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CSS
.cle-curblink {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 6px;
  color: #00e5ff;
  font:
    600 16px/1.2 ui-monospace,
    "SF Mono",
    monospace;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  transition:
    color 0.2s,
    text-shadow 0.25s;
}
.cle-curblink::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: #00e5ff;
  transform-origin: left;
  animation: cle-curblink-pulse 1s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
.cle-curblink:hover,
.cle-curblink:focus-visible {
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0, 229, 255, 0.55);
}
.cle-curblink:hover::after,
.cle-curblink:focus-visible::after {
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 229, 255, 0.7);
}
@keyframes cle-curblink-pulse {
  0%,
  50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  51%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cle-curblink::after {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
}