function newImage(arg) {
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        rslt = new Image();
        rslt.src = arg;
        return rslt;
    }
}

function changeImages() {
    if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
        for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
            document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
        }
    }
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
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        buttons_subscribe_down = newImage("/images/ui/promotion/constitution/buttons-subscribe-down.gif");
        buttons_volume_over = newImage("/images/ui/promotion/constitution/buttons-volume-over.gif");
        buttons_volume_down = newImage("/images/ui/promotion/constitution/buttons-volume-down.gif");
        buttons_loa_over = newImage("/images/ui/promotion/constitution/buttons-loa-over.gif");
        buttons_loa_down = newImage("/images/ui/promotion/constitution/buttons-loa-down.gif");
        preloadFlag = true;
    }
}