Links are stored in an array so it can be modified easily. You can also set shortenLongURL to “true” to well, shorten the url leaving the front & the back which what matters most.
This is probably an uncommon feature on flash sites but the good thing is the user has the chance to preview the link before launching it. One might guess if the link is a zip file or jpg etc.. Site like TheFwa.com also provides this feature 
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