  /* =========================================================
     Medora, Direction 3, Quantified-Authority
     Boardroom Singapore + Big-4 polish.
     Dashboard-feel. Mono numerics. Stat board hero.
     ========================================================= */

  :root {
    --navy:        #125B9D;
    --navy-deep:   #0B3F70;
    --navy-ink:    #06243F;
    --navy-pitch:  #03162B;
    --cyan:        #42C7CF;
    --yellow:      #F1C400;
    --orange:      #EA7600;
    --ink:         #14222F;
    --ink-soft:    #454545;
    --silver:      #8A8D8F;
    --rule:        #E1E5EA;
    --rule-soft:   #EDEFF2;
    --rule-strong: #C8CFD7;

    --bg:          #F7F8FA;
    --paper:       #FDFDFC; /* near-white card surface; pure #FFFFFF avoided deliberately */
    --paper-warm:  #FAFAF7;

    --display: 'Overpass', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
    --body:    Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
    --mono:    'Overpass Mono', ui-monospace, 'Menlo', monospace;

    --measure: 1360px;
    --gutter:  clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px);
  }

  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

  html, body {
    margin: 0; padding: 0;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  }

  a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

  .wrap {
    max-width: var(--measure);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--gutter);
    position: relative;
  }

  .mono { font-family: var(--mono); font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1, "ss01" 1; }

  .index-label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .section-marker {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .section-marker::before {
    content: "";
    width: 22px; height: 1px; background: var(--navy);
  }

  /* =========================================================
     TOP META BAR
     ========================================================= */
  .meta-bar {
    background: var(--navy-pitch);
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65);
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 7px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
  }
  .meta-bar .wrap {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .meta-bar .left { display: flex; gap: 22px; align-items: center; }
  .meta-bar .right { display: flex; gap: 22px; align-items: center; }
  .meta-bar .dot {
    width: 6px; height: 6px;
    background: var(--cyan);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-right: 8px;
    animation: dotPulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes dotPulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.5); }
    50% { opacity: 0.6; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(66, 199, 207, 0); }
  }

  /* =========================================================
     NAV
     ========================================================= */
  .nav-bar {
    background: var(--paper);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 50;
  }
  .nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    /* padding-top/bottom only, so the .wrap horizontal gutter is preserved
       (a `padding: 20px 0` shorthand here zeroed the side padding, pushing the
       logo to the edge and the Contact button off-screen on mobile). */
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .brand {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 17px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
  }
  .brand-mark { width: 32px; height: 32px; }
  .brand-sub {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 400;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding-left: 12px;
    margin-left: 6px;
  }
  .nav-links {
    display: flex; gap: 32px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .nav-links a {
    position: relative;
    padding: 4px 0;
    transition: color 160ms ease;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
  .nav-links a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -22px; left: 0;
    height: 2px; width: 0;
    background: var(--navy);
    transition: width 220ms ease;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover::after { width: 100%; }
  .nav-cta {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--paper);
    background: var(--navy);
    padding: 11px 22px;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    transition: background 180ms ease;
  }
  .nav-cta:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }

  /* =========================================================
     HERO
     ========================================================= */
  .hero {
    background: var(--paper);
    position: relative;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .hero::before {
    /* dot grid overlay */
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(6, 36, 63, 0.10) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 28px 28px;
    background-position: 14px 14px;
    pointer-events: none;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 70%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 70%, transparent 100%);
  }
  .hero-grid {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 56px;
    padding: 56px 0 64px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .hero-left { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .hero-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: "/01";
    color: var(--silver);
    letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(38px, 4.3vw, 58px);
    line-height: 1.06;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    max-width: 760px;
  }
  .hero h1 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 16.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 36px;
    max-width: 580px;
  }
  .hero-ctas {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 44px;
  }
  .btn {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    padding: 14px 24px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    transition: background 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
  }
  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--navy);
    color: var(--paper);
  }
  .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }
  .btn-primary .arrow { transition: transform 220ms ease; }
  .btn-primary:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }
  .btn-ghost {
    color: var(--navy);
    border: 1px solid var(--navy);
    background: transparent;
  }
  .btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--navy); color: var(--paper); }

  .hero-key {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
    padding-top: 22px;
    max-width: 580px;
  }
  .hero-key > div {
    flex: 1;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }
  .hero-key .k-label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  .hero-key .k-val {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .hero-key .k-val .mono { font-weight: 500; font-size: 17px; }

  /* Practice snapshot side panel */
  .snapshot {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 28px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 22px;
    position: relative;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--rule);
  }
  .snapshot::before {
    content: "PRACTICE SNAPSHOT";
    position: absolute;
    top: -10px; left: 24px;
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .snap-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    padding-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .snap-header .title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
  }
  .snap-header .ts {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    color: var(--silver);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  }
  .snap-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 6px 0;
  }
  .snap-row .label {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .snap-row .val {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1;
  }
  .chip {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    padding: 3px 8px;
    background: rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.15);
    color: var(--navy);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    border: 1px solid rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.45);
  }
  .chip.up::before {
    content: "▲ ";
    color: var(--cyan);
  }
  .sparkline {
    width: 100%;
    height: 48px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    padding-top: 14px;
    margin-top: 6px;
  }
  .placeholder-tag {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    text-align: right;
    padding-top: 4px;
  }

  /* =========================================================
     STAT BOARD (6 cells, dark)
     ========================================================= */
  .statboard {
    background: var(--navy-pitch);
    color: var(--paper);
    border-top: 4px solid var(--cyan);
  }
  .statboard-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  }
  .stat-cell {
    padding: 36px 28px 34px;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
    min-height: 200px;
  }
  .stat-cell:nth-child(6n) { border-right: none; }
  .stat-cell .idx {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .stat-cell .ts {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
    margin-top: auto;
  }
  .stat-cell .v {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 44px;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin-top: 18px;
  }
  .stat-cell .v strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--cyan); }
  .stat-cell .v .small { font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
  .stat-cell .label {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-top: 10px;
  }
  .stat-cell .sub {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-top: 4px;
  }

  /* =========================================================
     SERVICES
     ========================================================= */
  .services {
    padding: 100px 0 90px;
    background: var(--bg);
  }
  .services-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
  }
  .services-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 44px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    max-width: 540px;
  }
  .services-head h2 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .services-intro {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 460px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    padding-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .services-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .svc {
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 32px 30px 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 280px;
    transition: background 220ms ease;
    position: relative;
  }
  .svc:hover { background: var(--paper-warm); }
  .svc-top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .svc-icon {
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
    border: 1px solid var(--navy);
    color: var(--navy);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .svc-idx {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .svc h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .svc p {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .svc-footer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .svc-engagements {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .svc-engagements .ph {
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .svc-link {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 600;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    transition: gap 220ms ease;
  }
  .svc:hover .svc-link { gap: 12px; }

  /* =========================================================
     AUTHORITY GROWTH BLOCK
     ========================================================= */
  .authority {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .authority-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.45fr);
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .authority-left h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 38px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 18px 0 22px;
  }
  .authority-left h2 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .authority-left p {
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 460px;
    margin: 0 0 32px;
  }
  .authority-creds {
    margin-top: 24px;
  }
  .cred-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 16px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .cred-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .cred-row .mono { font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--silver); letter-spacing: 0.06em; }

  .chart-card {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 28px 32px 32px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .chart-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .chart-head .ch-title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .chart-head .ch-meta {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--silver);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }
  .chart-legend {
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }
  .chart-legend span {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .chart-legend .swatch-bar {
    width: 14px; height: 12px; background: var(--navy);
  }
  .chart-legend .swatch-line {
    width: 14px; height: 2px; background: var(--cyan);
  }
  .chart-svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 280px;
    display: block;
  }
  .chart-footnote {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    margin-top: 18px;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }

  /* =========================================================
     ABOUT TEASER
     ========================================================= */
  .about {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background: var(--bg);
  }
  .about-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.6fr);
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .about-side .est {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 84px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--navy);
    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    margin: 18px 0 6px;
  }
  .about-side .est-sub {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .about-creds {
    margin-top: 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .about-creds span {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .about-creds span::before {
    content: "";
    width: 8px; height: 1px; background: var(--cyan);
  }
  .about-main h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 3.2vw, 44px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 14px 0 24px;
  }
  .about-main h2 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .about-main p {
    font-size: 16.5px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 660px;
  }
  .about-main .cta {
    margin-top: 32px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy);
    padding-bottom: 6px;
    transition: gap 220ms ease;
  }
  .about-main .cta:hover { gap: 18px; }

  /* =========================================================
     ORIGIN STRIPE
     ========================================================= */
  .origins {
    background: var(--navy-pitch);
    color: var(--paper);
    padding: 80px 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .origins::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.08) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 32px 32px;
    opacity: 0.5;
  }
  .origins-row {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .origins-left .section-marker {
    color: var(--cyan);
  }
  .origins-left .section-marker::before { background: var(--cyan); }
  .origins-left h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(28px, 2.6vw, 36px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 18px 0 0;
  }
  .origins-left h2 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--cyan); }
  .origins-chips {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .origin-chip {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 22px 24px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.025);
    transition: border-color 220ms ease, background 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease;
  }
  .origin-chip:hover {
    border-color: var(--cyan);
    background: rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.05);
    transform: translateX(4px);
  }
  .origin-chip .left {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
  }
  .origin-chip .idx {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .origin-chip .name {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--paper);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .origin-chip .arrow-svg {
    color: var(--cyan);
    transition: transform 220ms ease;
  }
  .origin-chip:hover .arrow-svg { transform: translateX(4px); }

  /* Origin chips are styled for the dark origins band (white text). When
     reused inside a LIGHT section (the desk pages' "how the desk helps"
     block is a .page-section), recolour them for the light ground, or the
     text is white-on-white and invisible. */
  .page-section .origin-chip { border-color: var(--rule); }
  .page-section .origin-chip .idx { color: var(--silver); }
  .page-section .origin-chip .name { color: var(--navy-ink); }
  .page-section .origin-chip:hover { border-color: var(--navy); background: rgba(18, 91, 157, 0.04); }

  /* =========================================================
     PILLAR / LATEST BRIEF
     ========================================================= */
  .pillar {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background: var(--bg);
  }
  .pillar-card {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .pillar-left {
    padding: 44px 48px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 22px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .pillar-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding-bottom: 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .pillar-tag {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .pillar-tag::before {
    content: "BRIEF /";
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .pillar-ts {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--silver);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }
  .pillar-left h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 34px);
    line-height: 1.18;
    letter-spacing: -0.018em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 520px;
  }
  .pillar-left .desc {
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 500px;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .pillar-meta-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 36px;
    padding-top: 8px;
  }
  .pillar-meta-row .pm {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
  }
  .pillar-meta-row .pm .lbl {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .pillar-meta-row .pm .val {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  }
  .pillar-cta {
    margin-top: 12px;
  }
  .pillar-right {
    background: var(--navy-pitch);
    color: var(--paper);
    padding: 44px 48px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }
  .pillar-right::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.08) 1px, transparent 1px),
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.08) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 24px 24px;
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
  .pillar-right .top {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
  }
  .pillar-right .doc {
    position: relative;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 100px;
    line-height: 0.9;
    letter-spacing: -0.04em;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin-top: 14px;
  }
  .pillar-right .doc strong { color: var(--cyan); font-weight: 700; }
  .pillar-right .doc-sub {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65);
  }
  .pillar-right .toc {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 36px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }
  .pillar-right .toc div {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  /* =========================================================
     TESTIMONIAL
     ========================================================= */
  .testimonial {
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 100px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .testimonial-card {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 56px 64px 48px;
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1080px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .testimonial-card::before {
    content: "“";
    position: absolute;
    top: -16px; left: 40px;
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 0 16px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 60px;
    color: var(--navy);
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .testimonial-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .testimonial-meta .label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .testimonial-meta .ph {
    color: var(--navy);
  }
  .testimonial-meta .ref {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    color: var(--silver);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }
  .testimonial-quote {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.1vw, 30px);
    line-height: 1.4;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: rgba(20, 34, 47, 0.4);
    margin: 0 0 36px;
    max-width: 880px;
    font-style: italic;
  }
  .testimonial-attr {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .testimonial-attr .name {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: rgba(20, 34, 47, 0.45);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }

  /* =========================================================
     CONTACT
     ========================================================= */
  .contact {
    background: var(--bg);
    padding: 110px 0;
  }
  .contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .contact h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 3.6vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 16px 0 0;
  }
  .contact h2 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .contact-meta {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 32px 36px;
  }
  .contact-meta .address {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .contact-meta p {
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 28px;
  }
  .contact-meta .response {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: var(--navy);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 24px;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }

  /* =========================================================
     FOOTER
     ========================================================= */
  .footer {
    background: var(--navy-pitch);
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
    padding: 64px 0 28px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }
  .footer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  }
  .footer h4 {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cyan);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
  }
  .footer-brand {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 17px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .footer-tag {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    max-width: 340px;
  }
  .footer-address {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-top: 22px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }
  .footer ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
  .footer ul li { margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .footer ul a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75); transition: color 180ms ease; }
  .footer ul a:hover { color: var(--cyan); }
  .footer-legal {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding-top: 22px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .footer-legal .legal-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
  }

  /* =========================================================
     RESPONSIVE
     ========================================================= */
  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .snapshot { max-width: 480px; }
    .statboard-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
    .stat-cell:nth-child(3n) { border-right: none; }
    .stat-cell:nth-child(6n) { border-right: none; }
    .services-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .authority-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .origins-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .pillar-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .pillar-left { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
    .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .nav-links { display: none; }
    .meta-bar .left .item-hide { display: none; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    /* Mobile meta-bar: drop the credentials line and the est mark, and make
       "Book an intro call" an obvious tappable chip on the right. */
    .meta-bar .meta-cred, .meta-bar .meta-est { display: none; }
    .meta-bar .wrap { gap: 12px; }
    .meta-bar a.meta-book {
      border: 1px solid rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.55);
      padding: 5px 12px;
      white-space: nowrap;
      color: var(--cyan);
    }
    .services-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .statboard-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .origins-chips { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .footer-legal { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
    .testimonial-card { padding: 40px 24px 28px; }
    .pillar-right .doc { font-size: 70px; }
  }

  /* Entrance animations */
  @keyframes rise {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }
  .rise-1 { animation: rise 700ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) both; animation-delay: 60ms; }
  .rise-2 { animation: rise 700ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) both; animation-delay: 160ms; }
  .rise-3 { animation: rise 700ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) both; animation-delay: 280ms; }
  .rise-4 { animation: rise 800ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) both; animation-delay: 420ms; }
  .rise-5 { animation: rise 900ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) both; animation-delay: 580ms; }

  /* =========================================================
     ACCESSIBILITY (additive, no layout change to approved design)
     ========================================================= */

  /* Visible keyboard-focus indicator for all interactive elements. */
  a:focus-visible,
  button:focus-visible,
  .btn:focus-visible,
  .nav-cta:focus-visible,
  .svc-link:focus-visible,
  .origin-chip:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--cyan);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  /* On dark sections, keep the focus ring legible. */
  .origins a:focus-visible,
  .footer a:focus-visible,
  .statboard a:focus-visible {
    outline-color: var(--cyan);
  }

  /* Skip link: hidden off-screen until it receives keyboard focus. */
  .skip-link {
    position: absolute;
    left: 12px;
    top: -48px;
    z-index: 100;
    background: var(--navy);
    color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    transition: top 160ms ease;
  }
  .skip-link:focus {
    top: 12px;
    outline: 3px solid var(--cyan);
    outline-offset: 2px;
  }

  /* Visually hidden helper (for screen-reader-only labels). */
  .visually-hidden {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px; height: 1px;
    padding: 0; margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
  }

  /* Respect reduced-motion preferences: disable entrance animations and the
     pulsing status dot for users who ask the OS to reduce motion. */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *, *::before, *::after {
      animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
      animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
      transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
      scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    }
    .rise-1, .rise-2, .rise-3, .rise-4, .rise-5 {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: none;
    }
  }

  /* =========================================================
     PILLAR / SERVICE PAGES (shared)
     Used by the six practice pillar pages. Reuses the homepage
     design system (Quantified Authority): mono markers, ruled
     rows, navy/cyan accents, dashboard numerics.
     ========================================================= */

  /* Breadcrumbs */
  .breadcrumbs {
    background: var(--paper);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    padding: 12px 0;
  }
  .breadcrumbs ol {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0; padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .breadcrumbs li { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
  .breadcrumbs li + li::before { content: "/"; color: var(--rule-strong); }
  .breadcrumbs a { color: var(--navy); transition: color 160ms ease; }
  .breadcrumbs a:hover { color: var(--navy-deep); }
  .breadcrumbs [aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink-soft); }

  /* Page hero (compact variant of the homepage hero) */
  .page-hero {
    background: var(--paper);
    position: relative;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .page-hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(6, 36, 63, 0.10) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 28px 28px;
    background-position: 14px 14px;
    pointer-events: none;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 70%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 70%, transparent 100%);
  }
  .page-hero .inner {
    position: relative;
    padding: 56px 0 60px;
    max-width: 860px;
  }
  .page-hero .hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .page-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 3.8vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0 0 22px;
  }
  .page-hero h1 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .page-hero .lede {
    font-size: 16.5px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 32px;
    max-width: 640px;
  }
  .page-hero .hero-ctas { margin-bottom: 0; }

  /* Body sections */
  .page-section {
    padding: 84px 0;
    background: var(--bg);
  }
  .page-section.alt { background: var(--paper); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .page-section .section-head { margin-bottom: 40px; max-width: 760px; }
  .page-section h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 38px);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 18px 0 0;
  }
  .page-section h2 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .prose { max-width: 760px; }
  .prose h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 20px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 40px 0 12px;
  }
  .prose p {
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 18px;
  }
  .prose ul {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    padding-left: 20px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
  }
  .prose ul li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .prose a { color: var(--navy); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 91, 157, 0.35); transition: border-color 160ms ease; }
  .prose a:hover { border-color: var(--navy); }

  /* Two-column split: prose + aside panel */
  .split-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .aside-panel {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 28px 30px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .aside-panel::before {
    content: attr(data-label);
    position: absolute;
    top: -10px; left: 24px;
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .aside-panel .row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 12px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .aside-panel .row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .aside-panel .row .val {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
    text-align: right;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .aside-panel .note {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    margin-top: 14px;
    padding-top: 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  /* Fact table (statutory figures, dashboard register) */
  .fact-table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: var(--paper);
    font-size: 14px;
    margin: 8px 0 12px;
  }
  .fact-table th {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 500;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: var(--paper-warm);
  }
  .fact-table td {
    padding: 13px 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    vertical-align: top;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }
  .fact-table tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
  .fact-table td:first-child {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .fact-table .mono { font-size: 13px; color: var(--navy-ink); }
  .table-source {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    margin: 0 0 28px;
  }
  /* Source caption sits inside .prose, whose `.prose p` rule (15.5px) is more
     specific than a single `.table-source` class and was overriding the size.
     Re-assert a small caption size with higher specificity. */
  .prose .table-source { font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5; }
  /* Fixed layout so the colgroup widths hold: a narrower Test column, more room
     for Criterion and Threshold. Scoped to the audit-exemption table only. */
  .audit-need-table { table-layout: fixed; }

  /* Service scope cards (pillar -> cluster links) */
  .scope-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin-top: 12px;
  }
  .scope-card {
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 28px 28px 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: background 220ms ease;
  }
  .scope-card:hover { background: var(--paper-warm); }
  .scope-card .idx {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    color: var(--silver);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .scope-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .scope-card p {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .scope-card .svc-link { align-self: flex-start; }
  .scope-card:hover .svc-link { gap: 12px; }

  /* Partner credibility strip */
  .partner-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
    gap: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin-top: 12px;
  }
  .partner-card {
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 30px 30px 26px;
  }
  .partner-card .role {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .partner-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .partner-card p {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .partner-card .creds {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 7px;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .partner-card .creds span {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .partner-card .creds span::before {
    content: "";
    width: 8px; height: 1px; background: var(--cyan);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  /* FAQ */
  .faq-list {
    max-width: 860px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin-top: 8px;
  }
  .faq-item {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .faq-item summary {
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 22px 4px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16.5px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    transition: color 160ms ease;
  }
  .faq-item summary:hover { color: var(--navy); }
  .faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .faq-item summary::after {
    content: "+";
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: var(--navy);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .faq-item[open] summary::after { content: "\2212"; }
  .faq-item .faq-answer {
    padding: 0 4px 24px;
    max-width: 720px;
  }
  .faq-item .faq-answer p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .faq-item .faq-answer p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

  /* Dark cross-link band (related practices) */
  .related-band {
    background: var(--navy-pitch);
    color: var(--paper);
    padding: 64px 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .related-band::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.08) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 32px 32px;
    opacity: 0.5;
  }
  .related-band .origins-row { position: relative; }
  .related-band .section-marker { color: var(--cyan); }
  .related-band .section-marker::before { background: var(--cyan); }
  .related-band h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 32px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 18px 0 0;
  }
  .related-band h2 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--cyan); }

  /* Responsive for pillar pages */
  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .split-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .scope-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .scope-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .fact-table { font-size: 13px; }
    .fact-table th, .fact-table td { padding: 10px 12px; }
  }

  /* =========================================================
     LIVE-FEEL FEATURE PACK
     Contact form, intro-call modal, resource toast, and cookie
     consent. Ported from the Agenda pack and restyled to the
     Medora system: cyan single accent, mono labels, ruled rows,
     near-white paper surfaces (no pure white). The banner, toast,
     and modal markup is injected by js/site.js; only the contact
     page carries the form markup.
     ========================================================= */

  /* Meta-bar booking entry point */
  .meta-bar a.meta-book {
    color: var(--cyan);
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color 160ms ease;
  }
  .meta-bar a.meta-book:hover { color: #6FD9DF; }

  /* Contact form */
  .contact-form { max-width: 760px; }
  .form-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px 28px;
  }
  .form-field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
  .form-field--full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .form-field label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .form-field input,
  .form-field select,
  .form-field textarea {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule-strong);
    border-radius: 0;
    padding: 12px 14px;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .form-field textarea { min-height: 160px; resize: vertical; }
  .form-field input:focus-visible,
  .form-field select:focus-visible,
  .form-field textarea:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--cyan);
    outline-offset: 1px;
    border-color: var(--navy);
  }
  .form-actions {
    margin-top: 32px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .form-actions .btn-primary { border: none; cursor: pointer; }
  .form-actions .btn-primary:disabled { opacity: 0.6; cursor: default; transform: none; }
  .form-note { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--silver); margin: 0; }
  .form-note a { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; }

  /* Netlify honeypot field, visually removed but present in the DOM */
  .hp-field {
    position: absolute !important;
    left: -9999px !important;
    top: auto;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* Submission states */
  .form-success {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 760px;
    background: var(--paper-warm);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 44px 48px;
  }
  .form-success::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 4px;
    height: 64px;
    background: var(--cyan);
  }
  .form-success:focus { outline: none; }
  .form-success:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--cyan); outline-offset: 2px; }
  .form-success h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 26px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .form-success p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; }
  .form-success p + p { margin-top: 12px; }
  .form-error {
    margin-top: 20px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--orange);
    padding-left: 14px;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    max-width: 640px;
  }

  /* Contact page aside (intro call + office) */
  .contact-aside h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    margin: 6px 0 10px;
  }
  .contact-aside p {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 18px;
  }
  .contact-aside .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .contact-aside .aside-office {
    margin-top: 24px;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .contact-aside .aside-office .lbl {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .contact-aside .aside-office address {
    font-style: normal;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    line-height: 1.7;
  }

  /* Intro-call modal */
  .modal-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    background: rgba(3, 22, 43, 0.6);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 24px;
  }
  .modal-overlay[hidden] { display: none; }
  .modal {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 540px;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--cyan);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(3, 22, 43, 0.35);
    padding: 44px 48px;
  }
  .modal:focus { outline: none; }
  .modal-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 14px;
    right: 14px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: var(--silver);
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .modal-close:hover { color: var(--navy-ink); background: var(--paper-warm); }
  .modal-kicker {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: var(--navy);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .modal-title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 28px;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
    padding-right: 24px;
  }
  .modal-desc p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 12px;
  }
  .modal-actions {
    margin-top: 28px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .modal-dismiss {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 8px 4px;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
  }
  .modal-dismiss:hover { color: var(--navy); }
  .booking-note {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 16px 0 0;
    background: rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.16);
    color: #0B4A4E;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    padding: 6px 10px;
  }
  /* The display rule above would otherwise defeat the hidden attribute,
     making the wiring note show even when a real booking URL is set. */
  .booking-note[hidden] { display: none; }
  body.modal-open { overflow: hidden; }

  /* Resource toast */
  .site-toast {
    position: fixed;
    right: 24px;
    bottom: 24px;
    z-index: 80;
    width: 360px;
    max-width: calc(100vw - 32px);
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--cyan);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(3, 22, 43, 0.18);
    padding: 20px 22px;
    transform: translateX(calc(100% + 32px));
    opacity: 0;
    /* pointer-events gating: while sliding in or out the toast must not
       swallow clicks aimed at content behind it */
    pointer-events: none;
    transition:
      transform 280ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94),
      opacity 280ms ease;
  }
  .site-toast.is-visible { transform: none; opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
  .site-toast[hidden] { display: none; }
  .toast-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    right: 10px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: var(--silver);
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .toast-close:hover { color: var(--navy-ink); background: var(--paper-warm); }
  .toast-kicker {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: var(--navy);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    padding-right: 28px;
  }
  .toast-title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.35;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
  }
  .toast-body {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .toast-cta {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cyan);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
  }
  .toast-cta:hover { color: var(--navy-deep); }

  /* Cookie consent bar */
  .consent {
    position: fixed;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 90;
    background: var(--navy-pitch);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--cyan);
    box-shadow: 0 -8px 24px rgba(3, 22, 43, 0.3);
  }
  .consent-inner {
    max-width: var(--measure);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 20px var(--gutter);
  }
  .consent-main {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .consent-text {
    flex: 1 1 320px;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .consent-text a { color: var(--cyan); }
  .consent-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .consent-btn {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease;
  }
  .consent-btn-accept {
    background: var(--cyan);
    color: var(--navy-pitch);
    border: 1px solid var(--cyan);
  }
  .consent-btn-accept:hover { background: #6FD9DF; border-color: #6FD9DF; }
  .consent-btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  }
  .consent-btn-ghost:hover { color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--paper); }
  .consent-prefs { max-width: 720px; padding-top: 4px; }
  .consent-prefs-title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .consent-cat {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    padding: 14px 16px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .consent-cat-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  .consent-cat-name {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--paper);
  }
  label.consent-cat-name { cursor: pointer; }
  .consent-cat-badge {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cyan);
    border: 1px solid rgba(66, 199, 207, 0.45);
    padding: 2px 8px;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .consent-cat-desc {
    font-size: 12.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    margin: 0;
  }
  .consent-checkbox {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    accent-color: var(--cyan);
    cursor: pointer;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .consent-prefs .consent-actions { margin-top: 16px; }

  /* Feature pack, small screens */
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .form-success { padding: 32px 24px; }
    .modal { padding: 36px 24px; }
    .site-toast { right: 16px; left: 16px; bottom: 16px; width: auto; }
    .consent-inner { padding: 16px 20px; }
    .consent-main { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; }
    /* In the column layout, flex-basis becomes a HEIGHT, so the row-layout
       `flex: 1 1 320px` stretched the text to 320px tall and left a big gap.
       Reset to content height on small screens. */
    .consent-text { flex: 0 0 auto; }
    .consent-actions { width: 100%; }
    .consent-btn { flex: 1 1 auto; text-align: center; }
  }
  /* Reduced-motion handling for the pack is covered by the global
     prefers-reduced-motion block in the accessibility section above. */

  /* =========================================================
     GLOSSARY (definitions hub)
     Added 2026-07-08 with the /glossary/ page. Follows the
     dashboard-register grammar: mono letter rails, paper cards,
     rule-line separation.
     ========================================================= */
  .az-nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 6px;
    max-width: 860px;
    margin-top: 30px;
  }
  .az-nav a,
  .az-nav span {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--navy);
    transition: border-color 160ms ease, background 160ms ease;
  }
  .az-nav a:hover {
    border-color: var(--navy);
    background: rgba(18, 91, 157, 0.06);
  }
  .az-nav span {
    color: var(--rule-strong);
    background: transparent;
    border-color: var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .glossary-letter {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 14px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 500;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 34px 0 10px;
    max-width: 860px;
    scroll-margin-top: 90px;
  }
  .glossary-letter::after {
    content: "";
    flex: 1;
  }
  .glossary-letter .count {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .glossary-term {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    padding: 24px 4px 26px;
    max-width: 860px;
    scroll-margin-top: 90px;
  }
  .glossary-term h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 17.5px;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0;
  }
  .glossary-term .term-tag {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
    margin-top: 6px;
  }
  .glossary-term p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin: 12px 0 0;
    max-width: 720px;
  }
  .glossary-term p a {
    color: var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 91, 157, 0.35);
    transition: border-color 160ms ease;
  }
  .glossary-term p a:hover { border-color: var(--navy); }

  /* =========================================================
     PHOTO EXHIBIT (mounted-image device: offset hairline frame,
     cyan corner ticks, mono caption). Applied to site photography
     so images read as annotated exhibits, not placed stock.
     ========================================================= */
  .photo-exhibit { position: relative; padding: 10px; align-self: start; }
  .photo-exhibit::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(18, 91, 157, 0.35); pointer-events: none; }
  .photo-exhibit::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-top: 2px solid var(--cyan); border-left: 2px solid var(--cyan); }
  .photo-exhibit .exhibit-tick { position: absolute; bottom: -1px; right: -1px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cyan); border-right: 2px solid var(--cyan); }
  .photo-exhibit img { width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
  .photo-exhibit figcaption { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--silver); padding: 8px 2px 0; }
  .photo-exhibit figcaption b { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 500; }

  /* Anti-template pass (2026-07-21): service cards lead with the register
     number, not an icon chip; three cards carry a mono sub-fact line. */
  .svc .svc-top { justify-content: flex-end; }
  .svc .svc-idx { font-size: 15px; color: var(--navy); }
  .svc .svc-facts { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
                    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--silver); margin: 10px 0 2px; }
  .hero-textlink { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-family: var(--display);
                   font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); padding: 14px 4px; }
  .hero-textlink:hover { color: var(--navy-deep); }

  /* ==========================================================================
     GUIDES (lead magnets): index, landing pages, download panels
     Added 2026-07-23. Reuses the site tokens, the exhibit-frame device, the
     section-marker rhythm, and the contact-form styles. Two-column layouts
     collapse at 1100px, matching the rest of the site.
     ========================================================================== */

  /* Exhibit-mounted guide cover (A4 ratio), same frame + tick as photos */
  .guide-exhibit { position: relative; padding: 10px; align-self: start; }
  .guide-exhibit::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(18, 91, 157, 0.35); pointer-events: none; }
  .guide-exhibit::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-top: 2px solid var(--cyan); border-left: 2px solid var(--cyan); }
  .guide-exhibit .exhibit-tick { position: absolute; bottom: -1px; right: -1px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cyan); border-right: 2px solid var(--cyan); }
  .guide-exhibit img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border: 1px solid var(--rule); }

  /* Landing-page hero: content left, cover right */
  .guide-hero { padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px) 0 clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); }
  .guide-hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 0.85fr);
    gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);
    align-items: center;
  }
  .guide-hero-content h1 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 46px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 20px 0 20px;
  }
  .guide-hero-content h1 strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
  .guide-hero-content .lede {
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 0 28px;
  }
  .guide-hero-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 26px 40px;
    padding: 22px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .guide-hero-meta .ghm { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; }
  .guide-hero-meta .lbl {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .guide-hero-meta .val {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  }
  .guide-hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

  /* What is inside: numbered chapter list, two columns */
  .guide-toc {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    columns: 2;
    column-gap: 56px;
  }
  .guide-toc li {
    break-inside: avoid;
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding: 14px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    line-height: 1.4;
  }
  .guide-toc li .n {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--navy);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
  }

  /* Guide form: optional-field marker, success download action */
  .form-field label .opt { color: var(--silver); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }
  .form-success-actions { margin: 22px 0 0; }
  .form-success-actions .btn { border: none; }
  .guide-aside .aside-office .lbl {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .guide-aside .btn-ghost { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }

  /* Guides index: three-up card grid */
  .guides-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .guide-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .guide-card-cover {
    display: block;
    padding: 26px 26px 0;
    background: var(--paper-warm);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .guide-card-cover .guide-exhibit { padding: 8px; margin-bottom: -1px; }
  .guide-card-cover .guide-exhibit img { box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(6, 36, 63, 0.10); }
  .guide-card-body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 28px 28px 30px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .guide-card-kicker {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
  }
  .guide-card-body h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 21px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    margin: 0;
  }
  .guide-card-body h2 a { color: inherit; }
  .guide-card-body h2 a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
  .guide-card-desc { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; }
  .guide-card-inside {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 4px 0 0;
    padding: 16px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .guide-card-inside li {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    padding-left: 18px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .guide-card-inside li::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 8px;
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-top: 1.5px solid var(--cyan);
    border-right: 1.5px solid var(--cyan);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
  .guide-card-meta {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 18px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--silver);
  }
  .guide-card .btn { margin-top: 16px; justify-content: center; }
  .guides-note {
    margin: 40px auto 0;
    max-width: 760px;
    font-size: 13.5px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--silver);
    text-align: center;
  }

  /* Homepage guides feature (replaces the pillar placeholder) */
  .guides-feature .pillar-tag::before { content: "GUIDES /"; }
  .guides-feature-list {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 8px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2px;
  }
  .guides-feature-list a {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 14px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
    transition: color 160ms ease;
  }
  .guides-feature-list a:hover { color: var(--cyan); }
  .guides-feature-list a .arrow-svg { flex: 0 0 auto; }

  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .guide-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
    .guide-exhibit--hero { max-width: 360px; order: -1; }
    .guides-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 520px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .guide-toc { columns: 1; }
    .guide-hero-meta { gap: 18px 32px; }
  }

  /* Guides feature on the homepage: stack the label row and the guide list
     from the top rather than spacing them apart. */
  .guides-feature .pillar-right { justify-content: flex-start; gap: 26px; }
  .guides-feature .guides-feature-list { margin-top: 6px; }

  /* Footer contact line (phone + email), added 2026-08-13 */
  .footer-contact { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .footer-contact a { color: var(--paper); opacity: 0.85; }
  .footer-contact a:hover { opacity: 1; color: var(--cyan); }

  /* Legal pages (privacy, terms, sub-processors), added 2026-08-14 */
  .legal-body { max-width: 760px; }
  .legal-body h2 { font-family: var(--display, 'Overpass', Arial, sans-serif); font-size: 21px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; margin: 36px 0 12px; color: var(--navy-ink, #0A2A4A); }
  .legal-body h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
  .legal-body h3 { font-family: var(--display, 'Overpass', Arial, sans-serif); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 22px 0 8px; color: var(--navy-ink, #0A2A4A); }
  .legal-body p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-soft, #454545); margin: 0 0 14px; }
  .legal-body ul { margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 22px; }
  .legal-body li { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink-soft, #454545); margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .legal-body a { color: var(--navy, #125B9D); font-weight: 600; }
  .legal-table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; margin: 0 0 18px; max-width: 900px; }
  .legal-table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 13.5px; }
  .legal-table th, .legal-table td { text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule, #E1E5EA); }
  .legal-table th { font-family: var(--mono, 'Overpass Mono', monospace); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--navy, #125B9D); font-weight: 600; }
  .legal-table td { color: var(--ink-soft, #454545); line-height: 1.5; }
  .legal-note { font-size: 13px; color: var(--silver, #8A8D8F); font-style: normal; max-width: 760px; }

/* Managing Director profile on About (2026-09-11) */
.md-profile { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 132px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 36px; align-items: start; }
.md-profile.md-profile--no-photo { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 760px); }
.md-photo { margin: 0; }
.md-photo img { display: block; width: 132px; height: 132px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 2px; }
.md-profile .role { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.md-profile h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy-ink); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.md-profile .creds { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 18px; margin-top: 18px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .md-profile { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; } .md-photo { max-width: 132px; } }

/* Client notes: reported comments, no direct quotes (2026-09-11) */
.client-notes { background: var(--paper); padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 100px) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.client-notes-note { color: var(--silver); font-size: 13px; margin: -8px 0 32px; max-width: 640px; }
.client-notes-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 32px 48px; max-width: 1080px; }
.client-note { border-top: 2px solid var(--navy); padding-top: 18px; }
.client-note .who { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--navy); font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.client-note p { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--navy-ink); margin: 0; }
.client-notes--single .client-notes-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 720px); }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .client-notes-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; } .client-note p { font-size: 17px; } }
