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week 47 results: (a) preparation for the 30sF cold weather, (b) dentist connection, (c) Thanksgiving by Harv, (d) blood draw.

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2020 possible DeBary Africa vacation.

2019 continue PCP 3mo afflictions/terminals watch, continue Harv’s OTC afflictions control. 
May w18 slides, w19 blood donation,  w20  w21.
April w14  w15 DeBary in Yellowstone, w16 slides, w17 slides.
March         w09 referrals, w10 referrals, w11 referrals, w12 referrals, w13 referrals.
February     w05  w06  w07 flyFL, w08 PCP. 
January       w01  digitals, w02  w03  w04. 
December   w48 eyes, w49 geriatrics, w50 flyCA, w51 review medicals, w52 Susan Xmas.
November w44 QoL issues, w45 PCP, injectors, w46 diet, w47 DDS fail, 
October      w40 exercise, w41 wholeness, w42 cell signal booster, w43 flat and newTires.
September  w35 back re-injury, w36 dogs calm, w37 heal upbeat, w38 flyFL, w39 DDS PCP plugs brakes.
August        w31 PCP, w32 suitcase, w33 assimilation, w34 flyCA, bicycle.
July             w27 exitCA, w28 donateBlood, w29 Tmobile, w30 bloodPCP.
June            w22: into38jeans, w23; CAhome, w24; selfHEAL, w25; TestPack, w26; HIdogCare.
May            w18: backupAir, w19; Nancy?dogs, w20; reinvent; w21 seclusion.
April       w14: DeBaryH.care, w15; muscleCrampsPAINw11on, w16; CA h.care, w17; stonesPass.
March     w13: PCP aims protein, carbs, 6m no b.donate, at least walk for 80#overweight42jeans.

weeks of month LIFE HISTORY FLOW

47 -  DDS failed again, new PCP blood draw, Harv Thanksgiving, 
46 -  40sF, eyes scheduled, diet renewal, AirDrop, CuriosityStream,
45 -  primary care, injectors, terminal surprise? old age WoL,
44 -  QoL tome scribble that is calm (ease consolidation),
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80th year week 47 study of calendar reconciled 168 hour week for validity; to  mend 102/639: 
CONFIDENT CALENDAR LIFEWAY  aimed at detail pattern analysis and prompt actualization;
- the other success iS better WoL, donned long underwear, AirDrop table Photos w/album markup,
- freer travel, signed curiositystream.com, blog touched on Theory W,
HEALTHY AGING  by Mayo Clinic;
- Siek bag used but not cut yet, less edema 2Rx w/compression, BMs neglected role in chronic backache,
- DDS fails again, Apopka b.draw, almost daily walks continue, eliminated hi calorie NSA beans,
- v8s forgotten, McEgg becomes McD staple, frequent frozen yogurt (no solution), no Siek ideation,
AS-SET NICETIES  support wellness; 
- Air MORE useful, ordered ski jacket, Susan independence challenge, $94 Thanksgiving by Harv,
SOURCE/USE  of week’s hours;           a simpler week,
Sleep   14 h daily        took more    +5hours   sleep invests in better back,
Health   6 h daily        took less     -6h made followup at Appoka, 
As-set maintenance     took less       +1h engine performance still lacks,
Visits (sociality)               Susan too busy by choice,
Success: independence grows in spite of cold weather challenge. 
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week 47 challenge:   in spite of his end-of-life Way of Life, use Scrivener/tome binder to elucidate his WoL (also QoL).
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Definitions:   WAY OF LIFE: the typical pattern of behavior of a person or group. 
  BEHAVIOR: noun: the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.  • the way in 
  which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus.  • the way in which a 
  natural phenomenon or a machine works or functions.  (OAD)
  FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION:  an explanation of the Theory W of a person [machine] or group 
  displayed as a precedence table.

Harv’s “typical behavior pattern” is what he calls his niceties:
the Real FL persists with daily visits to close-in parks — contemplative walks result
sleep when i want, and a lot — daytime sleep in the parks
chip away at Scrivener scribble disorder to include Photos organization
laundromat less delayed for result of duds spiff
gym exercise collapses to a simple walks delimitation — haircut and shower less delays spiff
post blog scribble each week when i want — continuous specificity challenge
MORe functional pix into Photos (Modus Operandi Routine extra)
sort weekly ESC longevity support pills in McD (Elder Self Care)
read backlog of three books (see/read/scribble)
Scrivener article backlog (read/scribble)
pix backlog (see evidence) (read evidence) (scribble evidence)

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week 46 results: (a) life aim independence seems to have germinated, (b) super health feel has too long been gone (2016?).

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2020 possible DeBary Africa vacation.

2019 continue PCP 3mo afflictions/terminals watch, continue Harv’s OTC afflictions control. 
May w18 slides, w19  w20  w21.
April w14  w15 DeBary in Yellowstone, w16 slides, w17 slides.
March         w09  w10  w11  w12  w13.
February     w05  w06  w07 flyFL, w08. 
January       w01  w02  w03  w04. 
December   w48 digitals, b.donation, w49  referrals review, w50 flyCA, w51  w52 Susan Xmas.
November w44 QoL issues, w45 PCP, injectors, w46 diet, w47 DDS, 
October      w40 exercise, w41 wholeness, w42 cell signal booster, w43 flat and newTires.
September  w35 back re-injury, w36 dogs calm, w37 heal upbeat, w38 flyFL, w39 DDS PCP plugs brakes.
August        w31 PCP, w32 suitcase, w33 assimilation, w34 flyCA, bicycle.
July             w27 exitCA, w28 donateBlood, w29 Tmobile, w30 bloodPCP.
June            w22: into38jeans, w23; CAhome, w24; selfHEAL, w25; TestPack, w26; HIdogCare.
May            w18: backupAir, w19; Nancy?dogs, w20; reinvent; w21 seclusion.
April       w14: DeBaryH.care, w15; muscleCrampsPAINw11on, w16; CA h.care, w17; stonesPass.
March     w13: PCP aims protein, carbs, 6m no b.donate, at least walk for 80#overweight42jeans.

weeks of month LIFE HISTORY FLOW

47 -  DDS two fillings, new PCP blood draw, Harv Thanksgiving, 
46 -  40sF, eyes scheduled, diet renewal, AirDrop, CuriosityStream,
45 -  primary care, injectors, terminal surprise? old age WoL,
44 -  QoL tome scribble that is calm (ease consolidation),
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80th year week 46 study of calendar reconciled 168 hour week for validity; to  mend 102/639: 
CONFIDENT CALENDAR LIFEWAY  aimed at detail pattern analysis and prompt actualization;
- the Real FL persists w/close-in parks, NC/CA have gone dark, 44F nights survived, 
HEALTHY AGING  by Mayo Clinic;
- O could be farewell (success of aim life ?), opening for Apopka health care, independence comes, 
- Compression socks to jump start dual h2o pills, questioned omega3 anti inflammation, 
- McD egg replaces cone, beans too many calories, V8s in reserve, almost daily WALKs, 
AS-SET NICETIES  support wellness; 
- 12.1 update, signed CuriosityStream, over pants lost (in CA ?), bob delivers mail via Perkins,
- AirDrop feeds Photos album markups, slides digitization closer,
SOURCE/USE  of week’s hours;           life aim independence seems to have germinated,
Sleep   13 h daily        took more  +10hours   sleep suit needs betterment,
Health   7 h daily        took more     +8h referrals definitely secondary, bone scan visibility next,
As-set maintenance     took less       -19h diet control now changed for sodium and calories,
Visits (sociality)           took more     +1h txts used to respect and challenge relationships,
Super health feel has too long been gone (2016?).
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week 46 challenge:  define and practice a set of Old Age niceties as an end-of-life Way of Life (WoL also QoL).
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Harv’s new Old Age lifestyle may be considered in light of a French v American culture distinction:

The excitement that drives Anglophones to action, motivating us and driving us to look ahead is not 
nearly as present in France. But … contentment in simple pleasures certainly are. And when one is living 
in the moment, there’s no need to think about – or get excited about – what’s next.

Harv renews focus on his niceties invention and betterment.  That could be seen as a parallel to the issue of nationalism:

nationalism-paris-armistice/index.html) Macron offered a clear message about the 
dangers of nationalism while hosting the ceremony commemorating the armistice Sunday. With Trump -- a 
self-declared "nationalist" -- seated stone-faced in front of him, Macron delivered a stinging rebuke of the US 
President's "America First" agenda.  "Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism," Macron said. 
"Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism. By saying 'our interests first; who cares about the others?', we erase 
what a nation holds dearest, what gives it life, what makes it great, and what makes it essential — its moral 
values."  Macron later warned that "the old demons" have resurfaced, declaring that "giving into the fascination 
for withdrawal, isolationism, violence and domination would be a grave error" for which future generations 
would hold them accountable.

His Elder Self Care is a simple sum:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46179118 (12 November 2018) Fat-clogged cells explain why obesity can 
cause cancer. To reduce risk:
keep a healthy weight,
stop smoking,
eat a healthy diet,
cut back on alcohol,
avoid sunburn.

To promote super health within his “80yo age afflictions” that he “simply” lives with:

Orient PCP service to a geriatrics foundation,
…

In the macro a look back is a simple question:

One advantage, Bull says, is that slices of gap time allow people to try out different activities to 
see whether they want to pursue them in retirement. “(Short gap stints) are a great way to make that transition — 
it can give people a stepping stone towards finding something that really lights them up,” she says.

Only one thing shines bright from Harv’s 80 years — that is, his interest of hi tech, specifically his investment in computers
since 1980.  Another is his interest in the broad view — that is, taught all the capping courses at Benedictine, retiring at 52y
to resolve the application of this broad view interest to his questioned retirement years that may not have, in fact, started. 
An interesting view at this late stage of near 20 years in ‘retirement.’

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week 45 results: (a) Old-age Way of Life comes clear, (b) a lead on a new PCP, (c) stage set for a terminal event acceptance.

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2020 possible DeBary Africa vacation.

2019 continue PCP 3mo afflictions/terminals watch, continue Harv’s OTC afflictions control. 
May w18  DeBary, w19  w20  w21.
April           w14  w15 DeBary in Yellowstone, w16 DeBary, w17 DeBary.
March         w09  w10  w11  w12  w13.
February     w05  w06  w07 flyFL, w08. 
January       w01  w02  w03  w04. 
December   w48 digitals, b.donation, w49  referrals review, w50 flyCA, w51  w52 Susan Xmas.
November  w44 QoL issues, w45 PCP, old age WoL, injectors, w46 eyes, w47 DDS, b.draw, Thanks.
October      w40 exercise, w41 wholeness, w42 cell signal booster, w43 flat and newTires.
September  w35 back re-injury, w36 dogs calm, w37 heal upbeat, w38 flyFL, w39 DDS PCP plugs brakes.
August        w31 PCP, w32 suitcase, w33 assimilation, w34 flyCA, bicycle.
July             w27 exitCA, w28 donateBlood, w29 Tmobile, w30 bloodPCP.
June            w22: into38jeans, w23; CAhome, w24; selfHEAL, w25; TestPack, w26; HIdogCare.
May            w18: backupAir, w19; Nancy?dogs, w20; reinvent; w21 seclusion.
April       w14: DeBaryH.care, w15; muscleCrampsPAINw11on, w16; CA h.care, w17; stonesPass.
March     w13: PCP aims protein, carbs, 6m no b.donate, at least walk for 80#overweight42jeans.

weeks of month LIFE HISTORY FLOW

47 -  “normal” blood donation, DDS two fillings, new PCP blood draw, 
46 -  Harv Thanksgiving, eyes, 
45 -  primary care, injectors, terminal surprise?
44 -  QoL tome scribble that is calm (ease consolidation),
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80th year week 45 study of calendar reconciled 168 hour week for validity; to  mend 102/639: 
CONFIDENT CALENDAR LIFEWAY  aimed at detail pattern analysis and prompt actualization;
- niceties reassert, respect garnered from multiple directions, new lots like Target, more CNN video,
HEALTHY AGING  by Mayo Clinic;
- geriatric issue, acets for h.aches back ribs general, tums for gut ache, second water pill Rx, 
- Renewed lo sodium diet, BMs adjust to new diet, no compression socks, 
- Frozen yogurt replaced by McD cone, PharmD omega3 for back, 
- Almost daily walks reduced by old age, lo sodium diet V8s fruit crunch p.shakes,   
AS-SET NICETIES  support wellness; 
- vivid dreams, sleep when i will, more MOR e, gym use easier head hair shower pills, sleep suit, 
- updates 10.14 Capto scribble, AirDrop for papers glean, build an independent WoL calm/ease,
SOURCE/USE  of week’s hours;           got thru PCP visit w/o fret rather relative ease,
Sleep   12 h daily        took less       -8hours   new “old age” Way of Life (WoL), sleep seems the WoL
Health   7 h daily        took less       -9h path set to new PCP for specialist priority guidance,
As-set maintenance     took more  +14h       niceties solidly in the forefront to dominate WoL,
Visits (sociality)           took more    +3h txts used to respect and challenge relationships,
Back discomfort/pain passed by PCP who did not have bone scan results. Possible terminal surprise.
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week 45  challenge:  (1) add chronic back to OTC list, (2) spiff for PCP, (3) regular walk, diet, blog, (4) geriatrics betterment.
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"There's a big difference between knowing and believing," says Charlie Sobeck, NASA's former manager of the 
Kepler mission. "I think that's what Kepler's legacy is going to be: We finally know that planets are everywhere out 
there and now, we're going to go and find out more about them."

Harv’s blog and tome puts his mind more toward the know rather than the believe. He has a lifetime of belief that he will have
the life time to actualize -- of late, he puts that to the test, especially to not spend all his life time extending his lifetime, and none 
to actualize the quality tasks of his remaining life time.  Know v believe.

Those quality life tasks are not only the why, but simply what Harv has enjoyed decade after decade -- his niceties. He has his
daily MORe, foundational hi tech, waning surf, unlimited cell data, still mysterious scribble, a dirty car although organized
functionally even though marginal, health care a mess with ESC never flowered, …

Then there is George Burns -- a stand-up comic that Harv missed by a generation. However, his words echo …

he might say, "Authenticity is the key to winning elections. And if you can fake that, you've got it made."
-so-well/index.html) In the workplace, the cliché has become, "bring your real self to work." For 
politicians, the imperative equivalent is "bring your authentic self to the campaign trail -- honesty is optional."  It 
doesn't matter whether you're a political candidate or a breakfast cereal brand, everyone today is on a desperate 
quest to prove they're authentic. Perceived authenticity in politics has in many cases usurped qualifications and 
honesty.
AUTHENTIC: of undisputed origin; genuine. • made or done in the traditional or original way, or in a way that 
faithfully resembles an original. • based on facts; accurate or reliable. • (in existentialist philosophy) relating to or 
denoting an emotionally appropriate, significant, purposive, and responsible mode of human life. (OAD)

Will the authentic Harv please come forward !   Harv, loosed from a family role model, played several roles in his lifetime.


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week 44 (a) sleep at 13 hours daily, (b) gave up h2o pills, (c) SLOW walk and weight loss options remain, (d) constant backache.

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2020 possible DeBary Africa vacation.

2019 continue PCP 3mo afflictions/terminals watch, continue Harv’s OTC afflictions control. 
May w18  DeBary, w19  w20  w21.
April           w14  w15 DeBary in Yellowstone, w16 DeBary, w17 DeBary.
March         w09  w10  w11  w12  w13.
February     w05  w06  w07 flyFL, w08. 
January       w01  w02  w03  w04. 
December   w48 digitals pushed out again, w49  w50 flyCA, w51  w52 Susan Xmas.
November  w44 QoL issues, w45 PCP, w46 Harv Thanksgiving, eyes, w47 blood donation.
October      w40 exercise, w41 wholeness, w42 cell signal booster, w43 flat and newTires.
September  w35 back re-injury, w36 dogs calm, w37 heal upbeat, w38 flyFL, w39 DDS PCP plugs brakes.
August        w31 PCP, w32 suitcase, w33 assimilation, w34 flyCA, bicycle.
July             w27 exitCA, w28 donateBlood, w29 Tmobile, w30 bloodPCP.
June            w22: into38jeans, w23; CAhome, w24; selfHEAL, w25; TestPack, w26; HIdogCare.
May            w18: backupAir, w19; Nancy?dogs, w20; reinvent; w21 seclusion.
April       w14: DeBaryH.care, w15; muscleCrampsPAINw11on, w16; CA h.care, w17; stonesPass.
March     w13: PCP aims protein, carbs, 6m no b.donate, at least walk for 80#overweight42jeans.

weeks of month LIFE HISTORY FLOW
47 -  “normal” blood donation, DDS two fillings,
46 -  Harv Thanksgiving, eyes, 
45 -  geriatrics primary care,
44 -  QoL tome scribble that is calm (ease consolidation),
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80th year week 44 study of calendar reconciled 168 hour week for validity; to  mend 102/639: 
CONFIDENT CALENDAR LIFEWAY  aimed at detail pattern analysis and prompt actualization;
- vivid sweet dreams with RECORD sleep at will, 
HEALTHY AGING  by Mayo Clinic;
- o3x, BM regularity is validated but with a tiny bit of external hemorrhoid blood, did not try 4 h2o pills,
- different compression tactics attempted, PharmD supervised increases in h2o pills failed,
- normal 9”+ circumference leg now 11”+ was 13 at peak, one frozen yogurt binge provided 2000mg of K, 
- sheltered legs give NO RASH indicates sun poison, three weeks of flat treadmill ended with debilitation,
- did not try anti inflammation OTC, continue weight loss, renew regular blood donation,
- three headache occurrences 2acets each,  low R hip ache not high kidney ache,
- attempting slow daily walk in FL,
AS-SET NICETIES  support wellness; 
- weak wifi incoming distract cell inbound signal, little boost needed this week, some calm scribble, Zach txt, 
- donned sleep suit for the first 50F weather of the FL season, updated to Mojave, Sling drops HBO, 
SOURCE/USE  of week’s hours;           (1) awareness of lifetime hours spent validated in this blog process,
Sleep   13 h daily        took more  +13hours   treadmill injury takes much rest, (5) blood donations are still absent,
Health   7 h daily           same       -1h (2) SLOW WALK daily would be 350 minutes per week one hour daily,
As-set maintenance      took less      -9h       (3) get geriatrics involved in specialists priorities, (6) 50F cold negotiated,
Visits (sociality)           took more    -2h (4) Harv has ignored referrals to maintain calm/ease RETIREMENT,
back pain destabilizes week, slow walk outdoors with stick is his last resort for FL exercise. 
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week 44  challenge:  look forward (face forward).
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A Google search:  end of life issues

Harv has long feebly attempted to plan his life time, and found his attempts near impossible in detail because of 
external influence/disagreement.  Although: he has been successful in reaction to day-to-day external influences.
He continues to forge a ‘comfortable’ live-in-car Florida lifestyle with a scheduled two-month 2019 visit to California.
Unfortunately, his health continues to degrade.

(accessed 2018oct30)  Clinical Challenges to the Delivery of End-of-Life Care.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1764519/
End-of-life care presents many challenges (e.g., the management of pain and suffering) for clinicians, as well as for 
patients and their families. Moreover, the care of the dying patient must be considered within the context of the 
psychological, physical, and social experiences of a person's life.1 Foremost among those who require end-of-life care 
are the elderly, who are prone to loneliness, who frequently underreport pain, and who have a greater sensitivity to drugs 
and to drug-drug interactions.2 Unfortunately, clinicians who are responsible for the treatment of patients at the end of life
commonly lack adequate training to help guide end-of-life decisions and to deliver bad news to patients and families.3,4 
They must also face their own discomfort with discussions about death and deal with poor compensation for the time spent
discussing end-of-life care with patients and families. Given the unique process of each person's death, algorithmic strategies are
often inadequate to guide patients, their families, and the clinicians who care for them through this complex and emotionally
challenging process.
Harv’s take-away keywords:  challenge, underreport pain, suffering, loneliness, drug sensitivity, bad news delivery, 
discomfort, discuss end-of-life care.  For a year or so Harv fashioned his Elder Self Care (ESC) program in his fluid 
imagination, never able to impose control.  This week the topic of his end-of-life care becomes forefront as his health 
continues to fail.

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frugally-and-retire-decades-early Working on freedom Despite the “RE” (retire early) part of the 
FIRE movement moniker, the goal for Merz and Whiter isn’t to quit their jobs at 27 or 43 and do nothing until they die.  
“We’re not meant to sit around and drink Mai Tais all day,” Merz says. “Humans have an intrinsic need to work. We
need to feel like a valued member of  society, and that’s not going to stop because you have an arbitrary number in the 
bank.”  Rather, it gives them the flexibility to do what they want. Some choose to travel -- on a budget, of course – while 
others simply pick and choose their work, rather than feeling trapped on the hamster wheel.   “I felt like I was beholden 
to the system,” says Whiter.  “I felt like I was in a prison camp, working to sustain a lifestyle I didn’t actually want.”  
Now he’s free. “A lot of this stuff is emotional and psychological,” he says.  “You have to live through it to understand 
how powerful it is.”

Harv’s take-away keywords:  flexibility to do what is wanted, sustain a lifeway (WoL).

However, Harv does not have the flex of yesteryears! His worn out spine has this year proved to be a permanent 
affliction -- early 2018 began with an 80# failure on the gym ab machine, followed by injury from too quick a panic
movement in CA. Then flat treadmill was tried with 140minutes, 100minutes, and 100minutes in respective weeks.
Result was a return to dull lower back pain. A week of no exercise was followed by a simple near one hour hobble
in the following week -- with encouraging result for this 80yo. Perhaps Harv can integrate his scooter with FL hobble. 
Thus his FL old-age exercise has been delimited to a slow simple hobble. The bright side -- no wheel chair yet. For 
2018 Xmas in CA Harv will try a tricycle for his daily exercise to In/Out. Rest (sleep) that accompanies this physical
delimitation has peaked in week 2018w44 at 13hours daily -- a new high for the old man.

With the onset of even more sleep in his life, and exercise at hobble speed of seven hours a week, the RETIREMENT
hours remaining are 10 hours daily. Eating has been an activity of leisure and slow weight loss while staying in touch 
with 107B others and the choices for his life time as an enhanced youthful spirit. His quality of lifestyle (QoL) or way 
of life (WoL with wol implication) is a challenge -- will his papers, his books to be read, digitizing the family slides, 
attending to a tsunami of medical referrals on top of old-age medical maintenance, etc… ever “have the time?”  
Harv’s careful choice is the answer, as his hours before death become VERY short, even by his own doing or not!

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