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.vg-ledger-row.vg-cost{color:var(--vg-muted)}
.vg-ledger-row.vg-result{background:var(--vg-ink);color:var(--vg-white);padding:21px 16px;border:0;margin:12px -12px 8px}
.vg-ledger-row.vg-result strong{color:#e0c88a;font-size:1.2rem}
.visual-atlas{padding:75px clamp(22px,6vw,92px);background:var(--vg-paper);border-top:1px solid var(--vg-line);color:var(--vg-ink)}
.visual-atlas-heading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:32px}
.visual-atlas-heading h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,3.8rem);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.05em;margin:0;max-width:14ch}
.visual-atlas-heading>p{color:var(--vg-muted);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.8;max-width:45ch;margin:0}
.visual-atlas-tabs{display:flex;gap:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--vg-line);margin:30px 0 0}
.visual-atlas-tabs button{border:1px solid transparent;border-bottom:0;background:transparent;padding:17px 24px;font:600 .9rem/1.4 Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--vg-muted);cursor:pointer;min-height:48px}
.visual-atlas-tabs button[aria-selected=true]{background:var(--vg-ink);color:var(--vg-white)}
.visual-atlas-panel{padding:35px 0 0}
.visual-atlas-panel h3{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.03em;margin:0 0 10px}
.visual-atlas-panel>p{color:var(--vg-muted);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 30px;max-width:65ch}
.visual-atlas-route{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--vg-line)}
.visual-atlas-route>li{padding:24px 24px 20px 0;position:relative;min-width:0}
.visual-atlas-route>li:before{content:'';position:absolute;top:-4px;left:0;width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--vg-brass)}
.visual-atlas-route .vg-drawing{width:65px;margin:20px 0}
.visual-atlas-route h4{font:650 1.05rem/1.35 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 10px}
.visual-atlas-route p{font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.75;color:var(--vg-muted);margin:0 0 16px;max-width:27ch}
.visual-atlas-route a{font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--vg-ink);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px}
.visual-atlas-note{font-size:.78rem!important;line-height:1.7;color:var(--vg-muted);margin:25px 0 0;max-width:75ch}
@media(min-width:1000px){body .reader-article{max-width:820px}body .content-shell:has(.reader-article){grid-template-columns:minmax(0,820px) minmax(200px,270px)}body .visual-guide.vg-journey:has(.vg-items>li:nth-child(5)) .vg-items{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px 20px}body .visual-guide.vg-journey:has(.vg-items>li:nth-child(5)) .vg-items>li{padding:0 0 15px}body .visual-guide.vg-journey:has(.vg-items>li:nth-child(5)) .vg-items>li:before{display:none}}
@media(max-width:760px){body .visual-guide{padding:24px 20px;margin:22px 0 30px}.vg-heading{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 48px;gap:12px;margin-bottom:24px}body .visual-guide h2{font-size:1.65rem}body .visual-guide .vg-deck{font-size:.9rem}body .visual-guide .vg-items{grid-template-columns:1fr}body .visual-guide .vg-items>li{padding-right:0}body .vg-journey .vg-items>li{gap:12px;grid-template-columns:36px minmax(0,1fr)}body .visual-guide .vg-items p{font-size:.88rem}.vg-ledger-row{gap:14px;font-size:.85rem}.vg-ledger-row strong{font-size:.9rem;max-width:13ch}.visual-atlas{padding:50px 22px}.visual-atlas-heading{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}.visual-atlas-heading h2{max-width:18ch}.visual-atlas-tabs button{padding:15px 12px;flex:1;font-size:.8rem}.visual-atlas-route{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 20px}.visual-atlas-route>li{padding-right:0;border-top:1px solid var(--vg-line)}.visual-atlas-route .vg-drawing{width:52px}.visual-atlas-route p{font-size:.85rem}.visual-atlas-route h4{font-size:.98rem}.visual-atlas-route a{font-size:.78rem}.visual-atlas-route{border:0}}
@media(max-width:360px){.visual-atlas-route{grid-template-columns:1fr}.vg-heading{grid-template-columns:1fr}.vg-heading>.vg-drawing{display:none}}
@media print{body .visual-guide{color:#000;background:#fff;border:1px solid #999;break-inside:avoid}body .vg-branches{--vg-muted:#333;--vg-brass:#333;--vg-line:#999}body .vg-branches h2,body .vg-branches h3{color:#000}.visual-atlas-tabs{display:none}.visual-guide a{color:inherit}}
.vg-allocation{margin:0 0 25px}.vg-allocation-band{display:flex;gap:3px;height:48px}.vg-allocation-band span:nth-child(1){background:#252b24}.vg-allocation-band span:nth-child(2){background:#656e5c}.vg-allocation-band span:nth-child(3){background:#a6ae9a}.vg-allocation-band span:nth-child(4){background:#b09553}body .visual-guide .vg-allocation p{font-size:.77rem;line-height:1.6;color:var(--vg-muted);margin:12px 0 0}.vg-cost:nth-child(2):before,.vg-cost:nth-child(3):before{display:none}
.vg-building,.vg-property-pair{color:var(--vg-ink);margin:0 0 28px}.vg-building svg,.vg-property-pair svg{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:280px}body .visual-guide .vg-building p,body .visual-guide .vg-property-pair p{font-size:.77rem;line-height:1.6;text-align:center;color:var(--vg-muted);margin:8px 0 0}
@media(min-width:650px){body .vg-branches .vg-items{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px;margin-top:38px;border-top:1px solid var(--vg-line)}body .vg-branches .vg-items>li{display:block;border:0;padding-top:26px;position:relative}body .vg-branches .vg-items>li:before{display:block;content:'';position:absolute;height:18px;left:12px;top:0;border-left:1px solid var(--vg-line)}body .vg-branches .vg-number{display:block;margin-bottom:12px}body .vg-branches .vg-items:before{content:'';position:absolute;left:50%;top:-23px;height:22px;border-left:1px solid var(--vg-line)}}
@media(max-width:649px){body .vg-branches .vg-items{margin-left:12px;border-left:1px solid var(--vg-line)}body .vg-branches .vg-items>li{padding:20px 0 20px 15px;border-top:0;position:relative}body .vg-branches .vg-items>li:before{display:block;content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:30px;width:10px;border-top:1px solid var(--vg-line)}}
/* A topic-specific next conversation, earned by the advice above it. */
body .reader-conversation{margin:36px 0;padding:30px;background:#ece7d9;border-top:3px solid #79602b}body .reader-conversation h2{font-size:1.6rem;line-height:1.2;margin:10px 0 18px}body .reader-conversation>.eyebrow{font-size:.65rem;letter-spacing:.13em;line-height:1.6;color:#71592b;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0}body .reader-conversation blockquote{margin:23px 0;padding:0 0 0 20px;border-left:2px solid #9b8247;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.65;color:#252b24}body .reader-conversation .button{background:#252b24;color:#fffdf7;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:48px;font-size:.88rem;padding:13px 19px}body .reader-conversation .conversation-note{font-size:.77rem;line-height:1.7;margin:16px 0 0;color:#555c50}@media(max-width:760px){body .reader-conversation{padding:25px 20px}body .reader-conversation h2{font-size:1.45rem}body .reader-conversation blockquote{font-size:1.04rem}body .reader-conversation .button{width:100%;justify-content:center}}
@media print{body .reader-conversation{background:#fff;border:1px solid #999;break-inside:avoid}body .reader-conversation .button,body .reader-conversation .conversation-note{display:none}}
/* Worked examples: readable rows on desktop, labelled records on a phone. */
.vg-worksheet .vg-heading{display:block;margin-bottom:20px}
.vg-worked-head,.vg-worked-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr 1.2fr;gap:20px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--vg-line);font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.7}
.vg-worked-head{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--vg-muted)}
.vg-worked-row:last-child{border-bottom:0}.vg-cell-label{display:none}
@media(max-width:760px){.vg-worked-head{display:none}.vg-worked-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.vg-cell-label{display:block;font-size:.65rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--vg-muted);margin-bottom:3px}}