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69-701: In 1986, the Havor Ring was stolen from the Gotland Museum . As of 2024, it has not been recovered. The hillfort in the small village of Havor in Hablingbo is located in a meadow about 700 m (2,300 ft) northeast of the main building at Stora Havor farm. The fort was built more than 2000 years ago during the Pre-Roman Iron Age . At that time it was situated on the south banks of the lake that later became Mästermyr mire. The hillfort

138-501: A Newton's cradle ) will move only the driver pins, leaving the key pins in place. If done correctly, this briefly creates a gap around the shear line, allowing the plug to rotate freely. Some modern high-security locks include bumping protection, such as Master Lock 's "BumpStop" and ILCO 's "Bump Halt" technology. The majority of wafer tumbler locks can be opened with a set of jigglers or try-out keys. They can also be opened with pin-tumbler picks. The manual pick gun (or snap gun)

207-555: A forensic scientist , both retired. Their focus has been on a former employee at the museum – a now deceased archaeologist who was convicted of multiple antiquities thefts and sentenced to psychiatric care after having been diagnosed with kleptomania . About a year after the theft, a copy of the torc was made from the copy at the History Museum. As of 2016, that second copy is displayed in the Gotland Museum along with

276-466: A rattle . No official archaeological report was written on the Havor hoard or the excavation of the site at the time of the find. The gold torc, known as the Havor Ring ( Havorringen ) was made in the 1st century. It, along with other neck rings of this kind, were previously believed to be of western Celtic or southeast European origin, but it is now concluded that the Havor Ring could have been made in

345-399: A button vibrates the pins while a normal torsion wrench is being used. A tubular lock pick is a specialized lockpicking tool used for opening a tubular pin tumbler lock . Tubular lock picks are all very similar in design and come in sizes to fit all major tubular locks, including 6, 7, 8, and 10-pin locks. The tool is simply inserted into the lock and turned clockwise with medium torque. As

414-403: A competitive aspect in " locksport ", along with its own governing body, Locksport International. The warded pick, also known as a skeleton key , is used for opening warded locks . It is generally made to conform to a generalized key shape relatively simpler than the actual key used to open the lock; this simpler shape allows for internal manipulations. The keys for warded locks only require

483-436: A flat stone on the inside of the mound. As there was no archaeologist present that day, they put the stone back and shoveled some dirt over it and continued to dig elsewhere. The next day archaeologists took control of the site and police had to keep press, TV crews and spectators at bay. The excavation supervisor, then archaeology student Peter Manneke, was credited with the find. Manneke phoned his boss, professor Erik Nylén, who

552-401: A half-diamond shape. The hook pick is sometimes referred to as a "feeler" or "finger" and is not used for raking. This is the most basic lockpicking tool and is all that a professional will usually need if the lock is to be picked in the traditional sense rather than opened by raking or using a pick gun. A variety of differently sized and shaped hooks are available in a normal set. The ball pick

621-399: A jemmy in other than easily explainable circumstances, e.g., a locksmith, carpenter, or a person undertaking home renovations, may warrant the suspicion of police that the person may intend to used [sic] the equipment for a burglary or vehicle theft. Obviously, the suspicion held by police must be reasonable and therefore will be dependent on the circumstances under which the person

690-420: A large Roman bronze vessel with a handle, a situla , which held a large gold torc, four Roman wine cups resembling modern tastevins , a bronze strainer and two bronze bells. The hoard was from about 100 AD and all the objects were exceptionally well preserved. On the handle of the situla were stamps reading "TOR, CANNIMASUIT, (P CI)PI POLYB and IPI(?)". The two bells were tied together with leather straps into

759-404: A lock pick is forfeited even if it was not the property of the principal. In England and Wales , a person who, not within their abode, has any article to be used in the course of or in connection with any burglary or theft can potentially be prosecuted. A successful prosecution would need to prove intention to use the tools for that purpose at the time of possession. As an either way offence ,

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828-519: A long history. King Louis XVI of France (1754–1793) was a keen designer, picker, and manipulator of locks, and physicist Richard Feynman picked locks for fun in the 1940s while employed on the Manhattan Project . The tradition of student roof and tunnel hacking at MIT included lockpicking, and their guide to this was made widely available in 1991. Beginning in 1997 more organized recreational lockpicking has now grown and developed

897-473: A publishing house for books on subjects related to the island's heritage. The museum's collections consists of about 400,000 objects, which are stored in three depositories. The largest of these is the Magasin Visborg outside Visby and since 2014, this storehouse is open to the public. The collections are divided into these sections: The objects in the collections have in most cases been donated to

966-411: A template of common key configurations since not all permutations of pin heights for adjacent pins are possible given the process by which keys are manufactured. The decoder pick is a key which has been adapted such that the height of its notches can be changed, either by screwing them into the blade base or by adjusting them from the handle while the key is in the lock. This will allow not only access to

1035-401: Is also pursued by law-abiding citizens as a useful skill to learn, or simply as a hobby ( locksport ). In some countries, such as Japan, lock-picking tools are illegal for most people to possess, but in many others, they are available and legal to own as long as there is no intent to use them for criminal purposes. Locks by definition secure or fasten something with the intention that access

1104-483: Is found with the items." In B.C. and Ontario Canada, a license is required to carry out locksmithing professionally. It is legal for hobbyists who are not locksmiths to pick locks that they own. Under Section 351 of the Canadian Criminal Code, lock pick tools fit in the same category as crowbars or hammers, meaning they are legal to possess and use unless they are used to commit a crime or if it

1173-608: Is generally prosecuted as a misdemeanor under the category of possession of burglary tools or similar statutes. In many states, simple possession of lock picks is completely legal, as the statutes only prohibit the possession of lock picks or the activity of lock picking when there is a malicious intent . This is the case in Arizona, California, Utah, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Washington D.C., Washington State, and New York. Some states, such as California and New York, impose restrictions on businesses, such as prohibiting

1242-542: Is guilty of an offense punishable on summary conviction." Some provinces require a license to carry lock picks. Unlike most laws in Canada, the onus is on the defendant to prove that they have a legal purpose to use the lock picks. Similar to some drug trafficking offenses, this may be automatically applied if possession is discovered, though corroborating evidence is needed to support these charges. Hobbyist use and indications thereof should constitute reasonable doubt, though

1311-425: Is named after the first known owner, Botulf Kattlund a judge from Eke thing . In 1922, the farm was bought by Gotlands Fornvänner . The acquisition was made possible by a donation from Wilhelmina von Hallwyl . Adjacent to the farm is a 12th-century citadel . It was still three stories high in the 18th century. As archeological examination of it was made in 1950. As of 2015 , the farm is an open-air museum during

1380-470: Is no law or regulation on lock picking, so it is legal as long as one has permission from the owner of the lock to pick the lock in question. Lock picking tools can be freely bought and sold. There are several clubs where lock picking is practiced as a sport. Lock picking has also become a popular part of geocaching in Germany. There are also lock picking workshops at geocaching events. Most countries of

1449-463: Is possible only with the matching key. Despite this, criminal lock picking likely started with the first locks. Famed locksmith Alfred Charles Hobbs said in the mid-1800s: Rogues are very keen on their profession and know already much more than we can teach them respecting their several kinds of roguery. Rogues knew a good deal about lock-picking long before locksmiths discussed it among themselves... Professional and recreational lock picking also has

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1518-431: Is shown there was the intention to commit a crime. The relevant section states: "Every person who, without lawful excuse, has in their possession any instrument suitable for breaking into any place, motor vehicle, vault or safe knowing that the instrument has been used or is intended to be used for that purpose, (a) is guilty of an indictable offense and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or (b)

1587-628: Is similar to the half-diamond pick, except the end of the pick has a half or full circle shape. This pick is commonly used to open wafer locks . These picks, such as the common snake rake, are designed to rake pins by rapidly sliding the pick past all the pins, repeatedly, to bounce the pins until they reach the shear line. This method requires much less skill than picking pins individually and generally works well on cheaper locks. Advanced rakes are available which are shaped to mimic various pin height key positions and are considerably easier to use than traditional rakes. Such rakes are typically machined from

1656-403: Is surrounded by a round mound or wall 55 m (180 ft) in diameter, about 1 m (3.3 ft) high and 7–8 m (23–26 ft) wide. On top of the mound, there are traces of a wooden palisade and outside it are traces of a grave. Close by are also a couple of Iron Age house foundations and in one of these seven denarii minted in 112–192 AD were found. Archaeological excavations of

1725-417: Is the most richly decorated and technically most complicated of the six torcs with a ring-body made from several twisted gold wires figure-8-shaped filigree ornamentation on the cones by the claps orbs. The gold wires of the ring section were twisted around a core-rod which was later removed. This made the torc very flexible when opening and closing the clasp mechanism hidden within the front orbs. The cones on

1794-405: Is used to apply torque to the plug of a lock to hold any picked pins in place. Once all pins are picked, the tension wrench is then used to turn the plug and open the lock. There are two basic types of tension: "bottom of the keyway" and "top of the keyway". The bottom of the keyway wrenches is typically shaped like a letter "L", although the vertical part of the letter is elongated in comparison to

1863-413: Is usually 2.5 to 12.2 millimetres (0.098 to 0.480 inches) long. The angles that form the base of the half-diamond can be either steep or shallow, depending on the need for picking without affecting neighboring pins, or raking as appropriate. A normal set comprises around three half-diamond picks and a full-diamond pick. The hook pick is similar to the half-diamond pick but has a hook-shaped tip rather than

1932-598: The Baltic Sea . The Friends of Gotland's Antiquity society was founded on 16   October 1874. The initiator was P A Säve and the purpose of the society was to collect all kind of objects that had been used in everyday life in the past on Gotland and preserve them for future generations. Folktales, songs, traditions, craft skills and other aspects of life on the island, past and present, were to be written down in books, journals and notes, and collected in an archive. The following year, on 22   May at five o'clock in

2001-527: The Netherlands , owning lock picks is legal, but using them on someone else's locks without permission is not. There is a lock picking championship, the Dutch Open (organized by TOOOL ), which started in 2002 and features competitors from around the world. The competition is held during LockCon, an annual conference about locks. In New Zealand, lock picking tools are not illegal, but possession with

2070-512: The Nordic countries . As of 2016, it is the earliest known well-dated major gold ornament in the Germanic north. The torc is 257 mm (10.1 in) in diameter and weighs close to 800 grams (1.8 lb), with a gold value of about SEK 40,000–50,000 in 2006. However, the value of the neck ring as a historic art object is estimated at tens of million SEK. A copy of it was made for a display at

2139-668: The Swedish History Museum in Stockholm. Because of its size, the torc is considered a unique object. It is too large to be worn by a person and it is believed to have adorned a statue of a deity and was part of a treasure belonging to a temple. Five similar but smaller torcs have been found; one in Trollhättan , one in a bog on Jutland , two near Kyiv and one at Olbia by the Black Sea . The Havor Ring

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2208-578: The Danish invasion of Gotland in 1361, led by Valdemar Atterdag resulting in the Battle of Mästerby and the Battle of Visby . The museum was founded in 1875, by the Friends of Gotland's Antiquity society ( Gotlands fornvänner ) at the initiative of Pehr Arvid Säve . The purpose was to collect historic artifacts and everyday objects connected to Gotland as well as documenting immaterial aspects of life on

2277-585: The European Union don't regulate the possession of lockpicks. All responsibility concerning criminal or legal acts using the picks is taken by the owner of the lockpicks. Unusually for a country in the EU, ownership of lock picks in Hungary on public property is prohibited. Japan's law prohibits possession of any lock picking tools and imposes a penalty of one-year imprisonment or a 500,000 yen fine. In

2346-438: The Gotland Museum. The buildings are now linked with each other to accommodate the exhibitions and administration of the museum. During the 20th century, additional stairwells and elevators have been installed. The court yard was renovated and the main entrance to the museum was moved from Standgatan to the yard during the conversion in 2007. The building at Sankt Hansgatan 21, was built in 1847–58 by architect C Bergman to house

2415-535: The Swedish TV show Efterlyst (" Wanted "). Several persons have been interviewed and investigated about the crime over the years but without results. The theft is now prescribed but even if the police have no ongoing investigation about it, tips from the public are still coming into the Visby police department. Since 2015, two private investigators have been looking for the torc; a former intelligence agent and

2484-469: The afternoon the society had a meeting where it was decided to rent some kind of premises for the collections. A "Hall of Antiquities" (a Fornsal ) was to be created and opened to the public. The society first rented a hall in the old school for girls close to the Visby Cathedral , and in the beginning of July 1880, the old brännvin distillery at Strandgatan was bought by the society to serve as

2553-400: The antiquarian in charge of security found everything in order and the alarm was reset. At 12:45   pm the alarm went off again. This time the antiquarian noticed that a latch on the lock was recessed, meaning that the showcase was unlocked, but she did not notice that the torc was gone. She locked the case and reset the alarm again. The theft was discovered at noon the next day. According to

2622-637: The area in 1961–80, revealed that the site had been continuously inhabited from the Bronze Age until the Middle Ages . The hoard was discovered on the first day of an archaeological excavation in April 1961, by a couple of workers who were removing turf from the mound around the hillfort. The excavation was a relief work project provided by Havdhem Municipality. Two men found a vessel containing several objects and "something that looked like gold" under

2691-498: The art museum is part of the Gotland Museum. The museum collection consists mainly of paintings and arts and craft with a connection to Gotland, starting from the early 19th century up to the present time. The Kapitelhusgården (the Chapter House Manor) was the residence of the bishop of Linköping on his visits to Visby during the Middle Ages , and is mentioned as such for the first time in 1432. The ground floor of

2760-404: The back end manipulating which is the end which opens the lock. The other parts are there to distinguish between different varieties of their locks. For example, for a chest of drawers with a warded lock, a skeleton key for that type of warded lock can be made by filing away all but the last one or two teeth or bittings on both sides of the blade. Additionally, a series of grooves on either side of

2829-513: The block was sold to a merchant and starting from 1830, the rest of the houses were used as storage for weapons and ammunition by the Swedish army . After having bought the first house, Fornsalen, for their exhibition in 1880, the Gotlands fornvänner society continued to buy and add buildings within the block and extend the museum. In 1930, they had bought and incorporated the entire block into

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2898-452: The bronze objects from the hoard. Gotland Museum The Gotland Museum ( Swedish : Gotlands museum ) (previously known as Länsmuseet på Gotland or Gotlands Fornsal ) in Visby , Sweden, is the county museum of Gotland . It was founded by the Friends of Gotland's Antiquity society in 1875, at the initiative of Pehr Arvid Säve . The museum owns a number of houses and farms on Gotland, some of which are used as museums. It also has

2967-481: The buildings have been reused or incorporated into the newer ones. In the Middle Ages, the block was in the part of the town which was the center of commerce and trade. At that time the square-shaped block had numerous smaller buildings divided into three block by two narrow alleys running in an east-westerly direction. A number of the foundations for these old houses are still intact under ground. This structure

3036-426: The defendant must prove legal purposes, the crown must still indicate the charges are reasonable given the circumstances. For example, the discovery of lock picks in a dwelling house in absence of other indications of burglary are not grounds for this charge. It is not uncommon for hackathon events in Canada to have lock picking challenges, and this would constitute a reasonable and legal reason for possession. There

3105-654: The farm and used it as summer residence. It is used by the museum to illustrate what life in the country on the island could be like during the 1800s. As of 2015 the Norrbys farm in Väte is the first and only Cultural Reserve in Gotland. It is kept in the state of a typical, working farm during the first half of the 1900s. The farm has been in the same family since 1728, and when the last owner, Martha Johansson died in 1995, she left it to Gotlands Fornvänner . The distribution of

3174-488: The first volksschule in Visby. It later became school for first and second graders in Visby, and from the 1950s it was used by the Visby läroverk , a school for the town's teenage students. With the completion of a new large school outside the wall in 1971, the building was used for various other forms of education. The house was completely renovated in 1987–88, to accommodate the newly established art museum. As of 2015 ,

3243-809: The first museum. The first house is now known as the Picture stone Hall ( Bildstenshallen ). As of 2015 , the Friends of Gotland's Antiquity owns the entire block surrounding the Picture stone Hall which is the modern museum. The society owns several farms and houses that are also part of the museum. Membership in the society is open to anyone for a fee. The museum consists of the main building Fornsalen at Standgatan in Visby, Gotlands Konstmuseum (the Art Museum), Kapitelhusgården (Chapter House Manor), Kajsartornet fängelsemuseum (Kajsar Tower Prison Museum), Kattlunds, Petes and Norrbys. The main building of

3312-485: The front of the ring are decorated with bullheads and half-moons made of gold sheet, surrounded by small gold grains and twisted gold wires in a filigree pattern. On 18   June 1986, the Havor Ring was stolen during visiting hours from the Gotland Museum. The circumstances of the theft have been described as "mysterious". On that day, the alarm in the Treasury was activated twice. After the first time, at 12   pm,

3381-433: The horizontal part. Other tension tools, especially those for use with cars, resemble a pair of tweezers and allow the user to apply torque to both the top and the bottom of the lock. These are commonly used with double-sided wafer locks. This versatile pick is included in nearly all kits and is mainly used for picking individual pins, but can also be used for raking and wafer and disk locks. The triangular-shaped half-diamond

3450-425: The house can be in any relevant language, and collaborations with museums and institutions from other countries are common. Lock picking Lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device without the original key. Although lock-picking can be associated with criminal intent , it is an essential skill for the legitimate profession of locksmithing , and

3519-531: The house is a courtyard surrounded by smaller buildings and sheds. During the summer, this is turned into a herb garden, a medieval tavern and workshops for medieval handicraft. The museum also have an exhibition in the main house. The Kajsartornet or Kajsarn (the Kajsar Tower) is a part of, and was built at the same time as, the Visby City Wall , making it the oldest tower in the east part of

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3588-502: The intent to use them for burglary carries a potential penalty of three years in prison. In Poland, according to Article 129/1 of the Misdemeanor Code: both (1) possessing, producing or obtaining a lock pick by a person whose profession and occupation does not require it; and (2) delivering a lock pick to a person whose profession and occupation does not require it is punishable with arrest, freedom limitation or fine - and (3)

3657-426: The island. Through the years, the function of the museum has remained the same. The museum has grown steadily as the collections increased. Houses, farms and other buildings have been left to the museum in wills and through donations, and the number of members in the society have increased from a handful to over 2,400 in 2015. In 2011, the museum initiated a networking project with other museums in countries around

3726-422: The key's blade limit the type of lock the key can slide into. As the key slides into the lock through the keyway , the wards align with the grooves in the key's profile to allow or deny entry into the lock cylinder. Comb picks push all the key and driver pins above the shear line allowing you to open the lock. The tension wrench or torsion wrench, is generally used when picking a pin tumbler or wafer lock . It

3795-591: The keyway and "security pins" or "carnival pins". These are shaped like a spool, mushroom, or barrel, with the effect that they feel as though they have set when in fact they have not. Security pins can also have the effect of resetting other pins when adjusted. In Australia, possession of lock picking equipment is legal. However, it may count toward evidence of intent to commit a crime if otherwise incriminating circumstances warrant reasonable suspicion by police. For example, Queensland state law states: "A person possessing lock picks, an electronic car door lock scanner, or

3864-589: The land belonging to the farm has been left unaltered since the 1930s. The buildings and the land are now listed . The Fornsalen Publishing (the Fornsalens Förlag ) is owned by the museum and specializes in literature with connections to Gotland. The company publishes three series of scientific journals, the Gotländskt Arkiv (Gotlandic Archive), Russi and Småskrifter från Gotlands Museum (Booklets from Gotland Museum). The publications from

3933-416: The lock but also a template for cutting a replacement key. The simplest way to open the majority of pin locks is to insert a key (or variety of keys) that has been cut so that each peak of the key is equal and has been cut down to the lowest groove of the key. This key is then struck sharply with a hammer whilst applying torque. The force of the blow is carried down the length of the key and (operating as does

4002-479: The main house or Chapter House ( Kapitelhuset ), was built during the first half of the 13th century, with the grand hall on the second floor added about half a century later. The building has no cellar. The house functioned as the town's firewood depot, well into the 19th century and was hence nicknamed "the bishop's woodshed". As of 2015 the house is owned by the Gotlands Fornvänner . Adjacent to

4071-634: The maximum penalty for this is 3 years imprisonment if tried in the Crown Court , and 12 months if tried in the Magistrates' Court . In the United States, laws concerning possession of lock picks vary from state to state. Generally, possession and use of lock picks is considered equivalent to the possession of a crowbar or any other tool that may or may not be used in a burglary. Possession of lock picks with an intent for their unlawful use

4140-680: The museum by individuals, single items or entire estates. While some of the art has been bought by the museum, the art collection also comprises art from the Brucebo Foundation, the Heritage Society and the Gotland Municipality , held in trust by the museum. The most prominent permanent exhibitions in the museum are the Picture Stone Hall, Spillings Hoard and 1361 - Battle for Gotland , about

4209-496: The museum is as of 2015 , the entire block of buildings surrounded by Strandgatan , Mellangatan , Brännerigränd and Dubbens gränd . The buildings are placed around a central court yard, from which the different parts of the museum are accessed. The block is divided into two sections, the Museet 1 and Museet 2 . These sections are made up of six houses, some of which are made from two or more older houses, where walls or parts of

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4278-399: The police, the lock had been picked or opened with a key. The police immediately sent out a nationwide alert about the missing torc and contacted Interpol . A SEK 25,000 reward was offered for information leading to the recovery of the neck ring. A young man who had been seen in the Treasury was suspected of the theft, but he was never found. In the late 1990s, the crime was investigated on

4347-423: The shear plane. By using the decoding key after the lock has been picked, the locksmith can cut a tubular key to the correct pin depths and thus avoid having to replace the lock. The history of lock development, particularly modern locks , is largely one of an arms race between lock pickers and lock inventors. Today's anti-picking methods in standard pin tumbler locks include the use of sidewards which obstruct

4416-542: The summers, hosting markets, jousting tournaments and private events. Petes is a seaside farm in Hablingbo in the south part of Gotland. It is next to the Pete Cove on the western coast. The buildings on the farm are from the late 18th and 19th century. The year 1797, is carved on the stove in the main building. The farm was donated to Gotlands Fornvänner in 1965, by apothecary Ada Block in Visby, who had restored

4485-400: The tool is pushed into the lock, each of the pins is slowly forced down until they stop, thus binding the driver pins behind the shear line of the lock. When the final pin is pushed down, the shear plane is clear and the lock opens. This can usually be accomplished in a matter of seconds. Most tubular lock picks come with a "decoder" which lets the locksmith know at what depths the pins broke

4554-533: The wall. The tower was used as the town's prison from 1681 to 1859. As of 2015 , it is used as a prison museum under the direction of the Gotland Museum. The main building on the Kattlunds farm in Grötlingbo is partially medieval . The oldest part of the house is from the 13th century. The first house was expanded upon during the late 1700s and early 1800s, and it has been preserved in that state. The farm

4623-447: Was in Stockholm at the time and he immediately flew to Gotland. To guard the find Manneke and Nylén spent the night in sleeping bags by the hoard. The hoard was brought to Gotland Museum where it went on public display in the Treasury ( Skattkammaren ) for the next 25 year. At first it was displayed in a custom built iron case with armored glass and in the mid 1980s it was moved to an ordinary glass alarmed showcase. The find consisted of

4692-403: Was invented by Ely Epstein. It usually has a trigger that creates a movement which (like bump keys ) transfers sudden energy to the key pins, which communicate this to the driver pins, causing only those pins to jump, allowing the cylinder to turn freely for a brief moment, until the pin springs return the pins to their locking position. Electric versions are also common, whereby simply pressing

4761-520: Was used until 1697, when the southern alley disappeared and the building plots were redistributed. In 1777, the Swedish government bought the whole block to use as one of its brännvin distilleries ( Kronobränneri ). At that time the block consisted of 18 buildings of varying size. These were partly demolished, rebuilt, added to or converted, giving the block its present layout. The system with these types of distilleries did not last long and in 1813, part of

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