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function loadImage(sFilename)
	{
		var img = new Image();
		img.src = sFilename;
		return img;
	}

function swapImage(imgName, sFilename)
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	}
	
function getElement(id)
	{
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				return document.getElementById(id);
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		else if(document.all)
			{
				return document.all(id);
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		else
			{
				return null;
			}
	}

function fadeIn(e)
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			}
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			}
		else
			{
				return;
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		target.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + target.filters.alpha.opacity + ")";
		nereidFade(target, 100, 1, 5);
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function fadeOut(e)
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			{
				return;
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		target.style.filter = "gray " + target.style.filter;
		nereidFade(target, 30, 50, 5);
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function selAddEvent(elm, evType, fn, useCapture)
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			{
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				return true;
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			{
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				return r;
			}
	} 

nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
nereidFadeTimers = new Object();

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