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var start = 0;
var end = 0;
var currentOpac;
	
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		object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
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	function BeginOpacity(obj, s, e)
	{
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		end = e;
		currentOpac = s;
		theobject=obj;
		changing=setInterval("opacityit(theobject)",itv);
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	function EndOpacity(obj, end){
		clearInterval(changing);
		changeOpac(obj, end);
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	function opacityit(obj){
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			else if (window.highlighting)
				clearInterval(highlighting);
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				currentOpac = currentOpac + step;
				changeOpac(obj,currentOpac);
			}
			else if (window.changing)
				clearInterval(changing);
		}
	}
//-->