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function externalLinks() 
{ 
   var anchor;

   if (!document.getElementsByTagName) { return; }

   var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
 
   for (var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) 
   { 
      anchor = anchors[i]; 
      
      if (anchor.getAttribute("href") && anchor.getAttribute("rel") === "external") 
      {
         anchor.target = "_blank"; 
      }
   } 
}
window.onload = externalLinks;
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