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.movement-icon.horizon::after{inset:10px -2px -2px 10px}

/* Version 2: shift the gathering slightly right while preserving the source image. */
.hero{background-size:112% auto;background-position:left center}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero{background-size:cover;background-position:44% center}}
@media(max-width:580px){.hero{background-position:43% center}}

/* Founder portrait */
.founder-portrait{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 35%;border-radius:40px;box-shadow:0 24px 70px rgba(50,43,30,.16);margin-bottom:28px}
@media(max-width:900px){.founder-portrait{grid-row:1/5;margin:0}}
@media(max-width:580px){.founder-portrait{margin-bottom:26px}}

/* Keep the founder portrait comfortably contained at every viewport size. */
.founder-portrait{width:min(100%,320px);max-height:400px}
@media(max-width:900px){.founder-portrait{width:min(100%,240px);max-height:320px}}
@media(max-width:580px){.founder-portrait{width:min(78vw,280px);max-height:350px;margin:0 auto 26px}}

/* A quiet visual bridge to The Communal Heart book ecosystem. */
.book-art{position:absolute;right:6%;top:50%;width:clamp(280px,31vw,430px);margin:0;transform:translateY(-50%);isolation:isolate;filter:saturate(.9) contrast(.97) sepia(.03);opacity:.95;-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#000 58%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 78%,transparent 100%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#000 58%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 78%,transparent 100%)}
.book-art img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.book-art::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(247,240,226,.035);mix-blend-mode:screen;pointer-events:none}
@media(min-width:901px){
  .book-art{right:16%;top:50%;width:clamp(225px,22.5vw,324px)}
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}
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/* Keep the circle constellation fully inside narrow phone viewports. */
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  .circle-note{max-width:330px;margin:24px auto 0;padding:0 8px}
}
@media(max-width:350px){
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}
/* Reliable contained constellation for phone previews and narrow tablets. */
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  .circle-note{max-width:520px;margin:24px auto 0;padding:0 8px}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
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}

@keyframes constellation-energy{
  0%{stroke-dashoffset:0;opacity:.32}
  50%{opacity:.82}
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}
.constellation-lines path{stroke-linecap:round;animation:constellation-energy 5s linear infinite}
.constellation-lines path:nth-child(2){animation-duration:5.8s;animation-direction:reverse}
.constellation-lines path:nth-child(3){animation-duration:6.4s}
.constellation-lines path:nth-child(4){animation-duration:5.4s;animation-direction:reverse}
.constellation-lines path:nth-child(3n){animation-delay:-1.7s}
.constellation-lines path:nth-child(4n){animation-delay:-3.1s}
.constellation-lines path:nth-child(5n){animation-direction:reverse;animation-duration:6.1s}

@media(max-width:900px){
  .constellation{display:block;position:relative;width:100%;max-width:620px;height:540px;margin:0 auto}
  .constellation-lines{display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
  .constellation>span,.constellation>span.online{position:absolute;left:var(--x)!important;top:var(--y)!important;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);box-sizing:border-box;width:74px;max-width:none;height:74px;min-width:0;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;padding:7px;font-size:.7rem;line-height:1.08;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
  .constellation>span.online{width:84px;height:84px}
}

@media(max-width:600px){
  .circles{padding-left:8px;padding-right:8px}
  .circles .section-heading{padding-left:12px;padding-right:12px}
  .constellation{display:block;position:relative;width:100%;max-width:420px;height:480px;margin:0 auto}
  .constellation-lines{display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
  .constellation>span,.constellation>span.online{position:absolute;left:var(--x)!important;top:var(--y)!important;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);box-sizing:border-box;width:46px;max-width:none;height:46px;min-width:0;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;padding:5px;font-size:.56rem;line-height:1.04;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
  .constellation>span.online{width:56px;height:56px}
}

/* A warm threshold vignette for the Read Our Story hero. */
.inner-page .inner-hero.paper{background:#fbf7ed}
.inner-page .inner-hero.paper::before{display:block;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 76% at 50% 52%,rgba(251,247,237,0) 0%,rgba(251,247,237,0) 52%,rgba(199,154,67,.07) 76%,rgba(168,107,31,.15) 100%)}
.about-intro.paper{background:#fbf7ed}
.about-intro.paper::before{background:radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 76% at 50% 52%,rgba(251,247,237,0) 0%,rgba(251,247,237,0) 52%,rgba(199,154,67,.07) 76%,rgba(168,107,31,.15) 100%)}
.about-intro .watercolor{display:none}
.agreements-list-wrap{position:relative}
.online-agreement-note{margin:28px 0 0;padding:6px 0 0;max-width:620px;color:#d9d4ca;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.75}
.online-agreement-note span{display:block;margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--gold);font-size:.62rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.18em;font-weight:700}
.inner-hero .about-hero-title{font-size:clamp(2.65rem,5.2vw,5.6rem);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.inner-hero .about-hero-subtitle{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.25vw,2.2rem);line-height:1.45;color:#48443b;margin:0 auto;max-width:720px}
.story-body .purpose-lead{font-size:clamp(1.45rem,2.05vw,1.65rem);line-height:1.62;max-width:700px;margin-bottom:3rem;color:#48443b}
.story-body h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
@media(max-width:580px){.inner-hero .about-hero-title{font-size:2.65rem}.inner-hero .about-hero-subtitle{font-size:1.35rem}.story-body .purpose-lead{font-size:1.25rem;margin-bottom:2.4rem}}
/* White WE monogram over the hero; dark monogram after the header turns light. */
.brand-mark-stack{position:relative;display:block;width:59px;height:59px;flex:0 0 auto;transition:width .35s,height .35s}
.brand .brand-mark-stack img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;transition:opacity .25s}
.brand-mark-light{opacity:1}
.brand-mark-dark{opacity:0}
.site-header.is-scrolled .brand-mark-stack{width:47px;height:47px}
.site-header.is-scrolled .brand-mark-light{opacity:0}
.site-header.is-scrolled .brand-mark-dark{opacity:1}
@media(max-width:900px){.brand-mark-stack{width:46px;height:46px}}