function remove() {
	$('.elements').each(function() {
		if ($(this).data('events')) {
			$(this)
				.data('eventStore', eval($(this).data('events').toSource()))
				.unbind();
		}
	});
}

function restore() {
	$('.elements').each(function() {
		var events = $(this).data('eventStore');
		if (events) {
			for (var type in events) {
				for (var num in events[type]) {
					$(this).bind(type, events[type][num].handler);
				}
			}
		}
	});
}

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