.page-about {
  --about-read: 34em;
  --about-gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  display: block;
}

.page-about [id] {
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--bar-h) + 28px);
}

.page-about .h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 5vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  margin: .35rem 0 0;
}

.page-about .eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.page-about .story-hero {
  padding-top: clamp(1.75rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.page-about .story-hero__inner {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  max-width: 48rem;
}

.page-about .story-hero__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 7.5vw, 4.75rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
}

.page-about .story-hero__lede {
  max-width: var(--about-read);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 1.125rem);
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--text-body);
  margin: 0;
}

.page-about .story-hero__facts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-gold-soft);
  background: var(--line-gold-soft);
}

.page-about .fact {
  background: var(--ink-deep);
  padding: .85rem 1rem;
}

.page-about .fact dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .fact dd {
  margin: .35rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--gold-b);
}

.page-about .story-hero__fig {
  margin: var(--about-gap) 0 0;
}

.page-about .figure {
  margin: 0;
}

.page-about .figure__img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-gold-soft);
  background: var(--ink-mid);
}

.page-about .figure__cap {
  margin-top: .65rem;
  font-size: .8125rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--slate);
}

/* ---------- TOC ---------- */
.page-about .toc {
  margin-top: var(--about-gap);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-gold-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-gold-soft);
  background: var(--ink-mid);
}

.page-about .toc__inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem 1.25rem;
  padding-block: .85rem;
}

.page-about .toc__label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .toc__list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .35rem .5rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.page-about .toc__link {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: .3rem .7rem;
  font-size: .875rem;
  color: var(--text-body);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: color var(--ease), border-color var(--ease);
}

.page-about .toc__link:hover,
.page-about .toc__link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--gold-b);
  border-color: var(--line-gold);
}

.page-about .toc__link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--cinnabar);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* ---------- Shared blocks ---------- */
.page-about .section__lede {
  max-width: var(--about-read);
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--text-body);
  margin: .85rem 0 0;
}

.page-about .prose p {
  max-width: var(--about-read);
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--text-body);
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
}

.page-about .prose p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.page-about .prose .h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.page-about .section-foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
}

.page-about .section-foot__rule {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-a), transparent);
}

.page-about .section-foot__link {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  color: var(--slate);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color var(--ease);
}

.page-about .section-foot__link:hover,
.page-about .section-foot__link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--gold-b);
}

/* ---------- Origin ---------- */
.page-about .origin__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.page-about .origin__body .h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.page-about .origin__aside {
  position: relative;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line-gold-soft);
  padding: .25rem 0 .25rem 1.75rem;
}

.page-about .origin__aside-text {
  max-width: 26em;
  font-size: .875rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--text-body);
  margin: 0;
}

.page-about .annot--vertical {
  position: absolute;
  left: .35rem;
  top: 0;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--slate);
}

/* ---------- Stages ---------- */
.page-about .stages__fig {
  margin: var(--about-gap) 0 0;
}

.page-about .timeline {
  list-style: none;
  margin: var(--about-gap) 0 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 2.5rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line-gold);
}

.page-about .timeline__item {
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 2.25rem;
}

.page-about .timeline__item:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.page-about .timeline__item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(-2.5rem - 4px);
  top: .45rem;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold-a);
}

.page-about .timeline__item--current::before {
  background: transparent;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold-b);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(245, 215, 110, .12);
}

.page-about .stage-tag {
  position: absolute;
  right: calc(100% + .75rem);
  top: .1rem;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .timeline__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
}

.page-about .timeline__text {
  max-width: var(--about-read);
  margin: .55rem 0 0;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--text-body);
}

.page-about .timeline__left {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: .5rem;
  max-width: var(--about-read);
  margin: .65rem 0 0;
  font-size: .875rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .chip-left {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  color: var(--cinnabar);
  border: 1px solid rgba(192, 57, 43, .55);
  padding: .1rem .4rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* ---------- Paper sections ---------- */
.page-about .section--paper {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.page-about .section--paper .h2 {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.page-about .section--paper .eyebrow {
  color: var(--bronze);
}

.page-about .section--paper .section__lede {
  color: #3A3630;
}

.page-about .section--paper .section-foot__rule {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--bronze), transparent);
}

.page-about .section--paper .section-foot__link {
  color: #6A6357;
}

.page-about .section--paper .section-foot__link:hover,
.page-about .section--paper .section-foot__link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--cinnabar);
}

/* ---------- Roles table ---------- */
.page-about .roles__scroll {
  margin-top: var(--about-gap);
  overflow-x: auto;
  border: 1px solid rgba(46, 139, 139, .35);
}

.page-about .roles-table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 640px;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  background: #FBF7EC;
}

.page-about .roles-table__cap {
  caption-side: top;
  text-align: left;
  padding: .8rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  color: #6A6357;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46, 139, 139, .35);
}

.page-about .roles-table thead th {
  background: var(--bronze);
  color: #FBF7EC;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .875rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-align: left;
  padding: .8rem 1rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold-a);
}

.page-about .roles-table tbody th {
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: .85rem 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(28, 26, 23, .1);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.page-about .roles-table td {
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #3A3630;
  padding: .85rem 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(28, 26, 23, .1);
}

.page-about .roles-table td.num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--bronze);
  width: 6.5rem;
}

.page-about .roles-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
  background: rgba(46, 139, 139, .05);
}

.page-about .roles-table tbody tr:hover {
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--gold-a);
}

.page-about .roles__note {
  max-width: 52em;
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0;
  font-size: .875rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: #4C4740;
}

/* ---------- Records ---------- */
.page-about .records__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--about-gap);
}

.page-about .records__body .h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.page-about .spans {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .6rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.4rem 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.page-about .span-chip {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: .25rem;
  padding: .6rem .9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-gold-soft);
  background: var(--ink-mid);
  transition: border-color var(--ease), box-shadow var(--ease);
}

.page-about .span-chip:hover {
  border-color: var(--line-gold);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line-gold);
}

.page-about .span-chip__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold-b);
}

.page-about .span-chip__unit {
  font-size: .75rem;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .span-chip--default {
  border-color: var(--line-gold);
}

.page-about .span-chip__flag {
  position: absolute;
  top: -.6rem;
  right: .5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  color: var(--ink-deep);
  background: var(--gold-b);
  padding: .05rem .35rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.page-about .span-chip--custom {
  font-size: .8125rem;
  color: var(--text-body);
  padding: .85rem .9rem;
}

.page-about .records__fig {
  align-self: start;
}

/* ---------- Revision ---------- */
.page-about .checks {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: var(--about-gap) 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.page-about .checks__item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.1rem 1.1rem 3.5rem;
  background: #FBF7EC;
  border: 1px solid rgba(28, 26, 23, .12);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold-a);
  transition: border-color var(--ease);
}

.page-about .checks__item:hover {
  border-left-color: var(--bronze);
}

.page-about .checks__num {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.1rem;
  top: 1.15rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--bronze);
}

.page-about .checks__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
}

.page-about .checks__item p {
  margin: .5rem 0 0;
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: #4C4740;
}

.page-about .revision__note {
  max-width: 48em;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--cinnabar);
  font-size: .875rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: #4C4740;
}

/* ---------- Next ---------- */
.page-about .next__title {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.page-about .next__list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-gold-soft);
  background: var(--line-gold-soft);
}

.page-about .next__item {
  background: var(--ink-deep);
}

.page-about .next__link {
  display: grid;
  gap: .3rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.15rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background var(--ease), box-shadow var(--ease);
}

.page-about .next__link:hover,
.page-about .next__link:focus-visible {
  background: var(--ink-mid);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line-gold);
}

.page-about .next__link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--cinnabar);
  outline-offset: -2px;
}

.page-about .next__label {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .next__desc {
  font-size: .875rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text-body);
}

/* ---------- Breakpoints ---------- */
@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .page-about .story-hero__facts {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    max-width: 46rem;
  }

  .page-about .checks {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(28, 26, 23, .12);
    background: rgba(28, 26, 23, .12);
  }

  .page-about .checks__item {
    border: none;
    border-top: 3px solid var(--gold-a);
  }

  .page-about .next__list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .page-about .origin__grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 4fr);
    gap: 3.5rem;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .page-about .records__grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 6fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
    gap: 3.5rem;
    align-items: start;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1120px) {
  .page-about .next__list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .page-about .stage-tag {
    position: static;
    writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: .4rem;
  }

  .page-about .timeline {
    padding-left: 1.5rem;
  }

  .page-about .timeline__item::before {
    left: calc(-1.5rem - 4px);
  }

  .page-about .annot--vertical {
    position: static;
    writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: .5rem;
  }

  .page-about .origin__aside {
    padding-left: 1rem;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .page-about *,
  .page-about *::before,
  .page-about *::after {
    transition-duration: .001ms !important;
    animation-duration: .001ms !important;
  }
}
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