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  bandmenu_B1_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B1_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B1_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B2_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B2_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B2.gif"
  bandmenu_B2_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B2_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B2_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B3_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B3_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B3.gif"
  bandmenu_B3_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B3_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B3_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B4_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B4_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B4.gif"
  bandmenu_B4_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B4_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B4_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B5_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B5_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B5.gif"
  bandmenu_B5_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B5_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B5_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B6_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B6_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B6.gif"
  bandmenu_B6_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B6_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B6_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B7_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B7_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B7.gif"
  bandmenu_B7_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B7_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B7_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B8_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B8_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B8.gif"
  bandmenu_B8_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B8_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B8_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B9_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B9_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B9.gif"
  bandmenu_B9_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B9_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B9_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B10_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B10_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B10.gif"
  bandmenu_B10_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B10_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B10_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B11_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B11_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B11.gif"
  bandmenu_B11_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B11_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B11_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B12_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B12_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B12.gif"
  bandmenu_B12_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B12_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B12_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B13_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B13_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B13.gif"
  bandmenu_B13_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B13_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B13_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B14_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B14_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B14.gif"
  bandmenu_B14_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B14_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B14_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B16_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B16_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B16.gif"
  bandmenu_B16_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B16_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B16_over.gif"
  bandmenu_B17_off = new Image(); bandmenu_B17_off.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B17.gif"
  bandmenu_B17_over = new Image(); bandmenu_B17_over.src = "buttons/bandmenu_B17_over.gif"
}