.page-about {
  --about-pad: clamp(44px, 7.5vw, 92px);
  background: var(--abyss);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.page-about img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.page-about .about-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
}

.page-about .about-crumb {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-top: clamp(18px, 3vw, 30px);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--cold);
}

.page-about .about-crumb a {
  color: var(--cold);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-crumb a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.page-about .about-crumb [aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.page-about .about-hero {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(26px, 4vw, 44px);
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 46px) 0 clamp(34px, 5.5vw, 60px);
  align-items: end;
}

.page-about .about-hero__kicker {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 0;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .about-hero h1 {
  margin: clamp(18px, 3vw, 28px) 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 7.2vw, 66px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.page-about .about-hero h1 em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-hero__lead {
  margin: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 24px) 0 0;
  max-width: 36em;
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.6vw, 17px);
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--mist);
}

.page-about .about-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: clamp(24px, 3.6vw, 34px);
  background: var(--line-soft);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-gold);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

.page-about .about-stats__item {
  background: var(--abyss);
  padding: 14px 16px;
}

.page-about .about-stats__item strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 30px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.page-about .about-stats__item span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--cold);
}

.page-about .about-hero__fig {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.page-about .about-hero__fig img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - var(--notch)), calc(100% - var(--notch)) 100%, 0 100%);
  filter: saturate(0.86) contrast(1.06);
}

.page-about .about-hero__fig figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--slate);
}

/* ---------- section index ---------- */
.page-about .about-index {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  scrollbar-width: none;
}

.page-about .about-index::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.page-about .about-index a {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 7px 13px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--cold);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease), border-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-index a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border-color: var(--line-gold);
}

/* ---------- generic section ---------- */
.page-about .about-section {
  padding: var(--about-pad) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

.page-about .about-section__num {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-section h2 {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(25px, 4vw, 38px);
  line-height: 1.24;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.page-about .about-section p {
  margin: 0 0 1em;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--mist);
}

.page-about .about-section p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.page-about .about-section__body {
  margin-top: clamp(18px, 3vw, 26px);
}

.page-about .about-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-gold);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease), border-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-link:hover {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.page-about .about-quote {
  margin: clamp(24px, 4vw, 34px) 0 0;
  padding: clamp(20px, 3.4vw, 30px) clamp(20px, 3.4vw, 32px);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(31, 78, 121, 0.55), rgba(15, 42, 74, 0.2));
  border-left: 3px solid var(--cinnabar);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - var(--notch)), calc(100% - var(--notch)) 100%, 0 100%);
}

.page-about .about-quote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 2.3vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.page-about .about-quote cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- full-bleed tones ---------- */
.page-about .about-section--deep {
  background: var(--midnight);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 100vmax var(--midnight);
  clip-path: inset(0 -100vmax);
}

.page-about .about-section--light {
  background: var(--mist);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 100vmax var(--mist);
  clip-path: inset(0 -100vmax);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.page-about .about-section--light h2 {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.page-about .about-section--light p {
  color: #26333c;
}

.page-about .about-section--light .about-section__num {
  color: var(--gold-dark);
}

.page-about .about-section--light .about-link {
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(138, 106, 22, 0.5);
}

.page-about .about-section--light .about-link:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--ink);
}

/* ---------- timeline ---------- */
.page-about .about-years {
  display: flex;
  gap: 6px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  scrollbar-width: none;
}

.page-about .about-years::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.page-about .about-years a {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--cold);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease), background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-years a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-years a[aria-current="true"] {
  color: var(--abyss);
  background: var(--gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-timeline {
  margin-top: clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 32px);
}

.page-about .tl-item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 22px 0 22px 24px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .tl-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -4.5px;
  top: 30px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: var(--gold-dark);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .tl-item[aria-current="true"] {
  border-left-color: var(--line-gold);
}

.page-about .tl-item[aria-current="true"]::before,
.page-about .tl-item:hover::before {
  background: var(--gold-bright);
}

.page-about .tl-year {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 5.4vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.55);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .tl-item[aria-current="true"] .tl-year,
.page-about .tl-item:hover .tl-year {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.page-about .tl-body h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.page-about .tl-body p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--mist);
}

/* ---------- coverage ---------- */
.page-about .about-cover {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3.4vw, 36px);
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px);
}

.page-about .about-fig {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--midnight);
}

.page-about .about-fig img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - var(--notch)), calc(100% - var(--notch)) 100%, 0 100%);
}

.page-about .about-regions {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 18px 0 20px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  background: rgba(8, 26, 51, 0.16);
  border: 1px solid rgba(8, 26, 51, 0.16);
}

.page-about .about-regions li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  background: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.page-about .about-regions li::before {
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: var(--gold-dark);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

/* ---------- index system ---------- */
.page-about .about-dims {
  list-style: none;
  margin: clamp(20px, 3vw, 28px) 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line-soft);
}

.page-about .about-dims li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 4px 14px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: var(--abyss);
  border-left: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease), background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-dims li:hover {
  border-left-color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(31, 78, 121, 0.28);
}

.page-about .about-dims__no {
  grid-row: span 2;
  align-self: center;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-dims strong {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.page-about .about-dims li span:last-child {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .about-figrow {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 28px);
  margin-top: clamp(24px, 3.6vw, 36px);
}

.page-about .about-fig--square img {
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - var(--notch)) 0, 100% var(--notch), 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

/* ---------- team ---------- */
.page-about .about-roles {
  list-style: none;
  margin: clamp(18px, 3vw, 26px) 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line-soft);
}

.page-about .about-roles li {
  padding: 18px;
  background: rgba(15, 42, 74, 0.7);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.page-about .about-roles li:hover {
  background: rgba(31, 78, 121, 0.5);
}

.page-about .about-roles strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-roles h3 {
  margin: 8px 0 6px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.page-about .about-roles p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .about-team__note {
  margin-top: clamp(18px, 3vw, 24px);
  padding-left: 16px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--line-gold);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--cold);
}

/* ---------- contact ---------- */
.page-about .about-section--contact {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.page-about .about-contact {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 40px);
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px);
}

.page-about .about-contact__list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.page-about .about-contact__list li {
  display: grid;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 13px 16px;
  background: rgba(15, 42, 74, 0.45);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-contact__list span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--slate);
}

.page-about .about-contact__list strong {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ivory);
  word-break: break-word;
}

.page-about .about-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.page-about .about-card {
  padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 28px);
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(31, 78, 121, 0.5), rgba(8, 26, 51, 0.92));
  border: 1px solid var(--line-gold);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - var(--notch)), calc(100% - var(--notch)) 100%, 0 100%);
}

.page-about .about-card p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--mist);
}

.page-about .about-card .about-card__title {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-card__links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 20px !important;
}

.page-about .about-card__links .about-link {
  margin-top: 0;
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (min-width: 520px) {
  .page-about .about-regions {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .page-about .about-roles {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .page-about .about-figrow {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
  }

  .page-about .about-stats {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .page-about .tl-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 40px);
    align-items: start;
    padding: 24px 0 24px 36px;
  }

  .page-about .tl-item::before {
    top: 38px;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 880px) {
  .page-about .about-cover {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .page-about .about-contact {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 0.85fr);
    align-items: start;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .page-about .about-hero {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.06fr) minmax(0, 0.94fr);
    gap: clamp(32px, 4.5vw, 60px);
  }

  .page-about .about-section--split {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
    gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .page-about .about-section--split > .about-section__head {
    position: sticky;
    top: calc(var(--header-h) + 24px);
  }

  .page-about .about-section--split .about-section__body {
    margin-top: 0;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .page-about .tl-year,
  .page-about .tl-item,
  .page-about .about-link,
  .page-about .about-dims li,
  .page-about .about-roles li {
    transition: none;
  }
}
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