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= Solution

If $N\triangleleft S_n$, then $N\cap A_n\triangleleft A_n$, hence the intersection is either $1$ or $A_n$. In the latter case $N$ is $A_n$ or $S_n$. In the former, $N$ injects into $S_n/A_n\cong C_2$, so $|N|\le2$. A <normal subgroup> of order two would be central, but $Z(S_n)=1$ for $n\ge3$. Therefore the normal <subgroups> are
$$
\boxed{1,\quad A_n,\quad S_n.}
$$

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