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id=\"anim-8e2ca75c-e59f-4e61-96a6-c9f494723c83\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.3333333333333333)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5830903790087464% 0.5830903790087464% 0.5830903790087464% 0.5830903790087464% \/ 1.574803149606299% 1.574803149606299% 1.574803149606299% 1.574803149606299%\" id=\"el-148b2660-5ed2-423a-98df-7930c6e981bb\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.0553935860058312% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #a80209\">Exploding Hammer Festival \u2013 Mexico<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Celebrated in San Juan de la Vega, 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