Make this fun effect that follows your cursor (pure CSS)

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⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Basic setup
02:18 - Adding the pseudo-element for the “bubble”
03:30 - My first failed attempt at using anchor positioning
08:12 - How you can animate the anchor position between elements
10:20 - Be careful with position relative and anchor positioning
13:40 - Using calc() with anchor()
16:50 - Fixing the stacking of elements
17:45 - Improving the animation and shapes
20:16 - The cutout effect

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