/* ============ VERTICALS HUB — PAGE STYLES (REWORK v4) ============ */

/* ---- 1. HERO — "All-In on Digital" ----
Left-aligned editorial hero on the approved green gradient
strip motif, with a firm-level proof strip at the bottom.
------------------------------------------------------------ */
.vh-hero {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(72px, 8vw, 120px) 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
}

.vh-hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 60% at 85% 15%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) 0%, transparent 55%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 55% at 10% 90%, rgba(13, 24, 32, 0.30) 0%, transparent 60%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.vh-hero .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1200px;
    text-align: left;
}

.vh-hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.36em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    margin-bottom: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
}

.vh-hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}

.vh-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(42px, 6vw, 84px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    max-width: 16ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
}

.vh-hero h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cfe3c6;
}

.vh-hero-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 19px);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-width: 58ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(30px, 4vw, 44px);
}

.vh-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vw, 84px);
}

.vh-hero-actions .vh-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 14px 28px;
    border-radius: var(--radius-md);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease-out), background 0.25s;
}

.vh-btn--solid {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px -8px rgba(13, 24, 32, 0.35);
}

.vh-btn--solid:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 32px -10px rgba(13, 24, 32, 0.45);
}

.vh-btn--ghost {
    color: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32);
}

.vh-btn--ghost:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.vh-hero-proof {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.vh-proof-item {
    text-align: left;
    position: relative;
    padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 36px) clamp(12px, 1.6vw, 24px);
}

.vh-proof-item+.vh-proof-item::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 20%;
    height: 60%;
    width: 1px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.vh-proof-value {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.vh-proof-value em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cfe3c6;
}

.vh-proof-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.20em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}

/* ---- 2. THE LEDGER — six verticals as index entries ----
Six full-width rows, set like entries in a deal ledger:
oversized serif numeral, huge serif name with a small-caps
tag, a one-line descriptor hung off a fine rule, and a
circled arrow. Hover floods the row with the green gradient
motif and shifts the whole entry into white.
------------------------------------------------------------ */
.vl {
    background: var(--white);
    position: relative;
}

/* ---- Shared section header — one stacked column ----
Eyebrow above, big serif headline, optional one-line sub.
Left-aligned to match the ledger's hard left edge.
------------------------------------------------------------ */
.vh-shead {
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 72px);
}

.vh-shead .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 22px);
}

.vh-shead h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 4.8vw, 68px);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0;
}

.vh-shead h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.vh-shead-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 22px) 0 0;
    max-width: 56ch;
}

.vl-list {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.vl-row {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 0.92fr) auto;
    grid-template-areas: "num title desc go";
    align-items: center;
    column-gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 48px);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3.6vw, 46px) clamp(16px, 2.6vw, 40px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    text-decoration: none;
    isolation: isolate;
}

.vl-row:last-child {
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.vl-row::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    opacity: 0;
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    transition: opacity 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible)::before {
    opacity: 1;
}

.vl-row:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--forest);
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

.vl-num {
    grid-area: num;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 64px);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    opacity: 0.18;
    user-select: none;
    transition: color 0.45s var(--ease-out), opacity 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-num {
    color: var(--white);
    opacity: 0.42;
}

.vl-title {
    grid-area: title;
    min-width: 0;
    transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-title {
    transform: translateX(clamp(6px, 1vw, 14px));
}

.vl-name {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 56px);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    transition: color 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-tag {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    transition: color 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-name {
    color: var(--white);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-tag {
    color: #cfe3c6;
}

.vl-desc {
    grid-area: desc;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(14px, 1.3vw, 15.5px);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    max-width: 40ch;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    padding-left: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 34px);
    transition: color 0.45s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-desc {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
}

.vl-go {
    grid-area: go;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    justify-self: end;
}

.vl-go-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: color 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-go-circle {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: clamp(44px, 4vw, 54px);
    height: clamp(44px, 4vw, 54px);
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-20);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    transition: background 0.45s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.45s var(--ease-out),
        color 0.45s var(--ease-out), transform 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-go-label {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-go-circle {
    background: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    transform: translateX(6px);
}

/* ---- 3. THE INDEX — niches as a typeset contents table ----
Twenty niches set like a contents page: two columns of
fine-rule rows on a sage band, each row a hanging numeral
(07–26, continuing the ledger's 01–06) and a serif name.
Hairline dividers and row height do the work; hover tints
the name forest and darkens the rule.
------------------------------------------------------------ */
.vh-index {
    background: var(--sage);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.vh-index-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: repeat(10, auto);
    grid-auto-flow: column;
    column-gap: clamp(44px, 7vw, 112px);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.vh-index-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 30px);
    padding: clamp(15px, 2vw, 22px) 2px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-20);
    transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.vh-index-row:nth-child(10),
.vh-index-row:nth-child(20) {
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.vh-index-num {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    min-width: 2.4em;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.vh-index-name {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(19px, 1.9vw, 25px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

a.vh-index-name:hover {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.vh-index-row:hover {
    border-color: var(--charcoal);
}

.vh-index-row:hover .vh-index-num,
.vh-index-row:hover .vh-index-name {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.vh-index-foot {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: var(--text-base);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    max-width: 60ch;
    margin: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px) 0 0;
}

.vh-index-foot a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.vh-index-foot a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- Responsive ---- */
@media (max-width: 920px) {
    .vl-row {
        grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
        grid-template-areas:
            "num title go"
            "num desc  go";
        row-gap: 12px;
    }

    .vl-num {
        align-self: start;
    }

    .vl-desc {
        border-left: none;
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .vl-go-label {
        display: none;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .vh-hero-proof {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .vh-proof-item+.vh-proof-item::before {
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        height: 1px;
        width: auto;
    }

    .vh-index-list {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        grid-template-rows: none;
        grid-auto-flow: row;
    }

    .vh-index-row:nth-child(10) {
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-20);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .vl-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        grid-template-areas:
            "num"
            "title"
            "desc"
            "go";
        row-gap: 10px;
        padding-left: 0;
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .vl-num {
        font-size: 30px;
    }

    .vl-go {
        justify-self: start;
        margin-top: 8px;
    }

    .vl-go-label {
        display: inline;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {

    .vl-row::before,
    .vl-num,
    .vl-title,
    .vl-name,
    .vl-tag,
    .vl-desc,
    .vl-go-label,
    .vl-go-circle,
    .vh-index-row,
    .vh-index-num,
    .vh-index-name,
    .vh-index-foot a {
        transition: none;
    }

    .vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-title {
        transform: none;
    }

    .vl-row:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .vl-go-circle {
        transform: none;
    }
}


/* ============ SAAS VERTICAL — PAGE STYLES (REDESIGN v6) ============
Built around what a SaaS founder weighs before selling:
revenue that keeps recurring, a business that runs without them,
the AI question, and proof the advisor has done this before.
=================================================================== */

/* ---- 1. HERO — "The Founder's Desk" ----
Dark, left-aligned, editorial. Stat strip sits on a single
clean rule with real breathing room (fixes the floating line). */
.sx-hero {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 60% at 8% 25%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.18) 0%, transparent 55%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 35% 45% at 90% 75%, rgba(0, 76, 151, 0.10) 0%, transparent 55%),
        linear-gradient(172deg, #121d26 0%, var(--charcoal-deep) 55%, #16222c 100%);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: clamp(64px, 7vw, 104px) 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 100px);
    color: var(--white);
}

.sx-hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 110px 110px;
    mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 70% at 60% 40%, black 25%, transparent 72%);
    -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 70% at 60% 40%, black 25%, transparent 72%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.sx-hero .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1200px;
    text-align: left;
}

.sx-hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.34em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.5);
    margin-bottom: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
}

.sx-hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--forest-light);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--forest-light);
}

.sx-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 80px);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
    max-width: 16ch;
}

.sx-hero h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.sx-hero-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 19px);
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-width: 54ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
}

.sx-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 92px);
}

.sx-hero-actions .btn-primary {
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.sx-hero-quietlink {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.sx-hero-quietlink:hover {
    color: var(--forest-light);
    border-color: var(--forest-light);
}

/* Stat strip — one deliberate rule, padded so it reads as a shelf,
not a stray line. */
.sx-hero-stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.16);
    padding-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
}

.sx-hero-stat {
    position: relative;
    padding-right: clamp(16px, 2vw, 32px);
}

.sx-hero-stat+.sx-hero-stat {
    padding-left: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 36px);
}

.sx-hero-stat+.sx-hero-stat::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 10%;
    height: 80%;
    width: 1px;
    background: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.10);
}

.sx-hero-stat-value {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 46px);
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.sx-hero-stat-value em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.sx-hero-stat-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.45);
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
    .sx-hero-stats {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        row-gap: 22px;
    }

    .sx-hero-stat+.sx-hero-stat {
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .sx-hero-stat+.sx-hero-stat::before {
        display: none;
    }
}

/* ---- 2. FOUR QUESTIONS — "The Buyer's Notebook" ----
The SaaS-specific frame: what every serious buyer asks first. */
.sx-questions {
    background: var(--white);
    position: relative;
}

.sx-questions::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest) 0%, var(--forest-light) 45%, transparent 100%);
}

.sx-questions .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
}

.sx-questions-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 72px);
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}

.sx-questions-head .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.sx-questions-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.8vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0;
}

.sx-questions-head h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.sx-questions-head>p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0;
}

.sx-q-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 24px);
}

.sx-q-card {
    background: var(--cloud);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.35s;
}

.sx-q-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -14px rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.14);
    border-color: var(--forest-12);
}

.sx-q-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    background: var(--forest-pale);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-12);
    border-radius: 100px;
    padding: 5px 13px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.sx-q-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(21px, 2.2vw, 27px);
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.sx-q-card>p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.sx-q-answer {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.sx-q-answer svg {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-top: 2px;
}

.sx-q-answer strong {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 700;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .sx-questions-head {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        align-items: start;
    }

    .sx-q-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 3. AI BAND — "The New Question" ----
Approved green gradient strip motif. */
.sx-ai {
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 120px) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.sx-ai .container {
    max-width: 1140px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.sx-ai-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.sx-ai h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 54px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
    max-width: 22ch;
}

.sx-ai h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cde5c2;
}

.sx-ai-lede {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 18px);
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 62ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 56px);
}

.sx-ai-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 24px);
}

.sx-ai-card {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 34px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    transition: background 0.3s var(--ease-out), transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}

.sx-ai-card:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.11);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.sx-ai-card-icon {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border-radius: var(--radius-md);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: #d8ecce;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.sx-ai-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 22px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.sx-ai-card p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .sx-ai-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 4. CLOSED DEALS — "The Record" ----
Only deals verified in our public archive of sold listings. */
.sx-deals {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 45% at 85% 10%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.10) 0%, transparent 55%),
        linear-gradient(178deg, #101b24 0%, var(--charcoal-deep) 100%);
    color: var(--white);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.sx-deals::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 119px, rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.02) 119px 120px);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.sx-deals .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1200px;
}

.sx-deals .section-header h2 {
    color: var(--white);
}

.sx-deals .section-header p {
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.55);
}

.sx-deals .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.sx-deals-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
    margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}

.sx-deal-card {
    background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.05) 0%, rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.02) 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.10);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 32px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.35s, box-shadow 0.35s;
}

.sx-deal-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.35);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
}

.sx-deal-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    align-self: flex-start;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest-light);
    background: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.10);
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.26);
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 5px 12px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.sx-deal-badge::before {
    content: '';
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--forest-light);
}

.sx-deal-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.7vw, 21px);
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.sx-deal-card p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.55);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.sx-deal-type {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.08);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.42);
}

.sx-deals-note {
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.45);
    font-style: italic;
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .sx-deals-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 580px) {
    .sx-deals-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 5. VALUATION — "The Whole Picture" ---- */
.sx-value {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 50% at 95% 5%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.05) 0%, transparent 50%),
        var(--white);
}

.sx-value .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 84px);
    align-items: start;
}

.sx-value-copy .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.sx-value-copy h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.8vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px);
}

.sx-value-copy h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.sx-value-copy p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.sx-value-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--white);
    background: var(--forest);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-light);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 14px 28px;
    text-decoration: none;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.4);
    transition: background 0.25s var(--ease-out), gap 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.sx-value-cta:hover {
    background: var(--forest-light);
    gap: 14px;
}

.sx-measures {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
}

.sx-measure {
    background: var(--cloud);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-left: 4px solid var(--forest);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px) clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px);
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.sx-measure:hover {
    transform: translateX(4px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}

.sx-measure-term {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 23px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.sx-measure-def {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0;
}

.sx-measure--rest {
    border-left-color: var(--blue);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
    .sx-value .container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 6. PROCESS — "Shaped Around Software" ---- */
.sx-process {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 45% at 10% 100%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.06) 0%, transparent 55%),
        var(--cloud);
}

.sx-process .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
}

.sx-process .section-header .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.sx-process-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 22px);
    margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}

.sx-step {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 34px);
    position: relative;
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.sx-step:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
}

/* Step number sized to its circle: 44px ring, 15px numeral,
centered with grid so nothing overflows. */
.sx-step-num {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, var(--forest-light) 100%);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 16px -4px rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.45);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.sx-step h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 22px);
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.sx-step p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0;
}

.sx-process-note {
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
}

.sx-process-note svg {
    color: var(--forest);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
    .sx-process-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .sx-process-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 7. TESTIMONIALS — "In Their Words" ----
Two real quotes from software founders, set as an editorial
spread: one lead folio, one companion card. */
.sx-words {
    background: var(--white);
    position: relative;
}

.sx-words::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--charcoal-12), transparent);
}

.sx-words .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
}

.sx-words .section-header .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.sx-words-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px);
    margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 60px);
    align-items: stretch;
}

.sx-quote {
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 52px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.sx-quote--lead {
    background: linear-gradient(165deg, var(--charcoal-deep) 0%, #1a2a35 100%);
    color: var(--white);
}

.sx-quote--lead::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest) 0%, var(--forest-light) 100%);
}

.sx-quote--side {
    background: var(--cloud);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.sx-quote-mark {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(56px, 6vw, 84px);
    line-height: 0.5;
    margin-bottom: clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
}

.sx-quote--lead .sx-quote-mark {
    color: var(--forest-light);
    opacity: 0.85;
}

.sx-quote--side .sx-quote-mark {
    color: var(--forest);
    opacity: 0.4;
}

.sx-quote blockquote {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
    padding: 0;
}

.sx-quote--lead blockquote {
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 24px);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.sx-quote--side blockquote {
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 19px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.sx-quote-attrib {
    margin-top: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
}

.sx-quote-avatar {
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 19px;
}

.sx-quote--lead .sx-quote-avatar {
    background: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.22);
    color: #cde5c2;
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.4);
}

.sx-quote--side .sx-quote-avatar {
    background: var(--forest-pale);
    color: var(--forest);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-12);
}

.sx-quote-attrib cite {
    font-style: normal;
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.sx-quote--lead .sx-quote-attrib cite {
    color: var(--white);
}

.sx-quote--side .sx-quote-attrib cite {
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.sx-quote-co {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    margin-top: 2px;
}

.sx-quote--lead .sx-quote-co {
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.55);
}

.sx-quote--side .sx-quote-co {
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
}

.sx-quote-vertical {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 6px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 100px;
}

.sx-quote--lead .sx-quote-vertical {
    color: var(--forest-light);
    background: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.12);
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.3);
}

.sx-quote--side .sx-quote-vertical {
    color: var(--forest);
    background: var(--forest-pale);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-12);
}

.sx-words-footer {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
}

.sx-words-footer a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--forest);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.sx-words-footer a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .sx-words-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ============================================================
E-COMMERCE VERTICAL — CUSTOM PAGE STYLES (REDESIGN v6)
Structure: "The Storefront Audit"
1. Daylight hero (light, editorial — deliberately not dark)
2. The Four Questions (sticky rail + question ledger)
3. Valuation band (green gradient strip motif)
4. What moves with the sale (two-panel transfer sheet)
5. Who buys stores now (dark buyer landscape)
6. From first talk to handover (5-step rail)
7. Verified seller quotes
8. FAQ + final CTA (strip motif)
============================================================ */

/* ---- 1. HERO — "Open for One Last Sale" ---- */
.ec-hero {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 60% at 90% 0%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.07) 0%, transparent 55%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white) 0%, var(--cloud) 100%);
    padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px) 0 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ec-hero::after {
    /* faint shelf lines — storefront ledger feel */
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(54, 69, 79, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 100% 120px;
    mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 85% 40%, black 20%, transparent 75%);
    -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 85% 40%, black 20%, transparent 75%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ec-hero .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1200px;
}

.ec-hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: clamp(22px, 3vw, 34px);
}

.ec-hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    width: 28px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--forest);
}

.ec-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 82px);
    line-height: 1.04;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    max-width: 17ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px);
}

.ec-hero h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-hero-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.55vw, 19px);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    max-width: 52ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
}

.ec-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 92px);
}

/* ghost button defaults to white-on-dark; this hero is light */
.ec-hero .btn-ghost {
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    border-color: var(--charcoal-20);
}

.ec-hero .btn-ghost:hover {
    background: var(--charcoal-05);
    border-color: var(--charcoal-42);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.ec-hero-facts {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--charcoal-deep);
    background: transparent;
}

.ec-hero-fact {
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 34px) clamp(4px, 1vw, 16px) clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px) 0;
    position: relative;
}

.ec-hero-fact+.ec-hero-fact {
    padding-left: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 26px);
}

.ec-hero-fact+.ec-hero-fact::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 22px;
    bottom: 30px;
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ec-hero-fact-value {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 42px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.05;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.ec-hero-fact-value em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-hero-fact-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
}

/* ---- 2. FOUR QUESTIONS — "The Buyer's Homework" ---- */
.ec-questions {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ec-questions .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.4fr;
    gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 96px);
    align-items: start;
}

.ec-q-rail {
    position: sticky;
    top: 110px;
}

.ec-q-rail .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ec-q-rail h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
}

.ec-q-rail h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-q-rail p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.45vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.ec-q-rail-cta {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--forest);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ec-q-rail-cta:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-q-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.ec-q-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
    gap: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 40px);
    padding: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ec-q-item:first-child {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.ec-q-num {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(40px, 4.6vw, 64px);
    line-height: 0.9;
    color: var(--sage);
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--forest);
    min-width: 1.4em;
}

.ec-q-body h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.ec-q-body>p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(14.5px, 1.4vw, 16px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.ec-q-helps {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 22px) clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
    background: var(--cloud);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--forest);
}

.ec-q-helps-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.ec-q-helps li {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.6;
    padding: 4px 0 4px 20px;
    position: relative;
}

.ec-q-helps li::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 13px;
    width: 10px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--forest);
}

.ec-q-helps li.ec-q-helps-label {
    padding-left: 0;
}

.ec-q-helps li.ec-q-helps-label::before {
    display: none;
}

/* ---- 3. VALUATION BAND — green gradient strip motif ---- */
.ec-valband {
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 110px) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ec-valband .container {
    max-width: 1040px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr auto;
    gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);
    align-items: center;
}

.ec-valband-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.ec-valband h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 46px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.ec-valband h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cfe3c7;
}

.ec-valband p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.45vw, 17px);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 56ch;
}

.ec-valband-action {
    text-align: center;
}

.ec-valband-action .btn-primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    border-color: var(--white);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.ec-valband-action .btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--cloud);
}

.ec-valband-note {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-style: italic;
}

/* ---- 4. TRANSFER SHEET — "What Moves With the Sale" ---- */
.ec-transfer {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ec-transfer-header {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}

.ec-transfer-header .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ec-transfer-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.ec-transfer-header h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-transfer-header p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.45vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
}

.ec-transfer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 32px);
}

.ec-transfer-panel {
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(54, 69, 79, 0.04), 0 12px 36px -12px rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.08);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ec-transfer-panel::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 4px;
}

.ec-transfer-panel--with::before {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest), var(--forest-light));
}

.ec-transfer-panel--prep::before {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--charcoal), var(--charcoal-soft));
}

.ec-transfer-panel h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.1vw, 26px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.ec-transfer-panel-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.ec-transfer-panel ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.ec-transfer-panel li {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.6;
    padding: 11px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ec-transfer-panel li svg {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 3px;
}

.ec-transfer-panel--with li svg {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-transfer-panel--prep li svg {
    color: var(--charcoal-soft);
}

.ec-transfer-panel li span strong {
    font-weight: 600;
}

.ec-transfer-foot {
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
}

.ec-transfer-foot a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ec-transfer-foot a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- 5. BUYER LANDSCAPE — "Who's Buying Stores Now" ---- */
.ec-buyers {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 45% at 15% 0%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.14) 0%, transparent 55%),
        linear-gradient(176deg, #16242e 0%, var(--charcoal-deep) 100%);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ec-buyers::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 119px, rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.025) 119px 120px);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ec-buyers .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1200px;
}

.ec-buyers-header {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}

.ec-buyers-header .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest-light);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ec-buyers-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.ec-buyers-header h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.ec-buyers-header p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.45vw, 17px);
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.6);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
}

.ec-buyers-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 24px);
}

.ec-buyer-card {
    background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.05) 0%, rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.02) 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.1);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
    transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.35s;
}

.ec-buyer-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    border-color: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.35);
}

.ec-buyer-card-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest-light);
    background: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.24);
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 5px 12px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.ec-buyer-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.ec-buyer-card>p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.62);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.ec-buyer-card-want {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.48);
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.08);
}

.ec-buyer-card-want strong {
    color: var(--forest-light);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.ec-buyers-foot {
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.65);
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 68ch;
}

.ec-buyers-foot a {
    color: var(--forest-light);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.3);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ec-buyers-foot a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest-light);
}

/* ---- 6. PROCESS — "First Talk to Handover" ---- */
.ec-process {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ec-process-header {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(48px, 6vw, 76px);
}

.ec-process-header .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ec-process-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.ec-process-header h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-process-header p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.45vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
}

.ec-process-rail {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    max-width: 880px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.ec-process-stage {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr;
    gap: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 36px);
    padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    position: relative;
}

.ec-process-stage:first-child {
    border-top: none;
}

.ec-process-dot {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, var(--forest-light) 100%);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px -3px rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.35);
}

.ec-process-stage h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 10px 0 8px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.ec-process-stage p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 62ch;
}

.ec-process-foot {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 44px);
}

.ec-process-foot a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ec-process-foot a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- 7. QUOTES — "Owners We've Represented" ---- */
.ec-quotes {
    background: var(--sage);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ec-quotes-header {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(40px, 5vw, 60px);
}

.ec-quotes-header .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ec-quotes-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.12;
    margin: 0;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.ec-quotes-header h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-quotes-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px);
    align-items: stretch;
}

.ec-quote {
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 38px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(54, 69, 79, 0.04), 0 10px 32px -10px rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.1);
    position: relative;
}

.ec-quote::before {
    content: '\201C';
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 64px;
    line-height: 0.6;
    color: var(--forest);
    opacity: 0.35;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ec-quote blockquote {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    flex: 1;
}

.ec-quote figcaption {
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ec-quote cite {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    display: block;
}

.ec-quote-meta {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    margin-top: 3px;
}

.ec-quotes-foot {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
}

.ec-quotes-foot a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ec-quotes-foot a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- 8. FAQ — "Before You Ask" ---- */
.ec-faq {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ec-faq .container {
    max-width: 880px;
}

.ec-faq-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 56px);
}

.ec-faq-header .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ec-faq-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.12;
    margin: 0;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.ec-faq details {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ec-faq details:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ec-faq summary {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 23px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px) 8px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ec-faq summary:hover {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ec-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker {
    display: none;
}

.ec-faq summary::after {
    content: '+';
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--forest);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-20);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out), background 0.3s;
}

.ec-faq details[open] summary::after {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    background: var(--charcoal-deep);
    border-color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    color: var(--white);
}

.ec-faq-answer {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    padding: 0 8px clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px);
    max-width: 70ch;
}

/* ---- 9. FINAL CTA — green gradient strip motif ---- */
.ec-final {
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    padding: clamp(84px, 10vw, 150px) 0;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ec-final .container {
    max-width: 820px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.ec-final-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.ec-final h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 58px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.ec-final h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cfe3c7;
}

.ec-final p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15.5px, 1.5vw, 18px);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 54ch;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(32px, 4vw, 44px);
}

.ec-final .btn-primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    border-color: var(--white);
    font-size: 16px;
}

.ec-final .btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--cloud);
}

.ec-final p.ec-final-alt {
    margin: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 40px) auto 0;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}

.ec-final-alt a {
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ec-final-alt a:hover {
    border-color: var(--white);
}

/* ---- Responsive ---- */
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
    .ec-questions .container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .ec-q-rail {
        position: static;
    }

    .ec-valband .container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        text-align: left;
    }

    .ec-valband-action {
        text-align: left;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .ec-buyers-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .ec-quotes-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        max-width: 560px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .ec-transfer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
    .ec-hero-facts {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        border-top-width: 1px;
    }

    .ec-hero-fact+.ec-hero-fact::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .ec-hero-fact+.ec-hero-fact {
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .ec-q-item {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 12px;
    }

    .ec-process-stage {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 8px;
    }

    .ec-process-stage h3 {
        margin-top: 4px;
    }
}



/* ============================================================
CONTENT VERTICAL — "THE EDITORIAL DESK"
The page reads like a well-edited feature issue:
masthead → contents → four stories → the buyers → proof → CTA
All styles page-scoped under .cv- prefix.
============================================================ */

/* ---- 1. MASTHEAD HERO ---- */
.cv-hero {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 60% at 12% 18%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.16) 0%, transparent 55%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 50% at 90% 85%, rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.05) 0%, transparent 55%),
        linear-gradient(174deg, #161f16 0%, var(--charcoal-deep) 60%, #1a2630 100%);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 112px) 0 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.cv-hero::after {
    content: 'CONTENT';
    position: absolute;
    right: -0.08em;
    bottom: -0.18em;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(120px, 18vw, 280px);
    line-height: 1;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.025);
    letter-spacing: -0.04em;
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
}

.cv-hero .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1180px;
}

.cv-hero-dateline {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.16);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.55);
}

.cv-hero-dateline em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.cv-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 80px);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
    max-width: 17ch;
}

.cv-hero h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.cv-hero-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 19px);
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
    max-width: 54ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 40px);
}

.cv-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vw, 84px);
}

.cv-hero-actions .btn-ghost {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24);
}

.cv-hero-actions .btn-ghost:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.cv-hero-facts {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.14);
    padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px);
}

.cv-hero-fact {
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 34px) clamp(8px, 1.4vw, 20px) 0;
    position: relative;
}

.cv-hero-fact+.cv-hero-fact::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 30%;
    height: 55%;
    width: 1px;
    background: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.10);
}

.cv-hero-fact-value {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 42px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.05;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.cv-hero-fact-value em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.cv-hero-fact-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.45);
}

/* ---- 2. CONTENTS (the issue's table of contents) ---- */
.cv-toc {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 120px) 0;
}

.cv-toc .container {
    max-width: 1180px;
}

.cv-toc-head {
    max-width: 640px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.cv-toc-head .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.cv-toc-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.cv-toc-head p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
}

.cv-toc-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.cv-toc-list a {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr auto;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 36px);
    align-items: baseline;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px) clamp(4px, 1vw, 12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    transition: background 0.25s var(--ease-out), padding-left 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-toc-list a:hover {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding-left: clamp(12px, 1.8vw, 24px);
}

.cv-toc-num {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 28px);
    color: var(--forest);
    font-style: italic;
}

.cv-toc-item h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2.1vw, 26px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.cv-toc-item p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
}

.cv-toc-arrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    color: var(--forest);
    font-size: 18px;
}

/* ---- 3. TRAFFIC LEDGER ---- */
.cv-traffic {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px) 0;
    position: relative;
}

.cv-traffic::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--charcoal-20), transparent);
}

.cv-traffic .container {
    max-width: 1180px;
}

.cv-traffic-head {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}

.cv-traffic-head .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.cv-traffic-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.cv-traffic-head p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0;
}

.cv-ledger {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--charcoal);
}

.cv-ledger-labels {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.3fr 1.3fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 40px);
    padding: 14px clamp(4px, 1vw, 12px);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.cv-ledger-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.3fr 1.3fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 40px);
    padding: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 34px) clamp(4px, 1vw, 12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    background: transparent;
    transition: background 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-ledger-row:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.cv-ledger-row h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 6px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.cv-ledger-chip {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    background: var(--forest-pale);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-12);
    border-radius: 100px;
    padding: 4px 10px;
}

.cv-ledger-row p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0;
}

.cv-ledger-row p strong {
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.cv-traffic-cta {
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
}

.cv-traffic-cta a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-traffic-cta a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- 4. AI SEARCH — honest read ---- */
.cv-ai {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 55% at 85% 15%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.14) 0%, transparent 55%),
        linear-gradient(176deg, var(--charcoal-deep) 0%, #16211a 100%);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.cv-ai .container {
    max-width: 1180px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px);
    align-items: start;
}

.cv-ai-copy .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.cv-ai-copy h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 26px);
}

.cv-ai-copy h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.cv-ai-copy p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.45vw, 17px);
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
    line-height: 1.78;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.cv-ai-copy p strong {
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 500;
}

.cv-ai-pull {
    margin: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px) 0 0;
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px) 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.16);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.3vw, 28px);
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.cv-ai-card {
    background: linear-gradient(168deg, rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.06) 0%, rgba(255, 252, 245, 0.02) 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.14);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
    position: sticky;
    top: 110px;
}

.cv-ai-card::before {
    content: none;
}

.cv-ai-card-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest-light);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.cv-ai-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.cv-ai-card p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.cv-ai-card .btn-primary {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.cv-ai-card-note {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-style: italic;
}

/* ---- 5. MONEY MIX ---- */
.cv-money {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px) 0;
}

.cv-money .container {
    max-width: 1180px;
}

.cv-money-head {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 60px);
}

.cv-money-head .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.cv-money-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.cv-money-head p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0;
}

.cv-mix {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 20px);
}

.cv-mix-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2.6vw, 44px);
    align-items: center;
    padding: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 28px);
    background: var(--cloud);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-mix-row:hover {
    transform: translateX(4px);
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

.cv-mix-name {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 21px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.cv-mix-bar {
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: var(--sage);
    margin-top: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.cv-mix-bar i {
    display: block;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest), var(--forest-light));
}

.cv-mix-check {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
}

.cv-mix-check strong {
    display: block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.cv-money-close {
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px);
    max-width: 720px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.cv-money-close a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-money-close a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- 6. VOICE / FOUNDER-LED ---- */
.cv-voice {
    background: var(--sage);
    padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.cv-voice::after {
    content: '\201C';
    position: absolute;
    top: -0.12em;
    right: 2%;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(220px, 30vw, 480px);
    line-height: 1;
    color: rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.07);
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
}

.cv-voice .container {
    max-width: 1180px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.cv-voice-head {
    max-width: 660px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.cv-voice-head .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.cv-voice-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.cv-voice-head p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.cv-voice-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 22px);
}

.cv-voice-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    padding: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 34px);
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-voice-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}

.cv-voice-card-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.cv-voice-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 23px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.cv-voice-card p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ---- 7. BUYERS TODAY (editorial prose) ---- */
.cv-buyers {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px) 0;
}

.cv-buyers .container {
    max-width: 880px;
}

.cv-buyers .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
    text-align: center;
}

.cv-buyers h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px);
    text-align: center;
}

.cv-buyers-prose {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--charcoal);
    padding-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px);
}

.cv-buyers-prose p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.55vw, 19px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.85;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.cv-buyers-prose p strong {
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.cv-buyers-prose p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    float: left;
    font-size: 4.2em;
    line-height: 0.82;
    padding: 6px 12px 0 0;
    color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- 8. PROOF — real sellers ---- */
.cv-proof {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px) 0;
    position: relative;
}

.cv-proof::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--charcoal-20), transparent);
}

.cv-proof .container {
    max-width: 1180px;
}

.cv-proof-head {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 640px;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(40px, 5vw, 60px);
}

.cv-proof-head .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.cv-proof-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.cv-proof-head p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
}

.cv-proof-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
}

.cv-proof-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-proof-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
}

.cv-proof-card blockquote {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    flex: 1;
}

.cv-proof-card blockquote::before {
    content: '\201C';
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 44px;
    line-height: 0.6;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.cv-proof-attrib {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    padding-top: 16px;
}

.cv-proof-attrib strong {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.cv-proof-attrib span {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
}

.cv-proof-more {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
}

.cv-proof-more a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--forest);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-proof-more a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

/* ---- 9. PROCESS STRIP ---- */
.cv-process {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 110px) 0;
}

.cv-process .container {
    max-width: 1180px;
}

.cv-process-head {
    max-width: 640px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
}

.cv-process-head .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.cv-process-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 42px);
    line-height: 1.12;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0;
}

.cv-process-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.cv-process-step {
    padding: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 36px);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    transition: background 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-process-step:hover {
    background: var(--cloud);
}

.cv-process-num {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 38px);
    color: var(--forest);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.cv-process-step h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 21px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.cv-process-step p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ---- 10. FINAL CTA — green gradient strip ---- */
.cv-final {
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    color: var(--white);
    text-align: center;
    padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.cv-final .container {
    max-width: 760px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.cv-final-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    padding: 7px 16px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
    border-radius: 100px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
    margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 28px);
}

.cv-final h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 58px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.cv-final h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
}

.cv-final p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 18px);
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(32px, 4vw, 44px);
    max-width: 52ch;
}

.cv-final .btn-primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    border-color: var(--white);
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 16px 36px;
}

.cv-final .btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--cloud);
}

.cv-final-alt {
    margin-top: 22px;
}

.cv-final-alt a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.cv-final-alt a:hover {
    border-color: var(--white);
}

.cv-final-sig {
    margin-top: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 52px);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

/* ---- RESPONSIVE ---- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .cv-ai .container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .cv-ai-card {
        position: static;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .cv-hero-facts {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .cv-hero-fact:nth-child(3)::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .cv-ledger-labels {
        display: none;
    }

    .cv-ledger-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 12px;
    }

    .cv-mix-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 12px;
    }

    .cv-voice-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .cv-proof-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .cv-process-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .cv-toc-list a {
        grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr;
    }

    .cv-toc-arrow {
        display: none;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .cv-process-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .cv-hero-facts {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }
}


/* ================================================================
AGENCY VERTICAL — FULL REBUILD (page-scoped styles, ag-)
Modeled on the depth of the best agency-sale pages, written in
WP's plain voice. Editorial layouts, fine rules, sticky columns,
dark/light/sage rhythm. No icon-card grids.
================================================================ */

/* ---- 1. HERO — approved green gradient strip motif ---- */
.ag-hero {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: var(--white);
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    padding: clamp(72px, 8vw, 124px) 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
}

.ag-hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 70% at 88% 12%, rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.35) 0%, transparent 60%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ag-hero .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1200px;
    text-align: left;
}

.ag-hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    margin-bottom: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 34px);
}

.ag-hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    width: 30px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}

.ag-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 82px);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--white);
    max-width: 15ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
}

.ag-hero h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cde5c2;
}

.ag-hero-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 19px);
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
    max-width: 56ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
}

.ag-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: clamp(52px, 6.5vw, 88px);
}

.ag-hero-actions .btn-primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    border-color: var(--white);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.ag-hero-quietlink {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ag-hero-quietlink:hover {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--white);
}

.ag-hero-stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24);
    padding-top: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 42px);
}

.ag-hero-stat {
    position: relative;
    padding-right: clamp(16px, 2vw, 32px);
}

.ag-hero-stat+.ag-hero-stat {
    padding-left: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 36px);
}

.ag-hero-stat+.ag-hero-stat::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 12%;
    height: 76%;
    width: 1px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}

.ag-hero-stat-value {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 44px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin-bottom: 9px;
}

.ag-hero-stat-value em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cde5c2;
}

.ag-hero-stat-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
    .ag-hero-stats {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        row-gap: 20px;
    }

    .ag-hero-stat+.ag-hero-stat {
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .ag-hero-stat+.ag-hero-stat::before {
        display: none;
    }
}

/* ---- Shared editorial heading kit ---- */
.ag-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin: 0 0 var(--space-sm);
}

.ag-h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.8vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 var(--space-md);
}

.ag-h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.ag-lede {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17.5px);
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 56ch;
}

/* ---- 2. WHY OWNERS SELL — sticky intro + numbered ledger ---- */
.ag-why {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-why .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.3fr;
    gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 88px);
    align-items: start;
}

.ag-why-intro {
    position: sticky;
    top: 110px;
}

.ag-why-intro .ag-lede {
    margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.ag-why-intro-link {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--forest);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out);
}

.ag-why-intro-link:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

.ag-why-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: clamp(56px, 7vw, 92px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(18px, 2.6vw, 40px);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 38px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-why-item:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-why-num {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--sage);
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--forest);
    padding-top: 4px;
}

.ag-why-item h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 25px);
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.ag-why-item p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 58ch;
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
    .ag-why .container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .ag-why-intro {
        position: static;
    }
}

/* ---- 3. WHAT BUYERS LOOK FOR — factor rows + sticky CTA card ---- */
.ag-look {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-look .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 0.85fr;
    gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 80px);
    align-items: start;
}

.ag-look-head {
    margin-bottom: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 48px);
}

.ag-factor {
    padding: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 34px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-factor:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-factor-top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.ag-factor-tag {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.ag-factor h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px);
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0;
}

.ag-factor>p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    max-width: 60ch;
}

.ag-factor-helps {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--charcoal-90);
    max-width: 60ch;
}

.ag-factor-helps svg {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-top: 3px;
}

.ag-factor-helps strong {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 700;
}

.ag-look-card {
    position: sticky;
    top: 110px;
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 42px);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(54, 69, 79, 0.04), 0 16px 48px -12px rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.10);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ag-look-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest) 0%, var(--forest-light) 100%);
}

.ag-look-card-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.ag-look-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.ag-look-card>p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.ag-look-card .btn-primary {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.ag-look-card-note {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 14px;
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
    .ag-look .container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .ag-look-card {
        position: static;
    }
}

/* ---- 4. HOW BUYERS DECIDE WHAT TO PAY — dark, up/down panels ---- */
.ag-price {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 50% at 12% 0%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.14) 0%, transparent 60%),
        var(--charcoal-deep);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-price-head {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 60px);
}

.ag-price-head .ag-eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.ag-price-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.8vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 var(--space-md);
}

.ag-price-head h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.ag-price-head p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17px);
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    max-width: 60ch;
}

.ag-price-head p strong {
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.ag-price-panels {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px);
    margin-bottom: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 48px);
}

.ag-price-panel {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
}

.ag-price-panel h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.1vw, 26px);
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.ag-price-panel-tag {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.ag-price-panel--up .ag-price-panel-tag {
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.ag-price-panel--down .ag-price-panel-tag {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}

.ag-price-panel ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.ag-price-panel li {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
    padding: 11px 0 11px 24px;
    position: relative;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.ag-price-panel li::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 20px;
    width: 12px;
    height: 2px;
}

.ag-price-panel--up li::before {
    background: var(--forest-light);
}

.ag-price-panel--down li::before {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.ag-price-foot {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr auto;
    gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px);
    align-items: center;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.45);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px) clamp(20px, 2.8vw, 36px);
}

.ag-price-foot p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 60ch;
}

.ag-price-foot p strong {
    color: var(--forest-light);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.ag-price-foot .btn-primary {
    white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .ag-price-panels {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .ag-price-foot {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 5. PROCESS — editorial vertical timeline ---- */
.ag-process {
    background: var(--sage);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-process-head {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.ag-step {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: clamp(60px, 8vw, 110px) minmax(200px, 0.6fr) 1.4fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 56px);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 42px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-step:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-step-num {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
    line-height: 0.9;
    color: var(--white);
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--forest);
    padding-top: 4px;
}

.ag-step h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 27px);
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0;
}

.ag-step p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 62ch;
}

.ag-process-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px);
}

.ag-process-links a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--forest);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out);
}

.ag-process-links a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    .ag-step {
        grid-template-columns: clamp(48px, 9vw, 64px) 1fr;
    }

    .ag-step-num {
        grid-row: 1 / span 2;
        grid-column: 1;
    }

    .ag-step h3 {
        grid-column: 2;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .ag-step>div:not(.ag-step-num) {
        grid-column: 2;
    }
}

/* ---- 7. MISTAKES — numbered two-column ledger ---- */
.ag-mistakes {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-mistakes-head {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.ag-mistakes-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 0 clamp(32px, 4.5vw, 72px);
}

.ag-mistake {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: clamp(44px, 5vw, 64px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 24px);
    padding: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 36px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-mistake-num {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 38px);
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--sage);
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--charcoal);
    padding-top: 3px;
}

.ag-mistake h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 22px);
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.ag-mistake p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.ag-mistake-fix {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--charcoal-90);
    margin: 0;
    padding-left: 14px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--forest);
}

.ag-mistake-fix strong {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 700;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .ag-mistakes-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 8. WHO BUYS — dark editorial rows + confidentiality bar ---- */
.ag-buyers {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 45% at 88% 8%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.12) 0%, transparent 55%),
        var(--charcoal-deep);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-buyers-head {
    max-width: 700px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
}

.ag-buyers-head .ag-eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.ag-buyers-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.8vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 var(--space-md);
}

.ag-buyers-head h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.ag-buyers-head p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17px);
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 58ch;
}

.ag-buyer-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(200px, 0.7fr) 1.3fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 56px);
    padding: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 34px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    transition: background var(--duration-base) var(--ease-out);
}

.ag-buyer-row:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.ag-buyer-row h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 25px);
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0;
}

.ag-buyer-row p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 62ch;
}

.ag-confidential {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
    background: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.3);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px) clamp(20px, 2.8vw, 36px);
}

.ag-confidential svg {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    color: var(--forest-light);
    margin-top: 2px;
}

.ag-confidential p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    margin: 0;
}

.ag-confidential p strong {
    color: var(--white);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    .ag-buyer-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 8px;
    }
}

/* ---- 9. TESTIMONIALS — editorial spread ---- */
.ag-words {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-words-head {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.ag-words-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px);
    align-items: stretch;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.ag-quote {
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 52px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ag-quote--lead {
    background: linear-gradient(165deg, var(--charcoal-deep) 0%, #1a2a35 100%);
    color: var(--white);
}

.ag-quote--lead::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest) 0%, var(--forest-light) 100%);
}

.ag-quote--side {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.ag-quote-mark {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(56px, 6vw, 84px);
    line-height: 0.5;
    margin-bottom: clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
}

.ag-quote--lead .ag-quote-mark {
    color: var(--forest-light);
    opacity: 0.85;
}

.ag-quote--side .ag-quote-mark {
    color: var(--forest);
    opacity: 0.4;
}

.ag-quote blockquote {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
    padding: 0;
}

.ag-quote--lead blockquote {
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 22px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.ag-quote--side blockquote {
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 19px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.ag-quote-attrib {
    margin-top: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
}

.ag-quote-avatar {
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 19px;
}

.ag-quote--lead .ag-quote-avatar {
    background: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.22);
    color: #cde5c2;
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.4);
}

.ag-quote--side .ag-quote-avatar {
    background: var(--forest-pale);
    color: var(--forest);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-12);
}

.ag-quote-attrib cite {
    font-style: normal;
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.ag-quote--lead .ag-quote-attrib cite {
    color: var(--white);
}

.ag-quote--side .ag-quote-attrib cite {
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
}

.ag-quote-co {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    margin-top: 2px;
}

.ag-quote--lead .ag-quote-co {
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.55);
}

.ag-quote--side .ag-quote-co {
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
}

.ag-words-footer {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
}

.ag-words-footer a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--forest);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out);
}

.ag-words-footer a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .ag-words-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 10. FAQ — accordion ---- */
.ag-faq {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.ag-faq-head {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.ag-faq-list {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.ag-faq-list details {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: box-shadow var(--duration-base) var(--ease-out), border-color var(--duration-base);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px -4px rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.04);
}

.ag-faq-list details:hover {
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}

.ag-faq-list details[open] {
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
    border-color: rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.18);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white) 0%, #fafcf9 100%);
}

.ag-faq-list summary {
    padding: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 26px) clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 32px);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 21px);
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    gap: 20px;
}

.ag-faq-list summary::-webkit-details-marker {
    display: none;
}

.ag-faq-list summary::after {
    content: '+';
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--forest);
    transition: transform var(--duration-base) var(--ease-out);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-20);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: var(--white);
}

.ag-faq-list details[open] summary::after {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    background: var(--charcoal-deep);
    border-color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    color: var(--white);
}

.ag-faq-answer {
    padding: 0 clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 32px) clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 26px);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.ag-faq-answer a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* ---- 11. FINAL CTA — approved green gradient strip motif ---- */
.ag-final {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: var(--white);
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) 0;
    text-align: center;
}

.ag-final::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 65% at 50% 110%, rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.3) 0%, transparent 60%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ag-final .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 880px;
}

.ag-final-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.ag-final h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.6vw, 62px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 22px);
}

.ag-final h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #cde5c2;
}

.ag-final-lede {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(15.5px, 1.5vw, 18px);
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    max-width: 54ch;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
}

.ag-final-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
}

.ag-final-actions .btn-primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    border-color: var(--white);
}

.ag-final-actions .btn-ghost {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}

.ag-final-actions .btn-ghost:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.ag-final-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: clamp(18px, 2.6vw, 36px);
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding-top: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 32px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.ag-final-links a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.ag-final-links a:hover {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--white);
}

/* ============================================================
    MARKETPLACES — "TWO SIDES, ONE SALE" (page-scoped, v6)
    Structure: hero w/ earn-flow diagram → firm facts bar →
    platform types → two-sided ledger → buyer questions →
    valuation push → buyer landscape → quiet sale process →
    real client voices → final CTA.
    ============================================================ */

/* ---- 1. HERO — "The Exchange" ---- */
.mkt-hero {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 55% at 8% 25%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.18) 0%, transparent 55%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 50% at 92% 80%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.07) 0%, transparent 55%),
        linear-gradient(174deg, #131e17 0%, #1a2a20 45%, var(--charcoal-deep) 100%);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: clamp(72px, 8vw, 116px) 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
}

.mkt-hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.03) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.03) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 90px 90px;
    mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 70% at 50% 40%, black 25%, transparent 72%);
    -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 70% at 50% 40%, black 25%, transparent 72%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.mkt-hero .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1160px;
    text-align: left;
}

.mkt-hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.34em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.5);
    margin-bottom: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
}

.mkt-hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--forest-light);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--forest-light);
}

.mkt-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 80px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
    max-width: 17ch;
}

.mkt-hero h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.mkt-hero-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 19px);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-width: 54ch;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 40px);
}

.mkt-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: clamp(52px, 6.5vw, 84px);
}

.mkt-hero-actions .btn-ghost {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
}

.mkt-hero-actions .btn-ghost:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

/* earn-flow diagram: Supply ⇄ Platform ⇄ Demand */
.mkt-flow {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 48px 1.15fr 48px 1fr;
    align-items: stretch;
    max-width: 980px;
}

.mkt-flow-side,
.mkt-flow-core {
    border: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.13);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    padding: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 28px);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}

.mkt-flow-core {
    background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.16) 0%, rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.05) 100%);
    border-color: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.4);
    position: relative;
}

.mkt-flow-label {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest-light);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.mkt-flow-side .mkt-flow-label {
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.5);
}

.mkt-flow-side p,
.mkt-flow-core p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
    margin: 0;
}

.mkt-flow-core p strong {
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.mkt-flow-link {
    position: relative;
}

.mkt-flow-link::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 6px;
    right: 6px;
    height: 1px;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.7) 0 5px, transparent 5px 10px);
}

.mkt-flow-caption {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.42);
    margin-top: 14px;
    max-width: 980px;
    font-style: italic;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    .mkt-flow {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0;
    }

    .mkt-flow-link {
        height: 28px;
    }

    .mkt-flow-link::before {
        top: 4px;
        bottom: 4px;
        left: 50%;
        right: auto;
        width: 1px;
        height: auto;
        background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.7) 0 5px, transparent 5px 10px);
    }
}

/* ---- 2. FIRM FACTS BAR ---- */
.mkt-facts {
    background: var(--white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    padding: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 48px) 0;
}

.mkt-facts-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.mkt-fact {
    padding: 4px clamp(14px, 2vw, 28px);
    position: relative;
}

.mkt-fact+.mkt-fact::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 12%;
    height: 76%;
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--charcoal-12);
}

.mkt-fact-value {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 38px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.05;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.mkt-fact-value em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.mkt-fact-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    line-height: 1.5;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    .mkt-facts-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        row-gap: 24px;
    }

    .mkt-fact:nth-child(3)::before {
        display: none;
    }
}

/* ---- 3. PLATFORM TYPES — "Four Ways to Earn" ---- */
.mkt-types {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.mkt-types .section-header {
    max-width: 720px;
}

.mkt-types .section-header .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.mkt-types-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
    margin-top: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.mkt-type-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 32px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.35s;
}

.mkt-type-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    border-color: var(--forest-12);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -12px rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.12);
}

.mkt-type-icon {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: var(--radius-md);
    background: var(--forest-pale);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-12);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.mkt-type-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.7vw, 20px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.mkt-type-card p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.mkt-type-earn {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
}

.mkt-type-earn strong {
    display: block;
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.mkt-types-note {
    margin-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    font-style: italic;
    max-width: 640px;
}

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
    .mkt-types-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .mkt-types-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 4. TWO-SIDED LEDGER — signature section ---- */
.mkt-sides {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.mkt-sides .section-header {
    max-width: 760px;
}

.mkt-sides .section-header .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.mkt-sides-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px) 1fr;
    margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
    align-items: stretch;
}

.mkt-side-col {
    background: var(--cloud);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
}

.mkt-side-col-head {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.mkt-side-col h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 6px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.mkt-side-col-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.mkt-side-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 14px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.mkt-side-item-check {
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    background: var(--forest-pale);
    color: var(--forest);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 1px;
}

.mkt-side-item h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 3px;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.mkt-side-item p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
}

.mkt-sides-seam {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.mkt-sides-seam::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 8%;
    bottom: 8%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 1px;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, var(--forest-12) 0 6px, transparent 6px 12px);
}

.mkt-sides-knot {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: clamp(56px, 6vw, 76px);
    height: clamp(56px, 6vw, 76px);
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--charcoal-deep);
    color: var(--white);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px -6px rgba(29, 40, 48, 0.35);
    text-align: center;
}

.mkt-sides-knot span {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 8.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    padding: 0 6px;
}

.mkt-sides-bridge {
    margin: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px) auto 0;
    max-width: 720px;
    padding: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 26px) clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 32px);
    background: var(--sage);
    border-left: 4px solid var(--forest);
    border-radius: var(--radius-md);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .mkt-sides-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        row-gap: 0;
    }

    .mkt-sides-seam {
        height: 72px;
    }

    .mkt-sides-seam::before {
        top: 50%;
        bottom: auto;
        left: 8%;
        right: 8%;
        width: auto;
        height: 1px;
        background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest-12) 0 6px, transparent 6px 12px);
    }
}

/* ---- 5. BUYER QUESTIONS — dark interlude ---- */
.mkt-questions {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 45% at 85% 15%, rgba(74, 124, 63, 0.10) 0%, transparent 60%),
        linear-gradient(178deg, #14211a 0%, var(--charcoal-deep) 70%);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.mkt-questions .section-header h2 {
    color: var(--white);
}

.mkt-questions .section-header p {
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.55);
}

.mkt-questions .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest-light);
}

.mkt-q-list {
    margin-top: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
    max-width: 980px;
}

.mkt-q-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2.5vw, 40px);
    align-items: start;
    padding: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 40px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.10);
}

.mkt-q-row:last-child {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.10);
}

.mkt-q-num {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 68px);
    color: rgba(91, 154, 79, 0.45);
    line-height: 0.9;
    font-style: italic;
}

.mkt-q-row h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.3vw, 28px);
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.mkt-q-row p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(232, 237, 229, 0.6);
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    max-width: 62ch;
}

.mkt-q-help {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--forest-light);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 62ch;
}

.mkt-q-help strong {
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-right: 8px;
}

/* ---- 6. VALUATION PUSH — approved gradient strip motif ---- */
.mkt-push {
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    padding: clamp(56px, 7vw, 100px) 0;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.mkt-push .container {
    max-width: 760px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.mkt-push-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    padding: 7px 16px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    border-radius: 100px;
}

.mkt-push h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 50px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.12;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

.mkt-push h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
}

.mkt-push p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17.5px);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 38px);
    max-width: 56ch;
}

.mkt-push .btn-primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    border-color: var(--white);
}

.mkt-push-note {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-style: italic;
}

/* ---- 7. BUYER LANDSCAPE ---- */
.mkt-buyers {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.mkt-buyers .section-header {
    max-width: 720px;
}

.mkt-buyers .section-header .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.mkt-buyers-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
    margin-top: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
}

.mkt-buyer-card {
    background: var(--cloud);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}

.mkt-buyer-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--forest), var(--forest-light));
    opacity: 0.35;
    transition: opacity 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}

.mkt-buyer-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
}

.mkt-buyer-card:hover::before {
    opacity: 1;
}

.mkt-buyer-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.mkt-buyer-card>p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.mkt-buyer-watch {
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
}

.mkt-buyer-watch strong {
    display: block;
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--forest);
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.mkt-buyers-close {
    margin-top: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 40px);
    max-width: 680px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .mkt-buyers-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 8. QUIET SALE + PROCESS ---- */
.mkt-quiet {
    background: var(--cloud);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.mkt-quiet .container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
    gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px);
    align-items: start;
    max-width: 1160px;
}

.mkt-quiet-left .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.mkt-quiet-left h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 46px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

.mkt-quiet-left h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--forest);
}

.mkt-quiet-left p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(14.5px, 1.4vw, 16.5px);
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.mkt-steps {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
}

.mkt-step {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 26px) 0;
    position: relative;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.mkt-step:last-child {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
}

.mkt-step-num {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--forest-12);
    color: var(--forest);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 18px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.mkt-step h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 21px);
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 5px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.mkt-step p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--charcoal-72);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0;
}

.mkt-steps-more {
    margin-top: 22px;
}

.mkt-steps-more a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 14.5px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.mkt-steps-more a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
    .mkt-quiet .container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 9. CLIENT VOICES (real quotes only) ---- */
.mkt-voices {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.mkt-voices .section-header {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.mkt-voices .section-header .eyebrow {
    color: var(--forest);
}

.mkt-voices-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
    margin-top: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
    max-width: 1020px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.mkt-voice {
    background: var(--cloud);
    border: 1px solid var(--charcoal-12);
    border-left: 4px solid var(--forest);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    padding: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 44px);
    position: relative;
}

.mkt-voice-mark {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(52px, 6vw, 80px);
    color: var(--sage);
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    right: 22px;
    line-height: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.mkt-voice blockquote {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.7vw, 20px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--charcoal-deep);
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.mkt-voice--small blockquote {
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 17.5px);
}

.mkt-voice cite {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    display: block;
}

.mkt-voice-meta {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--charcoal-42);
    margin-top: 3px;
}

.mkt-voices-more {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
}

.mkt-voices-more a {
    color: var(--forest);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--forest-12);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease-out);
}

.mkt-voices-more a:hover {
    border-color: var(--forest);
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    .mkt-voices-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* ---- 10. FINAL CTA — gradient strip motif, full weight ---- */
.mkt-final {
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 80px 81px),
        linear-gradient(135deg, var(--forest) 0%, #3a6a31 50%, var(--charcoal-deep) 130%);
    padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) 0;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.mkt-final .container {
    max-width: 840px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.mkt-final-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: block;
}

.mkt-final h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.6vw, 62px);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.08;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.mkt-final h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
}

.mkt-final p {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: clamp(15.5px, 1.5vw, 18px);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
    max-width: 54ch;
}

.mkt-final-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.mkt-final-actions .btn-primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--forest);
    border-color: var(--white);
}

.mkt-final-actions .btn-ghost {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.mkt-final-actions .btn-ghost:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.mkt-final-links {
    margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 13px;
}

.mkt-final-links a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
}

.mkt-final-links a:hover {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--white);
}