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} .mf-story18-tab{ display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:0;min-height:46px; padding:8px 6px;border:1px solid rgba(217,189,122,.24);border-radius:2px; background:rgba(6,8,14,.38);font-family:var(--mf-sans); font-size:10px!important;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.10em;line-height:1.5; white-space:normal;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f7f2e8; cursor:pointer; } .mf-story18-tab.is-active{border-color:rgba(217,189,122,.85);background:rgba(217,189,122,.15)} } @media (max-width:360px){ .mf-story18-scene-area{padding-left:17px;padding-right:17px} .mf-story18-intro h1{font-size:33px!important} .mf-story18-tabs{padding-left:17px;padding-right:17px} } /* STORY mobile light-birth: colour comes from each original image. 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