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is always malevolent. Usually its form is of a beautiful young woman; one tale recounts a man, a would-be seducer, revealed as a kumiho. The kumiho has nine tails and as she desires to be a full human, she uses her beauty to seduce men and eat their hearts (or in some cases livers where the belief is
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into a donkey. Eustace's transformation is not strictly a punishment – the change simply reveals the truth of his selfishness. It is reversed after he repents and his moral nature changes. Rabadash is allowed to reverse his transformation, providing he does so in a public place, so that his former
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Shapeshifter, or Mestaclocan, can change his appearance and manipulate the minds of animals. In one tale, the Mestaclocan finds a dying eagle. Changing into the form of an eagle, he convinces the dying bird that it is, in fact, not dying. As the story goes they both soar into the heavens
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bear a resemblance to those of humans. Others believe the myth served (and still serves) as a way of hiding the incestuous relations which are quite common in some small, isolated communities along the river. Legend also states that "if a person makes eye contact with an Amazon river dolphin, they
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depicts an animal form as slowly transforming the wizard's mind, so that the dolphin, bear or other creature forgets it was human, making it impossible to change back. This makes an example of a voluntary shapeshifting becoming an imprisoning metamorphosis. Beyond this, the uses of shapeshifting,
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Finnish story of two brothers, one of whom tries to win the hand of the tsar's wicked daughter. The girl does not like her suitor and endeavors to have him killed, but he turns her into a beautiful mare which he and his brother ride. In the end he turns her back into a girl and marries
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was a nymph who loved Helios, but he did not love her back. Desperate, she sat on a rock with no food or water for nine days looking at him as he crossed the skies, until she was transformed into a purple, sun-gazing flower, the
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to keep Janet from taking him, but as he had advised her, she did not let go, and so freed him. The motif of capturing a person by holding him through many transformations is found in folktales throughout Europe, and
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followers will know that he had been a donkey. He is warned that, if he ever leaves his capital city again, he will become a donkey permanently, and this prevents him from leading further military campaigns.
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Borderlands: A Comparative Study of the Trickster Figure in African Orality and in Oral Narratives Concerning one South African Trickster, Khotso Sethuntsa."
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to have any child at all, even one that has another form, and had such children born to them. At the end of the fairy tale, normally after marriage, such children metamorphose into human form.
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Ministry of Magic about their ability.
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transformed his wife and attendants into mice to attack a crop in revenge; when his wife is captured, he turns himself into three clergymen in succession to try to pay a ransom.
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music videos, Thriller
Michael Jackson becomes a werewolf and a zombie, while Black or White features him turning into a panther as well as involving face morphs between races.
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were held to change into wolves and bears to fight more effectively. In many cultures, evil magicians could transform into animal shapes and thus skulk about.
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was a shapeshifting god of animals, magic and the underworld. He was often represented as a bear, wolf, snake or owl. He also became a dragon while fighting
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are transformed when their father thinks his sons are playing instead of fetching water to christen their newborn and sickly sister, and curses them. In
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into a boar to conceal him. She also possessed a cloak of falcon feathers that allowed her to transform into a falcon, which Loki borrowed on occasion.
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clan, who in Kerala folklore are men believed to possess shapeshifting abilities and can assume animal forms. Odiyans are said to have inhabited the
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Literature, Roda da Fortuna. Revista Eletrônica sobre Antiguidade e Medievo, 6(1): 135–158.
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into becoming a mouse to be eaten. Shapeshifting may also include symbolic significance, like the Beast's transformation in
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obstacles. This obstacle chase is literally found worldwide, in many variants in every region.
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himself), characters wielding the Omnitrix are able to shapeshift into various alien species.
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into a butterfly. The most dramatic example of shapeshifting in Irish myth is that of
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for refusing to be her lover. This is a motif found in many legends and folktales.
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Dedicated to the study of shape-shifting phenomena (realshapeshifters.com)
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4318:"Amazon River dolphin love fetishes: From folklore to molecular forensics"
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One motif is a shape change in order to obtain abilities in the new form.
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Half Human, Half Animal: Tales of Werewolves and Related Creatures
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Half Human, Half Animal: Tales of Werewolves and Related Creatures
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Gómez Salazar, Catalina Trujillo, Fernando Whitehead, Hal (2011).
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features a number of shapeshifting alien races, including the
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in Argentina derives from the toponym of its major island in
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The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings
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Martin, A.R.; Da Silva, V.M.F.; Rothery, P. (Jun 23, 2008).
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Meeting The Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland
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as the forms the characters take on. Some are rare, such as
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region of Kerala before the widespread use of electricity.
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were transformed, at their deaths, into a pair of trees.
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are curious and lack of fear of foreign objects, are
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was known among the gods for his shapeshifting; both
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Jean, the Soldier, and Eulalie, the Devil's Daughter
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4896:This scene is omitted in the story as depicted in
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2211:Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources
2012:language): "Island of the Jaguar (or Puma)", from
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3470:that can transform into wolves and have inhuman
2731:Sister Alenushka Weeping about Brother Ivanushka
2168:, who wishes to force him to marry her daughter.
1862:, which does not disappear with the shapeshift.
242:Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are
186:, as well as the oldest existent literature and
5130:The Fairy Tale: The Magic Mirror of Imagination
2572:, once seized by Janet, was transformed by the
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2865:Such wished-for children may become monstrous
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3213:Both the Earthmasters and their opponents in
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3018:A String of Pearls Twined with Golden Flowers
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5078:The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
4092:Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (2005).
4067:Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (1875).
3891:, "Shapeshifting and Berserkergang," in
3853:The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
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2937:East of the Sun and West of the Moon
2775:are transformed into swans by their
2568:from forcing information from them.
2362:East of the Sun and West of the Moon
2161:East of the Sun and West of the Moon
2088:The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
1966:adding citations to reliable sources
1736:adding citations to reliable sources
1608:adding citations to reliable sources
1521:adding citations to reliable sources
5020:"Clip: Horror of Fang Rock: Part 4"
2712:inversion of the "liberation" theme
1649:the fox woman, casting a fox shadow
997:, and when she betrays her husband
459:the sun god during his affair with
77:, Mistress of the North, attacking
6653:LGBT themes in speculative fiction
5979:Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
5088:The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter
5080:. Vol. 1. Dover Publications.
2618:The Death of Koschei the Deathless
1182:relates Loki taking the form of a
950:Many British fairy tales, such as
25:
6764:Recurrent elements in fairy tales
4508:The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales
3677: – Witch in Navajo mythology
3140:The science fiction short story "
1214:, Freyja transformed her protégé
1108:who turned her stepchildren, the
774:who transforms into a laurel tree
623:was turned into a bear by either
489:for trying to murder her prophet
280:. Shapeshifting to the form of a
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4909:Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers
4696:The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
4652:, p. 960, "Transformation".
4342:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00237.x
3646: – Spirit in Malay folklore
3271:features a species known as the
3125:(1904) with the revelation that
2987:The Three Little Men in the Wood
2975:The Famous Flower of Serving-Men
2691:The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
2629:and live together for eternity.
2602:In many fairy tales, the hero's
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858:In some variants of the tale of
539:'s plans to hinder the birth of
397:where to find the Apples of the
304:Metamorphoses in Greek mythology
214:. Examples of shapeshifters are
6708:
5663:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
4970:, p. 858, "Shapeshifting".
4411:Aleksandra Kojic (2016-08-18).
4256:. Authorhouse. pp. 55–88.
3256:,Shang Tsung is a shapeshifter.
3105:(1883), the boys who visit the
2467:The Grimm Brothers' fairy tale
2323:Shapeshifting may be used as a
2209:From a Croatian book of tales,
1386:, there was a legend about the
1377:Folklore of the Santal Parganas
1055:The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
5192:. W. W. Norton & company.
4911:: The Makers of Heroic Fantasy
4277:Cravalho, Mark (Winter 1999).
3919:10.5325/preternature.12.1.0001
3024:The Boys with the Golden Stars
2531:) or an obstacle chase (as in
2331:in the fairy tales tricks the
1912:Trinidad and Tobago's folklore
1147:, the wife of the famous hero
631:for being impregnated by Zeus.
597:were all turned into birds (a
1:
5154:. Columbia University Press.
5076:Child, Francis James (1965).
5002:"The Zygon Who Fell to Earth"
3974:by Mardiros H. Ananikiam, in
3876:"Loki – Norse Trickster Loki"
2981:The White and the Black Bride
1930:Mapuche (Argentina and Chile)
327:Examples of shapeshifting in
65:Transmogrify (disambiguation)
58:Shapeshifter (disambiguation)
5209:Traditional Romance and Tale
5190:The Annotated Brothers Grimm
5148:Smith, Frederick M. (2006).
5127:Jones, Steven Swann (1995).
4391:"Caribbean History Archives"
3151:The Thing from Another World
2757:Transformation of the Kumiho
2413:of myths (as in many of the
1407:, shapeshifters include the
1025:, having accidentally taken
5681:The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
5169:Steiger, B. (August 1999).
5109:The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
4594:Morphology of the Folk Tale
4528:The Green Forest Fairy Book
4006:"A Fox Woman Tale of Korea"
3595:In the music video for the
3572:1960s show of the same name
3102:The Adventures of Pinocchio
2817:, a girl born as an apple.
2612:The Three Enchanted Princes
2291:the claims made and adding
2202:, a French tale written by
2190:The Mare of the Necromancer
1299:, and all the girls Maras.
6780:
5297:Real Shapeshifters Website
4693:Online text of Ch. VII in
3795:(1976). "Shape-shifting".
3148:(later adapted to film as
2858:
2855:Monstrous bride/bridegroom
2716:Dr Jekyll's transformation
2192:, a Turin Italian tale by
2152:Eglė the Queen of Serpents
2016:, "puma (or jaguar)", and
1876:Along with shapeshifting,
1074:: transformed into a human
959:The Black Bull of Norroway
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5719:List of story collections
5560:Occult detective fiction
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5254:Shapeshifters: A History.
5048:Little, Brown and Company
4042:. Рипол Классик. p.
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3254:Mortal Kombat (franchise)
2428:"Svipdag transformed" by
1452:Chonguita the Monkey Wife
1314:Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
962:, feature shapeshifting.
331:include many examples in
321:Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
284:is specifically known as
234:1722 German woodcut of a
5984:World Fantasy Convention
4899:The Once and Future King
4448:. Zagreb: IBIS GRAFIKA.
3570:, which is based on the
3261:Film and popular culture
3220:The Riddle-Master of Hed
3198:The Chronicles of Narnia
3122:The Marvelous Land of Oz
2943:The Brown Bear of Norway
2355:Examples of this are in
2044:, the Slavic storm god.
912:, a statue he had made.
657:in Ovid's version) with
106:The Defense of the Sampo
6052:Fire-breathing monsters
5252:Kachuba, John B. 2019.
5085:Colbert, David (2001).
3284:reptilian shapeshifters
3089:The Princess and Curdie
2534:The Battle of the Birds
2528:The Two Kings' Children
2409:commonly appear as the
2236:In literary fairy tale
2069:, tells of a frog that
2036:, one of the main gods
1910:is the shapeshifter of
1263:Der Ring des Nibelungen
1130:, the only survivor of
1100:Perhaps the best-known
1044:Tales abound about the
811:, having been raped by
527:was transformed into a
481:. She also turned King
6754:Science fiction themes
5803:Dungeons & Dragons
4526:Brady, Loretta Ellen.
4200:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0067
3991:Filipino Popular Tales
3670:Size change in fiction
3336:Marvel Comics Universe
3169:The Sword in the Stone
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720:as an eagle or a flame
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5869:International Fantasy
5310:Shapeshifters in Love
5207:Wilson, Anne (1976).
5188:Tatar, Maria (2004).
5173:. Visible Ink Press.
5133:. Twayne Publishers.
4767:Off with Their Heads!
4735:Off with Their Heads!
4506:Maria Tatar, p. 193,
4322:Marine Mammal Science
4125:Marine Mammal Science
3976:Bullfinch's Mythology
3851:Francis James Child,
3681:Soul eater (folklore)
3619:and other dog breeds.
3555:In the graphic novel
3433:Star Trek: Enterprise
2958:and some variants of
2880:thus transformed the
2737:, Russian variant of
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2584:Riddle-Master trilogy
2581:references it in her
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2115:The Frog's Bridegroom
2055:
1922:and practitioners of
1837:Amazon river dolphins
1827:Amazon river dolphins
1798:and folk hero of the
1645:
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1318:Gunnhild konungamóðir
1256:, his counterpart in
1186:to bear Odin's steed
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953:Jack the Giant Killer
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738:as either Artemis or
535:after interfering in
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401:for the same reason.
367:'s Lucius becoming a
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262:of Japan, the Navajo
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208:children's literature
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111:Akseli Gallen-Kallela
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6759:Supernatural legends
6673:Supernatural fiction
5750:Fantastic Adventures
5293:at Wikimedia Commons
5234:Hall, Jamie (2003).
5026:. 24 September 1977.
4252:Hall, Jamie (2003).
4162:Animal Diversity Web
3972:"Armenian Mythology"
3308:Terror of the Zygons
3228:contemporary fantasy
3215:Patricia A. McKillip
3012:Beauty and Pock Face
2861:Animal as Bridegroom
2639:Beauty and the Beast
2579:Patricia A. McKillip
2436:Transformation chase
2380:transformation, and
2338:Beauty and the Beast
2139:Beauty and the Beast
2078:In the Finnish tale
1962:improve this section
1732:improve this section
1604:improve this section
1517:improve this section
1424:Philippine mythology
1371:In the Indian fable
1072:Herbert James Draper
578:Hera punished young
575:to escape detection.
329:classical literature
5974:Tolkien's influence
5687:Fantasy Masterworks
5640:Television programs
5448:Fairy tale parodies
5274:40.4 (2015): 69–88.
4497:, pp. 313–314.
4480:English Fairy Tales
4334:2008MMamS..24..969G
4073:. Cape Town: Juta.
3764:(1976). "Glamour".
3749:Folktales of Greece
3622:In the 2000 series
3581:franchise (notably
3567:My Favorite Martian
3410:the original series
3325:Horror of Fang Rock
3166:, in the 1938 book
2955:The Enchanted Snake
2799:Giambattista Basile
2752:The Wonderful Birch
2710:mythology, and the
2504:The Grateful Prince
2481:Gianbattista Basile
2245:Journey to the West
2238:The Beggar Princess
2221:The Merchant's Sons
2145:In the most famous
2113:In the German tale
1898:Trinidad and Tobago
1890:will have lifelong
1356:ichchhadhari naagin
1029:from a potion that
973:was transformed by
835:Baucis and Philemon
764:Gianlorenzo Bernini
672:as a shower of gold
563:was a priestess of
345:'s transforming of
168:speculative fiction
6196:Damsel in distress
5964:Mythopoeic Society
5565:Paranormal romance
5480:Historical fantasy
5465:Fantasy of manners
5419:Children's fantasy
5302:2019-10-13 at the
5006:www.drwhoguide.com
4904:L. Sprague de Camp
4841:Stephen Prickett,
4393:. Gerard A. Besson
4039:Bushman Dictionary
4004:Heinz Insu Fenkl.
3499:. When Zam flees,
3398:Star Trek universe
3367:DC Comics Universe
3226:James A. Hetley's
3064:, Scylla's father
3048:, and the cats in
2783:Ill-advised wishes
2766:Brother and Sister
2743:
2739:Brother and Sister
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2276:possibly contains
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1565:Madame White Snake
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1405:Armenian mythology
1149:Fionn mac Cumhaill
1079:Scottish mythology
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5543:Planetary romance
5454:Fairytale fantasy
5409:Alternate history
5397:Sword and sorcery
5388:Action-adventure
5289:Media related to
5261:English in Africa
5180:978-1-57859-078-0
4968:Grant & Clute
4843:Victorian Fantasy
4650:Grant & Clute
4577:, pp. 28–29.
4455:978-953-6927-41-8
4437:Katičić, Radoslav
4263:978-1-4107-5809-5
4034:Dorothea F. Bleek
3545:Heroes of Olympus
3463:The Twilight Saga
3454:(1992), starring
3379:Martian Manhunter
3297:The Faceless Ones
2961:The Frog Princess
2815:Italian Folktales
2675:and the Japanese
2461:Farmer Weathersky
2455:The Twa Magicians
2394:The Canary Prince
2377:Ursula K. Le Guin
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2133:The Frog Princess
2130:or more commonly
2063:The Frog Princess
2002:Nahuel Huapi Lake
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1013:Math fab Mathonwy
987:Math fab Mathonwy
981:Llwyd ap Cil Coed
920:British and Irish
593:, and her sister
437:transformed King
252:ichchhadhari naag
193:Epic of Gilgamesh
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2999:The Juniper Tree
2910:Hans My Hedgehog
2842:The Seven Ravens
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3878:. about.com
3703:(2011 film)
3695:(1982 film)
3675:Skin-walker
3609:Rottweilers
3588:Two of the
3414:Changelings
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