.hero-sub {
  max-width: 600px;
}
.stat-strip {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.stat-strip .stat {
  padding: 0 2.2rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.stat-strip .stat:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
}
.stat-strip .stat:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}
.stat-strip dt {
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 2rem var(--font-display);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ink), var(--green));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}
.stat-strip dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.stories,
.more-refs,
.cta-band {
  position: relative;
  padding: 5.5rem 0;
  scroll-margin-top: 92px;
}
.stories:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  width: 900px;
  max-width: 140%;
  height: 420px;
  transform: translate(-50%);
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at top, rgb(102 228 15 / 5%), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.story-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.story-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.15fr;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0;
  background: var(--bg);
}
.story-card-reverse {
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
}
.story-card-reverse .story-media {
  order: 2;
}
.story-card-reverse .story-body {
  order: 1;
}
.story-media {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 300px;
  background: var(--bg-alt);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.story-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center bottom;
}
.story-body {
  padding: 3rem 3.4rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}
.story-tag {
  color: var(--green);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.story-body h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.9rem);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.story-desc {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-style: italic;
}
.story-quote {
  margin: 0.7rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 0 0 1.2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--line);
}
.story-quote p {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: none;
}
.story-quote cite {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  opacity: 0.75;
}
.more-refs {
  background: var(--bg-alt);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.more-refs-columns {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
}
.more-refs-title {
  font: 600 0.78rem var(--font-body);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--green);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.more-refs-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  max-width: none;
}
.footer-brand .logo img {
  height: 78px;
}
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .more-refs-columns {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  .story-media {
    min-height: clamp(150px, 34vw, 300px);
  }
  .story-body {
    padding: clamp(0.9rem, 3.6vw, 3rem) clamp(0.9rem, 3.8vw, 3.4rem);
    gap: clamp(0.4rem, 1.2vw, 0.9rem);
  }
  .story-tag {
    font-size: clamp(0.75rem, 1.9vw, 0.82rem);
  }
  .story-body h3 {
    font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 3.2vw, 1.9rem);
    line-height: 1.15;
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
    hyphens: auto;
  }
  .story-body p {
    font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 1.9vw, 1rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .story-card,
  .story-card-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.15fr;
  }
  .story-card-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .stat-strip {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.2rem;
  }
  .stat-strip .stat {
    padding: 0;
    border-right: 0;
  }
}