var window_size = 0;

function StartMarquee(initial_size) {
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}
function ScrolledMessage(scrollto) {
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        var i = 0;
        var speed =  150;

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        msg = msg.substring(0,window_size);
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        window.setTimeout('ScrolledMessage('+scrollto+')',speed);
}