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           <title>Letter from Adrian Harvey of Kings Caple, Herefordshire says council’s done no good too long, that's why libraries and museums closing</title>
           
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  IT seems we are about to lose most of our library and museum service, and no doubt much more.
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           <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Graham Perkins of Bryngwyn Close, Hereford says thanks for help after wife’s fall</title>
           
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  MY wife tripped and fell in the notorious area of Widemarsh Street by the Primark shop.
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           <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from M J Thomas of Newton Close, Ledbury says roads take their toll on bodies</title>
           
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  LIKE many roads these days the state of Ledbury’s High Street and Homend is appalling – uncomfortable and damaging for motorists, but lethal to cyclists and pedestrians.
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           <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Dr F K C Smith, Vice-chairman, Ross-on-Wye and District Civic Society, Sandringham Close, Ross-on-Wye tells of losing our inspiration with the closure of libraries and museums</title>
           
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  YOU will be aware of the county-wide dismay that has greeted news of the proposed cuts to Herefordshire’s cultural services.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Michael Hughes of Grove Road, Hereford says libraries offer resources to all</title>
           
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  SO Herefordshire Council is now planning to close all libraries in the county apart from the central one in Hereford and all museums.
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           <title>Letter from Steve Lloyd of Leominster says Sainsbury's store plan would be good for town</title>
           
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  I WRITE in reply to the article about Sainsbury’s plan for Leominster (Hereford Times, May 9) and concerns over level crossing traffic.
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           <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Barbara Ferris of Dinedor, Herefordshire says relief road talk is wasting time</title>
           
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  I WORRY about the amount of disagreement over plans for a relief road.
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           <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Elizabeth C Bunce of Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire asks can you help us trace our family?</title>
           
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  I WAS wondering if any of your readers would be able to help me trace some relatives.
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           <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Martin Field of Burley Gate, Herefordshire asks who spends our money?</title>
           
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  THE government provides services and a ‘safety net’ for all the citizens of this country.
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           <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Michael and Mary Ernest of St Charles Court, Lower Bullingham re cuts to hit literacy and learning</title>
           
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  TODAY we heard the devastating news that the council is proposing to cut the libraries funding by 75 per cent and the museums by 100 per cent.
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           <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Richard Aird OBE, Headteacher, Barrs Court Specialist &#40;SEN) School and College, Barrs Court Road, Hereford says council plans not fair to the disabled</title>
           
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  ON two recent occasions Herefordshire Council has published statements in the Hereford Times about its proposal to charge post-16-year-old disabled young people for their transport to their place of education.
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           <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Chris Davis of Church View Barns, Wellington says Aylestone Business and Enterprise College site would be good university</title>
           
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  I HAVE read recently that Aylestone Business and Enterprise College is having financial problems due to falling roles and a large campus to upkeep.
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           <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Ian Roberts of Bedford Street, Hereford says shopping figures sound like fantasy</title>
           
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  WHERE can I get hold of a copy of the Old Livestock Market retail study by Fripp Sandeman and Partners, referred to in the story headed “Store Plans Revealed”
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           <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Brian Hubbard of Dorchester Way, Hereford, congratulates members of Hereford Guild of Guides for their protest re fire damaged site near Old House</title>
           
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  I CONGRATULATE the members of the Hereford Guild of Guides for their protest in high town about the fire damaged site near to the Old House.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Mike Ledlie, Secretary, Rail for Herefordshire, Green Street, Hereford tells of boost to public transport through the summer</title>
           
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  AT a time when many buses are under threat, Rail for Herefordshire – which also supports buses – is delighted that service 34 between Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth has just started running on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays all through the summer until September 29.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Coun Alan Seldon of Old Road, Bromyard says plan is unsuited for farm site in Bromyard</title>
           
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  MARSDEN Developments has renewed its application to build up to 127 houses on the Porthouse Farm site in Bromyard.
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           <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:40 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Keith Pratley of Litley Close, Hampton Park says west is experts’ best road option for the bypass</title>
           
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  TO have 57 owners and managers of businesses in and around Hereford signing a letter to your paper (Readers’ Times, April 25), appealing for the eastern link road to be built from Rotherwas to the A438 Hereford to Ledbury Road, was quite impressive.
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           <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Malcolm Whyatt of Hampton Park, Hereford says eastern choice is road to nowhere with the bypass</title>
           
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  I HAVE every respect for our two MPs but think their recommendation for the eastern relief route is wrong.
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           <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Andrew and Carol Manning of Whitehouse Drive, Kingstone, Hereford says homes plan is too big for any village</title>
           
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  I WRITE concerning the planning application submitted by Archihaus to build 150 homes in Kingstone.
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           <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Julian Davies of Homend Crescent, Ledbury says wasted closure as no work was done on Knapp Lane</title>
           
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  AFTER many months of wonderful silence the Ledbury rat run has been reopened by Herefordshire Council. Without any alterations at all.
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           <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Ian and Heather Broom of Park Street, Hereford says path proposal is not popular plan</title>
           
           <link>http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/letters/10405690.Letter_from_Ian_and_Heather_Broom_of_Park_Street__Hereford_says_path_proposal_is_not_popular_plan/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
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  THE article headed “Gate opens way to compromise in field dispute” Hereford Times, April 18), while informative, did not fully reflect local opinion.
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           <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Anne Adams of Luston, Leominster says have a say now over new Sainsbury's store</title>
           
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  THE promoters of the plan for a large superstore with a 500-space free car park and petrol station at Mill Street, Leominster, appear to have jumped the gun in claiming a positive response from the town council and community (Hereford Times, April 25).
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           <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Roger K Bailey of Powell Croft, Upton Bishop, Ross on Wye says VIP treatment at Hereford County Hospital</title>
           
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  I STAYED in Hereford County Hospital for three days.
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           <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Roger Shutt of Glebe Close, Credenhill says quiz night will back epic cycle ride of Eddie Mahon</title>
           
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  POPULAR Irishman Eddie Mahon lives with his family in Credenhill.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Kevan Gilbert of The Merton Hotel, Commercial Road, and Gilbies Bar and Bistro, Commercial Street, Hereford says local independent businesses struggle to compete with national chains whatever the day</title>
           
           <link>http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/letters/10405442.Letter_from_Kevan_Gilbert_of_The_Merton_Hotel__Commercial_Road__and_Gilbies_Bar_and_Bistro__Commercial_Street__Hereford_says_local_independent_businesses_struggle_to_compete_with_national_chains_whatever_the_day/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
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  I WRITE with reference to the sarcastically worded letter (Readers’ Times, April 25) inferring that the independent shops in the “old town” should open on a Sunday.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Andrea Fox of Mayfield, Eardisland says Leominster needs infrastructure</title>
           
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  IN reply to Peter Blench’s letter in the Hereford Times (April 18), I would not be in favour of more than 50 homes being built on Dales site in Leominster.
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           <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Jackie Gwilliam of South View, Abbey Dore, Hereford says bad roads will drive away trade</title>
           
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  HEREFORDSHIRE Council you are aware that we have a prestigious French restaurant here in our area because you granted the proprietors permission to build it, charged them a very handsome sum for the privilege of doing so and are now charging them exorbitant business rates.
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           <title>Letter from Crawford Powney of Geldof Grove, Hereford says traffic will only get worse still</title>
           
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  ONCE again I must sing the praises of this newspaper for being the voice of the people here in Hereford.
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           <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from The Very Reverend Michael Tavinor, Dean of Hereford explains flying St George's flag at half-mast</title>
           
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  MR Bugler’s letter querying the flying of St George’s flag at half mast from the cathedral tower on the day of Baroness Thatcher’s funeral (Readers’ Times, April 25) gives me the opportunity to explain a little of the thinking behind such occasions.
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           <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Letter from Christopher Short of Aberystwyth Crescent, Barry, South Wales, says what a contrast in the funerals of Clement Attlee and Mrs Thatcher</title>
           
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  THE late Clement Attlee had his funeral in 1967.
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           <title>Letter from Bill Rowlatt, Funeral Director, Oak Tree Funeral Services, Eardisley says great respect is shown to funeral cortege</title>
           
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  I AM the proprietor of Oak Tree Funeral Services and have two businesses based at Eardisley and Leominster.
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           <title>Letter from Ian Quayle of Garden House, Fownhope, Hereford says married couples don’t all have children</title>
           
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  AFTER previously maintaining that allowing homosexuals to marry would demean marriage, R Garvey now asserts (Readers’ Times, April 18) that procreation is the critical defining aspect of marriage, which gives the traditional heterosexual relationship its special value.
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           <title>Letter from Ann Brady, Marie Curie Nurse, Herefordshire and Worcestershire thanking everyone in Herefordshire who helped with Great Daffodil Appeal</title>
           
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  I WOULD like to thank everyone in Herefordshire who helped make Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Great Daffodil Appeal a huge success this year.
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  WE heard the cuckoo twice on Friday, April 19, here in Eyton near Leominster, and wondered if any other readers have heard it.
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  IT is very surprising that the recent consultation material on the Herefordshire Core Strategy has minimal mention of health services and none of the potential impact of the proposed 16,500 additional homes, equating to a town the size of Hereford city, added on to an ageing population on the demand for hospital services.
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  I AM trying to contact anyone who had connections with a boys’ prep school, Aymestrey School, which closed in 1998.
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  We the undersigned all own or manage businesses in and around Hereford.
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  ALMELEY Parish Council would be most grateful if a note of thanks to the police could be published in the Hereford Times.
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  IN my Sunday morning constitutional I sadly see tourists and locals peering into the atavistically closed independent shops and Buttermarket of Hereford city.
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  I WISH to say a really big ‘thank you’ to Andrew, Sandra and Chris Rea for kindly running Central Stores, Eardisley for the past four years.
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  I AM writing this letter because I am concerned at changes that may be taking place after this term. I am a young person who attends Girl Group on a Monday night and I think what I am saying is also on behalf of many other young people in Hereford.
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  I HAVE a few comments to make about the operation of the community toilet scheme.
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  I was surprised to see the flag of St George flying at half-mast over Hereford Cathedral on Wednesday, for Lady Thatcher's funeral.
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  I WAS born in Leominster and have lived in the town most of my life and in all that time have never seen the roads and pavements in such a poor state of repair as they are now.
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  I WRITE in support of Jesse Norman MP’s common sense advice on the major traffic problems of Hereford city (Hereford Times, March 28).
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           <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  MARGARET Thatcher was like Marmite –people either loved her or hated her.
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  I WAS most impressed with the Hereford Times leader comment of April 4 on the NHS.
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           <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  FURTHER to the letters from Rev Graham Hellier and Ian Quayle (Readers’ Times, April 4), historically it may be correct that there have been ritualised same sex unions.
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  I HAVE read the article in the Hereford Times (April 11) regarding the £660 bill for disabled students’ transport.
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           <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  I AM trying to help my elderly stepfather who lives in New Jersey, USA, to trace Richard A Botzum who wrote a book entitled 50 Years of Target Drone Aircraft published by Northrop Ventura Division and who, in 1985, moved to Herefordshire.
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