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.inner-page{min-height:600px;background:radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0,rgba(88,35,24,.28),transparent 38%)}.inner-hero{padding:90px 24px 55px;width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 48px));margin:auto;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.inner-hero h1{font-size:60px;margin:0 0 14px;text-transform:uppercase}.inner-hero>p:last-child{color:var(--muted);max-width:640px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6}.archive-grid{padding-top:42px}.pagebar{padding:0 0 70px;color:var(--gold);text-align:center}.article-wrap{width:min(850px,calc(100% - 48px));margin:auto;padding:90px 0 100px}.article-kicker{color:var(--gold);font:11px Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;margin-bottom:16px}.article-wrap h1{font-size:clamp(38px,5vw,68px);line-height:1.03;margin:0 0 22px}.article-meta{display:flex;gap:18px;padding-bottom:28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);color:#918a82;font:12px Arial,sans-serif}.article-content{padding-top:35px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.8;color:#d9d2c9}.article-content h2,.article-content h3{color:#f5eee4;line-height:1.2}.article-content a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:underline}.article-content img{margin:25px auto}.article-content blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--ember);padding-left:20px;color:#bdb3a8}.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#0c0e0d}.footer-inner{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 48px));min-height:170px;margin:auto;padding:38px 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:18px;align-items:start}.footer-brand{letter-spacing:3px;color:var(--gold);font-size:14px}.site-footer p{color:#878078;font-size:13px}.footer-links{display:flex;gap:22px;color:#aaa097;font:12px Arial,sans-serif}.footer-links a:hover{color:var(--gold)}.site-footer small{grid-column:1/-1;color:#5d5954;font:11px Arial,sans-serif}
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