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    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;

    border-radius: 0px;
    color:#fff;
    border:1px solid #1b2550;
}

.read-bio-btn a::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;                 
    background-color: #fff;

    transform: scaleY(0);
    transform-origin: bottom;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}


.read-bio-btn a:hover::before {
    transform: scaleY(1);
}

.read-bio-btn a:hover {
    color: #1b2550; 
}
.elementor-button-text {
    z-index: 10;
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for button, class: .elementor-element-8ae98f9 */.read-bio-btn {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    margin:auto;
}

.read-bio-btn a {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;

    border-radius: 0px;
    color:#fff;
    border:1px solid #1b2550;
}

.read-bio-btn a::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;                 
    background-color: #fff;

    transform: scaleY(0);
    transform-origin: bottom;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}


.read-bio-btn a:hover::before {
    transform: scaleY(1);
}

.read-bio-btn a:hover {
    color: #1b2550; 
}
.elementor-button-text {
    z-index: 10;
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for button, class: .elementor-element-817e75e */.read-bio-btn {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    margin:auto;
}

.read-bio-btn a {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;

    border-radius: 0px;
    color:#fff;
    border:1px solid #1b2550;
}

.read-bio-btn a::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;                 
    background-color: #fff;

    transform: scaleY(0);
    transform-origin: bottom;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}


.read-bio-btn a:hover::before {
    transform: scaleY(1);
}

.read-bio-btn a:hover {
    color: #1b2550; 
}
.elementor-button-text {
    z-index: 10;
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for button, class: .elementor-element-e906580 */.theme-button {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    margin:auto;
}

.theme-button a {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;
    z-index: 1;
    border-radius: 0px;
    color:#1B2550;
}

.theme-button a::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;                 /* replaces width + height */
    background-color: #1B2550;
    z-index: -1;
    transform: scaleY(0);
    transform-origin: bottom;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.theme-button a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width:100%;
    left:0;
    right:0;
    bottom:0;
    height:2px;
    background:#1B2550;
}

.theme-button a:hover::before {
    transform: scaleY(1);
}

.theme-button a:hover {
    color: white; /* optional - makes text visible */
}/* End custom CSS */