.page-about {
  --about-border: rgba(143, 166, 184, .26);
  --about-pad: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.page-about .content-shell {
  padding-left: var(--about-pad);
  padding-right: var(--about-pad);
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.page-about .about-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 5.5rem 0 2.5rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(1000px 500px at 84% -12%, rgba(228, 87, 46, .24), transparent 66%),
    radial-gradient(720px 420px at 4% 10%, rgba(47, 158, 143, .14), transparent 70%),
    var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--about-border);
}

.page-about .about-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 auto 0 0;
  width: 5px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ember) 0%, var(--gold) 58%, transparent 100%);
}

.page-about .breadcrumbs__list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .45rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 1.75rem;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: .8rem;
  color: var(--mist);
}

.page-about .breadcrumbs__item + .breadcrumbs__item::before {
  content: "/";
  margin-right: .45rem;
  color: var(--steel);
}

.page-about .breadcrumbs__link {
  color: var(--mist);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color .16s var(--ease), border-color .16s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .breadcrumbs__link:hover,
.page-about .breadcrumbs__link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-hero__inner {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.25rem;
}

.page-about .eyebrow {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about h1 {
  margin: .7rem 0 1.1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.6vw, 3.6rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-hero__lede {
  max-width: 42ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.1rem);
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .84);
}

.page-about .about-hero__facts {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 1.9rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--about-border);
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
}

.page-about .about-hero__facts li {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .25rem;
  padding: .85rem .95rem;
  background: rgba(21, 40, 61, .92);
  font-size: .8rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .72);
}

.page-about .about-fact__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .75rem;
  margin-top: 1.9rem;
}

.page-about .about-hero__visual {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
}

.page-about .about-hero__visual .image-frame {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 184, 75, .3);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 2.25rem), calc(100% - 2.25rem) 100%, 0 100%);
}

.page-about .about-hero__visual img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: .92;
}

.page-about .about-hero__visual .image-frame__veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(228, 87, 46, .3) 0%, rgba(14, 27, 44, .05) 42%, rgba(14, 27, 44, .78) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.page-about .about-hero__caption {
  margin-top: .7rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: var(--mist);
}

.page-about .about-toc {
  display: flex;
  gap: .5rem;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding: .9rem 0 .4rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}

.page-about .about-toc a {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .45rem;
  padding: .45rem .8rem;
  font-size: .8rem;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .78);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  background: rgba(21, 40, 61, .68);
  transition: color .16s var(--ease), background .16s var(--ease), border-color .16s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-toc a .num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  color: var(--ember);
  transition: color .16s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-toc a:hover,
.page-about .about-toc a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-toc a:hover .num,
.page-about .about-toc a:focus-visible .num {
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ---------- Section shell ---------- */
.page-about .about-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  scroll-margin-top: 5.5rem;
}

.page-about .about-section--tint {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(21, 40, 61, .55) 0%, rgba(14, 27, 44, 0) 100%);
}

.page-about .about-section__head {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: .8rem;
  padding-left: 1.35rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.page-about .about-section__head::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: .18em;
  bottom: .18em;
  width: 4px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ember) 0 6px, transparent 6px 11px);
}

.page-about .about-section__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .9rem;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--ember);
}

.page-about .section-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.6vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-section__intro,
.page-about .body-copy {
  max-width: 64ch;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .82);
}

.page-about .about-section__intro {
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

/* ---------- Steps ---------- */
.page-about .about-steps {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--about-border);
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
}

.page-about .about-steps li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.1rem 1.35rem;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  transition: background .16s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-steps li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ember), transparent 78%);
}

.page-about .about-steps li:hover {
  background: #1a3049;
}

.page-about .about-steps__idx {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--steel);
}

.page-about .about-steps h3 {
  margin: .5rem 0 .5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-steps p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .74);
}

/* ---------- Principles ---------- */
.page-about .about-principles {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.page-about .principle {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem 1.6rem;
  background: linear-gradient(158deg, var(--ink-2) 0%, var(--ink-3) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 1.15rem), calc(100% - 1.15rem) 100%, 0 100%);
  transition: border-color .18s var(--ease), transform .18s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .principle:hover,
.page-about .principle:focus-within {
  border-color: rgba(242, 184, 75, .62);
}

.page-about .principle__idx {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: .1rem .4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .74rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .principle h3 {
  margin: .8rem 0 .6rem;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .principle p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .92rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .76);
}

/* ---------- Timeline ---------- */
.page-about .about-timeline {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 1.6rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.75rem;
}

.page-about .about-timeline li {
  position: relative;
}

.page-about .about-timeline li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(-1.6rem - 6px);
  top: .5rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 11px;
  height: 11px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 2px solid var(--ember);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transition: background .18s var(--ease), border-color .18s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-timeline li:hover::before,
.page-about .about-timeline li:focus-within::before {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-timeline__year {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .84rem;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-timeline h3 {
  margin: .35rem 0 .5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-timeline p {
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .92rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .76);
}

/* ---------- Team ---------- */
.page-about .about-team {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.page-about .team-panel {
  padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(21, 40, 61, .78);
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--steel);
  transition: border-color .18s var(--ease), background .18s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .team-panel:hover,
.page-about .team-panel:focus-within {
  background: rgba(25, 47, 71, .95);
  border-left-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .team-panel__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .team-panel h3 {
  margin: .55rem 0 .55rem;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .team-panel p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .74);
}

.page-about .about-team__figure {
  position: relative;
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  background: var(--ink-2);
}

.page-about .about-team__figure img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 2 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: .88;
}

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

.page-about .about-flow li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
  background: var(--ink-2);
}

.page-about .about-flow strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: .98rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-flow span {
  font-size: .88rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: rgba(245, 241, 232, .74);
}

/* ---------- Reach ---------- */
.page-about .about-reach__figure {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
}

.page-about .about-reach__figure img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: .8;
}

.page-about .about-reach__stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--about-border);
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
}

.page-about .about-reach__stats div {
  padding: .95rem 1rem;
  background: var(--ink-2);
}

.page-about .about-reach__stats dt {
  font-size: .76rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: var(--mist);
}

.page-about .about-reach__stats dd {
  margin: .3rem 0 0;
  font-size: .95rem;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-reach__stats dd .num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

/* ---------- Next ---------- */
.page-about .about-next {
  border-bottom: none;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5rem);
}

.page-about .about-next__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: .85rem;
}

.page-about .about-next__card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .45rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: rgba(21, 40, 61, .7);
  border: 1px solid var(--about-border);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 1rem), calc(100% - 1rem) 100%, 0 100%);
  transition: background .18s var(--ease), border-color .18s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-next__card:hover,
.page-about .about-next__card:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(228, 87, 46, .16);
  border-color: rgba(242, 184, 75, .7);
}

.page-about .about-next__kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .74rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--ember);
}

.page-about .about-next__card strong {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.page-about .about-next__arrow {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  transition: transform .18s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-next__card:hover .about-next__arrow,
.page-about .about-next__card:focus-visible .about-next__arrow {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.page-about .about-next__back {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: var(--mist);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color .16s var(--ease), border-color .16s var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-next__back:hover,
.page-about .about-next__back:focus-visible {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- Media queries ---------- */
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .page-about .about-steps {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .page-about .about-reach__stats {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .page-about .about-flow {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .page-about .about-next__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (min-width: 880px) {
  .page-about .about-hero {
    padding-top: 6.5rem;
  }

  .page-about .about-hero__inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
    gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .page-about .about-hero__visual {
    margin-top: 1.75rem;
  }

  .page-about .about-principles {
    grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .88fr 1.18fr;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .page-about .principle:nth-child(2) {
    margin-top: 1.4rem;
  }

  .page-about .about-team {
    grid-template-columns: 1.18fr .86fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .page-about .team-panel:nth-child(2) {
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
  }

  .page-about .about-timeline {
    padding-left: 2.2rem;
  }

  .page-about .about-timeline li::before {
    left: calc(-2.2rem - 6px);
  }

  .page-about .about-timeline li {
    padding-left: .5rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1080px) {
  .page-about .about-hero__facts {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .page-about .about-toc a,
  .page-about .principle,
  .page-about .team-panel,
  .page-about .about-next__card,
  .page-about .about-next__arrow,
  .page-about .about-timeline li::before,
  .page-about .about-steps li {
    transition: none;
  }

  .page-about .about-next__card:hover .about-next__arrow,
  .page-about .about-next__card:focus-visible .about-next__arrow {
    transform: none;
  }
}
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