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/* Authored previews share the page palette; destination screenshots retain their own identity. */
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/* A brief assembly sequence, rendered as vectors in the page's own palette. */
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/* Separate button surface from the lighter dark-mode text/link accent. */
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/* Compact native FAQ categories: keyboard accessible, with no additional scripts. */
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/* Continuous assembly with a calm hold and a matching start/end state. */
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/* Mobile navigation: an editorial directory, within the existing header. */
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/* Sparse, low-opacity vector backdrop; content colors and imagery remain intact. */
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/* A personal photographic interlude, washed into the active page theme. */
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.personal-interlude-content a{display:inline-block;font-size:13px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
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/* Existing fragmented portrait, framed as the About page's editorial opening. */
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/* Reserve room for a short portrait hold, then let the image leave with its section. */
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/* Mobile About portrait: a fixed, cropped backdrop behind the scrolling copy. */
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@media(max-width:800px){
.about-page{position:relative;isolation:isolate}
.about-page-backdrop{display:block;position:fixed;inset:0;overflow:hidden;z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;opacity:.16}
.about-page-backdrop img{position:absolute;top:105px;right:-30vw;width:100vw;height:min(76vh,680px);min-height:510px;max-width:none;object-fit:contain;object-position:center top;mask-image:linear-gradient(0deg,transparent,#000 18%,#000 92%,transparent)}
html[data-theme="dark"] .about-page-backdrop{opacity:.14}
html[data-theme="dark"] .about-page-backdrop img{filter:invert(1)}
.about-portrait-hero .about-portrait-art{display:none}
.about-story-hero.about-portrait-hero{background-color:transparent;isolation:auto;overflow:visible}
}

/* A balanced photo viewer with an intentional, compact thumbnail rail. */
.personal-photo-gallery .about-living-heading{margin-bottom:30px}
.photo-gallery{max-width:1080px;margin-inline:auto}
.photo-gallery-main{margin:0}
.photo-gallery-stage{height:clamp(340px,44vw,550px);position:relative;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper);padding:20px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;touch-action:pan-y pinch-zoom}
.photo-gallery-stage img{display:block;max-height:100%;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;filter:saturate(.78)}
.photo-gallery-stage:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:4px}
.photo-gallery-caption{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;padding:18px 0 16px}
.photo-gallery-status{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6}
.photo-gallery-controls{display:flex;gap:8px;flex:none}
.photo-gallery-controls[hidden],.photo-gallery-thumbnails[hidden]{display:none}
.photo-gallery-controls button{font:400 12px/1.4 var(--sans);min-height:44px;padding:10px 17px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);cursor:pointer}
.photo-gallery-controls button:hover{border-color:var(--muted)}
.photo-gallery-thumbnails{display:flex;gap:10px;overflow-x:auto;padding:7px 4px 14px;scrollbar-width:thin;scrollbar-color:var(--line) transparent}
.photo-gallery-thumb{display:block;flex:0 0 76px;width:76px;height:76px;padding:4px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;background:var(--paper);cursor:pointer;opacity:.65}
.photo-gallery-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 35%;display:block;border-radius:5px;filter:saturate(.65)}
.photo-gallery-thumb[aria-pressed="true"]{border-color:var(--blue);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--blue);opacity:1}
.photo-gallery-thumb:hover{opacity:1}
.photo-gallery :is(button,a):focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:3px}
.photo-gallery-hint{font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--muted);margin:9px 0 0}
@media(max-width:650px){.photo-gallery-stage{height:390px;max-height:62svh;min-height:300px;padding:10px;border-radius:12px}.photo-gallery-caption{gap:10px;padding-block:15px;align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.photo-gallery-controls{align-self:flex-end}.photo-gallery-status{font-size:11px}.photo-gallery-thumb{flex-basis:60px;width:60px;height:60px}.photo-gallery-thumbnails{gap:8px}.photo-gallery-hint{max-width:36ch}}

/* Dedicated MSL project environment; the live prompt is shared with the homepage. */
.msl-project-intro{padding-block:clamp(45px,6vw,78px) 30px;max-width:1280px}
.msl-project-intro h1{font-size:clamp(45px,6vw,78px);font-weight:500;line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.055em;margin:18px 0 24px}
.msl-project-intro h1 span{color:var(--blue)}
.msl-project-intro>p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:62ch;font-size:17px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--muted)}
.msl-jump{display:inline-block;margin-top:9px;font-size:13px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
.msl-project-page .home-inquiry{padding-top:28px;padding-bottom:64px;align-items:start}
.msl-project-page .home-inquiry-copy{padding-top:20px}
.msl-project-page .home-inquiry-thread{max-height:480px}
.msl-project-context{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.msl-context-heading{max-width:650px;margin-bottom:30px}
.msl-project-page h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.6vw,46px);line-height:1.15;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.04em;margin:13px 0 20px}
.msl-project-context p,.msl-project-details p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--muted)}
.msl-context-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:35px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:28px}
.msl-context-grid article>span{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.msl-context-grid h3,.msl-use-note h3{font-size:21px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.025em;line-height:1.3;margin:16px 0 12px}
.msl-context-grid p{font-size:14px}
.msl-project-details{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8%;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.msl-project-details a{display:inline-block;font-size:13px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
.msl-use-note{padding:28px;background:var(--soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;align-self:start}
.msl-use-note p{font-size:13px}
.msl-detail-links{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:start;gap:14px;margin-top:22px}
.floating-msl{position:fixed;right:clamp(16px,3vw,38px);bottom:calc(18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px));z-index:40;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;min-height:48px;padding:12px 18px;color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;box-shadow:0 5px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.12);font-size:13px;text-decoration:none}
.floating-msl svg{width:19px;height:19px;flex:none}
.floating-msl:hover{box-shadow:0 5px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.2);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.floating-msl:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:4px}
.site-footer{padding-bottom:max(90px,env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px))}
#home-inquiry-title{scroll-margin-top:25px}
@media(max-width:800px){.msl-context-grid,.msl-project-details{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.msl-context-grid article+article{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px}.msl-project-intro>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:15px}.msl-project-page .home-inquiry-copy{padding-top:0}.msl-project-page .home-inquiry{padding-top:15px}.msl-use-note{padding:22px}}
@media print{.floating-msl{display:none}}

/* Keep the project introduction compact so the prompt is the first substantial panel. */
.msl-project-intro{max-width:860px;padding-block:36px 24px}
.msl-project-intro h1{font-size:clamp(42px,4.8vw,62px);margin:13px 0 17px}
.msl-project-intro>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:15px;max-width:62ch;margin-bottom:12px}
.msl-project-page .home-inquiry{display:block;max-width:860px;padding-top:0}
.msl-project-page .home-inquiry-copy{display:none}
@media(max-width:800px){.msl-project-intro{padding-top:30px}.msl-project-page .home-inquiry{padding-top:0}}

.msl-project-page .home-inquiry-window{border-color:var(--line)}

/* Frosted navigation glass, with an opaque fallback when blur is unavailable. */
@media(max-width:800px){
.site-header nav.is-open{
 background-color:var(--soft);
 background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,255,255,.58),rgba(255,255,255,.08) 46%,rgba(104,137,203,.08));
 border-color:rgba(135,151,177,.28);
 box-shadow:0 14px 40px rgba(24,39,65,.09),inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.85),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.25);
}
.site-header nav.is-open::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(115deg,transparent 24%,rgba(255,255,255,.2) 25%,rgba(255,255,255,.04) 46%,transparent 47%)}
html[data-theme="dark"] .site-header nav.is-open{
 background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(164,187,228,.11),rgba(255,255,255,.015) 46%,rgba(77,110,174,.07));
 border-color:rgba(162,185,225,.23);
 box-shadow:0 16px 42px rgba(0,0,0,.22),inset 0 1px 0 rgba(220,231,251,.17),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(220,231,251,.04);
}
html[data-theme="dark"] .site-header nav.is-open::after{opacity:.2}
@supports ((backdrop-filter:blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(1px))){
.site-header nav.is-open{background-color:rgba(247,249,253,.76);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(22px) saturate(125%);backdrop-filter:blur(22px) saturate(125%)}
html[data-theme="dark"] .site-header nav.is-open{background-color:rgba(24,31,42,.82)}
}
}