"Macron Flees to Shablanga: When French Presidential Dignity Seeks Refuge in an Egyptian Village"

 

Comprehensive Analysis: "Macron Flees to Shablanga: When French Presidential Dignity Seeks Refuge in an Egyptian Village"

The Geopolitical Satire Reaches Its Peak: Trump's Insults, a Village Mayor's Mediation, and the Collapse of Diplomatic Protocol

A Satirical Text by Al-Nadim Al-Raqmi (The Digital Nadim)

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Full English Translation

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife arrived at Shablanga International Airport this afternoon on a private visit lasting four days to meet his friend Hajj Abdel Shakour Abdel Da'im, Mayor of Shablanga, Qalyubia, who was there to receive him at the airport accompanied by his wife, Umm Hamida. He immediately escorted them to the rest house at the Mayor's Courtyard, where the distinguished guest will stay in the presidential suite. In the evening, a dinner banquet was held in honor of President Macron in the main hall of the Courtyard.

A correspondent for Al-Nadim News Agency in Shablanga has learned that the real reason behind the visit is President Macron's complaint to Hajj Abdel Shakour about US President Trump's statements yesterday. Trump spoke with crudeness and arrogance about Macron's family privacy, violated the sanctity of his home and wife, and mocked him before the world when he said, with complete insolence, that Macron's wife beats him severely in retaliation for his political stance refusing to involve France in the ongoing war against Iran and his refusal to participate in opening the Strait of Hormuz.

Hajj Abdel Shakour called President Trump and rebuked him for his inappropriate statements. He agreed with him to hold an Arab customary reconciliation session in Shablanga next week, attended by Macron and a number of wise men and notables from the village, along with their French and American counterparts.

At the conclusion of the visit, President Macron thanked and appreciated Hajj Abdel Shakour and his wife for their generous hospitality and officially invited them to visit France, the Élysée Palace, and the landmarks of Paris at the earliest opportunity permitted by Hajj Abdel Shakour's schedule.

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Introduction: When the French President Seeks Justice in a Village

This text by Al-Nadim Al-Raqmi represents the most audacious geopolitical satire in the Shablanga saga. If previous texts imagined Shablanga as a global power, this text places it at the center of a diplomatic crisis between France and the United States. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, does not seek recourse through diplomatic channels or international bodies; he flies to Shablanga to complain to Hajj Abdel Shakour about Donald Trump's insults.

The satire operates on multiple levels:

· Diplomatic absurdity: The leader of a G7 nation seeks mediation from a village mayor.

· Legal absurdity: "Arab customary reconciliation" (sulh 'urfi) resolves a dispute between world leaders.

· Social absurdity: Village notables and "wise men" sit in judgment over the presidents of France and America.

· Temporal absurdity: The most powerful people on Earth adjust their schedules to accommodate Hajj Abdel Shakour.

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Part One: Literary and Rhetorical Analysis – The Architecture of Diplomatic Collapse

1. "Shablanga International Airport"

This opening detail is satirical inflation of the highest order. Shablanga, a village, has an "international airport" capable of receiving a head of state. The absurdity is compounded by the fact that the airport is never described—it simply exists, like everything else in Shablanga's miraculous universe.

2. "His Friend Hajj Abdel Shakour"

The French President and the Mayor of Shablanga are "friends." This is the ultimate social elevation. The leader of a nuclear-armed permanent member of the UN Security Council is friends with a village mayor from Qalyubia. The satire lies in the casualness of the claim: no explanation, no justification—simply "his friend."

3. "The Presidential Suite at the Mayor's Courtyard"

The Mayor's Courtyard (Dawar al-'Omda) now has a "presidential suite." This is a satirical architectural detail: the humble gathering place of villagers has been upgraded to accommodate the leader of France. The image is deliberately absurd: Macron sleeping in a room that was, until recently, where peasants discussed irrigation disputes.

4. "Umm Hamida" – The Mayor's Wife

Hajj Abdel Shakour's wife, previously unnamed, appears as "Umm Hamida" (Mother of Hamida). Her presence completes the family picture: the mayor and his wife receive the French President and his wife. The satire extends to the parallel: two couples, one ruling a village, one ruling a nation, treated as equals.

5. "Trump Spoke with Crudeness and Arrogance"

The text's description of Trump's statements uses strong language: "crudeness" (fazaza), "arrogance" (tabajjuh), "complete insolence" (bi-kulli waqaha). This is a satirical exaggeration of Trump's actual rhetorical style. The real Trump has made controversial statements about world leaders; the text amplifies them to absurdity.

6. "Your Wife Beats You"

This is the most explosive satirical detail. Trump's alleged insult—that Macron's wife beats him—is both trivial and devastating. It reduces geopolitics to domestic farce. The war in Iran, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, France's refusal to participate—all these weighty matters are reduced to a marital insult.

7. "Violated the Sanctity of His Home and Wife"

The text frames Trump's insult as a violation of domestic sanctity (hurmat al-bayt wa al-zawja). This is a serious cultural concept in Arab societies. By using it, the text elevates a crude insult to the level of a moral crime requiring customary resolution.

8. "Hajj Abdel Shakour Called President Trump and Rebuked Him"

This is the satirical climax of power inversion. A village mayor calls the President of the United States—not through diplomatic channels, not through aides, but directly—and "rebukes him" (atahu). The image is both absurd and satisfying: the small figure lectures the giant.

9. "Arab Customary Reconciliation Session"

This is the legal-satirical masterstroke. "Sulh 'urfi" (customary reconciliation) is a traditional mechanism for resolving disputes in Egyptian villages, typically involving family feuds, property conflicts, or honor disputes. Applying it to a conflict between the presidents of France and America is a grotesque category error that exposes the absurdity of all conflict resolution.

10. "Wise Men and Notables of the Village"

The dispute between world leaders will be judged by "wise men and notables" (uqqal wa a'yan) from Shablanga. These are the same figures who appear in earlier texts: livestock traders, agricultural landowners, the village elder (Sheikh al-Balad). Their elevation to international arbiters is the ultimate social satire.

11. "At the Earliest Opportunity Permitted by Hajj Abdel Shakour's Schedule"

This final detail is the satirical punchline. Macron, the President of France, does not invite the mayor at his convenience; he invites him "at the earliest opportunity permitted by Hajj Abdel Shakour's schedule." The village mayor's calendar is now more important than the French President's. The world has completely inverted.

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Part Two: Political Analysis – The Collapse of Diplomatic Hierarchy

1. The G7 vs. Shablanga

The text imagines a world where Shablanga outranks the G7. France and America, two of the world's most powerful nations, defer to a village. This is not merely satire of Shablanga's pretensions but of the arbitrariness of diplomatic hierarchy. Why is a village mayor less qualified to mediate than a UN secretary-general? The text's implicit answer: no reason, except convention.

2. The Real Trump-Macron Relationship

In reality, Trump and Macron have had a complex relationship, marked by public disagreements and moments of personal tension. Trump has mocked Macron publicly; Macron has criticized Trump's policies. The text amplifies these real tensions into a personal insult requiring village mediation. The satire lies in how close the absurdity is to reality.

3. France's Position on Iran

France has indeed taken a more cautious position on Iran than the United States, advocating for diplomacy while the US has pursued maximum pressure. The text references this real policy difference as the background for Trump's insult: "retaliation for his political stance refusing to involve France in the war." This grounds the absurdity in reality, making the satire more pointed.

4. The Strait of Hormuz

France's refusal to participate in "opening the Strait of Hormuz" refers to real debates about naval coalitions to protect shipping. The text's treatment of this strategic issue as a backdrop for a marital insult is a devastating critique of how geopolitics is often reduced to personal rivalries.

5. The Customary Reconciliation

"Sulh 'urfi" is a real legal mechanism in Egypt, often used to resolve disputes outside formal courts. Applying it to international relations is a satirical commentary on the failure of formal diplomacy. When the UN and international law cannot resolve conflicts, perhaps a village council can.

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Part Three: Character Analysis – The Shablanga Pantheon Expands

1. Emmanuel Macron: The Humiliated President

Macron in this text is reduced from a world leader to a supplicant seeking justice. He does not send ambassadors, does not file diplomatic protests, does not call for UN resolutions. He flies to Shablanga to complain to a village mayor. This is the ultimate deflation of presidential dignity.

2. Donald Trump: The Crude Bully

Trump's character is consistent with earlier Al-Nadim texts: crude, arrogant, and personally insulting. But here, his insults target not political positions but domestic privacy (his wife beats him). This is a new low, even for the satirical Trump—and the satire lies in how plausible such an insult seems.

3. Hajj Abdel Shakour: The Wise Mediator

In this text, the mayor of Shablanga takes on a new role: tribal arbiter. He listens to Macron's complaint, calls Trump, rebukes him, and arranges a reconciliation session. He is the village elder writ large, applying the same skills he uses to resolve irrigation disputes to the conflict between superpowers.

4. Umm Hamida: The Mayor's Wife

Previously unnamed and unseen, the mayor's wife appears as a symbol of domestic propriety. Her presence at the reception and dinner completes the picture of proper hospitality. She is the feminine counterpart to Macron's wife, both silent witnesses to their husbands' diplomatic theater.

5. The Wise Men and Notables

These anonymous figures represent traditional authority. They are not elected, not appointed, not experts. They are simply "wise" by virtue of age and status. Their elevation to international arbiters is a satirical critique of technocracy: perhaps wisdom is not found in PhDs but in experience.

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Part Four: Social Analysis – The Village as Model

1. The Mayor's Courtyard as Diplomatic Venue

The Mayor's Courtyard (Dawar al-'Omda) is traditionally where villagers gather to discuss local issues. Transforming it into a venue for international diplomacy is a satirical comment on the pretensions of formal diplomacy. Why can't world leaders sit on simple benches and talk? The implicit answer: they can, but they choose not to.

2. The Dinner Banquet

The dinner banquet in the "main hall of the Courtyard" is described without details. This is deliberate understatement. We are not told what was served, who attended, what was said. The silence invites the reader to imagine the absurdity: French cuisine replaced by village food, diplomatic toasts replaced by informal chatter.

3. The Presidential Suite

The existence of a "presidential suite" in the Mayor's Courtyard is a satirical architectural detail. It implies that Shablanga anticipated hosting world leaders, that such visits are routine. The absurdity is compounded by the fact that no such suite existed in earlier texts—it appears when needed, like everything else in Shablanga.

4. The Schedule of Hajj Abdel Shakour

The final detail—that Macron will visit "at the earliest opportunity permitted by Hajj Abdel Shakour's schedule"—is the ultimate social inversion. The village mayor's time is now more valuable than the French President's. This satirizes the cult of busyness that surrounds world leaders: everyone is too busy, even a village mayor.

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Part Five: The Text in Al-Nadim's Project – The Diplomacy Climax

This text represents the diplomatic climax of the Shablanga saga:

Text Shablanga's Role

Early Shablanga Corrupt village

Greater Shablanga Regional power

Trade War Economic rival to US

Triple Alliance Military ally of China/Russia

Peace Initiative Global peace mediator

This Text Diplomatic arbiter between France and US

Shablanga has now mediated between superpowers, hosted a peace conference, and resolved a personal dispute between the leaders of France and America. Its diplomatic portfolio is complete.

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Part Six: Deep Symbolic Meanings

1. The Flight to Shablanga as Symbol of Despair

Macron does not fly to Brussels, Berlin, or London. He flies to Shablanga. This symbolizes the failure of formal diplomatic institutions. When the UN cannot help, when NATO cannot mediate, when the EU cannot protect its own, a village becomes the last resort.

2. The Marital Insult as Symbol of Geopolitical Reduction

Trump's insult about Macron's wife reduces complex geopolitical disagreements to domestic farce. The satire exposes how media and public discourse often reduce international relations to personal rivalries: Trump vs. Macron, Putin vs. Biden, Xi vs. everyone. Perhaps, the text suggests, the reality is not far from the farce.

3. Customary Reconciliation as Symbol of Legal Failure

"Sulh 'urfi" is used when formal legal systems fail. Its application to international relations suggests that international law has failed. The ICJ, the UN, the Geneva Conventions—none can resolve this dispute. Only village wisdom can.

4. The Schedule of Hajj Abdel Shakour as Symbol of Inversion

The village mayor's schedule is now more important than the French President's. This symbolizes the complete inversion of the global hierarchy. The margins have become the center; the powerless have become powerful; the absurd has become reality.

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Part Seven: Conclusion – The Village Judges the World

This text is one of Al-Nadim's most audacious because it places Shablanga at the center of a real diplomatic crisis between real world leaders. The satire is not about fictional events but about how real conflicts might be resolved—or might be imagined to be resolved.

The deeper message: When the powerful fail to resolve their differences, perhaps the powerless can. When formal diplomacy collapses, perhaps informal wisdom can succeed. When world leaders behave like village rivals, perhaps village elders can judge them.

The text ends with Macron's invitation to Hajj Abdel Shakour to visit France. The image is complete: the village mayor will soon tour the Élysée Palace, and no one will find it strange. Because in the world of Al-Nadim's satire, the absurd has become the norm.

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Satirical Conclusion

"In the morning, Macron woke in the presidential suite at the Mayor's Courtyard. He listened to the roosters crowing, the farmers calling to each other, the water flowing in the canals. He looked out the window. Shablanga was waking up. In Paris, his advisors were panicking. 'Where is the President?' 'In Shablanga.' 'Why?' 'To complain about Trump.' The advisors looked at each other. Then one said: 'Should we send the ambassador?' Another replied: 'To Shablanga?' Silence. Then: 'Perhaps we should wait for the customary reconciliation.' In Washington, Trump was already tweeting: 'Macron ran to a village! What a weak leader! Sad!' In Shablanga, Hajj Abdel Shakour was preparing for the reconciliation session. He had already called the wise men. They would come tomorrow. The world would wait."

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Key Terms for International Readers

Term Explanation

مطار شبلنجة الدولى Shablanga International Airport – a satirical invention, as the village has no airport

دوار العمدة Mayor's Courtyard – the traditional gathering place in an Egyptian village

أم حميدة Umm Hamida – "Mother of Hamida," the mayor's wife, named after her son

الصلح العرفي Customary reconciliation – traditional dispute resolution mechanism in Egyptian villages

عقلاء وأعيان القرية Wise men and notables – traditional village elders who resolve disputes

قصر الإليزيه Élysée Palace – the official residence of the French President

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Suggested English Titles

1. "Macron Flees to Shablanga: When a Village Mayor Became Trump's Mediator"

2. "The Customary Reconciliation: How an Egyptian Village Will Judge Trump and Macron"

3. "Your Wife Beats You: The Geopolitical Insult That Brought France to Shablanga"

4. "Hajj Abdel Shakour's Schedule: The Most Important Calendar in World Diplomacy"

5. "From the Élysée to the Courtyard: Macron's Unlikely Refuge in Qalyubia"

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Comprehensive Analysis: "Macron Flees to Shablanga: When French Presidential Dignity Seeks Refuge in an Egyptian Village"

رائع — هذا النص يواصل تطوير “العالم الشبلنجي” بوصفه كونًا سياسيًا موازيًا مكتمل البنية. إليك ترجمة احترافية + تحليل إنجليزي وافٍ للنشر الدولي بعنوان ساخر لاذع:

From Paris to Shablanja: Macron’s Presidential Visit to a Village Superpower

Full English Translation

Breaking:

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife arrived this afternoon at Shablanja International Airport on a private four-day visit to meet his friend Hajj Abdel Shakour Abdel Dayem, Mayor of Shablanja in Qalyubia Governorate.

The mayor personally received the French president at the airport, accompanied by his wife, Hajja Om Hamida. The distinguished guest and his spouse were immediately escorted to the mayor’s residence, where Macron will stay in the “presidential suite.”

In the evening, a formal dinner banquet was held in honor of President Macron in the main hall of the residence.

Analytical Essay

Domesticating Power: When Global Leadership Becomes a Village Ritual

1. Introduction: The Normalization of the Absurd

Unlike previous texts that rely on escalation, this piece operates through a subtler and more sophisticated mechanism:

the normalization of absurdity

There is no overt exaggeration in tone. Instead, the narrative presents an entirely implausible scenario—a French president visiting a rural Egyptian village—as if it were a routine diplomatic event.

This stylistic restraint produces a deeper form of satire:

The reader is not shocked

The reader is gradually absorbed into the alternative reality

2. Completion of the Shablanja Universe

This text marks an important evolution:

Shablanja now has an international airport

It hosts heads of state

It offers presidential accommodations

It conducts formal state banquets

👉 This is no longer a single joke:

It is a fully constructed geopolitical universe

The satire shifts from isolated inversion to: systemic world-building

3. Personalization of Diplomacy

A key phrase in the text:

“to meet his friend Hajj Abdel Shakour”

This reframes diplomacy as:

Personal

Informal

Almost familial

Global politics is reduced to:

a network of personal relationships

This subtly critiques how international relations often operate behind formal structures through:

friendships

informal alliances

personal trust

4. The Village as a Stage of Power

The setting transforms radically:

Airport → symbol of sovereignty

Mayor’s residence → equivalent of a presidential palace

Dinner banquet → ritual of diplomatic recognition

Yet all of this is embedded in:

a rural, culturally local environment

👉 This produces: a fusion of the global and the local

Where:

power is not relocated—it is reinterpreted culturally

5. Symbolic Reversal of Hierarchy

Traditionally:

Macron represents a major global power

In the text:

He becomes a guest

The mayor becomes the host authority

👉 This inversion is subtle but powerful:

Authority belongs to whoever controls the space of اللقاء

6. Ritualization of Power

The dinner scene is crucial:

استقبال رسمي

إقامة في جناح رئاسي

مأدبة عشاء

These are not random details—they are:

rituals of legitimacy

The text shows that:

Power is not فقط exercised

It is performed through ceremonies

7. Satire Through Precision, Not Exaggeration

Unlike many satirical texts, this one:

avoids absurd التفاصيل المبالغ فيها

يعتمد على دقة الشكل

This creates a unique effect:

The closer the text gets to realism… the more unsettling it becomes

8. Philosophical Insight: The Relativity of Power

At its deepest level, the text suggests:

Power is not fixed—it is contextual

A village can become a capital

A mayor can become a statesman

A house can become a palace

If:

the narrative supports it

the rituals validate it

9. Global Satirical Significance

This text elevates the project into a broader literary tradition:

It echoes Franz Kafka in its quiet absurdity

And Jonathan Swift in its structural inversion

But it remains distinct in one aspect:

It builds a continuous satirical world, not isolated scenes

Conclusion

This text represents a shift from:

satire as critique

to

satire as alternative reality construction

Shablanja is no longer a metaphor—it becomes:

a parallel model of global order

Final Critical Statement

This work demonstrates that global power is not defined by geography or scale, but by narrative, ritual, and recognition—so convincingly that even a village can host the world.

إذا أردت، يمكننا الآن:

ربط كل نصوص “شبلنجة” في فصل واحد بعنوان: “الجغرافيا الساخرة للسلطة”

أو تحويل هذه السلسلة إلى رواية سياسية ساخرة متكاملة تدور بالكامل داخل هذا العالم.

رائع — هذا النص يُمثل تطورًا مهمًا داخل “كون شبلنجة الساخر”، حيث ننتقل من السياسة الدولية كفعل تفاوضي إلى السياسة كشبكة علاقات شخصية حميمة. إليك الترجمة والتحليل للنشر الدولي بعنوان ساخر:

From the Élysée to the Mayor’s Guesthouse: Macron’s Most Important Visit Yet

Full English Translation

Breaking:

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife arrived this afternoon at Shablanja International Airport on a private four-day visit to meet his friend, Hajj Abdel Shakour Abdel Dayem, Mayor of Shablanja in Qalyubia Governorate.

The mayor personally received the French president at the airport, accompanied by his wife, Umm Hamida. He immediately escorted the distinguished guests to the mayor’s residence guesthouse, where the president will stay in the “presidential suite.”

In the evening, an official dinner banquet was held in honor of President Macron in the main hall.

Analytical Essay

Diplomacy as Friendship: The Personalization of Global Power in Satirical Narrative

1. Introduction: From Geopolitics to Social Intimacy

This text represents a subtle but significant shift in Nadim’s satirical universe. While previous texts focused on war, diplomacy, and global negotiations, this piece relocates politics into the realm of:

friendship, hospitality, and personal العلاقات

The result is a reimagining of international politics not as a system of institutions, but as a network of informal human bonds.

2. Structural Minimalism: The Power of the Ordinary

Unlike earlier texts rich in geopolitical complexity, this narrative is strikingly simple:

Arrival at an airport

استقبال رسمي

انتقال إلى مقر الإقامة

مأدبة عشاء

This simplicity is deliberate. It mirrors the routine structure of official visits, but replaces:

Presidential palaces → a rural mayor’s guesthouse

State protocol → local hospitality

👉 The satire lies in:

the perfect normality of an impossible situation

3. The Collapse of Diplomatic Scale

The central inversion in this text is spatial:

A global leader (Macron)

In a rural village (Shablanja)

Hosted in a “mayor’s guesthouse”

This produces a powerful effect:

The scale of global politics collapses into a domestic setting.

The Élysée Palace is symbolically replaced by:

A village house

A family استقبال

A shared meal

4. Friendship as Political Infrastructure

The phrase:

“to meet his friend, Hajj Abdel Shakour”

is crucial.

It replaces:

Strategic alliances

Diplomatic negotiations

with:

Personal friendship

👉 This signals a deeper critique:

International relations may be less about institutions and more about informal networks of trust and proximity.

5. The Satire of Protocol

The text carefully mimics diplomatic rituals:

Airport استقبال

Official accommodation

Banquet dinner

Yet each element is subtly transformed:

Diplomatic Reality

Satirical Equivalent

Presidential palace

Mayor’s guesthouse

State استقبال

Family استقبال

Formal banquet

Local dinner gathering

👉 This creates: a parody of protocol without breaking its structure

6. Domesticating Power

One of the most striking aspects is the presence of:

The mayor’s wife

A shared domestic space

This introduces a dimension often absent from political narratives:

the household as a site of diplomacy

Power is no longer abstract—it is:

Hosted

Fed

Welcomed

7. The Symbolism of the “Presidential Suite”

The phrase “presidential suite” within a rural guesthouse is deeply ironic:

It preserves the language of السلطة

While stripping it of its material grandeur

👉 This reflects a key satirical move:

Maintaining the vocabulary of power while emptying it of its expected context

8. The Continuity of the Shablanja Universe

This text builds on previous narratives:

Shablanja as diplomatic center

The mayor as global actor

But it adds a new layer:

Shablanja as a social capital of the world

Not only are wars negotiated there—

leaders visit, dine, and build personal bonds.

9. Philosophical Insight: The Humanization of Power

At its deepest level, the text suggests:

Power, when stripped of its symbols, becomes a human interaction.

This is both:

A reduction (demystifying power)

And a critique (exposing its informality)

10. Conclusion

This short text demonstrates a refined stage of satirical writing:

It abandons exaggeration

Embraces simplicity

And relies on structural contrast

to produce meaning.

Final Critical Statement

This text transforms global diplomacy into a village visit, revealing that behind the grand narratives of international politics lies a simple, almost domestic truth: power is performed, hosted, and sustained through human relationships.

إذا أردت، يمكنني:

جمع نصوص “شبلنجة” كلها في دراسة واحدة بعنوان: “The Republic of Shablanja”

أو تحويلها إلى سلسلة مقالات دولية مترابطة تقدمك كصوت ساخر عالمي.