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/* Responsive reading order; desktop visual system preserved. */
.career-trajectory li:not(:last-child):after{content:none}
.career-trajectory li+li:before{content:'→';position:absolute;left:-24px;top:0;color:var(--muted);font-weight:400}
.section-body,.cap-grid article,.founder-layout>div{min-width:0}
@media(min-width:721px) and (max-width:1050px){
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 .steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}
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 .steps h3{font-size:23px;margin:0}.steps article>span{padding-top:6px}.steps p{font-size:16px}.steps .decision{border-top:0;margin-top:0}
 .cap-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:38px 32px}
 .knowledge>div{gap:32px}.knowledge p{text-align:right}
 .contact-layout{gap:32px}.contact .cta{gap:18px}
 .continuum{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:28px;margin-left:4px;padding-left:21px;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
 .continuum li{font-size:20px}.continuum li:not(:last-child):after{content:'↓';left:0;right:auto;top:27px;font-size:14px}
 .founder-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.8fr) minmax(0,1.2fr);gap:32px}.founder-identity ul{display:block}
}
@media(max-width:720px){
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 .hero-process span:last-child{font-size:24px}
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 .cap-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.cap-grid h3{overflow-wrap:break-word}
 .cta{max-width:100%;gap:16px}.cta span{flex-shrink:0}
 .career-trajectory{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:36px}
 .career-trajectory li+li:before{content:'↓';left:0;top:-30px;font-size:15px}
 .career-trajectory li:not(:last-child):after{content:none}
}
/* Smartphone header only. */
.mobile-menu-toggle{display:none}
@media(max-width:720px){
 .header{flex-direction:row;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:0 18px}
 .mobile-menu-toggle{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:5px;width:44px;height:44px;padding:10px;background:none;border:0;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer;flex-shrink:0}
 .mobile-menu-toggle span{display:block;width:22px;height:1px;background:currentColor}
 .header #header-navigation{display:none}
 .header #header-navigation.is-open{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;flex-basis:100%;gap:0;margin-top:20px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
 .header #header-navigation a{padding:12px 0;min-height:44px;border-bottom:0}
}
/* Gentle smartphone typography and vertical rhythm refinement. */
@media(max-width:720px){
 .section-body p,.founder-layout .copy p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85}
 .section-body .note{font-size:13px;line-height:1.8}
 .section-body .statement{font-size:17px;line-height:1.8}
 .section-body .copy p{margin-bottom:1.15em}
 .section{padding-top:58px;padding-bottom:58px}
 .section>.section-label{margin-bottom:28px}
 .problem-grid{gap:23px;margin-top:27px;margin-bottom:27px}
 .knowledge{margin-top:36px}.knowledge>div{padding-top:17px;padding-bottom:17px}
 .engagements article{padding-top:22px;padding-bottom:25px}
 .engagements h3{line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:14px}
 .engagements .small-num{margin-bottom:15px}
 .founder-layout{margin-top:36px;gap:20px}
 .contact h2{font-size:27px;line-height:1.6;text-wrap:initial}
 .contact-phrase{white-space:nowrap}
}
/* Inquiry page: shared typography, rules and spacing. */
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.inquiry-title-end{white-space:nowrap}@media(max-width:720px){.inquiry-title-end{display:block}}
.inquiry-preview{color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:16px;margin:0 0 28px}.inquiry-complete{min-height:65vh}.inquiry-complete .section-label{margin-bottom:32px}.inquiry-return{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px 0;font-size:16px;color:var(--navy)}
/* Slightly shorter single-line inquiry fields. */
.inquiry-field input{padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px}