Transforming sphere geometry for mercator projected texture.

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for ( var i = 0, l = geometry.faceVertexUvs[ 0 ].length; i < l; i ++ ) {

	for ( var j = 0, jl = geometry.faceVertexUvs[ 0 ][ i ].length; j < jl; j ++ ) {

		var uv = geometry.faceVertexUvs[ 0 ][ i ][ j ];

		var a = uv.v * Math.PI - Math.PI / 2;
		a = Math.sin(a);
		uv.v = Math.log( ( 1 + a ) / ( 1 - a ) ) / ( 4 * Math.PI );
		uv.v += 0.5;

	}

}