/* Direction B, Vantage site v3 candidate. Self-contained. */
@font-face { font-family: 'Inter'; src: url('Inter.woff2') format('woff2'); font-weight: 100 900; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: 'Playfair Display'; src: url('PlayfairDisplay.woff2') format('woff2'); font-weight: 400 900; font-display: swap; }

:root {
  --navy: #0D1F3C; --navy-mid: #1A3358; --gold: #C9A84C; --gold-deep: #A8862E;
  --paper: #F7F8FA; --white: #FFFFFF; --g100: #EEF0F4; --g300: #C9CFD8; --g400: #8A95A3; --g600: #4A5568; --ink: #1A202C;
  --rail: 1120px; --prose: 720px; --nav-h: 68px;
  --shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(13,31,60,.08), 0 1px 2px rgba(13,31,60,.06);
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; font-feature-settings: 'tnum' 1; }
a { color: var(--navy); }
h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; font-weight: 400; color: var(--navy); }
p { margin: 0 0 16px; }
img { max-width: 100%; }
.sr { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }

/* NAV */
nav { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: var(--nav-h); z-index: 20; }
.nav-inner { max-width: var(--rail); margin: 0 auto; height: 100%; padding: 0 24px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.nav-logo img { height: 36px; width: auto; display: block; }
.nav-links { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; gap: 28px; align-items: center; }
.nav-links a { text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; color: var(--g600); }
.nav-links a.is-current { color: var(--navy); }
.nav-links a.nav-cta { color: var(--white); background: var(--navy); padding: 10px 18px; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500; }
.nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 0; width: 44px; height: 44px; padding: 10px; cursor: pointer; }
.nav-toggle-bar { display: block; height: 2px; background: var(--navy); margin: 5px 0; }
.mobile-menu { display: none; position: fixed; inset: var(--nav-h) 0 auto 0; background: var(--white); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--g100); z-index: 19; padding: 8px 24px 20px; }
.mobile-menu.open { display: block; }
.mobile-menu ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.mobile-menu a { display: block; padding: 12px 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 17px; color: var(--navy); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--g100); }
.mobile-menu .mobile-menu-cta { color: var(--gold-deep); font-weight: 600; border: 0; }

/* HERO */
.hero { position: relative; padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 44px); overflow: hidden; }
.hero-copy { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; text-align: center; position: relative; z-index: 3; }
.hero h1 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 64px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.hero-sub { margin: 14px auto 0; max-width: 70ch; font-size: clamp(16px, 1.2vw, 18px); color: var(--g600); }
.hero h1 .line { display: block; }
.hero-line { margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: var(--navy); font-weight: 500; }
.hero-actions { margin-top: 16px; display: flex; gap: 20px; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.btn { display: inline-block; text-decoration: none; background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); font-weight: 500; font-size: 16px; padding: 14px 24px; border-radius: 10px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.btn:hover { background: var(--navy-mid); }
.link-quiet { font-size: 15px; color: var(--g600); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--g300); }

.hero-chart { position: relative; max-width: 1240px; margin: 18px auto 0; padding: 0 24px 24px; }
.hero-chart .frame { position: relative; height: 360px; border-radius: 16px 16px 0 0; overflow: hidden; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0;
  background-color: var(--white);
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(13,31,60,.14) 1px, transparent 1.2px); background-size: 28px 28px; background-position: 14px 14px; }
.panel { position: relative; height: 100%; }
.panel + .panel { border-left: 1px solid var(--g100); }
.panel .chart-title { position: absolute; left: 28px; top: 18px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); letter-spacing: .01em; z-index: 2; line-height: 1.35; max-width: 50%; }
.panel .baseline { position: absolute; left: 28px; right: 28px; bottom: 28px; height: 1px; background: var(--g600); transform-origin: left center; }
.panel .sweep { position: absolute; left: 28px; right: 28px; bottom: 27px; height: 3px; background: var(--gold); transform-origin: left center; border-radius: 2px; }
.cols { position: absolute; left: 28px; right: 28px; bottom: 29px; top: 150px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 20px; align-items: end; }
.col { position: relative; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; }
.col .bar { width: 100%; background: var(--navy); border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0; transform-origin: bottom center; height: 100%; }
.col.accent .bar { background: var(--gold); }
.chip { position: absolute; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 8px; padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--g600); box-shadow: var(--shadow); white-space: nowrap; }
.chip b { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; }
.col .chip { left: 0; }
.total-chip { right: 28px; top: 16px; z-index: 2; }
.hero-chart .sources { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.hero-chart .source { margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--g600); }

/* SECTIONS */
section.band { padding: 96px 24px; }
.rail { max-width: var(--rail); margin: 0 auto; }
.prose-rail { max-width: var(--prose); margin: 0 auto; }
h2.title { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(30px, 3vw, 42px); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.desc { margin: 16px 0 0; color: var(--g600); font-size: 18px; max-width: 62ch; }

/* CATALOG */
.catalog { background: var(--white); border-top: 1px solid var(--g100); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--g100); }
.two-up { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; margin-top: 48px; }
.group h3 { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--navy); padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy); }
.group ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.group li { padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--g100); font-size: 16px; color: var(--g600); line-height: 1.5; }
.group li strong { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; }

/* DOORS */
.doors .two-up { gap: 32px; }
.door { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 16px; padding: 32px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.door .label { font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); }
.door h3 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px; margin-top: 6px; }
.door p { margin-top: 16px; color: var(--g600); font-size: 16px; }
.door a.more { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 12px; font-weight: 500; text-decoration: none; }
.door a.more:after { content: " \2192"; }
.mini { margin: 20px 0 8px; padding: 18px 18px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 12px; background: var(--paper); }
.mini .mini-title { font-size: 13px; color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.mini .mini-source { font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--g600); margin: 10px 0 0; line-height: 1.4; }
.hb { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 112px 1fr 64px; gap: 10px; align-items: center; margin: 6px 0; font-size: 13px; }
.hb .lbl { color: var(--g600); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
.hb .track { height: 14px; position: relative; }
.hb .fill { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; background: var(--navy); border-radius: 2px; transform-origin: left center; }
.hb.accent .fill { background: var(--gold); }
.hb .val { text-align: right; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.hb.sub .lbl { padding-left: 10px; }
.bridge { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 12px; align-items: end; margin-top: 8px; }
.bridge .bcol { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; font-size: 12px; color: var(--g600); text-align: center; }
.bridge .barwrap { height: 96px; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; margin-top: 4px; }
.bridge .bbar { width: 100%; background: var(--navy); border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0; }
.bridge .blbl { display: block; margin-top: 6px; line-height: 1.3; }
.bridge .bcol.plus .bbar { background: var(--gold); }
.bridge .bval { font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); font-size: 13px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.referral { margin-top: 28px; color: var(--g600); font-size: 16px; }

/* VERIFICATION */
.verify { background: var(--white); border-top: 1px solid var(--g100); }
.verify .points { margin-top: 48px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; }
.point h3 { font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; }
.point p { margin-top: 10px; color: var(--g600); font-size: 16px; }
.verify .foot { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--g100); display: flex; gap: 32px; align-items: baseline; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.verify .foot h3 { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; }
.verify .foot p { margin: 0; color: var(--g600); font-size: 15px; max-width: 60ch; }
.verify .readmore { display: inline-block; margin-top: 24px; font-weight: 500; }

/* CTA */
.cta { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); padding: 80px 24px; }
.cta .rail { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 32px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.cta h2 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; color: var(--white); font-size: clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 38px); }
.cta p { margin: 12px 0 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); max-width: 60ch; }
.cta .btn { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); }
.cta .btn:hover { background: #D8B85C; }

/* FOOTER */
footer { padding: 48px 24px 40px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); }
.footer-inner { max-width: var(--rail); margin: 0 auto; }
.footer-logo { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; color: var(--navy); }
.footer-logo span { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.footer-nav { list-style: none; margin: 16px 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 24px; }
.footer-nav a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--g600); }
.footer-copy { margin-top: 12px; }
.footer-legal { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 12px; max-width: 90ch; line-height: 1.5; }

/* PRESS */
.article { padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 56px) 24px 96px; }
.article .eyebrow { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--g600); }
.article h1 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 46px); line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin-top: 12px; }
.article .prose { margin-top: 32px; }
.article .prose p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; }
.article h2.title { font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 32px); margin-top: 56px; }
.exhibit { margin-top: 40px; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 14px; padding: 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.exhibit .ex-title { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); margin: 0; }
.exhibit .ex-sub { font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); margin: 4px 0 16px; }
.exhibit .ex-source { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--g600); margin: 16px 0 0; }
.ex-caption { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--g600); margin: 10px 0 0; }
.exhibit .hb { grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr 56px; font-size: 14px; }
.exhibit .hb .track { height: 18px; }
.exhibit.wide .hb { grid-template-columns: 230px 1fr 48px; }
.exhibit .hb:nth-child(1) .fill { background: var(--gold); }
figure.exhibit { margin: 40px 0 0; }
.flow { position: relative; }
.flow-phone { display: none; }
.flow svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.flow .fbox { fill: var(--white); stroke: var(--navy); stroke-width: 1; }
.flow .fbox.decide { stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 2; }
.flow .fline { stroke: var(--navy); stroke-width: 1.5; fill: none; }
.flow .fhead { fill: var(--navy); }
.flow text { font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; fill: var(--ink); }
.flow text.q { font-weight: 600; }
.flow text.yn { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; fill: var(--g600); }
.exhibits-note { margin-top: 24px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); }
.about { margin-top: 56px; }
.credit { margin-top: 32px; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid var(--g100); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--g600); }

/* PHONE */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .hero { padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 40px); }
  .hero h1 .line { display: inline; }
  .hero-chart { margin-top: 32px; padding: 0 16px 16px; }
  .hero-chart .frame { height: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr; border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0; }
  .panel { height: 272px; }
  .panel + .panel { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--g100); }
  .panel .chart-title { left: 16px; right: 16px; top: 14px; max-width: 100%; font-size: 12px; }
  .panel[data-panel="1"] .chart-title { max-width: 100%; }
  .cols { left: 16px; right: 16px; gap: 10px; top: 118px; }
  .panel .baseline, .panel .sweep { left: 16px; right: 16px; }
  .chip { padding: 5px 8px; font-size: 11px; gap: 5px; }
  .chip b { font-size: 12px; }
  .col .chip { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1px; padding: 4px 6px; white-space: normal; max-width: 100%; }
  .col .chip span { display: block; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.2; }
  .total-chip { right: 16px; top: 56px; }
  .hero-chart .sources { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .two-up, .verify .points { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  section.band { padding: 64px 16px; }
  .cta { padding: 56px 16px; }
  .door { padding: 24px; }
  .hb { grid-template-columns: 96px 1fr 56px; font-size: 12px; }
  .exhibit .hb { grid-template-columns: 122px 1fr 40px; font-size: 12px; }
  .exhibit.wide .hb { grid-template-columns: 1fr 44px; grid-template-areas: "lbl val" "track track"; row-gap: 4px; margin: 10px 0; }
  .exhibit.wide .hb .lbl { grid-area: lbl; white-space: normal; }
  .exhibit.wide .hb .val { grid-area: val; }
  .exhibit.wide .hb .track { grid-area: track; height: 12px; }
  .article { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; }
  .exhibit { padding: 16px; }
  .flow-desk { display: none; }
  .flow-phone { display: block; }
  footer { padding: 40px 16px; }
}

/* ===== Site build additions, direction 7 (build_site_v7.py appends this to base.css) ===== */

/* Tokens the site assistant's own stylesheet reads. Values are the old site's, so the
   assistant renders exactly as it does live; nothing inside its regions is edited. */
:root {
  --navy-light: #243E6B; --gold-light: #E8C97A; --off-white: #F7F8FA; --gray-100: #EEF0F4; --gray-400: #8A95A3; --gray-600: #4A5568; --text: #1A202C;
  --t-11: 11px; --t-12: 12px; --t-13: 13px; --t-14: 14px; --t-16: 16px; --t-18: 18px; --t-20: 20px;
  --lh-snug: 1.35; --lh-normal: 1.6;
  --s-4: 4px; --s-8: 8px; --s-12: 12px; --s-16: 16px; --s-20: 20px; --s-24: 24px; --s-32: 32px; --s-48: 48px;
}

/* Tabular figures on numbers only, so hyphens and prose keep their natural widths */
body { font-feature-settings: normal; }
.chip b, .hb .val, .bval, .tnode b, .val { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* Points grid, everywhere (base.css scoped it to the verify band only) */
.points { margin-top: 48px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px 48px; }

/* INTERIOR HEROES */
.hero.page .hero-copy { max-width: 940px; }
.hero.page h1 { font-size: clamp(36px, 4.2vw, 58px); }
.hero.text-only { padding-bottom: 72px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--g100); }
.hero.text-only.short h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 4.6vw, 60px); }
.hero-sub a { color: var(--navy); }
.hero-chart .frame.single { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.cols.three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); left: 64px; right: 64px; }
.hero-chart .sources.one { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.source a { color: var(--g600); }

/* hero bar panel (for brokers) */
.hpanel .hrows { position: absolute; left: 28px; right: 28px; top: 96px; bottom: 32px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; }
.hpanel .hb { grid-template-columns: 170px 1fr 72px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0; }
.hpanel .hb .track { height: 34px; }
.hpanel .hb:first-child .fill { background: var(--gold); }
.hpanel .hb .val { font-size: 18px; }

/* trace (verification) */
.hero-chart .frame.trace-frame { height: auto; }
.trace { position: relative; padding: 64px 28px 36px; }
.trace .chart-title { position: absolute; left: 28px; top: 18px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); }
.trace-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 40px 1fr 40px 1fr 40px 1fr; align-items: center; }
.tnode { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 10px; padding: 14px 16px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; min-height: 128px; }
.tnode .tk { font-size: 12px; color: var(--g600); }
.tnode b { font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; line-height: 1.2; }
.tnode.lead { border-color: var(--gold); }
.tnode.lead b { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.tnode .tv { font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); line-height: 1.4; }
.tlink { height: 2px; background: var(--gold); transform-origin: left center; transform: scaleX(var(--draw, 1)); }

/* lists, plates, compare */
ul.ticks { list-style: none; margin: 4px 0 0; padding: 0; }
ul.ticks li { position: relative; padding: 8px 0 8px 18px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--g600); border-top: 1px solid var(--g100); line-height: 1.5; }
ul.ticks li:before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 16px; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: var(--gold); border-radius: 1px; }
figure.plate { margin: 40px 0 0; }
figure.plate img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 8px; background: var(--white); }
figure.plate figcaption { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--g600); line-height: 1.45; }
figure.plate.tight { margin: 18px 0 4px; }
figure.plate.narrow { max-width: 860px; }
.plate .scrollx { overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; border-radius: 8px; }
.plate .scrollx img { min-width: 0; }
.plate .scrollx img.walk { min-width: 1600px; }
.plate a.full { font-size: 13px; color: var(--navy); }
.evidence-item { margin-top: 44px; }
.evidence-item + .evidence-item { margin-top: 56px; }
.evidence-item h3 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 26px; }
.evidence-item > p { margin: 14px 0 0; color: var(--g600); font-size: 16px; max-width: 70ch; }
.points.four { row-gap: 40px; }
.compare { margin-top: 48px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; }
.ccol { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px; }
.ccol.us { background: var(--white); border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.ccol h3 { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; }
.ccol ol { margin: 14px 0 0; padding-left: 22px; color: var(--g600); font-size: 15.5px; }
.ccol li { padding: 6px 0; }
.ccol li::marker { color: var(--gold-deep); font-weight: 600; }
.note { margin: 20px 0 0; font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); }
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.35fr; gap: 56px; align-items: start; }
.prose-col p { font-size: 17px; color: var(--g600); }
.prose-col a { color: var(--navy); }
.contact-grid { margin-top: 40px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.contact-grid .door h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-top: 0; }
.btn.spaced { margin-top: 32px; }
.foot a { color: var(--navy); }

/* article (evaluate page) */
.article .byline { font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); }
dl.qa { margin: 8px 0 0; }
dl.qa dt { margin-top: 26px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); }
dl.qa dd { margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--g600); }
.article-close { margin-top: 48px; font-size: 17px; }
.vgrid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(120px, 1fr) repeat(4, 20px) 10px repeat(5, 20px); gap: 6px 5px; align-items: center; margin-top: 8px; }
.vgrid .vh { font-size: 11px; color: var(--g600); writing-mode: vertical-rl; transform: rotate(180deg); justify-self: center; height: 92px; text-align: left; }
.vgrid .vg { font-size: 11px; color: var(--g600); font-weight: 600; }
.vgrid .vt { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink); }
.vgrid .vc { width: 20px; height: 16px; border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid var(--g300); background: transparent; }
.vgrid .vc.lab { background: var(--navy); border-color: var(--navy); }
.vgrid .vc.ven { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }
.vkey { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 20px; margin: 4px 0 14px; font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--g600); }
.vkey i { display: inline-block; width: 14px; height: 11px; border-radius: 2px; margin-right: 6px; vertical-align: -1px; border: 1px solid var(--g300); }
.vkey i.lab { background: var(--navy); border-color: var(--navy); }
.vkey i.ven { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }

/* news and releases */
.lead-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: start; }
.dateline { font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); letter-spacing: .02em; }
.lead-story h2.title, .release h2.title { margin-top: 10px; font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 36px); }
.lead-story h2.title a, .release h2.title a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: none; }
.lead-story p, .release p { margin-top: 18px; color: var(--g600); font-size: 17px; }
a.more { font-weight: 500; text-decoration: none; }
a.more:after { content: " \2192"; }
.ls-chart { margin-top: 0; background: var(--white); }
.release-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.release { padding: 8px 0 40px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--g100); max-width: 820px; }


/* ABOUT, founder block */
.founder { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 320px 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: start; }
.portrait { margin: 0; }
.portrait img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); background: var(--g100); aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; }
.portrait figcaption { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--g600); }
.founder .prose-col h2.title { margin-bottom: 18px; }

/* REQUEST A CALL form */
.form-rail { max-width: 720px; }
#cr-root [hidden] { display: none !important; }
.cr-form { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.cr-field label { display: block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.cr-field .req, .cr-field .opt { font-weight: 400; color: var(--g600); font-size: 13px; }
.cr-field input, .cr-field textarea { width: 100%; font: inherit; font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink); background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--g300); border-radius: 10px; padding: 12px 14px; }
.cr-field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 150px; line-height: 1.5; }
.cr-field input:focus, .cr-field textarea:focus { outline: 3px solid rgba(201,168,76,.45); outline-offset: 1px; border-color: var(--navy); }
.cr-field [aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: #A03030; border-width: 2px; }
.cr-error { margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: #A03030; }
.cr-summary { border: 2px solid #A03030; border-radius: 12px; background: #FDF4F4; padding: 16px 20px; margin-bottom: 24px; color: var(--ink); }
.cr-summary p { margin: 0 0 6px; font-weight: 600; }
.cr-summary ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; }
.cr-summary a { color: #A03030; }
.cr-hp { position: absolute; left: -10000px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.cr-submit { border: 0; cursor: pointer; justify-self: start; font-family: inherit; }
.cr-submit[disabled] { opacity: .6; cursor: progress; }
.cr-note { margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: var(--g600); }
.cr-done { border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); background: var(--white); border-radius: 14px; padding: 32px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.cr-done h2:focus { outline: none; }
.cr-fail { margin-top: 20px; border: 2px solid #A03030; border-radius: 12px; background: #FDF4F4; padding: 16px 20px; }
.cr-fail p { margin: 0; }
.cr-fail a { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; }

/* INTRO (home). The veil covers the first paint only, and fades on its own. */
html.intro-on body::after { content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; background: var(--paper); z-index: 2147483599; animation: vfpa-veil .3s linear 3.2s forwards; }
html.intro-live body::after { display: none; }
@keyframes vfpa-veil { to { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; } }
.intro { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 2147483600; cursor: pointer; }
.intro canvas { display: block; }
html.intro-live .nav-logo img { opacity: 0; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .cols.three { left: 16px; right: 16px; gap: 14px; }
  .hpanel { height: 300px; }
  .hpanel .hrows { left: 16px; right: 16px; top: 104px; bottom: 22px; }
  .hpanel .hb { grid-template-columns: 112px 1fr 44px; font-size: 13px; }
  .hpanel .hb .track { height: 22px; }
  .hpanel .hb .val { font-size: 14px; }
  .hpanel .total-chip { left: 16px; right: auto; top: 58px; }
  .trace { padding: 56px 16px 24px; }
  .trace .chart-title { left: 16px; right: 16px; top: 14px; font-size: 12px; }
  .trace-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: stretch; }
  .tnode { min-height: 0; }
  .tlink { width: 2px; height: 22px; justify-self: center; transform-origin: center top; transform: scaleY(var(--draw, 1)); }
  .founder { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .portrait { max-width: 280px; }
  .compare, .split, .contact-grid, .lead-story, .points { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .points { gap: 32px; }
  .plate .scrollx img { min-width: 860px; }
  .plate .scrollx img.walk { min-width: 1300px; }
  .ccol { padding: 22px; }
  .hero.text-only { padding-bottom: 48px; }
  .vgrid { grid-template-columns: minmax(96px, 1fr) repeat(4, 17px) 6px repeat(5, 17px); gap: 5px 4px; }
  .vgrid .vc { width: 17px; height: 14px; }
  .vgrid .vt { font-size: 12.5px; }
}

/* ===== Round 3 (site_v7_full_20261001) ===== */

/* Verification trace, two legs (fix M). The workbook cell forks into reported EBITDA and the
   add-backs, and both legs rejoin at the trial balance. */
.trace-steps.branch { grid-template-columns: 1fr 32px 1fr 32px 1fr 32px 1fr; grid-template-rows: auto auto; row-gap: 14px; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-deck { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1 / 3; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-l1   { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1 / 3; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-cell { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1 / 3; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-fa   { grid-column: 4; grid-row: 1; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-fb   { grid-column: 4; grid-row: 2; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-a    { grid-column: 5; grid-row: 1; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-b    { grid-column: 5; grid-row: 2; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-ja   { grid-column: 6; grid-row: 1; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-jb   { grid-column: 6; grid-row: 2; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-tb   { grid-column: 7; grid-row: 1 / 3; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-a, .trace-steps.branch .t-b { min-height: 0; }
.trace-steps.branch { row-gap: 0; grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-a { margin-bottom: 7px; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-b { margin-top: 7px; }
/* the fork and the join: a vertical bar from the first leg's centre line to the second's, on the
   edge that meets the workbook cell (fork) or the trial balance (join) */
.trace-steps.branch .t-vf, .trace-steps.branch .t-vj { grid-row: 1 / 3; align-self: stretch; height: auto; background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), var(--gold)) no-repeat; background-size: 2px 50%; transform: scaleY(var(--draw, 1)); transform-origin: center; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-vf { grid-column: 4; background-position: 0 50%; }
.trace-steps.branch .t-vj { grid-column: 6; background-position: 100% 50%; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .trace-steps.branch { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; grid-template-rows: none; column-gap: 10px; row-gap: 0; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-deck { grid-column: 1 / 3; grid-row: 1; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-l1   { grid-column: 1 / 3; grid-row: 2; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-cell { grid-column: 1 / 3; grid-row: 3; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-fa   { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 4; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-fb   { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 4; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-a    { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 5; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-b    { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 5; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-ja   { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 6; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-jb   { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 6; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-tb   { grid-column: 1 / 3; grid-row: 7; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-a b, .trace-steps.branch .t-b b { font-size: 20px; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-vf, .trace-steps.branch .t-vj { display: none; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-a { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .trace-steps.branch .t-b { margin-top: 0; }
}

/* Site assistant launcher (fix B). Page CSS only; nothing inside the assistant regions changes.
   nav.js sets html.vfpa-icon until the reader scrolls past the hero, which shrinks the launcher
   to its avatar in a circle with the label kept for screen readers, and html.vfpa-yield while
   even the circle would sit over a heading, a chart or a figure in view. */
html.vfpa-icon #vfpa-assist .vfpa-assist-toggle { padding: 5px; gap: 0; border-radius: 50%; }
html.vfpa-icon #vfpa-assist .vfpa-assist-toggle-label {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0); clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}

/* ===== Round 4 (site_v7_full_20261001) ===== */

/* SBA page as flagship (S3): the explainer H1 leads, the release headline survives as a subhead */
.article .release-eyebrow { margin-top: 28px; }
.article .release-head { margin: 8px 0 0; font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 26px); line-height: 1.3; color: var(--navy); }
.article .faq dl.qa { margin-top: 4px; }
.article .faq dl.qa dt { font-size: 18px; }

/* Launcher (C4, C5). When it steps out of the way it is hidden visually only: it stays in the tab
   order and the accessibility tree, ignores the pointer, and comes back the moment it takes focus. */
html.vfpa-yield #vfpa-assist .vfpa-assist-toggle { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity .15s linear; }
html.vfpa-yield #vfpa-assist .vfpa-assist-toggle:focus,
html.vfpa-yield #vfpa-assist:focus-within .vfpa-assist-toggle { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }

/* DEAL DILIGENCE bridge (owner's order 2026-10-01 20:14 CT, colour revised round 3): a true waterfall on a zero
   baseline. Reported and Adjusted are full navy bars, the add-backs bar floats on top of the Reported level in
   house gold, and a hairline runs level from the top of each bar to the start of the next. */
.cols.three { --cgap: 56px; gap: var(--cgap); }
.cols.bridge-wf .col.step .bar { background: var(--gold); }
.cols.bridge-wf .link { position: absolute; left: 100%; width: var(--cgap); height: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--g600); opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .cols.three { --cgap: 14px; } }

/* Restored launch release (owner's order 2026-10-01 20:03 CT): sub-heads and the list sit in the article column. */
.article .prose h3 { font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 28px; }
.article .prose ul.ticks { margin: 12px 0 20px; }
.article .prose ul.ticks li { font-size: 17px; }

/* THE WEB (owner's order 2026-10-01 20:22 and 20:23 CT): the spinning orb at the centre of a navy ground, capability
   nodes around it. web.js paints the orb and the threads; the nodes are a real list above the canvas. */
.webband { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); padding: 72px 24px 80px; }
.webband .rail { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; }
.webband h2.title { color: var(--white); }
.webband .desc { color: #B9C4D8; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 640px; }
.web { position: relative; height: 560px; margin: 36px 0 0; border-radius: 16px; background: #0A1830; border: 1px solid rgba(185,196,216,.16); overflow: hidden; }
.web-cv { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: block; }
.web-core { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 0; height: 0; }
.web-core-label { position: absolute; transform: translateX(-50%); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-light); }
.web-nodes { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.web-node { position: absolute; left: var(--x); top: var(--y); transform: translate(-50%, -50%); padding: 9px 16px; border-radius: 999px; background: #0D1F3C; border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.6); color: #F4F5F8; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.25; white-space: nowrap; animation: web-pulse 4.8s ease-in-out infinite; animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * -0.6s); }
.web-node.kind-deal { border-color: rgba(92,201,190,.65); }
.web-node.kind-check { border-color: rgba(185,196,216,.6); }
/* Market intelligence: one prominent hub, same pill style at a larger size, with small satellites threaded to it (round 3). */
.web-node.is-hub { padding: 14px 26px; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; border-width: 1.5px; border-color: rgba(201,168,76,.9); box-shadow: 0 0 22px 2px rgba(201,168,76,.18); }
.web-node.is-sat { padding: 6px 12px; font-size: 12.5px; border-color: rgba(201,168,76,.45); }
@keyframes web-pulse { 0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(201,168,76,0); } 50% { box-shadow: 0 0 14px 1px rgba(201,168,76,.22); } }
.web-ring-label { position: absolute; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); padding: 4px 14px; border-radius: 999px; background: #0A1830; border: 1px solid rgba(92,201,190,.55); color: #A5E4DD; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .web-node { animation: none; } }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .webband { padding: 56px 16px 64px; }
  .web { height: auto; padding: 18px 14px 26px; }
  .web-core { position: relative; left: auto; top: auto; width: auto; height: 270px; }
  .web-nodes { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 10px; margin-top: 8px; }
  .web-node { position: static; transform: none; white-space: normal; text-align: center; padding: 10px 10px; grid-column: span 3; }
  .web-node.is-hub { order: -2; grid-column: 1 / -1; padding: 15px 14px; font-size: 17px; }
  .web-node.is-sat { order: -1; grid-column: span 2; padding: 8px 6px; font-size: 12.5px; }
  .web-node.is-sat.is-solo { grid-column: 1 / -1; padding: 8px 12px; }
  .web[data-ring] { padding-bottom: 44px; }
}

/* HOME hero subline (owner's order 2026-10-01 20:19 CT) and the menu under the web. */
.hero-sub.tagline { font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 22px); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em; color: var(--navy); }
.menu { padding: 88px 24px; }
.menu .rail { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; }
.menu-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--mcols, 4), 1fr); gap: 16px; margin-top: 36px; }
.menu-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--g100); border-radius: 14px; padding: 22px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.menu-card h3 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; }
.menu-card p { margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--g600); }
.menu-card a.more { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 16px; font-weight: 500; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--navy); }
.menu-card a.more:after { content: " \2192"; }
.menu-card:hover { border-color: rgba(201,168,76,.7); }
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .menu-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .menu { padding: 56px 16px; } .menu-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; } }

/* NAV with The System in it: eight items, so the link gap and size tighten on a narrow desktop. */
@media (min-width: 901px) and (max-width: 1100px) { .nav-links { gap: 14px; } .nav-links a { font-size: 14px; } .nav-links a.nav-cta { padding: 9px 14px; } }
.home-hero { padding-bottom: 56px; }
.home-hero .hero-copy { max-width: 1040px; }
.home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(32px, 3.9vw, 54px); }

/* Chuck 10/1 round: labels stay on the value chips at 390, the core label steps aside on a phone, and the web
   and System page sit higher on the page. */
.web-node a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; display: block; }
.web-node a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
section.sys-web { padding-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
.sys-web .web { margin-top: 0; }
section.sys-sec { padding: 56px 24px; }
.sys-sec .prose { margin-top: 18px; }
.home-hero { padding-bottom: 36px; }
section#web.webband { padding-top: 52px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .web-core-label { display: none; } section.sys-sec { padding: 40px 16px; } }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .frame.single .panel:not(.hpanel) { height: 340px; } .cols.three { top: 178px; } }
@media (min-width: 901px) and (max-width: 1000px) { .nav-links { gap: 10px; } .nav-links a { font-size: 13px; } .nav-links a.nav-cta { padding: 8px 11px; } .nav-inner { padding: 0 16px; } }

/* Deal diligence: the SBA note stands alone now that the scope blocks are gone, so it takes less air (round 3). */
section.band#scope { padding-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 72px; }
section.band#scope .foot { margin-top: 0; border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }