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852          pullout.setAttribute('role', config[type].role);
853        
854          const inner = document.createElement('div');
855          inner.className = 'pullout__inner';
856        
857          // Insert pullout in DOM BEFORE moving <p>
858          originalParent.insertBefore(pullout, nextSibling);
859          pullout.appendChild(inner);
860        
861          if (type !== 'info') {
862            const header = document.createElement('div');
863            header.className = 'pullout__header';
864            header.innerHTML = `
865            <span class="pullout__label">${config[type].label}</span>
866            `;
867            inner.appendChild(header);
868        
869            const content = document.createElement('div');
870            content.className = 'pullout__content';
871            inner.appendChild(content);
872            content.appendChild(p);
873          } else {
874            inner.appendChild(p);
875          }
876        
877          p.className = 'pullout__text';
878          });
879        }
880        
881        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initPullouts);
882        </script>
882
883  </body>
884</html>

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