Pull, horsie, pull

[KindMistress]

FIRST OF ALL: DON'T DO ANYTHING UNSAFE! IF AT ANY POINT YOU THINK THERE'S THE SLIGHTEST RISK OF AN INJURY, STOP IMMEDIATELY. I've done this with subs before and I know it can be done safely, BUT PLEASE USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT AND STAY SAFE!

Hello, pets! Today, you will by my obedient, hard-working horsie. And what do obedient, hard-working horsies do the best? That's right, they pull heavy loads.

Step 1: Prepare your load
This step is up to you and the stuff you have around and can use. I don't care if it's the weights you work out with or a box of books or whatever, as long as it's at least 10 kilograms/20 pounds. The heavier, the more pleased I'll be, of course, but stay safe.

Step 2: Plan your route
This is up to your living arrangments. Plan a path around the place you live you are comfortable with. The longer it is, the more you'll please me, but keep in mind once you commit to a path, there's no going back and you MUST finish it. 5m/16ft minimum.

Step 3: Harness
You will prepare a very special kind of harness for me. Tie one end of a rope to your load so that it can be pulled. Get naked and tie the other end around your poor balls. Leave around 30cm/1ft between your balls and the load.

Step 4: Pull, horsie, pull!
Get on your knees and pull! Make sure to travel the whole route just like you planned, no matter how many breaks you have to take. I'm not going to lie, it's going to hurt. A lot. But you will bear it for me like the good boy you are, won't you, horsie?

Step 5: Report
After you're done, write and post a report in this thread.



Looking forward to hearing your reports, my good horsies! And once again, STAY SAFE!!!

[RiskyFlame]

When I looked around my room I couldn't find much that was both heavy and attachable to my balls. But after some thinking, I found the perfect object that I can make as heavy as I like. It's a wicker laundry basket with handles on the side. With my dirty clothing in the and added weight of a drill case and some cast iron frying pans, I decided it was heavy enough to burden my balls. So with a string that has a clips on both ends, I looped and clipped one end to my balls, strung the string through the handle of the basket and clipped the other end back to my balls. Total length is about 25 cm.

I had planned a route of about 6 meters in my room without shortcuts. Before I started dragging the basket the whole route, I tested whether I could actually drag it. And I could, so I decided to add a little more to the excitement of doing the dare. I locked on my collar and attached my handcuffs to the collar. I placed the keys to both items at the end of the route so once I locked my hands, I have forced myself to drag the weight behind me all the way without the possibility of detaching the basket from my balls. (I know this can be dangerous but I felt I took enough precaution.)

With the basket weighing about 15 kg, I dragged it behind me towards the finish. I had misjudged one corner that I had to take. I could easily take the turn but the basket behind me got stuck on the corner which meant that I had to drag a multitude of the 15 kg to get it around the corner. So instead of doing this, I went straight first and hugs (humped) the wall to get the basket as far as possible past the corner. Then I turned around the corner and luckily the basket wasn't stuck on the corner anymore. After this corner, it was a straight line towards the keys where I freed myself from both the handcuffs and the basket.

I like this dare (obvious because why else did I do it?). Instead of the wicker laundry basket, I imagined myself dragging a plate where people could place things on to transport to other people. For instance a trash bag that needs to be thrown away in a trash container, or pots and pans with food for dinner guests.

[kamita721]

For my load, I ended up settling on a carton of water bottles weighing about 25 pounds. I placed it in my laundry basket, which had convenient handles at around ball crawling height I could tie to. Unfourtuantly, this made for a rather large load, so I didn't have many options for a route I could do without risk of getting stuck. My only option was a straight line from my bedroom wall to front door; about 30 feet. I was to start with the basket touching the wall, touch my nose to the door, then turn around and touch my nose to the starting wall, for a total distance of about 60 feet.

Unfourtuantly for me, I did my initial tieing in my usual floor play spot, about 10 feet away from the starting line. Since I hadn't started yet, I considered using my hands to help move into position, but in the end decided to consider it a practice run, so I would have the option of chickening out before starting if it was too much. Of course, I still needed to use my hands for the final foot or so in order to push the load all the way up to the starting wall.

The first leg (30' to the door) was uneventful; I went at a slow but steady face with a totally manageable tug on my unit. I did discover that "crawling" was not a particuarly effective method. Instead, I would move my arms and legs forward, then pull my butt, balls, and load; so really the pull on my balls was on and off. I knew from past experience, however, that you don't actually want to fully "rest" and release tension in this kind of situation, so even on the off beat, where my balls stayed stationary, I kept a solid tension on the rope.

The problems started when I reached the door and had to turn around. Right before the door was a section of tiling (unlike the rest of my route which was carpeted). It was small enough that the load didn't leave the carpet, but crawling on tile is not as comfy as crawling on carpet.

The real problem, however, was turning around. As I mentioned at the beginning, my only option for a route was a straight line, and that included not having room to make a proper turn around loop. Instead, I head to just turn myself around and retrace my steps. Initially, my concern was how the load itself would turn around. This turned out to be a non issue, when I started pulling, it just turned around without issue; and didn't even take that much force to do so.

The actual problem was once it was turned around, and I had to start properly pulling it. I had lost tension on my balls when I was turning around, which meant that when I started pulling again, my balls *hurt*. Every few pulls, my instincts would get the better of my, and I would let myself loose tension. Every time after loosing tension, it was a struggle to start the next pull. It wasn't even so much that it hurt (it did; but I am a masochist, and routinely inflict worse on myself for fun, although generally avoiding cbt), It was more the mental barrier to starting to pull and feeling the resistance on my balls.

By the last 10 feet or so, every pull ended up in me loosing tension, causing a very slow end to journey.

[denon12]

So I prepared by load using a set of weights I attach usually to my dumbbells. I tied a rope around the weights, using 2 X 5k, 2x 2.5kg and 2x 1kg. So 17kg in total.

Next I prepared a route. I felt like a pathetic slut this morning wanting to please. I started in my kitchen and travelled to my lounge, about 10 metres in total but also includes 4 steps out of the kitchen into the hallway. (I regret this plan).

I tied the other end of the rope around my balls, firstly separating them and then wrapped round both for secureness. There was about 30cm slack as requested.

I started in the kitchen, got on my hands and knees and began to pull the weights. The first few metres were tricky, the floor is hard so the weights skidded nicely but it was hard on my knees and obviously my balls. As I got up the steps I felt the weights drag my balls to the ground causing me excruciating pain. On the top step the weights refused to climb up and I had to do a little horsey jump to drag them up! Ouch!

Once up the stairs I was on the carpet..nicer on my knees but harsher on my balls, much more of a drag!! As I was heading round the corner the weights got stuck. I had to readjust 4 times to shimmy them around the corner. Each time dragging my balls away from.my body!

After about 5 minutes I had finally dragged these weights to the lounge and to my finishing line. I collapsed in relief and released my bruised balls!

Thank you for a fabulous dare

[KindMistress]

Originally Posted by RiskyFlame

When I looked around my room I couldn't find much that was both heavy and attachable to my balls. But after some thinking, I found the perfect object that I can make as heavy as I like. It's a wicker laundry basket with handles on the side. With my dirty clothing in the and added weight of a drill case and some cast iron frying pans, I decided it was heavy enough to burden my balls. So with a string that has a clips on both ends, I looped and clipped one end to my balls, strung the string through the handle of the basket and clipped the other end back to my balls. Total length is about 25 cm.

I had planned a route of about 6 meters in my room without shortcuts. Before I started dragging the basket the whole route, I tested whether I could actually drag it. And I could, so I decided to add a little more to the excitement of doing the dare. I locked on my collar and attached my handcuffs to the collar. I placed the keys to both items at the end of the route so once I locked my hands, I have forced myself to drag the weight behind me all the way without the possibility of detaching the basket from my balls. (I know this can be dangerous but I felt I took enough precaution.)

With the basket weighing about 15 kg, I dragged it behind me towards the finish. I had misjudged one corner that I had to take. I could easily take the turn but the basket behind me got stuck on the corner which meant that I had to drag a multitude of the 15 kg to get it around the corner. So instead of doing this, I went straight first and hugs (humped) the wall to get the basket as far as possible past the corner. Then I turned around the corner and luckily the basket wasn't stuck on the corner anymore. After this corner, it was a straight line towards the keys where I freed myself from both the handcuffs and the basket.

I like this dare (obvious because why else did I do it?). Instead of the wicker laundry basket, I imagined myself dragging a plate where people could place things on to transport to other people. For instance a trash bag that needs to be thrown away in a trash container, or pots and pans with food for dinner guests.

Good boy! I like the touch with cuffing your hands so that you would be forced to finish!

I actually considered writing a warning about turns in my original post, looks like I should have. Corners can be tricky!

Too bad I wasn't there, otherwise I could've sat in the basket and whip you to go faster Great job!

Originally Posted by kamita721

For my load, I ended up settling on a carton of water bottles weighing about 25 pounds. I placed it in my laundry basket, which had convenient handles at around ball crawling height I could tie to. Unfourtuantly, this made for a rather large load, so I didn't have many options for a route I could do without risk of getting stuck. My only option was a straight line from my bedroom wall to front door; about 30 feet. I was to start with the basket touching the wall, touch my nose to the door, then turn around and touch my nose to the starting wall, for a total distance of about 60 feet.

Unfourtuantly for me, I did my initial tieing in my usual floor play spot, about 10 feet away from the starting line. Since I hadn't started yet, I considered using my hands to help move into position, but in the end decided to consider it a practice run, so I would have the option of chickening out before starting if it was too much. Of course, I still needed to use my hands for the final foot or so in order to push the load all the way up to the starting wall.

The first leg (30' to the door) was uneventful; I went at a slow but steady face with a totally manageable tug on my unit. I did discover that "crawling" was not a particuarly effective method. Instead, I would move my arms and legs forward, then pull my butt, balls, and load; so really the pull on my balls was on and off. I knew from past experience, however, that you don't actually want to fully "rest" and release tension in this kind of situation, so even on the off beat, where my balls stayed stationary, I kept a solid tension on the rope.

The problems started when I reached the door and had to turn around. Right before the door was a section of tiling (unlike the rest of my route which was carpeted). It was small enough that the load didn't leave the carpet, but crawling on tile is not as comfy as crawling on carpet.

The real problem, however, was turning around. As I mentioned at the beginning, my only option for a route was a straight line, and that included not having room to make a proper turn around loop. Instead, I head to just turn myself around and retrace my steps. Initially, my concern was how the load itself would turn around. This turned out to be a non issue, when I started pulling, it just turned around without issue; and didn't even take that much force to do so.

The actual problem was once it was turned around, and I had to start properly pulling it. I had lost tension on my balls when I was turning around, which meant that when I started pulling again, my balls *hurt*. Every few pulls, my instincts would get the better of my, and I would let myself loose tension. Every time after loosing tension, it was a struggle to start the next pull. It wasn't even so much that it hurt (it did; but I am a masochist, and routinely inflict worse on myself for fun, although generally avoiding cbt), It was more the mental barrier to starting to pull and feeling the resistance on my balls.

By the last 10 feet or so, every pull ended up in me loosing tension, causing a very slow end to journey.

Sixty feet is a lot! You sure know how to please! Those last couple of feet sound excruciating, losing tension and having to fight the rope all over with each step! I wish I was there to taunt you and laugh at you! You did great, just like the good boy you are!

Originally Posted by denon12

So I prepared by load using a set of weights I attach usually to my dumbbells. I tied a rope around the weights, using 2 X 5k, 2x 2.5kg and 2x 1kg. So 17kg in total.

Next I prepared a route. I felt like a pathetic slut this morning wanting to please. I started in my kitchen and travelled to my lounge, about 10 metres in total but also includes 4 steps out of the kitchen into the hallway. (I regret this plan).

I tied the other end of the rope around my balls, firstly separating them and then wrapped round both for secureness. There was about 30cm slack as requested.

I started in the kitchen, got on my hands and knees and began to pull the weights. The first few metres were tricky, the floor is hard so the weights skidded nicely but it was hard on my knees and obviously my balls. As I got up the steps I felt the weights drag my balls to the ground causing me excruciating pain. On the top step the weights refused to climb up and I had to do a little horsey jump to drag them up! Ouch!

Once up the stairs I was on the carpet..nicer on my knees but harsher on my balls, much more of a drag!! As I was heading round the corner the weights got stuck. I had to readjust 4 times to shimmy them around the corner. Each time dragging my balls away from.my body!

After about 5 minutes I had finally dragged these weights to the lounge and to my finishing line. I collapsed in relief and released my bruised balls!

Thank you for a fabulous dare

Fully loaded horsie climbing stairs! Aww, too bad I didn't get to see it. Good boy, I'm very pleased with how you did!



Gosh, so many good horsies hurting their balls for me! You guys are great!

[disturbedice]

I looked around my room and only found a couple of books to use as a wheight. I havent really wheighed them but they should have been around 10 kg. I used a bag to put them into and tied the back by its handles to my balls.

Sadly i dont have too much room in my own room so i needed to make like 4 turnarounds in my own room to get a good distance. Each turnaround adding another 2 metres or so. Altogether i walked like 8 metres withthe weight pulling behind me. The floor was hardwood so nothing not alot of drag. Sadly i couldnt use a longer or other route since my roomates were home.

I have to say this wasnt as painfull or hard as i thought it would be and because my time was running short so i couldnt repeat it with more wheights. But i totally love the idea and will surely repeat this dare as soon as i find the time for it. If you have any suggestions on how to make it more painfull or punishing im open for suggestions. Thanks for posting the idea.

[Slave_bjorn]

I'm really looking forward to do this dare within a few days. Hope you don't mind a question first, about step 3. Is it ok to tie the load to a parachute ballstretcher?

Originally Posted by KindMistress

FIRST OF ALL: DON'T DO ANYTHING UNSAFE! IF AT ANY POINT YOU THINK THERE'S THE SLIGHTEST RISK OF AN INJURY, STOP IMMEDIATELY. I've done this with subs before and I know it can be done safely, BUT PLEASE USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT AND STAY SAFE!

Hello, pets! Today, you will by my obedient, hard-working horsie. And what do obedient, hard-working horsies do the best? That's right, they pull heavy loads.

Step 1: Prepare your load
This step is up to you and the stuff you have around and can use. I don't care if it's the weights you work out with or a box of books or whatever, as long as it's at least 10 kilograms/20 pounds. The heavier, the more pleased I'll be, of course, but stay safe.

Step 2: Plan your route
This is up to your living arrangments. Plan a path around the place you live you are comfortable with. The longer it is, the more you'll please me, but keep in mind once you commit to a path, there's no going back and you MUST finish it. 5m/16ft minimum.

Step 3: Harness
You will prepare a very special kind of harness for me. Tie one end of a rope to your load so that it can be pulled. Get naked and tie the other end around your poor balls. Leave around 30cm/1ft between your balls and the load.

Step 4: Pull, horsie, pull!
Get on your knees and pull! Make sure to travel the whole route just like you planned, no matter how many breaks you have to take. I'm not going to lie, it's going to hurt. A lot. But you will bear it for me like the good boy you are, won't you, horsie?

Step 5: Report
After you're done, write and post a report in this thread.



Looking forward to hearing your reports, my good horsies! And once again, STAY SAFE!!!

[KindMistress]

Originally Posted by Slave_bjorn

I'm really looking forward to do this dare within a few days. Hope you don't mind a question first, about step 3. Is it ok to tie the load to a parachute ballstretcher?

Is it safe?
Will it hurt?

If you replied yes and yes, then it's okay.

Looking forward to your report!

[Slave_bjorn]

Originally Posted by KindMistress

Is it safe?
Will it hurt?

If you replied yes and yes, then it's okay.

Looking forward to your report!

Thank you Mistress! The answer is yes to both questions.

[knightridermanc]

Wow, this was such a good dare - and with some good ideas for enhancing it. I got hard and came twice just planning it and then was so horny while doing it and hurting my balls. Here is my report:

I was lucky enough to be alone for a whole day so could plan and execute this dare without having to worry about being caught. I live in quite a big house so could do a long route over different surfaces and up the stairs. For my load I used exercize weights and tied a loop around five 2kg weights. I liked the idea of coating cock and balls in deep heat, so i massaged that in before starting. My cock head was certainly smarting quickly, but it took a little longer for my balls to 'glow', so I gave them 10 strokes with my belt once they were tied. I have a large padlock which fits round the base of my ball sac, but my balls can't pass through it, so I left the key at the end of my circuit upstairs. Also as suggested I added a dildo to the task, so stuffed the pestle of the kitchen pestle and mortar up my arse. So stripped naked, butt-plugged, I attached a short length of chain to the padlock, looped it through the five weights, attached the loose end back to the padlock, then locked it in place round my balls. My route started in my back yard, across paving slabs to the backdoor. Hard on the knees and a satisfying scraping and rattling sound of the weights dragging across the paving. Maybe the neighbours heard and looked out! Its a step up to go in the back door, and the weights got stuck under the sill, so I had to arch upwards on all 4's to get them over. That really hurt my balls, as they were suspending 10kg - I have only managed 4kg before. I then went through tiled floors of utility and kitchen and wooden floors for the dining room and lounge. Its about a 60 foot circuit, which I took slowly, enjoying the tug on my balls, which were now properly smarting from the deep heat. Every so often I had to push the makeshift dildo firmly inside me! Now I had to drag the weights up a flight of carpetted stairs - about twenty treads. That was really hard because going up each tread, the full 10kg was pulling on my balls. I had to stop a few times to let the pain ebb away! Once on the landing I visited each bedroom, dragging the weight across carpet. I had made some obstacles with tight turns which meant the weights kept getting snagged as I negotiated the four bedrooms. Finally I made it to the Master Bedroom and the key to the padlock so i could finally free my balls. The journey took me 45 minutes. Next time I think I will add a piss jeopardy - I will drink 4 pints of water about an hour before and clamp my foreskin with a bulldog clip, so if i do piss, my cock will fill up with pee. I will have to hope that if it bursts, I am on the hard floors downstairs, not the carpets! Also I will take the dildo out of my arse and put it in my mouth when I start the stairs.

Thankyou for a great dare, Mistress!

[KindMistress]

Originally Posted by knightridermanc

Wow, this was such a good dare - and with some good ideas for enhancing it. I got hard and came twice just planning it and then was so horny while doing it and hurting my balls. Here is my report:

I was lucky enough to be alone for a whole day so could plan and execute this dare without having to worry about being caught. I live in quite a big house so could do a long route over different surfaces and up the stairs. For my load I used exercize weights and tied a loop around five 2kg weights. I liked the idea of coating cock and balls in deep heat, so i massaged that in before starting. My cock head was certainly smarting quickly, but it took a little longer for my balls to 'glow', so I gave them 10 strokes with my belt once they were tied. I have a large padlock which fits round the base of my ball sac, but my balls can't pass through it, so I left the key at the end of my circuit upstairs. Also as suggested I added a dildo to the task, so stuffed the pestle of the kitchen pestle and mortar up my arse. So stripped naked, butt-plugged, I attached a short length of chain to the padlock, looped it through the five weights, attached the loose end back to the padlock, then locked it in place round my balls. My route started in my back yard, across paving slabs to the backdoor. Hard on the knees and a satisfying scraping and rattling sound of the weights dragging across the paving. Maybe the neighbours heard and looked out! Its a step up to go in the back door, and the weights got stuck under the sill, so I had to arch upwards on all 4's to get them over. That really hurt my balls, as they were suspending 10kg - I have only managed 4kg before. I then went through tiled floors of utility and kitchen and wooden floors for the dining room and lounge. Its about a 60 foot circuit, which I took slowly, enjoying the tug on my balls, which were now properly smarting from the deep heat. Every so often I had to push the makeshift dildo firmly inside me! Now I had to drag the weights up a flight of carpetted stairs - about twenty treads. That was really hard because going up each tread, the full 10kg was pulling on my balls. I had to stop a few times to let the pain ebb away! Once on the landing I visited each bedroom, dragging the weight across carpet. I had made some obstacles with tight turns which meant the weights kept getting snagged as I negotiated the four bedrooms. Finally I made it to the Master Bedroom and the key to the padlock so i could finally free my balls. The journey took me 45 minutes. Next time I think I will add a piss jeopardy - I will drink 4 pints of water about an hour before and clamp my foreskin with a bulldog clip, so if i do piss, my cock will fill up with pee. I will have to hope that if it bursts, I am on the hard floors downstairs, not the carpets! Also I will take the dildo out of my arse and put it in my mouth when I start the stairs.

Thankyou for a great dare, Mistress!

Naughty boy, cumming twice before even doing it!

You really made it hard for yourself, deep heat, dildo, belt, even going outside! I like the touch with using a padlock, that's a great idea! You also chose a very long and hard route.

I have to say I'm very pleased (and maybe a little wet) after reading this! You did a really great job!

Do post here if you decide to do the piss jeopardy version, because that sounds fun!

Thank you!

[Dripping_Kitten]

I'm definitely doing it today or tomorrow, it seems too good not to be the horsie

I just have a 15 m long path in my mind with many carpets, and a steep stair at the end. I will definitely wear a penis gag and some bondage while doing is also I will make a themed punishment if I can't complete this dare in 30 minutes.

[sexyseniorctzn]

this is actually an old favorite of mine. I have a 20lb dumbbell' weight. I tie it to my balls using various ropes, sashes and even my parachute stretcher. I pull it around the house, on carpet or linoleum, sometimes going from one to the other and back again. Sometimes I will back up pulling it from in front of me. Sometimes I will turn and drag it behind. Best pull, though, is to get down on my hands and knees and drag it behind me.

I will usually drag it down the hall into the next room, then turn around and drag it back.

I have done this many times over probably 15 years. I saw it once in a femdom porn piece years ago and decided to try it, then have experimented with variations of it. I have used a chair, a gallon of bleach and the weight. The weight is my favorite.

[Slave_bjorn]

Yesterday I finally got enough "alone time" to do this amazing dare. I had planned how to do it a few days in advance. My route went from the living room, through a hallway and then to the kitchen, a distance of about 22 meters (with two small turns). The load was a basket in which I placed a heavy book and some exercise weights. The whole thing landed on just over 15kg. I also geared up with a hood, ballgag, buttplug and a cock cage (the key was frozen in a large block of ice that I prepared a few days back). Tied the load to my parachute ballstretcher and started to crawl. The pain first slowly increased as I started to pull the load. But after a while it started to hurt more and I had to slow down quite a bit. Couldn't keep myself from getting aroused and the cock cage quickly got a bit tight. On my route, I also had to cross two carpets which added alot more friction, and PAIN! I had to go really slow there and I became a little worried that I might not be able to pull trough. But in the end I did! When I finally reached the end of the route, my balls ached from pulling the load and the precum was dripping through the cage. I didn't think 22 meters could be that hard to travel and I was pretty exhaused after the whole thing. Since the key to my cock cage was in a block of ice, I remained in chastity for most of the day (no cheating by heating the ice!)

Thank you VERY much, KindMistress, for this amazing dare! It was an honor to do this for you. I will even do it again and hopefully do make sure that it is even more challenging.

I did take a couple of photos before actually doing the dare. And they can be found in my gallery (once moderated)

[KindMistress]

Originally Posted by Slave_bjorn

Yesterday I finally got enough "alone time" to do this amazing dare. I had planned how to do it a few days in advance. My route went from the living room, through a hallway and then to the kitchen, a distance of about 22 meters (with two small turns). The load was a basket in which I placed a heavy book and some exercise weights. The whole thing landed on just over 15kg. I also geared up with a hood, ballgag, buttplug and a cock cage (the key was frozen in a large block of ice that I prepared a few days back). Tied the load to my parachute ballstretcher and started to crawl. The pain first slowly increased as I started to pull the load. But after a while it started to hurt more and I had to slow down quite a bit. Couldn't keep myself from getting aroused and the cock cage quickly got a bit tight. On my route, I also had to cross two carpets which added alot more friction, and PAIN! I had to go really slow there and I became a little worried that I might not be able to pull trough. But in the end I did! When I finally reached the end of the route, my balls ached from pulling the load and the precum was dripping through the cage. I didn't think 22 meters could be that hard to travel and I was pretty exhaused after the whole thing. Since the key to my cock cage was in a block of ice, I remained in chastity for most of the day (no cheating by heating the ice!)

Thank you VERY much, KindMistress, for this amazing dare! It was an honor to do this for you. I will even do it again and hopefully do make sure that it is even more challenging.

I did take a couple of photos before actually doing the dare. And they can be found in my gallery (once moderated)

Thank you for the report, Bjorn, I enjoyed it a lot! That's a lot of gear you used, it must have been quiet intense! The picture of you all geared up, pulling the load, wincing it pain while your cock strains against the cage and can't get hard is hot!

Good job on pulling through even if you didn't thing you could do it, you're such a good boy!

Hope you enjoyed being locked till the ice melted, not being able to touch yourself after such a hot dare! So frustrating!