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How Do I Love Thee?
a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

ported to ActionScript by Carlos Nazareno
for The 2006 Actionscript Poetry Contest

Original poem can be viewed at:
http://www.poet...i_love_thee.htm
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var howDoILoveThee:Object = newObject;
howDoILoveThee.ways = new Number();

var iLoveThee:Number;

var maxMovieclipDepth:Number = 1048575;
var maxBitmapWidth:Number = 2880;
var maxBitmapHeight:Number = 2880;
var maxFlashLoops:Number = 200000;

var Being:Number = maxFlashLoops/2;
var idealGrace:Number = maxFlashLoops/2;

var feeling:Number = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
var sight:Number = Number.MAX_VALUE;

var Praise:Number = 0;
var freely:Number = 1;
var purely:Number = 1;

var oldGriefs:Object = new Object();
oldGriefs.passion = new Object();

var childhood:Object = new Object();

childhood.faith = new Object();
var myLostSaints:Object = new Object();
var allMyLife:Object = new Object();
allMyLife.breath = new Object();
allMyLife.Smiles = new Object();
allMyLife.tears = new Object();
var death:Boolean = false;

this.createEmptyMovieClip("mySoulReach", this.getNextHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("sun", this.getNextHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("candlelight", this.getNextHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("man", this.getNextHighestDepth());

var i:Number = 0;

howDoILoveThee.ways = 0;

if (feeling > sight) {
for (i=0; i < (Being + idealGrace); i++) {
mySoulReach.swapDepths(maxMovieclipDepth);
iLoveThee = mySoulReach.getDepth();
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

mySoulReach._width = maxBitmapWidth;
iLoveThee = mySoulReach._width;
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

mySoulReach._height = maxBitmapHeight;
iLoveThee = mySoulReach._height;
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;
}
}

with(sun) {
this.createEmptyMovieClip("everyday", this.getNextHighestDepth());
everyday.createEmptyMovieClip("mostQuietNeed", everyday.getNextHighestDepth());

iLoveThee = everyday.mostQuietNeed.getDepth();
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

with(candlelight) {
this.createEmptyMovieClip("everyday", this.getNextHighestDepth());
everyday.createEmptyMovieClip("mostQuietNeed", everyday.getNextHighestDepth());

iLoveThee = everyday.mostQuietNeed.getDepth();
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

man.strive = function():Void {
iLoveThee = freely;
this._x += 1;
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

man.turn = function():Void {
iLoveThee = purely;
if (this._rotation < (Praise + 180) % 360)
{
this._rotation ++;
}
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

with (oldGriefs.passion) {
var iLoveThee:Boolean = true;
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

with (childhood.faith) {
var iLoveThee:Boolean = true;
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

with(myLostSaints) {
//var loveLost:Boolean = true;
var iLoveThee:Boolean = True;
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

with (allMyLife.breath) {
var iLoveThee:Boolean = true;
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

with (allMyLife.Smiles) {
var iLoveThee:Boolean = true;
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

with (allMyLife.tears) {
var iLoveThee:Boolean = true;
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

if (GodChoose) {
if (death) {
iLoveThee ++;
}
}
howDoILoveThee.ways ++;

trace(”I love thee “+howDoILoveThee.ways+” ways.”);
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private static var DANDY:Number = 500000;
private static var QUICKER:Number = 50;
private var candy:Number;
private var liquor:Number;

function OgdenNash() {
candy = getCandy();
liquor = getLiquor();
}

private function getCandy():Number {
var i:Number;
for (i=0; i<DANDY; i++) {
// wait...
}
return DANDY;
}

private function getLiquor():Number {
for (i=0; i<QUICKER; i++) {
// wait...
}
return QUICKER;
}
}
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var summer:Object = {};
var thee:Object = {};

summer.name = "Summer Day";
thee.name = "Thee";

summer.lovelyness = 9;
thee.lovelyness = 10;

summer.temperature = 98;
thee.temperature = 98.6;

summer.lease = new Date(2006, 7, 31).getTime()-new Date(2006, 5, 1).getTime();
thee.lease = new Date(2042, 6, 12).getTime()-new Date(1970, 8, 25).getTime();

summer.complexion = 0xFFCC33;
thee.complexion = 0xFFCCCC;

summer.fair = 10;
thee.fair = 10;

summer.getValue = function():Number {
return --this.fair;
};
thee.getValue = function():Number {
return this.fair;
};

summer.incrementTime = function():Number {
return --this.lease;
};
thee.incrementTime = function():Number {
return this.lease;
};

var man:Object = {};
man.hasEyes = true;
man.canBreath = true;
man.lease = 10000;
man.liveLong = function():Void {
this.lease++;
};
man.giveLife = function(o:Object):Void {
o.lease++;
trace(o.name+" is given life");
};
man.compare = function(o1:Object, o2:Object):Void {
if (this.canBreathe && this.hasEyes) {
this.liveLong();
var n1:Number = 0;
var n2:Number = 0;
var o1isBetter:Boolean;
for (var i in o1) {
if (typeof (o1[i]) == "function") {
o1isBetter = o1[i]()>o2[i]() ? true : false;
} else {
o1isBetter = o1[i]>o2[i] ? true : false;
}
if (o1isBetter) {
trace(i);
}
n1 += Number(o1isBetter);
n2 += Number(!o1isBetter);
}
this.giveLife(n1>n2 ? o1 : o2);
}
};

man.compare(summer, thee);
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