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.legal{max-width:none;margin:0;padding-inline:max(6%,calc((100% - 960px)/2))}.legal h1{font-size:48px}.legal h2{font:26px/1.3 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:0;margin-top:40px}.legal h3{font-size:18px;margin-top:25px}.legal p{font-size:15px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}dialog{width:min(600px,92vw);max-height:88vh;overflow:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:30px;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink)}dialog::backdrop{background:rgb(10 32 31 / 65%)}dialog h2{font-size:32px}dialog p{font-size:14px}dialog .button{font-size:13px;gap:5px;width:100%;line-height:1.5}#affiliate-direct{display:block;margin:20px 0;font-size:14px}#affiliate-cancel{border:0;background:transparent;text-decoration:underline;color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer}footer>a:not(.brand){font-size:14px}

/* Layout fixes v4: keep the reading width independent of viewport padding. */
.sources>p,.sources>h2{max-width:850px}
.sources .eyebrow{max-width:none}
.sources h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.2vw,44px);letter-spacing:-1px}
.sources>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:15px;line-height:1.8}
#source-links{gap:12px 24px}
#source-links a{max-width:100%;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.finder form,.route-card,.budget>*{min-width:0}
.experience{min-inline-size:0}
.step{flex-shrink:0}
.legal h1,.legal h2{overflow-wrap:break-word}
@media(max-width:760px){.route-grid,.budget{grid-template-columns:1fr}.tips{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}.budget{gap:28px}.legal{padding-inline:6%}}
@media(max-width:480px){
 .fields{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:16px}
 select,input[type=number]{font-size:16px;padding:12px}
 .experience{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:9px}
 .experience span{padding:12px 15px 12px 42px;font-size:20px;line-height:1.3}
 .experience b{font-size:14px}
 .experience small{font-size:12px;margin-top:4px}
 .experience input{left:15px;top:17px}
 .hero h1{font-size:clamp(36px,10.5vw,47px);letter-spacing:-1.3px}
 .brand-sub{margin-left:0;font-size:7px;letter-spacing:1.4px}
 .nav-cta{max-width:115px;text-align:right;line-height:1.5}
 .sources h2{font-size:32px;line-height:1.16}
 #source-links{display:grid;gap:14px}
 .result{padding:20px 17px}
 dialog{padding:23px 20px}
}

/* v6: editorial photo, compact data-backed finder, static route content. */
.hero>picture{position:absolute;inset:0}.hero>picture img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:62% 52%}
.hero:after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(5,33,35,.88),rgba(5,33,35,.20) 80%)}
.experience{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
.route-meta{font-weight:bold}.route-tradeoff{color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:12px}
.form-actions{display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.text-button{border:0;background:transparent;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;font:inherit;font-size:13px;cursor:pointer;padding:4px 0}
select option:disabled{color:#888}.author{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.author>div{max-width:780px}.author p{font-size:16px}
#source-links{padding-top:20px}footer .text-button{justify-self:start}
@media(max-width:620px){.hero{min-height:660px}.hero-content{padding-bottom:180px}.hero>picture img{object-position:53% 53%}.hero:after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(5,33,35,.80),rgba(5,33,35,.63) 55%,rgba(5,33,35,.06))}.photo-label{right:20px;bottom:20px}.experience{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* v8: compact author and sources, one shared section. */
.about-meta{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);gap:48px;padding-top:42px;padding-bottom:42px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.about-meta .author{border:0}.about-meta>div{min-width:0}
.about-meta h2{font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.7px;margin-bottom:14px}
.about-meta .eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-bottom:12px}
.about-meta .author p:not(.eyebrow),.about-meta .sources>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:12px}
.about-meta a{font-size:13px}.about-meta details{padding:10px 0}
.about-meta summary{font-size:13px}.about-meta .sources>.fine{font-size:12px!important;line-height:1.6!important;margin:12px 0 0!important}
@media(max-width:760px){.about-meta{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px;padding-top:32px;padding-bottom:32px}.about-meta .sources{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px}.about-meta h2{font-size:27px}}