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var m1 = "NOW FOR TODAY'S POEM....SARAH HARMER - LODESTAR....PRESENTED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY joan of parkdale....Out of the night, into the water, We push the boat from shore. Breaking the air in the stillness of the bay. Intensity of stars reflected in the harbour, Silently ignite. The oar dips in to oil like water and we, Are away.";
var m2 = ".......YOU NEED A NEW WEBSITE!!  ....AND NOW BACK TO THE POEM....Your hand won't write, not tonight, But your mind may wander. Into those deep lagoons that you know. And your boat will go, by starlight alone. Da da da da da da da da You sang to the moon. In the great black night with no lodestar, In sight";
var m3 = ".....Out in the night, out on the water, We pull the boat back to shore. Breathing the air in the stillness of the bay. Intensity of stars reflected in the water, Silently ignite. The oar dips in to oil like water and we, Are away. Under the moon, In the great black night with no lodestar, In sight.";
var m4 = "And wait for it, There are only two things now. This great black night, And the fire glow. Listen, the darkness rings, The darkness. Listen, the darkness rings. And wait for it, There are only two of us now. This great black night scooped out, And this fire glow. Listen, the darkess rings, The darkness, Listen, the darkness rings. Take off your things, And listen, the darkness rings. - sarah harmer 2000";
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var textnumber = 4 ;
var randomnumber = Math.random() ;
var rand1 = Math.round( (textnumber-1) * randomnumber) + 1 ;
text = new Array
text[1] = "The truth is more important than the facts. <BR> -Frank Lloyd Wright"
text[2] = "Give me the luxuries of life and I will <BR>willingly do without the necessities. <BR> -Frank Lloyd Wright"
text[3] = "There is nothing more uncommon <BR>than common sense. <BR> -Frank Lloyd Wright"
text[4] = "I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.. <BR> -Frank Lloyd Wright"
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var textnumber = 4 ;
var randomnumber = Math.random() ;
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text = new Array
text[1] = "Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that,<BR> I'll be over here, looking through your stuff.  <BR> -Not Frank Lloyd Wright"
text[2] = "I wish I would have a real tragic love affair and get so <BR>bummed out that I'd just quit my job and become a bum <BR>for a few years, because I was thinking about <BR>doing that anyway.<BR>- Not Frank Lloyd Wright"
text[3] = "I have a large seashell collection, which I keep <BR>scattered on beaches all over the world.  <BR> -Not Frank Lloyd Wright"
text[4] = "Play me wide. Play me long. Let me be your song..<BR>- Not Frank Lloyd Wright"
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