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	voice-family: inherit;
	padding-left:26px; padding-right:4px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; 
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	padding: 0;
	voice-family: "\"}\"";
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	background-color: transparent;
	margin: 0;
	padding-left:26px; padding-right:4px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; 
	width: 100%;     
	display: block;
	voice-family: "\"}\"";
	voice-family: inherit;
	padding-left:26px; padding-right:4px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; }
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	background-color: #687E97;
	text-decoration:none;}