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Left a picnic this evening....
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Hi... This is the first time I attended a summer picnic at a friends sober... My boyfriend and I stayed for 3 and a half hours then the folks were starting to drink more then earlier in the evening. I wanted to go home because, frankly...I felt like downing about 7 beers. My boyfriend took me home, but told...
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Just started going to aa meetings
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I just went to my 1st AA meeting last weds. its been 9 days ive been sober.i know its a long process and yesterday was very tough for me,it being july 4th and all.i was just wondering if there is any advice anyone could give me since i just started going to meetings and still dont know what to quite expect.
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Is it ok to count time in jail/prison in 'how long' a person's been clean?
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A dear friend is celebrating 9 months sober & clean. She is not counting her few months in jail. I suggested (gently) that she does include that time, but she just smiles and shakes her head 'no.' She just wants to count the time where she herself said 'no' to herself, not the time where she was forced...
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Feeling Grateful...
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Today...I'm feeling grateful, and for good reason. I'm celebrating my 10th year in sobriety at the end of this month and today's my actual sobriety date. For that...I'm feeling grateful. It all started for me this day ten years ago and I hope it will continue on for many years to come. I sobered up 10 yea...
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God Calling ~ Riches
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"Never let yourself think, "We cannot afford this," or "We shall never be able to do that." Say, "The supply for it is not here yet, but it will come if we should have it. It will surely come." Persevere in saying that and gradually a feeling of being plentifull...
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Daily Reflections ~ A New Direction & 24hrs a Day
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Our human resources as marshalled by the will were not sufficient; they failed utterly . . . Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all our activities. Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 45, 85 I hear talk of the "weak-willed" alcoholic, but I am one of the strongest-wille...
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God Calling ~ You are invincible
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"To the passenger, it may seem as if each wave would overwhelm the ship or turn it aside from its course. The captain knows by experience, that in spite of wind and wave, he steers a straight course to the haven where he would be. So trust Me, the captain of your salvation." 365 One-Minute...
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God Calling ~ Attack Fear
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"Learn daily the sublime lesson of trust and calm in the midst of storm. Whatever sorrow or difficulty the day may bring, My tender command to you is still the same - love and laugh. Love and laughter, not sorrowful resignation, mark real acceptances of My will. Leave every soul the braver and h...
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INDEPENDENCE FROM DRINKING!
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Happy 4th of July ALL... thanks for welcoming me to the boards. I'm Allen and I am a grateful recovering Alcoholic. I'm 29 and I live in Austin,TX. The life I know best is over... thank god! There are a boatload of challenges these days but, I'm beginning to understand that those challenges have always...
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Our real Independence Day!!
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As our country celebrates its own Independence Day,' WE' in our daily journey of freedom from active alcohol addiction also quietly celebrate our freedom from the devastion of our previous lives.This day for our family is low keyed,savoring in the joy of each others company(Yes even WICKED UNCLE E...
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Fourth of July Events
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Hi All: I am new to this forum and wanted to wish everyone a happy fourth. I am in the orange county area and was wondering if anyone knew of events in the area? thank you, julie
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Daily Reflections ~ A Natural Faith & 24hrs a Day
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... deep down in every man, woman & child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, & miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as...
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Close To The Vest
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Take an ear, there was once a man who held a candle that all in the room might see, it was a good thing, and the man held the candle high over his head that the light to all was free, in time the candle was held close to his vest so he became the brightest and the best People would marvel at...
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How do you know each other?
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This came up again recently so I thought I'd pose the question to this group. I'm grateful to have developed a community of many sober friends. All of my "prior" friends know that I am in AA. I live in a large city, so often we'll run into an AA friend on the street and we'll stop to chat, and my non...
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"Just wanted to share this..."
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My name is Allen and I am alcoholic, I truely believe that Alcoholics Anonymous saved my life. I'm 29 years old... I live in Austin,TX and I've been sober for just over 9 months. I hit a very rough spot in my recovery and, while sitting on my latest 4th Step, I created a blog to document my recovery. This is w...
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SOBER 4TH ACTIVITIES
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i'M LOOKING FOR A SOBER ENVIROMENT FOR THE FOURTH AND REALLY CAN'T FIND ANY. dOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? IF SO, EMAIL ME AND I THANK YOU. SWSUTTON123@ATT.NET STEVE
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Daily Reflections ~ Experience: The Best Teacher & 24hrs a Day
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Being still inexperienced & having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 87 Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe that experience is the only teacher. I have been able to learn of God's l...
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Happy Sober 4th of July!
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For those in the USA, enjoy the long weekend! I made in back safe and sober from my high school reunion. I had a wonderful time and do believe it was an opportunity to let go of some painful memories of my past. Today, I am grateful, willing to grow spiritually and loving God for the program of Alcoholic...
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God doing for me what I could not do myself
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I was and starting to come out of a bad depression. I was off work due to the severe depression. I have to admit I was laying in it and not doing enough to get out of it. You know, like take a walk, exercise, fish, or maybe and this is brilliant, call my sponsor. This has only been a couple days ago so prayer...
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Bobby C
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A gift from God.
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Had good fellowship & good food. All possible by our good Lord's grace. My son will be 25 years old. He is my gift from God. AA made it possible by giving me the gift of sobriety & sanity thro' it's 12 steps of recovery. Almost 23 years now. We will never know what God has in store for us if we do not acc...
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gonee
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Heartfelt Hello
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I am writing to tell everyone on this board that I miss and think of you often. This board has been a total lifeline for me, and was the link that got me to AA. For that I am forever grateful. I think fondly of the people invidually that I got to interact with and all of those who've come since I have not post...
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What kind of meeting should a newcomer attend?
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So I've checked out the list of AA meetings in somewhat of my area. There are a lot of different types of meetings...open, closed, discussion, Big Book discussion, Speaker, etc. However, none just for women and none for beginners. Is there a type that would suit a beginner more? As others, I will b...
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God Calling ~ The Child-Spirit
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"Seek in every way to become childlike. Not only for its simple trust must you copy the child-spirit, but for its joy in life, its ready laughter, its lack of criticism, its desire to share all. Ask much that you may become as little children, friendly and loving towards all - not critical, not f...
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Daily Reflections ~ The Heart of True Sobriety & 24hrs a Day
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We find the no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty & open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensible. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 568 Am I honest enough to accept myself as I am & let this be the "me" I let o...
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Spiritual Health
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Today I will continue to share,with my support group areas of my life that may be hurting my spiritual health. Listening closely to hear what needs to change in areas of my life, letting God speak and feeling the peace that does "surpass all understanding. As we continue to pray on life chang...
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mikef
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God Calling ~Understand them
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"Take joy wherever you go. You have been much blessed. You are being much blessed. Such stores of blessing are awaiting you in the months and years that lie ahead. Pass every blessing on. Love can and does go around the world, passed on the God-currents from one to the other. Shed a little sunsh...
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gladlee
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Looking for an old tape
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Hi Every one, Trying to find an old tape , maybe a CD now of Bob Earl speaking in Murray Utah. Any help will be greatly appreciated
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joet
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Daily Reflections ~ Sacrifice = Unity = Survival & 24hrs a Day
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The unity, the effectiveness, & even the survival of A.A. will always depend upon our continued willingness to give up some of our personal ambitions & desires for the common safety & welfare. Just as sacrifice means survival for the individual alcoholic, so does sacrifice mean unity...
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9 Years Today
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Hi All There have been times this past year that I thought I would not make it without a drink, but I did make it. Well what with all the pressure of trying to see about a job, then the problems with College-had problems with financial aid and they had said I was not eligible but I was, then to top it all off now...
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God Calling ~ My Will, Your Joy
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"You can never go beyond My love and care. Circumstances I bless and use must be the right ones for you. But the first step is to lay your will before Me as an offering, sure that if you trust Me, what I do for you will be best. Your second step is to be sure that I am powerful enough to do everything, that...
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gladlee
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I'm scared
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Ughh...I've done something so disgusting and horrible and barely remember it. I just have flashes in my mind like snapshots of the memories. I am so scared to think about who I am and how I let myself get so plastered. I really want this to be my rock bottom. Right now, I'm afraid to take one sip...I wa...
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Physical Withdrawal
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When first getting sober, what physical withdarwal symptoms did you exhibit, and how did you deal with them? Sorry if this has been asked before.
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Goodbye Persona
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God Calling ~ Table of Delights
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"It has not been in vain this training and teaching time. The time of suppression, repression, depression is changed now into a time of glorious expression. Life is flooded through and through with joy and gladness. Indeed I have prepared a table of delights, a feast of all good things for you...
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gladlee
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Daily Reflections ~ The Determination of Our Founders & 24hrs a day
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A year & six months later these three had succeeded with seven more. Alcoholics Anonymous p. 159 If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live...
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What will be expected of me if I decide to attend meetings?
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I'm going to my first meeting at 11:00 tommorow. If I decide that I want to continue going, what will be expected of me? Will I be required to do the 12 steps if I want to keep going? Also, I have concerns that a group where all everyone does is talk about drinking is just going to make me dwell on drinking....
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Goodbye Persona
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I dont want to say good-bye...
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My sponsor Mary died saturday afternoon in Cleveland where she got sober 20 yrs ago. I am not ready to say good-bye to her and I cannot let her go. I know she is not suffering anymore and I also know that God is taking very good care of her. I pray I never, ever forget anything that she has taught me. She was a...
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happycamper
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Meaning of Life
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Does anyone have any advice for someone who is in early recovery and trying to find meaning in their life? I wake up every morning and think I have 40 plus years of emptiness to go. I feel so empty towards my HP and other people. I have run off from life so long that I don't know how to live. I have 21 months of so...
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To newcomers.
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I have observed many new people come to the board recently. First of all I want to welcome you. We are a fellowship of people who have lost the ability to control our drinking. Please read the Alcoholics Anonymous book so that you can diagnose yourself properly. Once you have done that then you can embar...
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gonee
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Help...
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Hey... I am new to AA. I know I belong here 'coz I am so happy to have amazing people around me. But I am still drinking after meetings. I am so scared to reach out... I am so overwhelmed with what I have to deal with. I know I want to stop. But that other part of my brain just guides to the next liquor store after a...
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What to do?
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Hi all. I have a question and thought I could get some feedback here. Will discuss with my homegroup also, but can use all feedback I can get right now. Last week I decided that I could manage my alcoholism/addiction, as I have been sober for a little bit. As you can imagine, it did not go too well. I lied t...
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slips
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i been sober for a year and slipped i dont want to share it with my aa group
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Daily Reflections ~ Conforming to the A.A. Way & 24hrs a Day
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We obey A.A.'s Steps & Traditions because we really want them for ourselves. It is no longer a question of good or evil; we conform because we genuinely want to conform. Such is our our process of growth in unity & function. Such is the evidence of God's grace & love among us. A.A. Comes of Ag...
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In the beginning, Tradition One
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Ok guys,don't hold back1) Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.1) Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfa...
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gezepe
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God Calling ~ No self-reproach
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"The eternal arms shelter you. "Underneath are the Everlasting Arms." This promise is to those who rise above the earth-life and seek to soar higher, to the kingdom of heaven. You must not feel the burden of your failure. Go on in faith, the clouds will clear, and the way will light...
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gladlee
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4 choices
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Everyday we have the option to choose, Jails, Institutions, Death or the best for last Sobriety. Today a friend chose Death. What are you going to choose ?
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Halfwolf
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24 hour solution.
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We alcoholics in AA are very fortunate to have a book that gives very plain but clearcut instructions. The very 1st instruction given to me on my daily program is this statement on Pg 86 of the book: "On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead." That takes all the stress and w...
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gonee
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Holly Molly - What a scare
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Hi All my Friends, I really wass not feel well for about two weeks, weaker by the day so I went in to have my blood work done and that was done. My Doc said well your sodium looks too low but I'll gt a clearer reading tomorrow...she calls me at 8 00 am and says you Must get to the ER stat....so my friend drove me t...
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Just Toni
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God Calling ~ Do not Rush
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"Learn in the little daily things of life to delay action until you get My guidance. So many lives lack poise. For in the momentous decisions and the big things of life, they ask My help, but into the small things they rush alone. By what you do in the small things, those around you are most often ant...
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gladlee
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The Traditions were born under a cloud of conflict
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Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. Concerning the Big Book, Clarence S. told his wife Grace about a weekend trip Bill Wilson made toAkron,Ohio, to visit Dr. Bob sh...
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gezepe
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First drink optional? -- err no.
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OK, I know that we can't harbour resentment, but sometimes I get a little pissed off with folks who think that they've come up with a really clever new AA slogan, and keep repeating it in the rooms, while it actually is totally wrong in AA terms and potentially misleading. What's got my goat is some yo-yo...
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