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<head></head>
<body>
<script>
var str = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
document.write(str.substr(4, 15)); // Prints: quick brown fox
document.write(str.substr(-28, -19)); // Prints nothing
document.write(str.substr(-28, 9)); // Prints: fox jumps
document.write(str.substr(31)); // Prints: the lazy dog.
</script>
</body>
</html>