// JavaScript Document
		nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
		nereidFadeTimers = new Object();
		
		/* object - image to be faded (actual object, not name);
		 * destop - destination transparency level (ie 80, for mostly solid)
		 * rate   - time in milliseconds between trasparency changes (best under 100)
		 * delta  - amount of change each time (ie 5, for 5% change in transparency)
		 */
		
		function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
		if (!document.all)
		return
			if (object != "[object]"){  //do this so I can take a string too
				setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
				return;
			}
				
			clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);
			
			diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
			direction = 1;
			if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
				direction = -1;
			}
			delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
			object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;
		
			if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
				nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
				nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
			}
		}