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Freaking Romance
Every relationship has its bumps. For this couple, it’s interstellar.
From the creator of Snailogy and Death: Rescheduled comes a sexy supernatural story about being out on your own, finding your dream apartment and discovering that your new place is haunted by a handsome spectral stranger from another dimension. Sure, he can’t see you and you can’t touch him, but who said every relationship starts out perfectly?
Freaking Romance is for fans of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, This One Summer and Bloom.
This volume collects episodes 1–21 of the supernatural hit WEBTOON comic.
From the creator of Snailogy and Death: Rescheduled comes a sexy supernatural story about being out on your own, finding your dream apartment and discovering that your new place is haunted by a handsome spectral stranger from another dimension. Sure, he can’t see you and you can’t touch him, but who said every relationship starts out perfectly?
Freaking Romance is for fans of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, This One Summer and Bloom.
This volume collects episodes 1–21 of the supernatural hit WEBTOON comic.
354 pages, Paperback
First published September 26, 2023
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August 1, 2024
Isn’t that cover beautiful? The art inside is just as amazing—it's like it's glowing. What hooked me most is how it tackles real-life issues, all while keeping things light and fun with witty dialogue. Plus, the whole parallel universe twist made things super interesting. Absolutely loved every minute of it!
(NOTE: This review is about the whole series, not just this one book)
(NOTE: This review is about the whole series, not just this one book)
September 4, 2024
a little cringy but overall a good time. I wish she didn't wear the cat ears headband all the time though
April 22, 2023
✧NOTE: This is a review of the complete webtoon not just one volume.
This is definitely a good webtoon. The plot is interesting, the characters are nice. The art style is very beautiful! Zelan is a music sensation and Zylith is just a girl trying to explore life. The concept is unique, so are the characters.
The author definitely had me fooled. Something great would happen but then it would be revealed that it was all just the character's imagination.There were a lot of red herrings and it kind of got annoying at a point. My heart definitely ached for Verose by the end.
Even though this a romance webtoon, my practical mind can't ignore the stupid things the main characters did for love. I also felt like Zelan's fans were shown in a bad light, but they weren't always according to me. That's the only thing I found a little off.
★The ost "Destiny" and "I Promise You" are mind blowing! I highly recommend checking them out!
This is definitely a good webtoon. The plot is interesting, the characters are nice. The art style is very beautiful! Zelan is a music sensation and Zylith is just a girl trying to explore life. The concept is unique, so are the characters.
The author definitely had me fooled. Something great would happen but then it would be revealed that it was all just the character's imagination.There were a lot of red herrings and it kind of got annoying at a point. My heart definitely ached for Verose by the end.
Even though this a romance webtoon, my practical mind can't ignore the stupid things the main characters did for love. I also felt like Zelan's fans were shown in a bad light, but they weren't always according to me. That's the only thing I found a little off.
★The ost "Destiny" and "I Promise You" are mind blowing! I highly recommend checking them out!
May 20, 2025
reread ✨
May 17, 2023
You hit me with a name like snailords and I'm going to just have to read it. I must. How could I not?
I am on a hunt for romance graphic novels and mangas but I am overwhelmed by my choices so IF YOU ARE READING THIS!!! I NEED HELP!!
Anyways, I thought this was really enjoyable and the illustrations are stunning. I'm very intrigued with where this is going but I quite literally haven't a CLUE. I'm glad I got my hands on this but if this is THAT pretty in digital format, the printed one is going to be beautiful.
Thank you NetGalley and Webtoon for the ARC!
I am on a hunt for romance graphic novels and mangas but I am overwhelmed by my choices so IF YOU ARE READING THIS!!! I NEED HELP!!
Anyways, I thought this was really enjoyable and the illustrations are stunning. I'm very intrigued with where this is going but I quite literally haven't a CLUE. I'm glad I got my hands on this but if this is THAT pretty in digital format, the printed one is going to be beautiful.
Thank you NetGalley and Webtoon for the ARC!
October 21, 2023
SO GOOD!!! I highly recommend this one!! The art is absolutely stunning that it feels like it’s glowing. I don’t know how to describe it. I laughed out loud several times. I can’t wait for the next and final volume.
October 16, 2023
Dude, this BLEW me AWAY. I bought my own physical copy at NYCC because I NEEDED it NOW and couldn't wait for it to come into my store for me to own this.
The artwork is gorgeous, the characters are realistic and funny, the tone is nicely balanced being both serious and funny in good measure and I just want to read and learn more. I HATE the MC h's father, he is SUCH a jerk I CAN'T EVEN. I'm on the fence about the MC H, he has...moments where he doesn't seem overly trustworthy, BUT we haven't gotten a lot of backstory for him, so he's a tough read.
The biggest reason I want to read more is I want to know if this is a parallel world where they can interact only via the apartment and WHY. There are hints of romance, most likely tragic and sci-fi, taking place in what seems like our world or close enough to it to not have any majorly noticeable differences.
5, it's intriguing and I'm onboard for the next volume for SURE, stars!
My thanks to NetGalley and WEBTOON Unscrolled for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.
The artwork is gorgeous, the characters are realistic and funny, the tone is nicely balanced being both serious and funny in good measure and I just want to read and learn more. I HATE the MC h's father, he is SUCH a jerk I CAN'T EVEN. I'm on the fence about the MC H, he has...moments where he doesn't seem overly trustworthy, BUT we haven't gotten a lot of backstory for him, so he's a tough read.
The biggest reason I want to read more is I want to know if this is a parallel world where they can interact only via the apartment and WHY. There are hints of romance, most likely tragic and sci-fi, taking place in what seems like our world or close enough to it to not have any majorly noticeable differences.
5, it's intriguing and I'm onboard for the next volume for SURE, stars!
My thanks to NetGalley and WEBTOON Unscrolled for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 1, 2025
4,5 ⭐️Яка мила та зворушлива історія! Я прям кайфонула, хоча нічого не очікувала. Гарні жарти, я прям сміялась. Єдине, не збагну так як вони опинились у цій ситуації.
December 10, 2023
I read this years ago, and I remember freaking loving it ❤️
Actually, I might reread this soon, so I can write a better review!
Actually, I might reread this soon, so I can write a better review!
December 22, 2023
Who is the "ghost" in Zylith's new apartment? After Zylith's abusive father throws her out for refusing to go to medical school, the only halfway decent place she can afford is purportedly haunted. That's fine with Zylith, but she's not sure what to do when she starts to see a young man about her age appearing and disappearing! As the story goes on, it becomes clear that neither Zylith nor Zenon are (probably) ghosts, just two people in very slightly different dimensions...I think. The mystery of what's actually going on is the major draw here (along with occasionally gorgeous art), and the story turns out to be less about wacky living situations and more about two people going through some very hard times trying to find a way to be happy. I'm worried that this won't end happy, because by the end of volume one I desperately need things to work out between them. But I'll keep reading, and if you're looking for something sweet that disguises itself as silly, I definitely recommend this.
July 24, 2024
Super fun, a bit quirky, but so enjoyable!
October 16, 2023
Fed my need for a girly romance story. A lot funnier than I thought it was going to be! Appreciated that when things started to get too cheesy or barf romance-y that the author went with humour to diffuse the situation. I went in for the romance but came out appreciating the funny bits the most.
November 16, 2023
me aburrio muchisimo, rompio mi racha de estar leyendo un libro cada semana
April 2, 2025
Why are all the hot ones always in another dimension that you can’t see or touch?
Anyway.
I mostly like this? I mean, I’m definitely down to be haunted by an attractive stranger. Can’t deny that.
But, yeah, this has a very silly premise—and, honestly, so much of this story is so utterly silly and unserious that it’s almost hard to read at points. (I don’t know if I’ve ever read a more contrived story? If I have, I’ve blocked it out.)
But, if you’re a chronically online person or a purveyor of internet nonsense, I can’t say you wouldn’t like this one. It’s riding the line between ironic and cringe REALLY HARD though.
Anyway, anyway.
I think this story is the exact cup of tea for some readers. For me, it’s not exactly what I want—but I can drink it. In moderation.
Anyway.
I mostly like this? I mean, I’m definitely down to be haunted by an attractive stranger. Can’t deny that.
But, yeah, this has a very silly premise—and, honestly, so much of this story is so utterly silly and unserious that it’s almost hard to read at points. (I don’t know if I’ve ever read a more contrived story? If I have, I’ve blocked it out.)
But, if you’re a chronically online person or a purveyor of internet nonsense, I can’t say you wouldn’t like this one. It’s riding the line between ironic and cringe REALLY HARD though.
Anyway, anyway.
I think this story is the exact cup of tea for some readers. For me, it’s not exactly what I want—but I can drink it. In moderation.
November 27, 2023
3.5⭐️ I am obsessed with the idea of webtoons in print in color and in hardcover format! Although the visuals are superb and the plot mildly intriguing, I find the dialogues quite lacking and shall I say, too juvenile?
Depending on how I like volume 2, I may not continue the series.
Depending on how I like volume 2, I may not continue the series.
March 24, 2024
In Depth Discussion/The Review
Likes:
That one picture of Zylith at the beginning of chapter 4 looked so good!
It's nice to see that the author hosts print giveaways for those who might can't afford to buy it.
The characters are somewhat relatable, if you leave out the slang and cringe moments. They are also not flat. They all have their pasts and interests. You get to know them a lot in the first season.
The plot is interesting and the pacing is good, not too slow, but also not too fast.
The plot has many plotwists and everything also gets explained. The first season ends with a cliffhanger, with a good one as I want to read more.
The story is original. There are many things I never read before and it made me curious to continue reading.
Dislikes:
Drawings. I wouldn't say they are ugly or looking like there wasn't done an effort, I do think the artist really tried their best and I appreciate it. The art style just isn't my taste, but it doesn't influences my final rating. The effort was done, just not my taste. It's a cartoonish-like art style, which I usually find fine, but this one looks a bit different.
The word choice is really cringe. For instance, 'top ten worst anime betrayals' and a cat named 'Mr. Purrfect'. Sorry but someone was definitely too long on the internet. Also, why does Zylith (MC), say that the boy she will later fall in love in the story looks like a k-pop star? And why does she ALWAYS wear a black heart under her eye and cat ear hoops? That's cringe too. You can make a character unique looking without making them look cringe.
Verose's eye colour literally changed from brown to blue in chapter 5. Consistents is important. You can't change a characters layout out of nowhere, specially if it's something that you can't change!
Every time when something romantic happens Zylith just ruins it by saying things like 'Is he seriously doing this to me...Romance wall-lean moment to me??'.
The moment her father show up she said all the things she wanted to have and how unfair it is how he acts so flat and not uneasy at all. It's hard to talk back to parents, we love them and even if they hurt us, we have a hard time standing up for yourselves if they did something that they shouldn't have. She didn't go mad and screamed, didn't cry or stopped halfway through, scared of what might come next or scared that she said it aloud. She just said it flatly.
• • • •
Rating
How it works: Only everything that is lower than 9 gets reduced from the final rating. Depending on how strong it inflicted the overall enjoyment of reading it effects differently.
[ Story 10 / 10 ]
[ Characters 7 / 10 ]
[ Triggering 0 / 10 ]
[ Topic/Genre 10 / 10 ]
[ Writing style 6 / 10 ]
[ Grammatic and spelling 10 / 10 ]
[ Ending 10 / 10 ]
Final Rating
3/5
• • • •
Final thoughts/Questions
The cringe moments bothered me a lot. I even thought of not finishing the first season, but I read till the end and I am glad I did as the plot is really interesting and original. I never saw that before. And yes, sometimes it was hard to understand what was happening, but before the season ended it got explained and not like many other books left unexplained. I am looking forward to the next season.
Started the book: 24. March 2024
Finished the book: 24. March 2024
Wrote the review: 24. March 2024
Likes:
That one picture of Zylith at the beginning of chapter 4 looked so good!
It's nice to see that the author hosts print giveaways for those who might can't afford to buy it.
The characters are somewhat relatable, if you leave out the slang and cringe moments. They are also not flat. They all have their pasts and interests. You get to know them a lot in the first season.
The plot is interesting and the pacing is good, not too slow, but also not too fast.
The plot has many plotwists and everything also gets explained. The first season ends with a cliffhanger, with a good one as I want to read more.
The story is original. There are many things I never read before and it made me curious to continue reading.
Dislikes:
Drawings. I wouldn't say they are ugly or looking like there wasn't done an effort, I do think the artist really tried their best and I appreciate it. The art style just isn't my taste, but it doesn't influences my final rating. The effort was done, just not my taste. It's a cartoonish-like art style, which I usually find fine, but this one looks a bit different.
The word choice is really cringe. For instance, 'top ten worst anime betrayals' and a cat named 'Mr. Purrfect'. Sorry but someone was definitely too long on the internet. Also, why does Zylith (MC), say that the boy she will later fall in love in the story looks like a k-pop star? And why does she ALWAYS wear a black heart under her eye and cat ear hoops? That's cringe too. You can make a character unique looking without making them look cringe.
Verose's eye colour literally changed from brown to blue in chapter 5. Consistents is important. You can't change a characters layout out of nowhere, specially if it's something that you can't change!
Every time when something romantic happens Zylith just ruins it by saying things like 'Is he seriously doing this to me...Romance wall-lean moment to me??'.
The moment her father show up she said all the things she wanted to have and how unfair it is how he acts so flat and not uneasy at all. It's hard to talk back to parents, we love them and even if they hurt us, we have a hard time standing up for yourselves if they did something that they shouldn't have. She didn't go mad and screamed, didn't cry or stopped halfway through, scared of what might come next or scared that she said it aloud. She just said it flatly.
• • • •
Rating
How it works: Only everything that is lower than 9 gets reduced from the final rating. Depending on how strong it inflicted the overall enjoyment of reading it effects differently.
[ Story 10 / 10 ]
[ Characters 7 / 10 ]
[ Triggering 0 / 10 ]
[ Topic/Genre 10 / 10 ]
[ Writing style 6 / 10 ]
[ Grammatic and spelling 10 / 10 ]
[ Ending 10 / 10 ]
Final Rating
3/5
• • • •
Final thoughts/Questions
The cringe moments bothered me a lot. I even thought of not finishing the first season, but I read till the end and I am glad I did as the plot is really interesting and original. I never saw that before. And yes, sometimes it was hard to understand what was happening, but before the season ended it got explained and not like many other books left unexplained. I am looking forward to the next season.
Started the book: 24. March 2024
Finished the book: 24. March 2024
Wrote the review: 24. March 2024
May 10, 2024
this is so interesting, what???? i know it's a really popular webtoon, and i have no idea how or why it took me so long to finally pick it up!! i love death rescheduled from the same author, so i genuinely don't know why i thought i should put it off for so long.
April 16, 2024
AHAHAHA une sombre blague, 2/5 parce que j'ai bien ris quand même
July 14, 2024
This was a cover buy but I have no regrets. Drop dead gorgeous art and the plot is cool and has me invested. I need volume 2 asap. 💫
April 28, 2025
J'ai adoré!! Agréablement surprise de ma lecture. L'histoire a, à plusieurs reprises, pris des tournures auxquelles je ne m'attendais pas et a eu plus de profondeur que j'aurais cru.
Très hâte de me procurer le 2e!
Très hâte de me procurer le 2e!
April 19, 2025
After reading up on the author I regret starting this lol, it's not bad but I don't want to support a person like that who especially hated writing a romance and made fun of people liking it for it being a romance. You're not superior just bc you like other genres except romance, wake tf up.
Also felt like when the characters were talking about the parallel universe, the author made it seem like the guy knew everything while the girl was like "hahah i don't get it i'm a girl so i can't understand science stuff" like fuck off. I'm out.
Also felt like when the characters were talking about the parallel universe, the author made it seem like the guy knew everything while the girl was like "hahah i don't get it i'm a girl so i can't understand science stuff" like fuck off. I'm out.
October 10, 2023
2.5 stars
Zylith moves into a haunted apartment and realizes it soon is inhabited by a handsome guy. Zelan is an Internet pop star and finds his apartment inhabited by a beautiful girl. The two are able to interact with each other, but if the other touches the flesh of the other, they will disappear and the two converge worlds will disappear. This is CRINGE. This was corny and embarrassingly bad at times, but I also couldn't stop reading and found myself entertained despite how dumb the characters were. I won't be continuing with the series, but this was an entertaining few hours of reading.
Zylith moves into a haunted apartment and realizes it soon is inhabited by a handsome guy. Zelan is an Internet pop star and finds his apartment inhabited by a beautiful girl. The two are able to interact with each other, but if the other touches the flesh of the other, they will disappear and the two converge worlds will disappear. This is CRINGE. This was corny and embarrassingly bad at times, but I also couldn't stop reading and found myself entertained despite how dumb the characters were. I won't be continuing with the series, but this was an entertaining few hours of reading.
May 14, 2023
3.8/5
Holy moly the art is gorgeous!
Found this on NG but of course my request was declined (they probably hate me cuz I can't get any request approved by them lol) BUT OH WELL there's the free app.
I only had to wait like two days to have the full season unlocked considering most of it is already available to read...
I honestly decided to start it without knowing much but found the art stunning.
Sometimes it's only the cover this gorgeous, but not this time, it really is like this, especially the bigger full screen drawings. I loved the color palette used, so pastel and muted, gorgeous.
The story is still a question mark. I really liked it in general but towards the last chapters it fell a little flat, especially when we are starting to read the same things over and over just with a different POV.
There are indeed some very good elements that if worked out properly will turn into a very good and interesting plot. In this S1 there's a very good progression and development even if it's still all a mystery and very little is yet explained.
It definitely has my attention and so far I'd say it's a good sort of a paranormal romance.
Holy moly the art is gorgeous!
Found this on NG but of course my request was declined (they probably hate me cuz I can't get any request approved by them lol) BUT OH WELL there's the free app.
I only had to wait like two days to have the full season unlocked considering most of it is already available to read...
I honestly decided to start it without knowing much but found the art stunning.
Sometimes it's only the cover this gorgeous, but not this time, it really is like this, especially the bigger full screen drawings. I loved the color palette used, so pastel and muted, gorgeous.
The story is still a question mark. I really liked it in general but towards the last chapters it fell a little flat, especially when we are starting to read the same things over and over just with a different POV.
There are indeed some very good elements that if worked out properly will turn into a very good and interesting plot. In this S1 there's a very good progression and development even if it's still all a mystery and very little is yet explained.
It definitely has my attention and so far I'd say it's a good sort of a paranormal romance.
January 19, 2025
La bande dessinée webtoon romance dont tout le monde me parlait et que j’ai adoré !
Les planches étaient très belles, soignées et m’ont communiqués un tas d’émotions. La qualité des dessins était au rendez-vous sans parler de l’intrigue, et de ses rebondissements.
Les thèmes abordés sont poignants et réalistes, je n’ai qu’une hâte : lire la suite.
Zylith est un bout de femme intriguant, pleine d’énergie, d’imagination et victime de maltraitance parentale. Son histoire est touchante mais c’est surtout son caractère qu’on retient et son courage face à son indépendance forcée.
Zelan lui, a tout du chic type avec des secrets bien sombres. Il est gentleman et certains rebondissements nous permettent de mieux comprendre ses actions. Il traine de vilaines casseroles et j’ai très hâte de suivre son évolution.
En bref, c’est un premier volume + que prometteur. J’ai très hâte d’en découvrir + sur les circonstances du surnaturel et de suivre l’évolution de cette colocation inattendue.
Les planches étaient très belles, soignées et m’ont communiqués un tas d’émotions. La qualité des dessins était au rendez-vous sans parler de l’intrigue, et de ses rebondissements.
Les thèmes abordés sont poignants et réalistes, je n’ai qu’une hâte : lire la suite.
Zylith est un bout de femme intriguant, pleine d’énergie, d’imagination et victime de maltraitance parentale. Son histoire est touchante mais c’est surtout son caractère qu’on retient et son courage face à son indépendance forcée.
Zelan lui, a tout du chic type avec des secrets bien sombres. Il est gentleman et certains rebondissements nous permettent de mieux comprendre ses actions. Il traine de vilaines casseroles et j’ai très hâte de suivre son évolution.
En bref, c’est un premier volume + que prometteur. J’ai très hâte d’en découvrir + sur les circonstances du surnaturel et de suivre l’évolution de cette colocation inattendue.
January 26, 2024
Finally got a physical copy of this after I’d originally read the full series on Webtoons when it was episode a week of it. The art is stunning, the storyline is cute, fresh, and solely unique, and the quick fun one liners are icing on the cake. It’s easily in my top five favorite webtoons and I’m so beyond excited to be rereading and holding a copy in my hands.
The characters are both sorta in this limbo? Where they show as entities to each other and physical touching of the skin means they vanish for each other, for most of these episodes in this first novel form it’s the how each came to be in the “haunted” apartment, smidge backstory, oogling and fascination.
The characters are both sorta in this limbo? Where they show as entities to each other and physical touching of the skin means they vanish for each other, for most of these episodes in this first novel form it’s the how each came to be in the “haunted” apartment, smidge backstory, oogling and fascination.
October 5, 2024
4.5 ⭐️
Freaking Romance? 🙂↔️🫸🏽
Freaking hilarious 😏👍🏽
Haven’t read anything like this before and I gotta say I actually enjoyed it. At first I thought it was weird cause there was a lot of things that were said for comedy that came across very cringy and kiddish. That being said, I found myself liking it cause it made me laugh with the character’s expressions. Definitely a comic I’d wanna continue to see where the plot goes, it’s got me hooked!
The art style as well was gorgeous, I was not expecting a male artist/author to do this comic!!
Low key the friend in this comic looks like Ruby Rose 🤣
Their friendship is hilarious.
Freaking Romance? 🙂↔️🫸🏽
Freaking hilarious 😏👍🏽
Haven’t read anything like this before and I gotta say I actually enjoyed it. At first I thought it was weird cause there was a lot of things that were said for comedy that came across very cringy and kiddish. That being said, I found myself liking it cause it made me laugh with the character’s expressions. Definitely a comic I’d wanna continue to see where the plot goes, it’s got me hooked!
The art style as well was gorgeous, I was not expecting a male artist/author to do this comic!!
Low key the friend in this comic looks like Ruby Rose 🤣
Their friendship is hilarious.
May 22, 2024
3.5⭐️
C’était plutôt sympa ! Zylith et Zelan vivent dans le même appart malgré eux, à différentes timeline ? Univers parallèles ? On n’a pas encore toutes les réponses. Leur cohabitation forcée est au début assez drôle puisqu’ils pensent voir des fantômes ou autres. Zylith m’a bien fait rire notamment avec ses mimiques et son amour pour la paranormal.
J’ai un peu plus de mal à cerner Zelan, si je comprends sa solitude je n’arrive pas à lui faire totalement confiance et à m’attacher à lui.
Il y a 2-3 trucs un peu loufoques mais certaines planches sont très belles, et je lirai la suite !
C’était plutôt sympa ! Zylith et Zelan vivent dans le même appart malgré eux, à différentes timeline ? Univers parallèles ? On n’a pas encore toutes les réponses. Leur cohabitation forcée est au début assez drôle puisqu’ils pensent voir des fantômes ou autres. Zylith m’a bien fait rire notamment avec ses mimiques et son amour pour la paranormal.
J’ai un peu plus de mal à cerner Zelan, si je comprends sa solitude je n’arrive pas à lui faire totalement confiance et à m’attacher à lui.
Il y a 2-3 trucs un peu loufoques mais certaines planches sont très belles, et je lirai la suite !
May 24, 2024
The magical apartment/alternate reality aspect of this story is interesting there are some beautiful panels. The writing feels unedited and the art style gets inconsistent in places (even moreso than intentional style shifts in manga). The changing quality definitely makes it clear that this was an online comic first. I'm always happy to see an independent creator get their comics more widely distributed. (I read this in hardcover from the library.)
August 3, 2023
I really loved this book. This novel is also a webtoon which I read quite some time ago. In the webtoon she finds this strange man with white hair and green eyes so Zylith calls him a green onion. Zelan is a absolute cutie and I love when they discover each other. The ending is a bit sad until they find each other.
September 23, 2024
dsl mais j’ai pas compris l’intérêt du webtoon, c’est bcp trop long, super cringe, les dessins n’ont pas d’âme et y a zéro sens à l’histoire. paranormal ? santé mentale ? fantastique ? j’ai l’impression que l’auteur veut nous faire détester le seul perso qui m’intéresse moi (véra). brf j’aimerai qu’on me spoil pr pas avoir à lire la suite ! !
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