{"id":875,"date":"2025-11-12T03:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T03:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/the-voice-before-takeoff-how-a-pilots-mysterious-instinct-saved-148-lives-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T03:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T03:40:31","slug":"the-voice-before-takeoff-how-a-pilots-mysterious-instinct-saved-148-lives-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=875","title":{"rendered":"The Voice Before Takeoff: How a Pilot\u2019s Mysterious Instinct Saved 148 Lives &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/276-1.png\" alt=\"The Voice Before Takeoff: How a Pilot\u2019s Mysterious Instinct Saved 148 Lives - News\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"83\" data-start=\"0\">\n<p data-end=\"83\" data-start=\"0\"><img alt=\"Pilot Takes Off 3 Minutes Early After Hearing A \u201cVoice\u201d \u2014 Saves 148  Passenger - YouTube\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/fuvyeRWH83k\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"83\" data-start=\"0\">\n<p data-end=\"430\" data-start=\"85\">It was a quiet Friday evening in late September 2018 when Captain Ricoseta Mafella prepared to take off from Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport in Palu, Indonesia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"ddb3b0700bddfc212c9162fc838ba243\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/aj1559.online\/ba298f04.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The clock read 5:52 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>His aircraft, a Batik Air Airbus carrying 148 passengers and crew, was scheduled to depart for Jakarta at 5:55 p.m.\u2014 but something unusual stirred inside him.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"604\" data-start=\"432\">\u201cI felt uneasy,\u201d Mafella later recalled in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething in me kept saying, <em data-end=\"544\" data-start=\"519\">Go now. <\/em>Take off early.It wasn\u2019t logic.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t procedure.It was\u2026a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1007\" data-start=\"606\">It was a decision that defied every standard in aviation.<\/p>\n<p>Pilots are trained to follow schedules, air traffic instructions, and strict clearance procedures.<\/p>\n<p>But that night, Mafella\u2019s instincts \u2014 or something far beyond \u2014 urged him to act differently.<\/p>\n<p>He checked his instruments one more time, confirmed the weather, and without any apparent reason, radioed the tower for immediate takeoff clearance.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1085\" data-start=\"1009\">\u201cTower, Batik 6231 ready for departure, request early clearance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1247\" data-start=\"1087\">The controller, later identified as 21-year-old Anthonius Gunawan Agung, cleared the flight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"573c89736e3c6ac1e7e694f9321951e8\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/aj1559.online\/ba298f04.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBatik 6231, you are cleared for takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>Good evening, Captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Pilot saves lives of 148 passengers after hearing 'voice' telling him to take  off 3 minutes early\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt0a508b28c7cfa36a\/678fa5330f693ac65830b2af\/Mafella.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1522\" data-start=\"1249\">Three minutes later, at exactly 5:55 p.m., Flight 6231 lifted off the runway \u2014 three minutes ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>From the cockpit window, Captain Mafella could see the golden light of sunset reflecting off the Sulawesi coastline.<\/p>\n<p>Everything seemed normal.<\/p>\n<p>Until it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1968\" data-start=\"1524\">At 6:02 p.m., just after the plane reached cruising altitude, a violent 7.<\/p>\n<p>5-magnitude earthquake struck Palu.<\/p>\n<p>The ground split open, swallowing cars, buildings, and parts of the very runway they had just left behind.<\/p>\n<p>The control tower collapsed seconds after their departure.<\/p>\n<p>The same young controller who had cleared them for takeoff, Anthonius, stayed at his post to ensure the plane was safely airborne \u2014 a decision that cost him his life.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2117\" data-start=\"1970\">When Captain Mafella learned what had happened below, his blood ran cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we had waited,\u201d he said quietly, \u201cwe would have never made it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2490\" data-start=\"2119\">Later, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management confirmed that the Palu earthquake and tsunami struck with little warning, destroying the airport\u2019s runway and communications within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of flights were canceled, and the airport was shut down indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>Batik Air Flight 6231 was one of the last aircraft to leave the area before disaster hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Pilot Takes Off 3 Minutes Early After Hearing A \u201cVoice\u201d \u2014 Saves 148  Passenger - YouTube\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f-En_DiSCoI\/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&amp;rs=AOn4CLCKRS42_mgJbYIodh-Lh4Ip_nz2tg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2703\" data-start=\"2492\">Investigators later reviewed the data: there were no warning signs before takeoff \u2014 no tremors, no alerts, nothing that could have predicted the quake.<\/p>\n<p>Everything about that early departure defied explanation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"724ba65e93a68f24c8f08f617da23d58\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/aj1559.online\/ba298f04.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p data-end=\"2984\" data-start=\"2705\">Psychologists have suggested that Captain Mafella\u2019s decision could have stemmed from subtle environmental cues \u2014 slight vibrations or atmospheric pressure changes that triggered subconscious reactions.<\/p>\n<p>Others, including Mafella himself, believed it was something more profound.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3144\" data-start=\"2986\">\u201cI don\u2019t know if you can call it God, or instinct,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I know one thing \u2014 if I hadn\u2019t listened to that voice, 148 souls would not be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3483\" data-start=\"3146\">The story spread quickly across Indonesia and the aviation world.<\/p>\n<p>Many praised the captain for his calm under pressure and his willingness to trust his intuition when every system told him to wait.<\/p>\n<p>Others dismissed it as coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, for the families of the 148 passengers, coincidence was not the word they used \u2014 it was miracle.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3735\" data-start=\"3485\">In the years since, Captain Mafella has spoken publicly about that day, often emphasizing humility and faith in his speeches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes,\u201d he tells young pilots, \u201cyou must listen beyond the instruments.<\/p>\n<p>There are things science cannot yet explain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3990\" data-start=\"3737\">The haunting detail of his story \u2014 that \u201cvoice\u201d \u2014 continues to fascinate investigators, pilots, and spiritual thinkers alike.<\/p>\n<p>Was it divine intervention? Was it subconscious awareness? Or was it simply one man\u2019s courage to act when reason said not to?<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4077\" data-start=\"3992\">Whatever the answer, one fact remains undeniable: three minutes changed everything.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4245\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"4079\">Today, Flight 6231 stands as a reminder of how the smallest decision \u2014 a flicker of intuition, a whisper before takeoff \u2014 can alter the course of human lives forever.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"83\" data-start=\"0\">\n<p data-end=\"430\" data-start=\"85\">It was a quiet Friday evening in late September 2018 when Captain Ricoseta Mafella prepared to take off from Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport in Palu, Indonesia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"ddb3b0700bddfc212c9162fc838ba243\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/aj1559.online\/ba298f04.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The clock read 5:52 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>His aircraft, a Batik Air Airbus carrying 148 passengers and crew, was scheduled to depart for Jakarta at 5:55 p.m.\u2014 but something unusual stirred inside him.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"604\" data-start=\"432\">\u201cI felt uneasy,\u201d Mafella later recalled in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething in me kept saying, <em data-end=\"544\" data-start=\"519\">Go now. <\/em>Take off early.It wasn\u2019t logic.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t procedure.It was\u2026a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1007\" data-start=\"606\">It was a decision that defied every standard in aviation.<\/p>\n<p>Pilots are trained to follow schedules, air traffic instructions, and strict clearance procedures.<\/p>\n<p>But that night, Mafella\u2019s instincts \u2014 or something far beyond \u2014 urged him to act differently.<\/p>\n<p>He checked his instruments one more time, confirmed the weather, and without any apparent reason, radioed the tower for immediate takeoff clearance.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1085\" data-start=\"1009\">\u201cTower, Batik 6231 ready for departure, request early clearance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1247\" data-start=\"1087\">The controller, later identified as 21-year-old Anthonius Gunawan Agung, cleared the flight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"573c89736e3c6ac1e7e694f9321951e8\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/aj1559.online\/ba298f04.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBatik 6231, you are cleared for takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>Good evening, Captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Pilot saves lives of 148 passengers after hearing 'voice' telling him to take  off 3 minutes early\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt0a508b28c7cfa36a\/678fa5330f693ac65830b2af\/Mafella.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1522\" data-start=\"1249\">Three minutes later, at exactly 5:55 p.m., Flight 6231 lifted off the runway \u2014 three minutes ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>From the cockpit window, Captain Mafella could see the golden light of sunset reflecting off the Sulawesi coastline.<\/p>\n<p>Everything seemed normal.<\/p>\n<p>Until it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1968\" data-start=\"1524\">At 6:02 p.m., just after the plane reached cruising altitude, a violent 7.<\/p>\n<p>5-magnitude earthquake struck Palu.<\/p>\n<p>The ground split open, swallowing cars, buildings, and parts of the very runway they had just left behind.<\/p>\n<p>The control tower collapsed seconds after their departure.<\/p>\n<p>The same young controller who had cleared them for takeoff, Anthonius, stayed at his post to ensure the plane was safely airborne \u2014 a decision that cost him his life.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2117\" data-start=\"1970\">When Captain Mafella learned what had happened below, his blood ran cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we had waited,\u201d he said quietly, \u201cwe would have never made it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2490\" data-start=\"2119\">Later, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management confirmed that the Palu earthquake and tsunami struck with little warning, destroying the airport\u2019s runway and communications within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of flights were canceled, and the airport was shut down indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>Batik Air Flight 6231 was one of the last aircraft to leave the area before disaster hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Pilot Takes Off 3 Minutes Early After Hearing A \u201cVoice\u201d \u2014 Saves 148  Passenger - YouTube\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f-En_DiSCoI\/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&amp;rs=AOn4CLCKRS42_mgJbYIodh-Lh4Ip_nz2tg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2703\" data-start=\"2492\">Investigators later reviewed the data: there were no warning signs before takeoff \u2014 no tremors, no alerts, nothing that could have predicted the quake.<\/p>\n<p>Everything about that early departure defied explanation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"724ba65e93a68f24c8f08f617da23d58\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/aj1559.online\/ba298f04.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p data-end=\"2984\" data-start=\"2705\">Psychologists have suggested that Captain Mafella\u2019s decision could have stemmed from subtle environmental cues \u2014 slight vibrations or atmospheric pressure changes that triggered subconscious reactions.<\/p>\n<p>Others, including Mafella himself, believed it was something more profound.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3144\" data-start=\"2986\">\u201cI don\u2019t know if you can call it God, or instinct,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I know one thing \u2014 if I hadn\u2019t listened to that voice, 148 souls would not be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3483\" data-start=\"3146\">The story spread quickly across Indonesia and the aviation world.<\/p>\n<p>Many praised the captain for his calm under pressure and his willingness to trust his intuition when every system told him to wait.<\/p>\n<p>Others dismissed it as coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, for the families of the 148 passengers, coincidence was not the word they used \u2014 it was miracle.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3735\" data-start=\"3485\">In the years since, Captain Mafella has spoken publicly about that day, often emphasizing humility and faith in his speeches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes,\u201d he tells young pilots, \u201cyou must listen beyond the instruments.<\/p>\n<p>There are things science cannot yet explain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3990\" data-start=\"3737\">The haunting detail of his story \u2014 that \u201cvoice\u201d \u2014 continues to fascinate investigators, pilots, and spiritual thinkers alike.<\/p>\n<p>Was it divine intervention? Was it subconscious awareness? Or was it simply one man\u2019s courage to act when reason said not to?<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4077\" data-start=\"3992\">Whatever the answer, one fact remains undeniable: three minutes changed everything.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4245\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"4079\">Today, Flight 6231 stands as a reminder of how the smallest decision \u2014 a flicker of intuition, a whisper before takeoff \u2014 can alter the course of human lives forever.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"430\" data-start=\"85\">It was a quiet Friday evening in late September 2018 when Captain Ricoseta Mafella prepared to take off from Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport in Palu, Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The clock read 5:52 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>His aircraft, a Batik Air Airbus carrying 148 passengers and crew, was scheduled to depart for Jakarta at 5:55 p.m.\u2014 but something unusual stirred inside him.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"604\" data-start=\"432\">\u201cI felt uneasy,\u201d Mafella later recalled in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething in me kept saying, <em data-end=\"544\" data-start=\"519\">Go now. <\/em>Take off early.It wasn\u2019t logic.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t procedure.It was\u2026a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1007\" data-start=\"606\">It was a decision that defied every standard in aviation.<\/p>\n<p>Pilots are trained to follow schedules, air traffic instructions, and strict clearance procedures.<\/p>\n<p>But that night, Mafella\u2019s instincts \u2014 or something far beyond \u2014 urged him to act differently.<\/p>\n<p>He checked his instruments one more time, confirmed the weather, and without any apparent reason, radioed the tower for immediate takeoff clearance.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1085\" data-start=\"1009\">\u201cTower, Batik 6231 ready for departure, request early clearance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1247\" data-start=\"1087\">The controller, later identified as 21-year-old Anthonius Gunawan Agung, cleared the flight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBatik 6231, you are cleared for takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>Good evening, Captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1522\" data-start=\"1249\">Three minutes later, at exactly 5:55 p.m., Flight 6231 lifted off the runway \u2014 three minutes ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>From the cockpit window, Captain Mafella could see the golden light of sunset reflecting off the Sulawesi coastline.<\/p>\n<p>Everything seemed normal.<\/p>\n<p>Until it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1968\" data-start=\"1524\">At 6:02 p.m., just after the plane reached cruising altitude, a violent 7.<\/p>\n<p>5-magnitude earthquake struck Palu.<\/p>\n<p>The ground split open, swallowing cars, buildings, and parts of the very runway they had just left behind.<\/p>\n<p>The control tower collapsed seconds after their departure.<\/p>\n<p>The same young controller who had cleared them for takeoff, Anthonius, stayed at his post to ensure the plane was safely airborne \u2014 a decision that cost him his life.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2117\" data-start=\"1970\">When Captain Mafella learned what had happened below, his blood ran cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we had waited,\u201d he said quietly, \u201cwe would have never made it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2490\" data-start=\"2119\">Later, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management confirmed that the Palu earthquake and tsunami struck with little warning, destroying the airport\u2019s runway and communications within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of flights were canceled, and the airport was shut down indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>Batik Air Flight 6231 was one of the last aircraft to leave the area before disaster hit.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2703\" data-start=\"2492\">Investigators later reviewed the data: there were no warning signs before takeoff \u2014 no tremors, no alerts, nothing that could have predicted the quake.<\/p>\n<p>Everything about that early departure defied explanation.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2984\" data-start=\"2705\">Psychologists have suggested that Captain Mafella\u2019s decision could have stemmed from subtle environmental cues \u2014 slight vibrations or atmospheric pressure changes that triggered subconscious reactions.<\/p>\n<p>Others, including Mafella himself, believed it was something more profound.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3144\" data-start=\"2986\">\u201cI don\u2019t know if you can call it God, or instinct,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I know one thing \u2014 if I hadn\u2019t listened to that voice, 148 souls would not be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3483\" data-start=\"3146\">The story spread quickly across Indonesia and the aviation world.<\/p>\n<p>Many praised the captain for his calm under pressure and his willingness to trust his intuition when every system told him to wait.<\/p>\n<p>Others dismissed it as coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, for the families of the 148 passengers, coincidence was not the word they used \u2014 it was miracle.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3735\" data-start=\"3485\">In the years since, Captain Mafella has spoken publicly about that day, often emphasizing humility and faith in his speeches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes,\u201d he tells young pilots, \u201cyou must listen beyond the instruments.<\/p>\n<p>There are things science cannot yet explain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3990\" data-start=\"3737\">The haunting detail of his story \u2014 that \u201cvoice\u201d \u2014 continues to fascinate investigators, pilots, and spiritual thinkers alike.<\/p>\n<p>Was it divine intervention? Was it subconscious awareness? Or was it simply one man\u2019s courage to act when reason said not to?<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4077\" data-start=\"3992\">Whatever the answer, one fact remains undeniable: three minutes changed everything.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4245\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"4079\">Today, Flight 6231 stands as a reminder of how the smallest decision \u2014 a flicker of intuition, a whisper before takeoff \u2014 can alter the course of human lives forever.<\/p>\n<p>When Captain Ricoseta Mafella followed an unexplained \u201cvoice\u201d and took off three minutes early from Palu Airport in 2018, his\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>The 2003 discovery of Nazi submarine U-864 off Norway\u2019s coast exposed a chilling World War II secret \u2014 67 tons\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>The 2003 discovery of Nazi submarine U-864 off Norway\u2019s coast revealed not just a World War II wreck but a\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>A groundbreaking 2025 discovery beneath Machu Picchu has revealed an advanced underground engineering system, overturning decades of belief about its\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>A 2025 underground scan beneath Machu Picchu revealed a hidden network of ancient chambers and water systems, proving the Inca\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>NASA scientists are stunned and uneasy after interstellar object 3I\/ATLAS, once speeding through space at 56,000 mph, mysteriously stopped near\u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"infinite-scroll-last\">End of content<\/p>\n<p class=\"infinite-scroll-error\">No more pages to load<\/p>\n<p class=\"scroll-pagination\">Next page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a quiet Friday evening in late September 2018 when Captain Ricoseta Mafella prepared to take off from Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport in Palu, Indonesia. 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