/* =========================================================================
       1. CORE DESIGN SYSTEM & REFINED EDITORIAL VARIABLES
       ========================================================================= */
    :root {
      --bg-light: #F7F4EA;
      --gold-accent: #FFCF71;
      --gold-pill: #FFD93D;
      --dark-brown: #4F200D;
      --editorial-maroon: #9A3F3F;
      --white: #FFFFFF;
      
      --font-heading: 'Merriweather', Georgia, serif;
      --font-body: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
      
      --transition-smooth: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
      --spacing-editorial: 140px;
    }

    * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    html, body {
      background-color: var(--bg-light);
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.8;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    }

    /* Editorial Typography Matrix */
    h1, h2, h3, h4, .editorial-title {
      font-family: var(--font-heading);
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.25;
    }

    p {
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    section {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding: var(--spacing-editorial) 8%;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    /* Single Page View Presentation Architecture */
    .editorial-page-view {
      display: none;
      width: 100%;
    }
    .editorial-page-view.active-view-spread {
      display: block;
    }

    /* Asynchronous Scroll Animation Infrastructure */
    .reveal-node {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(40px);
      transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    }
    .reveal-node.revealed {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       2. PREMIUM NAVIGATION HEADER & RESPONSIVE HAMBURGER SYSTEM
       ========================================================================= */
    .editorial-header {
      width: 100%;
            height: 600px;

      background-color: var(--bg-light);
      padding: 30px 8%;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(79, 32, 13, 0.08);
    }

    .top-navigation-bar {
      display: flex;
      margin-top: -1rem;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      position: relative;
    }

.brand-logo-frame{
  cursor:pointer;
  user-select:none;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
}

.brand-logo-image{
  height:280px; /* Change as needed */
  width:auto;
  margin-top: -5rem;
  display:block;
  object-fit:contain;
  transition:transform 0.3s ease;
}

.brand-logo-frame:hover .brand-logo-image{
  transform:scale(1.05);
}
    .navigation-links-box {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: -7rem;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .nav-anchor-item {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      text-decoration: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .nav-anchor-item:hover {
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
    }

    .contact-pill-button {
      background-color: var(--gold-pill);
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 12px 28px;
      border-radius: 50px;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .contact-pill-button:hover {
      background-color: var(--dark-brown);
      color: var(--bg-light);
    }

    /* Responsive Hamburger Core Frame */
    .hamburger-toggle-icon {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 6px;
        margin-top: -8rem;

      background: none;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      z-index: 1500;
    }
    .hamburger-toggle-icon span {
      display: block;
      width: 28px;
      height: 2px;
      background-color: var(--dark-brown);
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }

    /* Mobile Flyout Responsive Overlay Menu */
    @media (max-width: 991px) {
      .hamburger-toggle-icon { display: flex; }
      .navigation-links-box {
        position: fixed;
        top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100vh;
        background-color: var(--bg-light);
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 35px;
        z-index: 1400;
        transform: translateY(-100%);
        transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1);
      }
      .navigation-links-box.mobile-menu-expanded {
        transform: translateY(0);
      }
    }

    /* Large Editorial Header Placement */
    .center-header-content-wrapper {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 90px 10% 120px 10%;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      margin-top: -5rem;
    }

    .header-small-label {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .header-editorial-headline {
      font-size: 4rem;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      line-height: 1.15;
      margin-bottom: 35px;
    }

    .header-intro-paragraph {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
      max-width: 850px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      opacity: 0.85;
    }

    /* Continuous Premium Scrolling Ticker Marquee Bar */
    .marquee-strip-container {
      width: 100vw;
      background-color: var(--gold-accent);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(79, 32, 13, 0.1);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(79, 32, 13, 0.1);
      padding: 18px 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .marquee-infinite-scroller {
      display: inline-block;
      animation: continuousMarqueeRun 35s linear infinite;
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
    }

    @keyframes continuousMarqueeRun {
      0% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
      100% { transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0); }
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       3. SECTION 1: TIMELLES PARALLAX STATEMENT HERO LAYOUT
       ========================================================================= */
    .parallax-hero-canvas {
      height: 100vh;
      padding: 0;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .parallax-hero-background {
      position: absolute;
      top: -10%; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 120%;
      background-image: url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/46/31/76/463176827cd4194a3a3307bd1e098e4f.jpg');
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      z-index: 1;
      transition: transform 0.1s linear;
    }

    .parallax-hero-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
      background-color: rgba(247, 244, 234, 0.85);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .parallax-hero-content-block {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 3;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 0 10%;
      max-width: 1000px;
    }

    .parallax-hero-content-block h2 {
      font-size: 4.5rem;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      margin-bottom: 25px;
      line-height: 1.1;
    }

    .parallax-hero-content-block p {
      font-size: 1.3rem;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       4. SECTION 2: INTELLECTUAL MARKET OVERVIEW
       ========================================================================= */
    .market-overview-split {
      display: flex;
      gap: 8%;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .market-overview-left {
      width: 50%;
    }

    .market-overview-right {
      width: 50%;
    }

    .market-intelligence-heading {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .market-large-editorial-p {
      font-family: var(--font-heading);
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      font-weight: 300;
    }

    .market-sub-p-stack {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 20px;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      opacity: 0.85;
    }

    .market-vertical-card-frame {
      width: 100%;
      height: 650px;
      border-radius: 12px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(79, 32, 13, 0.12);
    }

    .market-vertical-card-frame img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .market-vertical-card-frame:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       5. SECTION 3: STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES TRI-IMAGE PATTERN
       ========================================================================= */
    .opportunities-section {
      background-color: var(--gold-accent);
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
    }

    .opportunities-section h2 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      margin-bottom: 70px;
    }

    .opportunities-tri-matrix {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      gap: 40px;
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 120px;
    }

    .opp-image-card {
      background-color: rgba(247, 244, 234, 0.3);
      padding: 25px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .opp-image-card:hover {
      background-color: rgba(247, 244, 234, 0.6);
      transform: translateY(-5px);
    }

    .opp-card-img-holder {
      width: 100%;
      height: 320px;
      overflow: hidden;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }
    .opp-card-img-holder img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .opp-category-lbl {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      opacity: 0.8;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .opp-card-heading {
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    /* Custom Asymmetric Positioning Logic for the Matrix */
    .opp-image-card.card-node-3 {
      grid-column: span 2;
      width: 60%;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .opp-bottom-content-box {
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(154, 63, 63, 0.2);
      padding-top: 60px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .opp-bottom-split-columns {
      display: flex;
      gap: 50px;
      text-align: left;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }
    .opp-bottom-split-columns p {
      flex: 1;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       6. SECTION 4: INVESTOR STORY GRID JOURNAL ENGINE
       ========================================================================= */
    .story-grid-header-row {
      margin-bottom: 80px;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--dark-brown);
      padding-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .story-grid-header-row h2 {
      font-size: 3.5rem;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .story-alternating-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 80px;
      padding: 60px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(79, 32, 13, 0.1);
    }

    .story-text-pane-left {
      flex: 1;
      font-family: var(--font-heading);
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .story-text-pane-right {
      flex: 1.2;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 25px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       7. SECTION 5: PERFORMANCE TIMELINE VERICAL MAP
       ========================================================================= */
    .timeline-title-block {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 100px;
    }
    .timeline-title-block h2 {
      font-size: 3.5rem;
    }

    .timeline-vertical-backbone {
      position: relative;
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }
    .timeline-vertical-backbone::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 40px;
      width: 2px; height: 100%;
      background-color: var(--gold-accent);
    }

    .timeline-node-item {
      position: relative;
      padding-left: 100px;
      margin-bottom: 70px;
    }

    .timeline-node-item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 31px; top: 12px;
      width: 20px; height: 20px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background-color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      border: 4px solid var(--gold-accent);
      z-index: 5;
    }

    .timeline-year-marker {
      font-family: var(--font-heading);
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      line-height: 1;
      margin-bottom: 5px;
    }

    .timeline-node-heading {
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       8. SECTION 6: SUBSCRIBE STUDIO SECURITY CONTEXT (LOCALSTORAGE)
       ========================================================================= */
    .subscribe-studio-box {
      background-color: var(--gold-accent);
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      text-align: center;
      padding: 100px 15%;
    }

    .subscribe-studio-box h2 {
      font-size: 3.2rem;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .subscribe-forms-wrapper {
      max-width: 600px;
      margin: 50px auto 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 50px;
    }

    .sub-segment-block {
      background-color: rgba(247, 244, 234, 0.4);
      padding: 40px;
      border-radius: 8px;
    }

    .sub-segment-block h4 {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    }

    .editorial-field-node {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 14px 20px;
      background-color: var(--bg-light);
      border: 1px solid rgba(154, 63, 63, 0.2);
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 1rem;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      outline: none;
    }

    .action-btn-maroon {
      width: 100%;
      background-color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      color: var(--white);
      border: none;
      padding: 16px;
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .action-btn-maroon:hover {
      background-color: var(--dark-brown);
    }

    .action-btn-white {
      width: 100%;
      background-color: var(--white);
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      border: 1px solid rgba(154, 63, 63, 0.2);
      padding: 16px;
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .action-btn-white:hover {
      background-color: var(--dark-brown);
      color: var(--white);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       9. SECTION 7: STAGGERED INVESTMENT QUOTES
       ========================================================================= */
    .quotes-cards-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 30px;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }

    .editorial-quote-card {
      flex: 1;
      background-color: var(--white);
      padding: 50px 40px;
      box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(79, 32, 13, 0.04);
      border-top: 4px solid var(--editorial-maroon);
    }

    /* Staggered Height Structural Offsets */
    .editorial-quote-card.height-node-1 { margin-top: 0; }
    .editorial-quote-card.height-node-2 { margin-top: 50px; }
    .editorial-quote-card.height-node-3 { margin-top: 25px; }

    .quote-card-text {
      font-family: var(--font-heading);
      font-size: 1.3rem;
      font-style: italic;
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
    }

    .quote-card-author {
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
    }

    .quote-card-desc {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      opacity: 0.6;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       10. HIGH-END INTERNAL PAGES STYLE EXTENSIONS (ABOUT & CONTACT)
       ========================================================================= */
    .inner-view-jumbo-hero {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 140px 10% 80px 10%;
      background-color: var(--white);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(79, 32, 13, 0.05);
    }
    .inner-view-jumbo-hero h1 {
      font-size: 4.5rem;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
    }

    .narrow-journal-reader {
      max-width: 850px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }
    .narrow-journal-reader h2 {
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      margin: 60px 0 25px 0;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
    }
    .narrow-journal-reader p {
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      line-height: 1.9;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      color: var(--dark-brown);
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    .contact-split-grid {
      display: flex;
      gap: 60px;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }
    .contact-pane-column {
      flex: 1;
    }

    .faq-cards-stack {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 25px;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }
    .faq-card-element {
      background-color: var(--white);
      padding: 30px;
      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
    }
    .faq-card-element h4 {
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       11. PREMIUM EDITORIAL TWO-TIER FOOTER ARCHITECTURE
       ========================================================================= */
    .premium-footer-top {
      background-color: var(--gold-accent);
      padding: 80px 8%;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .footer-centered-logo {
      font-family: var(--font-heading);
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .footer-nav-links-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 50px;
    }
    .footer-nav-links-row a {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      text-decoration: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .footer-nav-links-row a:hover {
      color: var(--dark-brown);
    }

    .premium-footer-bottom-bar {
      background-color: var(--editorial-maroon);
      padding: 30px 8%;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      color: var(--white);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .footer-legal-links-cluster a {
      color: var(--white);
      text-decoration: none;
      margin-left: 25px;
      opacity: 0.8;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-smooth);
    }
    .footer-legal-links-cluster a:hover {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       12. RESPONSIVE LAYOUT SYSTEM MATRICES
       ========================================================================= */
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .header-editorial-headline { font-size: 3rem; }
      .parallax-hero-content-block h2 { font-size: 3.2rem; }
      .market-overview-split, .opportunities-section .opp-bottom-split-columns, .story-alternating-row, .quotes-cards-row, .contact-split-grid {
        flex-direction: column;
      }
      .market-overview-left, .market-overview-right, .opp-bottom-split-columns p, .contact-pane-column {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .market-vertical-card-frame { height: 450px; margin-top: 40px; }
      .opp-image-card.card-node-3 { width: 100%; }
      .editorial-quote-card { margin-top: 0 !important; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .header-editorial-headline { font-size: 2.2rem; }
      .center-header-content-wrapper { padding: 50px 4% 80px 4%; }
      .opportunities-tri-matrix { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .opp-image-card.card-node-3 { grid-column: span 1; }
      .premium-footer-bottom-bar { flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; text-align: center; }
      .footer-legal-links-cluster a { margin: 0 10px; display: inline-block; }
    }