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The narrator tells us that the first-year team is about to play a game against the upper-classmen, and that the ace position is up for grabs. The narrator asks the other players what they're thinking, and they all tell him that they don't know what to think. The only thing they can do is to cheer for the team, and the narrator says that he's going to give it his best shot.
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CHAPTER 21/ THE BIG IDIOTCHAPTER 22/ A CATCHER'S DUTYCHAPTER 23/ SELLING POINTCHAPTER 24/ ONTO THAT MOUND
CHAPTER 25/ HONE THE MOVING FASTBALLCHAPTER 26/ AS IF WE'D QUIT NOW?!CHAPTER 27/ A FLASH OF GENIUSCHAPTER 28/ I'LL BE WAITING
CHAPTER 29/ A CLEVER PLANCHAPTER 30/ THE THREE CATCHERSCHAPTER 31/ THE LAST REGULAR GAMECHAPTER 32/ A BATTER'S SKILL
CHAPTER 33/ REQUIEMCHAPTER 34/ THE BOND BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENTCHAPTER 35/ TOWARD THAT NUMBER...CHAPTER 36/ CONCLUSION, AND THEN...
CHAPTER 37/ BECOME STRONGERCHAPTER 38/ HAVE YOU CHANGED?CHAPTER 39/ ON A RAINY DAYCHAPTER 40/ TRAINING CAMP BEGINS
CHAPTER 41/ IT STARTS FROM YOUR LEGS AND HIPSCHAPTER 42/ EGOTISTCHAPTER 43/ LEAD THEM WITH YOUR PLAYING!!CHAPTER 44/ TRIALS
CHAPTER 45/ THE GOLDEN CHILDCHAPTER 46/ WHAT DOES TRUST MEAN?CHAPTER 47/ GAMES ARE FUNCHAPTER 48/ MIRACLE PITCH
CHAPTER 57/ GEARSCHAPTER 58/ STATE OF EMERGENCYCHAPTER 59/ FIRST-YEAR REPRESENTATIVECHAPTER 60/ FAITHFUL HEART
CHAPTER 61/ TOWARD THE FIELD OF DREAMSCHAPTER 62/ FIRST-GAME OPPONENTCHAPTER 63/ CARELESSNESS IS THE GREAT ENEMYCHAPTER 64/ THE GUY'S GOT A STRONG ARM
CHAPTER 65/ TIME TO SHOW OFFCHAPTER 66/ TOURNAMENT DEBUTCHAPTER 67/ ROADCHAPTER 68/ STARTING MARCH?!
CHAPTER 69/ PRECISION INSTRUMENTCHAPTER 70/ IT'S SUMMER, RIGHT?CHAPTER 71/ ACROSS THE SEACHAPTER 72/ YOU SCARED?
CHAPTER 81/ I'M NOT RUNNIN'CHAPTER 82/ TURNING THE TIDECHAPTER 83/ IN SYNCCHAPTER 84/ THE BEST SUMMER
CHAPTER 85/ UNNOTICEDCHAPTER 86/ EXPLOSIVE TRIGGERCHAPTER 87/ RUN, RUN, RUNCHAPTER 88/ WINNER AND LOSER
CHAPTER 89/ WHO WILL IT BE TOMORROW?CHAPTER 90/ DARK HORSECHAPTER 91/ GET OUTTA MY WAYCHAPTER 92/ IT'S WAITING
CHAPTER 93/ THE BEST SUMMERCHAPTER 94/ RECAPTURE THE FEELINGCHAPTER 95/ MONEY TREECHAPTER 96/ THREE PITCHERS + THE ACE
CHAPTER 97/ PREPARATIONS FOR WARCHAPTER 98/ THE MOMENT OF IMPACT?CHAPTER 99/ RELIABLE UPPERCLASSMENCHAPTER 100/ GROWTH
CHAPTER 101/ GLOVECHAPTER 102/ POTENTIALCHAPTER 103/ HEAD-TO-HEAD FIGHTCHAPTER 104/ ACE TAKES THE STAGE
CHAPTER 105/ CUTTERCHAPTER 106/ KEEP MOVING FORWARDCHAPTER 107/ YESTERDAY AND TODAYCHAPTER 108/ RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 113/ GIVE AND TAKECHAPTER 114/ THE FIRST PITCHCHAPTER 115/ SELF-AWARENESSCHAPTER 116/ SHOULDERING EXPECTATIONS
CHAPTER 117/ UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHTCHAPTER 118/ ACE IN THE HOLECHAPTER 119/ LAST PITCHCHAPTER 120/ FACING TOMORROW
CHAPTER 121/ IT'S NOT LIKE YOU?CHAPTER 122/ SPARKCHAPTER 123/ HOPE THERE'S NO SCREW-UPSCHAPTER 124/ CAN'T TRUST YA
CHAPTER 133/ NOT YETCHAPTER 134/ THE FAVORITECHAPTER 135/ PIPE DREAMCHAPTER 136/ WISDOM OF THE MOUND
CHAPTER 137/ INIMITABLE PERSEVERANCECHAPTER 138/ SAKURA WILTSCHAPTER 139/ WHAT LIES BEYONDCHAPTER 140/ FUSE
CHAPTER 141/ AT THE DORMCHAPTER 142/ REASONCHAPTER 143/ DECLARATION OF INTENTCHAPTER 144/ A FAMILIAR FACE
CHAPTER 145/ DEGREE OF COMPLETIONCHAPTER 146/ OUR TOMORROWCHAPTER 147/ FOOTPRINTS TO THE FUTURECHAPTER 148/ THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHAPTER 149/ LINE UPCHAPTER 150/ MOBILITYCHAPTER 151/ SUCKER PUNCHCHAPTER 152/ THE PITCH I WAS AFTER
CHAPTER 161/ RETROSPECTIONCHAPTER 162/ LIGHTCHAPTER 163/ IRRITATIONCHAPTER 164/ BETWEEN SHORTSTOP AND SECOND
CHAPTER 173/ THE MAN WHO HITS FORWARDCHAPTER 174/ STUBBORNNESS AND PRIDECHAPTER 175/ FROM HERE ON OUTCHAPTER 176/ I DON'T REMEMBER
CHAPTER 177/ UNSTABLE POINTCHAPTER 178/ NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHINGCHAPTER 179/ FEVER AND FORCECHAPTER 180/ THE LONELY SUN
CHAPTER 193/ OUR GENERATIONCHAPTER 194/ PROCLAMATIONCHAPTER 195/ THE NEXT CAPTAINCHAPTER 196/ RESTART
CHAPTER 197/ DUTY AND OBLIGATIONCHAPTER 198/ WITH ALL OUR EXPECTATIONSCHAPTER 199/ A SUNNY PLACECHAPTER 200/ GOTTA GET SERIOUS
CHAPTER 205/ THE MISSING PIECECHAPTER 206/ INSPIRATIONCHAPTER 207/ A GREETINGCHAPTER 208/ IN FRONT OF THIRD
CHAPTER 209/ MONSTER'S REQUESTCHAPTER 210/ STAIRWAYCHAPTER 211/ ABILITYCHAPTER 212/ A QUESTION OF MERIT
CHAPTER 213/ GOING WILDCHAPTER 214/ A KID WITH LOTS OF SPUNKCHAPTER 215/ FIGHT OR FLIGHTCHAPTER 216/ NO CONTROL
CHAPTER 217/ INTERNAL MATTERSCHAPTER 218/ THE NEXT STAGECHAPTER 219/ THE ROAD GOES ON...CHAPTER 220/ BENEATH THE SEPTEMBER SKY
CHAPTER 237/ THE TOURNAMENTCHAPTER 238/ MY GENERATIONCHAPTER 239/ STUMBLING BLINDLYCHAPTER 240/ ANOTHER DIMENSION
CHAPTER 241/ ALMOST AS IF...CHAPTER 242/ THE RESULTS OF SUMMERCHAPTER 243/ THE KEY PERSONCHAPTER 244/ A NEW ENEMY
CHAPTER 245/ THE COLD RAINCHAPTER 246/ AFTER RESUMING PLAYCHAPTER 247/ ON AND OFFCHAPTER 248/ OUT OF ORDER
CHAPTER 253/ DON'T GIVE UP YETCHAPTER 254/ GAME THEORYCHAPTER 255/ THE SCRIPTCHAPTER 256/ A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
CHAPTER 257/ ONE WAY TO WINCHAPTER 258/ MONOLITHCHAPTER 259/ OUR PATHCHAPTER 260/ FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS
CHAPTER 261/ YOU REALLY THREW IT!CHAPTER 262/ THE BIG INNINGCHAPTER 263/ FROM THE GUTCHAPTER 264/ BLOSSOM
CHAPTER 265/ THE STARTING LINECHAPTER 266/ A BIG UPSETCHAPTER 267/ OPEN YOUR EYESCHAPTER 268/ THE ACE'S DUTY
CHAPTER 281/ IT'S EASY TO GIVE UPCHAPTER 282/ OUR PARTCHAPTER 283/ CHAIN REACTIONCHAPTER 284/ GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
CHAPTER 285/ UNREASONABLECHAPTER 286/ TIGHTLY-HELD PRIDECHAPTER 287/ HEROES AND VILLAINSCHAPTER 288/ CONFRONTATION
CHAPTER 289/ THE ENEMY WITHINCHAPTER 290/ ALL OUTCHAPTER 291/ CUTTHROAT COMPETITIONCHAPTER 292/ A SMOULDERING FLAME
CHAPTER 293/ FORMER PATH, FUTURE PATHCHAPTER 294/ WITHDRAWALCHAPTER 295/ IS THAT HOW YOU REALLY FEEL?CHAPTER 296/ I LOOK UP AS I WALK
CHAPTER 297/ NOT ENOUGHCHAPTER 298/ THE DEVIL'S WHISPERSCHAPTER 299/ A STOPGAP SOLUTIONCHAPTER 300/ AN ORIGINAL PITCH
CHAPTER 305/ CLUESCHAPTER 306/ THE AUDIENCE'S UNDERSTANDINGCHAPTER 307/ BOSS MONSTERCHAPTER 308/ MAKING A CHOICE
CHAPTER 309/ A QUESTION OF TRUSTCHAPTER 310/ THROBBINGCHAPTER 311/ SYNERGYCHAPTER 312/ KINDNESS FOR THE LOSER
CHAPTER 313/ SHOW SOME DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 314/ THE FINAL FOURCHAPTER 315/ UPSTART UNDERCLASSMENCHAPTER 316/ A COMMON GOAL
CHAPTER 317/ AN INNOCENT PROPOSITIONCHAPTER 318/ KING OF THE BULLPENCHAPTER 319/ A FORMIDABLE OPPONENTCHAPTER 320/ PRIDE OF THE RESERVES
CHAPTER 325/ A MESSAGECHAPTER 326/ A DEBT TO SETTLECHAPTER 327/ THE TEAM'S CONDITIONCHAPTER 328/ THE CHAMPION'S CRY
CHAPTER 341/ BATTER'S DELIGHTCHAPTER 342/ DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 343/ FIELD OF VIEWCHAPTER 344/ NEW GROUND
CHAPTER 345/ TEST OF ENDURANCECHAPTER 346/ GUARDIAN DEITYCHAPTER 347/ THE FLIPSIDE OF STUPIDITYCHAPTER 348/THE TENTH MAN
CHAPTER 349/LONGINGCHAPTER 350/THE WORLD AHEADCHAPTER 351/WHAT BEGAN IN SUMMERCHAPTER 352/STRENGTH'S PROOF
CHAPTER 353/FIERCE PRIDECHAPTER 354/THE UNBELIEVABLECHAPTER 355/BURNING HOTCHAPTER 356/THE PRIDE OF THE ACE
CHAPTER 357/WHO YOU CALLIN' "APPETIZER"?CHAPTER 358/ALTERNATIVESCHAPTER 359/RELYING ON INSTINCTCHAPTER 360/EQUALLY HUNGRY
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About This Chapter
The narrator tells us that the first-year team is about to play a game against the upper-classmen, and that the ace position is up for grabs. The narrator asks the other players what they're thinking, and they all tell him that they don't know what to think. The only thing they can do is to cheer for the team, and the narrator says that he's going to give it his best shot.
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CHAPTER 17/ TWO MONTHS TILL SUMMERCHAPTER 18/ THE DIFFICULT CLIMB TO THE TOPCHAPTER 19/ OUR THREE YEARSCHAPTER 20/ THE MONSTER'S DEBUT
CHAPTER 21/ THE BIG IDIOTCHAPTER 22/ A CATCHER'S DUTYCHAPTER 23/ SELLING POINTCHAPTER 24/ ONTO THAT MOUND
CHAPTER 25/ HONE THE MOVING FASTBALLCHAPTER 26/ AS IF WE'D QUIT NOW?!CHAPTER 27/ A FLASH OF GENIUSCHAPTER 28/ I'LL BE WAITING
CHAPTER 29/ A CLEVER PLANCHAPTER 30/ THE THREE CATCHERSCHAPTER 31/ THE LAST REGULAR GAMECHAPTER 32/ A BATTER'S SKILL
CHAPTER 33/ REQUIEMCHAPTER 34/ THE BOND BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENTCHAPTER 35/ TOWARD THAT NUMBER...CHAPTER 36/ CONCLUSION, AND THEN...
CHAPTER 37/ BECOME STRONGERCHAPTER 38/ HAVE YOU CHANGED?CHAPTER 39/ ON A RAINY DAYCHAPTER 40/ TRAINING CAMP BEGINS
CHAPTER 41/ IT STARTS FROM YOUR LEGS AND HIPSCHAPTER 42/ EGOTISTCHAPTER 43/ LEAD THEM WITH YOUR PLAYING!!CHAPTER 44/ TRIALS
CHAPTER 45/ THE GOLDEN CHILDCHAPTER 46/ WHAT DOES TRUST MEAN?CHAPTER 47/ GAMES ARE FUNCHAPTER 48/ MIRACLE PITCH
CHAPTER 57/ GEARSCHAPTER 58/ STATE OF EMERGENCYCHAPTER 59/ FIRST-YEAR REPRESENTATIVECHAPTER 60/ FAITHFUL HEART
CHAPTER 61/ TOWARD THE FIELD OF DREAMSCHAPTER 62/ FIRST-GAME OPPONENTCHAPTER 63/ CARELESSNESS IS THE GREAT ENEMYCHAPTER 64/ THE GUY'S GOT A STRONG ARM
CHAPTER 65/ TIME TO SHOW OFFCHAPTER 66/ TOURNAMENT DEBUTCHAPTER 67/ ROADCHAPTER 68/ STARTING MARCH?!
CHAPTER 69/ PRECISION INSTRUMENTCHAPTER 70/ IT'S SUMMER, RIGHT?CHAPTER 71/ ACROSS THE SEACHAPTER 72/ YOU SCARED?
CHAPTER 81/ I'M NOT RUNNIN'CHAPTER 82/ TURNING THE TIDECHAPTER 83/ IN SYNCCHAPTER 84/ THE BEST SUMMER
CHAPTER 85/ UNNOTICEDCHAPTER 86/ EXPLOSIVE TRIGGERCHAPTER 87/ RUN, RUN, RUNCHAPTER 88/ WINNER AND LOSER
CHAPTER 89/ WHO WILL IT BE TOMORROW?CHAPTER 90/ DARK HORSECHAPTER 91/ GET OUTTA MY WAYCHAPTER 92/ IT'S WAITING
CHAPTER 93/ THE BEST SUMMERCHAPTER 94/ RECAPTURE THE FEELINGCHAPTER 95/ MONEY TREECHAPTER 96/ THREE PITCHERS + THE ACE
CHAPTER 97/ PREPARATIONS FOR WARCHAPTER 98/ THE MOMENT OF IMPACT?CHAPTER 99/ RELIABLE UPPERCLASSMENCHAPTER 100/ GROWTH
CHAPTER 101/ GLOVECHAPTER 102/ POTENTIALCHAPTER 103/ HEAD-TO-HEAD FIGHTCHAPTER 104/ ACE TAKES THE STAGE
CHAPTER 105/ CUTTERCHAPTER 106/ KEEP MOVING FORWARDCHAPTER 107/ YESTERDAY AND TODAYCHAPTER 108/ RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 113/ GIVE AND TAKECHAPTER 114/ THE FIRST PITCHCHAPTER 115/ SELF-AWARENESSCHAPTER 116/ SHOULDERING EXPECTATIONS
CHAPTER 117/ UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHTCHAPTER 118/ ACE IN THE HOLECHAPTER 119/ LAST PITCHCHAPTER 120/ FACING TOMORROW
CHAPTER 121/ IT'S NOT LIKE YOU?CHAPTER 122/ SPARKCHAPTER 123/ HOPE THERE'S NO SCREW-UPSCHAPTER 124/ CAN'T TRUST YA
CHAPTER 133/ NOT YETCHAPTER 134/ THE FAVORITECHAPTER 135/ PIPE DREAMCHAPTER 136/ WISDOM OF THE MOUND
CHAPTER 137/ INIMITABLE PERSEVERANCECHAPTER 138/ SAKURA WILTSCHAPTER 139/ WHAT LIES BEYONDCHAPTER 140/ FUSE
CHAPTER 141/ AT THE DORMCHAPTER 142/ REASONCHAPTER 143/ DECLARATION OF INTENTCHAPTER 144/ A FAMILIAR FACE
CHAPTER 145/ DEGREE OF COMPLETIONCHAPTER 146/ OUR TOMORROWCHAPTER 147/ FOOTPRINTS TO THE FUTURECHAPTER 148/ THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHAPTER 149/ LINE UPCHAPTER 150/ MOBILITYCHAPTER 151/ SUCKER PUNCHCHAPTER 152/ THE PITCH I WAS AFTER
CHAPTER 161/ RETROSPECTIONCHAPTER 162/ LIGHTCHAPTER 163/ IRRITATIONCHAPTER 164/ BETWEEN SHORTSTOP AND SECOND
CHAPTER 173/ THE MAN WHO HITS FORWARDCHAPTER 174/ STUBBORNNESS AND PRIDECHAPTER 175/ FROM HERE ON OUTCHAPTER 176/ I DON'T REMEMBER
CHAPTER 177/ UNSTABLE POINTCHAPTER 178/ NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHINGCHAPTER 179/ FEVER AND FORCECHAPTER 180/ THE LONELY SUN
CHAPTER 193/ OUR GENERATIONCHAPTER 194/ PROCLAMATIONCHAPTER 195/ THE NEXT CAPTAINCHAPTER 196/ RESTART
CHAPTER 197/ DUTY AND OBLIGATIONCHAPTER 198/ WITH ALL OUR EXPECTATIONSCHAPTER 199/ A SUNNY PLACECHAPTER 200/ GOTTA GET SERIOUS
CHAPTER 205/ THE MISSING PIECECHAPTER 206/ INSPIRATIONCHAPTER 207/ A GREETINGCHAPTER 208/ IN FRONT OF THIRD
CHAPTER 209/ MONSTER'S REQUESTCHAPTER 210/ STAIRWAYCHAPTER 211/ ABILITYCHAPTER 212/ A QUESTION OF MERIT
CHAPTER 213/ GOING WILDCHAPTER 214/ A KID WITH LOTS OF SPUNKCHAPTER 215/ FIGHT OR FLIGHTCHAPTER 216/ NO CONTROL
CHAPTER 217/ INTERNAL MATTERSCHAPTER 218/ THE NEXT STAGECHAPTER 219/ THE ROAD GOES ON...CHAPTER 220/ BENEATH THE SEPTEMBER SKY
CHAPTER 237/ THE TOURNAMENTCHAPTER 238/ MY GENERATIONCHAPTER 239/ STUMBLING BLINDLYCHAPTER 240/ ANOTHER DIMENSION
CHAPTER 241/ ALMOST AS IF...CHAPTER 242/ THE RESULTS OF SUMMERCHAPTER 243/ THE KEY PERSONCHAPTER 244/ A NEW ENEMY
CHAPTER 245/ THE COLD RAINCHAPTER 246/ AFTER RESUMING PLAYCHAPTER 247/ ON AND OFFCHAPTER 248/ OUT OF ORDER
CHAPTER 253/ DON'T GIVE UP YETCHAPTER 254/ GAME THEORYCHAPTER 255/ THE SCRIPTCHAPTER 256/ A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
CHAPTER 257/ ONE WAY TO WINCHAPTER 258/ MONOLITHCHAPTER 259/ OUR PATHCHAPTER 260/ FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS
CHAPTER 261/ YOU REALLY THREW IT!CHAPTER 262/ THE BIG INNINGCHAPTER 263/ FROM THE GUTCHAPTER 264/ BLOSSOM
CHAPTER 265/ THE STARTING LINECHAPTER 266/ A BIG UPSETCHAPTER 267/ OPEN YOUR EYESCHAPTER 268/ THE ACE'S DUTY
CHAPTER 281/ IT'S EASY TO GIVE UPCHAPTER 282/ OUR PARTCHAPTER 283/ CHAIN REACTIONCHAPTER 284/ GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
CHAPTER 285/ UNREASONABLECHAPTER 286/ TIGHTLY-HELD PRIDECHAPTER 287/ HEROES AND VILLAINSCHAPTER 288/ CONFRONTATION
CHAPTER 289/ THE ENEMY WITHINCHAPTER 290/ ALL OUTCHAPTER 291/ CUTTHROAT COMPETITIONCHAPTER 292/ A SMOULDERING FLAME
CHAPTER 293/ FORMER PATH, FUTURE PATHCHAPTER 294/ WITHDRAWALCHAPTER 295/ IS THAT HOW YOU REALLY FEEL?CHAPTER 296/ I LOOK UP AS I WALK
CHAPTER 297/ NOT ENOUGHCHAPTER 298/ THE DEVIL'S WHISPERSCHAPTER 299/ A STOPGAP SOLUTIONCHAPTER 300/ AN ORIGINAL PITCH
CHAPTER 305/ CLUESCHAPTER 306/ THE AUDIENCE'S UNDERSTANDINGCHAPTER 307/ BOSS MONSTERCHAPTER 308/ MAKING A CHOICE
CHAPTER 309/ A QUESTION OF TRUSTCHAPTER 310/ THROBBINGCHAPTER 311/ SYNERGYCHAPTER 312/ KINDNESS FOR THE LOSER
CHAPTER 313/ SHOW SOME DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 314/ THE FINAL FOURCHAPTER 315/ UPSTART UNDERCLASSMENCHAPTER 316/ A COMMON GOAL
CHAPTER 317/ AN INNOCENT PROPOSITIONCHAPTER 318/ KING OF THE BULLPENCHAPTER 319/ A FORMIDABLE OPPONENTCHAPTER 320/ PRIDE OF THE RESERVES
CHAPTER 325/ A MESSAGECHAPTER 326/ A DEBT TO SETTLECHAPTER 327/ THE TEAM'S CONDITIONCHAPTER 328/ THE CHAMPION'S CRY
CHAPTER 341/ BATTER'S DELIGHTCHAPTER 342/ DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 343/ FIELD OF VIEWCHAPTER 344/ NEW GROUND
CHAPTER 345/ TEST OF ENDURANCECHAPTER 346/ GUARDIAN DEITYCHAPTER 347/ THE FLIPSIDE OF STUPIDITYCHAPTER 348/THE TENTH MAN
CHAPTER 349/LONGINGCHAPTER 350/THE WORLD AHEADCHAPTER 351/WHAT BEGAN IN SUMMERCHAPTER 352/STRENGTH'S PROOF
CHAPTER 353/FIERCE PRIDECHAPTER 354/THE UNBELIEVABLECHAPTER 355/BURNING HOTCHAPTER 356/THE PRIDE OF THE ACE
CHAPTER 357/WHO YOU CALLIN' "APPETIZER"?CHAPTER 358/ALTERNATIVESCHAPTER 359/RELYING ON INSTINCTCHAPTER 360/EQUALLY HUNGRY
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