writing lots of role play posts that follow the rules.

(NOTE: The Ministry of Culture does not care about spelling and grammar at all, so long as role play posts are legible.)

A record of all RP-eligible nations' RP point balances is kept in this dispatch: page=dispatch/id=1367825

Useful Guides
Useful NS Sites and Utilities
The Complete List of NSCodes
Ponderosa's Guide to a Wiki Style Factbook

Culture Team
Arenado - Prime Minister, RP Moderator
Czech germania - Minister of Culture, RP Moderator, Stats Distributor
Zentata - Deputy Minister of Culture, RP Observer and Moderator, Map Operator
Yaldian Territories - RP Observer and Moderator

Read dispatch

Kolyska

Kolyska

Nationific wrote:If you have your RP stats, sure! If not, check this out:
Role Play in Thalassia

IMPORTANT: IGNORE ANYTHING IN THIS GUIDE CONCERNING RP STATS BEING A REQUIREMENT FOR ROLE PLAY! THE STATS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED, SO STATS ARE NOT REQUIRED.

Getting Started
To begin role playing on the Thalassian RMB, a nation needs to have its official role play stats (given by the Ministry of Culture upon request) in a dispatch. In addition, it's recommended that nations apply for a slot on the regional role play map, as it is necessary to do so for a nation to participate in wars in role play.

Role Play Stats
As mentioned previously, nations must have their official role play stats typed out in a dispatch. To receive those stats, a nation needs to telegram a Stats Distributor (see here) asking for them. Then, those stats must be typed into a dispatch. The dispatch can range from being empty but for the nation's stats, copied straight from the telegram, to being a Wikipedia-style information page. The most important thing is that the stats are somehow written out in the dispatch. Once that's done, the nation must deliver a telegram to the Stats Distributor that gave them their stats containing a link to that dispatch. Once the Stats Distributor checks the dispatch and approves it, the nation is ready to role play on the Thalassian RMB. Nations may telegram a Stats Distributor once a week to receive an updated version of their stats if they wish.

Role Play Map
Map A:

Map B:

These two maps connect (with Map A directly north of Map B) to form the regional role play map. Nations can place themselves on this map (and must do so if they wish to participate in wars in role play) by telegramming a Map Operator (see here) with the following format filled out:

Nation Name:
Desired Capital City Name:
Desired Nation Slot:
Desired Capital Position [Optional]:

Role Play Rules
Nations wanting to participate in role play on the Thalassian RMB shall:
1.) Have a dispatch containing their role play stats, which has been checked and declared valid by a Stats Distributor.
2.) Always follow official RP stats when participating in role play (for example by not exaggerating their nation's military size beyond its actual, official size) and use NationStates stats as a guideline for other areas of RP (for example by making sure their population's average IQ in RP is somewhat close to their NationStates IQ stat).
3.) Abide by RMB rules.
4.)Type "RP" or something similar, like the title of an RP event, at the top of each of their RP posts on the RMB to differentiate from Out-of-Character writing.
5.) Try to maintain realism while role playing by:
a. Transporting troops realistically (not moving hundreds of thousands of troops at a time).
b. Keeping their technology at or below a level of advancement coinciding with the loosely modern time period that Thalassia's RP is set in.
c. Accepting defeat in war and not writing the plot in their favor when it is unrealistic to do so.
d. Listening to RP Moderators when told that their actions in RP are unrealistic.
6.)Write RP posts in the third person by default or, if they wish to write an RP post in the first person, indicate at the top of the post the perspective it is being told from, and never write from the perspective of their nation in the first person. (Third person is "The nation of [blank] declares war on [blank]," while first person is "I run down the street." Role players may not write as their nations in first person.)
7.) Not perform RP actions on behalf of other nations such as, if fighting a battle on another nation's soil, declaring the weather conditions in that location, since the weather in a nation is in the domain of that nation only.
8.) Follow all orders given by RP Moderators, and deliver to the Minister of Culture or Prime Minister any complaints they may have in relation to those orders after they are followed.
9.) Only participate in wars if they are on the regional role play map.

Role Play Rewards
The Ministry of Culture runs an RP Rewards system which rewards nations for following RP standards in role play. RP standards are different from RP rules in that rules must be followed, with a penalty applied if nations do not comply with them, whereas RP standards are encouraged and optional, with rewards given out to those who are observed to be following them and no penalty delivered to those who are not. The Ministry of Culture runs this program by appointing Observers (which are listed in the last section of this guide) to watch all RP posts on the RMB and take note of role play that can be rewarded. Each week, Observers will report to the Ministry of Culture and judge the nations they saw roleplaying in order to pick weekly winners to receive RP Points. An unlimited number of winners may be chosen per week (and it's even possible for no winners to be chosen at all), but each winner may receive only one point weekly. Nations may spend those points for any of the following rewards:

• >(Price: 4 Points) A customized role on the public Discord server.
Request Template:
Role Color -
Role Name -

-
• ^(Price: 1 Point) A map of your nation's religions. Up to five separate religions may be mapped.
Request Template:
Name of Religion -
Extent of Religion (Location) -
Desired Color -
-
Repeat for each religion as necessary.
-
• ^(Price: 1 Point) A map of your nation's groups with differing cultures, such as ethnic groups or tribes. Up to five of these may be mapped.
Request Template:
Name of Culture/Group -
Extent of Culture/Group (Location -
Desired Color -
-
Repeat for each cultural group as necessary.
-
• ^(Price: 1 Point) Two cities plotted on your nation's map
Request Template:
Name -
Population -
Location -
-
Repeat for each city as necessary.
-
•^(Price: 1 Point) Up to two roads plotted on your map, connecting two cities each. (Note: Two is not the max number of roads! It's just the max you can get for 1 Point.)
Request Template:
Route (Two cities being connected):
Name (Optional):
Type (Motorway, road, other):
-
Repeat as necessary for each route.
-
•^(Price: 2 Points) A map of your nation divided into provinces.
Request Template:
Name:
Area/Location:
Capital(if there's already a city in the province):
-
Repeat for each province, rough max of 10. Could be more depending on the country.

To redeem map rewards (marked with an "^"), nations must contact a Map Operator either by NS telegram or, more preferably, Discord direct message. To redeem Discord server rewards (marked with an ">"), nations must contact the Founder on Discord.

Nations will be rewarded for following behavioral role play standards such as:

•Using extensive detail in role play posts, describing events, characters, and settings in a clear and concise way.

•Using countries as settings instead of characters. The Ministry of Culture discourages role play in the form of, "[nation] approves of [other nation]'s response to..." We would like role players to focus more on the people in their nations and detail their governments as being made up of realistic, conflicting politicians.

•Actively writing lots of role play posts that follow the rules.

(NOTE: The Ministry of Culture does not care about spelling and grammar at all, so long as role play posts are legible.)

A record of all RP-eligible nations' RP point balances is kept in this dispatch: page=dispatch/id=1367825

Useful Guides
Useful NS Sites and Utilities
The Complete List of NSCodes
Ponderosa's Guide to a Wiki Style Factbook

Culture Team
Arenado - Prime Minister, RP Moderator
Czech germania - Minister of Culture, RP Moderator, Stats Distributor
Zentata - Deputy Minister of Culture, RP Observer and Moderator, Map Operator
Yaldian Territories - RP Observer and Moderator

Read dispatch

Thanks! I appreciate it! Maybe once I join, I'll name my first ocean liner after you!

Conklandi

Laeden wrote: RP
Apex Inc., Laeden’s leading computer tech company, announced na ambitious project to develop the world’s first Quantum Computer. “The idea is to have a machine so powerful that will exponentially increase our scientific capabilities, enhancing our medical, economical and physical research, as well as supporting other fields of knowledge” explained Blaise Sanclair, the head of the R&D division of the company.

Other sources, however, indicate that the new supercomputer might also be used to further research on Artificial Intelligence, a subject which Apex always displayed keen interest on. The official statement released to the press, however, mentioned no such thing.

In an effort to boost its research, Apex announced that it will offer an internship program for 20 international students to help the research team building the said computer. “Our goal is to unite the world’s brightest minds in the single, most important quest of all: enlightenment” Blaise said. In an effort to enforce what is already been called “Good Neighbor Policy” with Monkelandd, 5 places have been reserved for students from Monkelandd’s colleges. The other 15 places, however, are open for students from other countries.

Any countries interested in sending students as interns to help the development project are invited to speak up.

RP
Quatum computing
Conklandi would like to send a student to help with it.

Monkelandd

The Federal Republic of Clarkstan

Nationific wrote:I'd say my citizens are anarchists. 😂

Mornicoder wrote:Does this mean Esslea citizens are basically social conservatives and economic liberals?

Clarkstanians are mostly Social Conservatives, we can cooperate with moderately liberal countries, the only thing we completely agree with them are democratic free elections, we reject Social Liberal things.

Monkelandd and Kolyska

Conklandi

RP
Airline stakes
Air Conklandi announces a 2% stake in Air Germania worth $1 million in return for it flying to Conklandi City via Cologne.
The Conklandi government also offers The 3rd german republic a place in the Conklandi Fund for all future scientific projects along with Clarkstan.

$1 = 11 Cowries

Clarkstan, Monkelandd, and Esslea

The No Time To Die of Nationific

Kolyska wrote:snip

That'd be an honour, thank you!

Monkelandd and Kolyska

Kalderisara

Clarkstan wrote:Snip

Kalderisara is based on classical Aristocracy, with the best, brightest, most virtuous citizens ruling, lead by a "philosopher king."
In short, the opinions of the common people are irrelevant. Those who matter tend to more socially liberal than the general populace (due to their extensive education). Economically, the government is primarily concerned with efficiency, freely nationalizing and privatizing industries as the needs of the public and the state direct. However, recent reforms have restricted this power significantly.

Mornicoder

Kalderisara wrote:snip

Basically a technocracy?

Esslea

RP
The Government of Esslea wishes to ask the Governments of Veaetmar and Zeneslav if they would be interested in a railroad connection with Esslea.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is always welcomes good relations with other nations.

Nationific and Monkelandd

Zentata

World Assembly - Security Council - Commend 9003

Vote: For

9003 has been an influential and kind person in the cards community and the military community, producing many helpful tools, being generous, and obtaining a gigantic amount of cards. They have most certainly made an impact that should be recognized. For these reasons, I recommend voting for this resolution.

Nationific, Ayeinc, Monkelandd, Portugal and great britannia, and 2 othersTirr savattstra, and Grey county

The Federal Republic of Clarkstan

There is a dispatch about Clarkstanian people

Hobbies

●A lot of Clarkstanians like to make grill over the weekend,onSunday family goes out in a walk and the day before Saturday they go collectively to the Supermarket.

●65% go to the gym, of which 58% are men and 43% are women;

●Women like to paint, perform handmade work while girls like to go to dance and jogging around the park in the morning.Women while they are ironing or cooking are obliged to watch the TV series.Girls and women most like to go group to a coffee shop or disco.

●Men like to read newspapers, go shopping, watch movies in the early morning hours. And guys go out with their favorite group of people at the pubs.They like to go to bookmakers, mostly a lot of male populations follow sports (team sports).They also like to organize themselves into groups and compete with each other in a particular sport.

Sport

●A lot of men love team sports mostly football, basketball, ice hockey, water polo and handball.Men, too, when the finals go to the pubs and look there (often they can fight there).They also love martial arts.

●A lot of women like, ballet, tennis, volleyball and gymnastics.

Character

Postive

Both men and women are quite open and communicative. They love to go out together in the city. Go to concerts and parties .A lot of men are patriots and they are also present in some women.Often young Clarkstanians help their grandparents, take them to the hospital, buy them the things they need.Otherwise they like to help their friends and family.Men and women are quite loud, the girls are recognizable by their laughs while the guys love to joking with each other .

Negative

In some guys, healthy nationalism can grow into extreme. They have the tendency to fighting.Women can be arrogant, especially girls. They are provocative.Men can be too rough and not kind.Women and girls are prone to make public scandals.
Men and women can be defy, be stubborn, biased, raise voice to interlocutor if they feel insulted .Clarkstanians are quite selfish and proud

Others

Clarkstanians despise cowards and whiners.

They do not like it when someone impose them.

They like to eat meat, drink beer, have fun and sing.

At the old age they like to walk the street, sit in the park or stay at home.

Every Sunday about 85% of Clarkstanians go to church prayers in the morning as well as in the evening

They are conservative .

Read factbook

Nationific, Yaldian Territories, Ayeinc, and Monkelandd

Kalderisara

Mornicoder wrote:Basically a technocracy?

Essentially, yes.

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