{"id":25,"date":"2025-04-24T21:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vekaratheelf.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-04-29T21:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:11:04","slug":"25-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vekaratheelf.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- \u2744\ufe0f SNOWFLAKE CONTAINER -->\n<div class=\"snow-container\">\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2744\ufe0f<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2745<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2746<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2744\ufe0f<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2745<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2746<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2744\ufe0f<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2745<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2746<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2744\ufe0f<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2745<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2746<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2744\ufe0f<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2745<\/div>\n  <div class=\"snowflake\">\u2746<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2744\ufe0f STYLES -->\n<style>\n.snowflake {\n  position: fixed;\n  top: -10px;\n  color: white;\n  font-size: 1.5em;\n  user-select: none;\n  pointer-events: none;\n  opacity: 0.8;\n  animation: fall linear infinite, sway ease-in-out infinite;\n  z-index: 9999;\n}\n\n@keyframes fall {\n  0% {\n    transform: translateY(0);\n    opacity: 1;\n  }\n  100% {\n    transform: translateY(100vh);\n    opacity: 0;\n  }\n}\n\n@keyframes sway {\n  0%, 100% {\n    transform: translateX(0);\n  }\n  50% {\n    transform: translateX(20px);\n  }\n}\n\n\/* VARIATIONS FOR CONTINUOUS FALL *\/\n.snow-container .snowflake:nth-of-type(1)  { left: 5%; 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