.home-stories-container {
    padding: 40px 15px;
    border: 2px solid var(--gold);
    border-top-right-radius: 40px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 35px auto;
}

.home-stories-container:before {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: -125px;
    left: -140px;
    background-image: url("../../images/stories-before.svg");
    background-position: bottom center;
    background-size: contain;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    width: 320px;
    height: 320px;
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -moz-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -o-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    transition: all .3s ease-out;
}

.home-stories-container:after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: -80px;
    right: -70px;
    background-image: url("../../images/stories-after.svg");
    background-position: bottom center;
    background-size: contain;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    width: 246px;
    height: 242px;
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -moz-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -o-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    transition: all .3s ease-out;
}

.stories-slider {
    z-index: 2;
}

.story-slide-inner {
    /*padding: 0 50px;*/
    position: relative;
}

.story-link {
    position: relative;
    padding: 0 50px;
    width: 100%;
    flex-basis: 100%;
}

.story-link:before {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    background-image: url("../../images/story-line.svg");
    background-position: center center;
    background-size: contain;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    width: 1px;
    height: 100%;
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -moz-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -o-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    transition: all .3s ease-out;
}

.story-slider-image-inner {
    height: 310px;
    background-color: var(--white);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 295px;
    max-width: 100%;
    border-top-right-radius: 40px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.story-slide-image {
    justify-content: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.story-slider-image-inner img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -moz-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    -o-transition: all .3s ease-out;
    transition: all .3s ease-out;
}

.story-tax {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 7px;
    line-height: 24px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.story-content-title {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.story-title {
    margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.story-subtitle {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.story-content-text {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.story-link:hover .normal-button {
    color: var(--nav-blue);
}

.story-link:hover .story-content-text {
    color: var(--nav-blue);
}

.stories-slider .slick-track {
    display: flex !important;
}

.stories-slider .slick-slide {
    height: inherit !important;
}

.story-link {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;

}

.stories-slider .story-slide {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;

}

.story-link .normal-button {
    margin-top: auto;
}

@media screen and(max-width: 1199.9px) {
    .story-link {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

}

@media (max-width: 991.8px) {
    .home-stories-container {
        padding: 50px 0;
    }

    .home-stories-container:before {
        bottom: -125px;
        top: auto;
    }

    .story-tax {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767.8px) {

    .stories-slider .slick-dots {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
        list-style-type: none;
    }

    .stories-slider .slick-dots li {
        padding: 0 12px;
    }

    .stories-slider .slick-dots button {
        font-size: 0;
        width: 8px;
        height: 8px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background-color: #e8d3af;
        display: flex;
        cursor: pointer;
    }

    .stories-slider .slick-dots li.slick-active button {
        background-color: var(--orange);
    }

    .home-stories-container:before {
        display: none;
    }

    .stories-slider .slick-dots {
        margin-top: 30px;
    }

    .home-stories-container {
        padding: 40px 0 30px 0;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 575.8px) {
    .home-stories-container:before {
        display: none;
    }

    .story-link {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }
}