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/* ========== About Us — homepage typography lock ========== */
.ao-about-hero-copy h1,
.ao-about-hero-copy .ao-hero-lede,
.ao-journey-heading,
.ao-journey-step h4,
.ao-map-card h3,
.ao-letter-copy h2,
.ao-cta-content h2,
.ao-page h1, .ao-page h2, .ao-page h3, .ao-page h4 {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif !important;
  font-weight: 400 !important;
  font-style: normal !important;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.ao-about-hero-copy .ao-body-text,
.ao-journey-step p,
.ao-map-card p,
.ao-letter-copy p,
.ao-page p {
  font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif !important;
  font-weight: 400 !important;
}
.ao-eyebrow,
.ao-about-hero-copy .ao-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: 3px !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
}