.clone() remains unchanged?
<p>So lets do this when the DOM is ready:</p>

<pre><code>var parent_copy;  // global scope in this context

function preDeviceSetup() {  // only fired once - should be enough to set parent_copy
  parent_copy = $('.parent').clone(true);  // passes clone to var parent_copy;
}
</code></pre>

<p>I want to do this more than once after some event:</p>

<pre><code>function listWrap(count) {
  $(parent_copy).replaceAll('.parent');
  //...
}
</code></pre>

<p>Is <code>parent_copy</code> going to still hold the original clone?  Throughout the script changes are made within the .parent element and I want it to be over written possibly more than once with the original.  Sorry if this doesn't make much sense, just going on 3 hours of sleep (which isn't enough).</p>
