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image1.src = "../graphics/button_home.gif";

image2 = new Image();
image2.src = "../graphics/button_home_cl.gif";

image3 = new Image();
image3.src = "../graphics/button_about.gif";

image4 = new Image();
image4.src = "../graphics/button_about_cl.gif";

image5 = new Image();
image5.src = "../graphics/button_brush.gif";

image6 = new Image();
image6.src = "../graphics/button_brush_cl.gif";

image7 = new Image();
image7.src = "../graphics/button_pencil_cl.gif";

image8 = new Image();
image8.src = "../graphics/button_pencil.gif";

image9 = new Image();
image9.src = "../graphics/button_object.gif";

image10 = new Image();
image10.src = "../graphics/button_object_cl.gif";

image11 = new Image();
image11.src = "../graphics/button_project.gif";

image12 = new Image();
image12.src = "../graphics/button_project_cl.gif";

image13 = new Image();
image13.src = "../graphics/button_webdesign.gif";

image14 = new Image();
image14.src = "../graphics/button_webdesign_cl.gif";

image15 = new Image();
image15.src = "../graphics/button_ae.gif";

image16 = new Image();
image16.src = "../graphics/button_ae_cl.gif";

image17 = new Image();
image17.src = "../graphics/button_email.gif";

image18 = new Image();
image18.src = "../graphics/button_email_cl.gif";

image19 = new Image();
image19.src = "../graphics/button_guestbook.gif";

image20 = new Image();
image20.src = "../graphics/button_guestbook_cl.gif";

image21 = new Image();
image21.src = "../graphics/button_links.gif";

image22 = new Image();
image22.src = "../graphics/button_links_cl.gif";

image23 = new Image();
image23.src = "../graphics/button_copyright.gif";

image24 = new Image();
image24.src = "../graphics/button_copyright_cl.gif";

image25 = new Image();
image25.src = "../graphics/button_counter.gif";

image26 = new Image();
image26.src = "../graphics/button_counter_cl.gif";

image27 = new Image();
image27.src = "../graphics/button_crayon.gif";

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image31.src = "../graphics/button_bookmark.gif";

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image32.src = "../graphics/button_bookmark_cl.gif";

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image33.src = "../graphics/button_news.gif";

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image34.src = "../graphics/button_news_cl.gif";

image35 = new Image();
image35.src = "../graphics/button_inline_easel.gif";

image36 = new Image();
image36.src = "../graphics/button_inline_easel_cl.gif";

image37 = new Image();
image37.src = "../graphics/button_inline_currentprojects.gif";

image38 = new Image();
image38.src = "../graphics/button_inline_currentprojects_cl.gif";

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