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function showBeforeMore($fullText){

	$more = '<!--more-->';

    if(strpos($fullText, $more)!==false){

        $morePos = strpos($fullText, $more);
       	$rest = str_replace($more, '', $morePos); 

       	//only show the text before the <!--more--> 
        print substr($fullText,0,$morePos);

        //add a Read More anchor
        print '<a href="#" class="read_more">Continue Reading <i class="far fa-angle-down"></i></a>';

        //wrap the rest of the content after the <!--more--> in a hidden class
        echo '<div class="hide_content">';
        $index = strpos($fullText, $more) + strlen($more);
		echo substr($fullText, $index); 
        echo '</div><!--/hide-->';

    } else {
        print $fullText;
    }
}