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													<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Master
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													<p>At Kalaimagal Music Academy, we provide expert instrumental music
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														offering structured classes for beginners and advanced students
														to develop technical skills and stage performance confidence.
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																		</div>
																	</div>
																</div>

																<!-- Item: Composing -->
																<div class="item">
																	<div class="modern-carousel-card">
																		<div class="card-image-wrap">
																			<div class="card-category-tag">Production</div>
																			<img src="wp-content/uploads/2024/05/compo.png" alt="Composing">
																		</div>
																		<div class="card-content-wrap">
																			<h4><a href="composing">Composing</a></h4>
																			<p class="card-text">Advanced music composition and digital arrangement for aspiring songwriters.</p>
																			<div class="card-footer-cta">
																				<a href="composing" class="learn-more-link">View Details <i class="icon icon-arrow-right"></i></a>
																			</div>
																		</div>
																	</div>
																</div>

																<!-- Item: Veena -->
																<div class="item">
																	<div class="modern-carousel-card">
																		<div class="card-image-wrap">
																			<div class="card-category-tag">Traditional</div>
																			<img src="wp-content/uploads/2024/05/veena.png" alt="Veena Class">
																		</div>
																		<div class="card-content-wrap">
																			<h4><a href="veena">Veena Class</a></h4>
																			<p class="card-text">Traditional Veena training connecting you with profound musical heritage.</p>
																			<div class="card-footer-cta">
																				<a href="veena" class="learn-more-link">View Details <i class="icon icon-arrow-right"></i></a>
																			</div>
																		</div>
																	</div>
																</div>

															</div>
														</div>

													</div>
												</div>
											</div>
										</div>
									</div>
								</div>
							</section>
						</div>
					</div>
				</div>
			</section>

			<link rel="stylesheet"
				href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.0.0-beta3/css/all.min.css">

			<section class="exam-mosaic" data-aos="fade-up">
				<!-- header: raw, confident, jagged -->
				<div class="mosaic-header">
					<div class="header-left">
						<div class="header-overline">⏣ global affiliates</div>
						<h2><span>exam</span> affiliations</h2>
						<div class="header-sub">International exams · university certifications</div>
					</div>
					<div class="header-badge">
						<span>since 1889</span>
						<strong>8 partners</strong>
					</div>
				</div>

				<!-- main mosaic floor -->
				<div class="affiliation-atlas">
					<!-- western cluster: ABRSM gets dominance, others asymmetric -->
					<div class="cluster-west">
						<!-- ABRSM — larger, prominent -->
						<div class="tile tile-abrsm">
							<div class="tile-icon"><i class="fas fa-crown"></i></div>
							<h3>ABRSM</h3>
							<p>Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music · London. Gold standard since 1889.</p>
							<div class="tile-meta">royal charter</div>
						</div>
						<!-- Trinity -->
						<div class="tile">
							<div class="tile-icon"><i class="fas fa-graduation-cap"></i></div>
							<h3>Trinity</h3>
							<p>Trinity College London (TCL) — innovative graded exams.</p>
							<div class="tile-meta">est. 1872</div>
						</div>
						<!-- London College -->
						<div class="tile">
							<div class="tile-icon"><i class="fas fa-university"></i></div>
							<h3>London College</h3>
							<p>LCM · University of West London. Contemporary & classic.</p>
							<div class="tile-meta">UWL partner</div>
						</div>
					</div>

					<!-- Carnatic: bold, dark, massive — like a disruption -->
					<div style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-start; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;">
						<span
							style="background: #800020; color: white; padding: 10px 30px 10px 20px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 4px; border-radius: 0 60px 0 60px; border-left: 10px solid #E6B325;">CARNATIC
							· TRADITION</span>
					</div>
					<div class="cluster-carnatic">
						<!-- Thanjavur -->
						<div class="carnatic-block">
							<div class="carnatic-icon-lg"><i class="fas fa-gopuram"></i></div>
							<div class="carnatic-content">
								<h4>Thanjavur Tamil Univ.</h4>
								<p>Carnatic Music Certification · graded & diploma</p>
								<span class="carnatic-tag">India</span>
							</div>
						</div>
						<!-- Annamalai -->
						<div class="carnatic-block">
							<div class="carnatic-icon-lg"><i class="fas fa-book-reader"></i></div>
							<div class="carnatic-content">
								<h4>Annamalai University</h4>
								<p>Carnatic Music Certification · theory & practical</p>
								<span class="carnatic-tag">tradition</span>
							</div>
						</div>
					</div>

					<!-- UCAS — brutalist, iconic, polarizing -->
					<div class="ucas-monolith">
						<div class="ucas-left">
							<i class="fas fa-star"></i>
							<div class="ucas-textbox">
								<h5>GLOBAL RECOGNITION</h5>
								<p>Grade 6+ earn <strong>UCAS TARIFF POINTS</strong> — international admissions</p>
							</div>
						</div>
						<div class="ucas-right">
							8–30 pts
						</div>
					</div>

					<!-- micro detail — diag lines -->
					<div
						style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; margin-top: 40px; gap: 30px; color: #6f6f6f; border-top: 1px dashed #E6B325; padding-top: 30px; font-size: 14px;">
						<span><i class="fas fa-check-circle" style="color: #800020;"></i> UK NARIC recognised</span>
						<span><i class="fas fa-globe" style="color: #E6B325;"></i> 120+ countries</span>
						<span><i class="fas fa-music"></i> graded exams 1–8</span>
					</div>
				</div>

				<style>
					/* ------- radical new layout: broken grid, overlapping zones, raw luxury ------- */
					.exam-mosaic {
						max-width: 1300px;
						width: 100%;
						background: #fefaf5;
						/* warm ivory */
						box-shadow: 0 30px 50px -20px rgba(60, 20, 20, 0.25);
						padding: 0;
						position: relative;
						display: block;
						border: 1px solid #e3d8cc;
						font-family: 'SF Pro Display', 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
						margin: 50px auto;
						/* centered with margin */
					}

					/* hero header — treated as design object */
					.mosaic-header {
						padding: 64px 64px 40px 64px;
						background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fefaf5 0%, #fcf6ef 100%);
						border-bottom: 3px solid #E6B325;
						display: flex;
						flex-wrap: wrap;
						justify-content: space-between;
						align-items: flex-end;
						position: relative;
					}

					.mosaic-header:before {
						content: "♯";
						position: absolute;
						bottom: -18px;
						right: 80px;
						font-size: 90px;
						font-weight: 900;
						color: #800020;
						opacity: 0.08;
						font-family: serif;
						transform: rotate(-8deg);
						pointer-events: none;
					}

					.header-left {
						max-width: 70%;
					}

					.header-overline {
						font-size: 14px;
						font-weight: 700;
						color: #800020;
						letter-spacing: 8px;
						text-transform: uppercase;
						margin-bottom: 20px;
						border-left: 8px solid #E6B325;
						padding-left: 16px;
						line-height: 1;
					}

					.header-left h2 {
						font-size: 68px;
						font-weight: 700;
						line-height: 0.95;
						color: #1a1a1a;
						letter-spacing: -3px;
						text-transform: uppercase;
						margin-bottom: 16px;
					}

					.header-left h2 span {
						color: #800020;
						background: rgba(230, 179, 37, 0.2);
						padding: 0 12px 0 8px;
						display: inline-block;
						transform: skewX(-10deg);
					}

					.header-sub {
						font-size: 20px;
						font-weight: 450;
						color: #555;
						font-style: italic;
						max-width: 600px;
					}

					.header-badge {
						background: #800020;
						padding: 18px 28px;
						color: white;
						border-radius: 100px 100px 100px 0;
						display: flex;
						flex-direction: column;
						align-items: flex-start;
						border: 3px solid #E6B325;
						box-shadow: -12px 12px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
					}

					.header-badge span {
						font-size: 17px;
						font-weight: 600;
						opacity: 0.9;
					}

					.header-badge strong {
						font-size: 32px;
						font-weight: 800;
						letter-spacing: 1px;
					}

					/* ---------- main content: brutalist/overlapping composition ---------- */
					.affiliation-atlas {
						padding: 50px 60px;
						display: block;
						position: relative;
						background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 30%, rgba(230, 179, 37, 0.03) 0%, transparent 35%);
					}


					/* first cluster: western boards — asymmetric floating tiles */
					.cluster-west {
						display: flex;
						flex-wrap: wrap;
						gap: 30px;
						justify-content: space-between;
					}

					/* --- Timeline Section CSS (Copied from class.html) --- */
					.timeline-section {
						position: relative;
						padding: 150px 0;
						background: #fff;
					}

					.section-heading {
						text-align: center;
						margin-bottom: 70px;
					}

					.section-heading h2 {
						font-size: 3.5rem;
						margin-bottom: 15px;
					}

					.section-heading p {
						font-size: 1.2rem;
						color: #777;
						max-width: 600px;
						margin: 0 auto;
					}

					.timeline-container {
						position: relative;
						max-width: 1000px;
						margin: 0 auto;
					}

					.timeline-container::after {
						content: '';
						position: absolute;
						width: 4px;
						background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #800020, #ffd700, #800020);
						/* using vars manually or falling back to hex if vars not defined in scope, checking... vars are defined in :root */
						background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple), var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber), var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple));
						/* Actually let's use the colors from class.html but mapped to what is available or hardcoded */
						background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #800020, #ffd700, #800020);
						top: 0;
						bottom: 0;
						left: 50%;
						transform: translateX(-50%);
						border-radius: 2px;
					}

					.timeline-row {
						display: flex;
						justify-content: space-between;
						margin-bottom: 50px;
						position: relative;
						/* Animation initial state */
						opacity: 0;
						transform: translateX(-100px);
						transition: all 0.8s ease-out;
					}

					.timeline-row:nth-child(even) {
						flex-direction: row-reverse;
						transform: translateX(100px);
					}

					.timeline-row.visible {
						opacity: 1;
						transform: translateX(0);
					}

					.timeline-content {
						width: 45%;
						background: #ffffff;
						padding: 35px;
						border-radius: 12px;
						box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
						position: relative;
						border-left: 5px solid #800020;
						transition: 0.3s;
					}

					.timeline-content:hover {
						transform: translateY(-5px);
						box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(128, 0, 32, 0.15);
					}

					.timeline-row:nth-child(even) .timeline-content {
						border-left: none;
						border-right: 5px solid #800020;
						text-align: right;
					}

					.timeline-dot {
						position: absolute;
						left: 50%;
						top: 30px;
						transform: translateX(-50%);
						width: 24px;
						height: 24px;
						background: #ffffff;
						border: 5px solid #ffd700;
						border-radius: 50%;
						z-index: 2;
						box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.2);
					}

					.timeline-content h3 {
						color: #800020;
						font-size: 2rem;
						margin: 0;
					}

					.timeline-content h4 {
						color: #ffd700;
						/* Gold */
						font-size: 1.1rem;
						text-transform: uppercase;
						margin: 5px 0 15px;
						letter-spacing: 1px;
					}


					/* --- Responsive --- */
					@media (max-width: 992px) {
						.timeline-container::after {
							left: 30px;
						}

						.timeline-row,
						.timeline-row:nth-child(even) {
							flex-direction: column;
							padding-left: 70px;
							transform: translateY(30px);
						}

						.timeline-row.visible {
							transform: translateY(0);
						}

						.timeline-content,
						.timeline-row:nth-child(even) .timeline-content {
							width: 100%;
							text-align: left;
							border-left: 5px solid #800020;
							border-right: none;
						}

						.timeline-dot {
							left: 30px;
						}
					}

					@media (max-width: 768px) {
						.timeline-section { padding: 80px 0; }
						.section-heading h2 { font-size: 2.5rem; }
						.section-heading p { font-size: 1rem; }
						.timeline-row { margin-bottom: 30px; }
						.timeline-content { padding: 25px; }
						.timeline-content h3 { font-size: 1.6rem; }
					}

					@media (max-width: 576px) {
						.timeline-section { padding: 50px 0; }
						.section-heading { margin-bottom: 40px; }
						.section-heading h2 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
						.section-heading p { font-size: 0.9rem; }
						.timeline-row,
						.timeline-row:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 50px; }
						.timeline-container::after { left: 15px; }
						.timeline-dot { left: 15px; width: 18px; height: 18px; }
						.timeline-content { padding: 18px; }
						.timeline-content h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; }
						.timeline-content h4 { font-size: 0.9rem; }
					}

					.cluster-west {
						align-items: stretch;
						margin-bottom: 80px;
						position: relative;
					}

					.tile {
						background: white;
						border: 1.5px solid #e0d6cb;
						box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 #80002020;
						padding: 32px 28px;
						display: flex;
						flex-direction: column;
						transition: 0.2s ease-out;
						position: relative;
						flex: 1 1 240px;
					}

					.tile:hover {
						box-shadow: 16px 16px 0 #80002040;
						border-color: #800020;
						transform: translate(-4px, -4px);
						background: #fffdfb;
					}

					.tile-icon {
						font-size: 38px;
						color: #E6B325;
						margin-bottom: 28px;
						background: #fff4e0;
						width: 70px;
						height: 70px;
						display: flex;
						align-items: center;
						justify-content: center;
						border-radius: 30px 30px 30px 0;
						border: 1px solid #ffe5b4;
						transition: 0.2s;
					}

					.tile:hover .tile-icon {
						background: #800020;
						color: #E6B325;
						border-radius: 0 30px 0 30px;
						border-color: #800020;
					}

					.tile h3 {
						font-size: 26px;
						font-weight: 700;
						color: #1c1c1c;
						margin-bottom: 8px;
						letter-spacing: -0.5px;
					}

					.tile p {
						font-size: 15px;
						color: #5e5e5e;
						line-height: 1.5;
						margin-bottom: 20px;
						flex: 1;
					}

					.tile-meta {
						font-size: 13px;
						font-weight: 600;
						color: #800020;
						text-transform: uppercase;
						border-top: 2px dashed #E6B325;
						padding-top: 16px;
						letter-spacing: 2px;
					}

					/* special oversized tile for ABRSM (emphasis) */
					.tile-abrsm {
						flex: 1.8 1 320px;
						background: #fefaf2;
						border-left-width: 10px;
						border-left-color: #800020;
					}

					/* carnatic cluster — offset grid, completely different rhythm */
					.cluster-carnatic {
						display: grid;
						grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 0.9fr;
						gap: 24px;
						margin: 70px 0 60px;
						position: relative;
					}

					.carnatic-block {
						background: #1f2a36;
						/* deep slate — bold shift */
						color: white;
						padding: 36px 36px;
						border-radius: 0;
						display: flex;
						align-items: center;
						gap: 28px;
						box-shadow: 20px 20px 0 #800020;
						border: 2px solid #E6B325;
					}

					.carnatic-block:nth-child(2) {
						background: #2b1e1e;
						/* dark burgundy */
						box-shadow: 20px 20px 0 #E6B325;
					}

					.carnatic-icon-lg {
						font-size: 56px;
						color: #E6B325;
						background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
						width: 100px;
						height: 100px;
						display: flex;
						align-items: center;
						justify-content: center;
						border-radius: 4px;
						border: 1px solid rgba(230, 179, 37, 0.5);
					}

					.carnatic-content {
						flex: 1;
					}

					.carnatic-content h4 {
						font-size: 26px;
						font-weight: 700;
						margin-bottom: 8px;
						letter-spacing: -0.3px;
					}

					.carnatic-content p {
						font-size: 16px;
						opacity: 0.85;
						margin-bottom: 14px;
					}

					.carnatic-tag {
						background: #E6B325;
						color: #1e1e1e;
						display: inline-block;
						padding: 8px 20px;
						font-size: 13px;
						font-weight: 800;
						letter-spacing: 2px;
						border-radius: 40px;
					}

					/* UCAS — broken, diagonal, loud */
					.ucas-monolith {
						margin-top: 30px;
						background: #000;
						/* full black — maximal contrast */
						border: 6px solid #E6B325;
						padding: 36px 50px;
						display: flex;
						align-items: center;
						justify-content: space-between;
						flex-wrap: wrap;
						gap: 30px;
						position: relative;
						transform: rotate(0.5deg) scale(1.01);
						box-shadow: 20px 20px 0 #800020;
					}

					.ucas-monolith:after {
						content: "⏣ UCAS";
						position: absolute;
						bottom: -10px;
						right: 20px;
						font-size: 70px;
						font-weight: 900;
						color: rgba(230, 179, 37, 0.12);
						letter-spacing: 12px;
						pointer-events: none;
					}

					.ucas-left {
						display: flex;
						align-items: center;
						gap: 28px;
						z-index: 2;
					}

					.ucas-left i {
						font-size: 64px;
						color: #E6B325;
						text-shadow: 6px 6px 0 #800020;
					}

					.ucas-textbox h5 {
						color: #E6B325;
						font-size: 26px;
						font-weight: 800;
						margin-bottom: 5px;
						letter-spacing: -0.5px;
					}

					.ucas-textbox p {
						color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
						font-size: 18px;
						font-weight: 500;
					}

					.ucas-textbox strong {
						background: #E6B325;
						color: #000;
						padding: 4px 16px;
						border-radius: 60px;
						font-weight: 800;
						margin-left: 6px;
					}

					.ucas-right {
						background: white;
						padding: 18px 40px;
						font-size: 26px;
						font-weight: 900;
						color: #800020;
						border: 4px solid #E6B325;
						box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 #E6B325;
						letter-spacing: 2px;
					}

					/* responsive — brave shifts */
					@media (max-width: 1000px) {
						.mosaic-header {
							flex-direction: column;
							align-items: flex-start;
						}

						.header-left {
							max-width: 100%;
						}

						.header-left h2 {
							font-size: 52px;
						}

						.cluster-carnatic {
							grid-template-columns: 1fr;
						}
					}

					@media (max-width: 750px) {
						.mosaic-header {
							padding: 40px 30px;
						}

						.affiliation-atlas {
							padding: 40px 30px;
						}

						.ucas-monolith {
							flex-direction: column;
							align-items: flex-start;
						}

						.carnatic-block { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; padding: 25px 20px; box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 #800020; }
						.carnatic-icon-lg { width: 70px; height: 70px; font-size: 36px; margin: 0 auto; }
						.carnatic-content h4 { font-size: 20px; }
						.tile { padding: 22px 18px; }
						.tile h3 { font-size: 20px; }
						.tile-icon { width: 55px; height: 55px; font-size: 28px; }
					}

					@media (max-width: 576px) {
						.mosaic-header { padding: 25px 15px; }
						.header-left h2 { font-size: 32px; }
						.header-left p { font-size: 14px; }
						.header-badge { padding: 12px 18px; }
						.header-badge strong { font-size: 22px; }
						.header-badge span { font-size: 14px; }
						.affiliation-atlas { padding: 25px 15px; }
						.cluster-west { gap: 15px; }
						.tile { padding: 18px 14px; flex: 1 1 100%; }
						.tile h3 { font-size: 18px; }
						.tile p { font-size: 13px; }
						.tile-icon { width: 50px; height: 50px; font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
						.tile-abrsm { flex: 1 1 100%; border-left-width: 6px; }
						.carnatic-block { box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 #800020; gap: 15px; padding: 20px 15px; }
						.carnatic-icon-lg { width: 60px; height: 60px; font-size: 30px; }
						.carnatic-content h4 { font-size: 18px; }
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						data-eae-slider="21642" data-id="12cf785" data-element_type="column">
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								data-eae-slider="16135" data-id="ede2909" data-element_type="section">
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										data-eae-slider="40850" data-id="2b234da" data-element_type="column">
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														TESTOMONIAL</h2>
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											<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-04d215d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading"
												data-id="04d215d" data-element_type="widget"
												data-widget_type="heading.default">
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													<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">What our
														clients say?</h2>
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											</div>
										</div>
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														<div class="rowu">
															<div class="testimonial-slide owl-carousel owl-theme">

																<div class="item">
																	<div class="testmonial-slide-item"
																		style="width: 100%; display: inline-block;">
																		<div class="testimonial-item-box testi-box">
																			<div class="testimonial-item-content">
																				<span class="testi-quit">
																					<i class="icon icon-quote"></i>
																				</span>

																				<div class="testmonial-content">
																					<p>Lorem Ipsum has been the
																						industry&#8217;s standard dummy
																						text ever since the 1500s, when
																						an unknown printer took a galley
																						of type and scrambled it to make
																						a type specimen book. It has
																						survived not only five
																						centuries, but also the leap
																						into electronic typesetting,
																						remaining essentially unchanged.
																					</p>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																			<div class="testimonial-info">
																				<div class="image-wrap">
																					<img loading="lazy" decoding="async"
																						width="150" height="150"
																						src="wp-content/uploads/2023/05/team3.png"
																						class="attachment-full size-full"
																						alt="">
																				</div>
																				<div class="testimonial-information">
																					<h4 class="testimonial-name">Marry
																						Delicate</h4>
																					<span
																						class="testimonial-designation">Customer</span>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																		</div>
																	</div>


																</div>




																<div class="item">
																	<div class="testmonial-slide-item"
																		style="width: 100%; display: inline-block;">
																		<div class="testimonial-item-box testi-box">
																			<div class="testimonial-item-content">
																				<span class="testi-quit">
																					<i class="icon icon-quote"></i>
																				</span>

																				<div class="testmonial-content">
																					<p>Lorem Ipsum has been the
																						industry&#8217;s standard dummy
																						text ever since the 1500s, when
																						an unknown printer took a galley
																						of type and scrambled it to make
																						a type specimen book. It has
																						survived not only five
																						centuries, but also the leap
																						into electronic typesetting,
																						remaining essentially unchanged.
																					</p>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																			<div class="testimonial-info">
																				<div class="image-wrap">
																					<img loading="lazy" decoding="async"
																						width="150" height="150"
																						src="wp-content/uploads/2023/05/team2.png"
																						class="attachment-full size-full"
																						alt="">
																				</div>
																				<div class="testimonial-information">
																					<h4 class="testimonial-name">
																						Benjamin</h4>
																					<span
																						class="testimonial-designation">Customer</span>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																		</div>
																	</div>


																</div>




																<div class="item">
																	<div class="testmonial-slide-item"
																		style="width: 100%; display: inline-block;">
																		<div class="testimonial-item-box testi-box">
																			<div class="testimonial-item-content">
																				<span class="testi-quit">
																					<i class="icon icon-quote"></i>
																				</span>

																				<div class="testmonial-content">
																					<p>Lorem Ipsum has been the
																						industry&#8217;s standard dummy
																						text ever since the 1500s, when
																						an unknown printer took a galley
																						of type and scrambled it to make
																						a type specimen book. It has
																						survived not only five
																						centuries, but also the leap
																						into electronic typesetting,
																						remaining essentially unchanged.
																					</p>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																			<div class="testimonial-info">
																				<div class="image-wrap">
																					<img loading="lazy" decoding="async"
																						width="150" height="150"
																						src="wp-content/uploads/2023/05/team3.png"
																						class="attachment-full size-full"
																						alt="">
																				</div>
																				<div class="testimonial-information">
																					<h4 class="testimonial-name">Michael
																					</h4>
																					<span
																						class="testimonial-designation">Customer</span>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																		</div>
																	</div>


																</div>




																<div class="item">
																	<div class="testmonial-slide-item"
																		style="width: 100%; display: inline-block;">
																		<div class="testimonial-item-box testi-box">
																			<div class="testimonial-item-content">
																				<span class="testi-quit">
																					<i class="icon icon-quote"></i>
																				</span>

																				<div class="testmonial-content">
																					<p>Lorem Ipsum has been the
																						industry&#8217;s standard dummy
																						text ever since the 1500s, when
																						an unknown printer took a galley
																						of type and scrambled it to make
																						a type specimen book. It has
																						survived not only five
																						centuries, but also the leap
																						into electronic typesetting,
																						remaining essentially unchanged.
																					</p>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																			<div class="testimonial-info">
																				<div class="image-wrap">
																					<img loading="lazy" decoding="async"
																						width="150" height="150"
																						src="wp-content/uploads/2023/05/team1.png"
																						class="attachment-full size-full"
																						alt="">
																				</div>
																				<div class="testimonial-information">
																					<h4 class="testimonial-name">Joshua
																					</h4>
																					<span
																						class="testimonial-designation">Customer</span>
																				</div>
																			</div>
																		</div>
																	</div>


																</div>



															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
												</div>
											</div>
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