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/* Editorial artwork */
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.article-thumbnail{display:block;width:100%;height:130px;object-fit:cover;border:1px solid #38413a}
.article-illustration{max-width:960px;margin:0 auto 55px;padding:0 24px}
.article-illustration img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid #38413a}
.article-illustration figcaption{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}
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/* Declaration-first entrance */
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.hero-path a{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;padding:18px 20px;border:1px solid #687065;background:#0b1515c9}
.hero-path a:first-child{border-color:var(--gold)}
.hero-path a:hover{background:#22312de6;border-color:var(--gold)}
.path-number{font:10px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--gold)}
.hero-path a>span:last-child{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:21px;white-space:nowrap}
.hero-path b{font:18px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--gold);font-weight:400}
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/* A quiet binary signature, intentionally almost indistinguishable from the background. */
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.story-index{padding-top:15px}
.story-feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr;align-items:center;gap:45px;padding:30px 0;border-block:1px solid var(--line)}
.story-feature img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.story-feature h2{font-size:36px}
.story-feature p:not(.eyebrow){color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:26px}
.story-prose .story-principle{font-size:26px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--gold);padding:20px 0 20px 24px;margin:38px 0;border-left:1px solid var(--gold)}
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/* Story Collection 1.1.0 */
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.collection-list li:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.collection-row:hover{background:#142022}.collection-number{font:20px var(--serif);color:var(--gold)}.collection-row h3{font-size:29px;line-height:1.3;color:var(--paper);margin:0 0 10px}.collection-row p{color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;margin:0}.collection-time{color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}.collection-time b{font-size:23px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:400}
.warning-label{display:block;color:#e7bd8c;font:14px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:12px}
.story-prose.narrative p{margin-bottom:16px}.story-prose.narrative h2{font-size:32px;margin:55px 0 28px}.story-break{border:0;border-top:1px solid #536057;width:70px;margin:45px auto}
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.content-warning{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto 30px;padding:30px 35px;border:1px solid #a98c64;background:#232521}.content-warning h2{font-size:29px;line-height:1.35}.content-warning .eyebrow{margin-bottom:12px}.content-warning p{font-size:17px;color:#e3e1d6}.content-warning a{color:#edc889;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.story-disclosure{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto 45px}.story-disclosure>summary{cursor:pointer;color:var(--gold);padding:20px 25px;border:1px solid #a98c64;font-size:17px}.story-disclosure[open]>summary{margin-bottom:36px}.story-disclosure .prose{padding-bottom:12px}
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/* After the Story 1.2.0 */
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.prose.after-story>p:first-child:first-letter{float:none;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;padding:0;color:inherit}

/* Featured story artwork 1.2.1 */
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@media(max-width:760px){.page-heading.stories-opening{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.stories-artwork{justify-self:center;max-width:440px}}

.narration-player{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto 50px;padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#142022}.narration-player h2{font-size:30px;margin:12px 0}.narration-player p{color:var(--muted)}.narration-player audio{display:block;width:100%;margin:24px 0 18px}.narration-player .text-link{font-size:14px}@media(max-width:850px){.narration-player{margin-left:7%;margin-right:7%;padding:22px}}