Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Quiero Amarte Discussion Space (Week 3 - October 6-10, 2014)


For folks who would like to discuss the goings on in the country at the coffee plantation El Paraiso and the Nescafe empresa in Mexico City, the Montesino family and Max's problems with the family, girlfriend and pining for a fantasy named Amaya, here is your space.

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Hasta El Fin Del Mundo #36 10/6/14 Greta May Not Want to Rent That Reception Hall After All

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! Lots of stuff happening in this episode. Let's get to it!
 
 
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Fausto tells Sofia that everything about her - her smiles, her body language, her obvious happiness when she is around Chava - shows that she is deeply in love with him.
 
Alexa finds Alan in her room when she wakes up. Alan tells her that Manolo knows where he is.
 
Greta says she's changed her mind about the pre-nup. Pato doesn't have to sign it because Greta wants him to be part of the family! Not only that, she wants Sofia and Patricio to get married as soon as possible! Chava walks into the living room and hears the whole thing.
 
 
Chava gets the rug pulled out from under him. 
 
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La Malquerida, capitulo 31. 10/06/14. Esteban is sinking deeper into crazyville.

 Skipping the old..........

Esteban gets onto Cris for allowing Acacia to seek out Ulises. He always finds a way for Acacia to go back to him. Cris tries to explain that Acacia went to seek the truth about what she saw at the event. Esteban tells her she has no idea what Acacia went through seeing Ulises and Nuria together. How humiliated she felt. Cris feels she and Acacia made the right decision. In regards to Ulises, I will stand by her side.

Acacia looks in the window and see Nuria telling Ulises it's time for bed. She's about to knock on the door, but Rubio stops her. He warns her she might not like what she encounters if she goes in. he offers to go instead and punch Ulises. She decides it's best to leave.

Luisa comes back happy from the event she and Arturo catered. She sees Rosa with a long face and asks if something happened to Manuel. Instead she gets a slap in the face. When she asks what's the slap for, Rosa says for lying. You were never in a relationship with Manuel. He said he would never be in a relationship with a servant.
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Monday, October 06, 2014

La Gata #26 10/06/2014 Miss Kitty goes to the ball

Hi all-this will be quick and dirty but I think I'll be able to cover everything:

Esmeralda and her daddy (Fernando) who she still does not know is one half of her parental unit arrive at the ball and Kitty cat looks good! She manages to get the attention of several of the guests, all of them stunned by her beauty.

Shoe update:she is not wearing boots!

Anyhoo, among the guests are Lorenza and her children along with her husband-you remember him right? He is the one that gets off on stealing other peoples property and framing innocent people. We will get back to him later, oh and Monica is also there, poor girl, will her public humiliation never end? Will she learn to just say "no" to Pablo and run off to a place where it's okay to wear red shoes that look like crocs in public? Am I asking for too much? (Yes, yes I am, but I can hope,no?)

 Mariano is the first to spot Esmeralda (aka: Miss Kitty) and he points her out to his mother, he has enough avocados to actually comment on how beautiful Esmeralda looks in front of his mother and enough grace to actually say that he is happy for her. Can you imagine Pablo having enough grace and character to say such a thing? Of course not because the only thing that matters to Pablo is well, Pablo. Whatever the case may be I'm now a Mariano fan.

Lorenza is not happy for Esmeralda and makes it her mission to tell every one at the gala that Esmeralda is gutter trash (her words, not mine!), like a snake she slithers around spreading her venom, she makes the mistake of telling the ambassadors wife (the ones throwing the party and those who invited Fernando and Esmeralda there) the same story, but this time Fernando catches her and tells her that she needs to stop spreading gossip, or else. She makes the mistake of asking what the "or else" is and she gets put in her place. In short Fernando tells her who he really is and that her family will be sorry for all the crap they have pulled. Lorenza calls his bluff and tells him she is not alone, she has a husband and two sons to protect her! Fernando tells her to call them over and maybe the would like to hear what he has to say, Lorenza finds Agustin and tells him that Fernando wants to speak to him, in the end it's the same conversation Fernando had with Lorenza, he promises to get revenge and to expose Agustin as a liar and a thief and an all around criminal, Agustin says he is not scared but it is revealed to us that his conversation with Fer upset him enough to almost give him a heart attack ( a well deserved one!)

While this is taking place Esmeralda is on the dance floor, as is Pablo along with Monica and when Esme tries to say hello to him he treats her rather harshly and tells her that they have never been friends. He is enough of a jerk that the French ambassador has to tell him to behave. Later Esme bumps into Virginia and the two bond with Virginia suggesting Esme take Pablo away so that they can talk and resolve their issues. Pablo arrives, is again a jerk to Esme and when it looks like there will be another physical fight Fernando arrives and takes Kitty away.

The next morning Lorenza wakes up and realizes that Agustin is nowhere to be found, he comes in looking like death warmed over and he explains that his worse fears have come to pass, Fernando has made a formal accusation against him and it's only a matter of time until their life comes crashing down around them. Lorenzas suggestion? Throw Kitty and Fer in jail for a good 20 years. Agustin says this wont work, Fernando is not the same trusting man he once was, Lorenza finally looks worried.

Felas tale:

Okay, Fela after seeing Rita runs away in fear, and can anyone blame her? Rita looks like the crypt keeper but worse. However after thinking about this for a bit I have a few points I'd like to make, follow me dear friends:


  • At some point Rita had some sort of relationship with Fela, she has spoken of Fela as if she were a dear friend, however:
  • Rita was somehow involved in harm being done to Fela, did someone pay her off to look the other way while an attempt on Felas life was made?
  • Why did they try to kill Fela? Was it simply to get their hands on Fernandos money?
Whatever the case may be Rita helped or was part of a plot to kill a friend, and not just that but she took a small baby and used her as a pay check. May you burn in telenovela hell Rita.

That's all I have folks!

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Mi Corazón es Tuyo Lunes 10/6/14 #56



Capitulo 56: Life Lessons

Lascuráin Mansion: Over breakfast Ana tried to make Nando understand that it wasn't his responsibility to cure Ximena of her problems. She emphasized that this would be up to Ximena's doctor. Fanny also told him he couldn't cure her. Nando is under the youthful delusion that love can cure anything, but even Manuela couldn't let him go on like this. She explained that she had an aunt with a mental problem and who ended badly. Ximena could end up the same way. Ana tried to dispel that bad vibe, both she and Fanny telling Nando once again that he can't handle this. Ximena has isolated herself in Fanny's room and isn't eating and this isn't getting any better. She's also stopped taking her pills. Ana then suggested they go upstairs to convince her to take them, but Fanny had to leave for work. Ana blessed her first, she left, and Ana turned to Nando and said they should go upstairs.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: THE FRONT PAGE, week of October 6, 2014 -- Los Miserables, Señora Acero, etc.

I know people are watching the new novelas, Los Miserables and Señora Acero.  Novelera got us started with an excellent introduction to the first and Deb has written a few of her wonderful prose poem recaps about the second.  

If anyone else is interested in writing about these shows, please don't be shy.  A paragraph or two of highlights would be great.  

If you just want to chat about the novelas, that's fine too.  This is your space!   

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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Reina de Corazones -- PAGE ONE: week of October 6, 2014

What a breathless week we've had, my dear Reinamaniacs!  What's next?

First Izzy and then Lopez 2.0 tracked down one of the Giant Red Diamonds to the sticky-fingered EMT guy.  Uh oh.

More Fodder for Crackpot/Crockpot/Colander/Sieve Theorists: Asunción changes her story when she talks to Estefanía -- She knew Estefi's father when she was just a teenager.  (Oh ho!)  It was later that she married Pedro (el payaso) Ortíz.  

Victor leads Christian, The Worst Cop in Las Vegas (TWCILV), by the nose, convincing him that Navier is responsible for the death of the hapless Reina stand-in.  Later TWCILV somehow stumbles on the fact that Navier is actually a Secret Agent Man.

Navier, with Boris of Belgium's help, is about to flee the country.  At the eleventh hour, Greta spills the frijoles about Christian's murky past -- maybe they can use the secret to help Navier.  Femme Fatale Connie Leiva lures TWCILV to her house where Navier is waiting to pounce.

Serious Reinamaniacs -- feel free to review previous recaps in the dropbox Jean has set up here.

So is it time for our show yet?

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Saturday, October 04, 2014

Weekend Discussion: Sob Stories and Snob Stories

The snobbery expressed in telenovelas reminds me of a lot of things I've witnessed in life.  I've previously explained some of them, but the baby gift incident in Mi Corazon es Tuyo last night made me remember the following story:

My college buddy recently became a grandfather for the first time (I think he's freaking out about it). I remember when his older daughter was born his now-ex bought her a Laura Ashley nightgown in a thrift shop for $3.  It looked absolutely brand new; I'm sure its previous owner barely wore it a handful of times before outgrowing it.  She showed it to me and another woman and we commended her on her practicality (which in this case she had learned with their firstborn).  She begged us not to tell her husband, who had an issue with thrift shopping.  This is the same man who wouldn't have made it to the IBM boardroom for not having attended an Ivy League university.

For a while they drove leased cars (Lexus and Mercedes) until they couldn't afford to continue to do so.  It was all downhill from there and he is still recovering.  Much of that was her fault 20 years ago but I won't bore you with the details.  Interestingly she came from a family with a lot of reverse snobbery.

Tell your tales, amigos, and you can change the names to protect the guilty.

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Mi Corazon es Tuyo #55, Two Offers Made, Two Offers Accepted

We start where we left off yesterday with Bunny, (I like this nickname since we don’t know her name yet, thanks to whoever came up with it) making a motion to can poor Fernando. Who’s up for this motion? Vote? The other directors sit nervously playing with their pencils, (snicker, snicker), awkward!  Ah, a name. Senora Linda Olalde. Fer says that he’s known her objections of him for a looong time. He knows that all the things that she dislikes in him as a CEO has also paid off handsomely for her in making her over $100 million, but she whines that it could have been $200 million by now. You are going down Fernando, and I will see to it. Not until you have proof of my failings, sweetheart, until then, I’m going home. Child's play!  Fer closes the meeting and says adieu. Bunny Olalde snaps her pencil in frustration.
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La Malquerida #30, 10/3/2014: Dueling Daddies and Mad Mamas

Mexico Episode #35

The Old: Cris realizes that Juliana is so excited about going to San Jacinto because that man (German’s bio-dad) is there. At the ceremony reception, Uli tearfully tells Acacia that if she leaves, this time he’s not coming after her.

The New:
Nuria is right there to grab Uli’s attention, and Esteban is right there to keep stoking Acacia’s ire. Like an overzealous basketball coach, he tells Acacia how well she’s done—demanding her respect and her proper place with Uli. Acacia is already starting to have doubts. It is true after all, that the Municipal President was the one who pressured them to get going and placed Nuria with Uli. Este dismisses all of that. When a man loves a woman, he does the impossible. Acacia still has doubts. “Do what you want, but don’t say later that I didn’t warn you.” Acacia tells him he’s right, and they leave.

Carmen sends Nuria away and talks to Uli. She tells him to wait till he’s calmed down to talk to Acacia, but for now, he needs to concentrate on his event/work.

At the hospital, Cris and German talk. She updates him on the Acacia-Uli problems. German knows how important this day was to the both of them and asks if he can help. They talk about their art. German tells her about the paintings he sold to the renovated restaurant—Cris will go see them. Cris is planning on finally doing that exhibit of her photos. She asks German to join her, but he knows it will just cause additional fights with Norberto. Norbie can’t know that he’s still painting. Cris offers to speak to Norbie. German can’t continue to hide such an important part of himself—his calling/vocation. Cris loves the painting he did of Ale. They clam up when Norbie walks up.

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Hasta el Fin del Mundo #35 20141003 Chava Curses After Hearing Greta's Blessings!

RIPOLL-Patrick and Sofia are in her office having a screaming match!  Chava is still a suspect and he wants her to fire him!  Patrick is furious that Sophia had the charges against Chava dropped! Sophia swears that Chava is an angel who fell to the earth to deliver all mankind from all that is evil.  Patrick tells Sophia to marry Chava if he's so effin' great!  He's hurt that she made him look like a fool in front of the employees by taking the chauffer's word over his.  He storms out.  She doesn't care. 

Sophia sits alone in her office remembering all of the wonderful and scary times that she's had with Chava.  Patrick has a slight tantrum in his office.  He tells us that he will expedite the wedding, bankrupt Ripoll and destroy Chava. 

CASA de CRUZ-Aracely, dressed as Donna Reed or June Cleaver, tells Lupe that her relationship with Pedro is officially over.  Chava comes home.  He tells them that he stopped by to thank Sophia for trusting him and dropping the charges.  Lupe tells him that Aracely deserves all of the credit for getting him released.
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Friday, October 03, 2014

La Gata #25 10/3/14- La Gala

Hmmm. Interesting. (At least to me) "Gala" has quite a few meanings...all of which seemed to fit for tonight's episode.
I had some questions...
  • How long until Centavito and Fela get to live in the mansion? They deserve it.
  • What the h*ll is Lowrenza's deal with Monica? She is obsessed with her marrying Pablo. It makes me want to puke.
  • Why are we still being subjected to Rita's wrinkly face?
  • Can Virginia look any more pitiful when Lowrenza is yelling at her? And am I the only one that thinks Lowrenza's crimes against her daughter are worse than her meddling with Pablo?
  • WHAT KIND OF SHOES DID ESMERALDA HAVE ON AT THE GALA????

Now on to the recap.

Esme doesn't think she could ever be unforgettable. She's just La Gata. Fernando explains there are street cats and salon cats. And now she will be a salon cat. Don't you want the Sra Martinez Negrete to lower herself for you and beg to be friends?

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Hasta el Fin Del Mundo #34 20141002 Something Happened, As Usual--Updated!

Mads is sick.  I didn't watch last night's epic epi.  Please feel free to comment or write your own version.  I will be recapping tonight's episode.  Peace!

Xlnt provided us with an Xlnt short recap! 
Thanks so much!  See below!

Here's a quick and dirty bullet point recap of the show:

Sofia visits Chava in jail. Aracely shows up and introduces herself as Chava's ex-novio. Sofia goes back to work with the realization that she has some competition.

Aracely offers to be Chava's lawyer. Chava agrees.

Irma tries to convince Armando to sell the house. In the midst of her harping the phone rings. Irma answers and quickly hangs-up when she realizes she is talking to a voice from her past. The phone rings again. The woman, Martina, warns Irma not to hang up or she'll come to the house. Irma agrees to meet Martina the next day.

Dani hears about the theft at Ripoll and thinks Lucas is the culprit.

Chava goes free from jail due to positive testimony from both Sofia and (surprisingly!) Silvana. Though he is now free, Chava remains under suspicion. Read more »

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Mi Corazón Es Tuyo: Just Another Day In The Life.....


Cap 54


•       Fernando has given Diego his blessing to pursue Ana.  They shake on it.  He later tells Fanny.  She deals as best she can.

Don Nicolas is still having difficulty dealing with the reality of his old age and the social restrictions regarding adopting.  He and Ana have a heart to heart about it.

Jens gets a follow-up visit by her OB-Gyne and learns that she still has her ovaries.  The wheels start turning in her head.  (In vitro fertilization alert!  Will Ana be the surrogate mother for her?  Hmmm.)

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La Malquerida #29, 10/2/14: The Green Eyed Monster (Jealousy/Acacia) Strikes Again

Mexico Episode #34

Get better, Mads! We miss you! Ok folks, just bullet points tonight. Honestly, I don’t know how Mads does it practically every day for multiple telenovelas.

Rosa, Julie and Norbie:
-Julie and Norbie insult Rosa and call Luisa a liar. Julie threatens to have Cris fire and throw Rosa and Luisa out (like that would ever happen). Rosa leaves despondent, but she’s the only one who kept her dignity in that conversation. Rubio is actually sympathetic and caring with her. He wants to teach Manuel a lesson for playing with Luisa. Later, Rosa takes her anger and despair out on the rugs. Luisa doesn’t know what awaits her when she gets home!
-Despite Norbie telling her to shut up about the Rosa thing (he wants Cris to keep paying the hospital bills), Julie tattles to Cris. Cris basically warns Julie about insulting her peeps, but she will speak to Luisa. Cris sees no problem with Manuel moving on from Acacia and dating Luisa.
-Cris gives Julie the info for the specialist in San Jacinto. Julie’s so damn excited, Cris realizes this move to San Jacinto is all about connecting with German’s bio-daddy. Dr. Andres, meanwhile, has learned from Uli about Juliana’s son being injured and his operation. He gets a faraway worried look.

Ale and German:
-Ale is snooping through Danilo’s file at the Association and learns he really is growing cotton. She quickly hides the file when German comes to get some papers to take to Norberto at the hospital. They canoodle a bit, and German asks if she got his note and wants to wake up at his side every day. Ale drops the Danilo file accidentally, German picks it up, and it’s obvious Ale was trying to hide it. German gets agitated. He wants to know the truth of what’s really between her and Danilo! Ale tells part of the truth—that she’s known Danilo since she was 13; when she left San Jacinto she never saw him again; she didn’t even know he was living in El Soto; and she wanted to learn more about what he was doing here. German apologizes for his outburst of jealousy. It’s just that Danilo seems to know so much about her, while at times he feels that they’re soul-mates (almas gemelas), and other times like he knows practically nothing about her. Ale says what’s important is what they feel for each other- love. Danilo only brings bad memories for her. German, on the other hand, is the love of her life. But it’s really hard for her to open up and tell him everything. German asks her to start by telling him why she took off the ring she always wears. When Ale can’t even do that, he speaks about trust being fundamental in a relationship. If Ale can’t come to trust him enough to open up to him, then their relationship will eventually fail.

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Thursday, October 02, 2014

La Gata #24- Thu 10/2 - La Audiencia

If you missed it yesterday, the episode starts with a replay of most of the fight…and Pablo and Esme smearing her lipstick all over each other's faces.  Silencioso pries them apart and decks Pablo.  Some cops or security people finally show up to drag Esme and Pablo apart.  In all the screaming, once again, no one gets around to saying anything that might resolve this.

Lorenza gets the news from Monica and explains away Pablo's reaction with "Well, he's a man."  She blames it all on Esme and begs Monica not to leave Pablo.  Monica wants Pablo to be happy, and Lorenza says that Monica is his happiness.  I don't think Lorenza understands the meaning of that word.

Back at the house, Esme cries and is comforted by Silencioso, who says those meanies will pay.  The maid brings them tea or coffee and gives them a suspicious look.

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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Reina de Corazones -- PAGE TWO: week of September 29, 2014

No need to say more than that I can't wait for tonight's episode and Mauricio's recap!!

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Mi Corazón es Tuyo #53, Wednesday, October 1. Meet Encreaky, aka Enfrique the Elder.



(Didn’t catch a name, so that’s what you get, old man)

As much as I hate to have anything in common with Isabruja, this is going to be fast, loose, and dirty:

Where we left off, Ana overhears Isabruja’s rants and marches in to assure the patrones that she will start sleeping in her own house straightaway.

Poor little Mau is having a hard time understanding that mama isn’t coming back.

Bruja is happy Ana is moving out. Fer not so much.  Ana tries to convince herself it’s better this way.

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La Malquerida #28, 10/1/2014: Acacia’s Getting Heat on All Sides, Can She Take the Pressure?

Mexico Episode #33

Hello All- You’ve got me again. Mads is still sick. Gloria is still in the mountains. I won’t go into a lot of detail tonight, except for a few scenes.

Acacia and the Rock
Esteban tells Acacia that Ulises is not the man for her and she should dump him, forever. He believes Ulises is just taking advantage of her and her naiveté. Acacia stands her ground- she and Uli love each other and know what they want. She acknowledges her youth, immaturity, and jealous streak, but points out what a good man Ulises is. She gets offended that Este thinks she’s gullible and stupid enough to be fooled by a bad man. She then points out her own error in misjudging Esteban. She asks that Esteban take the time to get to know Uli, just as she finally took the time to get to know Esteban and realized that he’s a good person. A: I know you’re going to try, because you love me. E: With all my soul, Acacia. (Creepy!) Acacia says that if Uli does turn out to be a bad person, she’s the one who has to find out for herself.

After Acacia clarifies to Cris that she didn’t tell Elena about her future plans/hopes with Uli because she doesn’t feel close to Cris, they cry and hug it out. Acacia admits that she did miss having her mom there every day, but it was her choice to live with the Abuelos because she couldn’t stand Este. And Cris was there every weekend, every holiday, every important occasion, and spoke to her on the phone every day. Este comes in, and Cris takes him to task for his ugly attitude towards Uli. She points out that the bad person he’s describing would not have risked his life running into a burning building to save Acacia and Manuel. Acacia is not stupid. She has been surrounded by good men- gentlemen, her whole life, and knows how to tell the good from the bad. Plus, Acacia is so impulsive that the harder Este pushes her away from Uli, the more likely it is that she’ll run off with him. That’s not what Este wanted to hear. He changes the subject by kissing Cris passionately.

Showing Love, Not Making Love
Ale and German have apparently been cuddled up in bed all afternoon, and she’s visibly calmer. She tells him how loved and protected she feels. They begin to kiss, gently at first, and then with more intensity. German sits up and looks at Ale with a question in his eyes. She smiles and nods slightly, and they commence the intense kissing. German pauses again to remove his long sleeved shirt and to give female Viewerville a gift. Ale is not immune. She looks at him with pure desire in her eyes, and things begin to get hot and heavy. German finally lowers himself completely onto Ale, which obviously dregs up bad memories for Ale. She suddenly pushes him away and declares that it’s best that they break up! There is a “colorful” term for the condition German must have in that moment, but we, and he, won’t go there. Instead, German points out how much he loves Ale and he just wants to demonstrate it, and he knows/feels in his heart that she loves him too.

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Wednesday, October 01, 2014

La Gata #23- Wed 10/1 - La Transformacion

Hell no we couldn't just put up a discussion post!

We jump RIGHT in to a smooth-haired Esme being adored by Fela, but they're not letting us see her face.

Back at the house, Silencioso tells Esme that from now on she'll have tutors to prepare her for taking her secondary school exams.  She won't have to go to night classes anymore.  With her gorgeous clean face and her bright red lipstick.  Also, Silencioso wants to teach her some stuff too.  She almost looks like she's wearing her same black dress and boots…but are these pricier versions of the originals?

Esme rides past the Negrete house in the back of the car, setting Mariano's mixed feelings aflame.  He assumes she's Silencioso's new amante (lover).  He starts to have thoughts that, hey, since Pablo's out of the picture maybe he could….  But no!  In an extensive thought bubble, Mariano puts Esme up on a pedestal as much as Pablo ever did (you know, back in the day, before all the lies) thinking that she's a one-man woman and she'll probably never love anyone other than Pablo.  I get the impression that only makes him admire her more.

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