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+//**
+  Provides css text shadows
+  arguments are color, horizontal offset, vertical offset, and blur
+
+//**
+  These defaults make the arguments optional for this mixin
+  If you like, set different defaults in your project
+  
+!default_text_shadow_color     ||= #aaa
+!default_text_shadow_h_offset  ||= 1px
+!default_text_shadow_v_offset  ||= 1px
+!default_text_shadow_blur      ||= 1px
+
+=text-shadow(!color = !default_text_shadow_color, !hoff = !default_text_shadow_h_offset, !voff = !default_text_shadow_v_offset, !blur = !default_text_shadow_blur)
+  text-shadow= !color !hoff !voff !blur
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