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/* Full-viewport opening film, followed by the split story. */
.hero-media{left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:0;background:var(--ivory)}
.hero-poster,.hero-video{object-fit:cover;mix-blend-mode:normal}
.hero-stage{min-height:0}
.hero-story{opacity:1;transform:none;visibility:hidden;z-index:3;pointer-events:none}
.hero-story.is-visible{visibility:visible;pointer-events:auto}
.hero-story>*{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);transition:opacity .8s ease,transform .8s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1)}
.hero-story.is-visible>*{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}
.hero-story.is-visible>:nth-child(2){transition-delay:.13s}
.hero-story.is-visible>:nth-child(3){transition-delay:.26s}
.hero-story.is-visible>:nth-child(4){transition-delay:.39s}
.hero-story.is-visible>:nth-child(5){transition-delay:.52s}
.hero-controls{bottom:3%;text-shadow:0 1px 12px var(--color-hex-f8f7f2)}
.motion-toggle{background:var(--color-hex-f8f7f280);backdrop-filter:blur(10px)}
.media-label{opacity:0;transition:opacity .5s ease}
.hero-stage.story-ready .media-label{opacity:1}
@media(max-width:700px){.hero-stage{min-height:0}.hero-story{top:13%}.hero-story h1{font-size:34px}.hero-story p{font-size:11px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.hero-story>*{transition:none;transform:none}}
/* A soft ivory veil blends the story into the moving landscape. */
.hero-stage::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:2;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-hex-f8f7f2) 0%,var(--color-hex-f8f7f2) 32%,var(--color-tone-214) 43%,var(--color-tone-215) 51%,var(--color-tone-216) 59%,var(--color-tone-217) 67%,var(--color-tone-218) 77%);opacity:var(--mist-opacity,0)}
@media(max-width:700px){.hero-stage::after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--color-hex-f8f7f2) 0%,var(--color-hex-f8f7f2) 36%,var(--color-tone-219) 47%,var(--color-tone-220) 56%,var(--color-tone-221) 65%,var(--color-tone-218) 77%)}}
/* The landscape remains beneath the entire veil: no half-width media edge. */
.hero-stage::after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-tone-222) 0%,var(--color-tone-223) 20%,var(--color-tone-224) 34%,var(--color-tone-225) 45%,var(--color-tone-226) 55%,var(--color-tone-227) 67%,var(--color-tone-218) 80%)}
@media(max-width:700px){.hero-stage::after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--color-tone-214) 0%,var(--color-tone-228) 25%,var(--color-tone-215) 40%,var(--color-tone-229) 56%,var(--color-tone-217) 70%,var(--color-tone-218) 85%)}}
/* Rectangular editorial hero: solid ivory copy area, scroll-scrubbed film. */
.hero-stage::after{display:none}
.hero-media{left:5%;top:12%;width:90%;height:76%;border:1px solid var(--color-hex-c6b78e);border-radius:0;background:var(--color-hex-eeeee6)}
.hero-media-inner{transform-origin:center}
.hero-poster,.hero-video{object-fit:contain;object-position:center;mix-blend-mode:normal}
.motion-toggle{border-radius:3px;background:var(--ivory);backdrop-filter:none}
.hero-stage.story-ready .media-label{background:var(--color-hex-f8f7f2dc);padding:8px 12px;bottom:12px;left:12px;right:12px}
/* Full-bleed scroll film with a crisp, unblurred white content panel. */
.hero-media{left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:0}
.hero-poster,.hero-video{object-fit:cover}
.hero-stage::after{display:block;content:'';position:absolute;inset:0 auto 0 0;width:48%;background:var(--color-white);opacity:var(--white-panel,0);z-index:2;pointer-events:none;backdrop-filter:none;filter:none}
@media(max-width:700px){.hero-stage::after{inset:0 0 auto;width:100%;height:43%;background:var(--color-white)}}
.hero-stage .motion-toggle,.hero-stage .partner-form{backdrop-filter:none;-webkit-backdrop-filter:none;filter:none}
/* White copy panel enters spatially from the left, never by fading. */
.hero-stage::after{opacity:1;transform:translate3d(var(--white-panel-offset,-100%),0,0);will-change:transform}
/* Independently loaded clips avoid source resets during stage transitions. */
.hero-media-inner{position:relative}
.hero-video-layer{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .3s ease;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}
.hero-video-layer.is-active{opacity:1;z-index:1}
.hero-stage.story-ready .hero-video-layer{object-fit:contain}
.hero-media{background:var(--ivory)}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.hero-video-layer{transition:none}}
/* All three stages preserve a full-screen canvas, including the final loop. */
.hero-stage.story-ready .hero-video-layer{object-fit:cover;object-position:center}
.hero-media{border:0;border-radius:0}