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♪ I don't want to be anything ♪

♪ Other than what I've been trying to be lately ♪

♪ All I have to do is think of me ♪

♪ And I have peace of mind ♪

♪ I don't want to be anything ♪

♪ Other than what I've been trying to be lately ♪

♪ All I have to do is think of me ♪

♪ And I have peace of mind ♪

♪ I'm tired of looking 'round ♪

♪ Wondering what I gotta do ♪

♪ Or who I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ I don't want to be anything ♪

♪ Other than me ♪♪

♪ Get your soul freak on ♪

♪ I'm the kind of thing ♪

♪ That baby gets your soul freak on ♪

♪ Get your soul freak on ♪

♪ Beggin' on my phone calls ♪

♪ Baby bouncing off the wall ♪

♪ I'm your kind of thing ♪

♪ That baby gets your soul freak on ♪

♪ Beggin' on my phone calls ♪

♪ Baby bouncing off the wall ♪

♪ I'm the kind of thing ♪

♪ That baby gets your soul freak on ♪♪

'I had the weirdest dream.'

'There was this rapping at my window'

'at 4 o'clock in the morning'

followed by my boyfriend who has his own apartment

by the way, asking if he can crash in my room.

Wait a second.

I had to get out of there.

Did I mention this is a recurring dream?

This is what, like, the fourth time in two weeks?

Not that I'm complaining but doesn't it defeat

the purpose of having your own place?

Tim keeps bringing over all these hot chicks.

Which is a problem because none of them are you.

Uh-huh.

Oh, that place is like Party Central.

- It's not even my party. - 'Oh, maybe it should be.'

Ooh, we should throw our own party like a

like a take-back-the-party party.

Alright, let's do it. How about this Saturday?

Sounds good. I'm free.

Done. You got to plan it, though.

And make sure it's kind of low-key.

Just a few friends, you know?

Okay. Ooh, so much fun!

Now crawl back out the window before

my parents wake up and hear you.

Hear what? This?

Don't tickle me!

- 'Hey, Peyton.' - 'What's up?'

Uh, Nathan and I are having a little thing

at his place on Saturday.

Haley James, party girl!

Yeah, it's not going to be that big a deal.

But he said I could invite whoever I want.

- So, do you want to come? - Hell, yeah!

- Alright, I'll see you there. - Later.

Excuse me.

Hey, Keith.

That's, uh, Mr. Scott.

What? I can't call you Keith anymore?

Nah, I'm just trying it out.

What do you think of me as a teacher?

High School Auto Shop?

Well, I think you'd be great. Why?

Because I have an interview tomorrow

at a school in Charleston.

Oh. Wow.

When you said you planned on leaving

I didn't realize it would be this fast.

Well, no reason to wait, right?

'Hey, Keith.'

Hey, Luke. Tell me you're going to practice.

Therapist says I'm ready to go.

Now that's what I'm talking about.

You didn't tell him about my proposal, did you?

I was kind of wrestling with that.

Should I tell him you plan on leaving town?

No, I'll do it.

He's gonna miss you.

Yeah.

- 'Nice, nice.' - Knock it down, Lucas.

'Hey, Luke..'

Keep shooting, man. It'll come.

- Oh, my God. - See you guys later.

Well, the good news is, I'm back.

The bad news is I suck.

You okay?

Yeah, it's just a little tight.

Hey...you're just rusty.

Pretty soon you'll really suck, just like before.

Better?

You know, I'd tell you two to get a room

but then you've already done that.

Brooke!

Brooke, we gotta stop doing this!

Fine, I'll stop talking to you

and you can definitely stop talking to me.

Okay.

I mean, we're not really friends anymore, are we?

You know, for a fake blonde, you catch on slow.

Alright, I tried apologizing to you. I'm-I'm done trying now.

Good.

I mean, it's really pretty pathetic.

Fine.

If that's what you want, fine.

- I got you. - Just watch this.

I got you. I got you.

- Hey. - Hey.

I got everything but the drinks.

'Make it B-Y-O-B.'

'Or B-Y-O-T.'

Get it? "Tim." "T?"

You know if you need some cash, I got some from selling the car.

No, this party's totally on me, but, listen

'I ran into some extra people, and I didn't want to say no'

but it's gonna be low-key, I promise.

- Okay. - Okay.

What?

You're just lucky Tim's here

'cause I got a thing for girls named Haley James.

Really? Well, you're lucky Tim's here, too.

Tim, go home.

What?

Um, I got more stuff in the car, so go play.

- I'll kiss you later. - Alright.

Damn, she sure was a surprise.

'It's like everything you touch turns cool.'

'You're like King Midol'

or...something.

Were you playing this whole time?

Yeah, your team sucks.

Hey, Mr. Scott.

'Uh..'

I win. See ya.

How's my wife?

You want to tell me why some guy I've never seen before

came in to put a security system in a new Mustang.

A Mustang I thought I'd given to you as a gift?

- Because I sold it. - 'You had no right to do that.'

Dad, look, I've got expenses now, like rent.

Uh-uh, no, you don't get that as an out.

I'm offering you a home.

You turn me down, you're on your own.

I want the rest of the money from the sale.

I'll take cash, or a check.

Or you can keep the money and come home with me now.

Thanks for stopping by, dad.

We should do this more often.

We're just trying to keep it small, so don't like advertise.

Oh, hey, our lips are sealed.

Thanks for the invite, Haley. You rock.

Sure.

- Hi, friend. - Hey, Brooke.

So when's the party?

Well, um, it's Saturday night, but..

Don't worry. I'm not gonna tip off the paparazzi.

Oh, I'm not worried.

Um, we're just trying to keep it small, so..

Peyton said not to invite me.

No, she didn't. Not exactly.

Alright.

You know, have your little party

and play your Naked Twister and..

Brooke, it's really just gonna

be a couple of friends.

Right, but I'm not one of them.

Whatever.

What kind of experience do you have to have

to work at a mall?

I don't know. Some.

Okay.

You want a smoothie? On me.

What do you want? A fruit frolic with protein?

How about something with cash in it?

Actually..

Food service?

Pen.

Nathan Scott.

Can you start now?

Yeah.

'Well, that was easy.'

Hey. Got your Blackouts CD.

Forgot I had it.

Thank you.

So you smell that?

'What?'

'That scent in the air.'

I think it's called "guilt."

Brooke and I called it quits today.

That sucks.

Yeah, normally girls don't break up.

We kind of just bitch and bicker until we can work it out.

I'm sorry, Peyton.

Yeah, me too.

I'm gonna miss her.

Anyway, I'm glad you came by. I was actually gonna call you.

'Why? What's up?'

Haley's party. Are you going?

Yeah, how great is that?

I don't think Haley's ever thrown a party.

Do you want to go together?

Not like a date or anything.

Okay, how exactly does that work?

Let's see...um, we don't make out, but we don't argue.

I think we kind of just have fun.

- Hmm. - Look, we're friends, okay?

And it would really be great if we could just be friends.

What about Brooke?

Hang out with her, date her, whatever.

You know, but you and I shouldn't

have to avoid each other.

Okay.

- Haley's party. - Great.

So...what are you listening to, huh?

Actually, I'm on this big '80s metal kick.

I just picked up this Ratt album.

It's outstanding. Check it out.

Ah!

♪ Well how it feel to be ♪

Excuse me. Can I get some a napkin here?

Yeah, just hang on a second.

Here you go, sir. I'm sorry about that.

Thanks.

Customers first, Scott. "PULP."

- What? - P-U-L-P.

Performance, Understanding, Leadership, People.

"PULP." The Hot and Twisted way.

Isn't that what they used to call your mom?

"Hot and Twisted?"

Now, you might be a big star at school

but here I'm your boss.

You go to Tree Hill?

I'm in your history class.

Okay, here's some more recent history.

Homecoming last year

you and a few of your Ravens buddies

kicked my ass just for fun, ring a bell?

Kind of.

Sorry?

Who's the tie for?

It's for Keith. He's got a job interview coming up.

He's thinking of moving, Luke.

Huh? Why...he can't get a job here?

I don't think he, uh, wants a job here.

Mom?

Keith proposed to me, and I said no.

I gotta go see him.

Hey, Luke, what's up?

Keith.

I'm sorry, man.

That's okay.

Mom told me what happened.

'Said you're leavin'.'

Uh, we'll see.

Why didn't you tell me?

Well, because as hard as it was your mom turning me down..

...the thought of leaving you is even harder.

I don't want to be the second Scott brother to do this to you.

Yeah, but you know I don't see you that way.

Look, I know mom said no

but does that mean you have to go?

It's time for me to move on, Luke.

It's just something I gotta do whether I get this job or not.

But look, wherever I end up, you can always call, or-or visit.

You know. I'll always be a guy you can turn to.

I know.

And I want you to have what you want, you know?

But..

I wanted you to be my dad, too.

Ah, they were so much simpler then.

You nostalgic for sleepless nights?

Well, let's see, my, uh, my husband won't divorce me

but my son didn't have to think twice about it.

Oh, Deb, I'm sorry.

You know, I was sitting alone in that big, empty house..

...and it occurred to me that on my long list

of dumb decisions..

...turning down your partnership offer

was one of the dumbest.

Any chance it still stands?

Of course it does.

Good. Then, let's do it.

Alright.

Well, I'm off to tell Dan that he's got 24 hours

to clear out his things or they go to Goodwill.

Or else I could help you burn them.

You look nice!

Thank you.

- 'Bye, Deb.' - Bye.

I wanted to give this to you before your interview.

Oh, thanks.

But employee day care called.

Oh, that's great.

It's for good luck.

I'll get this off.

I, uh, already tied it up for you.

You know what, Lucas came by to see me last night.

Yeah, he said he was going to.

Yeah, it really, uh, really meant a lot to me, you know?

And...I think he's gonna be okay.

I mean, even if I do get the job

I'm less than three hours away, so he can always visit me.

Here, let me help you with that collar.

There you go. Aren't you cute?

There. That's better.

Perfect.

Well, I guess I should, uh, be going.

You're gonna do great.

Thanks again.

Good luck. Bye.

Hey, so how goes day two?

Oh, I'm mopping, Hales, and I look cool doing it.

- 'I'm sure you do.' - I said no cellphones.

You've got customers, Scott.

Alright, I gotta go. Duty calls.

Did you clean the blenders yet?

No, but--

I told you to do that half an hour ago.

- Okay, relax. - I can't relax.

Unlike you, I actually need this job.

What does that mean?

Means that some of us don't have

a rich daddy waiting when things get tough.

No, if I want to go to college, I'm gonna have to pay for it.

So, look, if you're just gonna waste my time

you might as well quit now.

That's not what I'm doing.

Good, 'cause Jerry called in sick.

I'm gonna need you to cover till 10 o'clock

then we clean up and do inventory.

Look, I have plans tonight.

Alright, then you're fired.

Take your pick.

Well, uh, selling the shop

really, you know, couldn't be avoided.

I'm curious why you quit so soon after they hired you on.

Well, the new management was taking things

in a different direction.

And you had a problem with that?

Well, the new management was my brother..

...and he's an ass.

I see.

Mr. Scott, you may be qualified, from a technical standpoint

but teaching teenagers is a whole other thing.

Why do you want this job?

To me, it's not about teaching them to change a spark plug.

It's about, uh, giving them the confidence to do something

that maybe they didn't think they could do before

and once you do that, you've earned their trust

and when you have that, then you can really have an effect.

My brother's an ass, too.

♪ Hangin' on the mike yo I'm ready to bitch ♪

Somebody's early.

♪ Well I'm sick of the bill but I'm fuckin' MC ♪

♪ When I step up to the rhyme yo ♪

♪ Your money ♪

♪ Stand still sucker gonna.. ♪

Hi, you know, Nathan's not even back from work yet, Tim

so if you want to come back later..

Somebody's gotta kick this mother off.

What up, Nose?

It's Mouth.

Wow.

You're kind of hot.

Yeah.

So, look, I know we're just hanging out

but, um... I got you a gift.

- Dude, you shouldn't have. - I know, but I did.

Alright, well, good. Give it to me. I love gifts.

I know how you're into this whole '80s metal thing.

Mm?

So, I got you the first Tesla record.

Oh! This is sweet.

Um, I got you..

...a high five.

Do you want it now or later?

- Now is good. - Okay.

No one's coming. I'm sure of it.

Most people don't want to be first at a party.

Nathan's late, too.

Oh, finally.

Whassup?

Ooh, party in the "hizzous!"

Um, Tim?

Do you know any of these people?

No, not really, but it's a party, Haley.

'You want people to show up, right?'

Um, yeah, sure.

- Yeah. - Cool. Cool. Okay.

Buy you a drink?

Okay, guy in need of a clue, here's one.

Women send signals, and that was a brush-off.

Before you dip into your shallow pool of wit

let me paint us a picture and save us both the trouble.

Here's your evening.

You are gonna slink back off to your buddies

laugh this off, get wasted

go home and make nice with yourself.

But don't be thinking of me

because even your fantasy of me isn't interested in you.

♪ Look into my eyes and say my name ♪

Nice work.

Extra points for style.

I've seen you around. You're Jake's ex, right?

No, he's mine. You go to Tree Hill?

So, what brings you out into the big, bad real world?

Oh, anger, alcohol, and a fake ID.

Mm, nice combo. Men?

Dogs, two of them.

Ex-boyfriend and backstabbing ex-girly-best friend.

Mmm, typical.

If you got a strand of hair, in five minutes

I can show you a great curse you can put on them.

Okay.

Bring it on, witch.

Okay, what are their names?

Lucas and Peyton.

Mmm.

And where are they tonight?

They are at a party that I was not invited to.

Can you believe that?

They sneak around like little mongrels

and I get removed from the A-list.

- Can I get you ladies anything? - Yeah, two vodkas.

And, uh, two for my new friend here.

Now you're talking, witchypoo.

Nice move, all-star.

You know, it's a shame.

'I have pictures of you in your first bath'

your first haircut, first time you walked.

Here it is, your first job and me without a camera.

Of course, if I did have a picture of you

mom would most likely take it in the divorce

but that probably sounds bitter.

Dad, I'm trying to work here, okay?

I can see that. But come on, Nate.

How long are you gonna keep this job? A month, a week?

Come home with me. This is embarrassing.

No, dad, watching you and mom fight is embarrassing.

This might be the ground floor

but at least I'm doing it on my own..

...unlike some.

Meaning what?

I could just live off mom's money like you did.

Okay, alright.

You got a lot to learn, kid, but go ahead, impress me.

- Dad. - Yeah.

Have a pretzel.

It's on me.

Mm.

♪ Consider me your pops ♪

♪ So please don't say a damn word ♪

♪ Until my club starts ♪

♪ If you go across then we ♪

Hey...Nathan Scott and your own apartment.

you have, like, the best life ever.

Well, thanks.

I mean, it's not my apartment, but..

Hi!

Haley, who are all these people?

Who cares? It's a party.

'Sorry I'm late.'

Hope nobody minds, but I brought a friend.

Let the games begin.

♪ You want some of this ♪

♪ Bring it on ♪

♪ You want some of this ♪

♪ Bring it on ♪♪

Maybe if we had just invited her.

Huh, It's not your fault, Hales.

Who is this Nicki person anyway?

It's Jake's baby's mom.

Yeah, she's a train wreck.

'Oh! Oh, no.'

That did not sound good.

'Excuse me. Coming through. Excuse me.'

I like a guy who can keep a secret.

You asked me not to say anything.

- So where's Jake? - Working tonight.

Really?

Then we'll just have to have all the fun.

Think they got a carousel in this place?

Look...Nicki.

You asked me to do you a favor, and I did it, okay?

'I didn't tell Jake what happened.'

Now it's your turn to do me a favor, okay?

Take Brooke and get her out of here

before she starts something.

My friend Haley she doesn't need this not tonight, right?

Need what? We're just having a little fun.

I thought I smelled something.

Oh, that's skank and..

...I think it's coming from you.

Come on, Lucas.

Please.

You don't remember it, do you?

Homecoming.

I remember it, and I told you I'm sorry.

What do you need this job so bad for, anyway?

You saw my dad, right?

If I can't show a judge that I can support myself

I gotta live with that guy.

Well...then you better hope I don't fire you.

Alright, here's the deal, man.

I'm gonna work hard because I need this job

not because you're gunning for me.

So, you can either let it go and accept my apology

or you can just fire me right now.

Alright, I'll let it go, but you gotta do better, man.

I will. "PULP" all the way, man.

'Okay, you can take off.'

'You're having a party tonight, right?'

Well, everyone at school knows about it.

- You can stop by if you want. - Right, right.

Pry your lips off my ass and get out of here.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Thanks, Gary.

Whatever.

It's not gonna fill itself.

So you're hanging out with Nicki?

Sorry, do I know you?

Look, Brooke, just don't cause any trouble tonight, okay?

Wait a minute.

You're that tallish lying person I used to be friends with.

Why don't you go crawling back

to the boyfriend formerly known as mine.

Okay, this whole not-being-friends-with-you thing

is getting so much easier every time I see you.

'Hey, you've reached Haley James. Congratulations.'

You're late.

You gonna divide those up, too?

And deprive you of your glory days?

No, I wouldn't think of it.

Oh, may I, or should I pour half back?

Why are we going through this charade, Deb?

You're just gonna have to unpack that stuff later.

Time to move out of denial, Dan.

Me in denial?

You're the one sitting here creating busywork for yourself

while our son gets a job at the mall.

A direct result of your irrational

need to rip the three of us apart.

Oh, uh, I ripped us apart?

You know, Dan, if I wasn't half drunk

I'd tell you to go screw yourself.

Here they are.

Your trophies.

Congratulations.

So this is what we've come to.

Mm? Boxing up our lives, trading insults, drinking cheap wine.

Oh, no, the wine's not cheap.

This is our wedding crystal.

Oh, no, that's yours. I broke mine.

I don't want to do this, Deb.

I don't want to divide up our lives.

Oh, Dan, you already did.

You divided this family a long time ago.

How? Why? What did I do?

What, by working hard, by building up the business

giving you a nice life

a car in the driveway clothes on your back?

You know what, Dan? You know what?

Keep it all. Here.

You want the car?

Here. Keep the car keys.

You want the house?

- Take the house keys! - Deb, stop.

Here, you want the clothes off my back?

Here take the clothes off my back.

- 'Deb, stop. Wait.' - Here.

- Will you stop? - What?

What else do you want, Dan?

You. I want you.

Don't say that.

Be careful, please. Be careful. Mouth.

Little help.

Ah, I cannot stop the madness.

Okay, you know what? Drink this.

You look like you could use it.

Whoa!

I see you two are playing games.

Watch out for them. They look like they might cheat.

Oh, you're still here.

I thought you'd be running off to tuck in my kid.

Someone's got to.

Yeah, well, hopefully it's not some

slutty boyfriend thief.

Mm, I'll drink to that.

'Look, why don't you just do'

what you're really good at and disappear?

You got a problem?

Whoa, Nicki, she's not worth it.

Get off me.

I asked you if you had a problem.

Yeah, I do. It's called you, bitch.

Ohh!

'Nicki, Nicki, get out.'

Come on.

'Stop.'

- 'Help.' - 'Lucas. Please.'

'Knock it off! Knock it off!'

Come on. Move. Move.

What the hell are you doing?

Isn't this what you wanted?

Stop!

You need to go!

Well, isn't this sweet?

Lucas Scott coming to the defense of his women.

Oh, but, wait.

Shouldn't that include someone else?

'Don't worry.'

I can keep a secret, too.

Are you sure you're okay?

What did she mean by that? "Someone else?"

She's the girl I met in the bar.

Lucas Scott betrayal train, all aboard.

Move.

And you called me easy.

- Haley? - Nathan, oh, my gosh.

I'm so sorry.

'Whose apartment is this?'

It's not gonna be that hard to figure out

so why don't you just save us some time?

Alright, it's mine.

Everyone else, get out of here before we start checking IDs.

Wait, what are you doing?

Writing you a citation.

Me? I didn't do anything.

Underage drinking, disturbing the peace.

Look, sir, he had nothing to do with this. He just got here.

It's his apartment. It's his responsibility.

Great. I'm impressed. You learn that in detective school?

So, you want to smart off.

Fine. You can do that from a cell.

- What? Hey, come on! - You want to join him?

I didn't think so.

Come on, let's go.

Do you remember Christmas break, first semester?

Oh.

Yeah, we stayed on campus

because I was afraid to tell my parents I was pregnant.

Oh, we were in that dorm room for days, everyone gone.

It was quiet.

I remember thinking that maybe

the world wasn't out there anymore.

Maybe it's just the two of us

and all the trouble outside's just gone away.

Oh, great.

Yeah.

'Mr. Scott, this is Sheriff's department.'

- What? - 'Your son's been arrested.'

- Where? - 'He's down at the station.'

Okay.

Who was that?

That was the real world. It's still out there.

I gotta go.

Bang-up job, Nathan.

Every time I blink, you seem to sink to a new low.

Part of me thinks I should have left you in there.

Maybe you should have.

Oh, this experiment of yours is over

you're comin' home.

Forget it!

- Now! - No way.

Hey, I brought you into this world.

I promise I can take you out.

'Let him go.'

And the disappointments just keep on coming.

You stay out of this.

Haley...go get an officer.

Let me get this straight.

Your mom runs off and has a fling

I get the cops to drop the charges

and now I'm the bad guy here?

Dad.

'Heh, you might want to think'

before you start trying to make a case

for what a great father you've been.

What do you know about me being a father?

Exactly.

You know what? Why don't you shut up and go talk to your mom?

Tell her you want to know what really

happened between us back then.

And you, you want to ruin your life, go ahead. I'm done here.

Come on. It's late.

We'll take you home.

Hey, what are you doing up?

You know I can't sleep until you're home.

You know, it meant a lot to Keith

that you went to go see him.

We gonna talk about that?

No, it's not really my place, is it?

Look, you deserve to be happy, mom.

I mean, nobody deserved it more.

But so does Keith.

And I just thought that you could be happy together.

You know, I love Keith very much.

I'm just not in love with him.

Were you ever?

I guess I never really let my heart completely go there.

In part because he has been a very good friend.

And sometimes romance confuses a friendship.

Yeah.

Well, I can't tell you how to feel in your heart.

It just sucks for Keith, that's all.

Goodnight, mom.

Don't worry about it.

I never thought this many people would actually show up.

Why?

Because why would they?

I mean, it's just me.

It kind of comes with the territory, you know?

What territory?

Popularity.

This was just your coming-out party.

Who knew tutor girl could throw such a rager?

Who knew?

So, thanks for sticking up for me.

Nicki was kind of my responsibility.

It was probably a mistake to bring her.

You think?

Judgment impaired by rage and cocktails, I admit it.

I'm sorry.

I want to call truce.

A real one.

Friends again?

Just not enemies anymore.

I was thinking about Lucas.

How...he's just a guy.

He makes mistakes like all the rest of us.

Maybe.

It just feels so much worse

when you expect more from somebody.

Yeah, I know.

That Nicki bitch is crazy.

Ow.

Think it's possible you and me

will ever get back to the way we were?

It doesn't feel like it sometimes.

Yeah.

'I'm so tired.'

Me too.

Hey.

I got the job.

Well, that's great. I knew you would.

I , uh, actually think it was the tie.

I'm pretty sure it was you.

Uh, man, I'll tell you, I have felt for too long

like everyone else is out there living their lives

and when they told me they wanted me

I just...it felt good.

So when do you start?

Uh, couple of weeks.

Wow, that soon?

Yeah, that soon.

♪ That I ♪

♪ Could be someone else ♪

♪ Sometimes I understand ♪

♪ That I'm not ♪

♪ Supposed to feel like this ♪

Weird night, huh?

You can say that.

You know, I was thinking this morning

that you should have this divorce.

Well, what changed your mind?

I just realized the same thing I realized in the dorm room.

'The real world's always gonna be out there..'

...and there's no going back.

♪ Or even change it ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ But I might ♪

♪ Try ♪

♪ Opening up sometimes I can be angry inside ♪

Welcome to Hot and Twisted. How can I help you?

♪ Learn how to fix it ♪

♪ Or even change it ♪

- Hey. - Hey.

Look, I didn't know about Nicki and Jake till I met her.

So she was just some stranger in a bar you slept with.

Lucas, you don't need to apologize, okay?

It's just that..

...after all the stuff that you and I had been through..

...where my head and my heart were at

I couldn't have gone and just slept with some stranger.

You know when you and I first met, I was with Nathan

and he was, um..

He was a pretty bad guy, if you remember.

Yeah.

I'm not doing that again.

Who knew you two would switch places?

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