function text(e) {
      var t = "";
  
      // If an element was passed, get it’s children, 
      // otherwise assume it’s an array
      e = e.childNodes || e;
  
      // Look through all child nodes
      for ( var j = 0; j < e.length; j++ ) {
          // If it’s not an element, append its text value
          // Otherwise, recurse through all the element’s children 
          t += e[j].nodeType != 1 ?
              e[j].nodeValue : text(e[j].childNodes);
      }
  
      // Return the matched text
      return t;
  }