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	font-family: 'Montserrat';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://blackpearlssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/montserrat-regular-webfont.woff2') format('woff2'),
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}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Montserrat';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 100;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://blackpearlssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/montserrat-light-webfont.woff2') format('woff2'),
		url('https://blackpearlssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/montserrat-light-webfont.woff') format('woff');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Montserrat';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 500;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://blackpearlssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/montserrat-medium-webfont.woff2') format('woff2'),
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}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Montserrat';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 700;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://blackpearlssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/montserrat-bold-webfont.woff2') format('woff2'),
		url('https://blackpearlssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/montserrat-bold-webfont.woff') format('woff');
}
/* End Custom Fonts CSS */