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Arlington , VT
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September 3rd, 2007
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Stop at the Sugar Shack it has wonderful cider doughnuts
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Belvidere , VT
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January 19th, 2008
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Bennington , VT
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January 5th, 2008
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If you go Labor day weekend you can attend the Garlic Festival. I never realized that there were so many different types of garlic. The Bennington Battle Monument also has some great views of the area. If you in an aventurous mood there are several covered bridges you can look for.
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Brandon , VT
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July 21st, 2007
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Brookfield , VT
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There is this really cool floating bridge in town that you have to check out.
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Burlington , VT
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For those who love to be active: The bike trail is great. When I was origionally interviewing in Burlington I was a bit intimitated by it because you go past the National Guard Building which looks like a factory and decided to give up on the path. Keep going the path is great. I logged several miles on it training for the Vermont City Marathon. On a cold day check out Debra tea or Lake Champlaine Chocolates. Debra has a middle Eastern feel so if that is not your cup of tea or your partners (I go without my husband) then stick to the hot chocolate. There are a ton of festivals, so check it out online before you go and you may get to see the Marathon, Penguine Plunge, Mardi Gras Parade and several other events that either happen on Church Street or the Waterfront. Oh and if you have spent a day on the Waterfront the Waterfron Cafe is a great place to unwind and people watch.
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Cambridge , VT
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January 19th, 2008
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Charlotte , VT
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Mount Philo is a great place for a short hike. You can take the road if the trail is muddy and in the summer take teh trail. Also Chatlotte VInyard is a great place to find a fruity wine. The Wildflower farm is a cute little place for an afternoon walk except watch for teh snapping turtle in the little pond.
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Colchester , VT
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The bike path ends here on the causway. It is two miles out to where the bike ferry takes your accrossed to South Hero once you are on the causway. Also if you are up for a movie in the summer check out the Sunset Drive in.
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Concord , VT
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While Concord is a great place to see moose, Miles Pond is one of the better locations in this area. It has a farily low key beach where you can hang out with the locals.
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Danville , VT
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Danville is a great country town with a cool personality. You can find some picture perfect farms on the back roads as well as the Old North Church. In the fall there is a corn maze that you can go to. In the summer you can find a 4th of July Festival in n. Danville where several of the local crafters bring their stuff. Also danville fair happens at the end of the summer which is a super low key family event and a lot of fun. Everyone in town stops in at Marties Quick stop and it is always buisy. The Creamery also has great lunches.
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Dover , VT
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Mt Snow Brewers Festival
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Burke , VT
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December 25th, 2007
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Burke Ski area is great if you are looking for a lower key ski area that is not as crowded as some of the others. Also the kingdom trails run through this area, for a day of mountain biking. If your just looking to hang out there is this great little country store just before you turn 0ff to go to the ski area. You can do the touristy thing and shop or just grab a great sandwich.
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Enosburg , VT
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February 17th, 2007
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Essex , VT
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If you don't want to hang out at the Expo Center, Indian Brook is a great place to go for a walk on a nice day.
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Ferrisburg , VT
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October 30th, 2007
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The Human Hand has some wonderful ladies who are commited to thier craft and want to share that with everyone.
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Georgia , VT
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March 15th, 2008
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Not a whole lot going on in the winter, we ended up at one of the local parks watching the people ice fishing.
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Glover , VT
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August 25th, 2007
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Granville , VT
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Moss Glen Falls
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Hardwick , VT
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June 2nd, 2007
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Perennial Pleasures is a cute little place to get a cup of tea or pick up some flowers for your own garden.
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Hinesburg , VT
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Hinesburg is one of those places that has some great things to take pictures and eat, but not a lot of activities. There is this minuture ponny farm and an elk farm just outside of town. Then you can eat at the Paisly Hippo if you are looking for a great sandwich.
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Huntington , VT
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Camels Hump is a great hike with beautiful veiws at the top. On the Maple Open House weekend go to Taft's Farm for some great maple sugar. Also Sleepy Hollow is owned by a wonderful family and a great place to go for winter recreation.
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Isle La Motte , VT
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St Anne's Shrine
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Jamaica , VT
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September 2nd, 2006
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Jamaica State park has this wonderful waterful that you can hike to on a warm summer day.
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Jay , VT
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January 19th, 2008
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Jericho , VT
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Behind the Grist Mill there are some great little trails along the river that have some wonderful place to take a dip on a hot day. The Grist Mill itself is a wonderful place to take pictures of the town and in the summer has a snack bar next to it for you to grab soemthing to eat.
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Lincoln , VT
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Hiking in Lincoln gap is great for both short and long hikes.
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Lunenburg , VT
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There is a really cool covered Bridge in Lunenburg that leads into New Hampshire. Also Neils pond off one of the back roads is a great place to spends a relaxing day kyaking. If you want to meet locals hang out at the store at the top of the hill right next to the post office.
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Middlebury , VT
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April 18th, 2008
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Baby's first 251 town.
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Milton , VT
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Sandbar State Park is a great place to hang out on a hot day or watch the stormboarders in the winter. Also Naragnaset Bay is a great place year round for short hikes and snowshoeing
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Montgomery , VT
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Trout River Trader:Great place to stop and grab a cup of coffee
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Montpelier , VT
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January 27th, 2008
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This is out typically food/bathroom stop as we travel from one end of the state to the other. For those that are pregnant or expecting stop in Nerly New and get some great stuff for wonderful prices.
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Newport City , VT
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I grew up going to the Eastside Resuraunt with my grandmother and it is still a great place to visit
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Newport Town , VT
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North Hero , VT
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Knight Point is the summer residence to the Lipizzan Stallions. Although I have to addmit there is a ton a seaweed if your planning on taking a cool dip after the show at the beach.
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Northfield , VT
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Six covered bridges, need I say more
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Richmond , VT
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Richmond has this great new Sanwich place in the middle of town. Everything is all natural and you can actually see the garden that a lot of the produce come out of as you walk in. Also you can visit the round church while your in town.
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Shelburne , VT
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Shelburne is a great place to visit, my favorite being Shelburne Farms. You can walk on the trails, sample cheese, hang out with the animals at the barn or just sit back and enjoy a great meal at the Inn. My husband loves Shelburne Museum and my motehr loves the Teddy Bear Factory. Shelburne Pond is a great place to go for a walk on a nice day
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Sheldon , VT
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September 8th, 2007
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The Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail snakes through Sheldon. It is a beautiful ride mixed with cute little farms and wooded area. After you cross the river in Sheldon Junction make sure you get off the trail and stop for some ice cream. There is a cute country store there that serves creamies and you can get to know the locals.
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South Hero , VT
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There is an aApplefest in the middle of town if your looking for something to do. Also there is a fish hatchery near the ferry crossing in town.
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Saint Albans City , VT
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September 15th, 2007
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Our favorite part of the city is the Missisiquio Valley Rail trail. It is a great way to spend a summer/fall day. In St. Albans you travel though farmland and fields. Warning on the way our it seems really easy there is a low downhill grade that hits you on the way home.
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Saint Albans Town , VT
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There is a park in Saint Albans Bay that looks like it was an incredible park in its hay day. It is still a nice place to eat lunch but the water has been hit pretty hard by the blue-green algee.
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Saint George , VT
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Saint Johnsbury , VT
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St. Johnsbury is begining to bring itself back up to what it used to be and every time we go there, you can find a new little shop of coffee stop downtown. Also if you go to Fairbanks Museum, make sure you don't miss the planitarium.
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Stowe , VT
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While there are some great places to go shopping in town, the best parts of Stow are out of the town. You can hike the Long Trail up Mt. Mansfield or if your not up for hiking take the gondola to the top. It is beautiful any time of year, but I'd recomed the fall. And keep going for a great drive through Smugglers Notch.
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Thetford , VT
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February 8th, 2008
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February 10th, 2008
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Gove Hill Retreat Center
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The town is gorgeous in the winter, especially if you are on top of the hill.
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Townshend , VT
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September 2nd, 2006
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Townshend state park is a great place to spend the weekend. They ahve a few little hikes and the Longest wooded Span covered bridge within walking distance. There is a little rope swing under it to cool off on a hot day.
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Troy , VT
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January 19th, 2008
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Underhill , VT
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January 19th, 2008
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Vergennes , VT
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There is a picture perfect dam in the middle of town. Also the Hungry Bear has great beer battered shrimp
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Waterbury , VT
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There are a ton of touristy things to do here, but also some really cool places to just hang out and enjoy the day. Cold Hollow has great cider and a wine tating room next to it for the grandview winery. Of course then there is Ben and Jerry's with free ice cream samples at the end. But my favorite place in town is Waterbury Resevoir. It is a great place for an afternoon of Kyaking and there are a few places you can pull up to the rocks and jump off into the water ro cool off.
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Waterford , VT
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Waterville , VT
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January 19th, 2008
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Westmore , VT
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Lake Willoughby and Willoughby gap are grat places to visit year round. Though a little bit desolate early spring. That actually made walking on the beach pretty nice, though I wouldn't recomend jumping in the lake that time of year.
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Williston , VT
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If you want to get away from the box stores in town head out to Catamount Family Center. It is a great place year round. They have mountain biking trails and hiking trials in the summer and cross-country and snowshoe trails in the winter. They even have a sledding hill if your bring someone from out of town who just wants to hang out and have a good time.
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Wilmington , VT
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September 2nd, 2007
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Downtown has a ton of cute stores and check out all the "Bears in teh Valley" if they are still there.
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Winooski , VT
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Cool places year round: The Winooski Hydro Project is a great place to sit and relax and enjoy a warm day. If your lucky in the Spring you'll be there on a day that the fish are spawing. The count them at teh day arfter bring them up a pully system and then truck them above the dam systems on the Winooski river.
Gilbrook park is also a great place to go for a walk any time of year. If you are lucky you'll be there on a day that kyakers aer running up and down Winooski Falls.
Places to Eat: Tinny Thai is the best place in town and located right on the trafic circle. Another great place that is only open for lunch and breakfast is Sneakers, also located on the trafic circle.
Events: Every Thursday durign the summer there is a farmers market on the trafic circle. On of the vendors are youth that work in the organic community gardens and sell the produce at market. Durning Halloween (usually put out two or three days before) there are hundreds of pumpkins on and around the trafic cirlce. Best to get out and walk to check them all out.
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Wolcott , VT
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January 26th, 2008
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Check out teh bridge on the way out of town. My husband found the design to be pretty good. We also saw a fox while we were there.
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Woodford , VT
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September 1st, 2007
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Greenwood Lodge and Campsites is a wonderful place to stay and quieter than most campgrounds. Also Woodford is the highest community in Vermont.
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Woodstock , VT
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While the park in the middle of town, the cool shops downtown, and the bridges are great. You have to visit Marsh-Billings-Rockerfeller Historic Park. You can get free ice cream and hang out with the animals at the farm museum or go on a hike through the park accross the stree. I would recomend both.
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Sunderland , VT
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September 3rd, 2007
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Mt Equinox has a great view from the top.
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South Burlington , VT
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If your over 21 take the free tour at Majic Hat. They people that run it are a lot of fun and there are free samples at the end.
Petra Cliff's is a great place to go Rock Climbing when it is cold and the staff is incredibly freindly and willing to give advice if you ask.
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Granby , VT
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Swanton , VT
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The Miissisquoi National Wildlife refuge is a great place for Kyaking and checking out herons
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