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+randomEvents.paint = function() {
+	// set the color of a random circle to a random color
+	var x = Math.floor(Math.random()*(width-1))+1;
+	var y = Math.floor(Math.random()*(height-1))+1;
+	var randomR = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
+	var randomG = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
+	var randomB = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
+	var radius = Math.floor(Math.random()*4)+3;
+	var rColor = "rgb(" + randomR + "," + randomG + "," + randomB + ")";
+	var coords = circleCoords(x,y,radius);
+	for (var i = 0; i < coords.length; i++) {
+		var coord = coords[i];
+		if (!outOfBounds(coord.x,coord.y) && !isEmpty(coord.x,coord.y)) {
+			pixelMap[coord.x][coord.y].color = rColor;
+		};
+	};
+};
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