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.art-globe{opacity:.06}
.art-word{position:relative;margin-top:-42px;text-shadow:0 3px 15px #000}
.article-image{background:#142839!important}
.article-image img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:saturate(.95) contrast(1.07)}
.article-image:after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(6,14,24,.25),transparent 70%)}
.article-image:before{display:none}
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.category-photo{display:block;width:100%;height:91px;object-fit:cover;filter:saturate(.96) contrast(1.09);transition:filter .25s}
.category-item:hover .category-photo{transform:scale(1.04)}
.category-item .category-symbol{display:none}
.category-label{position:relative;z-index:1;padding:11px 12px 0;font-size:11px}
.category-item small{padding:4px 12px 12px;font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.4px}
@media(max-width:670px){.category-item{min-height:148px}.category-photo{height:79px}.category-label{font-size:10px}.art-word{margin-top:-30px}}

/* Premium desktop editorial enhancements */
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.hero-art{min-height:505px}.art-border{max-width:560px;min-height:480px;border-color:#bd9459;box-shadow:0 20px 100px #020812,0 0 0 6px #b6904012}
.art-top{font-weight:700}.art-word{font-size:37px;margin-top:-14px}.art-word em{font-size:23px}.art-tiles{margin-top:45px}
.section{max-width:1440px}.article-card{box-shadow:0 16px 32px #0003}.article-image{height:210px}.category-item{min-height:188px}.category-photo{height:117px}
.category-item .category-label{font-size:12px}.category-grid{gap:16px}
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.footer-brand{font-size:15px}.footer-links{gap:18px;font-size:11px}.fineprint{font-size:11px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:8px}.fineprint a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.footer-dot{color:var(--gold)}.preview-tag{margin-left:auto;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:1px;color:#7d93a2}
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/* Editorial featured rotation, with minimal movement */
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/* Checkpoint 2: keyboard-friendly article reader */
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/* GOLDEN QUILL 18 / Checkpoint 03: deeper editorial reading rhythm */
.deep-sections{margin:1.2rem 0 2rem}.guide-section{margin:1.4rem 0;padding-left:1rem;border-left:2px solid rgba(201,162,91,.5)}.guide-section h3{margin:0 0 .55rem}.guide-section p{line-height:1.8;margin:0}

/* Accessibility and restrained finishing touches */
.skip-to-content{position:absolute;left:14px;top:-80px;z-index:9999;padding:12px 18px;background:#e4c37d;color:#101826;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700}
.skip-to-content:focus{top:14px}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #e4c37d;outline-offset:4px}
@media(max-width:600px){.footer-links{overflow-wrap:anywhere}.fineprint{overflow-wrap:anywhere}.modal-content{max-height:92dvh}}

/* Checkpoint 10: categories without a published guide are displayed, not clickable. */
.category-item:disabled{cursor:default;opacity:.78}.category-item:disabled:hover .category-photo{transform:none}.category-item:disabled:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #eacb8a;outline-offset:3px}

/* Checkpoint 16: show low-resolution originals at appropriate display sizes rather than magnifying them. */
.article-image{height:152px;background:#132537}.article-image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.category-photo{object-fit:cover}.category-item:hover .category-photo{transform:none!important}@media(max-width:670px){.article-image{height:172px}}

/* Golden Quill 19: make native-resolution guides honest and stable. */
.guide-hero img,.guide-image img,.article-hero img{height:auto;object-fit:contain;image-rendering:auto}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.article-card,.category-item{transition:none!important;transform:none!important}}

/* Footer release cleanup: desktop and mobile */
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/* Clickable guide images and titles; keep existing card animations. */
.article-image-link{display:flex;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;cursor:pointer}
.article-image-link:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #e6bf75;outline-offset:-3px;z-index:2}
.article-title-link{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.article-title-link:hover,.article-title-link:focus-visible{color:#e6bf75;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}