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/* One persistent strand; each document has a clear place around it. */
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@media(max-width:380px){.header{padding-inline:20px;gap:10px}.header nav{gap:15px;font-size:0.8125rem}.header nav .nav-contact{padding:7px 10px}.brand{font-size:1rem}.journey{padding:0 22px}.visual-column{margin-inline:-22px;padding-inline:22px}.workflow-card{width:128px;padding:9px}.card-a .card-detail{display:none}.hero .button{font-size:0.875rem;padding:12px 20px;gap:15px}.hero .text-link{font-size:0.8125rem}.chapter h2{--fs:2.1875rem}}
@media(max-height:520px) and (max-width:760px){.visual-column{position:relative}.visual-sticky{height:220px;min-height:220px}.chapter{min-height:0;padding:45px 0}.journey-enhanced .final-fallback{display:block}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition:none!important}.workflow-card{transform:none}}
.motion-off .workflow-card,.motion-off .cord-frame{transition:none}.motion-off .workflow-card{transform:none}

/* On phones, the document and the animated strand have separate columns. */
.workflow-card[hidden]{display:none}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .cord-frame{inset:0 52% 0 0}
 .workflow-card{width:47%;max-width:180px;left:auto;right:0;top:50%;bottom:auto;transform:translateY(-50%)}
 .card-b{display:none}
 .visual[data-panel="second"] .card-a{display:none}
 .visual[data-panel="second"] .card-b{display:block}
 .visual[data-panel="second"] .card-b[hidden]{display:none}
 .visual[data-stage] .workflow-card{transform:translateY(-50%)}
 .visual[data-logo="true"] .cord-frame{inset:0}
 .card-b .card-detail{display:block}
 .card-b .data-row:not(.total){display:flex}
 .card-b .check-row{display:flex}
}

.header nav a{white-space:nowrap}
@media(max-width:760px){.header{height:auto;min-height:90px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px}.header nav{gap:18px;margin-left:auto;flex-wrap:wrap;max-width:100%}}
@media(max-width:380px){.header{gap:8px}.header nav{gap:10px;font-size:.8125rem}.header nav .nav-contact{padding:7px 8px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.chapter{scroll-margin-top:220px}}
@media(max-height:520px) and (max-width:760px){.chapter{scroll-margin-top:0}}
/* Header navigation v8 (September 26, 2026): Services dropdown, Insights, phone Menu panel */
.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}
body .header{position:relative;z-index:20}
.nav-drop{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:2px;margin-right:-12px}
.nav-drop-toggle{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:28px;height:28px;padding:0;border:0;border-radius:14px;background:transparent;color:inherit;cursor:pointer}
.nav-drop-toggle svg{transition:transform .2s}
.nav-drop.open .nav-drop-toggle svg{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.nav-drop-toggle:hover{background:var(--wash)}
.nav-drop-menu{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 10px);left:-22px;width:370px;max-width:calc(100vw - 32px);margin:0;padding:10px;list-style:none;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 18px 40px #23372b14;opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateY(-4px);transition:opacity .15s,transform .15s,visibility 0s .15s}
.nav-drop-menu::before{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:-12px;height:12px}
/* One disclosure state: once nav.js runs (.nav-ready), only .open (mirrored by aria-expanded) shows the menu.
   Hover and focus-within open it only as the no-JavaScript fallback. */
.nav-drop.open .nav-drop-menu,.header:not(.nav-ready) .nav-drop:hover .nav-drop-menu,.header:not(.nav-ready) .nav-drop:focus-within .nav-drop-menu{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:none;transition:opacity .15s,transform .15s}
.header nav .nav-drop-menu a{display:block;padding:11px 14px;border-radius:9px;white-space:normal}
.nav-drop-menu a:hover,.nav-drop-menu a:focus-visible{background:var(--wash);text-decoration:none}
.nav-drop-menu strong{display:block;font-weight:500;color:var(--asc-ink)}
.nav-drop-menu span{display:block;font-size:.8125rem;line-height:1.4;color:var(--asc-muted);margin-top:2px;text-wrap:pretty}
.nav-drop-menu .nav-drop-all{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:6px;padding-top:6px}
.header nav .nav-drop-all a{color:var(--asc-orange-text);font-size:.875rem}
.nav-drop-all span{display:inline;color:inherit;margin-left:6px}
.menu-toggle,.header-cta{display:none}
/* The phone Menu button keeps its name; while the panel is open it shows as pressed (outlined, light). */
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]{background:var(--asc-canvas);color:var(--asc-green);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1.5px var(--asc-green)}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .header{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end;height:auto;min-height:78px;padding-block:17px;row-gap:10px}
 .brand{margin-right:auto}
 .header-cta{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;margin-left:auto;padding:8px 14px;border:1px solid #b8c1ba;border-radius:30px;font-size:.875rem;white-space:nowrap}
 .menu-toggle{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:40px;padding:8px 14px;border:0;border-radius:30px;background:var(--asc-green);color:#fff;font-size:.875rem;cursor:pointer}
 .header nav{display:none}
 .nav-ready.menu-open nav,.header:not(.nav-ready):focus-within nav{display:flex;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;margin:0;max-width:none;padding:8px 24px 24px;background:var(--asc-canvas);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 18px 30px #23372b12;font-size:1.0625rem}
 .header nav>a,.nav-drop-link{display:block;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
 .nav-drop{display:block}
 .nav-drop-toggle{display:none}
 .nav-drop-menu{position:static;width:auto;opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:none;border:0;box-shadow:none;background:transparent;padding:0 0 10px 10px}
 .header nav .nav-drop-menu a{padding:9px 12px}
 .nav-drop-menu span{display:none}
 .nav-drop-menu .nav-drop-all{display:none}
 .header nav .nav-contact{display:none}
}
@media(max-width:380px){.header-cta{padding:7px 10px}.menu-toggle{padding:7px 11px}}

/* Shared shell reflow and states (audit F2/F3/F4/F12, September 26, 2026). At default text size these
   rules resolve to the previous layout; with enlarged text the header controls wrap onto a second row,
   the footer stacks, and long headings break instead of forcing sideways scrolling. */
.brand-mark{display:block;width:auto;height:44px}
@media(min-width:761px){.header{height:auto;min-height:110px;flex-wrap:wrap;row-gap:12px}.header nav{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end;row-gap:4px;margin-left:auto}}
h1,h2,h3{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
main{container-type:inline-size;container-name:page}
/* Rem-based headings honor the visitor's text size. Natural wrapping and hyphenation keep
   long words inside narrow columns without reducing the requested font size. These section
   containers also let the Services/About grids stack when enlarged text needs more room. */
h1,h2,h3{font-size:var(--fs);hyphens:auto;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
main :has(>h1,>h2,>h3){container-type:inline-size}
@media(min-width:761px) and (max-width:1199px){
 h1{--fs:4rem}h2{--fs:2.25rem}
 .page-hero h1{--fs:4.125rem}.closing h2{--fs:2.75rem}
}
@media(max-width:760px){h1{--fs:2.8125rem}h2{--fs:2.25rem}}
/* Line breaking (round 1 review CONF-3/V4): headings balance their lines and paragraphs avoid a lone last word.
   The scene illustrations keep ordinary wrapping (their layouts are tuned to it). */
h1,h2,h3{text-wrap:balance}
main p{text-wrap:pretty}
main .sc-world p{text-wrap:wrap}
/* Current page on the “Let’s talk” pills (/contact/): the pill fills and its border darkens, instead of the text
   underline other nav links use (which split around the arrow inside the border). */
.header a.nav-contact[aria-current]{text-decoration:none;background:var(--wash);border-color:var(--asc-green)}
/* Focus on the dark closing band: the orange ring measures 2.67:1 on --asc-green; the canvas colour is about 11:1. */
.closing a:focus-visible,.closing button:focus-visible{outline-color:var(--asc-canvas)}
.footer{container-type:inline-size}
@container (max-width:16rem){.footer-top{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.footer-top nav{grid-column:auto}}


/* Rem tiers approximate the former fluid heading scale without limiting text enlargement. */
@media(min-width:500px) and (max-width:599px){.page-hero h1{--fs:3.3125rem}}
@media(min-width:600px) and (max-width:699px){.page-hero h1{--fs:3.9375rem}}
@media(min-width:700px) and (max-width:760px){.page-hero h1{--fs:4.375rem}}
@media(min-width:761px) and (max-width:899px){.page-hero h1{--fs:3.5rem}.closing h2{--fs:2.375rem}}
@media(min-width:900px) and (max-width:999px){.page-hero h1{--fs:4rem}.closing h2{--fs:2.625rem}}
@media(min-width:1000px) and (max-width:1099px){h2{--fs:2.375rem}}
@media(min-width:1100px) and (max-width:1199px){h2{--fs:2.625rem}.page-hero h1{--fs:4.75rem}.closing h2{--fs:3.125rem}}
@media(min-width:1200px) and (max-width:1399px){h2{--fs:3rem}.page-hero h1{--fs:5.375rem}.closing h2{--fs:3.625rem}}

/* October refinement: generous real hit areas; no inert controls without JavaScript. */
.nav-drop-toggle{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:22px}
.footer-top nav a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-width:44px;min-height:44px}
.footer-top nav{row-gap:4px}
.faq summary{min-height:44px;align-items:center}
.text-link:hover,.footer-top nav a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
.header:not(.nav-ready) .nav-drop-toggle,.header:not(.nav-ready) .menu-toggle{display:none}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .menu-toggle,.header-cta{min-height:44px}
 .header:not(.nav-ready) #site-nav{display:flex;position:static;flex-basis:100%;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:10px 0 0;box-shadow:none;border-bottom:0;max-width:100%;margin:0}
 .header:not(.nav-ready) .nav-drop-menu{display:block}
}