.page-about {
  --about-rail: 132px;
  display: block;
  background: var(--ink-1);
  color: var(--paper);
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.page-about .about-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(20px, 4vw, 34px) 0 clamp(34px, 6vw, 64px);
  border-bottom: var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 18%, rgba(245, 196, 81, 0.16), transparent 46%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 0%, rgba(255, 79, 163, 0.14), transparent 42%),
    var(--ink-0);
}

.page-about .about-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(154, 163, 214, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(154, 163, 214, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 56px 56px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.page-about .about-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -70px;
  bottom: -50px;
  width: 260px;
  height: 170px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold), var(--magenta));
  clip-path: polygon(18% 0, 100% 0, 82% 100%, 0 100%);
  opacity: 0.2;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.page-about .about-hero .breadcrumb {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-hero .breadcrumb-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(20px, 4vw, 38px);
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.page-about .about-hero .breadcrumb-item a {
  color: var(--mute);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color var(--ease), border-color var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-hero .breadcrumb-item a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-hero .breadcrumb-item[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 940px;
}

.page-about .eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 6vw, 62px);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
  text-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(245, 196, 81, 0.18);
}

.page-about .about-lead {
  margin: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 26px) 0 0;
  max-width: 40em;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.6vw, 17px);
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-hero-note {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px 18px;
  margin: clamp(18px, 3vw, 28px) 0 0;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-3);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-hero-note .num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 52px) var(--gutter) clamp(44px, 7vw, 86px);
  max-width: var(--wrap-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.page-about .about-layout.wrap {
  padding-left: var(--gutter);
  padding-right: var(--gutter);
}

.page-about .about-index {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.page-about .about-index-label {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: var(--ink-4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.page-about .about-index .spy-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 6px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}

.page-about .spy-link {
  flex: none;
  padding: 7px 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--mute);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border-left: 2px solid transparent;
  background: rgba(30, 39, 96, 0.35);
  transition: color var(--ease), border-color var(--ease), background var(--ease);
}

.page-about .spy-link:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
  border-left-color: var(--ink-4);
}

.page-about .spy-link.is-active {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-left-color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(245, 196, 81, 0.09);
}

.page-about .about-stream {
  min-width: 0;
}

.page-about .about-chapter {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 44px) 0 clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 34px);
}

.page-about .about-chapter-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(16px, 2.6vw, 26px);
}

.page-about .about-chapter-head .stamp {
  flex: none;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 5px 9px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink-0);
  background: var(--gold);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-0);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(7, 10, 31, 0.75);
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
}

.page-about .about-chapter-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(21px, 3.2vw, 32px);
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-chapter-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 34px);
  align-items: start;
}

.page-about .about-col {
  min-width: 0;
}

.page-about .about-col.prose p {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-col.prose p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.page-about .about-pullquote {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border-left: 6px solid var(--gold);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(245, 196, 81, 0.1), transparent 72%);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-mini-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.page-about .about-mini-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-mini-list .num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-divider {
  position: relative;
  height: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-3);
  margin: 4px 0;
}

.page-about .about-divider::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: -7px;
  width: 48px;
  height: 14px;
  background: var(--magenta);
  clip-path: polygon(14% 0, 100% 0, 86% 100%, 0 100%);
  opacity: 0.78;
}

.page-about .media-frame {
  margin: 0;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  background: var(--ink-0);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.page-about .media-frame img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.02);
}

.page-about .media-caption {
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-3);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-wide-figure {
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px);
}

.page-about .about-flow {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel {
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  transition: border-color var(--ease), box-shadow var(--ease), transform var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink-0);
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel-summary {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--paper);
  list-style: none;
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel-summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel-summary::after {
  content: "+";
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--mute);
  transition: color var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel[open] > .panel-summary::after {
  content: "–";
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-flow-num {
  flex: none;
  padding-left: 8px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel-body {
  padding: 0 14px 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-3);
}

.page-about .about-flow .panel-body p {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-steps {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.page-about .about-steps li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr;
  gap: 4px 10px;
  padding: 11px 12px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-steP-num,
.page-about .about-step-num {
  grid-row: span 2;
  align-self: start;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--emerald);
  border-right: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  padding-right: 8px;
}

.page-about .about-steps strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.page-about .about-steps li > span:last-child {
  grid-column: 2;
}

.page-about .page-about .inline-note,
.page-about .inline-note {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  padding: 10px 12px 10px 14px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--emerald);
  background: rgba(23, 201, 160, 0.08);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .inline-note .num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.page-about .about-timeline {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 26px;
  list-style: none;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.page-about .about-tl-item {
  position: relative;
}

.page-about .about-tl-node {
  position: absolute;
  left: -34px;
  top: 14px;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  background: var(--ink-0);
  border: 2px solid var(--mute);
  transition: background var(--ease), border-color var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-tl-item:hover .about-tl-node {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-tl-card {
  padding: 13px 15px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  transition: transform var(--ease), border-color var(--ease), box-shadow var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-tl-item:hover .about-tl-card {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink-0);
}

.page-about .about-tl-ver {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink-0);
  background: var(--gold);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 92% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.page-about .about-tl-title {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 15.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-tl-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-tl-hover {
  display: block;
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--emerald);
  transition: max-height var(--ease), opacity var(--ease), margin-top var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-tl-item:hover .about-tl-hover,
.page-about .about-tl-item:focus-within .about-tl-hover {
  max-height: 48px;
  opacity: 1;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.page-about .about-side-note {
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--mute);
}

.page-about .about-side-note a {
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-4);
  transition: border-color var(--ease), color var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-side-note a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-swatches {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.page-about .about-swatch {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 11px 13px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-0);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(7, 10, 31, 0.6);
}

.page-about .about-swatch .num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.page-about .about-swatch--ink {
  background: var(--ink-1);
  border-color: var(--ink-4);
}

.page-about .about-swatch--gold {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink-0);
}

.page-about .about-swatch--magenta {
  background: var(--magenta);
  color: var(--ink-0);
}

.page-about .about-swatch--emerald {
  background: var(--emerald);
  color: var(--ink-0);
}

.page-about .about-roles {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.page-about .about-roles li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 84px 1fr;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ink-4);
  background: rgba(20, 27, 69, 0.7);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--mute);
  transition: border-color var(--ease), background var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-roles li:hover {
  border-left-color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(30, 39, 96, 0.8);
}

.page-about .about-role-key {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-outro {
  margin-top: clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px);
  padding: clamp(22px, 4vw, 38px);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 79, 163, 0.1), transparent 58%),
    var(--ink-0);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
}

.page-about .about-outro-title {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(16px, 2.6vw, 24px);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2.6vw, 27px);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-outro-links {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.page-about .about-quick {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink-3);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  color: var(--mute);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  transition: border-color var(--ease), transform var(--ease), box-shadow var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-quick:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink-0);
}

.page-about .about-quick-num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--magenta);
  padding-top: 2px;
}

.page-about .about-quick-body strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--paper);
}

@media (min-width: 620px) {
  .page-about .about-outro-links {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .page-about .about-chapter--7-5 .about-chapter-body {
    grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr;
  }

  .page-about .about-chapter--5-7 .about-chapter-body {
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 980px) {
  .page-about .about-layout {
    grid-template-columns: var(--about-rail) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .page-about .about-index {
    position: sticky;
    top: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .page-about .about-index .spy-nav {
    flex-direction: column;
    overflow: visible;
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .page-about .spy-link {
    white-space: normal;
  }
}

@media (hover: none) {
  .page-about .about-tl-hover {
    max-height: none;
    opacity: 1;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .page-about .about-tl-card,
  .page-about .about-tl-node,
  .page-about .about-tl-hover,
  .page-about .about-quick,
  .page-about .about-flow .panel {
    transition: none;
  }

  .page-about .about-tl-item:hover .about-tl-card,
  .page-about .about-quick:hover {
    transform: none;
  }
}
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