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/* Origin data reads as a ledger; its type and spacing differ from the hero strip. */
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/* The reading-club story is one framed editorial unit. */
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  .page-e7 .chapter-4 .story-overlay{padding-top:70px;padding-bottom:195px}
}
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}

/* The twelve years remain visible in one horizontal sequence. */
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.page-e7 .year-intro span{margin:0 0 5px}
.page-e7 .year-intro strong{font:700 clamp(22px,2.4vw,29px)/1.45 var(--sans)}
.page-e7 .year-intro p{margin:5px 0 28px!important}
.page-e7 .year-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,minmax(54px,1fr));gap:0;overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:hidden;margin:0;padding:0 0 26px;scrollbar-width:thin}
.page-e7 .year-list::before{left:17px;right:auto;top:7px;bottom:auto;width:calc(max(100%,648px) - 34px);height:2px}
.page-e7 .year-list::after{display:none}
.page-e7 .year-entry{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:8px;min-height:63px;padding:0 2px;border:0;opacity:1;transform:none!important;white-space:nowrap}
.page-e7 .year-entry .year-marker{position:relative;left:auto;top:auto;flex:none;width:15px;height:15px;transform:none}
.page-e7 .year-entry strong,.page-e7 .year-entry.reached strong,.page-e7 .year-entry.active strong{font:700 13px/1.4 var(--sans);letter-spacing:0;color:#2a6574}
.page-e7 .year-entry .year-note{position:absolute;top:48px;left:50%;font-size:10px;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.page-e7 .year-entry:first-child .year-note{left:0;transform:none}
.page-e7 .year-entry:last-child .year-note{left:auto;right:0;transform:none}
.page-e7 .year-entry.reached{transform:none}

/* Long quotations stay in the approved sans-serif reading face. */
.page-e7 .chapter blockquote p,.page-e7 .reading-case>blockquote p{font:400 clamp(18px,1.6vw,21px)/1.85 var(--sans);letter-spacing:0}
.page-e7 .chapter blockquote cite{font:500 13px/1.6 var(--sans)}
.page-e7 .chapter-5 .editorial-pull strong{font:700 clamp(20px,2vw,25px)/1.7 var(--sans)}
.page-e7 .closing-principle p{font:500 clamp(21px,2.25vw,28px)/1.7 var(--sans)!important}
.page-e7 .origin-data h3,.page-e7 .change-data h3{font-family:var(--sans)}

.page-e7 .closing-action{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:28px;margin-top:45px}
.page-e7 .closing-action .emphasis{flex:1;margin:0!important;font:700 clamp(20px,2.25vw,29px)/1.5 var(--sans)}
.page-e7 .closing-action .button{flex:none;margin:0;white-space:nowrap}

@media(max-width:560px){
  .page-e7 .year-story{padding:26px 17px}
  .page-e7 .year-intro p{margin-bottom:21px!important}
  .page-e7 .year-entry strong,.page-e7 .year-entry.reached strong,.page-e7 .year-entry.active strong{font-size:12px}
  .page-e7 .chapter blockquote p{font-size:18px}
  .page-e7 .closing-action{display:block}
  .page-e7 .closing-action .button{margin-top:20px}
}

/* E v8: closing statement as a quiet colour panel with the approved bold Ming face. */
.page-e7 .closing-principle{
  border:0!important;
  border-left:6px solid #e9be75!important;
  border-radius:0 28px 28px 0;
  background:linear-gradient(110deg,#36536a 0%,#444a65 100%);
  box-shadow:none;
}
.page-e7 .closing-principle p{
  font-family:var(--serif)!important;
  font-weight:700!important;
  letter-spacing:.012em;
}

/* E v9: all reading quotations use the full Noto Sans TC bold file. */
.page-e7 .chapter blockquote:not(.closing-principle) p,
.page-e7 .reading-case>blockquote p{
  font-family:var(--sans);
  font-weight:700;
  line-height:1.8;
}

/* E v11: give the closing line of the hero a clear editorial role. */
.page-e7 .hero-caption{
  right:5vw;
  bottom:43px;
  max-width:610px;
  color:#fff;
  font:700 clamp(27px,2.8vw,40px)/1.5 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing:.025em;
  text-align:right;
  text-wrap:balance;
  text-shadow:0 3px 23px rgba(4,20,34,.85);
}
@media(max-width:1199px){
  .page-e7 .hero-caption{right:4vw;bottom:34px;max-width:500px;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px)}
}
@media(max-width:820px){
  .page-e7 .hero-inner{padding-bottom:155px}
  .page-e7 .hero-caption{display:block;left:5vw;right:5vw;bottom:29px;max-width:none;font-size:clamp(23px,4vw,30px);text-align:left}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .page-e7 .hero-inner{padding-bottom:137px}
  .page-e7 .hero-caption{bottom:23px;font-size:clamp(21px,5.5vw,26px)}
}

/* E v12: restore the original banner face at twice its former size. */
.page-e7 .hero-caption{
  color:#fff;
  font:400 24px/1.65 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-wrap:normal;
}

/* The founder's positioning statement and final principle use the exact Serif TC font. */
.page-e7 .chapter-5 .editorial-pull strong{
  font-family:var(--serif);
  font-weight:700;
}


/* Two image-first story experiments for the approved About hero. */
.blueprint-filter-defs{position:absolute;width:0;height:0;overflow:hidden;pointer-events:none}
.blueprint-full .about-hero,.blueprint-people .about-hero{background:#102f47}
.blueprint-full .about-hero .hero-image,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-image{z-index:-4}
.about-hero .hero-sketch-image{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 48%;z-index:-2;pointer-events:none}
.about-hero .hero-person-matte{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-3;pointer-events:none}
.blueprint-full .about-hero .hero-image{opacity:0;animation:blueprint-photo 7.2s ease-in-out both}
.blueprint-full .about-hero .hero-sketch-image{filter:url("#blueprint-lines");clip-path:inset(0 100% 0 0);animation:blueprint-draw 7.2s cubic-bezier(.21,.66,.26,1) both}
.blueprint-full .about-hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(127,194,209,.1) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(127,194,209,.1) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:68px 68px;opacity:0;animation:blueprint-grid 7.2s ease-in-out both}
.blueprint-full .about-hero .hero-inner,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-inner{animation:blueprint-copy 1.1s .55s ease-out both}
@keyframes blueprint-draw{0%{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(0 100% 0 0)}7%{opacity:1}34%,62%{opacity:1;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}88%,100%{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}}
@keyframes blueprint-photo{0%,39%{opacity:0}88%,100%{opacity:1}}
@keyframes blueprint-grid{0%{opacity:0}22%,56%{opacity:1}100%{opacity:0}}
@keyframes blueprint-copy{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(13px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}

/* The original photograph and a same-size sketch stay in exact registration.
   An SVG silhouette limits the sketch and matte to the three colleagues. */
.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-person-matte,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-sketch-image{
  -webkit-mask-image:url("../../about-people-silhouette.svg");
  mask-image:url("../../about-people-silhouette.svg");
  -webkit-mask-size:cover;mask-size:cover;
  -webkit-mask-position:center 48%;mask-position:center 48%;
  -webkit-mask-repeat:no-repeat;mask-repeat:no-repeat;
}
.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-person-matte{background:rgba(19,50,70,.95);animation:people-matte 7.4s ease-in-out both}
.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-sketch-image{filter:url("#paper-pencil");opacity:0;clip-path:inset(100% 0 0 0);animation:people-draw 7.4s cubic-bezier(.25,.68,.25,1) both}
.blueprint-people .about-hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 37% 72% at 73% 54%,rgba(133,205,206,.16),transparent 72%);opacity:0;animation:people-halo 7.4s ease-in-out both}
@keyframes people-draw{0%{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(100% 0 0 0)}7%{opacity:1}34%,60%{opacity:1;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}91%,100%{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}}
@keyframes people-matte{0%,60%{opacity:1}91%,100%{opacity:0}}
@keyframes people-halo{0%{opacity:0}30%,62%{opacity:1}100%{opacity:0}}

.blueprint-review{position:fixed;z-index:100;right:18px;bottom:18px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:4px;padding:7px;background:rgba(13,39,55,.93);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3);border-radius:999px;box-shadow:0 12px 35px rgba(8,28,40,.27);backdrop-filter:blur(14px);color:#fff;font:700 13px/1.3 var(--sans)}
.blueprint-review span{padding:0 10px 0 13px;color:#d5e5e8;white-space:nowrap}
.blueprint-review a,.blueprint-review button{display:block;padding:8px 12px;border:0;border-radius:999px;background:transparent;color:#fff;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap;cursor:pointer;font:inherit}
.blueprint-review a:hover,.blueprint-review button:hover,.blueprint-review a:focus-visible,.blueprint-review button:focus-visible,.blueprint-review a[aria-current=page]{background:#e7c88b;color:#16384a}
.blueprint-review a:focus-visible,.blueprint-review button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #fff;outline-offset:2px}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .blueprint-review{left:8px;right:8px;bottom:8px;justify-content:center;gap:0;font-size:11px}
  .blueprint-review span{display:none}
  .blueprint-review a,.blueprint-review button{padding:9px 8px}
  .about-hero .hero-sketch-image{object-position:63% center}
  .blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-person-matte,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-sketch-image{-webkit-mask-position:63% center;mask-position:63% center}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .blueprint-full .about-hero .hero-image,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-image{animation:none;opacity:1}
  .blueprint-full .about-hero .hero-sketch-image,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-sketch-image,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-person-matte,.blueprint-full .about-hero::after,.blueprint-people .about-hero::after{animation:none;opacity:0}
  .blueprint-full .about-hero .hero-inner,.blueprint-people .about-hero .hero-inner{animation:none;opacity:1;transform:none}
}


/* Digital prelude -> traced blueprint -> unchanged real photograph. */
.blueprint-digital .about-hero{background:#0c2c42}
.blueprint-digital .about-hero .hero-image{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 100%);animation:digital-photo 5.4s ease-in-out both}
.blueprint-digital .about-hero .hero-sketch-image{filter:url("#blueprint-lines");clip-path:inset(0 100% 0 0);animation:digital-draw 5.4s cubic-bezier(.22,.65,.2,1) both}
.blueprint-digital .about-hero::after{animation:none;opacity:0}
.blueprint-digital .about-hero .digital-rain{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;mix-blend-mode:screen;opacity:0;animation:digital-rain-entrance .55s ease-out both}
@keyframes digital-rain-entrance{from{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}
@keyframes digital-draw{
  0%,7%{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(0 100% 0 0)}
  14%{opacity:1;clip-path:inset(0 70% 0 0)}
  34%,45%{opacity:1;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}
  78%,100%{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}
}
@keyframes digital-photo{
  0%,39%{opacity:0;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 100%)}
  40%{opacity:1;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 100%)}
  78%,100%{opacity:1;clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .blueprint-digital .about-hero .hero-image{animation:none;opacity:1}
  .blueprint-digital .about-hero .hero-sketch-image,.blueprint-digital .about-hero .digital-rain{animation:none;display:none}
}