@media (max-width: 768px) {

    /*
    ============================================
    GLOBAL RESET & BASE STYLES
    ============================================
    */

    * {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }


    /* NOTE: overflow-x intentionally NOT set on html — breaks position:sticky on film strip section */
    /* NOTE: overflow-x: clip (NOT hidden) — clip prevents horizontal scrollbar without creating a new
       scroll container. overflow-x: hidden on body makes body the scroll container in some browsers,
       which causes GSAP ScrollTrigger pin:true to never engage (listens to window scroll, not body). */
    body {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
      background: #ffffff;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      overflow-x: clip;
      line-height: 1.7;
    }

    /* Accessibility - Reduced Motion */
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      * {
        animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
      }
      /* Safelight: skip dark phase, show everything immediately */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening {
        background: #ffffff !important;
      }
      .fl718-opening__title-container,
      .fl718-film-strip,
      .fl718-transition-perforation,
      .fl718-transition-film-code,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-safelight-glow {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        filter: none !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-perforation-hole {
        background: #ffffff !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-main {
        color: #000000 !important;
      }
      /* Darkroom develop: show prints immediately */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print {
        opacity: 1 !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print-img {
        filter: none !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print-data {
        opacity: 1 !important;
      }
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    HERO SECTION - FILM CONTACT SHEET
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening {
      position: relative;
      width: 100vw;
      height: 100vh;   /* fallback */
      height: 100svh;  /* iOS Safari: accounts for dynamic toolbar */
      background: #ffffff;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    /* LEFT: Vertical Title */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-container {
      position: absolute;
      left: 16px;
      top: 20px;
      width: 100px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      z-index: 100;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title {
      writing-mode: vertical-rl;
      transform: rotate(180deg);
      margin: 0;
      line-height: 0.85;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      opacity: 0;
      filter: brightness(3) blur(3px);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-main {
      display: block;
      font-size: 72px;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: #000000;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-accent-red {
      color: #c44536;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-title-black {
      color: #000000;
    }

    /* Safelight glow overlay — mobile hero animation */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-safelight-glow {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
      background: radial-gradient(
        ellipse 80% 70% at 50% 50%,
        rgba(201, 120, 40, 0.38) 0%,
        rgba(160, 80, 20, 0.18) 40%,
        transparent 70%
      );
      opacity: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-sub {
      display: block;
      font-size: 72px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: #c44536;
      margin-top: -12px;
    }

    /* RIGHT: Film Strips */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__contact-sheet {
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      left: calc(50% + 180px);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 880px;
      height: calc(100vh - 60px);
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip {
      position: absolute;
      background: #000000;
      padding: 20px 30px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) {
      top: 0;
      left: 20px;
      transform: rotate(-2deg);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(2) {
      top: 40px;
      left: 310px;
      transform: rotate(1.5deg);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(3) {
      top: 80px;
      left: 600px;
      transform: rotate(-1deg);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    /* Sprocket holes */
    .fl718-film-strip::before,
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      width: 6px;
      height: 100%;
      background: repeating-linear-gradient(
        to bottom,
        #000000 0px,
        #000000 8px,
        #ffffff 8px,
        #ffffff 12px,
        #000000 12px,
        #000000 20px
      );
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip::before { left: 8px; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip::after { right: 8px; }

    .fl718-film-strip__edge-left,
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip__edge-right {
      position: absolute;
      font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 7px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #ff6600;
      writing-mode: vertical-rl;
      transform: rotate(180deg);
      letter-spacing: 1px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip__edge-left {
      left: 15px;
      top: 30px;
      bottom: 30px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip__edge-right {
      right: 15px;
      top: 30px;
      bottom: 30px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-around;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip__frames {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 15px;
      padding: 25px 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-frame {
      position: relative;
      width: 180px;
      height: 180px;
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 2px solid #000000;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-frame__image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-frame__number {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -18px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #ff6600;
      background: #000000;
      padding: 2px 6px;
    }

    /* Hand-drawn selection marks */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-frame__hand-drawn {
      position: absolute;
      top: -8px;
      left: -8px;
      right: -8px;
      bottom: -8px;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 10;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-frame__hand-drawn svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #ff3333;
      stroke-width: 3;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      stroke-linejoin: round;
      opacity: 0.85;
      stroke-dasharray: 1000;
      stroke-dashoffset: 1000;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__tagline {
      position: absolute;
      left: 100px;
      bottom: 12vh;
      max-width: 400px;
      z-index: 50;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__tagline-eyebrow {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
      font-size: 10px;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: #999999;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
      display: block;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__tagline-stack {
      font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
      font-size: 38px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #444444;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      line-height: 1.05;
      letter-spacing: -0.5px;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__tagline-footer {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
      font-size: 10px;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: #999999;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      display: block;
    }

    /* Hero animations */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-opening__title {
      animation: fl718-exposureCorrect 1s ease-out forwards;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) {
      animation: fl718-photoFlash 0.4s ease-out 1s forwards;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(2) {
      animation: fl718-photoFlash 0.4s ease-out 1.25s forwards;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(3) {
      animation: fl718-photoFlash 0.4s ease-out 1.5s forwards;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-opening__tagline {
      animation: fl718-fadeUp 0.6s ease-out 1.9s forwards;
    }

    @keyframes fl718-exposureCorrect {
      from {
        opacity: 0;
        filter: brightness(3) blur(3px);
      }
      to {
        opacity: 1;
        filter: brightness(1) blur(0px);
      }
    }

    @keyframes fl718-photoFlash {
      0% {
        opacity: 0;
        filter: brightness(5);
      }
      30% {
        opacity: 1;
        filter: brightness(1.5);
      }
      100% {
        opacity: 1;
        filter: brightness(1);
      }
    }

    @keyframes fl718-fadeUp {
      from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(10px);
      }
      to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
      }
    }

    /* Grease pencil mark animation */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path {
      animation: drawMark 0.6s ease-out 2.6s forwards;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame:nth-child(3) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path {
      animation: drawMark 0.6s ease-out 3.0s forwards;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(2) .fl718-frame:nth-child(2) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path {
      animation: drawMark 0.6s ease-out 3.4s forwards;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(3) .fl718-frame:nth-child(3) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path {
      animation: drawMark 0.6s ease-out 3.8s forwards;
    }

    @keyframes drawMark {
      from { stroke-dashoffset: 1000; }
      to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    TRANSITION: HERO → CHAPTER 1 (FILM PERFORATION BAR)
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-transition-perforation {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      background: #000000;
      height: 60px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    /* Left side perforations */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-perforation-left {
      position: absolute;
      left: 20px;
      top: 0;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-evenly;
      padding: 10px 0;
      gap: 4px;
    }

    /* Right side perforations */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-perforation-right {
      position: absolute;
      right: 20px;
      top: 0;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-evenly;
      padding: 10px 0;
      gap: 4px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-perf-row {
      display: flex;
      gap: 8px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-perforation-hole {
      width: 7px;
      height: 7px;
      background: #ffffff;
      border-radius: 1px;
    }

    /* Film edge code (Kodak-style) - TRANSITION BAR ONLY */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-transition-film-code {
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #ff6600;
      letter-spacing: 4px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      white-space: nowrap;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    /* Mobile adjustments */
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-transition-perforation {
        height: 40px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-perforation-hole {
        width: 6px;
        height: 6px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-transition-film-code {
        font-size: 8px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
      }
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    TRANSITION: CHAPTER 3 → CHAPTER 4 (FILM DATA STRIP)
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-transition {
      width: 100%;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #f4e4d7 0%, #fef3e2 100%);
      padding: 18px 24px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 10px;
      position: relative;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-border {
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      height: 1px;
      background: rgba(42,26,10,0.10);
      clip-path: inset(0 50% 0 50%);
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-border--top    { top: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-border--bottom { bottom: 0; }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-chunk {
      font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 8px;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      white-space: nowrap;
      color: rgba(212,158,80,0.55);
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-chunk--stock {
      color: rgba(230,160,80,0.48);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-chunk .fl718-film-sep {
      color: rgba(212,158,80,0.3);
      margin: 0 0.4em;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-flash {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: rgba(255,240,200,0);
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-transition {
        padding: 16px 24px;
        gap: 12px;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch34-chunk {
        font-size: 8px;
        letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      }
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    TRANSITION: CHAPTER 4 → CHAPTER 5 (COORDINATE)
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45-transition {
      width: 100%;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fef3e2 0%, #f8ece0 20%, #fafaf8 60%, #ffffff 100%);
      padding: 42px 0 38px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    /* Grid lines: full-width rules spanning edge to edge */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-rule {
      width: 100%;
      height: 1px;
      background: rgba(42,26,10,0.12);
      transform-origin: left center;
      transform: scaleX(0);
      position: relative;
    }

    /* Tick marks on the rules — cartographic margin annotations */
    .fl718-ch45c-rule::before,
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-rule::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 1px;
      height: 5px;
      background: rgba(42,26,10,0.18);
      top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-rule::before { left: 28px; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-rule::after  { right: 28px; }
    .fl718-ch45c-rule.ticked::before,
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-rule.ticked::after {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    /* Coordinate block between the two rules */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-block {
      padding: 16px 28px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0;
    }

    /* Each coordinate line: margin label + value */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-row {
      display: flex;
      align-items: baseline;
      gap: 0;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    /* Margin label — the cartographic annotation key */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-label {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 7.5px;
      letter-spacing: 0.28em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(42,26,10,0.22);
      width: 18px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      padding-top: 2px;
    }

    /* Vertical separator rule between label and value */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-sep {
      width: 1px;
      height: 16px;
      background: rgba(42,26,10,0.1);
      margin: 0 12px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      transform: scaleY(0);
      transform-origin: top center;
    }

    /* Coordinate value */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-value {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-style: italic;
      color: rgba(42,26,10,0.44);
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    /* Spacer between the two coordinate rows */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-gap {
      height: 8px;
    }

    /* Reduced motion: ch4→5 transition */
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-rule {
        transform: scaleX(1) !important;
      }
      .fl718-ch45c-rule::before,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-rule::after {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transition: none !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-sep {
        transform: scaleY(1) !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch45c-coord-row {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
      }
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    CHAPTER 1: BAY RIDGE TO ACADEMIA
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter1 {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      min-height: 100vh;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #f8f8f8 0%, #ebebeb 100%);
      padding: 44px 20px 80px 20px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__number {
      position: absolute;
      top: -60px;
      left: 0;
      font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 42px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #666;
      letter-spacing: 6px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      z-index: 10;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__number::after {
      content: '|';
      animation: fl718-blink 1s step-end infinite;
      margin-left: 4px;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__number.typing::after { opacity: 1; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__number.typed::after { opacity: 0; }

    @keyframes fl718-blink {
      0%, 50% { opacity: 1; }
      51%, 100% { opacity: 0; }
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__title {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto 140px auto;
      position: relative;
    }


    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__title-line {
      width: 80px;
      height: 4px;
      background: #2a2a2a;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-content {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-section {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 160px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-paragraph {
      font-size: 21px;
      line-height: 1.8;
      color: #2a2a2a;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      max-width: 900px;
      margin-left: 60px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-paragraph--opening {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 30px;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      font-weight: 400;
      max-width: 1150px;
      margin-bottom: 120px;
    }


    /* ==================== CHAPTER 1 SCRAPBOOK — MOBILE SCROLL STATIONS ==================== */
    /* "Scroll Down the R Train" — vertical scroll journey, each station triggers item animation */

    /* SVG defs container — zero-size, fixed, removed from layout flow */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-defs-svg {
      position: absolute;
      width: 0; height: 0;
      overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none;
    }

    /* Map scene container — height set by JS */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-map-scene {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
    }

    /* Opening animation stage: sticky, stays on screen as R line spine */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening-stage {
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100vh;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 10;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening-svg {
      width: 100%; height: 100%;
      display: block;
    }

    /* All SVG elements start hidden — animation reveals them */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ctx-path { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ctx-stn { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ctx-stn-label { opacity: 0; font-family: Helvetica,
    .fl718-about-page Arial,
    .fl718-about-page sans-serif; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ctx-stn-sub { opacity: 0; font-family: Helvetica,
    .fl718-about-page Arial,
    .fl718-about-page sans-serif; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ctx-bullet { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ctx-bullet-text { opacity: 0; font-family: Helvetica,
    .fl718-about-page Arial,
    .fl718-about-page sans-serif; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-r-open-path { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-r-open-stn { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-r-open-label { opacity: 0; font-family: Helvetica,
    .fl718-about-page Arial,
    .fl718-about-page sans-serif; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-r-open-pulse { opacity: 0; }

    /* R line SVG track wrapper */
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    /* ── UNIVERSITY SCRAPBOOK ANIMATION — Phases 1, 2, 3 ── */
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    /* Centered cluster: [SAS terminal] [book stack] [notebook] */
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      height: 530px;
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      border-bottom: none;
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      left: 12px;
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        filter: brightness(1) contrast(1) saturate(1) blur(0) sepia(0) hue-rotate(0deg);
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    /* Subtle shake effect - simulates chemical reaction */
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      10% {
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      20% {
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      30% {
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      40% {
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      50% {
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      60% {
        transform: translateX(0.5px) translateY(-0.2px) rotate(0.1deg);
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      80% {
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      90% {
        transform: translateX(-0.1px) translateY(0.05px) rotate(0deg);
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    /* Overlay fade - more dramatic peel-away effect */
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        opacity: 1;
        transform: scale(1);
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      40% {
        opacity: 0.95;
        transform: scale(1);
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      60% {
        opacity: 0.7;
        transform: scale(1.01);
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      75% {
        opacity: 0.3;
        transform: scale(1.02);
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      88% {
        opacity: 0.1;
        transform: scale(1.01);
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      100% {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: scale(1);
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    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-photo__caption {
      font-size: 12px;
      color: #666;
      margin-top: 10px;
      font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
      text-align: center;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 3;
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    /*
    ============================================
    CHAPTER 2: THE BUILDER (NOOK NOOK MATS)
    ============================================
    */

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      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      height: 300px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 0 80px;
      overflow: hidden;
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    /* Textile pattern */
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      width: 180px;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
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      width: 100%;
      height: 200px;
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-textile-pattern.animate path {
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-textile-pattern.animate path:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.0s; }
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-textile-pattern.animate path:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.5s; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-textile-pattern.animate path:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 0.6s; }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-textile-pattern.animate path:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 0.7s; }

    @keyframes fl718-draw-line {
      to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
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    /* Brand logo */
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      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0;
      flex-direction: column;
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-brand-logo__main {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0;
      line-height: 1;
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-brand-logo__nook {
      font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
      font-size: 84px;
      font-weight: 900;
      color: #000000;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      line-height: 0.9;
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-brand-logo__nook span {
      display: inline-block;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(10px);
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-brand-logo__dot {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      background: #d4664a;
      border-radius: 50%;
      margin: 0 8px;
      align-self: center;
      position: relative;
      top: -8px;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.5);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-brand-logo__mats {
      font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
      font-size: 52px;
      font-weight: 900;
      color: #000000;
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         forcing it causes iOS to skip the font and fall through to generic cursive */
      position: relative;
      top: -15px;
      left: -10px;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(10px);
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    /* Organic shape */
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      width: 280px;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: flex-end;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.3) rotate(-90deg);
      transition: opacity 1.2s ease, transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-organic-shape.animate {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: scale(1.0) rotate(0deg);
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    .fl718-about-page .fl718-organic-shape svg {
      width: 220px;
      height: 220px;
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    /* Chapter 2 content */
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      margin-left: calc(-50vw + 50%);
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ebebeb 0%, #faf8f5 100%);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 10px;
      padding: 28px 12px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter-dot-divider__dot {
      width: 6px;
      height: 6px;
      background: #c8a882;
      border-radius: 50%;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter2 {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      min-height: 100vh;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #faf8f5 0%, #f0ebe5 100%);
      padding: 44px 20px 80px 20px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-chapter__number {
      color: #8b7355;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-chapter__number::after {
      color: #8b7355;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-chapter__title {
      margin-bottom: 134px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-section-wrapper {
      padding-top: 74px;
    }

    /* Chapter 2 typography — DM Sans body, Lora italic for pivot sentences */
    .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-paragraph--opening,
    .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-paragraph--momentum,
    .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-artisan-title,
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-ending {
      font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter2 .fl718-highlight {
      font-family: 'Lora', serif;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-paragraph--momentum {
      font-size: 30px;
      font-style: italic;
      font-weight: 500;
      max-width: 1150px;
      margin-left: 0;
      transform: skewX(-3deg);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-paragraph--momentum:hover {
      transform: skewX(-1deg) translateX(5px);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-highlight {
      font-size: 24px;
      line-height: 1.75;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      margin: 100px 0 60px 100px;
      max-width: 700px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ending {
      font-size: 24px;
      line-height: 1.75;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      margin-left: 100px;
      margin-top: 60px;
      margin-bottom: 180px;
    }

    /* ARTISAN DRYING LINE SECTION - Chapter 2 (mobile) */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-artisan-section {
      margin: 80px 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-artisan-title {
      font-size: 22px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #8b7355;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      text-align: center;
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    /* Drying line wrapper — breaks out of chapter2's 20px mobile padding */
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      position: relative;
      background: #dfd8ce;
      background-image:
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          0deg,
          transparent, transparent 8px,
          rgba(180,150,110,0.07) 8px, rgba(180,150,110,0.07) 9px
        ),
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          90deg,
          transparent, transparent 12px,
          rgba(180,150,110,0.05) 12px, rgba(180,150,110,0.05) 13px
        );
      margin: 0 -20px;
      padding: 0 0 60px;
      overflow: clip;  /* clip, not hidden — avoids creating a new scroll container */
    }

    /* Vertical jute rope — runs full height */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-rope {
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 3px;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      background: linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        #9b7a50 0%, #7a5c38 20%, #9b7a50 40%,
        #7a5c38 60%, #9b7a50 80%, #7a5c38 100%
      );
      box-shadow: 1px 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.22), -1px 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    /* Each hanging rung — horizontal cord + clip + photo */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-rung {
      position: relative;
      padding: 0 18px 0;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    /* Horizontal cord at top of each rung */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-rung-cord {
      position: absolute;
      top: 28px;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      height: 2px;
      background: linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        transparent 4%, #9b7a50 18%, #7a5c38 50%, #9b7a50 82%, transparent 96%
      );
      opacity: 0.6;
    }

    /* Wooden clip / peg */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-clip {
      position: absolute;
      top: 14px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 12px;
      height: 28px;
      z-index: 10;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-clip::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 10px;
      height: 10px;
      border-radius: 50% 50% 0 0;
      background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #c8a060, #7a5020);
      box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-clip::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 8px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 6px;
      height: 18px;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, #b89060 0%, #7a5020 100%);
      border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
    }

    /* Photo wrapper — pivot at the clip for pendulum swing */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-photo-wrap {
      position: relative;
      padding-top: 40px;
      transform-origin: 50% 0;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    /* Polaroid frame */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-polaroid {
      background: #f6f2e8;
      padding: 8px 8px 46px;
      box-shadow:
        0 6px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.35),
        0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.18),
        inset 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
      position: relative;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-polaroid img {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 4/3;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-polaroid--portrait img {
      aspect-ratio: 3/4;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-polaroid--wide img {
      aspect-ratio: 16/9;
      object-fit: contain;
    }

    /* Caption strip */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-caption {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 10px;
      left: 8px;
      right: 8px;
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #7a6a5a;
      text-align: center;
      padding-top: 8px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    }

    /* Spacing between rungs */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-gap {
      height: 40px;
    }

    /* Reduced motion: show drying line photos statically if GSAP fails to load */
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch2b-photo-wrap {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
      }
    }

    /* SCRAPBOOK CLUSTER - BASE RULES (shared by Ch2 and Ch3) */
    /* ── BODEGA BAG TIP — SCRAPBOOK ANIMATION ── */
    .fl718-about-page #tipSection {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 60px 0 120px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page #tipStage {
      position: relative;
      width: 960px;
      max-width: 100%;
      height: 760px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page #tip-bag {
      position: absolute;
      width: 250px;
      left: calc(50% - 125px);
      top: 30px;
      transform: rotate(180deg);
      transform-origin: center;
      z-index: 20;
    }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-bag img { display: block; width: 100%; filter: drop-shadow(2px 4px 14px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.28)); }

    .fl718-about-page .tip-item { position: absolute; opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .tip-item img { display: block; width: 100%; }
    .fl718-about-page .tip-item.photo { overflow: hidden; }
    .fl718-about-page .tip-item.photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
    .fl718-about-page .tip-item.heavy img { filter: drop-shadow(3px 8px 16px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.38)); }
    .fl718-about-page .tip-item.paper img { filter: drop-shadow(2px 5px 12px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.28)); }
    .fl718-about-page .tip-item.photo img { filter: drop-shadow(2px 6px 18px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.35)); }

    .fl718-about-page #tip-camera   { width: 215px; left: 370px; top: 370px; }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-sol      { width: 108px; left: 60px; top: 760px; }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-lira     { width: 148px; left: 790px; top: 648px; }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-matchbook{ width: 118px; left: 545px; top: 605px; }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-pass     { width: 198px; left: 175px; top: 578px; }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-beer     { width: 200px; left: 430px; top: 560px; }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-photo1   { width: 290px; height: 193px; left:  55px; top: 355px; }
    .fl718-about-page #tip-photo2   { width: 275px; height: 184px; left: 590px; top: 350px; }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .fl718-about-page .tip-item { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
      .fl718-about-page #tip-bag { transform: rotate(180deg) !important; transform-origin: center !important; }
    }

    /* ── CH.3 VERTICAL SUBWAY CARDS ── */
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      width: calc(100% - 48px);
      max-width: 340px;
      margin: 0 auto 44px;
      border-radius: 4px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card__header {
      padding: 18px 20px 14px;
      display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card__bullet {
      width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%;
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; color: #fff;
      flex-shrink: 0; opacity: 0; transform: scale(0);
    }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card__header-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card__line-name {
      font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700; color: #fff;
      letter-spacing: 0.01em; opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-8px);
    }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card__borough {
      font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); opacity: 0;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card__map {
      background: #ddd7ca;
      background-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 30%, rgba(255,255,255,0.12) 0%, transparent 65%);
      padding: 0; position: relative;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card__map svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card--d .subway-card__header { background: #FF6319; }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card--d .subway-card__bullet { background: #fff; color: #FF6319; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(255,
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    .fl718-about-page 25,
    .fl718-about-page 0.3); }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card--7 .subway-card__header { background: #B933AD; }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card--7 .subway-card__bullet { background: #fff; color: #B933AD; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(185,
    .fl718-about-page 51,
    .fl718-about-page 173,
    .fl718-about-page 0.3); }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card--j .subway-card__header { background: #996633; }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-card--j .subway-card__bullet { background: #fff; color: #996633; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(153,
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    .fl718-about-page 51,
    .fl718-about-page 0.3); }
    .fl718-about-page .line-path { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .stn { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .stn-label { opacity: 0; font-family: Helvetica,
    .fl718-about-page Arial,
    .fl718-about-page sans-serif; }
    .fl718-about-page .stn-sub { opacity: 0; font-family: Helvetica,
    .fl718-about-page Arial,
    .fl718-about-page sans-serif; }
    .fl718-about-page .ghost-ext { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .ctx-line { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .pulse { opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-caption {
      text-align: center; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.24em;
      text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(90,70,48,0.55);
      max-width: 300px; margin: 8px auto 0; line-height: 1.8; opacity: 0;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .subway-section { padding: 48px 0 20px; }

    /* ── CH.3 INTERLEAVED SUBWAY + PHOTO STRIP ── */
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      padding: 48px 0 20px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .mstrip-photo--interleaved {
      margin: 80px auto;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .mstrip-photo {
      background: #faf8f4;
      box-shadow: 1px 3px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.20), 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
      padding: 14px 14px 48px;
      opacity: 0;
      will-change: opacity, transform;
      width: 88%;
      max-width: 340px;
      position: relative;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .mstrip-img-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .mstrip-img-wrapper img {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      /* Initial position set by GSAP (xPercent:100), not CSS — avoids transform cache conflict */
    }
    .fl718-about-page .mstrip-caption {
      text-align: center; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
      text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: #999; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 12px;
      opacity: 0;
    }
    .fl718-about-page #mstrip-photo4 { transform: rotate(1.0deg); align-self: center; }
    .fl718-about-page #mstrip-photo3 { transform: rotate(-1.5deg); align-self: flex-start; margin-left: 8%; }
    .fl718-about-page #mstrip-photo3 img { }
    .fl718-about-page #mstrip-photo1 { transform: rotate(1.8deg); align-self: flex-end; margin-right: 5%; }
    .fl718-about-page #mstrip-photo1 img { }
    .fl718-about-page #mstrip-photo2 { transform: rotate(-2.2deg); align-self: center; }

    /* ── CHAPTER 2: LEDGER + MANIFEST ── */
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    .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spread { position: relative; display: flex; width: 100%; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 12px 48px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.22),
    .fl718-about-page 0 2px 8px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.12); }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-left { flex: 1; background: #f7f2e8; background-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at 8% 45%,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(220,
    .fl718-about-page 200,
    .fl718-about-page 150,
    .fl718-about-page 0.35) 0%,
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    .fl718-about-page radial-gradient(ellipse at 92% 90%,
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    .fl718-about-page 180,
    .fl718-about-page 120,
    .fl718-about-page 0.15) 0%,
    .fl718-about-page transparent 50%); position: relative; padding: 32px 22px 36px 32px; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-right { flex: 1; background: #f5f0e5; background-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at 92% 45%,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(220,
    .fl718-about-page 200,
    .fl718-about-page 150,
    .fl718-about-page 0.35) 0%,
    .fl718-about-page transparent 65%),
    .fl718-about-page radial-gradient(ellipse at 8% 90%,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(200,
    .fl718-about-page 180,
    .fl718-about-page 120,
    .fl718-about-page 0.15) 0%,
    .fl718-about-page transparent 50%); position: relative; padding: 32px 32px 36px 22px; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-left::after,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-right::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,
    .fl718-about-page transparent 0px,
    .fl718-about-page transparent 2px,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(180,
    .fl718-about-page 150,
    .fl718-about-page 80,
    .fl718-about-page 0.035) 2px,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(180,
    .fl718-about-page 150,
    .fl718-about-page 80,
    .fl718-about-page 0.035) 3px); pointer-events: none; z-index: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spine { width: 22px; flex-shrink: 0; position: relative; background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(120,
    .fl718-about-page 90,
    .fl718-about-page 40,
    .fl718-about-page 0.45) 0%,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(190,
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    .fl718-about-page 0.18) 40%,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(190,
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    .fl718-about-page 100,
    .fl718-about-page 0.18) 60%,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(110,
    .fl718-about-page 80,
    .fl718-about-page 35,
    .fl718-about-page 0.42) 100%); }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spine::before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 7px; background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.15),
    .fl718-about-page transparent); }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spine::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 7px; background: linear-gradient(270deg,
    .fl718-about-page rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.10),
    .fl718-about-page transparent); }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ruled-lines { position: absolute; top: 76px; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 34px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-header { display: flex; gap: 6px; font-family: 'Courier Prime',
    .fl718-about-page monospace; font-size: 8.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a5518; border-bottom: 1.5px solid #9a7030; padding-bottom: 7px; opacity: 0; position: relative; z-index: 3; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-col-item { flex: 2.8; } .ch2-col-qty { flex: 0.75; text-align: right; } .ch2-col-cost { flex: 1.1; text-align: right; } .ch2-col-note { flex: 2.2; padding-left: 14px; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-col-source { flex: 2.0; } .ch2-col-dest { flex: 2.2; } .ch2-col-date { flex: 1.1; text-align: right; } .ch2-col-status { flex: 1.4; padding-left: 14px; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-rows { position: relative; z-index: 3; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row { display: flex; gap: 6px; align-items: baseline; padding: 6px 0 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139,
    .fl718-about-page 96,
    .fl718-about-page 32,
    .fl718-about-page 0.13); opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-item,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-source,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-dest { font-family: 'Courier Prime',
    .fl718-about-page monospace; font-size: 9.5px; color: #3a2810; letter-spacing: 0.03em; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-qty,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-cost,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-date,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-status,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-note { font-family: 'Caveat',
    .fl718-about-page cursive; font-size: 13.5px; color: #2e1e08; line-height: 1; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-qty { text-align: right; } .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-cost { text-align: right; } .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-date { text-align: right; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-note { padding-left: 14px; color: #6b4e1a; } .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-status { padding-left: 14px; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-status-ok { color: #1e5020; } .ch2-status-late { color: #8b3300; } .ch2-status-clear { color: #1a3060; } .ch2-status-end { color: #5a1a1a; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-item,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-source,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-dest { color: #5a3e20; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-qty,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-cost,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-date,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-note,
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row.dim .ch2-col-status { color: #7a5a30; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-total { display: flex; gap: 6px; align-items: baseline; padding: 10px 0 7px; border-top: 2px solid #9a7030; margin-top: 5px; opacity: 0; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-total .t-label { flex: 3.65; font-family: 'Courier Prime',
    .fl718-about-page monospace; font-size: 8.5px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a5518; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-total .t-value { flex: 1; font-family: 'Caveat',
    .fl718-about-page cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: right; color: #2e1e08; font-weight: 600; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-total .t-note { flex: 2.35; padding-left: 14px; font-family: 'Caveat',
    .fl718-about-page cursive; font-size: 12.5px; color: #6b4e1a; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-num { position: absolute; bottom: 14px; font-family: 'Courier Prime',
    .fl718-about-page monospace; font-size: 7.5px; color: rgba(122,
    .fl718-about-page 85,
    .fl718-about-page 24,
    .fl718-about-page 0.45); letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-left .ch2-page-num { left: 32px; } .ch2-page-right .ch2-page-num { right: 32px; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-spine-title { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,
    .fl718-about-page -50%) rotate(90deg); font-family: 'Courier Prime',
    .fl718-about-page monospace; font-size: 6px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(180,
    .fl718-about-page 150,
    .fl718-about-page 80,
    .fl718-about-page 0.45); white-space: nowrap; }

    .fl718-about-page .ch2-manifest-section { position: relative; width: 100%; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.18),
    .fl718-about-page 0 2px 8px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.10); }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-chart-map { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 3/2; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-chart-overlay { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-mat-surface { position: absolute; top: 18%; left: 22%; width: 185px; opacity: 0; z-index: 8; pointer-events: none; transform: rotate(4deg); filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 18px rgba(0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0,
    .fl718-about-page 0.38)); }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-mat-surface img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 2px; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-map-stamp-mark { position: absolute; top: 27%; left: 30%; transform: translate(-50%,
    .fl718-about-page -50%) rotate(-5deg); width: 180px; height: 180px; opacity: 0; z-index: 12; pointer-events: none; }
    .fl718-about-page .ch2-map-stamp-wrapper { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 27%; width: 150px; z-index: 20; pointer-events: none; }

    /*
    ============================================
    CHAPTER 3: THE HINGE (2015 PERU)
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-threshold {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      min-height: 100vh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: flex-start;
      padding: 60px 120px;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #f0ebe5 0%, #e8a87c 100%);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-threshold__content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 10;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-threshold__sentence {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 2.15vw;
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      white-space: nowrap;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-shutter-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      z-index: 50;
      background: #0a0806;
      opacity: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-threshold__bg-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #f0ebe5 0%, #d4664a 50%, #e8a87c 100%);
      opacity: 0;
      z-index: 1;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter3 {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      min-height: 100vh;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fef3e2 0%, #f4e4d7 100%);
      padding: 60px 20px 80px 20px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter3 .fl718-chapter__number {
      color: #d4664a;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter3 .fl718-chapter__number::after {
      color: #d4664a;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter3 .fl718-chapter__title-line {
      background: #d4664a;
    }

    /* Chapter 3 — Courier Prime typography */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter3 .fl718-paragraph {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter3 .fl718-paragraph--opening {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
    }

    /* Chapter 3 f/stop divider — transitions from threshold (#e8a87c) into chapter 3 (#fef3e2) */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch3-divider {
      width: 100%;
      height: 90px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e8a87c 0%, #fef3e2 100%);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch3-divider__row {
      width: 100%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-evenly;
      padding: 0 5vw;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-fstop-mark {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 9px;
      opacity: 0; /* hidden until JS fires */
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-fstop-rule {
      width: 22px;
      height: 1px;
      background: #d4664a;
      opacity: 0.38;
      transform-origin: center center;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-fstop-text {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 11px;
      color: #d4664a;
      opacity: 0.52;
      white-space: nowrap;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    }

    /* Blur to focus transformation */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-transform-container {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 32px;
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.6;
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 760px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-transform-line {
      display: block;
      opacity: 0;
      filter: blur(6px);
      color: #999;
      transform: translateY(4px);
      will-change: filter;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch3-closing-quote {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier New', monospace;
      font-size: 28px;
      line-height: 1.65;
      font-style: italic;
      text-align: center;
      color: #999;
      max-width: 920px;
      margin: 120px auto 0;
      opacity: 0;
      filter: blur(6px);
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    CHAPTER 4: MEXICO CITY & FILM
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      min-height: 100vh;
      background: #fef3e2;
      padding-top: 220px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-chapter__number {
      color: #e87b93;
      top: 60px;
      left: 60px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-chapter__number::after {
      color: #e87b93;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-chapter__title-line {
      position: absolute;
      top: 110px;
      left: 60px;
      background: #e87b93;
    }

    /* Chapter 4 typography — Playfair Display */
    .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-paragraph--opening,
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-paragraph {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-closing__text {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    }

    /* ── Ch.4 Darkroom two-photo section ── */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-section {
      width: 100%;
      background: #161210;
      padding: 120px 40px 140px 40px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-stage {
      position: relative;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-stage::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: -100px;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(170, 55, 18, 0.07) 0%, transparent 65%);
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-pair {
      display: flex;
      gap: 80px;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-item {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-print {
      background: #fff;
      padding: 10px 10px 38px 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.75), 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
      position: relative;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-print img {
      display: block;
      width: 600px;
      height: 400px;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-stock {
      font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 0.28em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #999;
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      height: 38px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    @media (max-width: 1000px) {
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-section {
        padding: 100px 20px 120px 20px;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-pair {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 48px;
        align-items: center;
        width: 100%;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-item {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-print {
        width: 100%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding-bottom: 48px;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-print img {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-darkroom-stock {
        height: 48px;
      }
    }

    /* ──────────────────────────────────────────────
       DARKROOM DEVELOP SEQUENCE — VERTICAL GALLERY (Ch.4)
    ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-section {
      background: #0a0806;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-section-top-fade {
      height: 80px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fef3e2, #0a0806);
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-section-bottom-fade {
      height: 80px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0a0806, #fef3e2);
    }

    /* Each print lives in a "tray" — the developer tray metaphor */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-tray {
      position: relative;
      padding: 50px 24px 60px 24px;
    }

    /* Alternating slight left/right tilt — prints placed by human hands */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-tray:nth-child(odd)  .fl718-dr-print { transform: rotate(-0.8deg); }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-tray:nth-child(even) .fl718-dr-print { transform: rotate(0.6deg); }

    /* Safelight glow — real element so GSAP can animate opacity */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-safelight {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: radial-gradient(
        ellipse 80% 60% at 50% 55%,
        rgba(200, 80, 20, 0.35) 0%,
        transparent 70%
      );
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 0;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    /* The print itself — white bordered, like real darkroom paper */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      background: #fff;
      padding: 10px 10px 52px 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print-img {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 2/3;
      object-fit: cover;
      filter: brightness(0) contrast(0);
    }

    /* Color prints: landscape aspect */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-tray.color-frame .fl718-dr-print-img {
      aspect-ratio: 3/2;
    }

    /* Print bottom — film data label */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print-data {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
      height: 52px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 0 14px;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print-data-stock {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', monospace;
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #888;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print-data-frame {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', monospace;
      font-size: 9px;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      color: #aaa;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-dr-print-data-date {
      font-family: 'Courier Prime', monospace;
      font-size: 8px;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      color: #bbb;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    CHAPTER 5: FLÂNEUR 718 - THE ARRIVAL
    ============================================
    */

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      min-height: 100vh;
      background: #ffffff;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-opening {
      height: auto;
      overflow: visible;
      padding: 80px 20px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-chapter__number {
      position: absolute;
      top: 120px;
      left: 80px;
      color: #999999;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-chapter__number::after {
      color: #999999;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-chapter__title-line {
      background: #c44536;
      position: absolute;
      top: 178px;
      left: 80px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch5-title {
      font-size: 90px;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: #000000;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-top: 80px;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-statement {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding: 200px 60px;
      text-align: center;
      background: #fafafa;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-statement__text {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 40px;
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: #000000;
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.95);
    }

    /* Chapter 2 Product Photos — Vertical Stack (Concept D) */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-product-stack {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 72px;
      padding: 60px 0 140px;
      max-width: 860px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item {
      position: relative;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(40px);
    }

    /* Items 1 & 3: index line on left, image offset right */
    .fl718-pstack-item:nth-child(1),
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item:nth-child(3) {
      padding-left: 40px;
      margin-right: 130px;
    }

    /* Item 2: index line on right, image offset left */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item:nth-child(2) {
      padding-right: 40px;
      margin-left: 130px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item img {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      aspect-ratio: 97/60; /* nook product photos: 970x600 */
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item__footer {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: flex-end;
      margin-top: 11px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item__caption {
      font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #9a8c7e;
    }

    /* Vertical index line + number — sits in the padding zone */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item__index {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 32px;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 7px;
      padding-top: 2px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item:nth-child(2) .fl718-pstack-item__index {
      left: auto;
      right: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item__index-num {
      font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
      font-size: 10px;
      color: #c4b8ac;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item__index-line {
      width: 1px;
      background: #ddd5cc;
      flex: 1;
      min-height: 40px;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-closing {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding: 240px 60px 80px 60px;
      text-align: center;
      background: #ffffff;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-closing__text {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 26px;
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      max-width: 700px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-paragraph {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 26px;
      line-height: 1.75;
    }

    /* ── Ch5 colophon ornament ── */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-colophon {
      margin-top: 220px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      opacity: 0;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-colophon__rule {
      width: 260px;
      height: 1px;
      background: #e0e0e0;
      transform: scaleX(0);
      opacity: 0;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-colophon__notation {
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 13px;
      letter-spacing: 0.28em;
      color: #c2c2c2;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin: 14px 0;
      opacity: 0;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-colophon__notation .fl718-word {
      opacity: 0;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-colophon__walker {
      display: inline-block;
      vertical-align: middle;
      position: relative;
      top: -2px;
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-colophon__hedera {
      margin-top: 28px;
      font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 36px;
      color: #c44536;
      line-height: 1;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(-8px);
    }
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-closing__figure.fl718-walking {
      filter: drop-shadow(12px 0 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.06));
    }

    /* ── Ch5 closing stick figure ── */
    .fl718-about-page .fl718-closing__figure {
      display: block;
      margin: 60px auto 0;
      height: 300px;
      width: auto;
      opacity: 0;
    }

    /*
    ============================================
    RESPONSIVE DESIGN
    ============================================
    */

    /* DEV NOTE: This file targets mobile (<768px). At tablet widths (769–1199px),
       the contact sheet positioning math breaks — elements push off the right edge.
       If tablet support is needed, add dedicated tablet breakpoint rules. */
    @media (max-width: 1200px) {
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening {
        flex-direction: column;
        padding: 40px 20px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-container {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title {
        writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
        transform: none;
      }

      .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(2),
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(3) {
        display: none;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__number {
        font-size: 28px;
        letter-spacing: 4px;
        position: relative;
        top: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-paragraph {
        font-size: 18px;
        margin-left: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-transform-container {
        font-size: 24px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-photo-section {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        margin-top: 300px;
      }

      .fl718-pstack-item:nth-child(1),
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item:nth-child(3) {
        padding-left: 32px;
        margin-right: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-pstack-item:nth-child(2) {
        padding-right: 32px;
        margin-left: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch-divider {
        height: 90px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch-divider__mark {
        width: 120px;
        height: 30px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-thesis-text {
        font-size: 36px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-opening {
        padding: 120px 30px 80px 30px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-opening__text {
        font-size: 32px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-opening__subtitle {
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-closing__text {
        font-size: 20px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch5-title {
        font-size: clamp(42px, 11vw, 72px);
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-threshold {
        padding: 60px 24px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-threshold__sentence {
        font-size: clamp(18px, 4.8vw, 28px);
        white-space: normal;
      }
    }

    /* ============================================================
       MOBILE OVERRIDES — appended 2026-03-15
       All rules inside @media (max-width: 768px).
       Desktop behavior is never touched.
    ============================================================ */
    @media (max-width: 768px) {

      /* ── GLOBAL: IMAGES SCALE TO FIT MOBILE ── */
      /* Prevents any fixed-width desktop image from overflowing the viewport */
      /* :where() keeps specificity at (0,0,1) so explicit heights on .fl718-closing__figure etc. still win */
      :where(.fl718-about-page) img {
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
      }

      /* ── STEP 1: CHAPTER PADDING ── */

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter1,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter2 {
        padding: 44px 20px 80px 20px;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter3,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 {
        padding: 60px 20px 80px 20px;
      }

      /* Ch4: the desktop-specific rule (.fl718-chapter4 .fl718-chapter__number)
         has higher specificity than the mobile base rule above, so it overrides
         top: 0 back to top: 60px — which pushes the in-flow element 60px down
         into the paragraph. Reset to 0 here to cancel that offset. */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-chapter__number {
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
      }

      /* Ch4 title-line is position:absolute on desktop (top:110px left:60px).
         On mobile it needs to flow naturally after the chapter number. */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-chapter__title-line {
        position: relative;
        top: auto;
        left: auto;
        margin: 8px 0 40px 0;
      }

      /* Ch4 opening section keeps a bit more breathing room */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter4 .fl718-opening {
        padding: 80px 20px 60px 20px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-opening {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 80px 20px 60px 20px;
      }

      /* Ch5 chapter number is position:absolute top:120px on desktop —
         higher specificity than the base mobile reset, so it survives.
         Reset to in-flow here, same pattern as the Ch4 fix above.
         text-align: left overrides the center-alignment inherited from
         .fl718-opening so it matches Ch1/Ch2 positioning. */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-chapter__number {
        position: relative;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        text-align: left;
      }

      /* Ch5 title-line is also position:absolute on desktop. Flow it naturally. */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-chapter__title-line {
        position: relative;
        top: auto;
        left: auto;
        margin: 8px 0 120px 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-statement {
        padding: 100px 20px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-closing {
        padding: 120px 20px 100px 20px;
      }

      /* Aperture split section — no outer padding, panels handle their own */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch5-practice-section {
        padding: 0 !important;
      }

      /* Remove left indent on content wrappers */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-content {
        margin-left: 0;
        max-width: 100%;
      }

      /* Highlights and endings — remove left margin */
      .fl718-highlight,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ending {
        margin-left: 0;
      }

      /* ── STEP 1 + 8: TYPOGRAPHY SCALING ── */

      /* Chapter title h1 (52px → clamp) */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter__title h1 {
        font-size: clamp(28px, 8vw, 42px);
      }

      /* Opening paragraphs across all chapters (30px → clamp) */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-paragraph--opening {
        font-size: clamp(18px, 5vw, 24px);
        margin-bottom: 48px;
      }

      /* Momentum paragraph Ch2 (30px italic → clamp) */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-paragraph--momentum {
        font-size: clamp(18px, 5vw, 24px);
      }

      /* Ch5 statement (40px → clamp) */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-statement__text {
        font-size: clamp(22px, 6vw, 32px);
      }

      /* Ch5 closing text (26px → clamp) */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-closing__text {
        font-size: clamp(17px, 4.5vw, 22px);
      }

      /* Ch5 paragraph body (26px EB Garamond → clamp) */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter5 .fl718-paragraph {
        font-size: clamp(17px, 4.5vw, 22px);
      }

      /* ── Ch5 Aperture Split — Practice Section (mobile only) ── */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch5-practice-section {
        position: relative;
        background: #ffffff;
        overflow: hidden;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-panel {
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-panel--photo {
        background: #ffffff;
        padding: 110px 28px 90px;
        min-height: 240px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-panel--writing {
        background: #ffffff;
        padding: 90px 28px 110px;
        min-height: 240px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-panel__watermark {
        position: absolute;
        font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
        font-size: 88px;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: -0.03em;
        line-height: 1;
        pointer-events: none;
        opacity: 0;
        white-space: nowrap;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-panel--photo .fl718-ap-panel__watermark {
        color: rgba(196, 69, 54, 0.055);
        bottom: -12px;
        right: -8px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-panel--writing .fl718-ap-panel__watermark {
        color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
        top: -12px;
        left: -6px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-label {
        font-family: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
        font-size: 8.5px;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.28em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #c44536;
        margin-bottom: 28px;
        opacity: 0;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-text {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-para {
        font-family: 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif;
        font-size: 19px;
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 1.82;
        color: #1c1a17;
        margin-bottom: 24px;
        opacity: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-para:last-of-type {
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-rule {
        position: relative;
        height: 1px;
        background: transparent;
        overflow: visible;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-rule__line {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 50%;
        height: 1px;
        width: 0;
        background: #c44536;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-rule__diamond {
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 50%;
        width: 7px;
        height: 7px;
        background: #c44536;
        /* Initial transform set via gsap.set() in IIFE — GSAP owns this property */
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-rule__tag {
        position: absolute;
        top: 8px;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        font-family: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
        font-size: 7.5px;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.22em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #c44536;
        white-space: nowrap;
        opacity: 0;
      }

      /* Reduced motion for aperture split — moved to top-level @media below */

      /* Closing stick figure */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-closing__figure {
        height: 400px;
        margin-top: 100px;
      }

      /* Colophon — generous top margin for finale breathing room */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-colophon {
        margin-top: 100px;
      }

      /* Ch3 blur-to-focus text */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-transform-container {
        font-size: 20px;
      }

      /* Ch3 closing walk quote */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ch3-closing-quote {
        font-size: clamp(16px, 4.5vw, 22px);
        max-width: 100%;
      }

      /* ── STEP 2: HERO (SAFELIGHT WARM) ── */

      /* Hero: starts dark for safelight animation, GSAP tweens to white */
      /* Scoped to #heroSection so Ch5's .fl718-opening is not affected */
      .fl718-about-page #heroSection {
        height: auto;
        min-height: 100vh;   /* fallback */
        min-height: 100svh;  /* iOS Safari: accounts for dynamic toolbar */
        overflow: hidden;
        background: #0a0908;
      }

      /* Safelight glow: z-index above content */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-safelight-glow {
        z-index: 1;
      }

      /* Title: horizontal, pinned top-left above the strip */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-container {
        position: absolute;
        left: 20px;
        top: 16px;
        width: auto;
        writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
        flex-direction: row;
        align-items: baseline;
        gap: 6px;
        z-index: 100;
        opacity: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title {
        writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
        transform: none;
        line-height: 1;
        /* Override desktop initial states */
        opacity: 1;
        filter: none;
      }

      /* Title starts white on dark bg — GSAP handles color transition */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-main {
        color: #ffffff;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-main,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__title-sub {
        font-size: clamp(28px, 8vw, 44px);
        display: inline;
        margin-top: 0;
      }

      /* Warmer red for dark background phase */
      .fl718-about-page #heroSection .fl718-accent-red {
        color: #e85c4a;
      }

      .fl718-about-page #heroSection .fl718-opening__title-sub {
        color: #e85c4a;
      }

      /* Letter spans start hidden — GSAP reveals red first, then black */
      #fl718BlackFL,
      #fl718BlackNeur,
      #fl718RedA,
      .fl718-about-page #fl718Red718 {
        opacity: 0;
      }

      /* Grease marks hidden until GSAP draws them */
      .fl718-about-page #heroSection .fl718-frame__hand-drawn {
        opacity: 0;
      }

      /* Cancel ALL desktop CSS animations on mobile — GSAP handles everything */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-opening__title {
        animation: none;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) {
        animation: none;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-opening__tagline {
        animation: none;
      }

      .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame:nth-child(3) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path {
        animation: none;
      }

      /* Contact sheet: in-flow, z-index above glow */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__contact-sheet {
        position: relative;
        left: auto;
        top: auto;
        transform: none;
        width: 65vw;
        max-width: 280px;
        margin: 80px auto 0;
        height: auto;
        overflow: visible;
        z-index: 2;
      }

      /* Film strip: stronger shadow for dark bg */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) {
        position: relative;
        top: auto;
        left: auto;
        transform: none;
        width: 100%;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
      }

      /* Hide strips 2 and 3, cancel their animations */
      .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(2),
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(3) {
        display: none;
      }

      .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(2),
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(3) {
        animation: none;
      }

      .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(2) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening.animate .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(3) .fl718-frame__hand-drawn path {
        animation: none;
      }

      /* Frames: portrait ratio to match the portrait hero photos */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 2 / 3;
      }

      /* Square frames — shows full photo, no crop */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-film-strip:nth-child(1) .fl718-frame {
        aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
      }

      /* Perforation bar: start hidden, holes start dark for lighting effect */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-transition-perforation {
        opacity: 0;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-perforation-hole {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-transition-film-code {
        opacity: 0;
      }

      /* Tagline: hide on mobile */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-opening__tagline {
        display: none;
      }

      /* ── CH2 OPENING TRANSITION ── */

      /* 3-column flex → centered column, no overflow */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-chapter-transition {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: auto;
        padding: 40px 20px 30px;
        gap: 16px;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }

      /* Textile SVG is purely decorative — hide to save space */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-textile-pattern {
        display: none;
      }

      /* Logo: reduce 84px → fits both "nook" words side by side */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-brand-logo__nook {
        font-size: clamp(44px, 11vw, 62px);
      }

      /* Organic shape: shrink and center */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-organic-shape {
        width: 80px;
        height: 80px;
        justify-content: center;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .fl718-organic-shape svg {
        width: 80px;
        height: 80px;
      }

      /* ── STEP 3: SCALE TRICK — ALL 4 SCRAPBOOKS ── */


      /* 3b. University Scrapbook — vertical stack (Books → Notebook → SAS) */

      /* Stage: auto height, clear desktop scale trick */
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-university-scrapbook-stage {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        transform: none;
        margin-top: -40px;
        margin-bottom: 140px;
        overflow: visible;
      }

      /* Cluster: switch from absolute 1060px flex-row to flex-column */
      .fl718-about-page #uniCluster {
        position: relative;
        left: auto;
        transform: none;
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        padding-bottom: 0;
        gap: 48px;
      }

      /* Hide decorative surface line */
      .fl718-about-page .uni-surface {
        display: none;
      }

      /* Books: scale slightly to fit mobile width, preserve internal layout.
         370px × 530px at scale 0.92 → ~340px × 488px, margin-bottom: -42px */
      .fl718-about-page #uni-books-stack {
        transform: scale(0.92);
        transform-origin: top center;
        order: 1;
        margin-bottom: -42px;
      }

      /* Notebook: second */
      .fl718-about-page #uni-notebook {
        order: 2;
        width: 340px;
      }

      /* SAS terminal: third, fill mobile width */
      .fl718-about-page #uni-sas {
        order: 3;
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 340px;
      }

      /* 3d. Ch3 Bodega Bag Tip (960 × 760)
             Scale: 0.365. Scaled height: 278px. Collapse: -482px.
             Centering strategy: switch #tipSection to block (flex centering
             on an overflowing child is browser-inconsistent on iOS Safari).
             position:relative + left:50% + margin-left:-480px places the
             stage center at screen center before scaling.
             transform-origin: top center keeps the bag (x=480 = stage center)
             pinned to screen center after scale. */
      .fl718-about-page #tipSection {
        overflow: clip;
        display: block;
      }
      .fl718-about-page #tipStage {
        width: 960px;
        max-width: none;
        height: 920px;
        position: relative;
        left: 50%;
        margin-left: -480px;
        transform: scale(0.55);
        transform-origin: top center;
        margin-bottom: -414px;
      }

      /* Mobile repositioning: visible x range ~130-830px at scale 0.55
         Stagger vertically — photos on two levels, souvenirs below */
      .fl718-about-page #tip-photo1   { left: 154px; top: 300px; width: 240px; height: 160px; }
      .fl718-about-page #tip-camera   { left: 370px; top: 390px; width: 190px; }
      .fl718-about-page #tip-photo2   { left: 540px; top: 300px; width: 240px; height: 160px; }

      .fl718-about-page #tip-pass     { left: 170px; top: 590px; width: 190px; }
      .fl718-about-page #tip-beer     { left: 380px; top: 575px; width: 240px; }
      .fl718-about-page #tip-matchbook{ left: 570px; top: 610px; width: 140px; }

      .fl718-about-page #tip-sol      { left: 250px; top: 770px; width: 120px; }
      .fl718-about-page #tip-lira     { left: 500px; top: 780px; width: 130px; }

      /* ── STEP 7: MAP PHOTO PINS ── */
      /* Hide Polaroid pins — too small to read at mobile map scale.
         Map line-draw animation still plays beautifully. */
      .fl718-about-page .photo-pin {
        display: none;
      }

      /* ── CH2 MANIFEST MAP — MAT & STAMP SCALE DOWN ── */
      /* Mat is 185px on a 260px-tall mobile map (71%). Scale to ~38%. */
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-mat-surface {
        width: 100px; /* was 185px */
      }

      /* Stamp ink mark: shrink to match */
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-map-stamp-mark {
        width: 110px;
        height: 110px;
      }

      /* Rubber stamp: JS uses offsetHeight to calculate drop distance.
         Width reduced here — STAMP_FACE_MID patched in JS below. */
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-map-stamp-wrapper {
        width: 80px;
      }

      /* ── CH2 LEDGER: VERTICAL STACK ── */
      /* Two side-by-side pages are unreadable on 390px.
         Stack them top-to-bottom; spine becomes a horizontal divider. */

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spread {
        flex-direction: column;
      }

      .ch2-page-left,
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-right {
        flex: none;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 28px 20px 32px 20px;
      }

      /* Spine: rotate from vertical strip → horizontal band */
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spine {
        width: 100%;
        height: 14px;
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(120,90,40,0.45) 0%, rgba(190,160,100,0.18) 40%, rgba(190,160,100,0.18) 60%, rgba(110,80,35,0.42) 100%);
      }

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spine::before {
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: auto;
        width: auto;
        height: 5px;
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.15), transparent);
      }

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-book-spine::after {
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        top: auto;
        width: auto;
        height: 5px;
        background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.10), transparent);
      }

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-spine-title {
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg);
        font-size: 7px;
      }

      /* Scale up fonts — they were designed for a half-width panel */
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-header {
        font-size: 10px;
      }

      .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-item,
      .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-source,
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-dest {
        font-size: 12px;
      }

      .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-qty,
      .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-cost,
      .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-date,
      .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-status,
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-row .ch2-col-note {
        font-size: 16px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-total .t-label {
        font-size: 10px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-total .t-value {
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-ledger-total .t-note {
        font-size: 14px;
      }

      .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-left .ch2-page-num { left: 20px; }
      .fl718-about-page .ch2-page-right .ch2-page-num { right: 20px; }

    }

    /* ── Aperture split: reduced motion (top-level for Safari < 17.2 compat) ── */
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .fl718-ap-label,
      .fl718-ap-para,
      .fl718-ap-panel__watermark,
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-rule__tag {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-rule__line {
        width: 100% !important;
        left: 0 !important;
        transform: none !important;
      }
      .fl718-about-page .fl718-ap-rule__diamond {
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg) scale(1) !important;
      }
    }

} /* end @media (max-width: 768px) */