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/* HEADER */
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/* GLOBAL SECTION LANGUAGE */
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/* 01 TWO VOICES */
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/* 02 SIX STREAMS */
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/* 03 FIRST CONFLUENCE */
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/* 04 INDEPENDENT CURRENTS */
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/* 05 SECOND CONFLUENCE */
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/* 06 SHARED CONTEXT */
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/* 07 FRESH FLOW */
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/* ARCHIVES / SEARCH */
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/* SINGLE / PAGE */
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48px));margin:0 auto 92px}.nme-reading.has-nav{width:min(1120px,calc(100% - 64px));display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px minmax(0,760px);gap:64px;align-items:start}.nme-article-nav{position:sticky;top:24px;border-top:4px solid var(--coral);padding-top:14px}.nme-article-nav>span{font-size:.61rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.14em}.nme-article-nav ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:14px 0}.nme-article-nav li{margin:8px 0;font-size:.77rem}.nme-article{min-width:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.82}.nme-article>p:first-of-type{font-size:1.14rem}.nme-article h2,.nme-article h3,.nme-article h4{font-family:var(--sans);line-height:1.14;letter-spacing:-.02em}.nme-article h2{margin:2.25em 0 .7em;font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.5rem)}.nme-article h3{margin:1.8em 0 .6em;font-size:1.42rem}.nme-article h4{font-size:1.1rem}.nme-article a:not(.wp-element-button){color:#245eb9;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}.nme-article ul,.nme-article ol{padding-left:1.45em}.nme-article li{margin:.46em 0}.nme-article blockquote,.nme-article .wp-block-quote{margin:2.2em 0;padding:10px 0 10px 26px;border-left:5px solid var(--coral);font-size:1.27em;line-height:1.5}.nme-article .wp-block-pullquote{margin:2.5em 0;padding:30px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);text-align:left}.nme-article table,.nme-evidence-table table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem}.nme-article th,.nme-article td,.nme-evidence-table th,.nme-evidence-table td{padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.nme-article th{background:var(--cream)}.nme-article pre{overflow:auto;padding:18px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font-size:.84rem}.nme-article figure{margin:2em 0}.nme-article figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--muted)}.nme-article .wp-block-button__link,.nme-article .wp-element-button{border-radius:0;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}.nme-article details,.nme-faq{margin:16px 0;padding:15px 18px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--cream)}.nme-article summary{cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800}.nme-takeaways,.nme-briefing,.nme-observation,.nme-steps{margin:2em 0;padding:24px 28px;border-left:6px solid var(--blue);background:var(--cream)}.nme-briefing{border-color:var(--coral)}.nme-observation{border-color:var(--mint)}.nme-steps{border-color:var(--purple)}.nme-auto-inline-link{display:inline}.nme-context-link{margin:1.5em 0;padding:14px 18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem}.nme-context-link>span{display:block;margin-bottom:4px;font-size:.6rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--coral)}.nme-related{padding:74px 0 106px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.nme-related header{display:grid;grid-template-columns:190px 1fr;gap:28px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:30px}.nme-related header span{font-size:.62rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--coral)}.nme-related h2{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.1rem,3.7vw,4.1rem)}.nme-related>div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-top:1px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}.nme-related article{padding:20px 24px;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}.nme-related article:last-child{border-right:0}.nme-related article>b{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--coral)}.nme-related article small{display:block;margin-top:18px;font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase}.nme-related article h3{margin:6px 0 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.18rem;line-height:1.05}.nme-page{padding:68px 0 90px}.nme-page>div>header{max-width:1000px;margin-bottom:36px}.nme-page>div>header span{font-size:.62rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--coral)}.nme-page h1{margin:12px 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(3rem,6vw,6.4rem);line-height:.9}

/* COMMENTS */
.comments-area,.nme-comments{width:min(760px,calc(100% - 48px));margin:0 auto 90px;padding-top:34px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink)}.comments-title,.comment-reply-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2rem}.comment-list{list-style:none;padding:0}.comment-list .comment{padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.comment-meta{font-size:.72rem;color:var(--muted)}.comment-content{margin-top:10px}.comment-respond label{display:block;margin:14px 0 5px;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:900}.comment-respond input:not([type=submit]),.comment-respond textarea{width:100%;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:11px;background:#fff}.comment-respond input[type=submit]{border:1px solid var(--ink);background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;font-weight:800}

/* 404 */
.nme-notfound{padding:110px 0}.nme-notfound>.nme-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:70px;align-items:center}.nme-notfound h1{margin:12px 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(3rem,6vw,6rem);line-height:.9}.nme-lost-orientation{height:380px;border:1px solid var(--ink);position:relative;background:var(--cream)}.nme-lost-orientation:before,.nme-lost-orientation:after{content:'';position:absolute;background:var(--blue)}.nme-lost-orientation:before{left:10%;right:10%;top:47%;height:2px}.nme-lost-orientation:after{top:10%;bottom:10%;left:54%;width:2px}

/* FOOTER */
.nme-footer{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}.nme-footer-flow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .55fr 1.35fr;gap:42px;align-items:center;padding:66px 0 42px}.nme-brand-footer .nme-theme-logo{height:54px}.nme-footer-brand p{max-width:360px;margin:14px 0 0;color:rgba(255,255,255,.68);font-family:var(--serif)}.nme-footer-merge{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;align-items:center}.nme-footer-merge i{height:2px;background:var(--blue);width:92%}.nme-footer-merge i:nth-child(2){background:var(--coral);width:70%}.nme-footer-merge i:nth-child(3){background:var(--mint);width:48%}.nme-footer-merge strong{margin-top:8px;font-size:.55rem;letter-spacing:.16em}.nme-footer-index{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25)}.nme-footer-index a{padding:14px;border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);font-size:.72rem}.nme-footer-index a:nth-child(3n){border-right:0}.nme-footer-index span{margin-right:8px;color:var(--gold);font-family:var(--serif)}.nme-footer-bottom{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:22px;align-items:center;padding:18px 0 28px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);font-size:.66rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)}.nme-footer-bottom strong{text-align:center;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.13em;color:#fff}.nme-footer-bottom>div{text-align:right}.nme-footer-bottom a{margin-left:18px}

/* PAGINATION */
.navigation.pagination{margin:42px 0}.nav-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}.page-numbers{display:inline-flex;min-width:38px;height:38px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:0 10px}.page-numbers.current{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}

/* NO-JS */
.no-js .nme-search-toggle,.no-js .nme-mobile-toggle{display:none}.no-js .nme-search-panel{display:block;background:var(--cream);color:var(--ink)}.no-js .nme-search-panel>.nme-wrap{padding:14px 0}.no-js .nme-search-panel>div>span{color:var(--coral)}

@media(max-width:1100px){
 :root{--wrap:min(100% - 40px,1200px)}.nme-header-row{grid-template-columns:230px 1fr auto}.nme-menu{gap:18px}.nme-menu a{font-size:.68rem}
 .nme-v7-voice-stage{grid-template-rows:auto 70px 250px 210px;min-height:750px}.nme-v7-voice-a{grid-column:1/9}.nme-v7-one-image{grid-column:3/11}.nme-v7-voice-b{grid-column:9/13}.nme-v7-search-intersection{grid-column:7/12}
 .nme-v7-current-grid{grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr}.nme-v7-current.lane-narrow{grid-column:1/3;margin-top:50px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-right:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:170px 1fr 1fr;gap:20px}.nme-v7-current.lane-narrow header{grid-column:1}.nme-v7-current.lane-narrow article{border-bottom:0}
 .nme-v7-second-stage{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-v7-owned-image{order:-1;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 36px}.nme-v7-approach.approach-left,.nme-v7-approach.approach-right{text-align:left;padding:20px 0;max-width:820px}.nme-v7-approach:after{display:none}
 .nme-footer-flow{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.nme-footer-merge{display:none}.nme-footer-index{grid-column:2}
}

@media(max-width:900px){
 :root{--wrap:calc(100% - 32px)}body.nme-menu-open{overflow:hidden}.nme-header-row{grid-template-columns:1fr auto auto;min-height:68px}.nme-theme-logo{height:46px}.nme-nav{justify-self:end}.js .nme-mobile-toggle{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;border:1px solid var(--ink);background:transparent;padding:9px 11px;font-size:.65rem;font-weight:900}.js .nme-menu{display:none;position:absolute;left:16px;right:16px;top:68px;background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:14px;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0}.js .nme-menu.is-open{display:flex}.js .nme-menu li a{display:block;padding:12px 8px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.no-js .nme-menu{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 18px}.nme-search-toggle span{display:none}.nme-search-panel>.nme-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-search-panel>.nme-wrap>span{display:none}
 .nme-v7-two-voices{padding:38px 0 78px}.nme-v7-voice-stage{display:block;min-height:0}.nme-v7-voice-stage:before,.nme-v7-shared-baseline{display:none}.nme-v7-voice-a{padding-top:12px}.nme-v7-voice-a h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,9.5vw,4.8rem)}.nme-v7-one-image{margin-top:34px}.nme-v7-one-image img{aspect-ratio:16/9;min-height:0}.nme-v7-search-intersection{width:92%;margin:-30px auto 0;transform:none;position:relative}.nme-v7-voice-b{margin:40px 0 0 auto;padding:28px 0 0 24px;max-width:620px;background:none}.nme-v7-voice-b h2{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,6vw,3rem)}
 .nme-v7-section-head{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px;margin-bottom:36px}.nme-v7-section-head h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,7vw,3.5rem)}
 .nme-v7-stream-convergence{min-height:0;padding:0}.nme-v7-stream{position:relative!important;top:auto!important;left:auto!important;right:auto!important;width:100%!important;display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:74px 40px 1fr!important;gap:10px!important;padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left!important}.nme-v7-stream .line{grid-column:1!important;width:100%!important;margin:0!important}.nme-v7-stream b{grid-column:2!important}.nme-v7-stream strong{grid-column:3!important}.nme-v7-stream .line:after{right:0!important;left:auto!important}.nme-v7-shared-index{position:relative;margin-top:24px}
 .nme-v7-first-split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-v7-first-split:after{display:none}.nme-v7-confluence-story,.nme-v7-confluence-story.story-2{padding:28px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.nme-v7-confluence-story.story-2 .media img{max-width:none;margin-left:0;aspect-ratio:16/9}.nme-v7-first-merge{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-v7-first-merge>div:first-child{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:0 0 18px}
 .nme-v7-current-grid{display:block}.nme-v7-current,.nme-v7-current:first-child,.nme-v7-current:last-child{padding:28px 0;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:0}.nme-v7-current.lane-narrow{display:block;margin-top:0}.nme-v7-current.lane-narrow article{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.lane-narrow .media img{aspect-ratio:16/9}
 .nme-v7-context-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-v7-context-main{padding:32px 0;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}.nme-v7-context-reads{padding-left:0}
 .nme-v7-flow-list article,.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right{width:100%;grid-template-columns:56px 180px 1fr;text-align:left;margin-left:0}.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right>b{grid-column:1}.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right>.media{grid-column:2}.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right>div:last-child{grid-column:3;grid-row:1}
 .nme-reading.has-nav{width:min(760px,calc(100% - 32px));display:block}.nme-article-nav{position:relative;top:auto;margin-bottom:34px}.nme-featured,.nme-page-image{width:min(84%,1000px)}.nme-connected-context{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-connected-context>div{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-connected-context a{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.nme-related>div{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-related article{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
 .nme-destination-index>article,.nme-destination-index>article.primary{grid-template-columns:56px minmax(0,1fr);gap:18px}.nme-destination-index .media{grid-column:2}.nme-notfound>.nme-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-footer-flow{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-footer-index{grid-column:auto}.nme-footer-bottom{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nme-footer-bottom strong{text-align:left}.nme-footer-bottom>div{text-align:left}.nme-footer-bottom a{margin:0 18px 0 0}
}

@media(max-width:620px){
 :root{--wrap:calc(100% - 24px)}.nme-header-row{gap:8px}.nme-theme-logo{height:40px;max-width:220px}.nme-search-toggle{padding:8px}.nme-v7-voice-a h1{font-size:clamp(2.45rem,12vw,3.7rem)}.nme-v7-voice-b h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,8.5vw,2.6rem)}
 .nme-v7-streams,.nme-v7-first-confluence,.nme-v7-currents,.nme-v7-second-confluence,.nme-v7-shared-context,.nme-v7-fresh-flow{padding:78px 0}.nme-v7-section-head h2{font-size:clamp(1.95rem,10vw,3.15rem)}
 .nme-v7-first-merge{padding:24px 20px}.nme-v7-owned-image{padding:7px}.nme-v7-context-main h3{font-size:clamp(2rem,10vw,3.3rem)}
 .nme-v7-flow-list article,.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right{grid-template-columns:46px 1fr;gap:12px 14px}.nme-v7-flow-list article>.media,.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right>.media{grid-column:2;grid-row:1}.nme-v7-flow-list article>b,.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right>b{grid-column:1;grid-row:1}.nme-v7-flow-list article>div:last-child,.nme-v7-flow-list article.from-right>div:last-child{grid-column:2;grid-row:2}.nme-v7-flow-list .media img{aspect-ratio:16/9}.nme-post-mast{padding:52px 0 40px}.nme-post-mast h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,9.5vw,3.15rem)}.nme-featured,.nme-page-image{width:calc(100% - 24px);margin-bottom:48px}.nme-reading,.nme-reading.has-nav,.comments-area,.nme-comments{width:calc(100% - 24px)}.nme-article{font-size:1rem}.nme-article table{display:block;overflow-x:auto;white-space:nowrap}.nme-archive-hero h1,.nme-search-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,12vw,4.2rem)}.nme-destination-index>article,.nme-destination-index>article.primary{grid-template-columns:46px 1fr}.nme-footer-index{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.nme-footer-index a:nth-child(3n){border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15)}.nme-footer-index a:nth-child(2n){border-right:0}
}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{scroll-behavior:auto!important;animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important}}
@supports(content-visibility:auto){.nme-v7-streams,.nme-v7-first-confluence,.nme-v7-currents,.nme-v7-second-confluence,.nme-v7-shared-context,.nme-v7-fresh-flow,.nme-footer{content-visibility:auto;contain-intrinsic-size:auto 820px}}

/* V8 — requested single-post title and featured-image scale correction */
.nme-post-mast h1{font-size:clamp(1.96rem,3.6vw,4rem)}
.nme-featured{width:min(49%,742px);margin:52px auto 68px}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .nme-featured{width:min(58.8%,700px)}
}
@media(max-width:620px){
 .nme-post-mast h1{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,7.6vw,2.52rem)}
 .nme-featured{width:70%;margin:38px auto 48px}
}

/* V9 — Two Voices readability rebuild: preserve the prompt geometry without content overlap */
@media (min-width:901px){
  .nme-v7-two-voices{padding:56px 0 94px}
  .nme-v7-voice-stage{
    min-height:0;
    grid-template-rows:auto 112px 440px;
    row-gap:0;
  }
  .nme-v7-voice-stage:before{display:none}
  .nme-v7-voice-a{
    grid-column:1/8;
    grid-row:1;
    padding-top:10px;
    align-self:start;
  }
  .nme-v7-voice-a h1{
    max-width:760px;
    font-size:clamp(2.8rem,4.25vw,4.7rem);
    line-height:.94;
    letter-spacing:-.045em;
    text-wrap:balance;
  }
  .nme-v7-voice-a p{max-width:590px;font-size:.96rem}

  .nme-v7-voice-b{
    position:relative;
    grid-column:9/13;
    grid-row:1;
    align-self:end;
    margin:0 0 8px;
    padding:0 0 0 24px;
    background:none;
    border-left:3px solid var(--purple);
  }
  .nme-v7-voice-b:before{display:none}
  .nme-v7-voice-b h2{
    max-width:430px;
    font-size:clamp(1.55rem,2vw,2.35rem);
    line-height:1;
    letter-spacing:-.035em;
  }
  .nme-v7-voice-b p{font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.5}

  .nme-v7-shared-baseline{
    position:static;
    grid-column:1/-1;
    grid-row:2;
    align-self:center;
    z-index:1;
  }
  .nme-v7-search-intersection{
    grid-column:7/11;
    grid-row:2;
    align-self:center;
    transform:none;
    z-index:5;
    width:100%;
    margin:0;
    box-shadow:8px 8px 0 rgba(239,113,94,.08);
  }

  .nme-v7-one-image{
    grid-column:4/11;
    grid-row:3;
    align-self:stretch;
    height:440px;
    z-index:1;
  }
  .nme-v7-one-image img{height:100%;min-height:0}
}

@media (max-width:900px){
  .nme-v7-voice-a h1{font-size:clamp(2.35rem,8vw,4rem);line-height:.96}
  .nme-v7-search-intersection{width:100%;margin:24px 0 0;transform:none;box-shadow:none}
  .nme-v7-voice-b{margin-top:32px}
}

@media (max-width:620px){
  .nme-v7-voice-a h1{font-size:clamp(2.15rem,10vw,3.25rem);line-height:.98}
  .nme-v7-voice-b h2{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,7.5vw,2.25rem)}
}