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var socket = io.connect(host, {port: port});
			
socket.on('route', function (data) { // data = "host:port"
	console.log("routed to new host " + data);
	socket.disconnect();
	socket.socket.options.host = data.split(":")[0];
	socket.socket.options.port = data.split(":")[1];
	socket.socket.connect();
});