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class="wpb_wrapper"> <span class="livicon-evo" data-options="name:info-alt.svg; style:lines; size:165px; strokeStyle:original; strokeWidth:original; tryToSharpen:true; rotate:none; flipHorizontal:false; flipVertical:false; strokeColor:#ffffff; strokeColorAction:#b3421b; strokeColorAlt:#F9B32F; strokeColorAltAction:#ab69c6; fillColor:#91e9ff; fillColorAction:#ff926b; solidColor:#6C7A89; solidColorAction:#4C5A69; solidColorBg:#ffffff; solidColorBgAction:#ffffff; colorsOnHover:none; colorsHoverTime:0.3; colorsWhenMorph:none; brightness:0.1; saturation:0.07; morphState:start; morphImage:none; allowMorphImageTransform:false; strokeWidthFactorOnHover:none; strokeWidthOnHoverTime:0.3; keepStrokeWidthOnResize:false; animated:true; eventType:hover; eventOn:self; autoPlay:false; delay:0; duration:default; repeat:default; repeatDelay:default; drawOnViewport:false; viewportShift:oneHalf; drawDelay:0; drawTime:1; drawStagger:0.1; drawStartPoint:middle; drawColor:same; drawColorTime:1; 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