/* borrowedclearance.com: "Clearance" brand. Payment-rail security: borrowed (red) vs verified (green). */
@font-face{font-family:"Inter Tight";font-style:normal;font-weight:100 900;font-display:swap;src:url("/fonts/inter-tight.woff2") format("woff2")}
@font-face{font-family:"JetBrains Mono";font-style:normal;font-weight:100 800;font-display:swap;src:url("/fonts/jetbrains-mono.woff2") format("woff2")}
:root{
  --bg:#060A13;--bg-2:#0A1120;--panel:#0E1628;--panel-2:#131D35;--line:#26355A;--line-soft:#1A2440;
  --text:#EAF0FA;--muted:#9AA7BF;--red:#FF4B3E;--amber:#FFB224;--green:#2EE58F;
  --sans:"Inter Tight",Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,sans-serif;
  --mono:"JetBrains Mono",ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;
  --maxw:1180px;--pad:clamp(1.25rem,5vw,3rem);--gap:clamp(4rem,10vw,8rem);--r:16px;
  color-scheme:dark
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}*{margin:0}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth;scroll-padding-top:80px}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:400 clamp(1.02rem,.98rem + .2vw,1.14rem)/1.65 var(--sans);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;min-height:100vh;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
img,svg{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--green);text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1px}
a:hover{color:#7CF5BB;text-decoration-thickness:2px}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--amber);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:4px}
::selection{background:var(--amber);color:var(--bg)}
strong{font-weight:700;color:#fff}
em{font-style:italic;color:#fff}
.wrap{width:100%;max-width:var(--maxw);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:var(--pad)}
main{flex:1 0 auto}
.mono,.kicker,.eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font-size:.78rem}
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:.5rem;top:-3rem;background:var(--amber);color:var(--bg);padding:.5rem .9rem;border-radius:8px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.8rem;z-index:100}
.skip-link:focus{top:.5rem}

/* header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--bg) 82%,transparent);backdrop-filter:blur(12px) saturate(140%);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;height:64px}
.brand{white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.65rem;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em;font-size:1.05rem}
.brand:hover{color:var(--text);text-decoration:none}
.brand .tag{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.66rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:5px;padding:.12rem .4rem;text-transform:uppercase}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:clamp(.9rem,2.4vw,1.8rem);list-style:none;padding:0}
.nav-links a{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--text)}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;padding-block:clamp(3.5rem,9vw,7rem) clamp(2rem,5vw,3.5rem);overflow:hidden;
  background:radial-gradient(70% 60% at 85% 0%,rgba(255,75,62,.13),transparent 60%),radial-gradient(60% 60% at 0% 100%,rgba(46,229,143,.08),transparent 60%),
  linear-gradient(var(--line-soft) 1px,transparent 1px) 0 0/100% 48px,linear-gradient(90deg,var(--line-soft) 1px,transparent 1px) 0 0/48px 100%,var(--bg)}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(6,10,19,.55),var(--bg) 92%);pointer-events:none}
.hero>.wrap{position:relative;z-index:1}
.eyebrow{color:var(--amber);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem}
.eyebrow::before{content:"";width:.55rem;height:.55rem;border-radius:50%;background:var(--red);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px rgba(255,75,62,.18)}
h1{font-weight:850;font-size:clamp(3.1rem,10.5vw,8.4rem);line-height:.9;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:1.4rem 0 1.6rem}
h1 .b{color:var(--red)}
h1 .c{display:block;color:var(--text)}
.definition{font-size:clamp(1.25rem,1rem + 1.1vw,1.85rem);line-height:1.4;max-width:34ch;font-weight:500;color:var(--text)}
.definition strong{color:var(--red)}
.byline{margin-top:1.6rem;color:var(--muted);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem 1rem;align-items:center}
.byline a{color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.byline a:hover{border-color:var(--green)}
.byline .sig{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;color:var(--green)}
.hero-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.45fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3rem);align-items:center}
.hero-seal{width:100%;max-width:440px;justify-self:end}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){.seal-spin{transform-origin:210px 210px;animation:spin 60s linear infinite}@keyframes spin{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}}
section.s.intro{padding-top:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.5rem)}
.hero-fig{margin-top:clamp(2.5rem,6vw,4rem)}

/* figures & bands */
.fig{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--panel),var(--bg-2));border:1px solid var(--line-soft);border-radius:var(--r);padding:clamp(.9rem,2.5vw,1.75rem)}
.fig figcaption{margin-top:1rem;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted)}
.fig figcaption b{color:var(--text);font-weight:600}
.dg{width:100%;height:auto}
.dg-v{display:none}
@media (max-width:760px){.dg-h{display:none}.dg-v{display:block}}
.band{background:var(--bg-2);border-block:1px solid var(--line-soft);padding-block:var(--gap)}
.media-band{position:relative;margin:0;border-block:1px solid var(--line-soft);background:#03060c}
.media-band img{width:100%;height:clamp(220px,38vw,520px);object-fit:cover}
.media-band figcaption{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:1.1rem var(--pad);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(3,6,12,.92),transparent)}
.media-band figcaption span{color:var(--amber)}

/* sections */
section.s{padding-block:var(--gap)}
section.s+section.s{border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.s-head{display:grid;gap:.9rem;margin-bottom:clamp(1.75rem,4vw,2.75rem);max-width:46rem}
.kicker{color:var(--muted);display:flex;gap:.8rem;align-items:center}
.kicker .n{color:var(--amber)}
.kicker::after{content:"";height:1px;flex:1;max-width:8rem;background:var(--line)}
h2{font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(2rem,1.3rem + 3vw,3.4rem);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.03em}
h3{font-weight:750;font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.prose{max-width:70ch}
.prose>*+*{margin-top:1.1rem}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:0;list-style:none}
.prose li{position:relative;padding-left:1.8rem}
.prose li+li{margin-top:.75rem}
.prose ul>li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:.2rem;top:.62em;width:.6rem;height:.6rem;border:2px solid var(--amber);border-radius:2px;transform:rotate(45deg)}
.prose ol{counter-reset:n}
.prose ol>li{counter-increment:n;padding-left:2.6rem}
.prose ol>li::before{content:"0" counter(n);position:absolute;left:0;top:.15em;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--green);border:1px solid var(--green);border-radius:6px;padding:.05rem .32rem}
.prose li a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.lede{font-size:clamp(1.12rem,1rem + .5vw,1.35rem);line-height:1.55;color:#C9D3E6;max-width:62ch}
.lede+.lede{margin-top:1.1rem}
.rule-call{margin-top:2rem;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);border:1px solid rgba(46,229,143,.45);border-radius:999px;padding:.55rem 1rem .55rem .7rem;background:rgba(46,229,143,.06)}
.two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:clamp(1rem,3vw,2rem)}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(0,.95fr);gap:clamp(2rem,5vw,4.5rem);align-items:start}
.note{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--amber);border-left:2px solid var(--amber);padding-left:.9rem}

/* scenarios */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:clamp(1rem,2.5vw,1.5rem);margin-top:2rem}
.cards>.card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line-soft);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.card .dg{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.card p{padding:1.25rem 1.35rem 1.5rem;font-size:1rem;color:#C9D3E6}
.card p strong{display:block;margin-bottom:.35rem;font-size:1.08rem;color:#fff}

/* FAQ */
.faq{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1rem}
.qa{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line-soft);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.4rem 1.5rem}
.qa h3{margin-bottom:.55rem;display:flex;gap:.7rem}
.qa h3::before{content:"Q";font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.78rem;color:var(--amber);border:1px solid var(--amber);border-radius:5px;padding:.1rem .38rem;height:fit-content;margin-top:.1rem}
.qa p{color:#C9D3E6}

/* cite */
.cite{background:var(--panel);border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.4rem 1.5rem;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.7;max-width:58rem;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.cite em{color:var(--text)}

/* footer */
.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);padding-block:2.5rem;background:var(--bg-2)}
.footer-inner{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem 2rem;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.footer-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.8rem 1.4rem;list-style:none;padding:0}
.footer-links a,.copyright{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.footer-links a:hover{color:var(--green)}
.copyright a{color:var(--text);text-decoration:none}

@media (max-width:980px){.hero-top{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-seal{max-width:300px;justify-self:start}.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media (max-width:760px){.hero-seal{display:none}.fig{padding:.6rem}.brand{font-size:.95rem}.nav-links{gap:.9rem}.two,.faq,.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}.nav-links li.opt{display:none}.brand .tag{display:none}}