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        // Set the number of snowflakes (more than 30 - 40 not recommended)
        var snowmax = 30

        // Set the colors for the snow. Add as many colors as you like
        var snowcolor = new Array("#aaaacc", "#ddddFF", "#ccccDD")

        // Set the fonts, that create the snowflakes. Add as many fonts as you like
        var snowtype = new Array("Arial Black", "Arial Narrow", "Times", "Comic Sans MS")

        // Set the letter that creates your snowflake (recommended:*)
        var snowletter = "*"

        // Set the speed of sinking (recommended values range from 0.3 to 2)
        var sinkspeed = 0.4

        // Set the maximal-size of your snowflaxes
        var snowmaxsize = 30

        // Set the minimal-size of your snowflaxes
        var snowminsize = 8

        // Set the snowing-zone
        // Set 1 for all-over-snowing, set 2 for left-side-snowing 
        // Set 3 for center-snowing, set 4 for right-side-snowing
        var snowingzone = 1

        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // CONFIGURATION ENDS HERE
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


        // Do not edit below this line
        var snow = new Array()
        var marginbottom
        var marginright
        var timer
        var i_snow = 0
        var x_mv = new Array();
        var crds = new Array();
        var lftrght = new Array();
        var browserinfos = navigator.userAgent
        var ie5 = document.all && document.getElementById && !browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
        var ns6 = document.getElementById && !document.all
        var opera = browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
        var browserok = ie5 || ns6 || opera

        function randommaker(range) {
            rand = Math.floor(range * Math.random())
            return rand
        }

        function initsnow() {
            if (ie5 || opera) {
                marginbottom = document.body.scrollHeight
                marginright = document.body.clientWidth - 15
            }
            else if (ns6) {
                marginbottom = window.scrollHeight
                marginright = window.innerWidth - 15
            }
            var snowsizerange = snowmaxsize - snowminsize
            for (i = 0; i <= snowmax; i++) {
                crds[i] = 0;
                lftrght[i] = Math.random() * 15;
                x_mv[i] = 0.03 + Math.random() / 10;
                snow[i] = document.getElementById("s" + i)
                snow[i].style.fontFamily = snowtype[randommaker(snowtype.length)]
                snow[i].size = randommaker(snowsizerange) + snowminsize
                snow[i].style.fontSize = snow[i].size + 'px';
                snow[i].style.color = snowcolor[randommaker(snowcolor.length)]
                snow[i].style.zIndex = 1000
                snow[i].sink = sinkspeed * snow[i].size / 5
                if (snowingzone == 1) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright - snow[i].size) }
                if (snowingzone == 2) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) }
                if (snowingzone == 3) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 4 }
                if (snowingzone == 4) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 2 }
                snow[i].posy = randommaker(2 * marginbottom - marginbottom - 2 * snow[i].size)
                snow[i].style.left = snow[i].posx + 'px';
                snow[i].style.top = snow[i].posy + 'px';
            }
            movesnow()
        }

        function movesnow() {
            for (i = 0; i <= snowmax; i++) {
                crds[i] += x_mv[i];
                snow[i].posy += snow[i].sink
                snow[i].style.left = snow[i].posx + lftrght[i] * Math.sin(crds[i]) + 'px';
                snow[i].style.top = snow[i].posy + 'px';

                if (snow[i].posy >= marginbottom - 2 * snow[i].size || parseInt(snow[i].style.left) > (marginright - 3 * lftrght[i])) {
                    if (snowingzone == 1) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright - snow[i].size) }
                    if (snowingzone == 2) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) }
                    if (snowingzone == 3) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 4 }
                    if (snowingzone == 4) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 2 }
                    snow[i].posy = 0
                }
            }
            var timer = setTimeout("movesnow()", 50)
        }

        for (i = 0; i <= snowmax; i++) {
            document.write("<span id='s" + i + "' style='position:absolute;top:-" + snowmaxsize + "'>" + snowletter + "</span>")
        }
        if (browserok) {
            window.onload = initsnow
        }