/* Version 4: quiet dark layout, three stories, categories, author profile. */
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.home-category-section{padding:65px 0 80px;background:#171d21;border-top:1px solid #303c3e}.home-category-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:13px}.home-category-tile{min-height:145px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;padding:17px 18px;border:1px solid #465154;border-radius:9px;background:#20292d;color:#edf3ef}.home-category-tile:hover{border-color:#efd259;background:#283337;color:#fff}.category-tile-index{font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#efd259;font-weight:800}.home-category-tile strong{font-size:1.17rem;font-weight:800;line-height:1.2;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.category-tile-meta{width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;color:#afbcb7;font-size:.72rem}.category-tile-meta span{font-size:1rem;color:#efd259}
.site-footer{background:#0d1113;border-top:1px solid #354043}.footer-main{grid-template-columns:1.4fr .8fr .7fr;padding-top:47px;padding-bottom:41px;gap:40px}.footer-brand{margin-bottom:12px}.site-footer .brand-name{font-size:1.55rem}.footer-about p{font-size:.79rem;max-width:350px;line-height:1.7;margin:0;color:#aab7b0}.footer-nav h3,.footer-contact h3{margin:0 0 15px;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.12em;color:#efd259}.footer-menu li{margin:0 0 7px}.footer-menu a{font-size:.78rem}.footer-contact>a{font-size:.86rem;font-weight:700;padding:0 0 4px}.footer-bottom{padding-top:17px;padding-bottom:20px;font-size:.7rem}.back-top{font-size:.7rem}
.author-page{padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:95px}.author-profile{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center;gap:29px;padding:34px 38px;margin-bottom:70px;background:#1a2226;border:1px solid #3b484a;border-radius:14px}.author-profile-avatar{width:112px;height:112px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:50%;border:3px solid #efd259;background:#283439}.author-profile-avatar img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}.author-profile h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.8vw,3.2rem);margin:5px 0 10px;line-height:1.1;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.author-profile p{max-width:760px;margin:0 0 15px;color:#afc0b8;font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.7}.author-profile-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;align-items:center;font-size:.75rem;color:#bbc9c0}.author-profile-meta a{color:#efd259;border-bottom:1px solid #efd259}.author-posts .story-grid{gap:20px}.author-posts .simple-section-heading{margin-bottom:25px}
.listing-layout{padding-top:55px;padding-bottom:90px}.listing-heading h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,3.6vw,3.7rem)}.story-grid{gap:20px}.pagination{margin-top:40px}
.category-opening-inner{display:block;min-height:0}.category-left{padding:52px 0 56px;max-width:850px}.category-left h1{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,4.2vw,4.8rem);letter-spacing:-.055em;line-height:1.13;margin:13px 0}.category-desc{font-size:.94rem;margin:0 0 22px;max-width:620px}.category-bottom{max-width:650px}.category-visual{display:none}.category-sigil{width:26px;height:26px;font-size:1.05rem}.category-overline{font-size:.65rem}.category-switcher{padding-top:21px;padding-bottom:21px}.category-spotlight{padding-top:50px}.category-feature-link{min-height:360px}.category-feature-image{min-height:360px}.category-feature-copy h2{font-size:clamp(1.75rem,2.7vw,3rem);margin:22px 0 11px}.category-stories{padding-top:65px;padding-bottom:85px}.category-list-heading h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,3vw,3.2rem)}
.contact-intro-grid{display:block;min-height:0}.contact-intro-main{padding:50px 0;max-width:820px}.contact-intro h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,5.2vw,5.5rem);line-height:1.06;margin:20px 0}.contact-intro-main>p{font-size:.96rem}.contact-intro-art{display:none}.contact-workspace{padding-top:70px;padding-bottom:85px}.contact-sidebar h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.1vw,3.4rem)}.contact-form-panel{box-shadow:none;border-radius:12px}.contact-note{margin-top:30px}
.single-layout{padding-top:42px}.article-header h1{font-size:clamp(2.25rem,4.1vw,4.2rem);line-height:1.13}.article-deck{font-size:1rem}.entry-content{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.85}.entry-content h2{font-size:1.85rem}.aside-box{border-radius:10px}.page-title-bar h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,4rem)}
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@media(max-width:380px){.search-trigger{display:none}.branding .brand-name{max-width:105px}}