[My conscience Kill writes in the brackets and bolded]

    <  My conscience Joy writes in these and  Italics>

         { I respond in these}  

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"Pstt Graze!" Dark called out to me with a somewhat loud whisper.

" What?"

" What are you doing for the talent show?!" He asked me. Yup he was definitely a changed pony since the last soccer match.

" When was that again?" I whispered.

"THERE WILL BE NO TALKING IN MY CLASS!" *WHAM* Mr. Charger slammed our faces back into our books. Even though Dark was his son, the class must go on, uninterrupted.

Ouch, that sorta hurt but I still wanted to find out so, I motioned my hoofs in a circular motion telling him to go on about the talent show.

He pointed to the floor interpreted as today and then moved his hooves a shape of a five.

I looked back at him shocked. IT WAS TODAY ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! I looked back at happen with a face of shock and mimicked his movements making sure he was correct.

*WHISH* Mr. Charger threw a book at me but I ducked right before contact," HA! MISSED!"

*WHAP* " HOW MANY OF THE FREAKING BOOKS DO YOU HAVE!!" *WHAP* " STOP!" *WHAP* " OKAY SORRY!!" *WHAP* " I'm just gonna stay quiet." *WHAP* " FUCK!!! PONY STOP!" *WHAP*

Dark began to laugh *WHAP* "OUCH DAD!" *WHAP* " OKAY SORRY!" *WHAP* " I'll be quiet!" *WHAP*

Yup, great minds do think alike and also sign language rocked.

~RINNNGGGGGG~

"Okay class, don't forget my homework due Wednesday, you know what happens to ponies who don't do my homework." He said with an evil smile as he looked halfway across the class to a mare writing lines and surrounding her were stacks of paper as tall as her.

"Also class, today is the talent show so meet in the auditorium after school has ended." We didn't know why but he began to laugh, whenever he smiled or laughed a puppy died somewhere in the Equestria.

[ SO TODAY FOLKS WE ARE GOING TO COUNT HOW MANY TIMES MR. CHARGE LAUGHED AND OR SMILED! That is one so far.]

Everyone exited the class when Mr. Charge called Dark and myself out. PLEASE CELESTIA PLEASE DO NOT PUNISH ME! I AM SO SORRY!! MERCY ON MY SOUL!! But on the outside I was collected and had my best poker face on.

" Hey Charger, s'up?" I joked with a weak laughter.

" Need something old man?" Dark laughed too.

Mr. Charger smiled at us," Oh it's nothing, I'm just curious about what my two favorite students have planned for this little show."

[ 2 ]

" Oh well you see actually..." Dark put a hoof by my face interrupting my speech. Charger gave us a weird look as his smile disappeared.

"It's a surprise and it's going to be epic dad, Don't worry!" Lightning looked at him with a smile as a few drops of sweat ran down his brow.

Silence..... The father's face grew a smile again and a chuckle," Great! I can't wait to see. Move along now it's lunch time and you both need to prepare."

[ 5 because of the chuckle ]

We both exited the door and I let out a sigh of relief," That was a close one."

" A CLOSE ONE?! A CLOSE ONE?! ARE YOU FUCKING MAD!! DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH?!" He exclaimed as he grabbed my coat and shook me.

" Wh-ah-aht are yo-ouuu tal-lking a-about?" I said as he shook me rapidly.

" WE'RE DEALING WITH MY FATHER! AND YOU KNOW WHAT IF WE DON'T FIND A TALENT SOON WE ARE EXTREMELY FUCKED!!"

" WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE?!" I shouted.

" YOU'RE IN AS MUCH DEEP SHIT AS I AM BRONY! MY DAD ONLY WANTS ME TO PARTAKE IN EVERY SCHOOL EVENT!!" He began to explain slowly.

" SO FRICKING WHAT IF YOU MISS ONE?!"

" Come on bro, don't fight me on this, I need your help!" He pleaded.

" Ughh, fine but I have an idea and you're going to follow every part of it.. got that?"

He nodded and I began whispering in his ear our "plan".

" Uh-huh.... Yea.... A SAXOPHONE?!...WAIT TWO!!..Cool shades...TWILIGHT?!!....Oh okay Ditzy too.... Stage lights... A DJ.... okay yeah....and a violist!?"

" Yup, that's my plan and I know where to get each and everything." I said.

" Sounds epic, lets kick some flank!"

*EPIC BRO-HOOF*

Mr. Charger peeked out of his classroom door and said with a smile," Oh now this I have to see."

[ 6 ]

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"You want me to what!?" Ditzy said shocked.

" Bright Eyes, it's only for five minutes," I said looking at her, begging her.

" But I don't wanna dance alone!"

"You aren't! I will be there and so will Dark and Twilight!"

" WAIT!! M-" I had shut up Dark by kicking him in the jewels so he won't be able to speak.

"Yes Dark Of course you are....remember?"

" Yes," He said with a squeal.

"Alright fine but I won't enjoy it," Ditzy said.

" Don't worry babe I will make it up to you later," I said with a wink.

I kissed her off as she said," BYEE!! MUFFIN! SEE YOU LATER!"

Dark got up from his pain and laughed at my little pet name. No wait he didn't have time to finish I kicked him again," I fucking hate you."

" I know you do." I replied.

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"That sounds stupid," Octavia blatantly said as Vinyl had her mouth open amazed at what I was saying.

" WE'LL DO IT!" Vinyl shouted excitedly.

"Thank you so much, I owe you both one, so you fillies know which song to play right?"

Vinyl shook her head rapidly while Octavia sighed with a yes.

" How fast can you play the violin Octy?" I asked wondering if she can fill the part.

"Pretty Damn Fast," she said proudly of herself.

" This means a lot to me, thanks plenty!" Dark said as we walked off.

"Okay we got most things that we need, all that is left on the list is a Saxophone."

" Where in Celestia are we going to find a Saxophone!"

I looked at him with a face that said "Chill the fuck out, I got this."

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"THANKS A BUNCH PINKIE I OWE YA!" I thanked and hugged the Pink filly.

"Ohh it's no biggie, I just want to see you all perform! IT'S GONNA BE SUPER FUN IF YOU NEEDED TWO SAXOPHONES!"

"Oh, it is.....unique," Dark said feeling uncomfortable with my plan.

" Don't worry bro, I got this."

We both walked away from the scene with our backs turned heading to our next destination.

" Now I have to know but I can wait a while until the show," A sneaky Mr. Silent said smiling as he spied on our activities.

[ 7 ]

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'' ME?!! YOU WANT ME TO SING?!!" Twilight said shocked.

"Come on, it's only a few verses, nothing much." I said hoping to reassure.

" Please Twi, please for me," Dark begged with the puppy dog pout.

[ He does know that only works with girls against guys right?]

"The pony is desperate," Dark's conscience, Light said.

" Ughhh, alright fine, only for you Lighty," Twilight said.

" ...the fuck? She just called you Lighty? AHAHAHAHAHA DUDE!! THAT'S THE BUCKING FUNNIEST PET NAME I EVER HEARD!"

Dark snorted at me," Fuck you bro, I like it."

"Whatever you say....Lighty!" I laughed more at the name, rolling on the floor laughing my ass off, Dark dragged me by my mane to get prepared for the Talent Show.

"Yeah yeah whatever..." He kicked me in the jewels this time," Muffin."

I let out a small squeal as he dragged me with my hooves between my crotches.

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" Fillies and gentlecolts! Welcome to Equestria High's  TALENT SHOW!!!!" Mayor Mare announced on the mic as we tried to get ready, practicing.

I peeked out of the curtains and watched the empty three judge booths. The auditorium was filled! Loaded with students and teachers to watch us and our "talents."

I removed myself from the curtains and looked around at the other contestants.

The musicians were all practicing with their instruments, some ponies were singing , AppleJack was doing various rope tricks and so many others more.

< Don't want any spoilers now do we?>

I looked around some more but my eyes fixated on this one peculiar pony. He was blue, a slight dark blue, black mane and his tail represented the ends of those fans prim and proper fancy ponies used. One thing was strange about him, he had a small horn and ice cube for a cutie mark.

He was too busy working his special skill as I called it, he stomped on the ground as a pillar of ice came up. He kept on stomping as the ices he produced took different shape. This wasn't any regular earth pony. I didn't want to bother him at the moment, he seemed really focused, maybe after the show

" OKAY!! Everyone quiet down so we can introduce our judges, our last year's winner of the song "Smile, Smile, Smile" with the help of her choir, PINKIE PIE!" The crowd cheered and clopped their hooves for her," Secondly, the princess of the moon, Princess Luna!!".

I walked to a counter where refreshments were provided as I took a drink out of the punch bowl," AND FINALLY YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER!! MR. SILENT CHARGER!!"  

"WHAT THE FUCCKKK!!! ARE YOU BUCKING KIDDING ME?!! NO!! NO!! THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!! FUCCKKK!!!" I spat out the punch and began my rant.

I just knew it, he was smiling with that ever so creepy smile, mocking me. I looked at Dark who was in more of a shock with his face frozen in one expression as Twilight tried to help calm him down.

[ 8 ]

I looked through the curtain, yup there it was Mr. Charge smiling. Oh what was that? You heard a puppy die halfway across the world? Yea, me too.

"FIRST WE HAVE OUR OWN FLUTTERSHY AND SEABREEZE WITH A DUET."

I spat out more punch, I heard that pony sing in that cave, it was very, very off-key probably the only thing that saved us from predators when the fire went out.

I was going to feel sorry for FlutterShy.

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Okay, Honest-fucking-ly I had no clue what they were singing due to SeaBreeze's voice, I swore I heard the word " Love " but it sounded more like a moose giving birth to a whale.

FlutterShy had her usual beautiful voice but my ears were bleeding and I actually felt sorry for Mr. Charge and the judges who were obliged to listen to it.

" THE HORROR!!! THE HORRORR!!!" A pink filly said throughout the entire song.

" ......okay judges, lets hear you scores." They all looked at their papers, Silent just smiled at his and wrote down a number.

[ 9 ]

" Five, you need to work on you singing a bit SeaBreeze but FlutterShy you were perfect." Pinkie Pie shouted as she was deafened from the song, obviously too kind of her.

" Two, I barely even heard the song" Luna shouted using her Canterlot Voice also being deafened.

[ Ditto]

" And you Mr. Silent?"

He raised his paper and began in his best fancy accent, mocking somepony I knew from somewhere..." - 11 and that was the worst possible singing I have ever heard in my entire life, utter mess, I won't even wipe my flank with that piece of paper which held those lyrics, you never, pray to Celestia, NEVER want to sing again in your life. "

FlutterShy and SeaBreeze began to cry as Silent grabbed the mic shouting with a chuckle," ahaha NEXT!!!"

[ 23 because he laughed ]

I comforted SeaBreeze while FlutterShy was comforted by Twilight.

"Stop crying bro, it's only Mr. Charge."

"I'm sorry but that was mean," he said still crying.

" Don't worry, you're a good hoofball player....but your singing sucks ass."

" .....I know..."

Three ponies walked out onto the stage preparing for the worst. WELL THE WORST WAS THERE I MEAN COME ON ??!!  IT'S MR. CHARGE!!

The next was Shot and AppleJack, who did her rope tricks while Shot fiddled a  somewhat country tune.

[NOTE TO VIEWERS: HE ONLY PLAYED THE INSTRUMENT, NO SINGING]

First of all, where the buck did Shot learn how to fiddle and second of all, DAMN APPLEJACK WAS DOING SO MANY TRICKS IT WAS AMAZING! She jumped through hoops, she controlled it with her tail anything possible with rope was done.

BraeBurn and Big Macintosh whistled and cheered from her louder than any of the groups.

The judges were slightly amazed by her tricks.

"JUDGES YOUR SCORES!!" Mayor Mare announced.

"Seven!" Pinkie shouted.

"Eight!" Luna said.

"Six!" Mr. Silent said.

Three stallions walked up onto the stage and prepared their, drums and guitars. Looked good so far, I was intrigued of what they were going to play.

You see, us ponies are more of the melodic type, peaceful so the rock genre was never that popular. More "manestream" Yeah that's right I used a pun, sue me please.

They began playing a rock version to Winter Wrap Up a song, the ponies sang as we cleaned winter entering spring.

I always did like rock, but this was incredible!

"Judges! Your scores!" Mayor Mare requested.

" Eight!" Pinkie said.

"Six" Luna announced.

" Seven." Silent said. Wow he actually liked it, was that a good or a bad thing?

[ I don't know Graze, did a puppy die Joy?]

<I don't know... wait yea.. one did>

[ You sick bastard Mr. Silent.... 24]

They returned from the stage happy with their scores and grateful for not a bad comment, as they passed me I told them I would have given them an eleven as a score. THEY WERE THAT GOOD.

" Next we have.... Berry Punch!"

My eyes widened. Wow you mean our Berry Punch?! The Hungover pony? I had to see this.

I took a peek at the curtain and saw Mr. Silent creepily smile at me. [25] He was just trying to get me spooked, right?

My eyes glanced back at Berry, there was a table with at least twenty five cups which smelled of beer. Her talent was going to be drinking?!

She looked at the cups and began chugging all of them down, flipping them over on their rim. After all was drank, she began forming structures out of the cups, stacking them one on top the other, forming a pyramid. Probably the fastest cup stacking I have seen. The purple pony then used the cup from the top and piled all of the cups into one neat stack, she began building different sculptures and doing it over and over again.

She soon finished this amazing stunt....all while she was drunk. Mother Of Celestia THAT WAS AMAZING!

" WOW!! JUDGES PLEASE YOUR SCORES!!" Mayor Mare said with excitement.

"EIGHT!"

" EIGHT!"

" EIGHT!"

" WOW A SCORE OF TWENTY FOUR, THAT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO BEAT!"

The next contestant was a light purple pony who told so many funny jokes, that even Mr. Charge laughed the whole time giving her a nine.

[ You know what?! Fuck this Every single Puppy died because he laughed so much, I lost fricking count, I'm leaving this talent show and going by Pinkamena]

< WAIT FOR ME!! I WANT TO SEE SURPRISE>

" NEXT UP WE HAVE GRAZE AND HIS GROUP, OCTAVIA, VINYL, DARK LIGHTNING AND TWILIGHT!"

The stage was dark when we entered posing a dramatic effect.

Lightning and began with the saxophone playing a smooth tune on it, he only knew how to play this one song though as did I.

I said on the mic," Praise Celestia, do you love Celestia?"

A faint "Yes" was heard from Twilight.

" Do ya got some Joy?"

" I do."

"Alright, we got joy. Let's play like we got some joy."

We began our performance.

"Hit it!"

We dropped the sound of our saxophones as huge flares appeared from the stage, Octavia began her precise and intense strumming of her violin hitting every perfect note while Vinyl provided more lights and background music.

The bass dropped and then increased in one second signifying the role of our act.  Ditzy and Twilight joined us two sax players following our motions as we played a certain rhythm continuously repeating itself while pelvic thrusting the air, moving with the music. Octavia provided the backup violin while Vinyl produced lights and background rave music. The whole crowd was going wild, Luna and Pinkie Pie were dancing to the music while Mr. Charge had the biggest smile on his face.

[ EVERY SINGLE PUPPY IN EQUESTRIA DIED, DEAL WITH IT!]

A few "Ohhhh's" came from Twilight repeatedly after every ten seconds as we needed vocals sending chills down our viewers as they listened to her high notes over the system.

We both stopped as Octavia began her solo of strumming, only with an occasional sound coming from our Saxes.

A well rounded minute of strumming and Vinyl's music went on as Dark and I both joined in, Vinyl using her magic to drop the bass of our saxophones and pumped it up again. The crowd went wild as they partied to our music for at least five minutes.

The music stopped slowly," Alright....we got our joy."

" WHAT A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE!! JUDGES YOUR SCORES PLEASE!!"

" NINE!" coming from Pinkie.

"NINE!" Luna exclaimed.

"TEN!" Silent Charger shouted.

The crowd wanted more but it was time for us to take our leave off the stage for our final contestant.

" A SCORE OF TWENTY EIGHT WOW!! THAT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR OUR NEXT CONTESTANT, THE ONE AND ONLY, SILVERBLADE!!"

[ WARNING WARNING!! NEW OC HAS APPEARED!!! A SHOUT OUT TO "ICE"!!!]

I watched the slightly dark blue pony as he stood in the middle of the stage with a sheath holding a fencing saber. He was quiet at first seeming as if he was charging up. He stomped on the floor as a huge ice pillar rose from the ground. The air was now twenty percent cooler (HA!). Silver blade pulled out his saber, a very thin sword, and slashed at the ice with passion forming a sculpture of our leader Celestia with her wings out and the sun behind her.

He stomped on the ground again, the soon sculpted piece was now covered back in ice. *SHING* He cut at it again and again, sculpting Luna now. Exactly what was he?

He then walked to the end of the stage, with each passing trot, ice covered his hooves. He then turned facing the direction of the opposite end. He stomped his hooves with a greater force, seven cuboids rose from the floor, progressing higher and higher. He ran and jumped on each and everyone of them until the sixth he did a front flip into a mid air roll with his sword and slashed the seventh in half.

The judges were paying attention at the sculptures except for one pink earth pony who was looking at the stallion.

SilverBlade faced the still intact six pillars and ran zig zagging through them making furious swipes cutting them into his wanted structure. It was six cutie marks! Not just any six but the Mane 6's own, the whole crowd went wild at his performance. How he did it was amazing! Ice sculptures of three diamonds, butterflies, balloons and apples, A star to guide ponies in the night and also a thunderbolt coming from a cloud. I watched in awe at the sculptures.

[Wow, the fuck was that?!]

<THAT WAS AMAZING !!!!>

He soon stopped at the cutie mark in shape of balloons paying extra attention to it and cutting off any last unworthy edges wanting it smooth and rounded.

" JUDGES!! YOU SCORES!!"

" TEN!! WHAT A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE FROM SUCH A  DAZZLING AND "COOL" STALLION!..Ooops....urhm.. TEN!" Pinkie said speaking her mind too loud. SilverBlade blushed from that statement.

"..okay then..TEN!" Luna announced.

"TEN!!" Silent Charge shouted.

"CAN OUR CONTESTANTS COME TO THE STAGE PLEASE!" Mayor shouted.

We lined up in order of who performed first while waiting for our prizes and placements.

"THAT WAS OUR FINAL CONTESTANT FOLKS AND WITH THAT, CONCLUDES OUR CONTEST WITH OUR FIRST PRIZE WINNER SILVER BLADE!!! WHILE SECOND PLACE GOES TO GRAZE, DARK AND COMPANY!!! THIRD GOES TO OUR OWN DRINKER, BERRY PUNCH!!"

The crowd applauded at all of us for doing a good job.

The first person to leave with their prize was, SilverBlade. He had left quietly but I followed him as he walked to the counter of refreshments tired from his performance.

" Hey Bro, nice job out there and congrats!" I said with a smile.

"Mhmm thanks," he said uninterested.

{Maybe a joke will lighten him up}

" That was really "cool" of you with those ice sculptures!"

He looked at me uninterested again," Okay what? A stallion can't congratulate the other?"

"....."

"Oh, so you're giving me the cold shoulder?" I said with a chuckle.

" STOP WITH THE COLD PUNS!! YOU THINK THEIR FUNNY?!" He said lashing out at me.

" What's the big problem, you need to chill out," okay that one was unintentional and may have looked bad.

He looked vicious and angry at me, he stomped on the floor and ice began to crawl up my coat. I looked at them in shock and quickly flapped my wings sending out a black  flame thawing it out before it got to me.

"Hey bro, no need to get vex, I was only playing the fool," I admitted I was wrong and tried to apologize.

"Indeed you were, just please leave me be."

" Jeezz fine, I was only trying to be friendly."

I began to walk away from the Ice stallion wanting to go back to my friends as Pinkie Pie jumped out of nowhere with a party hat, announcing as she grabbed both of us," PARTY'S ALREADY SET UP AT MY PLACE!! C'MON LET'S GO!!" She was so anxious for the party that she just rushed with us as the usual crowd of party guests followed.

Ice didn't like the noise and the rush of the things not even if he had a slight "thing" for Pinkie. "Please let go," he said not loud enough as the chatter from the crowd blocked his.

" Please Let GO!" he shouted but still was not heard.

His anger grew and shouted relieving himself from the grasp," LET GO!" He moved his hoof with too much force as he pushed Pinkie down.

The whole crowd looked at him in shock as he vented with rage, I looked at him," Hey what's the big idea?! Can't you see that we are celebrating your victory?"

" I don't want it to be celebrated! I just want to be alone!" He stomped his hooves sending out a slight Blizzard.

I reacted quickly at this powerful gust, I spread out my wings and flapped them creating a small black flame melting it into water, Fire beats ice. "Can't you see these people care enough about you just to throw you a party?! Be GRATEFUL!"

"Enough!" Pinkie shouted," No fighting Please!"

"C'mon Graze let's just go enjoy the party," Ditzy said.

" I'm sorry but No, I want to find out what his big deal is!"

" And you won't be finding out any time soon," Pinkie said," Lets just respect what he wants." She looked at him and smiled. He gave her a wry expression.

"....Fine." Here wasn't the place for any of my speeches as I walked to the party with Ditzy, Twilight and Dark, Octavia and  Vinyl.

I walked with them as Pinkie stayed back with him wanting to keep him company, she saw something in him we all didn't.

I looked at her and trusted her hoping she knew what she was doing," If he hurts Pinkie I will burn his corpse." I flapped my wings, letting out a little black ember in my own way of venting.

Pinkie looked back towards Ice," Look, I know we may have overdid it and that might have caused you to freak out a bit but Graze he never meant any harm."

"....."

"Maybe all you need is a little time with other ponies and you will be having fun like the rest of us but if you don't I can always keep you company" She gave him a goofy smile and he returned a slight grin.

"Alright." Only one word that he said which changed his attitude with the Pink pony's help.

They both walked to her dorm and began enjoying the party and by enjoy I mean talk to each other and just enjoy this small moment in a corner as they got to know each other better.

I saw a few laughs, a few giggles and even a chuckle from Ice. What was she doing, I didn't need to know but it was working.

The night progressed onwards both of them talked as Ditzy and I laughed and danced with each other when we both spotted something," Hey Graze! Look SilverBlade and Pinkie!"

I saw the Ice pony and Pinkie in-locked lips and hugging each other," Maybe opposites really do attract ahahaha."

Ditzy looked at me and motioned at them, I knew where this was going, she wrapped her wings around me and kissed me as well as we danced slowly to the music.

" Now we can't let them have all the fun!" Twilight said as she pounced on Dark.

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After the night grew silent when most of the party ponies left, Dark and I had stayed back with Pinkie to help clean up. All the other mares left tired and went to bed as we promised to visit them later.

Ice walked up to me as I was putting empty cups in a plastic bag with a certain look on his face, he was looking at the floor and mumbled something," I'm... s.r.y"

"What was that?"

" I'm Sorry," he said louder.

"....Ahahahahaha it's okay bro! There is no need for an apology, I already forgave you, I admit I was wrong for shouting at you for something you didn't want to do" I said with laughter I had already forgiven him.

"Friends?"

" I never said we weren't now did I?" I extended my hoof out.

He looked at it and slowly extended a hoof out. Ah what the hell who was I kidding? I pulled the hoof and brought him into a bro-hug," Now let's get this place cleaned up I still have Mr. Charge's Homework to do."

" OH FUCK! THE HOMEWORK!!!" WE ( DARK, GRAZE, SHOT, BREEZE AND ICE) ALL SHOUTED. We were so fucking screwed tomorrow.

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"Ahahahahaha Yes you are Mr. Graze and company." Charge said.

[ DID HE JUST FUCKING BREAK THE FOURTH WALL?]

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