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.footer{background:#0a0d0e}
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.footer-grid a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px}
.photo-credits{grid-column:2/-1;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);color:#8e999e;font-size:.68rem}.photo-credits summary{width:max-content;min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center;cursor:pointer;color:#b8c0c4;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase}.photo-credits p{max-width:760px;margin:8px 0 0;font-size:.68rem;line-height:1.7}.photo-credits a{min-height:28px;text-underline-offset:3px}
@media(max-width:680px){.photo-credits{grid-column:1}}

/* Photographic integration: physical context remains subordinate to the signal system. */
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.hero-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 62%;filter:contrast(1.08) saturate(.68)}
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.connection-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 48%;filter:contrast(1.08)}
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