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101 OG No. 16, 2536 (April 18, 2005)

[ PROCLAMATION NO. 779, February 06, 2005 ]

EXCLUDING CERTAIN AREAS COVERED BY EXISTING MINING TENEMENTS FROM THE QUIRINO PROTECTED LANDSCAPE PROCLAIMED UNDER PROCLAMATION NO. 548, DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2004



WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 548 entitled "Declaring the Municipalities of Diffun, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Maddela and Nagtipunan, all in the Province of Quirino, as a Protected Area pursuant to R. A. No. 7586, also known as the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992, which shall be known as the Quirino Protected Landscape," was issued on February 9, 2004;

WHEREAS, the said Proclamation provides that the declaration of the subject parcel of land as protected area is subject to private rights;

WHEREAS, the Quirino Protected Landscape, (QPL) as per technical description, is occupied by valid and existing mining tenements;

NOW, THEREFORE, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby exclude from the coverage of the QPL the areas covered by valid and existing mining tenements, and consequently amend the boundaries and technical description of the QPL, which shall now be described as follows:

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
AMENDED QPL AREA

PARCEL I

Beginning at a point marked "1" on the Location Map being located at Latitude 16°23'00" and Longitude 121°28'15";

thenceS89°52'W,1246.3meters to corner2;
thenceN48°00'E,2550.0meters to corner3;
thenceN28°00'E,1650.0meters to corner4;
thenceN74°00'E,750.0meters to corner5;
thenceN86°00'E,925.0meters to corner6;
thenceN55°00'E,875.0meters to corner7;
thenceS50°00'E,600.0meters to corner8;
thenceS38°00'E,600.0meters to corner9;
thenceS22°00’W,850.0meters to corner10;
thenceS81°00’W,525.0meters to corner11;
thence
Due West
750.0meters to corner12;
thenceS36°00’W,750.0meters to corner13;
thenceS49°07’W,2441.7meters to corner1,

which is the point of beginning, containing an area of 613.7041 hectares, more or less.

PARCEL II

Beginning at a point marked "1" on the Location Map being located at Latitude 16°24'30" and Longitude 121°25'47";

thenceS89°53'W,4242.8meters to corner2;
thence
Due North,
278.3meters to corner3;
thenceN71°00'W,1000.0meters to corner4;
thenceN50°30'E,3725.0meters to corner5;
thenceN9°00'E,4140.0meters to corner6;
thenceN60°00'W,900.0meters to corner7;
thenceN10°30'E,9050.0meters to corner8;
thenceS64°00'E,1450.0meters to corner9;
thenceS80°00'E,1125.0meters to corner10;
thenceS84°00'E,1315.0meters to corner11;
thenceS64°00'E,590.0meters to corner12;
thenceS17°00'W,400.0meters to corner13;
thence
Due South,
340.0meters to corner14;
thenceS74°30'E,740.0meters to corner15;
thenceS40°00'E,925.0meters to corner16;
thenceS25°00'W,880.0meters to corner17;
thenceS14°00'W,550.0meters to corner18;
thenceN55°00'W,660.0meters to corner19;
thence
Due South,
590.2meters to corner20;
thenceN15°30'W,550.0meters to corner21;
thenceN73°00'W,710.0meters to corner22;
thenceN39°00'W,1100.0meters to corner23;
thenceN84°00'W,1290.0meters to corner24;
thenceS4°00'W,1550.0meters to corner25;
thenceS26°00'E,1025.0meters to corner26;
thences50°00'W,500.0meters to corner27;
thenceS5°00'W,550.0meters to corner28;
thenceS82°00'E,460.0meters to corner29;
thenceS9°00'E,475.0meters to corner30;
thenceS36°00'E,650.0meters to corner31;
thence
Due East,
1450.0meters to corner32;
thenceN33°00'E,490.0meters to corner33;
thenceS41°00'E,700.0meters to corner34;
thenceS25°00'W,250.0meters to corner35;
thenceN75°00'W,330.0meters to corner36;
thenceS44°00'W,400.0meters to corner37;
thenceS39°00'E,1975.0meters to corner38;
thenceS22°30'W,550.0meters to corner39;
thenceS17°00'E,410.0meters to corner40;
thenceS57°00'E,1440.0meters to corner41;
thenceN42°00'E,450.0meters to corner42;
thence
Due North,
860.6meters to corner43;
thence
Due East,
400.0meters to corner44;
thenceS11°30'E,600.0meters to corner45;
thenceN72°00'E,430.0meters to corner46;
thenceN22°30'E,700.0meters to corner47;
thenceN17°00'W,500.0meters to corner48;
thenceN40°00'W,426.0meters to corner49;
thenceN38°00'E,580.0meters to corner50;
thenceN46°00'W,1230.0meters to corner51;
thenceN6°00'W,660.0meters to corner52;
thence
Due West,
800.0meters to corner53;
thenceS15°00'W,490.0meters to corner54;
thence
Due West,
260.0meters to corner55;
thence
Due North,
550.0meters to corner56;
thenceN51°00'W,500.0meters to corner57;
thenceN43°00'E,390.0meters to corner58;
thenceS73°00'E,500.0meters to corner59;
thenceN82°00'E,450.0meters to corner60;
thenceN27°30'E,390.0meters to corner61;
thenceN64°00'E,450.0meters to corner62;
thenceS2°00'E,513.9meters to corner63;
thenceN82°00'E,740.0meters to corner64;
thence
Due South,
475.0meters to corner65;
thenceN82°00'W,550.0meters to corner66;
thenceS3°00'E,1000.0meters to corner67;
thenceS42°00'E,860.0meters to corner68;
thences60°00'E,1060.0meters to corner69;
thenceS38°00'E,1925.0meters to corner70;
thenceN61°00'E,2575.0meters to corner71;
thenceS20°00'E,800.0meters to corner72;
thenceS15°00'W,700.0meters to corner73;
thenceS36°00'W,550.0meters to corner74;
thenceN52°00'W,350.0meters to corner75;
thenceN78°00'W,325.0meters to corner76;
thence
Due South,
1200.0meters to corner77;
thenceS53°00'W,450.0meters to corner78;
thenceS6°00'W,700.0meters to corner79;
thenceS47°00'E,475.0meters to corner80;
thenceS69°30'W,350.0meters to corner81;
thenceN22°30'W,1136.1meters to corner82;
thenceN56°00'W,960.0meters to corner83;
thenceN10°00'W,725.0meters to corner84;
thenceN35°00'W,1290.0meters to corner85;
thenceS56°00'W,1050.0meters to corner86;
thenceS5°00'W,1600.0meters to corner87;
thenceS3°00'E,1550.0meters to corner88;
thenceS60°00'E,1000.0meters to corner89;
thenceS55°30'E,1150.0meters to corner90;
thenceS33°00'E,850.0meters to corner91;
thence
Due South,
1000.0meters to corner92;
thenceS61°00'W,675.0meters to corner93;
thenceS85°00'W,725.0meters to corner94;
thenceN78°00'W,1030.0meters to corner95;
thenceS89°53'W,1267.4meters to corner1,

which is the point of beginning, containing an area of 10,965.4526 hectares, more or less.

PARCEL III

Beginning at a point marked "1" on the Location Map being N 46°10' E, 1,104.0 meters from junction of Cagayan River and Ngilinan Creek;

thenceN73°00'E,1270.0meters to corner2;
thenceS14°00'E,225.0meters to corner3;
thenceS6°30'E,260.0meters to corner4;
thenceN79°00'E,210.0meters to corner5;
thenceS62°00'E,275.0meters to corner6;
thenceN62°20'E,275.0meters to corner7;
thenceN75°30'E,250.0meters to corner8;
thenceS31°00'E,275.0meters to corner9;
thenceS65°00'E,250.0meters to corner10;
thenceN22°00'E,230.0meters to corner11;
thenceN78°00'E,760.0meters to corner12;
thenceN40°00'E,320.0meters to corner13;
thenceN10°00'W,780.0meters to corner14;
thenceN39°00'E,525.0meters to corner15;
thenceN32°00'W,460.0meters to corner16;
thenceN61°00'E,625.0meters to corner17;
thenceS26°30'E,285.0meters to corner18;
thenceS81°30'E,390.0meters to corner19;
thenceS2°30'E,195.0meters to corner20;
thenceS83°00'E,180.0meters to corner21;
thenceS33°00'E,250.0meters to corner22;
thenceS88°00'E,190.0meters to corner23;
thenceS4°00'W,725.0meters to corner24;
thenceS33°00'E,420.0meters to corner25;
thenceN8°00'E,425.0meters to corner26;
thenceN87°00'E,600.0meters to corner27;
thenceN12°30'W,500.0meters to corner28;
thenceN38°00'W,410.0meters to corner29;
thenceDue East,1160.0meters to corner30;
thenceDue North,288.1meters to corner31;
thenceN22°40'E,200.0meters to corner32;
thenceN84°30'E,650.0meters to corner33;
thenceS26°00'E,350.0meters to corner34;
thenceS54°30'E,550.0meters to corner35;
thenceN14°00'E,480.0meters to corner36;
thenceN64°00'E,225.0meters to corner37;
thenceN2°30'W,240.0meters to corner38;
thenceN57°00'E,475.0meters to corner39;
thenceS8°30'E,250.0meters to corner40;
thenceS43°00'E,350.0meters to corner41;
thenceN82°00'E,350.0meters to corner42;
thenceN6°00'w,775.0meters to corner43;
thenceN89°00'E,390.0meters to corner44;
thenceS60°40'E,325.0meters to corner45;
thenceS75°10'E,500.0meters to corner46;
thenceN79°30'E,290.0meters to corner47;
thenceN53°30'E,270.0meters to corner48;
thenceN9°40'E,600.0meters to corner49;
thenceN6°00'W,690.0meters to corner50;
thenceN22°00'E,525.0meters to corner51;
thenceN17°20'W,320.0meters to corner52;
thenceN63°00'W,400.0meters to corner53;
thenceNll°00'W,280.0meters to corner54;
thenceN45°30'E,350.0meters to corner55;
thenceS79°00'E,350.0meters to corner56;
thenceN71°30'E,400.0meters to corner57;
thenceN41°00'W,560.0meters to corner58;
thenceN26°00'W,415.0meters to corner59;
thenceN3°30'W,450.0meters to corner60;
thenceN68°00'E,22250.0meters to corner61;
thenceS35°00'W,36000.0meters to corner62;
thenceS50°00'W,41460.0meters to corner63;
thenceS69°00'W,550.0meters to corner64;
thenceS62°00'W,1150.0meters to corner65;
thenceN2°16'E,350.0meters to corner66;
thenceN40°00'W,447.3meters to corner67;
thenceN47°18'W,671.5meters to corner68;
thenceN35°12'W,620.8meters to corner69;
thenceN38°28'W,1230.0meters to corner70;
thenceN43°19'E,995.8meters to corner71;
thenceN19°08'W,500.0meters to corner72;
thenceN56°27'W,622.5meters to corner73;
thenceN17°38'W,1487.2meters to corner74;
thenceN72°23'W,449.0meters to corner75;
thenceN48°13'W,348.2meters to corner76;
thenceN81°04'W,399.3meters to corner77;
thenceN17°07'W,991.4meters to corner78;
thenceN88°31'W,274.6meters to corner79;
thenceN33°12'W,198.6meters to corner80;
thenceN89°30'W,449.0meters to corner81;
thenceS40°12'W,452.1meters to corner82;
thenceN71°38'W,249.4meters to corner83;
thenceS52°42'W,200.5meters to corner84;
thenceS12°52'W,302.6meters to corner85;
thenceS84°57'W,825.7meters to corner86;
thenceS54°43'W,551.1meters to corner87;
thenceS84°57'W,848.7meters to corner88;
thenceS87°25'W,499.3meters to corner89;
thenceN41°13'W,685.8meters to corner90;
thenceDue West,449.0meters to corner91;
thenceN68°08'W,324.1meters to corner92;
thenceN4°02'W,569.7meters to corner93;
thenceN31°12'W,521.2meters to corner94;
thenceN56°12'W,796.8meters to corner95;
thenceS84°57'W,748.9meters to corner96;
thenceN73°52'W,449.0meters to corner97;
thenceS32°58'W,628.7meters to corner98;
thenceS82°10'W,1897.3meters to corner99;
thenceS66°47'W,1225.1meters to corner100;
thenceN87°01'W,574.1meters to corner101;
thenceS80°09'W,589.2meters to corner102;
thenceS55°43'W,450.8meters to corner103;
thenceN77°06'W,449.1meters to corner104;
thenceN32° 12'W,992.9meters to corner105;
thenceN59°12'W,687.5meters to corner106;
thenceN14°36'W,817.8meters to corner107;
thenceN44°13'W,422.6meters to corner108;
thenceN84°03'W,599.0meters to corner109;
thenceS84°57'W,698.9meters to corner110;
thenceN72°08'W,648.0meters to corner111;
thenceS65°31'W,120.0meters to corner112;
thenceS65°31'W,430.1meters to corner113;
thenceS44°41'W,390.0meters to corner114;
thenceN46°00'W,6850.0meters to corner115;
thenceN24°20'W,340.0meters to corner116;
thenceN3°22'E,8838.66meters to corner117;
thenceN89°54'E,11880.62meters to corner118;
thenceN0°07'W,10143.12meters to corner119;
thenceN89°53'E,5343.85meters to corner120;
thenceS0°08'E,1844.22meters to corner121;
thenceN89°52'E,3562.89meters to corner122;
thenceS0°08'E,3688.45meters to corner123;
thenceS62°47'E,2006.26meters to corner124;
thenceN0°09'W,3688.47meters to corner125;
thenceN89°51'E,890.76meters to corner126;
thenceN0°09'W,922.11meters to corner127;
thenceN89°51’E,890.73meters to corner128;
thenceN0°09'W,3688.48meters to corner129;
thenceS89°51'W,1781.16meters to corner130;
thenceN0°09'W,9221.25meters to corner131;
thenceN7°00'E,1350.0meters to corner132;
thenceN35°00'W,660.0meters to corner133;
thenceN19°00'E,800.0meters to corner134;
thenceS65°30'E,650.0meters to corner135;
thenceN81°00'E,900.0meters to corner136;
thenceN12°00'E,875.0meters to corner137;
thenceN36°30'E,750.0meters to corner138;
thenceN23°00'E,800.0meters to corner139;
thenceDue East1060.0meters to corner140
thenceN68°00'E,1211.9meters to corner141;
thenceN80°00'E,1525.0meters to corner142;
thenceDue East1080.0meters to corner143
thenceS85°00'E,1280.0meters to corner144;
thenceS54°00'E,1150.0meters to corner145;
thenceS23°00'E,1413.9meters to corner146;
thenceS30°00'E,1100.0meters to corner147;
thenceS5°30'E,1370.0meters to corner148;
thenceS16°00'E,900.0meters to corner149;
thenceS3°00'E,1475.0meters to corner150;
thenceS12°00'W,1480.0meters to corner151;
thenceS23°30'E,1875.0meters to corner152;
thenceS2°00'W,900.0meters to corner153;
thenceS23°00'E,913.9meters to corner154;
thenceN83°00'E,1100.0meters to corner155;
thenceS78°00'E,540.0meters to corner156;
thenceN47°30'E,589.0meters to corner157;
thenceN73°00'E,681.0meters to corner158;
thenceS88°00'E,474.0meters to corner159;
thenceS36°30'E,1032.0meters to corner160;
thenceS36°00'W,1162.0meters to corner161;
thenceS26°00'W,1124.0meters to corner162;
thenceN81°00'E,1031.0meters to corner163;
thenceS49°00'E,300.0meters to corner164;
thenceS42°00'E,238.0meters to corner165;
thenceS39°00'W,229.0meters to corner166;
thenceS12°00'E,348.0meters to corner167;
thenceS30°00'W,407.0meters to corner168;
thenceS8°30'w,442.0meters to corner169;
thenceS5°00'W,730.0meters to corner170;
thenceN65°00'W,501.0meters to corner171;
thenceS85°00'W,308.0meters to corner172;
thenceS3°30'E,400.0meters to corner173;
thenceS19°00'W,294.0meters to corner174;
thenceS2°00'E,91.0meters to corner175;
thenceS28°00'W,448.0meters to corner176;
thenceS7°30'W,521.0meters to corner177;
thenceS29°30'W,208.0meters to corner178;
thenceS28°00'W,302.0meters to corner179;
thenceS20°00'E,461.0meters to corner180;
thenceS2°00'W,360.0meters to corner181;
thenceS45°00'W,325.0meters to corner182;
thenceS2°00'E,240.0meters to corner183;
thenceS36°00'E,210.0meters to corner184;
thenceDue South248.0meters to corner185;
thenceS28°00'W,271.0meters to corner186;
thenceS35°00'W,272.0meters to corner187;
thenceS63°00'W,245.7meters to corner188;
thenceS11°00'W,350.0meters to corner189;
thenceS15°00'E,170.0meters to corner190;
thenceS51°30'W,380.0meters to corner191;
thenceS39°00'W,308.0meters to corner192;
thenceS34°00'E,300.0meters to corner193;
thenceS2°30'E,258.0meters to corner194;
thenceS54°00'E,250.0meters to corner195;
thenceN81°00'E,207.0meters to corner196;
thenceN89°00'E,515.0meters to corner197;
thenceS64°00'E,198.0meters to corner198;
thenceS37°00'E,300.0meters to corner199;
thenceN20°00'E,199.0meters to corner200;
thenceN32°00'W,164.0meters to corner201;
thenceN17°00'W,228.0meters to corner202;
thenceN4°00'E,261.0meters to corner203;
thenceN62°00'E,234.0meters to corner204;
thenceN44°30'E,287.0meters to corner205;
thenceN60°00'E,382.0meters to corner206;
thenceN67°00'E,598.0meters to corner207;
thenceN3°00'E,210.0meters to corner208;
thenceN54°00'E,141.0meters to corner209;
thenceS58°00'E,742.0meters to corner210;
thenceS11°00'E,440.0meters to corner211;
thenceS75°30'E,200.0meters to corner212;
thenceS18°00'W,900.0meters to corner213;
thenceS1°30'W,358.0meters to corner214;
thenceS26°00'E,401.4meters to corner215;
thenceN74°00'E,302.0meters to corner216;
thenceN23°30'E,1700.0meters to corner217;
thenceN34°00'E,2318.0meters to corner218;
thenceN14°30'E,282.0meters to corner219;
thenceN17°00'E,436.0meters to corner220;
thenceN16°30'E,420.0meters to corner221;
thenceN9°00'E,406.0meters to corner222;
thenceN18°00'W,250.0meters to corner223;
thenceN54°30'E,712.2meters to corner224;
thenceN42°00'E,182.0meters to corner225;
thenceS70°00'E,342.0meters to corner226;
thenceN35°00'E,550.0meters to corner227;
thenceS60°00'E,520.0meters to corner228;
thenceN89°00'E,250.0meters to corner229;
thenceN49°00'E,200.0meters to corner230;
thenceS22°00'W,260.0meters to corner231;
thenceS31°00'E,600.0meters to corner232;
thenceS24°00'W,300.0meters to corner233;
thenceS42°30'E,730.0meters to corner234;
thenceS5°00'W,450.0meters to corner235;
thenceS37°00'E,320.0meters to corner236;
thenceS6°00'W,282.0meters to corner237;
thenceS35°30'E,440.0meters to corner238;
thenceS57°00'E,164.0meters to corner239;
thenceS35°30'E,660.0meters to corner240;
thenceS16°30'W,241.0meters to corner241;
thenceS32°30'E,310.0meters to corner242;
thenceS56°00'E,425.0meters to corner243;
thenceS56°30'E,250.0meters to corner244;
thenceS16°00'W,500.0meters to corner245;
thenceS35°00'E,360.0meters to corner246;
thenceS44°00'E,225.0meters to corner247;
thenceN68°00'E,400.0meters to corner248;
thenceN13°00'W,132.0meters to corner249;
thenceS87°00'W,219.0meters to corner250;
thenceN57°00'W,201.0meters to corner251;
thenceN39°00'W,298.0meters to corner252;
thenceN42°30'E,150.0meters to corner253;
thenceN65°00'E,570.0meters to corner254;
thenceN34°00'W,261.0meters to corner255;
thenceN31°30'E,421.0meters to corner256;
thenceN16°00'E,243.0meters to corner257;
thenceS74°00'E,264.2meters to corner258;
thenceS49°00'E,300.0meters to corner259;
thenceN66°00'E,232.0meters to corner260;
thenceS85°00'E,334.0meters to corner261;
thenceS65°30'E,520.0meters to corner262;
thenceS54°00'E,202.0meters to corner263;
thenceN64°00'E,502.0meters to corner264;
thenceN33°30'E,301.0meters to corner265;
thenceN28°30'W,480.0meters to corner266;
thenceN81°00'W,650.0meters to corner267;
thenceN68°00'W,550.0meters to corner268;
thenceN38°30'W,350.0meters to corner269;
thenceN55°00'W,441.0meters to corner270;
thenceN41°30'E,282.0meters to corner271;
thenceN77°00'E,216.0meters to corner272;
thenceN24°00'E,151.0meters to corner273;
thenceN38°00'W,130.0meters to corner274;
thenceDue West,70.0meters to corner275;
thenceN15°00'W,198.0meters to corner276;
thenceN61°00'W,280.0meters to corner277;
thenceN27°00'W,631.0meters to corner278;
thenceS83°00'W,190.0meters to corner279;
thenceN70°30'W,549.1meters to corner280;
thenceN28°30'W,482.0meters to corner281;
thenceN70°00'W,540.0meters to corner282;
thenceS74°00'W,405.0meters to corner283;
thenceS86°30'W,581.0meters to corner284;
thenceN49°00'W,260.0meters to corner285;
thenceN24°00'W,580.0meters to corner286;
thenceN26°00'E,307.0meters to corner287;
thenceN50°30'W,220.0meters to corner288;
thenceN22°30'E,384.0meters to corner289;
thenceN25°30'W,285.0meters to corner290;
thenceN43°40'E,608.0meters to corner291;
thenceN33°30'E,200.0meters to corner292;
thenceN46°00'E,540.0meters to corner293;
thenceN15°00'E,190.0meters to corner294;
thenceN51°00'W,352.0meters to corner295;
thenceN44°00'E,268.0meters to corner296;
thenceN33°00'W,509.0meters to corner297;
thenceN47°40'E,237.0meters to corner298;
thenceN89°00'E,228.0meters to corner299;
thenceN68°00'E,229.0meters to corner300;
thenceN22°30'W,381.0meters to corner301;
thenceN42°30'E,201.0meters to corner302;
thenceN41°40'E,405.0meters to corner303;
thenceN50°00'E,491.0meters to corner304;
thenceDue East,278.4meters to corner305;
thenceS44°00'E,302.0meters to corner306;
thenceDue East,233.0meters to corner307;
thenceN35°00'E,301.0meters to corner308;
thenceN27°00'W,411.0meters to corner309;
thenceN21°00'E,300.0meters to corner310;
thenceN4°00'W,281.0meters to corner311;
thenceN89°00'W,266.0meters to corner312;
thenceN15°30'W,433.0meters to corner313;
thenceN5°00'E,270.0meters to corner314;
thenceN66°00'E,209.0meters to corner315;
thenceN5°30'E,371.0meters to corner316;
thenceN26°00'W,179.0meters to corner317;
thenceN31°00'E,340.0meters to corner318;
thenceS80°00'E,160.0meters to corner319;
thenceN34°30'E,380.0meters to corner320;
thenceN63°00'E,440.0meters to corner321;
thenceN2°00'W,390.0meters to corner322;
thenceN18°00'W,300.0meters to corner323;
thenceN46°00'E,350.0meters to corner324;
thenceN25°30'E,275.0meters to corner325;
thenceN60°00'E,550.0meters to corner326;
thenceN78°48'W,482.67meters to corner1,

which is the point of beginning, containing an area of 164,364.4606 hectares, more or less.

The above amended boundaries of the Quirino Protected Landscape shall be subject to ground survey and delineation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.
(Sgd.) GLORIA ARROYO
By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
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