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.elementor-element.elementor-element-c97c452{margin-top:-129px;margin-bottom:0px;}.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2b9098c .elementor-heading-title{font-size:30px;}.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9a8a8ea .elementor-heading-title{font-size:30px;}.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .ue_post_grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));}}/* Start custom CSS for heading, class: .elementor-element-9a8a8ea */.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9a8a8ea span {
    text-underline-offset: 20px;
    text-decoration: underline;
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for ucaddon_post_grid, class: .elementor-element-26d1f1b */.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .uc_content {
    text-align: center;
}
.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .uc_post_button:nth-child(2) {
    position: absolute;
    background-color: black;
    border-radius: 30px;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 12px 28px;
    top: 40% !important;
    left: 0%;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.3s linear, left 0.3s linear;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .uc_post_button:nth-child(2) a {
    margin: 0 !important;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .ue-item:hover .uc_post_button:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    left: 30%;
}


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    height: 477px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: end;
    object-fit: cover;
    gap: 0 !important;
    overflow: visible;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .uc_post_image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: visible !IMPORTANT;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .uc_post_image:after {
    content: "\f061";  /* Use the Unicode directly */
    position: absolute;
    top: -32px;
    background-color: #091D28;
    font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free"; /* Ensure the correct font */
    font-weight: 900; /* Necessary for solid icons in Font Awesome */
    color: white; /* Change color as needed */
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    rotate: -50deg;
    right: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.3s linear, right 0.3s linear;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .ue-item:hover .uc_post_image:after {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    right: 42%;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b div#uc_post_grid_elementor_26d1f1b_item1 .uc_post_image {
    display: flex;
    align-items: end;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b div#uc_post_grid_elementor_26d1f1b_item2 .uc_post_image:after {
   top:10%
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .uc_post_grid_style_one_wrap.ue_post_grid.uc-items-wrapper {
    padding-top: 30px;
    overflow: visible;
}
.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b div#uc_post_grid_elementor_26d1f1b_item2 .uc_post_image{
      padding-top: 90px;
}

.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b #uc_post_grid_elementor_26d1f1b .ue_post_grid_item {
    overflow: visible;
}
.elementor-14 .elementor-element.elementor-element-26d1f1b .uc_post_button:nth-child(2) a{
    color:#fff
}/* End custom CSS */