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<tr><td bgcolor="red">
<SPAN ID="oSpan">A Span</SPAN>
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</table><SCRIPT>
var aNodeList = oSpan.parentNode;
aNodeList.bgColor="blue"
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
<tr><td bgcolor="red">
<SPAN ID="oSpan">A Span</SPAN>
</td></tr>
</table><SCRIPT>
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aNodeList.bgColor="blue"
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
<tr><td bgcolor="red">
<SPAN onmouseover="this.parentNode.bgColor='blue'" onmouseout="this.parentNode.height='200'">A Span</SPAN>
</td></tr>
</table>