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450<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.2/css/brands.min.css" integrity="sha512-DJLNx+VLY4aEiEQFjiawXaiceujj5GA7lIY8CHCIGQCBPfsEG0nGz1edb4Jvw1LR7q031zS5PpPqFuPA8ihlRA==" crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" />
451
452<style>
453    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-facebook a,
454    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-instagram a,
455    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-linkedin a,
456    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-youtube a {
457        font-size: 0 !important;
458    }
459
460    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-facebook a::before,
461    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-instagram a::before,
462    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-linkedin a::before,
463    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-youtube a::before {
464        font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Brands";
465        display: inline-block;
466        font-size: 20px;
467        font-style: normal;
468        font-weight: normal;
469        font-variant: normal;
470        text-rendering: auto;
471        -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
472    }
473
474    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-facebook a::before {content: "\f09a"}
475    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-instagram a::before {content: "\f16d"}
476    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-linkedin a::before {content: "\f08c"}
477    :where(.nav, .gh-head-menu) .nav-youtube a::before {content: "\f167"}
478</style>
479
480<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5248531832676243"
481     crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
481
482
483</body>
484</html>

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