diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index e6457f9..b0589fe 100644
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@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 <title>Deepstock — Survival Preparedness Advisor</title>
 <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"/>
 <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin/>
-<!-- font-display=optional: render with system fallback, swap to webfont
-     only if it's already cached. Eliminates the visible bold-flash that
-     `display=swap` was causing on first paint. -->
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+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Mono:wght@400;700&family=DM+Serif+Display&family=Barlow:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"/>
 </head>
 <body>
 <div id="app"></div>
