if (document.images)
    {
      preload_image_object = new Image();
      // set image url
      image_url = new Array();
      image_url[0] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button1a.png";
      image_url[1] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button1b.png";
      image_url[2] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button1c.png";
      image_url[3] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button1d.png";
      image_url[4] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button2r.png";
      image_url[5] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button3r.png";
      image_url[6] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button4r.png";
      image_url[7] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button5r.png";
      image_url[8] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button6r.png";
      image_url[9] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/button7r.png";
      image_url[10] = "http://gaylelouise.com/images/homer.png";


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       for(i=0; i<=3; i++) 
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