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I Want You to Know We're Still Here by Esther Safran Foer

I Want You to Know We're Still Here

A Post-Holocaust Memoir

by Esther Safran Foer

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  • Mar 2020, 240 pages
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Esther L. (Newtown, PA)

Riveting Memoir
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to read and review "I Want To Know We're Still Here" by Esther Safran Foer. It is a deeply personal and riveting memoir by the author of her family's Holocaust history, those lost and those that survived.

Her tenacity and perseverance in researching this story involved her three sons, one of whom published the novel "Everything Is Illuminated", a fictional account of their story that started In Ukraine. Having read this novel, it gave added insight to her memoir. The author also mentions "The Holocaust by Bullets" by Father Patrick DuBois which chronicles the thousands of Jewish deaths by bullets in the killing fields of Ukraine.

This book is a wonderful addition to my Holocaust library. Esther also mentions Mi Polin,a Warsaw Judaica company whose tagline is "We make Judaism tangible". They travel all over Poland,where more than 3.5 million Jews lived before World War ll, to find traces of the mezuzah's that had been on the doorposts of the Jewish homes. A mezuzah is a rectangular case with a piece of parchment inside that holds a prayer for the house and its inhabitants. My mezuzah is from the city of Krakow and a visible reminder of all that was lost.
Lucy B. (Urbana, OH)

I Want You to Know We're Still Here
First of all, I don't think I can pronounce correctly many of the names of persons in the book.

It was a sad story, but happy in so many ways. I'm happy that Esther was able to find out about life in her past, what happened to her family, and to connect with relatives living now.

Also, not everyone who lived through the Holocaust and moved on were able to go back to their former homes, or former countries, and speak with some of the survivors or to see what their former home sites looked like in the present day.

Every time I read about the Holocaust, I feel sad for what those people went through that experienced it and those that did not survive it. I have to feel very fortunate that I did not have to be in that situation.

I thank the author for telling her family's story and for letting us see through her eyes what her experience was like by going back to her mother's homeland.

Esther was fortunate to still have her mother.
Robin M. (Newark, DE)

Slow to Start but Worth the Effort
I requested this book because my friend's father was one of the hidden children during WWII, and she was able to locate and visit the children who remember playing with her father.

I was excited to read this book, but the first 5 or 6 chapters took a long time to read. After that the reading was much easier and more interesting.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was worth the time and effort invested in reading it. I would recommend this book to people interested in the Holocaust and in WWII. It provides an interesting perspective that is not often presented in the literature or narrative on the subject.
Ariel F. (Madison, WI)

I Want You to Know
Foer tells the story of her journey to learn about her family's real history. A history that had been to horrific to share. Was she born in September or March? In what country? I found the book interesting but at times I got lost trying to keep names straight.
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Sandi

'A Post Holocaust Memoir'
It has been a while since I have read a book on the Holocaust. Although I am not of Jewish faith, each book seems to dredge up feelings and images that are simply overwhelming. Knowing that this was a memoir - dubbed as 'A Post Holocaust Memoir' - I went into it very slowly, while also reading a couple other books, to even out the drama and sadness of this one.

I found that I both liked and disliked this book. There were plenty of sections that delved into the lives of Foer's family - I especially liked the parts referring to her Grandmother. But there were also parts that just seemed out of place - such as her repeated mentioning of her sons achievements.

I understand that having to ferret out your past history and family would take a lot of resilience and research. And I admire Foer for what she undertook, especially under the auspice of the Holocaust. However, I believe this book may have been better had her son written it instead.
MaryJane_Banyi

I Want You To Know We're Still Here
This post-Holocaust memoir has both facts about holocaust survivors as well as personal family history. Esther Safran Foer has taken on the burden of becoming the memory keeper of all of her ancestors who were lost in the holocaust. She's passed this obsession of hers to her children. These traumatic memories are passed on from generation to generation. Much of the book is the result of the intense research she has done to find her family's roots especially her father's story. She traces the difficult journey of her parents' escape from the Nazis in Poland, to a DP camp, to their arrival in America.
Although I found the topic interesting, I felt there was too much detail that applied only to the author's family. I kept wondering who the audience was for this book. Was it survivors of the holocaust or the Safran family searching for their roots?
Ilene_M

Not Great
I read many, many books about the Holocaust, both non-fiction and historical fiction. The accounts are always disturbing. Some authors present the information in beautiful and compelling prose. In my opinion, this author did not do a great job. I understand her need to search for the truth about her family, but I do not feel that her writing did a great job in capturing her feelings. Some of the things that she wrote felt out of context. I also felt that she leaned to heavily on the writings of her son, Jonathan Safran Foer. I would not recommend this book.
Chris_H

Hard to rate
This book relates a very important part of history and a personal one at that. I have trouble rating it for that reason. The story is important, therefore my rating of 3-average. However, I found the readability challenging, therefore my rating of 2-poor. The challenge of reading this book is that the author talks about too many people and their relationship to one another hard to keep track of. She often refers to her son Jonathan and his book without any background, assuming all readers know what she is talking about. It was about two-thirds into the book that she talks about what is most interesting and what a reader could understand. I think perhaps the author should have included some visual references, perhaps a family tree of sorts, maybe a rough map of her lost homeland. The story itself is important and compelling. The way it is written is where the difficulty, for me, makes my rating of it hard.

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SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk, a.discourse_flag, a.arc_promo_text,
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Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 14599

get_briefs_reader_rating (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=261ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_briefs_reader_rating.cfm @ 14:43:14.014
SELECT	(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
				(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
				 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) >= 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
			ELSE 0
			END) AS "avrating",
            count(rating) as "ratcount"
            
	FROM (
		SELECT reader_review_rating AS rating
		FROM reader_reviews
		WHERE ezine_preview_number = ?
		
		AND reader_review_rating > 0
		
		UNION ALL
		
		SELECT reading_list_book_rating AS rating
		FROM reading_lists
		WHERE book_number LIKE 'p%'
		AND TRY_CAST(SUBSTRING(book_number, 2, LEN(book_number)) AS INT) = ?
		AND reading_list_book_rating > 0
		AND TRY_CAST(SUBSTRING(book_number, 2, LEN(book_number)) AS INT) IS NOT NULL
	) combined_ratings
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 14599
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 14599

get_reader_reviews_by_preview_number (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=16ms, Records=34) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_reader_reviews_by_preview_number.cfm @ 14:43:14.014
SELECT 		a.reader_review_number, a.book_number, a.ezine_preview_number, a.reader_review_approved_flag, a.reader_review_dt,
				COALESCE(NULLIF(LTRIM(RTRIM(m.discourse_username)), ''), NULLIF(LTRIM(RTRIM(a.reader_review_reviewer_name)), '')) AS reader_review_reviewer_name,
				a.reader_review_reviewer_email_address, a.reader_review_reviewer_from_locale, a.reader_review_recommended, a.reader_review_rating, a.reader_review_title, a.reader_review_description, ISNULL(a.like_count, 0) AS like_count,
    			b.ezine_preview_title,
    			ISNULL(e.edit_count, 0) AS edit_count,
    			e.last_edit_dt,
    			a.member_number AS review_member_number
    FROM 		reader_reviews a
    INNER JOIN	ezine_previews b ON a.ezine_preview_number = b.ezine_preview_number
    LEFT OUTER JOIN (
    	SELECT reader_review_number, COUNT(*) AS edit_count, MAX(edited_dt) AS last_edit_dt
    	FROM   reader_review_edits
    	GROUP BY reader_review_number
    ) e ON e.reader_review_number = a.reader_review_number
    LEFT OUTER JOIN members m ON m.member_number = a.member_number
	WHERE 		a.ezine_preview_number = ?
    AND			a.book_number = 0
    AND 		a.reader_review_approved_flag = 1
    

	ORDER BY a.reader_review_rating DESC, a.reader_review_dt DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 14599

get_arc_idfk (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=10ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 14:43:14.014
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk,a.discourse_flag
    FROM 		arcs a
    INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews e on e.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
    
	
        WHERE 		e.ezine_preview_number = ? 
    AND DATALENGTH(a.arc_forumidfk) > 0 AND arc_obc_flag=1
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_integer) = 14599

get_arc_idfk_legacy (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=14ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 14:43:14.014
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk,a.discourse_flag
    FROM 		arcs a
    INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews e on e.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
    
	
        WHERE 		e.ezine_preview_number = ? 
    AND DATALENGTH(a.arc_forumidfk) > 0 AND arc_obc_flag=1 AND a.discourse_flag = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_integer) = 14599

obc_discussions (Datasource=booktalk_new, Time=307ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 14:43:14.014
SELECT 		t.name,
                m.title, m.body,
                u.username, t.id,
				(SELECT COUNT(*) from booktalk_messages where threadidfk = t.id) AS	"responses"
                
    FROM 		booktalk_forums f
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_threads t on t.forumidfk = f.id
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_messages m on m.posted = t.lastpostcreated
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_users u on u.id = m.useridfk
    
    WHERE 	f.id = ?
    AND 	f.active = 1
	AND		t.active = 1
    
    ORDER BY t.name, t.messages DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) =

searchResults (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=94ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title
					FROM DiscourseSearchResults
					
        WHERE 		book_number = ? 
                    AND topic_id IS NOT NULL
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p14599

ya_check (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=16ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_books_by_briefs_category.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select ezine_preview_reading_level 
from ezine_previews 
where ezine_preview_number = ?
and ezine_preview_reading_level = 2
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 14599

get_books_by_brief (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=23ms, Records=20) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_books_by_briefs_category.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select 			top 20
				a.ezine_preview_reading_level,
				b.category_name,
				c.category_number, 
				d.book_number, d.book_title,
				f.author_number, f.author_first_name, author_middle_initial, author_last_name
				
from 			ezine_previews a 
inner join		categories b on b.ezine_preview_category_number = a.ezine_preview_category_number
inner join		category_book_mapping c on c.category_number = b.category_number
inner join		books d on d.book_number = c.book_number
inner join		book_author_mapping e on e.book_number = d.book_number
inner join		authors f on f.author_number = e.author_number

where			a.ezine_preview_number = ? 

order by 		d.book_number DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 14599

get_author_bookcount (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=9ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_author_bookcount.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select		b.book_title as "title", 1 as "bb_flag", b.book_number as "number"
        from		book_author_mapping a
		inner join	books b on b.book_number = a.book_number
        where		a.author_number = ?
union
    	select		c.ezine_preview_title as "title", 0 as "bb_flag", c.ezine_preview_number as "number"
        from		ezine_previews c
        where		c.ezine_preview_bb_author_link = ?
        and			c.ezine_preview_bb_link = 0
		and 1=0
order by title DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 0
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 0

get_obc_number (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=33ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_obc_number.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select a.arc_forumidfk
    from arcs a
    
    	where a.ezine_preview_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_numeric) = 14599.0

IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=0ms, Records=0) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'Esther@brimer.net'
IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=1ms, Records=0) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'lbishop004@woh.rr.com'
IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=1ms, Records=0) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'loves2bird@gmail.com'
IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=0ms, Records=0) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'ayhford@yahoo.com'
IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=0ms, Records=1) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'taking.mytime@yahoo.com'
IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=0ms, Records=0) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'Mjbanyi@aol.com'
IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=1ms, Records=0) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'ILENE.MEYERS@GMAIL.COM'
IsPowerReviewer (Datasource=, Time=10ms, Records=0) in /root/website/reader_reviews/dsp_reviews.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select *
			from get_reader_reviews_power_reviewers
			where reader_review_reviewer_email_address LIKE 'cmjehoffmann@sbcglobal.net'
get_arcs_for_ad (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=18ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_arcs_for_ad.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT 	top 10 a.arc_number,arc_promo_text,
		b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_publish_dt, 
		(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
				(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
				 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
				 ELSE 0
				 END)
 			from arc_allocator	where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS arcrating

FROM arcs a
INNER JOIN ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number

WHERE arc_closed_flag = 1
AND arc_obc_flag = 0
AND getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
AND (select count(*) from arc_allocator d where d.arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) > 1
and getdate() <= dateadd(day,1,a.arc_off_ad_dt)

ORDER BY NEWID()
get_arcs_for_ad (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=20ms, Records=3) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_arcs_for_ad.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT 	top 3 a.arc_number,arc_promo_text,
			b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_publish_dt, 
			(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
					(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
					 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
					 ELSE 0
					 END)
				from arc_allocator	where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS arcrating

	FROM arcs a
	INNER JOIN ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number

	WHERE arc_closed_flag = 1
	AND arc_obc_flag = 0
	AND getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
	AND (select count(*) from arc_allocator d where d.arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) > 1

	ORDER BY a.arc_off_ad_dt DESC
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=39ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
	
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone6
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=17ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone6

get_type (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=17ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT	a.start_date, a.adid, a.end_date, a.camp_views, a.image_name, a.alt_text, a.views, a.code, a.adsize
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.adid = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112

get_quotes (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=35ms, Records=1) in /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_book_giveaway.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
select top 1 ezine_number, ezine_quote, ezine_quote_title
	    from ezines
	    where len(ezine_quote_title) > 1
	    order by newid()
get_free_newsletters (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=0ms, Records=4, Cached Query) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_free_newsletters.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT 	*
    FROM 	free_newsletters
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=27ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
		 	AND a.adid NOT IN (?) 
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = showcase_track
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #4(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=38ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        		AND a.adid NOT IN (?) 
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = showcase_track
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112

get_type (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=16ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 14:43:15.015
SELECT	a.start_date, a.adid, a.end_date, a.camp_views, a.image_name, a.alt_text, a.views, a.code, a.adsize
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.adid = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 594


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