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/* Refinement pass */
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.article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:90px;align-items:start}.article-body{font-size:18px}.article-body>p:first-child{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:27px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a3638}.article-body h2{font-size:35px;margin:58px 0 18px}.article-body h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px;margin:32px 0 10px}.article-body li{margin:10px 0}.article-aside{position:sticky;top:110px;background:#e9e4dc;padding:30px}.article-aside h2{font-size:29px;margin-bottom:16px}.article-aside p{color:#666}.article-note{margin:34px 0;padding:26px;border-left:3px solid var(--red);background:#eee9e2}.article-cta{margin-top:60px;padding:44px;background:var(--ink);color:white}.article-cta h2{color:white;margin-top:0}.article-cta p{color:#bbb}
.license-profile{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;gap:28px;align-items:center;background:white;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:34px;margin-bottom:48px}.license-profile .seal{background:var(--ink);color:white}.license-profile h2{font-size:30px;margin:0 0 6px}.license-profile p{margin:0;color:#666}.license-profile strong{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:28px}.state-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}.state-card{padding:28px;background:white;border:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:260px}.state-card h2{font-size:27px;margin:0 0 14px}.state-card dl{margin:0}.state-card dt{font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:#888}.state-card dd{margin:2px 0 14px;font-weight:600}.state-card .pending{color:#807a7c;font-weight:400}.state-card .btn{margin-top:auto}.verification-note{background:#ece7df;padding:30px;margin-bottom:42px;border-left:3px solid var(--red)}
.btn.disabled{background:#e6e1da;border-color:#e6e1da;color:#777;cursor:not-allowed;transform:none}
.legal-shell{max-width:780px}.legal-shell h2{font-size:35px;margin:48px 0 16px}.legal-status{padding:24px;background:#ece7df;border-left:3px solid var(--red);margin:30px 0}.legal-status strong{display:block;margin-bottom:8px}
@media(max-width:980px){.review-empty,.article-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.article-aside{position:static}.state-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:680px){.site-header .brand{padding:5px 8px 5px 5px}.portrait-frame img,.about-image img{object-position:50% 40%}.about-image-label{left:22px;right:22px;bottom:22px;display:block}.about-image-label strong{display:block;margin-top:3px}.review-empty{gap:34px}.review-empty h2{font-size:42px}.review-empty-note{padding:70px 28px 30px}.review-symbol{left:28px;top:22px}.inner-hero{padding:66px 0}.inner-hero h1{font-size:43px}.article-body{font-size:16px}.article-body>p:first-child{font-size:23px}.article-body h2{font-size:31px}.article-cta{padding:30px 24px}.license-profile{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:28px 24px}.state-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.state-card{min-height:240px}}

/* Licensing directory */
.identity{flex-wrap:wrap}.identity-link{color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;margin-left:8px}.license-hero em{color:#d6b0b8;font-style:italic}.license-directory{background:var(--paper)}.licensed-summary{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:28px 34px;margin:-24px 0 24px}.licensed-summary div{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;white-space:nowrap}.licensed-summary span{font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#aaa}.licensed-summary strong{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px}.licensed-summary p{margin:0;text-align:right;letter-spacing:.11em;font-size:13px}.licensed-summary i{color:var(--red2);font-style:normal;margin:0 4px}.license-heading{margin-top:62px}.state-card{position:relative;min-height:420px;overflow:hidden}.state-card>*{position:relative;z-index:1}.state-code{margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--red);font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.18em}.state-card h2{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:16px}.state-card dd,.state-card dd:not(.pending){font-family:var(--sans);font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.35}.state-card dd:first-of-type{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px}.state-actions{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:9px;margin-top:auto}.state-actions .btn{width:100%;text-align:center;margin-top:0}.btn-outline{background:transparent!important;color:var(--ink)!important;border:1px solid #b7b0ac!important}.btn-outline:hover{background:var(--ink)!important;color:#fff!important}.state-actions .disabled{background:#d9d3ce;color:#777;cursor:not-allowed;border-color:#d9d3ce}
@media(max-width:680px){.licensed-summary{display:block;padding:26px 24px;margin-top:-20px}.licensed-summary div{margin-bottom:14px}.licensed-summary p{text-align:left;line-height:2}.state-card{min-height:400px}.identity-link{margin-left:22px}}

/* Final refinements after the existing site rules. */
.portrait-frame img,.about-image img{object-position:50% 42%;transform:none}
.legal-shell{max-width:820px}
.legal-shell h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:40px 0 12px}
.state-card:has(a[href*="alabama-license-current"]){min-height:480px}
@media(max-width:680px){.portrait-frame img,.about-image img{object-position:50% 38%}.legal-shell h2{font-size:27px}}

/* Inquiry workflow, extending the existing burgundy and off-white contact panel. */
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.contact{scroll-margin-top:84px}.contact-panel{display:block;min-height:0}.contact-panel h3{margin-bottom:14px}.contact-panel>.form-view>p:not(.eyebrow),.form-success>p:not(.eyebrow){color:#625d60;margin:0 0 22px}
.contact-path{padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #3b383b}.contact-path:first-of-type{border-top:1px solid #3b383b}.contact-path>span{display:block;color:#d6b0b8;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}.contact-path p{color:#aaa;margin:6px 0 12px}.contact-path .btn{margin:2px 0 7px}.direct{margin-top:20px}
.lead-form{padding:0;background:transparent}.lead-form label{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-bottom:16px}.lead-form input,.lead-form select{min-height:49px;margin-top:6px}.lead-form input:focus-visible,.lead-form select:focus-visible,.lead-form button:focus-visible,.contact a:focus-visible,.nav a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #bb4961;outline-offset:3px}.lead-form [aria-invalid="true"]{border-color:#a0122d;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #a0122d}.lead-form input::placeholder{color:#777}.lead-form .form-row{gap:14px}.lead-form .honeypot{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}.form-consent{font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;color:#625d60;margin:12px 0 18px}.form-consent a,.form-error a{color:var(--red);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.form-error{color:#67101f;background:#f7e5e8;border-left:3px solid #8d0f26;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 18px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5}.submit{width:100%;min-height:52px}.submit:disabled{opacity:.7;cursor:wait;transform:none}.form-success{padding:28px 0;outline:0}.form-success .btn{margin:8px 0 24px}.form-success .text-link{display:block;width:max-content;max-width:100%}
@media(max-width:680px){.contact{padding:82px 0}.contact-panel{padding:32px 25px}.lead-form{padding:0}.lead-form .form-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.contact-path .btn{width:100%}.contact-panel h3{font-size:30px}}