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.hero{min-height:560px;align-items:start;padding:110px 0 42px}
.hero-copy{padding-top:12px}
.page-hero{padding:100px 0 24px}
.page-hero h1{margin:6px 0 10px}
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.card,.book,.contact{background:rgba(12,18,30,.48);backdrop-filter:blur(7px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(7px)}
.book-info{background:rgba(12,18,30,.22)}
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.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
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.forum-avatar{display:grid;place-items:center;flex:0 0 42px;width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;background:#d6aa6222;border:1px solid #d6aa626b;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700}
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.forum-meta{color:var(--gold);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600}.forum-comment-body{margin:7px 0 0;color:#d7d9e1;white-space:pre-wrap}
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.forum-replies{margin:16px 0 0;padding-left:18px;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}.forum-reply{display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px minmax(0,1fr);gap:11px;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.forum-reply .forum-avatar{width:34px;height:34px;font-size:.78rem}.forum-reply-form{display:none;margin-top:12px}.forum-reply-form.open{display:block}.forum-reply-form textarea{min-height:72px;margin-bottom:9px}.forum-sidebar{padding:24px}.forum-sidebar h2{font:400 1.8rem var(--serif);margin:0 0 14px}.forum-sidebar ul{padding-left:20px;color:var(--muted)}
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.video-launch:hover img{opacity:1;transform:scale(1.025)}
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.video-card-copy{padding:20px}.video-card-copy h2{font:400 1.5rem/1.15 var(--serif);margin:5px 0 8px}.video-card-copy p{color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-size:.92rem}
.video-note{margin-top:24px;color:var(--muted)}
@media(hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){html,body,body *{cursor:none!important}}
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.axiom{padding:27px;background:rgba(12,18,30,.48);border:1px solid var(--line);backdrop-filter:blur(7px)}
.axiom-number{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.axiom h2{font:400 1.7rem/1.12 var(--serif);margin:9px 0 10px}.axiom p{margin:0;color:var(--muted)}
.theory-results{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px;margin-top:26px}.theory-result{padding:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--gold);background:rgba(255,255,255,.025)}.theory-result h3{font:400 1.35rem var(--serif);margin:0 0 8px}.theory-result p{color:var(--muted);margin:0}
.theory-note{margin-top:34px;padding:20px 22px;border-left:2px solid var(--gold);background:rgba(214,170,98,.07);color:var(--muted)}
.author-photo{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;object-position:center top;margin:0 0 22px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
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.author-primary .vincy-photo{object-position:38% 35%}
.author-placeholder{display:grid;place-items:center;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#131b2caa,#352431aa);color:var(--gold);font:400 2.5rem var(--serif)}
.author-copy h3{margin-top:0}.author-copy p{max-width:78ch}
.forum-action:disabled{color:var(--gold);border-color:#d6aa626b;opacity:.85}
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.contact-actions{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:30px}

/* Long-form home introduction */
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.home-essay h2{font:400 clamp(2.8rem,6vw,5.2rem)/.98 var(--serif);margin:12px 0 32px}
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.home-essay p,.home-essay li{font-size:1.03rem;color:#c8ccd7}
.home-essay p{max-width:82ch}
.home-essay ul,.home-essay ol{padding-left:1.5rem}
.home-essay li{padding:.24rem 0 .24rem .35rem}
.volume-list{list-style-type:upper-roman}
.question-list{columns:2;column-gap:52px}
.question-list li{break-inside:avoid}
.home-closing{margin-top:48px;padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:1.15rem!important;color:var(--text)!important}
@media(max-width:720px){.question-list{columns:1}.home-essay{padding:28px 22px}}

/* Restrict hover highlighting to actual links */
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.forum-action:hover{color:var(--muted);background:transparent}
.video-launch:hover img{opacity:.86;transform:none}

/* Home-page scroll cue */
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.scroll-cue span{display:block;width:14px;height:14px;margin-top:-5px;border-right:2px solid var(--text);border-bottom:2px solid var(--text);transform:rotate(45deg)}
.scroll-cue:hover{border-color:var(--gold);background:#07090f99;text-decoration:none!important}
@keyframes scroll-cue-bounce{0%,100%{transform:translate(-50%,0)}50%{transform:translate(-50%,9px)}}
@media(max-width:620px){.scroll-cue{bottom:18px;width:46px;height:46px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.scroll-cue{animation:none}}