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298      background-repeat: no-repeat;
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304@media only screen and (max-width: 768px){
305	.header {
306		padding-bottom: 0;
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308  .menu-header, .sticky-header {
309    background-color: white;
310  }
311	
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313     margin-bottom: 0;
314    }
315
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354		width: 100%;
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374		border-top: solid 1px #6b5a24;
375		border-bottom: solid 1px #6b5a24;
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377  .navbar-expand-md .navbar-nav .nav-link {
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379        padding-bottom: 1px;
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421		margin: auto;
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425		 width: 100%;
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427		margin: auto;
428		
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430			max-width: 1200px !important;
431			margin:auto;
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