/*** 

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	Stories Section
====================================================================

***/

.stories-section{
	position: relative;
	padding: 110px 0px 80px;
	background-attachment: fixed;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center center;
}

.stories-section .auto-container{
	position:relative;
}

.stories-section:before{
	position: absolute;
	content: '';
	left: 0px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	display: block;
	background-color: rgba(68,57,134,0.90);
}

.stories-section .title-column{
	position: relative;
	margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.stories-section .title-column .inner-column{
	position: relative;
}

.stories-section .title-column .sec-title{
	position: relative;
	margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.stories-section .title-column .inner-column .text{
	position: relative;
	color:#cccccc;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.7em;
}

.stories-section .blocks-column,
.stories-section .blocks-column .owl-carousel,
.stories-section .blocks-column .owl-carousel .owl-stage,
.stories-section .blocks-column .owl-carousel .owl-stage-outer{
	position:static;
}

.stories-section .owl-nav{
	display:none;
}

.stories-section .owl-dots{
	position:absolute;
	left: 15px;
	bottom: 190px;
}

.stories-section .owl-dots .owl-dot{
	position:relative;
	width:10px;
	height:8px;
	margin:0px 5px;
	display:inline-block;
	border-radius:50%;
	background-color:#cccccc;
	transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-moz-transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-ms-transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-o-transition:all 0.3s ease;
}

.stories-section .owl-dots .owl-dot:hover,
.stories-section .owl-dots .owl-dot.active{
	position:relative;
	width:22px;
	height:8px;
	border-radius:10px;
	background-color:var(--theme-color);
}

/*Story Block*/

.story-block{
	position:relative;
	margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.story-block .inner-box{
	position: relative;
}

.story-block .inner-box .image{
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.story-block .inner-box .image::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  content: '';
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255,.2);
  border-radius: 0%;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  opacity: 0;
}

.story-block .inner-box:hover .image::before {
  -webkit-animation: circle .95s;
  animation: circle .95s;
}

.story-block .inner-box .image img{
	position: relative;
	width:100%;
	display: block;
	transition: all 500ms ease;
}

.story-block .inner-box .image img{
	transform: scale(1.05);
}

.story-block .inner-box .lower-content{
	position: relative;
	padding-top: 40px;
}

.story-block .inner-box .lower-content h3{
	position: relative;
	font-size: 22px;
	font-weight: 600;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.story-block .inner-box .lower-content h3 a{
	position: relative;
	color:#ffffff;
	transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-moz-transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-ms-transition:all 0.3s ease;
	-o-transition:all 0.3s ease;
}

.story-block .inner-box .lower-content .text{
	position: relative;
	color:#cccccc;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.8em;
	margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.story-block .inner-box .lower-content .read-more{
	position: relative;
    color: var(--theme-color);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding-right: 30px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-block;
}

.story-block .inner-box .lower-content h3 a:hover{
	color:var(--theme-color);
}

.story-block .inner-box .lower-content .read-more .fa{
	position: relative;
	font-weight: 600;
	margin-right: 4px;
	color:#ffffff;
	top: -2px;
}