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/* A richer opening composition, with a quiet statement and shared principles. */
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.value-item p{font-size:10px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px;max-width:30ch}
@media(max-width:1050px){.hero-note{padding:19px 20px}.hero-note-text{font-size:26px;max-width:20ch}.hero-figure{margin-top:41px}.value-item{gap:14px;padding-inline:19px}.value-item>svg{width:31px;height:31px}.value-item h2{font-size:27px}.value-item p{font-size:10px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.hero{padding-top:33px}.hero-main{padding-bottom:29px}.hero-note{margin-top:26px;padding:20px 22px;max-width:none;min-height:106px}.hero-note-text{font-size:29px;max-width:21ch}.hero-note svg{width:125px;height:125px;right:-8px}.hero-figure{margin-top:0}.hero-values{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding-block:3px 8px}.value-item,.value-item:first-child,.value-item:last-child{padding:22px 0;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);gap:23px}.value-item:first-child{border-top:0}.value-item h2{font-size:29px}.value-item p{max-width:none;font-size:11px;margin-top:5px}.value-item>svg{width:35px;height:35px}}

.hero-note-text span{display:block}

/* The selected faceted V and the custom-cut wordmark. */
.site-header .brand{width:294px;padding:0;gap:0}
.brand-signature{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;flex:none}
@media(max-width:1050px){.site-header .brand{width:252px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.site-header .brand{width:236px;max-width:100%;min-height:76px}}
@media(max-width:360px){.site-header .brand{width:208px}}

/* A distant mountain silhouette and a restrained American reference. */
.mountain-backdrop{position:absolute;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;left:-56px;top:54px;width:78%;height:470px;overflow:hidden;opacity:.58;mix-blend-mode:multiply;mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 24%,#000 73%,transparent 100%);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 24%,#000 73%,transparent 100%)}
.mountain-ridge{position:absolute;top:0;width:68%;height:100%;overflow:hidden}
.mountain-ridge-left{left:-5%;mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0%,#000 20%,#000 58%,transparent 100%);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0%,#000 20%,#000 58%,transparent 100%)}
.mountain-ridge-right{right:-5%;mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0%,#000 42%,#000 80%,transparent 100%);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0%,#000 42%,#000 80%,transparent 100%)}
.mountain-backdrop img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:72% 67%;filter:grayscale(1) sepia(.2) contrast(.88) brightness(1.05) blur(.25px)}
.mountain-ridge-left img{transform:scaleX(-1)}
.outlook-signoff{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;gap:17px;flex-shrink:0}
.american-signature{width:43px;height:auto;display:block;flex:none;opacity:.66}
@media(max-width:1050px){.mountain-backdrop{left:-32px;width:82%;height:435px}.outlook-signoff{gap:13px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.mountain-backdrop{left:-20px;top:53px;width:calc(100% + 40px);height:390px;opacity:.52;mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 25%,#000 70%,transparent 100%);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 25%,#000 70%,transparent 100%)}.mountain-ridge{width:76%}.mountain-ridge-left{left:-13%}.mountain-ridge-right{right:-13%}.mountain-backdrop img{object-position:82% 66%}.outlook-signoff{width:100%;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}.american-signature{width:38px}}

/* Append after the current mountain rules; no layout/opacity changes.
 * The existing vertical fog mask is intersected with a new horizontal fade.
 * That makes alpha = vertical fog × right-edge fade. Both ridges retain their
 * current individual masks and detail outside this final transition.
 *
 * Desktop geometry: sculpture begins at .6 × hero width + .4 × grid gap.
 * Backdrop width is .78 × hero width and its left edge is -56px.
 * Therefore 76.923% + 53.6px, in the backdrop's own coordinates, is exactly
 * 24px BEFORE the sculpture at the usual 54px grid gap.
 */
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .mountain-backdrop {
    --mountain-clear-edge: calc(76.923% + 53.6px);
    --mountain-fade-width: 160px;
    -webkit-mask-image:
      linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 24%, #000 73%, transparent 100%),
      linear-gradient(to right, #000 0%, #000 calc(var(--mountain-clear-edge) - var(--mountain-fade-width)), transparent var(--mountain-clear-edge));
    -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
    mask-image:
      linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 24%, #000 73%, transparent 100%),
      linear-gradient(to right, #000 0%, #000 calc(var(--mountain-clear-edge) - var(--mountain-fade-width)), transparent var(--mountain-clear-edge));
    mask-composite: intersect;
  }
}

/* 90px grid gap at wide desktop: same 24px clear space before the photo. */
@media (min-width: 1550px) {
  .mountain-backdrop {
    --mountain-clear-edge: calc(76.923% + 68px);
  }
}

/* 34px grid gap, 82%-wide backdrop at left:-32px.
 * .6 / .82 = 73.1707%; constant offset = .4×34 - 24 + 32 = 21.6px.
 */
@media (min-width: 761px) and (max-width: 1050px) {
  .mountain-backdrop {
    --mountain-clear-edge: calc(73.171% + 21.6px);
    --mountain-fade-width: 120px;
  }
}

/* On mobile the sculpture is below the text, so fade downward instead.
 * Keep both sides of the valley; return to untextured paper by 88% of the
 * existing 390px mountain layer. The image itself and its position stay intact.
 */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .mountain-backdrop {
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 25%, #000 62%, transparent 88%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-composite: source-over;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 25%, #000 62%, transparent 88%, transparent 100%);
    mask-composite: add;
  }
}

/* Selected ice-blue accent: masthead edge, discovery arrow and About marker. */
:root { --ice: #9cc9d7; }

.header-band::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--ice);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.round-link {
  background: var(--ice);
  border-color: var(--ice);
}

.round-link:focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--wine);
}

.about .section-index {
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
}

.about .section-index::before {
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 28px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--ice);
}

/* The selected sculpture sits directly on the paper, without a photo frame. */
.hero .image-frame {
  background: transparent;
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 6;
  padding: clamp(8px, 1.2vw, 16px);
}
.hero .image-frame img {
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero .image-frame {
    max-width: 420px;
    margin-inline: auto;
  }
}

/* Ice-blue details continue the masthead accent through the page. */
.about .origin-title::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 44px;
  height: 2px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  background: var(--ice);
}
.approach .section-index {
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
}
.approach .section-index::before,
.contact .eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 28px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--ice);
}

/* The right ridge can now extend into the sculpture's transparent margin. */
.mountain-ridge-right img {
  filter: grayscale(1) sepia(.2) contrast(1.08) brightness(1.02) blur(.25px);
}
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .mountain-backdrop {
    --mountain-clear-edge: calc(76.923% + 173.6px);
  }
}
@media (min-width: 1550px) {
  .mountain-backdrop {
    --mountain-clear-edge: calc(76.923% + 188px);
  }
}
@media (min-width: 761px) and (max-width: 1050px) {
  .mountain-backdrop {
    --mountain-clear-edge: calc(73.171% + 101.6px);
  }
}