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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>fadeTo demo</title>
<style type="text/css">
p{
opacity: 0;
}
</style>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
$("p").delay(400).fadeTo( "slow", 1 );
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
this paragraph to see it fade.
</p>
</body>
</html>