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A: Client side Javascript implementations in Web browsers should specifically prohibit file access. This is because it would be relatively easy to write a script that could attempt to read other more sensitive file information on the users' computer. However, it is possible to read the properties of a stylesheet indirectly using the Document Object Model, as below.

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