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/* First physical assignment, integrated into the existing midnight-and-gold canvas. */
.field-entry{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:12px 28px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:16px 6vw;background:#172026;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6}
.field-entry a{color:var(--gold);text-underline-offset:5px;font-weight:700}
.field-entry>span{color:var(--muted)}
.field-brief{max-width:1540px;margin:auto;padding:80px 5vw;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% 0%,#8f6c3429,transparent 60%)}
.field-heading{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.field-status{font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--gold);padding:8px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.field-brief h2{font-size:clamp(42px,5.2vw,78px);font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-.04em;line-height:1.08;margin:28px 0}
.field-lead{font-size:clamp(20px,1.8vw,25px);max-width:1010px;color:var(--muted)}
.field-facts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:28px;margin:36px 0 18px;padding:26px 0;border-block:1px solid var(--line)}
.field-facts dt{font-size:16px;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:10px}
.field-facts dd{margin:0;font:24px/1.4 Georgia,serif}
.field-facts dd span{display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;font:16px/1.6 Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--muted)}
.field-confirmation{font-size:16px;max-width:970px;color:var(--muted)}
.field-stages{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:32px;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:44px 0}
.field-stages li{padding-top:20px;border-top:2px solid var(--gold);min-width:0}
.field-stages h3{font-size:30px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.2;margin:14px 0}
.field-stages p{font-size:18px;color:var(--muted)}
.field-stages a{color:var(--gold);text-underline-offset:4px}
.field-document{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;padding:28px;background:#172026;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.field-document h3{font-size:30px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.25;margin:12px 0}
.field-document p{font-size:17px;color:var(--muted);max-width:630px}
.field-document-actions{flex-shrink:0;max-width:100%}
.field-document .start{margin-top:0;max-width:100%}
.field-download{display:block;color:var(--gold);font-size:16px;margin-top:14px;text-underline-offset:4px}
.field-footnote{font-size:14px;color:#afb6b7;max-width:980px;margin-top:24px}
@media(max-width:900px){.field-facts,.field-stages{grid-template-columns:1fr}.field-facts{gap:22px}.field-stages{gap:26px}.field-document{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.field-document-actions{flex-shrink:1}}
@media(max-width:650px){.field-entry{justify-content:flex-start;gap:5px;font-size:14px}.field-entry>span{width:100%}.field-brief{padding:50px 6vw}.field-heading .eyebrow{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.08em}.field-brief h2{font-size:clamp(36px,10.7vw,62px)}.field-stages h3,.field-document h3{font-size:28px}.field-document{padding:24px 20px}.field-document .start{font-size:16px;padding:16px 18px}}

/* Large, continuous image scenes on the existing midnight-and-gold canvas. */
:root {
  --image-paper: #d7c19a;
  --image-glow: #8f6c3429;
}
.intro {
  max-width: 1660px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px);
  padding-inline: 4vw;
}
.intro h1 { font-size: clamp(64px, 7.8vw, 130px); }
.hero-poster { transform: none; }
.chapter, .chapter.reverse {
  max-width: 1660px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(30px, 4vw, 66px);
  padding: 80px 4vw;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 78% 50%, var(--image-glow), transparent 67%);
}
.chapter.reverse {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.28fr) minmax(0, .72fr);
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 22% 50%, var(--image-glow), transparent 67%);
}
.poster {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.poster .image-surface {
  display: block;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--image-paper);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 2.5%, #000 97.5%, transparent), linear-gradient(transparent, #000 1.5%, #000 98.5%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 2.5%, #000 97.5%, transparent), linear-gradient(transparent, #000 1.5%, #000 98.5%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
  mask-composite: intersect;
}
.poster img, .hero-poster img, .archive-card > .poster img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: none;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: sepia(.38) saturate(.72) contrast(1.025);
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  transform: none;
  transition: none;
}
.poster:hover img { transform: none; }
.poster .image-caption {
  display: block;
  padding: 14px 12px 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  letter-spacing: .045em;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-align: center;
}
.poster:hover .image-caption { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.image-context { margin-top: -15px; }
.archive { max-width: 1540px; padding-inline: 4vw; }
.archive-grid { display: block; padding: 0 0 36px; }
.archive-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, .65fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 78px);
  padding: 48px 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 27% 50%, var(--image-glow), transparent 67%);
}
.archive-card + .archive-card { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.archive-copy { margin: 0; }
.archive-copy .eyebrow { font-size: 14px; }
.archive-copy h3 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.1vw, 46px); line-height: 1.18; margin-block: 18px; }
.image-background { font-size: 19px; }
.image-background summary { font-size: 17px; }
@media (min-width: 1700px) {
  .intro, .chapter, .chapter.reverse { padding-inline: 50px; }
}
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .intro {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    max-width: 980px;
    gap: 42px;
    padding-inline: 6vw;
  }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 740px; }
  .intro h1 { font-size: clamp(74px, 10.5vw, 110px); }
  .hero-poster { width: 100%; max-width: none; }
  .chapter, .chapter.reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    max-width: 980px;
    gap: 38px;
    padding: 66px 6vw;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 68%, var(--image-glow), transparent 67%);
  }
  .chapter.reverse .copy, .chapter.reverse .poster { order: initial; }
  .copy { max-width: 760px; }
  .copy h2 { font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 76px); }
  .copy > p { max-width: 720px; }
  .archive-card { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, .8fr); gap: 30px; }
}
@media (max-width: 650px) {
  .intro { padding: 40px 6vw 48px; gap: 36px; }
  .intro h1 { font-size: clamp(58px, 15.8vw, 100px); }
  .chapter, .chapter.reverse { padding: 54px 6vw; gap: 30px; }
  .copy h2 { font-size: clamp(44px, 13.3vw, 70px); }
  .intro > .poster, .chapter > .poster, .archive-card > .poster {
    width: calc(100% + 12vw);
    max-width: none;
    margin-inline: -6vw;
  }
  .poster .image-surface {
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(transparent, #000 1.2%, #000 98.8%, transparent);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(transparent, #000 1.2%, #000 98.8%, transparent);
  }
  .archive { padding: 55px 6vw; }
  .archive-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 34px 0; }
  .archive-copy h3 { font-size: 32px; }
  .image-background { font-size: 19px; }
}

.site-page-nav{display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center}.site-page-nav a:first-child{font-weight:bold}@media(max-width:650px){.site-page-nav{gap:12px}.site-page-nav .nav{max-width:85px;font-size:14px}}
@media(max-width:650px){header:has(.site-page-nav){flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;padding-block:14px}.site-page-nav{width:100%;justify-content:space-between}.site-page-nav .nav{max-width:none;text-align:left}}

/* Refined dispatch: legible clues on the existing image journey. */
.evidence-card{margin:28px 0 0;padding:24px;border:1px solid var(--gold);background:#e2b86c0c}.evidence-card strong{display:block;font:normal clamp(42px,5vw,70px)/1.2 Georgia,serif;color:var(--gold);margin:12px 0}.evidence-card p{font:24px/1.5 Georgia,serif;color:var(--paper)}.evidence-card small{display:block;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin-top:14px}.inquiry-options{padding:0;list-style:none;margin:28px 0}.inquiry-options li{padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.inquiry-options strong{color:var(--gold);font-size:20px}.inquiry-options p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.65;margin-top:8px;color:var(--muted)}.intro h1{font-size:clamp(56px,6.6vw,104px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.04em}.intro-note{font-size:14px}.poster img{filter:none;mix-blend-mode:normal}.poster .image-surface{background:#15120e;mask-image:none;-webkit-mask-image:none}.archive-copy .scene-note{font-size:14px}@media(max-width:650px){.intro h1{font-size:clamp(42px,10.5vw,66px)}.evidence-card{padding:20px}.evidence-card .eyebrow{letter-spacing:.06em}.evidence-card p{font-size:22px}}