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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:02:53 PM EDT
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I suppose when you swim where they swim you either know it's a risk or you need to be removed from the gene pool anyway.
Like running around in the woods where there are bears and you don't carry something big enough to knock them on their ass. You either ain't too bright or you're just waiting for it to happen and don't really care. I'm just your average hillbilly. I don't swim in the salt water and I don't walk out of the house without a gun. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:02:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:12:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: most people don't realize, that in the Gulf of Mexico, you're rarely more than 100 yards away from a shark. It may be a tiny shark, but you are almost always in proximity of one. In Flamingo, there's 5 bullsharks for every 100 yards. I was drift fishing Shark River markers and the flats boat I was in hit a weird standing wave that caught me off guard and I fell in. I floated motionless until my buddy motored over so I could climb back in. He was laughin his ass off. I told him I would remain floating and motionless until he came to get me. I've seen way too many bulls eat my fish when they're thrashing around. Not going to become shark food by splashing around trying to swim and fight the current. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:12:32 PM EDT
[#4]
Just what I should be reading as I’m getting ready to go diving and snorkeling in Key West!
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:14:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bear or Lion is Worse Small bites |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:15:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just what I should be reading as I’m getting ready to go diving and snorkeling in Key West! https://keysweekly.com/42/boy-loses-part-of-leg-after-shark-attack-in-the-florida-keys/ |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:17:25 PM EDT
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https://keysweekly.com/42/shark-attack-off-lighthouse-highly-unusual-for-3-very-important-reasons/
Eddy told Forcine he jumped in the water and immediately saw a gray shape. The shark bit him almost head on by the shoulder and then started to shake and thrash him and turn him upside down. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:18:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hopefully it was quick. I'm thinking it probably...wasn't.  |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:19:48 PM EDT
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Better than dying slowly from ass cancer.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:22:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:22:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Better than dying slowly from ass cancer.  Beetlejuice (1988) - The Netherworld Waiting Room scene |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:33:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:35:58 PM EDT
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If I believed in reincarnation I was a Portuguese sailor that fell off an old ship and was eaten by a shark. I will not swim in the ocean period.
Man I feel for that lady and the horror she must have endured knowing she was being eaten alive at one point. I hope she died very quickly at least and did not suffer. This will haunt her husband and family the rest of their lives. Yes there are more worst ways like cancer ect but at least the victim and family can prepare for it. But for the victim it does not matter weather it was cancer, auto accident.....being ripped apart and realizing you are being eaten alive must have been a nightmare until it went dark. May she rest in peace.?? I just love those Marine Biologists that study sharks and their BS that sharks do not eat people on purpose. That they bite and realize it's not their normal prey and then stop. Think about that for a moment. They have found all kinds of things in a tiger shark's stomach including none food items. A tiger shark will eat anything they can get hold of if they are hungry. Bull sharks have to be next on my list. If I'm out in my kayak and a bull comes around and starts acting aggressive around me I'll shoot the damn thing. I hate sharks and will not swim in the ocean anymore. I damn sure don't hang fish off of a stringer anymore from my kayak. I've had bulls grab them twice in 3ft of clear water. Gators also...get to close they are shot. What a horrible event to watch in those videos and then see her body floating in the water. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:36:01 PM EDT
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Way back I had a paperback called "Shark Attack!", compiled from Navy records (including civilian shark victims).
Some of the stories (paraphrased for brevity): 1) A doctor had his penis (yes, that) bitten off when spearfishing. 2) Some brilliant guy had his foot bitten off by 12 foot Tiger shark - in 3 inches of water. Pro Tip: don't fuck with sharks. 3) The winner was a dim bulb on a fishing charter, who caught a small dogfish. Holding it by the tail, he joked, "I'm going to swallow this!" The shark clamped onto the guy's neck, and did not release until they cut the jaws off the shark. The man bled to death before the boat could return to shore. (This was in the 60's, no life-flight.) |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:44:21 PM EDT
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Funny story-
We took the kids to Disneyland in 2001. We decided to take the PCH up into Anaheim and walked Seal Beach at sunset. We were walking and we happened upon the finless and headless corpse of a seal. The kids are splashing in the water as we walked and as it got dark the temperature dropped quickly. The wife is getting cold and is ready to go and I holler for the kids to come on, we are leaving. The oldest trots right up to us, not a problem. The youngest (8 at the time) continues to horseass along in the water even after I hollered a couple more times for him to get out and come on. I finally hollered to him: “Hey XXXXX, you remember the seal we saw on the beach?” His reply: “Yeah?”. I hollered back: “Whatever did that to the seal is still out there.” Ever seen an 8 year old walk on water?
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:47:36 PM EDT
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Hooper sleeps with Chief Brody's wife in the book because she dated his older brother in college.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:50:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like the story in the movie better. The whole angle of hooper and the chiefs wife having an affair - the movie turned out better. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Hooper is eaten by the shark, Quint drowns. I like the story in the movie better. The whole angle of hooper and the chiefs wife having an affair - the movie turned out better. You like it more, not better. 
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:52:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In Flamingo, there's 5 bullsharks for every 100 yards. I was drift fishing Shark River markers and the flats boat I was in hit a weird standing wave that caught me off guard and I fell in. I floated motionless until my buddy motored over so I could climb back in. He was laughin his ass off. I told him I would remain floating and motionless until he came to get me. I've seen way too many bulls eat my fish when they're thrashing around. Not going to become shark food by splashing around trying to swim and fight the current. Fuck Carcharhinus leucas, pit bulls of the sea |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:56:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I believed in reincarnation I was a Portuguese sailor that fell off an old ship and was eaten by a shark. I will not swim in the ocean period. Man I feel for that lady and the horror she must have endured knowing she was being eaten alive at one point. I hope she died very quickly at least and did not suffer. This will haunt her husband and family the rest of their lives. Yes there are more worst ways like cancer ect but at least the victim and family can prepare for it. But for the victim it does not matter weather it was cancer, auto accident.....being ripped apart and realizing you are being eaten alive must have been a nightmare until it went dark. May she rest in peace.?? I just love those Marine Biologists that study sharks and their BS that sharks do not eat people on purpose. That they bite and realize it's not their normal prey and then stop. Think about that for a moment. They have found all kinds of things in a tiger shark's stomach including none food items. A tiger shark will eat anything they can get hold of if they are hungry. Bull sharks have to be next on my list. If I'm out in my kayak and a bull comes around and starts acting aggressive around me I'll shoot the damn thing. I hate sharks and will not swim in the ocean anymore. I damn sure don't hang fish off of a stringer anymore from my kayak. I've had bulls grab them twice in 3ft of clear water. Gators also...get to close they are shot. What a horrible event to watch in those videos and then see her body floating in the water. The videos on page 1 were of a guy in Australia being killed and eaten by a shark last February. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:56:41 PM EDT
[#20]
Meh. She knew the risks.
Oh wait, she was a woman. Someone should've told her about sharks. She still would've gone. It is what it is. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:57:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: most people don't realize, that in the Gulf of Mexico, you're rarely more than 100 yards away from a shark. It may be a tiny shark, but you are almost always in proximity of one. I’ve seen a few off the coast of Daytona Beach as well |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 7:57:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fuck Carcharhinus leucas, pit bulls of the sea Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: In Flamingo, there's 5 bullsharks for every 100 yards. I was drift fishing Shark River markers and the flats boat I was in hit a weird standing wave that caught me off guard and I fell in. I floated motionless until my buddy motored over so I could climb back in. He was laughin his ass off. I told him I would remain floating and motionless until he came to get me. I've seen way too many bulls eat my fish when they're thrashing around. Not going to become shark food by splashing around trying to swim and fight the current. Fuck Carcharhinus leucas, pit bulls of the sea 
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:00:29 PM EDT
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Haven't seen a single shark in the Great Lakes yet.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:05:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There is a way to avoid shark attack.  Kill all the sharks? 
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:11:29 PM EDT
[#25]
Let’s be honest, if this woman was killed by a bison in Yellowstone we’d all be laughing at her and calling her a dumb bitch.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:14:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kill all the sharks? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: There is a way to avoid shark attack. Kill all the sharks? Leave Shark 'Bros alone, they're just doing what they've always done. How would you like it if someone came in while you were picking up dinner & popped a cap in your ass? Maybe a little more self-awareness of her environment would have saved her. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:15:18 PM EDT
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Wait til Chris Hemsworth hears about this!
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:21:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There is a reason the last time I swam in the ocean is going to remain the last time. Fuckers are everywhere these days. I’ve even seen them in the surf just offshore. Over protected species. Results speak for themselves. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:22:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not top of food chain at times. When you enter the water, you enter the food chain. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:33:37 PM EDT
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I see bulls, tigers, and hammerheads frequently while fishing off the piers in Pensacola, Navarre, Gulf Shores, Ft. Walton. Just last week there was a 12ish ft. tiger following a small school of blacktips about 3ft long. He stayed about 20 yards behind them insight all around the pier at Pcola from the shallows to the deep end. They finally headed out away from shore. Same day we saw a large bull shark following a large school of cownose rays. Later there apparently was a kill because we saw blood slick about 80 yards out.
I heard there was a great white running around just out from Destin/Ft. Walton area in the last month but I have no way of confirming. I tell the tourist when I see a shark go up on the beach and pull someone into the water and eat them is the day I will stop fishing saltwater. I do not fish fresh/brackish water from the shore just because I do not want to be gator food. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:36:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When you enter the water, you enter the food chain. Not everyone  This Is Why Orcas Are Called Killer Whales |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:47:09 PM EDT
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Here is a link to a live camera at a Ft. Lauderdale marina. At night, they have underwater lights that draw an amazing number of large fish, including a lot of sharks. Note, if you are checking this during daylight hours it is just a boring water view. Need to see it at night.
Ft. Lauderdale marina camera |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:49:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Over protected species. Results speak for themselves. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: There is a reason the last time I swam in the ocean is going to remain the last time. Fuckers are everywhere these days. I’ve even seen them in the surf just offshore. Over protected species. Results speak for themselves. This. Some marine biologists are finally admitting it. There is a reason why some animals were hunted to extinction or at least close to extinction. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:50:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistorySay what |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:50:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Here is a link to a live camera at a Ft. Lauderdale marina. At night, they have underwater lights that draw an amazing number of large fish, including a lot of sharks. Note, if you are checking this during daylight hours it is just a boring water view. Need to see it at night. Ft. Lauderdale marina camera That’s awesome |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:52:29 PM EDT
[#36]
She went in the water.
Shark in the water. Our shark. Pic is of a Tiger but betcha whitey will be confirmed. Always white mans fault. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:53:09 PM EDT
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Tiger sharks are the most common around HI and they take clean bites that result in massive blood loss and death in likely no more than a minute.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:56:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There is a way to avoid shark attack. Nope. 
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:58:27 PM EDT
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I survived my shark attack
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Posted: 12/19/2022 8:59:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Marked safe from great white attacks in Kansas. But... 
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:06:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kill all the sharks? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: There is a way to avoid shark attack. Kill all the sharks?  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:07:49 PM EDT
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Nature don't give a fuck. Sometimes it really sucks. I feel bad for the couple.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:08:23 PM EDT
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Doll eyes.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:17:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I survived my shark attack https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/4393E5A0-C795-465D-9660-1ADB50CEA04D-2207215.jpg Mostly. 
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:18:13 PM EDT
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For those going to the keys.
...The International Shark Attack File has only 17 unprovoked shark attacks in Monroe County on file in the past 138 years, dating back to 1882. (Sombrero Lighthouse is slightly older. It was constructed in 1858.)... I dove the keys for many years and never saw any shark other than a bonnet head or a nurse shark. I dont spear fish. It seems everytime I hear a story about sharks in south florida its always when they are spearfishing. Not to say it never happens. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:45:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Haven't seen a single shark in the Great Lakes yet. Not in the Great Lakes, but definitely the MI. Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State. 
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:48:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:   ...
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:51:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Vid 1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPSpOZX9XsVid 2 Legless body warning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZodsINcPaEE |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:51:17 PM EDT
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Now I know..... I will never be diving Hawaii. That Tracker was pretty telling.
Bet that area is Full of Fish though. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 9:54:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Way back I had a paperback called "Shark Attack!", compiled from Navy records (including civilian shark victims). Some of the stories (paraphrased for brevity): 1) A doctor had his penis (yes, that) bitten off when spearfishing. 2) Some brilliant guy had his foot bitten off by 12 foot Tiger shark - in 3 inches of water. Pro Tip: don't fuck with sharks. 3) The winner was a dim bulb on a fishing charter, who caught a small dogfish. Holding it by the tail, he joked, "I'm going to swallow this!" The shark clamped onto the guy's neck, and did not release until they cut the jaws off the shark. The man bled to death before the boat could return to shore. (This was in the 60's, no life-flight.) You mean 3ft? |
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