Swf won't play in browser

I have a problem with my swf file playing in the browsers. It works fine when I play it outside the browsers, but as soon as I load it to the site...it doesn't play. Please help.
www.thelusciousstore.com

The best guess I can hazard at the moment is that you are missing some other files (possibly swf's or image files) that the index.swf file is trying to load.
If you do have other files that it loads and you have placed them where you believe they need to go, can you explain that arrangement folder-wise?

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