/* ═══ 1. Reset and base ═══ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
* { margin: 0; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  font: 400 var(--step-body)/1.7 var(--ui);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  background: var(--white);
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; color: var(--navy); line-height: 1.08; }
h1 { font-size: var(--step-hero); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
h2 { font-size: var(--step-h2); }
h3 { font-size: var(--step-h3); font-weight: 600; }
p { max-width: var(--measure); }
sup { font-size: 0.55em; opacity: 0.75; vertical-align: super; line-height: 0; letter-spacing: 0; }

/* ═══ 2. Focus. Re-declared per surface so it always clears 3:1. ═══ */
:root { --focus: var(--navy); }
.masthead, .site-footer, .band--navy, .skip, .hero, .recognition { --focus: var(--gold); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--focus); outline-offset: 3px; }

.skip {
  position: absolute; left: var(--gutter); top: -3rem; z-index: 60;
  background: var(--navy); color: var(--white);
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem; font-size: var(--step-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600;
  transition: top 160ms var(--ease);
}
.skip:focus { top: 0.75rem; }

/* ═══ 3. Layout primitives ═══ */
.wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.band { padding-block: var(--block); }
.band--slate { background: var(--slate); }
.band--navy { background: var(--navy); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88); }
.band--navy h2, .band--navy h3 { color: var(--white); }
.band--navy + .band--navy { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-gold); }
.lede { font-size: var(--step-lead); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--navy); max-width: 46ch; }
.band--navy .lede { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92); }

/* ═══ 4. The spine — the site's signature device ═══ */
.spine { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.75rem 0; }
.spine__num { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 0.875rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--gold-ink); }
.spine__label { font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--navy); }
.band--navy .spine__num { color: var(--gold); }
.band--navy .spine__label { color: var(--gold); }

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .spine { grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr; gap: 0 2.5rem; }
  .spine__rail {
    grid-row: 1 / -1; border-left: 1px solid var(--spine);
    padding-left: 1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem;
  }
  .band--navy .spine__rail { border-left-color: var(--rule-gold); }
}

/* ═══ 5. Buttons ═══ */
.btn {
  display: inline-block; font: 600 0.9375rem/1 var(--ui);
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem; border: 1px solid transparent;
  text-decoration: none; transition: transform 160ms var(--ease), background-color 160ms var(--ease);
}
.btn--primary { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); }
.btn--primary:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn--ghost { border-color: var(--emerald); color: var(--emerald); background: transparent; }
.band--navy .btn--ghost, .masthead .btn--ghost { border-color: var(--emerald-light); color: var(--emerald-light); }
.btn--ghost:hover { background: rgba(46, 125, 69, 0.08); }

/* ═══ 6. Masthead ═══ */
.masthead { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-gold); position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 40; }
.masthead__inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; padding-block: 0.875rem; }
.masthead__brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; text-decoration: none; }
.masthead__word { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
.masthead__word em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); }
.masthead__nav a { text-decoration: none; }
.masthead__toggle {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--white); font: 600 var(--step-label)/1 var(--ui); letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.65rem 0;
}
.masthead__toggle-bars, .masthead__toggle-bars::before, .masthead__toggle-bars::after {
  display: block; width: 20px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--emerald-light); content: '';
}
.masthead__toggle-bars { position: relative; }
.masthead__toggle-bars::before { position: absolute; top: -6px; }
.masthead__toggle-bars::after { position: absolute; top: 6px; }

@media (max-width: 1139.98px) {
  .masthead__nav { display: none; width: 100%; }
  .masthead__nav.is-open { display: block; padding-bottom: 1.25rem; }
  .masthead__inner { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .masthead__nav ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
  .masthead__nav li { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-gold); }
  .masthead__nav li a { display: block; padding: 0.9rem 0; }
  .masthead__cta { display: block; margin-top: 1rem; text-align: center; }
}
@media (min-width: 1140px) {
  .masthead__toggle { display: none; }
  .masthead__nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2rem; }
  .masthead__nav ul { display: flex; gap: 1.75rem; list-style: none; padding: 0; }
  .masthead__nav ul a { font-size: 0.9375rem; padding-bottom: 3px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
  .masthead__nav ul a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
  .masthead__nav ul a[aria-current='page'] { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
  .masthead__cta { padding: 0.8rem 1.15rem; font-size: 0.8125rem; }
}

/* ═══ 7. Footer ═══ */
.site-footer { background: var(--navy); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78); padding-block: var(--block) 2.5rem; }
.site-footer h2 { font: 600 var(--step-label)/1 var(--ui); letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.site-footer__grid { display: grid; gap: 2.5rem; }
.site-footer ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.5rem; }
.site-footer a { text-decoration: none; }
.site-footer a:hover { color: var(--white); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.site-footer__tag { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.125rem; color: var(--white); margin-top: 0.75rem; }
.site-footer__legal { margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-gold); }
.site-footer__ip { font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.65; max-width: 78ch; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68); }
.site-footer__fine { font-size: 0.75rem; margin-top: 1.25rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }
.site-footer__fine span { display: block; margin-top: 0.35rem; }
@media (min-width: 768px) { .site-footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1.4fr; gap: 3rem; } }

/* ═══ 8. Motion ═══ */
[data-enter] { animation: enter var(--dur) var(--ease) both; animation-delay: var(--d, 0ms); }
@keyframes enter { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity 700ms var(--ease), transform 700ms var(--ease); }
.js .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-enter] { animation: none; }
  .js .reveal, .js .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .btn:hover { transform: none; }
  .skip { transition: none; }
}

/* ═══ 9. Hero — the only textured surface on the site ═══ */
.hero {
  position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 15% 0%, #14375B 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-deep) 100%);
  color: var(--white);
  /* Vertical padding is capped against viewport HEIGHT as well as width.
     Keyed to width alone - the original clamp(4.5rem, 11vw, 9.5rem) - it hit
     the 9.5rem ceiling on any screen wider than ~1380px and stayed at 152px
     however SHORT the window was. A maximized 1536x730 laptop therefore lost
     166px, 23% of the screen, before the first word, and cut the lede off
     mid-sentence. min() lets whichever axis is scarcer decide.

     On phones the width term and the 4.5rem floor still win (11vw = 41px at
     375px wide, floored to 72px), so mobile renders exactly as before. That
     is also why plain vh is fine here rather than dvh: the vh term never gets
     to choose on a small screen, so the mobile URL-bar ambiguity never
     applies. Measured, not assumed - see the commit message. */
  padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, min(11vw, 9vh), 9.5rem) clamp(4rem, min(9vw, 7.5vh), 8rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
}
/* Topographic contour texture. Kept in a pseudo-element so its opacity is
   independent of the content above it. */
.hero::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; opacity: 0.06;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='760' height='460' viewBox='0 0 760 460'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23C4A24A' stroke-width='1.4'%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 400C110 352 220 300 400 296s300 44 420-12'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 352C120 306 230 256 402 252s296 42 418-16'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 304C130 260 240 212 404 208s292 40 416-20'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 256C140 214 250 168 406 164s288 38 414-24'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 208C150 168 260 124 408 120s284 36 412-28'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 160C160 122 270 80 410 76s280 34 410-32'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size: cover; background-position: center bottom;
}
.hero__eyebrow {
  font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); max-width: none; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.hero h1 { color: var(--white); max-width: 22ch; }
.hero__lede { font-size: var(--step-lead); line-height: 1.62; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86); margin-top: 1.75rem; max-width: 54ch; }
.hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.875rem; margin-top: 2.5rem; }
.hero__actions .btn--ghost { border-color: var(--emerald-light); color: var(--emerald-light); cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--ui); }
.hero__systems {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-gold); max-width: none;
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}
.hero__systems i { color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; padding-inline: 0.35rem; }
.hero__systems-label {
  display: block; font-family: var(--ui); font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

/* ═══ 10. Spine bodies, mark lists, audience briefs ═══ */
.spine__body > h2 { max-width: 30ch; }
.spine__body > .lede { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.spine__more { margin-top: 2.5rem; font-weight: 500; }
.spine__more a { color: var(--emerald); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; padding-bottom: 2px; }
.spine__more a:hover { color: var(--navy); }

.marks { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); display: grid; gap: 2rem 3rem; }
.marks li { padding-left: 1.75rem; position: relative; }
.marks li::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.55em;
  width: 9px; height: 9px; background: var(--emerald);
}
.marks h3 { font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: 0; }
.marks p { margin-top: 0.4rem; max-width: 40ch; }
@media (min-width: 700px) { .marks { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }

.briefs { display: grid; gap: 2.5rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .briefs { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 3rem 3.5rem; } }
.brief { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.5rem; }
.brief__icon { width: 30px; height: 30px; color: var(--emerald); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.brief h3 { font-size: 1.25rem; }
.tier { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.tier__label {
  font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-ink); margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
/* 38ch was right when .tier only ever appeared inside .brief, which is a half-width
   card in a two-column grid. The homepage briefs no longer carry tiers, so every
   remaining .tier sits in a full-width spine body about 944px across - and 38ch
   (395px) left the text as a narrow ribbon with half the column empty. 52ch matches
   .way p, which is the same situation on Our Approach. If tiers ever return to a
   .brief, the grid column caps them well below this anyway. */
.tier p:not(.tier__label) { max-width: 52ch; }

/* ═══ 11. The four-stage flow, value pillars, trust statements ═══ */
.flow {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  display: grid; gap: 2rem; counter-reset: flow;
}
.flow__step { position: relative; padding-top: 1.25rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); }
.flow__num {
  display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.25rem; color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.flow__step p { font-size: 0.9375rem; max-width: 34ch; }
@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .flow { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1.75rem; }
}

.pillars { display: grid; gap: 2rem; margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.pillar { border-left: 2px solid var(--emerald); padding-left: 1.25rem; }
.pillar h3 { font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0; }
.pillar p { margin-top: 0.4rem; max-width: 42ch; }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.25rem 3rem; } }

.trust { display: grid; gap: 2.25rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
.trust__item { background: var(--white); border-top: 2px solid var(--gold); padding: 1.75rem; }
.trust__item h3 { font-size: 1.1875rem; }
.trust__item p { margin-top: 0.65rem; max-width: 44ch; }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .trust { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; } }

/* ═══ 12. Navy executive moments — the Blueprint™ and the Cost ═══ */
.systems { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
@media (min-width: 780px) { .systems { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.system {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--emerald-light);
  padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
}
.system--become { border-top-color: var(--gold); }
.system__mark {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--emerald-light); margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}
.system--become .system__mark { color: var(--gold); }
.system h3 {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.system p:not(.system__mark) { font-size: 0.9375rem; max-width: 32ch; }

.systems__note {
  margin-top: 2rem; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); max-width: 52ch;
}
.band--navy .spine__more a { color: var(--emerald-light); }
.band--navy .spine__more a:hover { color: var(--white); }

.cost { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); display: grid; gap: 1.75rem; }
.cost__item { padding-left: 1.75rem; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-gold); }
.cost__item h3 { font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0; }
.cost__item p { margin-top: 0.35rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; max-width: 42ch; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .cost { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem 3rem; } }

.statement {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-gold);
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: var(--step-quote); line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--white); max-width: 40ch;
}

/* ═══ 13. Quote, recognition strip, cards, closing CTA ═══ */
.quote { margin-top: 1rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--gold); padding-left: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); }
.quote p {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  font-size: var(--step-quote); line-height: 1.34; color: var(--navy); max-width: 40ch;
}
.quote__attr { margin-top: 1.5rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; }
.quote__attr cite { display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); }
.quote__attr span { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.quote__frame { margin-top: 1.75rem; font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 52ch; }

.recognition { background: var(--navy); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); padding-block: 3.5rem; }
.recognition__title {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.recognition__list { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
.recognition__item { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-gold); padding-top: 1rem; }
.recognition__source {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.0625rem; color: var(--white);
}
.recognition__desc {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.55; margin-top: 0.5rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
}
/* A citation, not a call to action - the point is that the visitor stays here. */
.recognition__cite { margin-top: 0.75rem; }
.recognition__cite a {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); text-decoration: none;
}
.recognition__cite a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .recognition__list { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 2rem; } }

.cards { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
@media (min-width: 780px) { .cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.card { background: var(--white); border-top: 2px solid var(--rule); padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem; }
.card__status {
  font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-ink); margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}
.card h3 { font-size: 1.125rem; }
.card p:not(.card__status) { margin-top: 0.6rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; max-width: 34ch; }
.card--soon { border-top-style: dashed; }

.cta-band { background: var(--slate); border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6.5rem); }
.cta-band h2 { max-width: 24ch; }
.cta-band .lede { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.cta-band__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.875rem; margin-top: 2.25rem; }

/* ═══ 14. Modal and forms ═══ */
/* Scroll lock is derived from the dialog's own state, so it cannot get stuck.
   The close event proved unreliable here; a JS-toggled class leaked a
   permanent overflow:hidden onto <body> after every close. */
body:has(dialog[open]) { overflow: hidden; }
.modal {
  border: 0; padding: 0; max-width: 34rem; width: calc(100% - 2rem);
  background: var(--white); color: var(--ink-soft);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(8, 25, 43, 0.35);
}
.modal::backdrop { background: rgba(8, 25, 43, 0.62); }
.modal__panel { padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.25rem); }
.modal__head { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; }
.modal__head h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; max-width: 22ch; }
.modal__close {
  background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--navy); padding: 0 0.25rem;
}
.modal__note { font-size: 0.9375rem; margin-top: 0.75rem; }
.modal__done-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }

.field { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.field label {
  display: block; font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.field input, .field textarea {
  width: 100%; font: 400 1rem/1.5 var(--ui); color: var(--navy);
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem; background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-radius: 0;
}
.field input:focus-visible, .field textarea:focus-visible { border-color: var(--navy); }
.field input[aria-invalid='true'], .field textarea[aria-invalid='true'] { border-color: #A3261F; border-width: 2px; }
.field__error { font-size: 0.875rem; color: #A3261F; margin-top: 0.35rem; font-weight: 500; }
.form-status { margin-top: 1.25rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 500; }
.form-status[data-state='error'] { color: #A3261F; }
.form-status[data-state='ok'] { color: var(--emerald); }
.modal .btn { margin-top: 1.5rem; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--ui); }

/* ═══ 15. Interior page heroes — shorter, no texture ═══ */
.hero--interior { padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.hero--interior::before { display: none; }
.hero--interior h1 { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.6vw, 3.75rem); max-width: 28ch; }

/* ═══ 16. Our Approach — stages, ways to partner, the pilot case note ═══ */
.stages { display: grid; gap: 2rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
.stage { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.25rem; }
.stage h3 { font-size: 1.25rem; }
.stage p { margin-top: 0.5rem; max-width: 40ch; }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .stages { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem 3rem; } }

.ways { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); display: grid; gap: 2rem; }
.way { display: grid; gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.5rem; }
.way__rank { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 0.875rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--gold-ink); }
.way h3 { font-size: 1.1875rem; }
.way p { max-width: 52ch; }
@media (min-width: 760px) {
  /* The rank sits in column 1; the heading and paragraph BOTH belong in column 2.
     Placing them explicitly matters: `grid-row: 1 / -1` on the rank resolves -1 to the
     last line of the EXPLICIT grid, and no rows are declared here, so it spanned a
     single row instead of two. The paragraph then auto-placed into column 1 row 2 and
     rendered 64px wide - one word per line. (.spine__rail uses the same idiom safely,
     because .spine has exactly two children and therefore only one row.) */
  .way { grid-template-columns: 4rem 1fr; }
  .way__rank { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }
  .way > :not(.way__rank) { grid-column: 2; }
}
.ways__note { margin-top: 2.5rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); font-size: 0.9375rem; max-width: 56ch; }

.case { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); border-left: 2px solid var(--emerald); padding-left: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem); display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; }
.case p { max-width: 60ch; }
.case__note { font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.25rem; }

/* ═══ 17. Founder ═══ */
.founder { display: grid; gap: 2.5rem; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .founder { grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr; gap: 4rem; align-items: start; } }
/* Now a real image rather than a placeholder box. The photograph is portrait 2:3;
   it keeps its own aspect rather than being cropped to the old 4:5 frame, because
   the composition is deliberate. */
.founder__photo { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.founder__bio { display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; }
.founder__bio p { font-size: var(--step-lead); line-height: 1.62; max-width: 56ch; }

/* Sits inside the founder bio column, so it must read as a sub-heading rather
   than a band heading - the global h2 scale is far too large in this context. */
.founder__bio .founder__why {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--navy); margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

/* The framing note and profile link sit below the bio and must read quieter than
   it - .founder__bio p would otherwise size them as lede text. Both colours are
   already verified pairings on white. */
.founder__bio .founder__frame {
  font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-top: 1.25rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.founder__bio .founder__link { font-size: 0.9375rem; }

/* Sibling links at the foot of each Insights piece, so an article is not a
   dead end for a reader or a crawler. */
.article__related {
  display: grid; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.25rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.article__related span {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.article__related a { font-size: 0.9375rem; }

/* Long-form Insights pieces. Paragraphs already carry --measure globally, so this
   only supplies vertical rhythm, subhead scale, and the two meta lines. */
/* Questions asked before the first conversation. Visible content is required -
   FAQPage markup describing text a visitor cannot see is a structured-data violation. */
.faq { display: grid; gap: 1.75rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
.faq__item { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.25rem; }
.faq__item h3 { font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0; }
.faq__item p { margin-top: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; max-width: 60ch; }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .faq { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem 3rem; } }

/* Sits between a form heading and its first field. */
.form__intro { font-size: 0.9375rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 0.5rem; max-width: 44ch; }

.article { display: grid; gap: 1.15rem; }
.article h2 {
  font-size: var(--step-h3); line-height: 1.25; max-width: 32ch;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}
.article__themes {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-ink);
  padding-bottom: 1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.article__meta { font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.9375rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82); }
.article strong { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; }

.creds { display: grid; gap: 2.25rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .creds { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem 3.5rem; } }
.cred h3 {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.cred ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.6rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; }
.cred li { padding-left: 1.25rem; position: relative; }
.cred li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.6em; width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--emerald); }
.creds__note { margin-top: 2.5rem; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; max-width: 56ch; }

/* ═══ 18. Partner page ═══ */
.forms { display: grid; gap: 3rem; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .forms { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 4rem; } }
.form { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.form .btn { cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--ui); }
.facts { margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); }
.facts h3 {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: var(--step-label); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-ink); margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.facts h3 + ul { margin-bottom: 1.75rem; }
.facts ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; }
.facts a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.facts a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--navy); }

/* ═══ 19. Utilities ═══ */
/* Available to assistive technology, removed from the visual layout. Used where
   the visual design implies a heading level that the markup would otherwise skip. */
.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}