| ਹਰਿ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਹਾਜਰੁ ਜਾਹਰਾ ॥ |
| har dhisehi haajar jaaharaa || |
| The Lord is seen to be manifest and present. |
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| ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਤੁਝੈ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਭਗਤ ਰਤੇ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੨੦॥ |
| sun sun thujhai dhhiaaeidhae thaerae bhagath rathae gunathaas jeeo ||20|| |
| Hearing of Your Glories again and again, Your devotees meditate on You; they are attuned to You, O Lord, Treasure of Excellence. ||20|| |
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| ਮੈ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਦਯੈ ਸੇਵੜੀ ॥ |
| mai jug jug dhayai saevarree || |
| Through age after age, I am the servant of the Merciful Lord. |
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| ਗੁਰਿ ਕਟੀ ਮਿਹਡੀ ਜੇਵੜੀ ॥ |
| gur kattee mihaddee jaevarree || |
| The Guru has cut away my bonds. |
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| ਹਉ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਛਿੰਝ ਨ ਨਚਊ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਉਸਰੁ ਲਧਾ ਭਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੨੧॥੨॥੨੯॥ |
| ho baahurr shhinjh n nachoo naanak aousar ladhhaa bhaal jeeo ||21||2||29|| |
| I shall not have to dance in the wrestling arena of life again. Nanak has searched, and found this opportunity. ||21||2||29|| |
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| ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ |
| ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh || |
| One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: |
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| ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਪਹਰੇ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥ |
| sireeraag mehalaa 1 peharae ghar 1 || |
| Siree Raag, First Mehl, Pehray, First House: |
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| ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਪਇਆ ਗਰਭਾਸਿ ॥ |
| pehilai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa hukam paeiaa garabhaas || |
| In the first watch of the night O my merchant friend you were cast into the womb, by the Lord's Command. |
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| ਉਰਧ ਤਪੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਖਸਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥ |
| ouradhh thap anthar karae vanajaariaa mithraa khasam saethee aradhaas || |
| Upside-down, within the womb, you performed penance, O my merchant friend, and you prayed to your Lord and Master. |
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| ਖਸਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਉਰਧ ਧਿਆਨਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥ |
| khasam saethee aradhaas vakhaanai ouradhh dhhiaan liv laagaa || |
| You uttered prayers to your Lord and Master, while upside-down, and you meditated on Him with deep love and affection. |
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| ਨਾ ਮਰਜਾਦੁ ਆਇਆ ਕਲਿ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਜਾਸੀ ਨਾਗਾ ॥ |
| naa marajaadh aaeiaa kal bheethar baahurr jaasee naagaa || |
| You came into this Dark Age of Kali Yuga naked, and you shall depart again naked. |
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| ਜੈਸੀ ਕਲਮ ਵੁੜੀ ਹੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਤੈਸੀ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਪਾਸਿ ॥ |
| jaisee kalam vurree hai masathak thaisee jeearrae paas || |
| As God's Pen has written on your forehead, so it shall be with your soul. |
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| ਦੂਜੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਗਇਆ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥ |
| dhoojai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa visar gaeiaa dhhiaan || |
| In the second watch of the night, O my merchant friend, you have forgotten to meditate. |
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| ਹਥੋ ਹਥਿ ਨਚਾਈਐ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਜਿਉ ਜਸੁਦਾ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਨੁ ॥ |
| hathho hathh nachaaeeai vanajaariaa mithraa jio jasudhaa ghar kaan || |
| From hand to hand, you are passed around, O my merchant friend, like Krishna in the house of Yashoda. |
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| ਹਥੋ ਹਥਿ ਨਚਾਈਐ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਮਾਤ ਕਹੈ ਸੁਤੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥ |
| hathho hathh nachaaeeai praanee maath kehai suth maeraa || |
| From hand to hand, you are passed around, and your mother says, ""This is my son."" |
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| ਚੇਤਿ ਅਚੇਤ ਮੂੜ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਅੰਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਕਛੁ ਤੇਰਾ ॥ |
| chaeth achaeth moorr man maerae anth nehee kashh thaeraa || |
| O, my thoughtless and foolish mind, think: In the end, nothing shall be yours. |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚਿ ਰਚਿਆ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਮਨ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਧਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥ |
| jin rach rachiaa thisehi n jaanai man bheethar dhhar giaan || |
| You do not know the One who created the creation. Gather spiritual wisdom within your mind. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਗਇਆ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥੨॥ |
| kahu naanak praanee dhoojai peharai visar gaeiaa dhhiaan ||2|| |
| Says Nanak, in the second watch of the night, you have forgotten to meditate. ||2|| |
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| ਤੀਜੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਧਨ ਜੋਬਨ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ॥ |
| theejai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa dhhan joban sio chith || |
| In the third watch of the night, O my merchant friend, your consciousness is focused on wealth and youth. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਹੀ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਬਧਾ ਛੁਟਹਿ ਜਿਤੁ ॥ |
| har kaa naam n chaethehee vanajaariaa mithraa badhhaa shhuttehi jith || |
| You have not remembered the Name of the Lord, O my merchant friend, although it would release you from bondage. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਬਿਕਲੁ ਭਇਆ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| har kaa naam n chaethai praanee bikal bhaeiaa sang maaeiaa || |
| You do not remember the Name of the Lord, and you become confused by Maya. |
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| ਧਨ ਸਿਉ ਰਤਾ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਮਤਾ ਅਹਿਲਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥ |
| dhhan sio rathaa joban mathaa ahilaa janam gavaaeiaa || |
| Revelling in your riches and intoxicated with youth, you waste your life uselessly. |
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| ਧਰਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ਨ ਕੀਤੋ ਕਰਮੁ ਨ ਕੀਤੋ ਮਿਤੁ ॥ |
| dhharam saethee vaapaar n keetho karam n keetho mith || |
| You have not traded in righteousness and Dharma; you have not made good deeds your friends. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੀਜੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਧਨ ਜੋਬਨ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ॥੩॥ |
| kahu naanak theejai peharai praanee dhhan joban sio chith ||3|| |
| Says Nanak, in the third watch of the night, your mind is attached to wealth and youth. ||3|| |
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| ਚਉਥੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਲਾਵੀ ਆਇਆ ਖੇਤੁ ॥ |
| chouthhai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa laavee aaeiaa khaeth || |
| In the fourth watch of the night, O my merchant friend, the Grim Reaper comes to the field. |
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| ਜਾ ਜਮਿ ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਭੇਤੁ ॥ |
| jaa jam pakarr chalaaeiaa vanajaariaa mithraa kisai n miliaa bhaeth || |
| When the Messenger of Death seizes and dispatches you, O my merchant friend, no one knows the mystery of where you have gone. |
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| ਭੇਤੁ ਚੇਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਜਾ ਜਮਿ ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥ |
| bhaeth chaeth har kisai n miliou jaa jam pakarr chalaaeiaa || |
| So think of the Lord! No one knows this secret, of when the Messenger of Death will seize you and take you away. |
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| ਝੂਠਾ ਰੁਦਨੁ ਹੋਆ ਦ+ਆਲੈ ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਭਇਆ ਪਰਾਇਆ ॥ |
| jhoothaa rudhan hoaa dhuoaalai khin mehi bhaeiaa paraaeiaa || |
| All your weeping and wailing then is false. In an instant, you become a stranger. |
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| ਸਾਈ ਵਸਤੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਇਆ ਹੇਤੁ ॥ |
| saaee vasath paraapath hoee jis sio laaeiaa haeth || |
| You obtain exactly what you have longed for. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਚਉਥੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਲਾਵੀ ਲੁਣਿਆ ਖੇਤੁ ॥੪॥੧॥ |
| kahu naanak praanee chouthhai peharai laavee luniaa khaeth ||4||1|| |
| Says Nanak, in the fourth watch of the night, O mortal, the Grim Reaper has harvested your field. ||4||1|| |
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| ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| sireeraag mehalaa 1 || |
| Siree Raag, First Mehl: |
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| ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਬਾਲਕ ਬੁਧਿ ਅਚੇਤੁ ॥ |
| pehilai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa baalak budhh achaeth || |
| In the first watch of the night, O my merchant friend, your innocent mind has a child-like understanding. |
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| ਖੀਰੁ ਪੀਐ ਖੇਲਾਈਐ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਹੇਤੁ ॥ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਨੇਹੁ ਘਨੇਰਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਸਬਾਈ ॥ |
| kheer peeai khaelaaeeai vanajaariaa mithraa maath pithaa suth haeth || maath pithaa suth naehu ghanaeraa maaeiaa mohu sabaaee || |
| You drink milk, and you are fondled so gently, O my merchant friend. The mother and father love their child so much, but in Maya, all are caught in emotional attachment. |
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| ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਆਇਆ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਈ ॥ |
| sanjogee aaeiaa kirath kamaaeiaa karanee kaar karaaee || |
| By the good fortune of good deeds done in the past, you have come, and now you perform actions to determine your future. |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ਬੂਡੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਹੇਤਿ ॥ |
| raam naam bin mukath n hoee booddee dhoojai haeth || |
| Without the Lord's Name, liberation is not obtained, and you are drowned in the love of duality. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਛੂਟਹਿਗਾ ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿ ॥੧॥ |
| kahu naanak praanee pehilai peharai shhoottehigaa har chaeth ||1|| |
| Says Nanak, in the first watch of the night, O mortal, you shall be saved by remembering the Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਦੂਜੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਭਰਿ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਮੈ ਮਤਿ ॥ |
| dhoojai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa bhar joban mai math || |
| In the second watch of the night, O my merchant friend, you are intoxicated with the wine of youth and beauty. |
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| ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਕਾਮਿ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚਿਤਿ ॥ |
| ahinis kaam viaapiaa vanajaariaa mithraa andhhulae naam n chith || |
| Day and night, you are engrossed in sexual desire, O my merchant friend, and your consciousness is blind to the Naam. |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਹੋਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਰਸ ਕਸ ਮੀਠੇ ॥ |
| raam naam ghatt anthar naahee hor jaanai ras kas meethae || |
| The Lord's Name is not within your heart, but all sorts of other tastes seem sweet to you. |
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| ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰਹੁਗੇ ਝੂਠੇ ॥ |
| giaan dhhiaan gun sanjam naahee janam marahugae jhoothae || |
| You have no wisdom at all, no meditation, no virtue or self-discipline; in falsehood, you are caught in the cycle of birth and death. |
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| ਤੀਰਥ ਵਰਤ ਸੁਚਿ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਰਮੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਪੂਜਾ ॥ |
| theerathh varath such sanjam naahee karam dhharam nehee poojaa || |
| Pilgrimages, fasts, purification and self-discipline are of no use, nor are rituals, religious ceremonies or empty worship. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਵਿਆਪੈ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥ |
| naanak bhaae bhagath nisathaaraa dhubidhhaa viaapai dhoojaa ||2|| |
| O Nanak, emancipation comes only by loving devotional worship; through duality, people are engrossed in duality. ||2|| |
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| ਤੀਜੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਸਰਿ ਹੰਸ ਉਲਥੜੇ ਆਇ ॥ |
| theejai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa sar hans oulathharrae aae || |
| In the third watch of the night, O my merchant friend, the swans, the white hairs, come and land upon the pool of the head. |
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| ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਸੀ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਜਾ ਜਮਿ ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥ |
| anth kaal pashhuthaasee andhhulae jaa jam pakarr chalaaeiaa || |
| At the last moment, you repent-you are so blind!-when the Messenger of Death seizes you and carries you away. |
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| ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਭਇਆ ਪਰਾਇਆ ॥ |
| sabh kishh apunaa kar kar raakhiaa khin mehi bhaeiaa paraaeiaa || |
| You kept all your things for yourself, but in an instant, they are all lost. |
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| ਬੁਧਿ ਵਿਸਰਜੀ ਗਈ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਕਰਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥ |
| budhh visarajee gee siaanap kar avagan pashhuthaae || |
| Your intellect left you, your wisdom departed, and now you repent for the evil deeds you committed. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਤੀਜੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਚੇਤਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੩॥ |
| kahu naanak praanee theejai peharai prabh chaethahu liv laae ||3|| |
| Says Nanak, O mortal, in the third watch of the night, let your consciousness be lovingly focused on God. ||3|| |
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| ਚਉਥੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਬਿਰਧਿ ਭਇਆ ਤਨੁ ਖੀਣੁ ॥ |
| chouthhai peharai rain kai vanajaariaa mithraa biradhh bhaeiaa than kheen || |
| In the fourth watch of the night, O my merchant friend, your body grows old and weak. |
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| ਅਖੀ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਦੀਸਈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਕੰਨੀ ਸੁਣੈ ਨ ਵੈਣ ॥ |
| akhee andhh n dheesee vanajaariaa mithraa kannee sunai n vain || |
| Your eyes go blind, and cannot see, O my merchant friend, and your ears do not hear any words. |
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| ਅਖੀ ਅੰਧੁ ਜੀਭ ਰਸੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਰਹੇ ਪਰਾਕਉ ਤਾਣਾ ॥ |
| akhee andhh jeebh ras naahee rehae paraako thaanaa || |
| Your eyes go blind, and your tongue is unable to taste; you live only with the help of others. |
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