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Hello and welcome to The Week Junior Show.
I'm Bex and I'm joined by writers Joe and Eve from The Week Junior, the magazine making sense of the world for 8 to 14 year olds.
Now, in a week where tourists were stranded in Lapland due to freezing temperatures and the world's latest tech was showcased at a special event in Las Vegas in the US, we're going to be talking about some of the other stories that entertained and interested The Week Junior team.
So we'll be talking about the National Year of Reading, an amazing new discovery in Wales, and retro versus modern tech.
So make sure you're listening closely, because at the end of this episode we'll be asking a question about what you've heard.
And if you answer it correctly, you could win a prize.
So there is a feature on the entertainment page this week about the Imperial War Museum North's exhibition about spies.
So it got me thinking, if you could invent your very own spy device, what would it be?
Eve, have you been thinking about this?
I have.
And I was thinking spies really like to sneak around.
So I think they should use shoes that have massive cushions on the soles so that they make no noise whatsoever, and then you can sneak around in peace and hopefully no one would hear you.
That's, that's my invention.
I love this.
Perfect also for spies who've maybe got a poor arch support on their shoes or just need more comfortable shoes.
Um, what a good idea.
And making it extra super sneaky, right?
Yeah exactly, you could sort of Sneak around doors, sneak into rooms, and no one would hear you, because you know maybe I'm going to, maybe I'll make a prototype of this later like put some pillows on my, on my trainers and see what happens.
Get it patented immediately.
Joe, what would you do?
Well, I was thinking it's got to be something, or it should be something you carry around with you in day to day life.
Right.
So you don't draw attention to yourself.
And I did think about I wear glasses.
So I thought about glasses that record video.
But I feel like they're actually pretty common nowadays.
I've seen stuff about them online.
So I thought maybe that would make bad guys suspicious.
Maybe, if they were like interrogating me, they'd take my glasses off first, just to be on the safe side.
Um, so maybe I thought then maybe about a shirt button that records video and audio instead.
I thought that would be, that would be pretty cool and quite inconspicuous.
Yeah.
I like that because people would uh, I mean yes, they may take your glasses from you, but very few people I think would would look with suspicion upon a button.
Right.
So that's quite a good idea.
Would you have it on a hoodie, a cardi, a shirt?
I think that's the great thing about buttons.
They're universal.
They can be on a T-shirt.
Well, no, they can't be on a T-shirt.
They can be on a polo shirt.
They can be on a shirt, like you said.
I think they can be on a hoodie.
I've never really encountered a hoodie with a button on, but maybe they are.
You could just sew it on.
No one would know.
They'd just think it was the fashion.
That's fine.
You could do that.
I'm loving this question.
I'm going to say for mine, I don't want to have to record anything when I'm there.
I want to be able to give something to someone and let it just do its thing.
So I would give someone either a poster or a picture, maybe a framed picture of me.
But basically what I do is put a little listening device in the frame and then they could put that picture up in their living room, in their office, in their bedroom, and I'd be able to hear everything that happened.
So if some super sneaky spy business was happening in their office and they happened to have a picture that I'd given them, maybe for Christmas, just on their wall, then I'd be secretly recording everything.
And that's my plan.
I'm basically very nosy.
I just want to listen to every conversation people are having.
That's pretty much it.
So I would love to know what our listeners think about this.
If you've got the ideal spying device that you'd like to invent, please do tell us.
You could email hello at theweekjuniorcouk or leave a voice note at funkidslivecom.
Slash theweekjunior.
Just grab a grown-up, look for the big red button and record your voice.
Now, if your voice note is played next week, you could win a Week Junior roving reporter badge.
Last week...
We asked listeners of the podcast who their heroes are.
And we have a voice note here from Arabelle.
My hero is Misty Copeland.
She is a beautiful ballerina who just retired in 2025.
She works so hard.
And I'm a ballerina myself.
So she is just such an inspiration.
And she is amazing to watch.
That's a great answer.
And I'm so glad, Arabelle, because I was like, I know the name Misty Copeland, but I don't know why.
And then Arabelle went on to explain the ballerina thing.
That is such a brilliant reason.
Arabelle, thank you so much for getting in touch.
And of course, you will get yourself a roving reporter badge.
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Slash theweekjunior and tell us your dream spying device invention.
So let's turn our attention to this week's magazine and what's been in the news headlines this week.
Jo, what's the big story?
It's the National Year of Reading, which is our cover story.
And just a quick shout out to our cover, which I think is a particularly wonderful one this week.
So if you haven't seen it, go and check it out.
But the National Year of Reading is a UK-wide campaign to encourage people of all ages to enjoy reading and make it a regular part of their lives.
Now, despite studies showing that reading is connected to lifelong benefits such as improved writing skills and confidence, reading for pleasure among young people is at its lowest level in 20 years.
And that's what prompted the UK government and the charity, the National Literacy Trust, to launch the campaign.
So throughout 2026 there will be lots of events across the UK, including creative writing competitions, workshops and talks by famous authors.
There are also lots of resources available to help schools, workplaces and homes get involved in the National Year of Reading too.
In addition, the UK's Education Secretary, Bridget Philipson, wants families across the country to read together for 10 minutes each day.
And she spoke to The Week Junior at a launch event for the National Year of Reading at Emirates Stadium in London, with separate launches taking place in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Philipson told us about how her grandfather sparked her love of reading when she was a child and said it's about finding that passion and that joy and that interest.
Oh my goodness.
Yes, this launch looked quite exciting at the Emirates Stadium.
It was a really, really big deal.
And hopefully it will get us all into reading even more this year.
I know the Week Junior in particular is very, very keen on getting people into books.
So yeah, awesome.
Thank you very much, Jo.
And next up, Eve, what is another story you've seen in the news this week?
So the story I've seen in the news this week is about the remains of a large Roman villa that have been found at a park in Wales.
Now, a Roman villa is like a country house that Romans used to live in.
And the discovery was made by archaeologists at Margam Country Park in Port Talbot, which is in South Wales.
And it's thought to be the largest Roman villa found in Wales.
And the building covers an area of 572 square metres.
And it's less than a metre below the surface, which is just crazy to think that it's like so close to the surface.
And it seems to be really well preserved.
And it's thought that it had two sections, one that had six rooms and one that had eight rooms.
And it likely would have included statues and decorative tiled floors.
So it sounds like quite a luxury home.
And it's really cool because the local community and local school children were involved in the project to help find it, because they were involved in a project to learn more about what was underground so they could learn about the local area's history.
And it was found using equipment that can scan underground.
And the team behind the project didn't actually expect that they would find something quite so amazing.
But for now, the exact location is being kept a secret to protect it from being disturbed.
But I'm excited to see what it looks like when it's all fully been dug up and excavated.
I love the idea of a secret Roman villa.
And yeah, if it's got tiles and everything it must have been and quite a few rooms, it must have been quite a deluxe place to live.
I wonder if they're taking any new tenants eventually.
Maybe I'll move in myself and they'll get it all sorted.
Lovely.
Thank you, Eve.
Now moving on, it's time for my favourite bit of the show, Real or Rubbish.
This is where I hear a story.
I have to guess if it's true or false.
And this week it is Eve's turn.
So Eve, what do you have for me?
So this story is about a koala who is cheering up passengers on bus routes in Australia.
So a bus operator in Brisbane in Australia has devised an inventive way to cheer up passengers on their daily journeys.
So this is a scheme to improve passengers' mental health.
And the company decided to introduce a support animal to some routes on a trial basis, and support animal is a koala who's called Perry.
And no one can touch Perry, but he clings to a metal pole inside the buses.
And the company said that Perry had cheered people up and got them talking to each other instead of scrolling on their phones.
And the company's now considering introducing more koalas to other bus routes in the city.
So Bex, is this story true or is it a high koala-ty lie?
That's better than mine, i was gonna say.
I can barely believe it.
Um ah, very good uh so okay, right.
At first i was a bit worried because i thought you're giving this koala bear to the public and it's going to be on the buses and uh, does that mean people get to hold it and touch it and cuddle it?
But no, is it in a cage?
Is it behind glass?
Where are we keeping this bear?
Well, I think you know koalas are such a well-respected species in Australia that you know he's on his pole and I think people just know not to touch him.
I think that's kind of the, the general vibe.
They know to sort of leave him alone, but it's more the fact that he's there and he's Looking around.
You cannot tell me if anybody saw a koala on a... By the way, also metal pole.
I'm not too sure about that.
If people saw a koala on the bus, they are touching that koala.
They are going up.
They're getting close and personal.
The idea of a koala being left to its own devices on a bus uh, blows my mind.
I um also should apologize.
I've just realized i called it a koala bear.
I don't think they're bears um, i think they're just technically called koalas.
Um, i know a song about it, so i, which i won't sing but um, i believe they're not actually technically bears.
Um, i i am confused about this one use.
Is it just the one?
And then they're going to roll it out all across to different bus schemes.
Did you say Yeah?
So at the moment it's just been on a trial basis and they've had Perry on this, you know, on this bus route.
But you know, you mentioned the metal pole, how it might not be.
You know, it's not really their natural habitat.
But I wonder if maybe they've made the pole a bit more like its natural habitat, perhaps made it look like a eucalyptus tree or something, so that Koala feels a bit more at home.
And then obviously, at the end of the bus journey he's taken off to, you know, a wildlife sanctuary, so that he's somewhere else the rest of the time.
He doesn't just spend all his time on the bus.
It's basically just commuting to home, essentially.
Yeah. just doing a big round trip yeah to get home yeah off for a day of work I do I so I'm really confused about this because I can imagine this being like I'm trying to figure out the loophole basically I feel like there is a loophole somewhere in this because I I can barely believe it sorry to say that again but like literally I I can't really believe it but also I feel like it may have been done for a publicity stunt or it's just one koala um and part of me just thinks it's really cruel to keep it moving in a cage and i think well that's you know in in zoos they're kind of like in cages but they're a bit much more exposed i'm really talking myself around in circles for this one i genuinely don't because it seems so ridiculous but i feel like there must be something i need to uncover with this this has absolutely stumped me But I do hope if it's real, it gets rolled out and then we have like kangaroos on trains, you know, just like just keep going to the nth degree.
I'd really appreciate that.
I don't know about this one.
It can't be real.
But then something tells me it probably is and I'm missing something.
So while I think about that, let's talk about our book of the week, which this week is The Monsters at the End of the World, by Rebecca Orwin.
So here she is to tell us a little bit more about it.
Hi, I'm Rebecca Orwin, the author of The Monsters at the End of the World, a fantasy adventure novel set in a version of the future where the land has all been poisoned and the only communities that are left have to live by the ocean, because it's the only place that's clean.
The problem is the ocean is full of monsters.
The main character is 12-year-old Sunny, who one day finds a young injured monster trapped in the sand dunes and realises that he isn't actually very monstrous.
Sunny and Moe the monster have to try and keep their growing friendship a secret.
But life in Sunny's village is getting harder and harder, and she's not the only one keeping secrets.
My favourite author is Jonathan Stroud.
He's been my favourite author since I was about 10 years old and I first read The Amulet of Samarkand, which is the first book in the brilliant, exciting and fantastically funny Bartimaeus series.
Lovely stuff.
If you'd like to win a copy of The Monsters at the End of the World, stay with us until the end of the show and you can find out how to enter our prize draw to win a copy.
Now we've got a special visit on this week's episode by Associate Editor Laura.
Welcome to the show, Laura.
Hello, how are you?
I am so good, thank you.
How are you and what's going on this week?
Well, I'm good.
And yeah, I wanted to talk this week about our All About feature actually, which was quite exciting.
It was actually written by Jo, but I'm going to talk about it because it's one of the pages that I look after.
But It was a really interesting one all about the deep sea.
And the reason that we focused on this topic this week is because January, the 17th, is when the Global Ocean Treaty comes into force.
And this is an international agreement by United Nations member countries to protect international waters.
So the United Nations is obviously a group of most of the world's countries who kind of work on solving global problems and things.
And international waters are parts of the sea that don't actually belong to any country.
So this is seas that are sort of quite far offshore and they happen to include deep seas.
And you might wonder what exactly is the deep sea?
Well, it's classed as any part of the oceans which is below 200 meters.
So this is where the ocean starts to get quite dark.
It's actually called the twilight zone, anything below 200 meters.
And it's yeah, the light starts to reduce and it starts to get colder.
But there are actually four deep sea zones and we kind of look into this in the feature and they get progressively darker and colder.
And this was actually a bit of a challenge for us actually, because we needed to illustrate this feature and kind of make it make the deep sea look as exciting as it is.
But obviously it's quite dark and we sort of struggled to find a picture to illustrate it.
But we ended up going with a picture of one of the amazing undersea vehicles which are used by scientists to explore the depths of our oceans.
And we also had some diagrams, including ones showing the various zones of the deep sea.
And this includes the Heidel zone, which includes the deepest point on earth, which is called Challenger Deep.
And it's in the Pacific ocean and it's nearly 11,000 meters below the surface of the sea.
And it has actually been explored.
And we have got pictures from down there, which is quite amazing.
But the most amazing thing for me about the deep sea is all the creatures that are down there.
So obviously, to be able to survive these dark, cold conditions.
There's some quite weird creatures down there.
So the pressure is the main thing that they have to kind of deal with.
So the pressure at the ocean's deepest point is like the weight of 100 adult elephants.
Just imagine that.
So the life that survives down there is really quite unique and sometimes a bit weird.
And I would urge you to look at some of the deep sea creatures that the author, Matt Ralphs, has picked out for this feature.
His book, Beasts of the Deep, was one of the winners of the Week Junior Book Awards.
And in it, he picks out some quite weird creatures.
So yeah, there's loads of really cool facts in there about the deep sea, about what's down there, what's lurking down there, about how important it is as well, because these creatures could hold the key for us to solving climate change, finding new foods, new medicines.
Yes, I'd urge you to take a read.
I am fascinated by this, especially the idea of how much pressure is down there.
What's been your favourite sea creature that you've seen on that page then?
Oh, so many.
I mean, there's so many that we I mean, we didn't really have time because we had to look in.
We had to kind of explain, you know, what deep sea is and all the zones and how it's explored.
And we only have sort of so many words.
But so we only mentioned a few.
But one of the ones that fascinates me, and which actually was one of the ones that Matt Ralph's picked out from his book, is the Greenland shark.
And I've seen a picture of it was in the news recently actually, because they did a study into its eyesight, which is really interesting, but it's a kind of creepy looking shark, I have to say.
Um, they grow up to about seven meters long, so they're not particularly kind of fearsome in that way, but the amazing thing about them is that they can live for around about 500 years wow yeah, so I just find that blows my mind.
I live in quite an old house but yeah, that's kind of older than than my house and um, I mean, Ralph's puts it perfectly.
He says um, there's the possibility that there are a few floating around that were alive when William Shakespeare was writing his plays.
That's incredible yeah, that's amazing.
I love that fact.
Um, in my head, all I was thinking about was how would you fit 500 candles on a birthday cake?
But they probably uh probably, don't do cakes, I imagine probably not.
It's too well.
It would help though, because it's dark down there, so it would light it up a bit, but no exactly Laura, thank you so much for telling us all about the deep sea.
And everybody can check it out in this week's magazine.
Thank you very much.
Now it's time for this week's big debate.
And the question is, is retro tech better than modern tech?
Joe and Eve will be going head to head to take a side each on this argument.
But before we hear from them, here's some information that you need to know.
When something is retro, it means it's from the past or it's been made to resemble something from the past.
So popular types of retro items include furniture and clothing, and some people enjoy using and collecting retro items.
Retro technology such as old-fashioned cameras and alarm clocks is making a comeback, according to shops like Curry's and John Lewis.
People in their late teens and early 20s are thought to be leading the way when it comes to retro tech.
More and more young people are buying and collecting items that their parents and even their grandparents would have used.
So is retro tech better than modern tech?
Joe is team yes, Eve is team no.
Each of them have 60 seconds to make their case and Joe is going to be going first.
So Joe, whenever you're ready.
Yeah, retro tech often feels a lot more personal than modern devices.
Think about DVDs.
You build up your own collection, which is unique to you, and you can show it off to your friends.
Logging into an online streaming service that everyone else uses really, really isn't the same.
And the same goes for CDs, too.
And it's exciting to use retro things, isn't it?
Technology develops so quickly and things change so much over time that it's fun and interesting to play around with tech that your parents and grandparents might have used.
And retro tech is often simpler and less overwhelming too.
If you're playing video games on old consoles that don't connect to the internet, you'll never have to wait for updates to be completed.
So yeah, retro tech is exciting, it's simpler, and it's more unique and personal.
Oh, an excellent argument there.
Thank you very much, Jo.
But Eve, of course, is disagreeing this week.
So Eve, whenever you're ready, take it away.
OK well, I just think, why would anyone have invented modern technology if it didn't have loads of great benefits?
I think streaming services are just the best thing ever, because you have like an unlimited, infinite amount of films or TV shows that you can choose from to watch.
And you know that means you don't have to go to the trouble of paying for individual DVDs and putting them in the DVD player, which is just so much effort.
Well, you can, just you know log into the streaming service, just press a few buttons and boom, you can watch K-pop.
Demon Hunters.
And also, if a DVD or a CD is scratched, you can't use it anymore, which is really annoying, but you don't have that problem with streaming services.
And I think people have better experiences with modern technology as well.
The cameras on most people's smartphones are so much better than old fashioned cameras, and they take much better pictures.
And then you can access the picture straight away as well.
And also having access to updates on video games.
I actually think is great because, like there's a new update for Animal Crossing this week.
And with retro tech, you wouldn't get that.
Ooh, okay, interesting.
Some very interesting points here because I like the idea of physical media.
For example, books versus Kindles.
I'd much prefer to have a book.
I find it easier to flick backwards and forwards.
DVDs.
I think they are better, because what happens if your favourite film or TV show gets taken off of the streaming platform that it was on?
What happens then?
But equally, Eve is right.
You know, when you're taking a picture, newer cameras are better.
They just have a better quality.
So this is going to be fascinating to hear from our readers and listeners.
If you've got an opinion, you can vote online right now at theweekjunior.co.uk slash polls.
You can also email your thoughts to us at hello at theweekjunior.co.uk or send us a voice note.
Just go to funkidslivecom, slash theweekjunior, scroll down until you see that big red button and record your voice.
Now, in the last big debate, we asked you if it's OK to sell dinosaur fossils at auctions.
So, Joe, what did our Week Junior listeners and readers vote?
Well, 78% said no, it's not OK because everyone should be able to see them.
That is quite a high percent.
Okay, 78.
We also had a voice note here from Agnes to tell us her thoughts.
Hello, The Week Junior.
I don't think it's okay to sell dinosaur bones at an auction, because scientists can still discover things from them.
And people.
If they buy them, sometimes they might just leave them in a dusty old basement.
Thank you agnes, making some excellent points there.
Yes, people might just leave them in a dusty old basement and scientists do still need to find out stuff from them.
Um eve, what other comments have we had this week?
So one person said it would be insane if you had a dinosaur in your house, but i think it should be put in a museum so people can learn more facts about fossils.
I mean that is a good point.
Imagine opening the front door and you've just got a dinosaur in your hallway.
That would be cool.
Not that my house is big enough for that.
Someone else said I think if you take a shovel and dig up a fossil, you should be able to sell it to whoever you want, but other people should be able to see it.
And that's also a good point.
You know, if I found a fossil, I can do whatever I like with it.
Oh, I love this.
I love people getting in touch to The Week Junior, which is also what Elena loves as well.
Editorial assistant Elena is here right now to share some of her favourite messages from this week's inbox.
Go for it, Elena.
Hi Bex, hi everyone.
This week, one of my favorite messages was from Frankie, who is eight years old.
She said I created my own version of the week junior for my school project about tropical rainforests.
I used articles and pictures from previous issues because I really love your magazine and wanted mine to look like a real one.
Frankie, it's so cool.
And thank you for the kind words.
But in her picture, we can only really see the cover, but there's a sneak peek into what's inside.
And her magazine has forest flags, COP 30, the Earthshot Prize.
And I just think it's so cool that you were researching the previous issues of the Week Junior to gather your material for this.
Uh joe, what do you think?
Should we hire frankie in 10 years or so?
Yeah definitely, definitely.
It looks great, doesn't it?
Um, i'm sure her teachers loved it.
I kind of like.
I like the idea of week junior spin-offs on different subjects.
Rainforest is a really good one.
You could do one on, like space and football and all sorts of stuff.
It's a.
It's a great idea.
Yeah, and we'd love to actually see the inside of the magazine.
So Frankie, if you're listening, please show us.
We want to see every single page.
We also had a message from Georgie, also eight years old, who has recently taken up knitting after her granny.
And she wanted to show us her Harry Potter Hufflepuff scarf and has started a hat to go with it.
And now her aim for 2026 is to knit her own cardigan.
She said that she finds knitting really relaxing and she has set a trend at her school.
And I don't know, how nice is that?
I'm also a big knitter.
So I also chose it because of my own interest, but it's really such a fun hobby, and Eve here is a crocheter.
So what do you think about Georgie's scarf?
I love it.
You know what I've actually been thinking?
Because I love crocheting, but I have been thinking I would really quite like to take up knitting as well, and seeing this scarf has really inspired me because I would love to.
I'd love to make my own scarf um, just like Georgie's.
It looks so cool.
You can crochet scarves as well, can't you?
You can, that's true.
I just like the knitted finish.
It looks good.
My grandma's sister actually knitted me a Dennis the Menace jumper, which is so cool.
So yeah, I love knitting.
I think it's great.
And the handmade gift is just the best, isn't it?
Well, I can teach you knitting.
You can teach me crochet.
They're actually hobbies that really suit each other.
But anyway, thank you to everyone who sent in messages this week, especially Frankie and Georgie.
And please keep letting us know what you're up to.
And remember, if you send us a voice note and we play it on the podcast, we will send you a roving reporter badge.
Thank you again and see you next week.
Thank you, Elena.
Now it's time to turn our attention back to the magazine this week and to the team's favourite stories.
Joe, who is your hero of the week?
My hero of the week is Evie Pickerel, who I interviewed for the main story on our People page.
Evie is a presenter on CBeebies who became an ambassador for the charity Children with Cancer UK in 2024.
In this role, she's worked hard to highlight the important work done by the charity, which supports families dealing with a cancer diagnosis and funds research into treating cancer.
When she was asked to be an ambassador, Evie felt like it was the perfect match.
She told me, I really wanted to use my platform to raise awareness and support as much as I could.
Oh, thank you very much, Joe.
Eve, what's been your favourite fact from this week's issue?
So this is from our animals and environment page.
We had a story about fiddler crabs.
And a fact I learned while writing it is that male fiddler crabs have one claw that's much larger than the other.
And they use it to they wave it to attract females.
And I just thought that was really funny.
I love that fact.
That's great.
Well, one thing I saw in the magazine this week was a story that I actually watched on the TV.
It was all about Macclesfield FC.
I may be talking to some listeners who were big fans of Macclesfield.
So you will know already, they beat the current FA Cup holders, Crystal Palace, 2-1 in the third round of the competition.
It's been called possibly the biggest upset in the history of that competition.
So yeah, I just wanted to give a big shout out to Macclesfield.
You can see that on the page of It's an Amazing Week 4.
So you can see some other good news there as well.
Now it's time for the moment of truth.
Eve, we need to talk about this week's real or rubbish.
I am stumped on this one.
Go on, tell me, remind me what the story was, please.
So this is about Perry the koala, who has been taking part in a scheme for a bus company to kind of boost people's mental health and their morale on their bus journeys.
And he sits he's, you know, attached to a pole and people see him and it just kind of lifts their spirits on the bus.
I think you're trying to catch me out here.
I think that it's a picture of a koala or like he's on the side of the bus.
I don't think he's on the bus.
I feel like there's some kind of A bell is ringing in my head that that would be like an animal rights situation to pop a koala on the 24 and get him circling around the zoo.
So I'm going to say it's rubbish.
That's what I'm going to... Yeah, I'm going to say the story is rubbish this week.
Yes.
Should we do a drumroll?
Yes, let's do a drumroll.
Oh, you're right.
It is rubbish.
Actually, what did happen was that a koala did find its way onto a bus in Australia, but only because a bus driver spotted it by a busy road.
And so the bus driver brought it on board to keep it safe.
And it was then named Perry Koala.
And it was collected by rescuers and returned to the wild.
But the koala was not then part of some scheme to help passengers.
I think the thing that caught me out was the idea that people weren't allowed to touch it.
I was like, if there's a koala on that bus, people are touching that koala.
Let's face it, you're going to go and stroke it.
Well, thrilled for me.
Not going to lie.
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