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Odd that it's on two different browsers. Try verifying permissions. I doubt it's that but still worth a try.
 
problem solved!
No problems seeing the captcha on my own home network
the problem only occurred at work where I access the internet
on a wireless network that must have some type of limitation on it.
 
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