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<script language="JavaScript1.2">
if (document.all||document.getElementById){
var thetitle=document.title
document.title=''
}

var data="0123456789";

var done=1;
function statusIn(text){
decrypt(text,2,1);
}

function statusOut(){
self.status='';
done=1;
}

function decrypt(text, max, delay){
if (done){
done = 0;
decrypt_helper(text, max, delay, 0, max);
}

}

function decrypt_helper(text, runs_left, delay, charvar, max){
if (!done){
runs_left = runs_left - 1;
var status = text.substring(0,charvar);
for(var current_char = charvar; current_char < text.length; current_char++){
status += data.charAt(Math.round(Math.random()*data.length));
}
document.title = status;
var rerun = "decrypt_helper('" + text + "'," + runs_left + "," + delay + "," + charvar + "," + max + ");"
var new_char = charvar + 1;
var next_char = "decrypt_helper('" + text + "'," + max + "," + delay + "," + new_char + "," + max + ");"
if(runs_left > 0){
setTimeout(rerun, delay);
}
else{
if (charvar < text.length){
setTimeout(next_char, Math.round(delay*(charvar+3)/(charvar+1)));
}
else
{
done = 1;
}
}
}
}

//if IE 4+ or NS 6+<br>
if (document.all||document.getElementById)
statusIn(thetitle)<br>
</script>