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            childList: true,
            characterData: true,
            subtree: true,
        };
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    }
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        var root = d.documentElement;
        if (!(previous && current && root)) { return; }
        root.classList.remove(previous);
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    }
    // handle messages from parent
    function onMessage(event) {
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        var type = data.type;
        if (type === 'themechange') {
            if (data.previous && data.current) {
                updateTheme(data.previous, data.current);
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    }
    // hook into the resizedcontent event that some embedded interactives dispatch
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    }
    // always resize at least once
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            setTimeout(sendResizeMessage.bind(null, null), resizeFallbackDelay);
        }
    }
    // initialize the interactive if it has been embedded
    function init() {
        if (w.parent) {
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            attachEventListeners();
            initializeMutationObservers();
            initializeResizeFallback();
        }
    }
    // initialization that should occur before DOMContentLoaded
    function preReady() {
        if (w.parent) {
            w.addEventListener('load', sendResizeMessage.bind(null, { forced: true }));
            w.addEventListener('message', onMessage, false);
            sendListeningMessage();
        }
    }
    preReady();
    ready(init);
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