
  :root {
    /* Neutral dark, matches home, operator feedback 2026-05-20:
       "background is purplish ai generic" on the previous #0F0F1C. */
    --canvas: #050505;
    --canvas-deep: #030303;
    --canvas-raised: #0E0E10;
    --canvas-raised-2: #14141A;
    --border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    --border-soft: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    --border-bright: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
    --glass-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
    --accent: #FF4E5B;
    --accent-soft: rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.55);
    --accent-glow-12: rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.12);
    --accent-glow-20: rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.20);
    --secondary: #5FB7CC;
    --secondary-soft: rgba(95, 183, 204, 0.32);
    --text-bright: #FFFFFF;
    --text-body: #E6E6EE;
    --text-dim: #6B7280;
    --text-faint: #3a3f4a;
    --font-head: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
    --font-body: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
    --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', 'SF Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
    --radius: 16px;
    --radius-sm: 12px;
  }
  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    background: var(--canvas);
    color: var(--text-body);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

  /* ── HEADER (shared) ── */
  .site-header {
    position: absolute; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 20;
    padding: 24px 48px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  }
  .site-brand { font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--text-bright); }
  .site-brand .dot { color: var(--accent); }
  .site-nav { display: flex; gap: 32px; align-items: center; }
  .site-nav a { font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 450; color: var(--text-dim); transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; }
  .site-nav a:hover { color: var(--text-bright); }
  .site-nav .nav-cta {
    color: var(--text-bright);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    padding: 9px 18px; border-radius: 999px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease-in-out, background 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .site-nav .nav-cta:hover { border-color: var(--accent); background: var(--accent-glow-12); }

  /* ── HERO ── */
  .hero {
    position: relative; padding: 156px 32px 72px;
    text-align: center; overflow: hidden;
  }
  .hero::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; top: 55%; left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: min(760px, 70vw); height: min(620px, 60vh);
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center,
      rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.22) 0%, rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.08) 30%, transparent 62%);
    filter: blur(60px); z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  }
  .hero::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; top: 30%; left: 18%;
    width: 320px; height: 320px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(95, 183, 204, 0.10), transparent 60%);
    filter: blur(64px); z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  }
  .hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 840px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 500; font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 22px; display: inline-block;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5.6vw, 60px); line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--text-bright); letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .hero-stats {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    background: var(--canvas-raised); border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
    border-radius: 999px;
  }
  .hero-stats .stat-num { color: var(--secondary); font-weight: 600; }
  .hero-stats .sep { color: var(--text-faint); }

  .aeo-callout {
    background: var(--glass-bg);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.1);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.1);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--secondary);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 28px 30px;
    text-align: left;
    font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text-body);
    max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 32px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .aeo-callout::before {
    content: 'ANSWER'; position: absolute; top: -10px; left: 22px;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em; color: var(--secondary);
    background: var(--canvas); padding: 0 8px;
  }

  /* ── JUMP NAV ── */
  .jump-nav {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px; max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .jump-chip {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    background: var(--canvas-raised);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease-in-out, color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .jump-chip-num {
    color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .jump-chip:hover {
    color: var(--text-bright);
    border-color: var(--accent-soft);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  /* ── USP STRIP (under hero, above FAQ sections) ── */
  .usp-strip {
    padding: 0 24px;
    margin: -28px auto 0;
    max-width: 1080px;
    position: relative; z-index: 2;
  }
  .usp-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 14px;
  }
  .usp-card {
    background: var(--canvas-raised);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 24px 22px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .usp-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent-soft); transform: translateY(-2px); }
  .usp-icon {
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.12), rgba(95, 183, 204, 0.08));
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    color: var(--accent);
  }
  .usp-icon svg {
    width: 18px; height: 18px;
    stroke: currentColor; fill: none;
    stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round;
  }
  .usp-title {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--text-bright); letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .usp-desc {
    font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--text-body);
  }

  /* ── QUICK FIXES callout (inside Troubleshooting section) ── */
  .quick-fixes {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.06), rgba(95, 183, 204, 0.04));
    border: 1px solid var(--accent-soft);
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 22px 24px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .quick-fixes-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    padding: 3px 9px;
    background: var(--accent-glow-12);
    border-radius: 6px;
  }
  .quick-fixes h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--text-bright); margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .quick-fixes ol {
    list-style: none; counter-reset: qf;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;
  }
  .quick-fixes ol li {
    counter-increment: qf;
    display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-start;
    font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--text-body);
  }
  .quick-fixes ol li::before {
    content: counter(qf, decimal-leading-zero);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 600; font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    color: var(--accent);
    background: var(--canvas);
    border: 1px solid var(--accent-soft);
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 4px 8px;
    min-width: 32px; text-align: center;
  }

  /* ── FAQ SECTIONS ── */
  .faq-body { padding: 80px 24px 96px; }
  .faq-container { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .faq-section {
    margin-top: 64px;
    scroll-margin-top: 24px;
  }
  .faq-section:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
  .faq-section-head {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .faq-section-icon {
    width: 56px; height: 56px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--canvas-raised-2), var(--canvas-raised));
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    color: var(--secondary);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  }
  .faq-section-icon svg {
    width: 28px; height: 28px;
    stroke: currentColor; fill: none;
    stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round;
  }
  .faq-section-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }
  .faq-section-title {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 28px); line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--text-bright); letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  }

  /* ── ACCORDION ── */
  .faq-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
  .faq-item {
    background: var(--canvas-raised);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease-in-out, background 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .faq-item:hover { border-color: var(--border-bright); }
  .faq-item[open] { border-color: var(--accent-soft); background: var(--canvas-raised-2); }
  .faq-item summary {
    cursor: pointer; list-style: none;
    padding: 20px 24px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 15.5px; letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    color: var(--text-bright);
    transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .faq-item summary:hover { color: var(--text-bright); }
  .faq-q { flex: 1; padding-right: 16px; }
  .faq-chevron {
    width: 14px; height: 14px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    position: relative;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.25s ease-in-out;
  }
  .faq-chevron::before,
  .faq-chevron::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute;
    background: currentColor;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
  }
  .faq-chevron::before {
    width: 11px; height: 1.5px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  }
  .faq-chevron::after {
    width: 1.5px; height: 11px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease-in-out;
  }
  .faq-item[open] .faq-chevron { color: var(--accent); }
  .faq-item[open] .faq-chevron::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scaleY(0); }
  .faq-a {
    padding: 0 24px 22px;
    font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--text-body);
  }
  .faq-a p { margin: 0 0 14px; }
  .faq-a p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .faq-a a { color: var(--secondary); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--secondary-soft); transition: border-color 0.2s ease-in-out; }
  .faq-a a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--secondary); }
  .faq-a code {
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.92em;
    background: var(--canvas-deep); padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px;
    color: var(--secondary);
  }
  .faq-a strong { color: var(--text-bright); font-weight: 600; }
  .faq-a em { color: var(--text-dim); font-style: normal; }

  /* ── CTA: didn't find what you needed? ── */
  .didnt-find {
    margin: 96px auto 0;
    max-width: 760px;
    padding: 40px 36px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--canvas-raised-2), var(--canvas-raised));
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .didnt-find::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 400px; height: 200px;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.10), transparent 70%);
    filter: blur(36px); z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  }
  .didnt-find-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .didnt-find-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .didnt-find h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 24px; color: var(--text-bright);
    margin-bottom: 12px; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  }
  .didnt-find p {
    color: var(--text-body); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 24px; max-width: 540px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
  }
  .cta-buttons { display: inline-flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
  .btn-primary, .btn-secondary {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px;
    padding: 12px 22px; border-radius: 10px;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out, border-color 0.2s ease-in-out, background 0.2s ease-in-out;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  }
  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--accent); color: #FFFFFF;
    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
  }
  .btn-primary:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.30);
  }
  .btn-secondary {
    background: transparent; color: var(--text-body);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-bright);
  }
  .btn-secondary:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--text-bright);
  }

  /* ── RELATED PAGES ── */
  .related {
    margin-top: 96px;
    padding-top: 56px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
  }
  .related-head {
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-dim); margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .related-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 14px;
  }
  .related-card {
    background: var(--canvas-raised);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 24px 22px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out, border-color 0.2s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .related-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    border-color: var(--accent-soft);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(255, 78, 91, 0.10);
  }
  .related-card .related-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
  }
  .related-card .related-title {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--text-bright); letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .related-card .related-desc {
    font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--text-body);
  }
  .related-card .related-arrow {
    margin-top: auto; padding-top: 14px;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .related-card:hover .related-arrow { color: var(--accent); transform: translateX(3px); }

  /* ── FOOTER (shared with home) ── */
  footer.site-footer {
    padding: 72px 48px 40px;
    background: var(--canvas);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  }
  .footer-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px;
    max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .footer-brand { font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600; font-size: 18px; color: var(--text-bright); margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .footer-tag { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--text-dim); max-width: 280px; }
  .footer-col h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 500; font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-dim); margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .footer-col ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
  .footer-col a { color: var(--text-dim); font-size: 14px; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; }
  .footer-col a:hover { color: var(--text-bright); }
  .footer-copy {
    max-width: 1180px; margin: 32px auto 0;
    padding-top: 24px;
    font-size: 12px; color: var(--text-faint);
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  }
  .footer-social {
    display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 14px;
    margin: 40px auto 0;
    max-width: 1180px;
  }
  .social-link {
    width: 38px; height: 38px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--canvas-raised);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, border-color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.2s ease-in-out, background 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  .social-link:hover {
    color: var(--accent);
    border-color: var(--accent-soft);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: var(--accent-glow-12);
  }
  .social-link svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }


  /* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .usp-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .related-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .site-nav { display: none; }
    .site-header { padding: 20px 24px; }
    .hero { padding: 120px 24px 56px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .site-header { padding: 14px 14px; }
    .hero { padding: 96px 16px 48px; }
    .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(28px, 7vw, 38px); margin-bottom: 22px; }
    .hero-stats { font-size: 11px; gap: 12px; padding: 6px 14px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
    .aeo-callout { padding: 22px 20px; font-size: 14px; }
    .jump-chip { font-size: 10.5px; padding: 6px 10px; }
    .faq-body { padding: 56px 16px 64px; }
    .faq-section { margin-top: 48px; }
    .faq-section-head { gap: 14px; }
    .faq-section-icon { width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 10px; }
    .faq-section-icon svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; }
    .faq-section-title { font-size: 20px; }
    .faq-item summary { padding: 16px 18px; font-size: 14.5px; }
    .faq-a { padding: 0 18px 18px; font-size: 13.5px; }
    .usp-strip { padding: 0 16px; margin: -16px auto 0; }
    .usp-card { padding: 18px 18px; }
    .quick-fixes { padding: 18px 18px; }
    .quick-fixes h4 { font-size: 15px; }
    .didnt-find { padding: 32px 24px; margin-top: 64px; }
    .didnt-find h3 { font-size: 20px; }
    .related { margin-top: 64px; padding-top: 40px; }
    footer.site-footer { padding: 56px 16px 28px; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  }


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