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/* v0.3 discoverability/navigation */
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@media(max-width:680px){.resource-links{grid-template-columns:1fr}.resource-group{gap:18px}.resource-group-heading h2{font-size:26px}}

/* v0.4 forced discovery */
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@media(max-width:680px){.guide-launch-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.guide-launch-grid a{min-height:145px}.guide-launch-head .btn{width:100%;text-align:center}}
.page-deck{max-width:760px;margin:18px 0 0;font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted,#62666b)}
.entry>h2{margin-top:2.2rem}.entry>h3{margin-top:1.6rem}.entry p,.entry li{line-height:1.78}.entry .lede{font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.75}.entry ul{padding-left:1.25rem}

/* v0.7 depth links and assessment refinements */
.deep-link-list{display:grid;gap:1px;background:var(--border,#d8d3c8);border:1px solid var(--border,#d8d3c8);margin:2rem 0 2.5rem}
.deep-link-list a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(150px,.55fr) 1.45fr;gap:1.25rem;padding:1.15rem 1.25rem;background:var(--paper,#fff);text-decoration:none;color:inherit;align-items:start}
.deep-link-list a:hover{background:#f6f2e9}
.deep-link-list strong{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:1.08rem;color:#0d2d3a}
.deep-link-list span{line-height:1.55;color:#5d6264}
.question-hint{margin:-.35rem 0 1.15rem;color:#73797b;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.5}
.option input[type="checkbox"]{accent-color:#a17a2a}
@media(max-width:680px){.deep-link-list a{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:.35rem}}


/* v0.8 pre-launch hardening */
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.authority-sources h2{margin:.5rem 0 1rem}.authority-sources>p{color:var(--muted);max-width:760px}
.authority-sources ol{display:grid;gap:.55rem;padding-left:1.35rem}.authority-sources li{padding-left:.25rem}.authority-sources a{font-size:.95rem}
.intake-form{margin-top:1.4rem}.form-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}.form-grid .full{grid-column:1/-1}
.intake-form label{display:block;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);font-size:.88rem}.intake-form label span{font-weight:400;color:var(--muted)}
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.intake-form input:focus,.intake-form select:focus,.intake-form textarea:focus{outline:3px solid rgba(167,122,51,.2);border-color:var(--brass)}
.form-consent{font-weight:400!important;line-height:1.55;margin:1rem 0 1.25rem;color:var(--muted)!important}.form-consent input{margin-right:.45rem}.intake-success{padding:14px 16px;background:#eef7ef;border-left:4px solid #3f7650;margin:1rem 0}
.privacy-open{overflow:hidden}.privacy-modal[hidden]{display:none}.privacy-modal{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:99999;display:grid;place-items:center;padding:24px}.privacy-backdrop{position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(5,20,30,.72);backdrop-filter:blur(3px)}
.privacy-dialog{position:relative;width:min(680px,100%);background:var(--cream);box-shadow:0 28px 90px rgba(0,0,0,.35);border-top:5px solid var(--brass);padding:34px 38px}.privacy-dialog h2{font:650 36px/1.1 Georgia,serif;color:var(--navy);margin:8px 0 16px}.privacy-dialog p{color:var(--muted);line-height:1.7}.privacy-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:24px}.privacy-actions .text-link{font-size:.85rem}
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