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/* Header — restyled to this review's own palette from the start */
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/* Hero */
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.hero-foot{position:absolute;left:var(--pad);right:var(--pad);bottom:4vh;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(244,239,228,.7)}
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.hero-foot-links .portrait-bridge{color:var(--platinum);border-color:var(--platinum)}

/* Thesis */
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.thesis-copy h2{font:300 clamp(30px,4.6vw,60px)/1.2 var(--serif);letter-spacing:.01em;margin:0 0 30px;color:var(--dark)}
.thesis-copy .xl{font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(21px,2.2vw,31px);line-height:1.32;color:var(--cognac);font-family:var(--serif)}
.thesis-copy p:not(.xl){font-size:clamp(16px,1.4vw,20px);line-height:1.75;color:var(--muted);max-width:760px}
.fact-stack{align-self:end;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.fact-stack div{padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
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.fact-stack b{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.24em;color:var(--cognac);font-weight:400}
.fact-stack span{font:16px/1.4 var(--serif);color:var(--dark);margin-top:6px}

/* Chapter scenes */
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.chapter-visual{position:sticky;top:0;height:100svh;overflow:hidden;z-index:-2}
.chapter-visual.full-bleed img{filter:saturate(1.02) contrast(1.08);transform:scale(1.03)}
.wash{position:absolute;inset:0}
.wash-sapphire{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(8,11,20,.9) 0%,rgba(0,20,64,.42) 48%,rgba(8,11,20,.24)),radial-gradient(circle at 70% 44%,rgba(0,50,160,.12),rgba(8,11,20,.52) 70%)}
.chapter-copy{position:relative;z-index:2;width:min(680px,88vw);margin-left:var(--pad);padding-top:32vh;padding-bottom:28vh;color:var(--ivory);--chapter-color:rgba(244,239,228,.72)}
.chapter-copy.right{margin-left:auto;margin-right:var(--pad)}
.chapter-copy h2{font:300 clamp(38px,6.4vw,88px)/1.08 var(--serif);letter-spacing:.015em;margin:12px 0 32px;color:#fff}
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/* Interlude — full-bleed image, not flat gradient (evolution over the prior 3 reviews) */
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/* Divide — the honest, first-person tension */
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/* Verdict / score */
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/* Friend-gift note */
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/* Pagination */
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/* Reveal-on-scroll */
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  .fact-stack{margin-top:30px}
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  .gift-note{flex-direction:column;gap:6px}
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  .chapter-copy{padding-top:26vh;padding-bottom:22vh}
  .hero-title{bottom:16vh}
}