.animated-loader {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;

  width: 230px; /* Increased width to account for the gaps */
  height: 100px;

  margin-top: -50px;
  margin-left: -115px; /* Adjusted for the new loader width */

  perspective: 1000px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}

/* The line */
.line {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 20px;
  height: 100px;

  background-color: #f5f5f5; /* White bars */
  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(38, 38, 38, 0.6); /* White glow shadow */

  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;

  animation: animate-line 3s cubic-bezier(0.81, 0.04, 0.4, 0.7) infinite;
}

/* Positioning the bars with 5px gaps */
.line:nth-child(2) {
  left: 25px; /* Adding 5px gap */
  animation-delay: 50ms;
}

.line:nth-child(3) {
  left: 50px; /* Adding 5px gap */
  animation-delay: 100ms;
}

.line:nth-child(4) {
  left: 75px; /* Adding 5px gap */
  animation-delay: 150ms;
}

.line:nth-child(5) {
  left: 100px; /* Adding 5px gap */
  animation-delay: 200ms;
}

.line:nth-child(6) {
  left: 125px; /* Adding 5px gap */
  animation-delay: 250ms;
}

.line:nth-child(7) {
  left: 150px; /* Adding 5px gap */
  animation-delay: 300ms;
}

.line:nth-child(8) {
  left: 175px; /* Adding 5px gap */
  animation-delay: 350ms;
}

@keyframes animate-line {
  0% {
    transform: rotateZ(-180deg) rotateX(-360deg);
  }
  75%,
  100% {
    transform: rotateZ(0) rotateX(0);
  }
}