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/* Mobile polish: keep navigation visible and make hero eyebrow readable over image */
.hero .eyebrow{
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  width:max-content;
  max-width:100%;
  color:var(--mist);
  background:rgba(14,26,31,.58);
  border:1px solid rgba(244,246,247,.24);
  border-radius:999px;
  padding:8px 12px;
  backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
  text-shadow:0 1px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
}

@media (max-width:900px){
  .hero{min-height:100svh;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(14,26,31,.94) 0%,rgba(14,26,31,.74) 34%,rgba(31,42,48,.54) 100%),url('../images/lake-ripple.jpg') center/cover no-repeat}
  .nav{position:relative;align-items:flex-start;gap:18px;padding:22px 20px 0;flex-direction:column}
  .brand{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em}
  .nav-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:9px 10px;width:100%;font-size:12px;color:var(--mist)}
  .nav-links a{padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid rgba(244,246,247,.22);border-radius:999px;background:rgba(14,26,31,.42);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
  .nav-links .nav-cta{order:10;width:100%;justify-content:center;text-align:center;border-color:rgba(244,246,247,.42);background:rgba(244,246,247,.12)}
  .hero-content{padding:11vh 20px 96px}
  .hero .eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.13em;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:18px;white-space:normal;width:auto}
  h1{font-size:clamp(58px,18vw,84px);line-height:.9;margin-bottom:22px}
  .hero-copy{font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;color:#EEF3F4;text-shadow:0 1px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.62)}
  .hero-actions{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:12px}
  .hero-actions .button,.hero-actions .ghost-link{text-align:center;justify-content:center}
  .back-to-top{right:16px;bottom:16px;width:44px;height:44px}
}

.menu-toggle{display:none}

@media (max-width:900px){
  .nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 20px 0}
  .menu-toggle{display:inline-flex;grid-column:2;grid-row:1;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid rgba(244,246,247,.35);background:rgba(14,26,31,.48);color:var(--mist);align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;backdrop-filter:blur(10px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(10px);cursor:pointer}
  .menu-toggle span{display:block;width:18px;height:2px;background:currentColor;border-radius:999px;transition:transform .18s ease,opacity .18s ease}
  .nav.menu-open .menu-toggle span:nth-child(1){transform:translateY(7px) rotate(45deg)}
  .nav.menu-open .menu-toggle span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
  .nav.menu-open .menu-toggle span:nth-child(3){transform:translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg)}
  .nav .brand{grid-column:1;grid-row:1;min-width:0}
  .nav-links{grid-column:1 / -1;display:grid;width:100%;max-height:0;overflow:hidden;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transform:translateY(-6px);transition:max-height .22s ease,opacity .18s ease,transform .18s ease;padding:0;margin:0;gap:10px}
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links{max-height:360px;opacity:1;pointer-events:auto;transform:translateY(0);padding-top:4px}
  .nav-links a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;width:100%;padding:13px 14px;border:1px solid rgba(244,246,247,.24);border-radius:16px;background:rgba(14,26,31,.58);box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
  .nav-links a:not(.nav-cta)::after{content:'→';opacity:.55}
  .nav-links .nav-cta{order:10;width:100%;justify-content:center;border-radius:999px;background:var(--mist);color:var(--dark);border-color:transparent}
}

/* Refined mobile menu: editorial, quiet, aligned with Ripples brand */
@media (max-width:900px){
  .menu-toggle{
    width:44px;
    height:44px;
    border-color:rgba(244,246,247,.28);
    background:rgba(14,26,31,.28);
    box-shadow:none;
  }
  .nav.menu-open{
    padding-bottom:18px;
    background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(14,26,31,.82),rgba(14,26,31,.50));
    backdrop-filter:blur(18px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(18px);
  }
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links{
    gap:0;
    padding-top:16px;
    border-top:1px solid rgba(244,246,247,.18);
  }
  .nav-links a{
    display:flex;
    width:100%;
    justify-content:space-between;
    align-items:center;
    padding:17px 0;
    border:0;
    border-bottom:1px solid rgba(244,246,247,.14);
    border-radius:0;
    background:transparent;
    box-shadow:none;
    color:var(--mist);
    font-size:15px;
    letter-spacing:.02em;
  }
  .nav-links a:not(.nav-cta)::after{
    content:'';
    width:7px;
    height:7px;
    border-top:1px solid rgba(212,168,67,.85);
    border-right:1px solid rgba(212,168,67,.85);
    transform:rotate(45deg);
    opacity:.85;
  }
  .nav-links .nav-cta{
    margin-top:18px;
    padding:14px 18px;
    width:max-content;
    max-width:100%;
    justify-content:center;
    border:1px solid rgba(212,168,67,.72);
    border-radius:999px;
    background:rgba(212,168,67,.12);
    color:var(--mist);
    font-weight:700;
  }
}

/* Ripple-soft mobile menu motion */
@media (max-width:900px){
  .nav{
    transition:background .45s ease,padding-bottom .45s ease,backdrop-filter .45s ease;
  }
  .nav-links{
    transition:max-height .55s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),opacity .38s ease,transform .55s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),padding-top .45s ease;
  }
  .nav-links a{
    opacity:0;
    transform:translateY(-8px);
    transition:opacity .42s ease,transform .52s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),color .25s ease,border-color .35s ease;
  }
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links a{
    opacity:1;
    transform:translateY(0);
  }
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links a:nth-child(1){transition-delay:.03s}
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links a:nth-child(2){transition-delay:.07s}
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links a:nth-child(3){transition-delay:.11s}
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links a:nth-child(4){transition-delay:.15s}
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links a:nth-child(5){transition-delay:.19s}
  .nav.menu-open .nav-links a:nth-child(6){transition-delay:.23s}
  .menu-toggle{
    transition:background .35s ease,border-color .35s ease,transform .35s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
  }
  .menu-toggle:active{transform:scale(.96)}
  .menu-toggle span{transition:transform .42s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),opacity .28s ease,background .35s ease}
  .nav.menu-open .menu-toggle{
    background:rgba(42,90,107,.26);
    border-color:rgba(212,168,67,.42);
  }
  .nav.menu-open .menu-toggle span{background:rgba(244,246,247,.92)}
  .nav-links a:hover,
  .nav-links a:focus-visible{
    color:#fff;
    border-bottom-color:rgba(212,168,67,.42);
  }
}