John Lennon

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The date of the murder was December 8th, 1980.

It was roughly five o'clock in the afternoon. Before leaving The Dakota with Ono for a recording session at the Record Plant on December 8, 1980, John Lennon signed a copy of Double Fantasy specifically for a fan named Mark David Chapman. Lennon and Ono arrived back at their flat in Manhattan in a limousine at around 10:50 p.m., following the session that they had attended. It is EST. After getting out of the van, they moved under the archway of the building when Chapman opened fire on John Lennon, shooting him twice in the back and twice in the shoulder from a dangerous distance. After being transported in a police car to the emergency department of Roosevelt Hospital, where he was declared dead upon arrival at 11:15 p.m., Lennon was taken to the hospital...The following day, Ono published a statement in which she informed the public that 'There is no funeral for John.' The message concluded with the words, 'John loved and prayed for the human race.' The cremation of his remains took place at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Please do the same for him. his bones were cremated. His ashes were dispersed in New York City's Central Park, which is also the location where the Strawberry Fields monument was subsequently established. By ignoring the advise of his attorney and entering a guilty plea to the charge of second-degree murder, Chapman was able to avoid going to trial and was instead sentenced to twenty years to life in prison.

'Starting Over' and Double Fantasy were at the top of the charts in the United Kingdom and the United States in the weeks that followed the murder. 'Imagine' reached number one in the United Kingdom in January 1981, while 'Happy Xmas' reached its highest position at number two. This is just one more illustration of the public's outpouring of sadness. After 'Imagine', the second single from Double Fantasy, 'Woman', climbed to the top of the chart in the United Kingdom. In the latter part of that year, Roxy Music's rendition of 'Jealous Gu'y,' which was recorded as an homage to John Lennon, also reached number one in the United Kingdom.

The author is Stephen Holden.

'Before I took the life of the most powerful person on the planet, I was somebody.'

Assassin Mark David Chapman, who was responsible for the murder of John Lennon, made these arrogant statements. Chapman murdered Lennon on December 8, 1980, in front of his residence at the Dakota, which is an apartment building located in Manhattan at the intersection of 72nd Street and Central Park West.

According to Andrew Piddington's devastating re-enactment of events leading up to, including and soon after the murder of John Lennon, everything that Mr. Chapman claims in 'The Killing of John Lennon' is derived from interviews, depositions, and court transcripts. Due to the fact that a significant portion of the conversation is voice-over, the majority of the movie takes place within Mr. Chapman's agitated head. Lennon makes a brief appearance in the film, but he do so in the shadows; he is a ghost that needs to be eliminated.

Despite the fact that it was shot in a quasi-documentary format in the real sites where the events took place, including the sidewalk outside the Dakota, the movie is highly unsettling to watch. It produces bouts of mental confusion in which pictures wobble and blend into one another, and it does so with a minimum of photographic techniques. There are snippets from the films 'Raging Bull,' 'Taxi Driver,' and 'Ordinary People' that are included in it. These snippets highlight the dynamic interplay between popular culture and mental instability. Furthermore, the use of historical clips of the Beatles and John Lennon is a tragic addition to the album.

Despite the fact that 'The Killing of John Lennon' does not demand you to feel compassion for Mr. Chapman, who is currently serving a term ranging from twenty years to life at Attica state prison, it does need you to spend over two hours in his unpleasant company. The request is rather high. Grandiose, egotistical, and prone to delusions and dramatic mood swings, he gives off the impression of being the type of maniacally self-centered freak who, if seen in a bar, would cause the majority of people to withdraw after five minutes of small chat.

It is excruciating to listen to him ramble on about his warped infatuation with 'The Catcher in the Rye' and his kinship with the damaged young protagonist, Holden Caulfield, in the novel. This work by J.D. Salinger sparked the kind of brainstorming session in Mr. Chapman that some evangelical Christians have described as their reaction to coming into contact with a Bible on the verge of converting to Christianity.

During the time when Mr. Chapman was 'looking for some kind of direction,' he came across the book, which he describes as feeling like 'an electric current in my hand, burning my body.' After that, Mr. Chapman started to confuse himself with Caulfield. He would frequently sign the character's name instead of his own, and he would quote passages from the novel as if they were the Bible in the courtroom.

In order to demonstrate that John Lennon was a fake, Mr. Chapman references the words of the song 'Imagine' and then goes on to list the characteristics of that celebrity.

During the months leading up to his initial trip to New York City in October 1980, Mr. Chapman resided in Honolulu with his Japanese-American wife, Gloria, and worked as a security guard. The film opens in Honolulu. While he is in Honolulu, he experiences extremely painful headaches, as well as difficulties in eating and sleeping. We are introduced to his mother, who is a blowy blonde with a Southern accent. He characterizes her as a character from 'The Glass Menagerie.'

In the course of his first trip to New York, he comes across the film 'Ordinary People,' which serves to momentarily deter him from carrying out his objective. This occurs when he learns that John Lennon is absent. 'My anger was vanquished,' he announces with a sense of pride. The volcano was capped, although only for a short period of time.

I have seen a sufficient number of desperate hangers-on in the world of pop music that are similar to the loser that Mr. Ball portrays, and as a result, I am able to identify him as a classic celebrity stalker who is seeking recognition by association. One thing that sets Mr. Chapman apart from the hundreds of other people is that, in his situation, a screw came loose in his head. Mr. Ball, who is considerably more attractive than images of Mr. Chapman but of the same physical type, catches the tiny subtleties of obsequiousness and cleverness that such people display. Mr. Chapman photographed Mr. Ball. When it came to Mr. Chapman, the delicate equilibrium between devotion and envy tipped in a direction that was fatally detrimental to the former.

'There was no emotion, no anger,' he adds, describing his sentiments throughout the killing. 'There was completely nothing.' In my head, there was complete and utter quiet.

Following the event, when a psychiatrist at Bellevue Hospital Center inquires as to the reason he carried out the act, Mr. Chapman responds, 'Because I believed he was a fake.' Actually, I was a huge fan of his music.

'Personal relationships' with other people

Cynthia Lennon is the following:

During their time as students at the Liverpool College of Art in 1957, John Lennon and Cynthia Powell became acquainted with one another. Powell was terrified by John Lennon's demeanor and looks; nevertheless, she learned that he was infatuated with the French actress Brigitte Bardot, and as a result, she decided to color her hair blonde. In response to her announcement that she was engaged, Lennon yelled, 'I didn't ask you to fuckin' marry me, did I?' Lennon had first asked her out on a date.It was not uncommon for her to accompany him to Quarrymen performances, and she even went to Hamburg with McCartney's girlfriend in order to pay him a visit.

Having a natural tendency toward jealousy, Lennon soon developed possessive tendencies, which frequently infuriated Powell with his rage.

Powell said in her biography John, which was published in 2005, that an incident occurred during their relationship in which John Lennon punched her when he saw her dancing with Stuart Sutcliffe. Because of this, she decided to quit their relationship, and it wasn't until three months later that Lennon expressed regret and requested to get back together. She returned him to her, and she subsequently said that he had never again physically abused her, despite the fact that he could still be 'verbally cutting and unkind.' Lennon subsequently stated that he had never questioned his chauvinistic attitude toward women before to meeting Ono. He expressed this in a later statement. 'I used to be harsh to my girlfriend, and physically – any woman,' he remarked, pointing out that the Beatles song 'Getting Better' described his own tale. I used to be a hitter. I was unable to articulate my thoughts, so I hit. In my fights with guys, I also hit women. This is the reason why I don't stop talking about peace.

When asked about his response when he found out that Cynthia was pregnant in July of 1962, John Lennon remarked, 'There's only one thing for it, Cyn.' The pair tied the knot on August 23 at the Mount Pleasant Register Office in Liverpool, with Brian Epstein serving as the best man. 'We'll have to get married,' the couple said. The beginning of his marriage coincided with the beginning of Beatlemania in the United Kingdom. The evening of his wedding day was the first time he had performed, and from that point on, he would continue to do so virtually every day. In order to avoid alienating fans, Epstein requested that the Lennons keep their marriage a secret. He was concerned that the thought of a married Beatle would cause fans to feel indifferent. The birth of Julian took place on April 8, 1963; however, John Lennon was away on tour at the time, and he did not meet his newborn son until three days later.

It was Cynthia's belief that Lennon's use of LSD was the catalyst for the beginning of the dissolution of their marriage. She also believed that John gradually lost interest in her as a consequence of his use of the drug. In 1967, while the party was traveling by rail to Bangor, Wales, for the Transcendental Meditation conference that was being held by Maharishi Yogi, a police officer did not recognize her and prevented her from proceeding with the boarding process. As time went by, she reflected on how the event appeared to be a metaphor for the dissolution of their marriage. Cynthia returned home to Kenwood after spending her vacation in Greece to discover John Lennon reclining on the floor with Yoko Ono wearing terrycloth robes. She then left the house, feeling startled and embarrassed, to stay with friends. After a few weeks had passed, Alexis Mardas notified Powell that John Lennon was attempting to end their marriage and obtain custody of Julian. A letter was sent to her, in which it was said that Lennon was acting in this manner because to the fact that she had committed adultery with Roberto Bassanini, an Italian hotelier. Powell vigorously refuted this allegation. Following the conclusion of discussions, Lennon gave in and consented to her obtaining a divorce from him on the same grounds. There was an out-of-court settlement reached in November 1968, in which John Lennon gave her a sum of one hundred thousand pounds, a little yearly payment, and custody of Julian.

Following a concert that took place during the middle of the day in November 1961, the Beatles were introduced to Brian Epstein when they were performing at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Philip Norman, a biographer, asserts that Epstein was a homosexual who kept his sexual orientation a secret. According to Norman, one of the reasons Epstein wanted to manage the group was because he was drawn to John Lennon. The fact that Lennon and Epstein went on vacation to Spain so immediately after Julian was born gave rise to rumors and suspicion over the nature of their relationship. Lennon responded to a query about it that was posed to him at a later time by saying, 'Well, it was almost a love affair, but not quite.' Neither of them ever consummated it. Nevertheless, it was a connection that was rather passionate. It was the first time that I had the opportunity to interact with a gay that I was aware of being homosexual.

In the past, while we were sitting in a café in Torremolinos, I would ask, 'Do you like that one?' as we looked at all of the males nearby. Is this one satisfying to you?Not long after their return from Spain, in June 1963, at McCartney's twenty-first birthday party, Lennon physically attacked Bob Wooler, the master of ceremonies at the Cavern Club, for asking, 'How was your honeymoon, John?' Lennon said, 'I was rather enjoying the experience, thinking like a writer all the time: I am experiencing this.'A joke was being told by the MC, who was known for his wordplay and remarks that were warm yet cutting. However, ten months had gone since John Lennon's wedding, and the postponed honeymoon was still two months away. At the moment, Lennon was under the influence of alcohol, and the situation was straightforward: 'He called me a queer, so I battered his bloody ribs in.'

Lennon took great pleasure in making fun of Epstein, both when it came to his sexual orientation and the fact that he was Jewish. Lennon submitted the term 'Queer Jew' in response to Epstein's request for recommendations for the title of his autobiography. When he found out that the title would ultimately be 'A Cellarful of Noise,' he quickly spoofed it by saying, 'More like A Cellarful of Boys.' In response to a guest who had arrived to Epstein's apartment, he questioned, 'Have you come to blackmail him?' During the recording of 'Baby, You're a Rich Man,' he sung modified choruses of the song 'Baby, you're a rich fag Je'w.' If you haven't done so, you are the only scumbag in London who hasn't done so.

He was known as Julian Lennon.

At the height of Beatlemania, John Lennon's first son Julian was born during his marriage to Cynthia. This occurred at the same time as his obligations with the Beatles were rising under the influence of Beatlemania. During the time when Julian was born on April 8, 1963, John Lennon was on tour with the Beatles. Because Epstein was afraid that public awareness of such things would undermine the financial success of the Beatles, Julian's birth, along with his mother Cynthia's marriage to John Lennon, was kept a secret like the marriage of Lennon to Cynthia. 'I was trundled home from school and came walking up with one of my watercolour paintings,' Julian remembered, looking back on the time when he was a young boy living in Weybridge, which was around four years later. All that was there was a group of famous people and a blonde girl who I had known from school. And the father said, 'What is this?' I said, 'It's Lucy in the sky with diamonds.' Lennon adopted it as the title of a Beatles song, and though it was later rumored to have been taken from the initials LSD, Lennon protested, 'It's not an acid song.' Lennon remained aloof from Julian, who felt closer to McCartney than to his father. McCartney wrote the song 'Hey Jules' to console John Lennon as he was traveling by vehicle to visit Cynthia and Julian at the time that Lennon was going through his divorce. Over time, it would develop into the song 'Hey Jude' by the Beatles. Afterwards, John Lennon stated, 'That is his best song.' In the beginning, it was a song that was told about my son Julian... 'Hey Jude' was the result of his transformation. I was always under the impression that it was about Yoko and I, but he told me that it wasn't.

As a result of the fact that Lennon and Ono relocated to New York in 1971, Julian did not see his father again until 1973. This was despite the fact that Lennon's connection with Julian was already strained. It was at Pang's urging that plans were made for Julian and his mother to pay a visit to Lennon in Los Angeles, where they traveled to Disneyland. By the time Julian began to visit his father on a regular basis, John Lennon had already provided him with a drumming part for a Walls and Bridges songs. For Julian, he purchased a Gibson Les Paul guitar in addition to other instruments, and he also promoted his love in music by showing various chord approaches for the guitar. Julian reflects on the fact that he and his father 'got along a great deal better' during the time that he spent in New York: 'We had a lot of fun, laughed a lot, and had a great time in general.'

Sean is a planned child, and there is where the distinction lies, as John Lennon stated in an interview with David Sheff for Playboy, which took place not long before he passed away. The affection I have for Julian as a child has not diminished. The fact that he was born from a bottle of alcohol or because they did not have medicines back then does not change the fact that he is still my kid. 'He's here, he belongs to me, and he always will.' He stated that he was attempting to restore a connection with the young man who was 17 years old at the time. He also strongly anticipated that Julian and I will have a relationship in the future. After his passing, it was discovered that he had left Julian very little in his will.

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Yoko Ono Lennon is ranked fourth.

It was on November 9, 1966, at the Indica Gallery in London that I had my first encounter with Yoko Ono. At the time, Ono was having her conceptual art exhibition prepared. The proprietor of the gallery, John Dunbar, was the one who introduced them. 'Hammer A Nail' by Ono was a work of art that captivated Lennon. The item was created by customers by hammering a nail into a wooden board. Despite the fact that the exhibition had not yet began, John Lennon had the intention of driving a nail into the blank board; however, Ono prevented him from doing so. 'Don't you know who this is?' Dunbar questioned her. He has a million dollars! Lennon's recollection from 1980 states that Ono had not heard of the Beatles; however, she agreed to sell it to him on the condition that he pay her five shillings. In response, Lennon stated that he responded by saying, 'I'll give you an imaginary five shillings and hammer an imaginary nail in.' Ono later revealed that Lennon had taken a bite out of the apple that was displayed in her work Apple, which caused her to feel furious.

In the beginning, Ono would call Lennon and pay him a visit at his house. When Cynthia pushed him for an explanation, Lennon responded by saying that Ono was merely trying to get money for her 'avant-garde bullshit.' Cynthia was frustrated by this response. Lennon extended an invitation to Ono to come see him in May of 1968, when his wife was on vacation in Greece. They stayed up all night recording the songs that would eventually be included on the album titled 'Two Virgins,' and then, according to him, they 'made love at dawn.' When John Lennon's wife got home, she saw Ono wearing her bathrobe and having tea with him. Lennon merely remarked, 'Oh, hi.' Ono became pregnant in 1968 and delivered a male kid on November 21, 1968, a few weeks after Lennon's divorce from Cynthia was granted. Ono's miscarriage occurred on the same day that Lennon married Cynthia.

The public demonstrations against the Vietnam War were initiated by John Lennon and Yoko Ono two years prior to the dissolution of the Beatles. Their wedding took place in Gibraltar on March 20, 1969, and they spent their honeymoon at the Hilton Amsterdam, where they participated in a Bed-In for Peace campaign that lasted for a consecutive week. Although they intended to do another Bed-In in the United States, they were not allowed admission. As a result, they decided to hold the Bed-In in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, which is where they recorded the song 'Give Peace a Chance.' Their 'Bagism' was initially presented in a press conference in Vienna, and it was one of the many instances in which they merged activism with performance art. This time period was described in depth by Lennon in the song 'The Ballad of John and Yoko' by the Beatles. With the addition of 'Ono' as a middle name, John Lennon altered his name through a deed poll on April 22, 1969. The brief ceremony was held on the roof of the Apple Corps building, which was the same location where the Beatles had staged their performance on the roof three months before. Despite the fact that he utilized the name John Ono Lennon from that point forward, there were formal records that referred to him as John Winston Ono Lennon. In Berkshire, the couple made their home at Tittenhurst Park, which is located in Sunninghill. During the time when Ono was working on the Beatles' last album, Abbey Road, John Lennon made arrangements for a king-size bed to be transported to the recording studio. This was happening after Ono was injured in a car accident.

In New York, Ono and Lennon relocated to an apartment located on Bank Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood. During the year 1973, they moved to the Dakota, which was located at 1 West 72nd Street and overlooked Central Park. They were seeking for a place that had a higher level of security.

During the year 1998, Sean Lennon was present at an event for Free Tibet. Prior to this, Ono had experienced three miscarriages while attempting to have a child with Lennon. The reunification of Ono and Lennon resulted in her being pregnant once more. Initially, she stated that she desired to have an abortion; however, she then changed her mind and consented to allow the pregnancy to continue on the condition that Lennon take on the position of househusband, which he agreed to do.

The ensuing sabbatical that John Lennon would take from the music industry would last for a period of five years after Sean was born. During Sean's first year, he was photographed by a photographer on a daily basis, and he also commissioned a number of drawings to be made for him. These drawings were later published after Sean's death under the title Real Love: The Drawings for Sean. Lennon subsequently made the prideful declaration, 'He didn't come out of my belly but, by God, I made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and to how he sleeps, and to the fact that he swims like a fish.' in reference to the fact that he created his bones.

When John Lennon first encountered Elvis, he was filled with disappointment.

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John Lennon is credited for proclaiming, 'Before Elvis, there was nothing,' in reference to the King of Pop. When a group of young guys who were ready to name themselves The Quarrymen heard this new rock 'n' roll sound, you can image the fire that it lit inside them. The vocalist exerted a significant influence on British society as a whole, and this influence cannot be underestimated. In later years, the band would come into contact with The King, and when he recorded a string of uninspired recordings, the band had a tendency to lose interest in him as an artist. However, if you accept Ringo's tongue-in-cheek statement about 'Lady Madonna' in 1968, you will find that the band was still impacted by him. There is no way that it sounds like Elvis; rather, it is Elvis. Even those parts where he is able to reach new heights.'

Hutchins recounted the following in a recent interview that was conducted to commemorate what would have been John Lennon's eightieth birthday: 'I'd arranged to take them to Elvis's house in Bel Air, something John had been asking me to do since the previous year.'

'When we arrived, Elvis had prepared a small party for us, but it was rather stilted and felt like it was too obviously set up by me and Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's manager,' I said.

John felt that Elvis was not living up to his expectations, and he was taken aback by the amount of power that Parker had over him.

'It was an awkward atmosphere, with John trying to lighten the mood by putting on an Inspector Clouseau voice, which just baffled Elvis,' said the person who was describing the surroundings.

When discussing The White Album in the same year, John Lennon disclosed that Elvis had always been an idol from the very beginning of his career, saying, 'Rockers is what we really are.' I would appreciate it if you could hand me a guitar and put me in front of a few people. I'm simply doing my old act, even when I'm in the studio, even if I'm really into it. I'm not quite playing Elvis Legs, but I'm doing something that's like. It's a natural occurrence. We are being told by everyone that we need to do this and that, but our thing is just so awesome. I'm talking about the typical gig. That is the subject matter of this brand new record. Without a doubt killing it.'

When interviewer Paul Du Noyer met with the leader of The Rolling Stones, he reaffirmed the profound influence that Elvis had on him despite the fact that he was eager to emphasize it with the type of wisdom that one can only acquire with the passage of generations. The statement was made by Jagger, who stated, 'I suppose there was Elvis, but he was so horrifying in other ways, and you somehow knew it.' 'In addition, he was not a writer, and the other influential people, such as Chuck Berry, were all writers. They would motivate you to become a writer and have an impact on your writing style.'

It is possible that Chuck Berry was a hero; nonetheless, he was notorious for being a man who was known for his obstinacy. In addition to being impolite and conceited in general, he was notorious for abandoning his band financially and frequently taking bodily shots at anybody who came into contact with him. He was also noted for his rudeness and arrogance. Berry beat Keith Richards, a great admirer of his, violently for picking up his famed guitar. Richards was there to witness the incident. Although Richards considered it a reasonable opportunity, taking into account the circumstances, 'you never touch another man's guitar,' it had planted the seeds of uncertainty in Jagger's mind over the possibility of meeting any other idols, particularly in light of what John Lennon had shared with him.

'Likewise, I never had the opportunity to meet Elvis because John Lennon once told me that he was a complete and utter letdown,' Jagger stated. When John Lennon encountered Elvis with the Fab Four, he considered him to be, at best, a little boring. 'So I said I'd take his advice because I'd already had it with Chuck Berry and I didn't want it to happen again with Elvis,' Lennon recalled. 'He just seemed normal to us, you know.' And we were inquiring about the possibility of his focusing only on filmmaking, without making any personal appearances or appearing on television. You should realize that he appears to take pleasure in it. He seems to take a lot of pleasure in creating movies. It was impossible for us to go without making personal appearances. We would get disinterested. Very fast, we become bored. To tell you the truth, he does miss it a little bit. He is simply... he was wonderful. In every way, he lived up to my expectations.

Later on, The King would volunteer his services to then-President Nixon as a covert agent in order to assist in removing the negative impact that The Beatles had on the United States of America. It is evident that it left an impression on Lennon, as he provided his own buddy who was swaying his hips with the advice that it would be preferable for him to maintain the image of Elvis. On the other hand, the fact that Jagger is now unable to take advantage of the opportunity to meet Elvis feels like a burdensome weight to bear.

'However, at this very moment,' Jagger added, 'I wish I had the opportunity to meet Elvis, do you understand what I mean?

It was a highlight of their careers when Lennon and McCartney finally got to meet their idol. Every single one of them, unfortunately, has a somewhat different recollection of the event. Everyone felt that Elvis was a little reserved, although he was nice. According to Paul, he and Elvis had a conversation about playing the bass. Lennon is adamant that they tried to jam together and performed 'I Feel Fine.' The fact that Ringo did not have a drum equipment meant that he had to keep the rhythm by tapping on wooden furniture. George asserts that he does not recall engaging in a jam session with Elvis. According to him, he was hoping to acquire some marijuana, but none of Elvis' pals contained any of it. Although they may not have been dissatisfied, they all express the desire that they could have stayed longer with him or that they could have gotten together with him at some time throughout their career in the 1960s. Maybe he was everything they had thought he would be and perhaps more than that.

Filmography

1964	A Hard Day's Night
1965	Help!
1967	Bottoms
1967	How I Won the War
1967	Magical Mystery Tour
1967	Pink Floyd: London '66-'67
1968	Yellow Submarine
1968	Two Virgins
1968	No. 5
1969	Bed Peace
1969	Honeymoon
1969	Self-Portrait
1969	Walden
1969	Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
1970	Apotheosis
1970	Let It Be
1970	Fly
1970	Freedom
1970	3 Days in the Life
1971	Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
1971	Up Your Legs Forever
1971	Erection
1971	Clock
1971	Sweet Toronto
1971	The Museum of Modern Art Show
1972	Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
1972	Eat the Document
1976	Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol
1977	The Day the Music Died
1982	The Compleat Beatles
1988	Imagine: John Lennon
1990	The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1996	The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
2003	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
2006	The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006	John & Yoko: Give Peace a Song
2007	I Met the Walrus

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