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    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr=#80000000, endColorstr=#80000000, GradientType=0);
    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(transparent), color-stop(40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), to(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)));
    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
    background-image: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
}

.btn--black:focus {
    outline: 0;
}

.btn--black:visited {
    background: transparent;
}

.btn--black:visited {
    color: #fff;
    background: #000;
}

.btn--black:hover {
    background: #fff;
    color: #000;
}

.btn--black:focus {
    background: #000;
    color: #fff;
}

.btn--black:active {
    color: #fff;
    background: #000;
}
</style>


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