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+// temp christmas hack, courtesy: https://pajasevi.github.io/CSSnowflakes/
+
+;(function(){
+    "use strict";
+    const styleSheet = document.createElement("style")
+    styleSheet.textContent = `
+    /* customizable snowflake styling */
+    .snowflake {
+        color: #fff;
+        font-size: 1em;
+        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+        text-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
+    }
+    
+    .snowflake,.snowflake .inner{animation-iteration-count:infinite;animation-play-state:running}@keyframes snowflakes-fall{0%{transform:translateY(0)}100%{transform:translateY(110vh)}}@keyframes snowflakes-shake{0%,100%{transform:translateX(0)}50%{transform:translateX(80px)}}.snowflake{position:fixed;top:-10%;z-index:9999;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;cursor:default;animation-name:snowflakes-shake;animation-duration:3s;animation-timing-function:ease-in-out}.snowflake .inner{animation-duration:10s;animation-name:snowflakes-fall;animation-timing-function:linear}.snowflake:nth-of-type(0){left:1%;animation-delay:0s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(0) .inner{animation-delay:0s}.snowflake:first-of-type{left:10%;animation-delay:1s}.snowflake:first-of-type .inner,.snowflake:nth-of-type(8) .inner{animation-delay:1s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(2){left:20%;animation-delay:.5s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(2) .inner,.snowflake:nth-of-type(6) .inner{animation-delay:6s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(3){left:30%;animation-delay:2s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(11) .inner,.snowflake:nth-of-type(3) .inner{animation-delay:4s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(4){left:40%;animation-delay:2s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(10) .inner,.snowflake:nth-of-type(4) .inner{animation-delay:2s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(5){left:50%;animation-delay:3s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(5) .inner{animation-delay:8s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(6){left:60%;animation-delay:2s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(7){left:70%;animation-delay:1s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(7) .inner{animation-delay:2.5s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(8){left:80%;animation-delay:0s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(9){left:90%;animation-delay:1.5s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(9) .inner{animation-delay:3s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(10){left:25%;animation-delay:0s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(11){left:65%;animation-delay:2.5s}
+    `
+    document.head.appendChild(styleSheet)
+
+    const snowflakes = document.createElement("div")
+    snowflakes.innerHTML = `
+        <div class="snowflakes" aria-hidden="true">
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="snowflake">
+            <div class="inner">❅</div>
+            </div>
+        </div>`
+
+    document.body.appendChild(snowflakes)
+
+    const script = document.createElement("script")
+    script.innerHTML = `
+        $(document).ready(function() {
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                $(".snowflakes").fadeOut("slow")
+            }, 10 * 1000)
+        })
+    `
+    document.body.appendChild(script)
+})()