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25		#ast-scroll-top {
26			display: none;
27			position: fixed;
28			text-align: center;
29			cursor: pointer;
30			z-index: 99;
31			width: 2.1em;
32			height: 2.1em;
33			line-height: 2.1;
34			color: #ffffff;
35			border-radius: 2px;
36			content: "";
37			outline: inherit;
38		}
39		@media (min-width: 769px) {
40			#ast-scroll-top {
41				content: "769";
42			}
43		}
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45			margin-left: 0px;
46			vertical-align: middle;
47			transform: translate(0, -20%) rotate(180deg);
48			width: 1.6em;
49		}
50		.ast-scroll-to-top-right {
51			right: 30px;
52			bottom: 30px;
53		}
54		.ast-scroll-to-top-left {
55			left: 30px;
56			bottom: 30px;
57		}
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