Read More in PURE CSS - html

Question

Trying to implement a CSS read more code using ONLY CSS with NO JavaScript involved. Here is the html:
.has-read-more {
position: relative;
width: 300px;
}
.has-read-more div {
height: 160px;
overflow: hidden;
}
.show-more {
position: absolute;
bottom: 10px;
width: 140%;
text-align: center;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 0;
margin-left: -20%;
}
.show-more:after {
content: "read more";
background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, white);
padding-bottom: 10px;
display: block;
font-weight: bold;
color: black;
}
.show-more span {
background: white
}
input[type=checkbox]:checked {
display: none;
}
input[type=checkbox]:checked+div {
height: auto;
}
<div class="has-read-more">
<input type="checkbox" class="show-more">
<div>
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quam, at hendrerit justo lacinia quis. Nunc nec dui in enim suscipit egestas et ut augue.</p>
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</div>
</div>
It all works apart from the checkbox appearing and not being replaced by read more text (which has its own background).
I have read other similar stack threads including this one: How to implement Read more / Read less in pure CSS but not looking to implement one that has read more/read less as that has.
The one I am working with works apart from that last bit. I must be a bit stupid as I just cannot seem to figure out why the checkbox is not replaced with the text.
It needs to be a purse CSS solution and not one based on JS. I have tried using a label but it gets appended to the beginning of the text box and not inline with the checkbox.
What do I seem to be doing wrong?