Story Embers | Naiya Dyani | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/naiya-dyani/activity/ Activity feed for Naiya Dyani. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:09:57 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 d61dd0f0d979089b0e1ccb2c5f16b62c Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102931/#acomment-104754 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:53:05 -0400 Holy heck girl, that’s a homeschooler power move and a half
It’s a program (through the same folks that run YWW) that’s basically a college replacement for aspiring authors, training them in both business and writing so they can make a living as authors instead of struggling XD It’s really great!

Well that’s absolutely no fun at all. Maybe stand…[Read more]

In reply to - Naiya Dyani posted an update @anne_the_noob14 *waves from the clouds* Helloooo~! I popped on here to glance at something quick and was reminded of our fun shenanigans way back when ^_^ How’ve you been?? What’s […] ]]> f190168ac00c18363c9583f67a6e2175 Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102931/#acomment-104751 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:33:06 -0400 Oh wow, you must have started college early!
I’m doing alright ^_^ I’ve been in the Author Conservatory for about a year and a half now, and through that I’m on my third novel and am running my own cleaning business! It’s been crazy but really cool, and I’m on the lookout for my third employee now XD

Ah, adulthood XD You know, the night before…[Read more]

In reply to - Naiya Dyani posted an update @anne_the_noob14 *waves from the clouds* Helloooo~! I popped on here to glance at something quick and was reminded of our fun shenanigans way back when ^_^ How’ve you been?? What’s […] ]]> c0096d462b7008cd4aaf93ba0a7802f5 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104039/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:21:31 -0400 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer Haha, well, I’m making it my career, which helps. XD Both my last book and my current one were part of my work in the Author Conservatory (the cleaning business is, too).

I could not possibly write without an outline. XD I can’t even manage to write a synopsis without outlining it first…

Kiet: *sticks his head…[Read more]

]]> 0 a727cfdc5a4c6f671f27bca16aee0622 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104036/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:16:34 -0400 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer Ooh that’s great!

Yep! Do you remember Kiet, Grace, Tai, etc? I finished theirs in 2021 at almost 100k words, and another fantasy novel at about the same word count last summer. Sashal, Daya, Milo, and Averic are some of the major character in the book I’m almost finished outlining!

]]> 0 9c0f80f30e7cc1989046ef201624c523 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104034/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:05:39 -0400 Heyyyy @emberynus-the-dragonslayer! *hugs back and takes more than her fair share of the chocolate* I’ve been all over the place. I’m on my second year of the Author Conservatory, working on my third novel, running a cleaning service… busy and living life! How about you?

Would you rather have to always wear your least favorite color or only be…[Read more]

]]> 0 c90fec66ff6603a0ea83eae00dc92303 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104027/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 22:44:01 -0400 Oh wow, it has been a long time since I’ve been on here. Hey again guys!

Would your character rather kill to stay alive or die to keep their friend alive?

Lol even my less-than-savory characters veer less selfish than that, but they all have different nuances, sooo…

Sashal: Oh, die to keep someone alive! I… I don’t think I could kill…[Read more]

]]> 0 19f7acd6e4fecbec168dcfa65eb034ae Naiya Dyani posted an update: @anne_the_noob14 *waves from the clouds* Helloooo~! I popped […] https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102931/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:15:33 -0400 @anne_the_noob14 *waves from the clouds*
Helloooo~! I popped on here to glance at something quick and was reminded of our fun shenanigans way back when ^_^ How’ve you been?? What’s new?

]]> 5 c333f7ce7d4d697ea91d68a9d4ccb1b8 Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100231/#acomment-100283 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:08:35 -0400 Ohhh I love Makoto Shinkai’s most recent movies (especially Your Name… I’ve watched it like, five times now and the climax always kills me…). Silent Voice is amazing, too! I really liked seeing some of the differences between Japanese and American Sign Language… being a language nerd myself. XD

I haven’t watched either of those series,…[Read more]

In reply to - Naiya Dyani posted an update @irishcelticredflowercrown Terribly sorry for the completely random message, but I saw your profile picture and restrained a scream… ]]> b2e1c53bc94230a42a237bfc3d14662c Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100231/#acomment-100243 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:09:55 -0400 @hope-mcclellan is also a fan! (I dragged her in :P)
Have you watched any other anime?

In reply to - Naiya Dyani posted an update @irishcelticredflowercrown Terribly sorry for the completely random message, but I saw your profile picture and restrained a scream… ]]> 8b9185d58f4d3c79f95fc7af2e7547ae Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100231/#acomment-100242 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:07:36 -0400 FMA and Avatar: The Last Airbender are and will probably always be my ultimate favorites!

In reply to - Naiya Dyani posted an update @irishcelticredflowercrown Terribly sorry for the completely random message, but I saw your profile picture and restrained a scream… ]]> ca7031a1a744c1570afaa7af38f9cfa6 Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100231/#acomment-100239 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:06:12 -0400 Riza is the QUEEN and no one can convince me otherwise.
Oooh what’s your #1?

In reply to - Naiya Dyani posted an update @irishcelticredflowercrown Terribly sorry for the completely random message, but I saw your profile picture and restrained a scream… ]]> 7c1bba0527c532fb3091f23b34083635 Naiya Dyani posted an update: @daeus-lamb Hey, I just posted art of someone and I realized […] https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100234/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:09:35 -0400 @daeus-lamb Hey, I just posted art of someone and I realized afterward that I should have asked my subject first. The site won’t let me take it down anymore; would you be able to help with that?

]]> 0 3b9d5c90156cb2ad25aa46491ed54107 Naiya Dyani posted an update: @irishcelticredflowercrown Terribly sorry for the completely […] https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100231/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:55:02 -0400 @irishcelticredflowercrown Terribly sorry for the completely random message, but I saw your profile picture and restrained a scream…

]]> 9 bc84125b1bc25b035a4f84e92f16fac6 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/95377/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:28:26 -0400 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer

I had been kind of wavering on my end; I’m about to start classes for my conservatory, and I’m also working and balancing other life stuff. I’m not sure I’ll have much time to commit, and I’ll probably only keep having less. So… I think what I might do is find a way to pull my characters out organically. I don’t want…[Read more]

]]> 0 c2a1b8103ec4d57ed635b178f43e9243 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Script Writing in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/93330/ Sat, 03 Jul 2021 20:37:56 -0400 @ericawordsmith whoops, forgot to tag you XD I had a few snippets of advice for writing scripts up there lol

]]> 0 0454dd75023df0330c6e05d6f3148f09 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Script Writing in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/93329/ Sat, 03 Jul 2021 20:29:03 -0400 *shows up with Starbucks two weeks late* Heh, what’s up

Ok so I am NOT an expert at this by any means, but I recently wrote a screenplay for my music teacher, so I have the experience of one (1) script? I’ll do my best here XD

The biggest thing I learned was that in anything visual like screenplays or theater, since you have only dialogue to…[Read more]

]]> 0 e3be652d83c3a6e155965d2cee9e6c3a Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92727/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:53:04 -0400 Hey! I was sure I’d posted this but somehow it didn’t register. . .?

I’d be willing to do a sketch or two for people! I’m not as good as some people on here but I can draw stuff lol. Here’s a sample of my art:

]]> 0 eb58c0c31a91d8bf417651ff5b282aca Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/lifewarden/comment-page-1/#comment-7189 Fri, 21 May 2021 17:48:08 -0400 GREAT JOB, KHY!!!

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By K.M. Small   Madiya would do better on this final day of her existence. No wincing, weeping, or hiding. She would be the solemn, dutiful Lifewarden she always should have been. […] ]]> 8cc1676ae65a3f7ac8ef2754cc7805ae Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Research of less-than-desirable topics (wounds, wound complications, etc.) in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92039/ Thu, 13 May 2021 01:11:13 -0400 oh, and do you think there’s a chance the person would go into shock? XD

]]> 0 d2c68111bc9d8eaedab211fc3b02a2e3 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Research of less-than-desirable topics (wounds, wound complications, etc.) in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92034/ Thu, 13 May 2021 00:38:51 -0400 @the-inkspiller Hey, uhhhhhhh, question. . . how likely is it that a fall from 25 feet, with the person landing on one leg, would break the femur of that leg? what all do you think would get broken? how long do you think it would take for it to heal. . .?

(thanks, and good luck on your nursing exams if you haven’t finished them yet!!)

]]> 0 c0c167e87070ec39ee8e539ff346baea Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Lyrical Poems are Welcome here! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/92018/ Wed, 12 May 2021 16:37:44 -0400 @dakota Ooh, nice job! That actually kinda reminds me of the song “Twenty-Four” by Switchfoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6oCFVGuSyQ

]]> 0 d07ac858171cc5e9c1e1cfbc08039279 Naiya Dyani posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89787/#acomment-89807 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:50:58 -0400 Heh, so I might not be using it anymore actually? But the original idea was that I have this character with two scars on his face from a blade. I was wondering how the vision would be affected, and thus his coordination and everything that follows from that, by one of the cuts passing over/through his eye, at surface-level depths. The cuts were…[Read more]

In reply to - The Inkspiller posted an update @naiya-dyani SO, what was it I heard about eye lacerations? ]]> a092812d088f49bc9a41ba070cc330b2 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Research of less-than-desirable topics (wounds, wound complications, etc.) in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89674/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:06:08 -0400 @deeprun You meanie, Kiet’s pain is all because of YOU. YOU started this. Don’t complain when he doesn’t want to come to your house anymore.

@anne_the_noob14 I’m sorry, I am, Kiet can come hang out with you for a while

]]> 0 b3968aa8288afefdb4be37ce7f563127 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Research of less-than-desirable topics (wounds, wound complications, etc.) in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89658/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 03:36:57 -0400 @the-inkspiller

*kicks awkwardly at the ground* So I haven’t been around here a ton lately so I don’t know if you’re still on here much. . . but if you are, I kinda need to know a very specific thing about eye lacerations? It’s ok if you don’t have time. XD But if you do just let me know lol

]]> 0 731c045ab541ab7253c27a868dcb09cd Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story Photography Thread in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89639/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:53:40 -0400 @dakota @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @urwen-starial @esmeralda-gramilton @mayacat @kayla-skywriter

And here’s Kedori’s! Gosh I love these two cinnamon rolls

^the drawing’s one I made of him at 10 with his mom, btw

]]> 0 9baef540e403d7f4a05ecd3a4e490ad5 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story Photography Thread in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89638/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:50:35 -0400 Oh yeah, I might as well put up the collages I’ve made for Kiet and Kedori. They’re not nearly as awesome-looking as Dakota’s, but they do the trick lol. FYI, they’ll have some symbolism that has to do with my book, so. If you see something a bit odd, that’s why XD

This one’s Kiet’s:

^@chalice did the awesome portraiture in it a;sldgkh

Guess…[Read more]

]]> 0 18a22fe93337e2c55288073720f7f06e Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story Photography Thread in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89637/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:41:27 -0400 @dakota Nice!!

]]> 0 f11803114e7c01b13ebdb03a1b468ffa Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89569/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:53:14 -0400 @urwen-starial @esmeralda-gramilton @mayacat @kayla-skywriter @dakota @emberynus-the-dragonslayer

Next Kiet/Megyn/Kedori part:

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The drab granite walls of the hospital rose out of the drifts of dirty snow ahead. Megyn shivered as another gust of wind drove its fingers through her clothing. She pressed her lips together as she glanced back at…[Read more]

]]> 0 28cf3752e0244ac6af0c7c5462412927 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89386/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:34:14 -0400 @urwen-starial @esmeralda-gramilton @mayacat @dakota @kayla-skywriter @emberynus-the-dragonslayer

Next Kedori/Kiet/Megyn part!

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Their footsteps echoed in the hall, hollow and haunting. Megyn glanced around as they passed the same cells, the same prisoner’s faces. Some stared at her with the same dead-while-alive expression. Others stared at…[Read more]

]]> 0 55f1f5f47c1cea510281e537bcf2ad8e Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89211/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:43:08 -0400 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer Eek, poor Wes! Nice job tho

]]> 0 138625fc1f4b3fe74cf79d74611b17e5 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89196/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:30:58 -0400 @kayla-skywriter Awww sappy dog romance! Far more adorable to read than sappy human romance in my humble opinion 😉

]]> 0 5b084c7db7b10b6e0911cd5ccd65561d Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story Photography Thread in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89195/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:28:54 -0400 @dakota Wow! I have no clue how you managed to put that together but great job!

]]> 0 0f1e467141464c99d0f8fbf29333472c Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89119/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:03:09 -0400 @mayacat @esmeralda-gramilton @kayla-skywriter @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @urwen-starial @dakota

Time to set up for some pain, darlings *rubs hands*

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The footsteps receded down the staircase. Gerik gritted his teeth, head whirling. Kiet had sounded so–honest. For those few minutes, he had sounded just like a frightened boy in over his…[Read more]

]]> 0 852197c0da9a1ca4f371a4da57a71452 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89084/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 02:09:22 -0400 @mayacat @esmeralda-gramilton @kayla-skywriter @emberynus-the-dragonslayer

Not sure why the original tags didn’t work. The next Megyn/Kiet/Kedori part’s up there!

]]> 0 dc42efaa829a4971d25445ae83a7f9c8 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89083/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 02:08:35 -0400 @urwen-starial @mayacat @esmeralda-gramilton @kayla-skywriter @emberynus-the-dragonslayer

The next part @dakota and I wrote!

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Cell 860, 861, 862 . . .

Megyn winced as they passed cell after cell. The prisoners here seemed so. . . empty. Like souls living in death, and yet alive. Most didn’t even glance at them as they passed. The few tha…[Read more]

]]> 0 de67f9e0da8d2b17536dd1a858ed554d Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89063/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:40:51 -0400 @kayla-skywriter Oh fox noodles! I forgot completely about Pasha somehow!!! What have you got planned for him? I can do my best to incorporate that. XD Sorry!

]]> 0 0b44643e098787dbdbfdbe1e9d3ab726 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/88653/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:13:06 -0400 @chalice Gotcha XD

I’ve been working on a new novel and gearing up to do final edits on The Healer’s Song (Kiet and Nyel’s story)! Plus working on senior year stuff lol. How have you been?

]]> 0 48eaeb04635a02589890e6c7cde32401 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/88629/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:52:46 -0400 @chalice Hey girl! I was changing some stuff around on my website and was testing the link to your insta in an art credit to make sure it worked, and it took me to a 404 error. Do you have a new profile now? Because I’d love to put a *working* link credit with your art on my website. XD This is the link you originally gave me:…[Read more]

]]> 0 2bc30c5c4ac8e3f7c40fa0856e5515e4 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Urwen's Art Gallery in the forum Art Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87716/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 02:37:19 -0400 @urwen-starial Ohhh those are amazing!! 😀 The main thing I noticed with the first one is that the top of the ponytail could have used a bit more shading, but aside from that–I’m not great at art critique, and they look wonderful to me!!

]]> 0 94b006e683d5389344bdcf1bb213a629 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic My Landing Page--At Last! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87392/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:32:10 -0400 @claire-h @dakota Thanks so much! 😀

]]> 0 35c9e326e297ec1281e92b9beb0851c3 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic My Landing Page--At Last! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87363/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:34:24 -0400 @kristianne-hassman Thank you so much! 😀

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer Thank you! Ooooh you’ll have to let me know as soon as it’s up!!

@zee Thanks a bunch! This has been really encouraging. 🙂

]]> 0 3172b9966e1edebe3e4897b4b066d3c1 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Salvete! (Hello!) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87356/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 03:39:34 -0400 @sparrowhawke Hey, if you need a place to learn ASL, lifeprint.com is an amazing site for that!! @hope-mcclellan and I both learned it there. The teacher’s both quality and hysterical, and you get a lot on Deaf culture too!

]]> 0 3e467efc304f47a0c90895255ad8234c Naiya Dyani replied to the topic My Landing Page--At Last! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87347/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:42:10 -0400 @dakota @kayla-skywriter @mayacat @seekjustice @edmund-lloyd-fletcher

Tagging you guys separately so the spam filter doesn’t eat things up. XD

]]> 0 3712b1717f9a3d03a62b20d1019ceb9c Naiya Dyani started the topic My Landing Page--At Last! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87346/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:41:00 -0400 I finally did it–I created a website and a mailing list!

I know I’ve told a lot of you about my writing (*cough* and about my darling characters in particular). So I thought I’d invite you guys in!

My mailing list in particular is a bit unique. Rather than being a selling campaign, it’s instead a safe haven, a warm fireplace to sit beside and…[Read more]

]]> 0 31fbf8c931d0f1958c1b9b2fecf1fa91 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Eulogies in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87344/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:53:28 -0400 Fun!

“Every deep wound he ever received he used as a portal of light.” ~Kiet

 

]]> 0 d9b3d5a0e2fc26a1b52604630294fabd Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Salvete! (Hello!) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87343/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:38:32 -0400 @sparrowhawke *flicks two fingers off forehead* Konnichiwa! (Japanese and ASL nerd here)

YES ANOTHER WRITER WHO’S NOT A COFFEE/TEA PERSON!! I just like hot cocoa XD

I’m an INFP, type 9, and proud Hufflepuff. All three of those point to a pure cinnamon roll, but in addition to that I’m a firecracker lol.

Welcome to the forums! I’m only here off…[Read more]

]]> 0 b682cb8c73a76a3379443edb2503a53f Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87224/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:19:36 -0400 @dakota Sure! If you want to get a doc started, my email is naiyadyani@gmail.com.

]]> 0 0da4f630969af0b076be6985f5102b71 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character memes in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87223/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:01:01 -0400 @anne_the_noob14 @esmeralda-gramilton @dakota @urwen-starial @law0413

Time for another . . .

If my guy characters were roommates:

Tai to Gerik: you’re a terrible roommate and nobody likes you

Dari: Let’s try phrasing it this way: “When you do this, it makes me feel this.” 🙂

Tai: Ok. . . When you. . . live here. . . it makes me feel. . . a…[Read more]

]]> 0 a7154959d278e53860448944242d9f5e Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Good book on digital art? in the forum Art Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87202/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 02:01:16 -0400 @deeprun Any suggestions for this?

]]> 0 00c83dbe601eb7d7c176fdb14f2b2801 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Character Story in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87201/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 01:58:20 -0400 @dakota Whoops! XD I guess I’ve just had my main character Grace in mind (who’s blonde).

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Kedori nodded rapidly. Just out of breath. Are you ready?

 

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