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/* Portal continuation and responsive glass capsules */
.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:2;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:25vh;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 0%,rgba(6,6,6,.36) 44%,#050505 100%)}.archive-panel{margin-top:-1px;padding:clamp(74px,7vw,120px) 4vw clamp(120px,11vw,190px);background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(5,5,5,.08) 0%,rgba(5,5,5,.72) 54%,#000 100%),url('assets/ninth-hero-portal.png') center 72%/cover no-repeat;border:0}.archive-links{height:clamp(500px,34vw,660px);max-width:1600px;margin:0 auto;gap:clamp(18px,2vw,34px)}.archive-link{--glow-x:50%;--glow-y:45%;padding:30px clamp(24px,2.25vw,38px) 34px;border:1px solid rgba(255,239,188,.3);border-radius:26px;background:rgba(16,14,11,.28);box-shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.42),inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.035);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);transform:translate3d(0,0,0);transition:transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1),border-color .5s ease,box-shadow .5s ease}.archive-link:last-child{border:1px solid rgba(255,239,188,.3)}.archive-link:before{border-radius:26px;filter:saturate(.68) contrast(1.08) brightness(.88)}.archive-link:after{border-radius:25px;opacity:.62;background:radial-gradient(circle 210px at var(--glow-x) var(--glow-y),rgba(255,232,139,.14),transparent 68%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(15,15,16,.04),transparent 42%,rgba(5,5,5,.84));box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,242,203,.05);transition:opacity .35s ease,box-shadow .5s ease}.archive-link:hover,.archive-link:focus-visible{transform:translate3d(0,-8px,0);border-color:rgba(255,226,118,.78);box-shadow:0 0 58px rgba(255,210,63,.28),0 30px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.52),inset 0 0 24px rgba(255,228,134,.12)}.archive-link:hover:before,.archive-link:focus-visible:before{filter:saturate(.82) contrast(1.08) brightness(1.03)}.archive-link:hover:after,.archive-link:focus-visible:after{opacity:1;background:radial-gradient(circle 250px at var(--glow-x) var(--glow-y),rgba(255,237,159,.42),rgba(255,210,63,.13) 42%,transparent 70%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,241,191,.04),transparent 40%,rgba(5,5,5,.86));box-shadow:inset 0 0 48px rgba(255,222,105,.2),inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,241,191,.34)}
@media(max-width:820px){.hero:after{height:18vh}.archive-panel{padding:72px 6vw 110px;background-position:64% center}.archive-links{height:auto;gap:22px}.archive-link{min-height:430px;border:1px solid rgba(255,239,188,.3);border-radius:22px}.archive-link:last-child{border:1px solid rgba(255,239,188,.3)}.archive-link:before,.archive-link:after{border-radius:21px}}

/* Seamless hero-to-archive handoff: preserve the original hero image */
.hero:after{display:none}.archive-panel{z-index:5;margin-top:-220px;padding-top:170px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(13,12,10,0) 0,rgba(13,12,10,.18) 50px,rgba(13,12,10,.82) 135px,#0d0c0a 200px,#080807 360px,#000 100%)}
@media(max-width:820px){.archive-panel{margin-top:-140px;padding-top:110px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(13,12,10,0) 0,rgba(13,12,10,.2) 28px,rgba(13,12,10,.86) 82px,#0d0c0a 124px,#070706 220px,#000 100%)}}

/* Stronger, more frequent signal reveal and entrance pulse */
.ninth-signal{opacity:.86}.signal-scan,.signal-wordmark,.signal-node,.signal-code,.signal-words b{animation-duration:11s}.signal-wordmark{filter:invert(1) drop-shadow(0 0 12px rgba(255,244,211,.18))}.core-breath{opacity:.66;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 34px rgba(255,188,48,.58))}
@keyframes signal-mark-reveal{0%,18%,58%,100%{opacity:0;filter:invert(1) blur(5px)}24%{opacity:.075}30%,47%{opacity:.16;filter:invert(1) blur(0)}53%{opacity:.045;filter:invert(1) blur(2px)}}
@keyframes core-breathe{0%,100%{opacity:.62;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 30px rgba(255,179,38,.52))}50%{opacity:1;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 68px rgba(255,220,105,.96))}}
@media(max-width:820px){.ninth-signal{opacity:.7}}

/* Independent continuation beneath the restored, unaltered hero */
.archive-panel{z-index:1;margin-top:0;padding-top:clamp(92px,7vw,124px);background:radial-gradient(ellipse 11% 38% at 65.8% 0%,rgba(255,199,62,.42) 0%,rgba(226,148,25,.14) 34%,transparent 72%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.18) 38%,rgba(0,0,0,.62) 76%,#000 100%),linear-gradient(90deg,#2a2721 0%,#1c1a16 38%,#11100d 62%,#070707 82%,#050505 100%)}
@media(max-width:820px){.archive-panel{margin-top:0;padding-top:74px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 20% 30% at 66% 0%,rgba(255,199,62,.34),transparent 72%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0),rgba(0,0,0,.45) 58%,#000 100%),linear-gradient(90deg,#29261f,#15130f 58%,#070707)}}

/* Generated architectural continuation for the capsule field */
.archive-panel{margin-top:-1px;background-color:#000;background-image:url('assets/ninth-hero-continuation-v1.png');background-position:center top;background-size:100% auto;background-repeat:no-repeat}
@media(max-width:820px){.archive-panel{margin-top:-1px;background-position:66% top;background-size:auto 760px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-color:#000}}

/* Begin the continuation at its floor plane, not at the repeated wall geometry */
.archive-panel{background-position:center -17vw}
@media(max-width:820px){.archive-panel{background-position:66% -190px}}

/* Verified crossfade: overlap the real hero before handing off to the continuation */
.archive-panel{margin-top:-120px;padding-top:calc(clamp(92px,7vw,124px) + 120px);background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 0,transparent 119px,#000 120px,#000 100%)}
.archive-panel:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:0;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:#000 url('assets/ninth-hero-continuation-v1.png') center calc(120px - 17vw)/100% auto no-repeat;mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.16) 22px,rgba(0,0,0,.62) 72px,#000 120px,#000 100%)}
.archive-links{position:relative;z-index:1}
@media(max-width:820px){.archive-panel{margin-top:-90px;padding-top:164px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 0,transparent 89px,#000 90px,#000 100%)}.archive-panel:before{background-position:66% -100px;background-size:auto 760px;mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.2) 20px,rgba(0,0,0,.68) 56px,#000 90px,#000 100%)}}

/* Keep generated architecture out of the handoff; continue only floor and light */
.archive-panel:before{background-position:center calc(120px - 21.5vw)}
@media(max-width:820px){.archive-panel:before{background-position:66% -145px}}

/* Dedicated service artwork */
.archive-link:before{background-size:cover;background-position:center;filter:saturate(.94) contrast(1.02) brightness(1.06)}
.archive-link:nth-child(1):before{background-image:url('assets/ninth-retail-photoreal-v1.png');background-position:center 47%}
.archive-link:nth-child(2):before{background-image:url('assets/ninth-branding-photoreal-v1.png');background-position:center 46%}
.archive-link:nth-child(3):before{background-image:url('assets/ninth-creative-photoreal-v1.png');background-position:center 48%}
.archive-link:hover:before,.archive-link:focus-visible:before{filter:saturate(1) contrast(1.03) brightness(1.12)}
@media(max-width:820px){.archive-link{min-height:560px}.archive-link:before{background-size:cover;background-position:center}}