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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function removeWrapping()
{
document.getElementById("div1").style.whiteSpace="nowrap";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1">
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
</div>
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="removeWrapping()" value="Do not let the text wrap" />
</body>
</html>