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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function topAlign()
{
document.getElementById('tr2').vAlign="top";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<table width="50%" border="1">
<tr id="tr1">
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Text</th>
</tr>
<tr id="tr2">
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Griffin</td>
<td>Hello my name is Peter Griffin. 
I need a long text for this example. 
I need a long text for this example.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="topAlign()" value="Top-align table row" />

</body>
</html>

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