/* A personal essay within the same monochrome visual system. */
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.intro-page-link>span{font-size:25px;transition:transform .4s var(--ease)}
.intro-page-link:hover>span{transform:translate(4px,-4px)}
.about-page .site-header nav .nav-contact[aria-current]{font-weight:600;border-bottom-width:2px}
.about-hero{padding-block:34px 0}
.about-topline{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
.about-topline>a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:25px;font-size:.875rem;min-height:44px}
.about-topline>a>span{font-size:20px}
.about-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;align-items:center;gap:7%;padding:75px 0 85px}
.about-name{min-width:0}
.about-name h1{font-size:clamp(4.5rem,10.2vw,11rem);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.095em;line-height:1.28;white-space:nowrap}
.about-name h1>span{color:#969696}
.about-name>p{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:1.6px;line-height:1.8;margin-top:23px}
.about-opening h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3vw,3rem);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.055em;line-height:1.55}
.about-opening>p{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.95;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:#595959;margin-top:26px;word-break:keep-all}
.about-opening>p+p{margin-top:13px}
.about-hero-bottom{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding-block:23px;border-block:1px solid #ccc;font-size:.875rem;line-height:1.8}
.about-hero-bottom>span{color:#626262}
.about-hero-bottom>a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:35px}
.about-hero-bottom>a>span{font-size:23px}
.about-reading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.38fr 1fr;gap:10%;padding-block:85px 100px}
.about-sidebar{position:sticky;top:calc(var(--header-height) + 35px);align-self:start;min-width:0}
.about-sidebar>.eyebrow{color:#777}
.about-toc{display:flex;flex-direction:column;margin-top:25px}
.about-toc a{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:19px;border-top:1px solid #d0d0d0;min-height:57px;padding:15px 3px;font-size:.875rem;color:#696969;line-height:1.8}
.about-toc a:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid #d0d0d0}
.about-toc a>span{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.3px}
.about-toc a::after{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;bottom:-1px;width:100%;height:1px;background:#202020;transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .45s var(--ease)}
.about-toc a[aria-current]{font-weight:500;color:#171717}
.about-toc a[aria-current]::after,.about-toc a:hover::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
.about-sidebar-note{font-size:.875rem;line-height:1.95;color:#747474;margin-top:30px}
.about-story{max-width:890px;min-width:0}
.about-chapter{scroll-margin-top:25px}
.about-chapter+.about-chapter{margin-top:85px;border-top:1px solid #c8c8c8;padding-top:43px}
.chapter-label{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:21px;font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:1.2px;line-height:1.8}
.chapter-label>span{font-size:1.0625rem;letter-spacing:0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.chapter-label>p{color:#737373}
.about-chapter>h2{font-size:clamp(1.65rem,2.6vw,2.7rem);font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:-.055em;margin-top:25px;word-break:keep-all}
.story-prose{margin-top:28px;max-width:750px}
.story-prose>p,.story-summary{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:2;color:#595959;word-break:keep-all;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.story-prose>p+p{margin-top:19px}
.about-pullquote{border-left:2px solid #222;padding:0 0 0 27px;margin-top:35px;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.2vw,2.2rem);font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.about-pullquote>span{color:#747474}
.working-principles{margin-top:35px}
.working-principles>article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:43px minmax(0,1fr);gap:22px;padding:30px 0;border-top:1px solid #ccc}
.working-number{font-size:.75rem;line-height:1.9;color:#858585}
.working-english{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:1.1px;color:#737373;line-height:1.8}
.working-principles h3{font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:500;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-top:9px;word-break:keep-all}
.working-principles h3+p{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.95;color:#626262;max-width:650px;margin-top:12px}
.story-summary{margin-top:23px}
.about-experiences{margin-top:33px}
.about-experiences>article{padding:30px 0 37px;border-top:1px solid #ccc}
.experience-heading{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;line-height:1.8}
.experience-heading>span{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.6px;color:#747474}
.experience-heading>p{font-size:.875rem;color:#515151}
.about-experiences h3{font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.7;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-top:19px;word-break:keep-all}
.about-experiences h3+p{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.95;color:#626262;margin-top:14px;max-width:690px}
.about-experiences article>a,.about-project-links>a{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px;font-size:.875rem;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;min-height:48px;margin-top:21px;padding-block:10px;max-width:340px}
.about-experiences a>span{font-size:23px;transition:transform .45s var(--ease)}
.about-experiences a:hover>span{transform:translate(4px,-4px)}
.about-result{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr;gap:25px;padding:21px 23px;background:#e9e9e9;margin-top:24px}
.about-result p>span{display:block;font-size:.75rem;color:#666;line-height:1.8}
.about-result strong{display:block;font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:-.035em;font-weight:500;margin-top:7px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.about-project-links{display:flex;gap:28px}
.about-project-links>a{flex:1}
.about-direction-section{background:#1b1b1b;color:#f3f3f3;padding-block:78px 86px;scroll-margin-top:24px}
.direction-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;gap:9%;align-items:start}
.about-direction-section .chapter-label{color:#ccc}
.about-direction-section .chapter-label>p{color:#aaa}
.direction-layout h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.4vw,3.6rem);font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:-.055em;margin-top:25px}
.direction-prose{padding-top:54px}
.direction-prose p{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.95;color:#bfbfbf}
.direction-prose p+p{margin-top:18px}
.direction-project-link{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px;min-height:50px;font-size:.9375rem;border-bottom:1px solid #737373;margin-top:27px;padding-block:14px}
.direction-project-link>span{font-size:25px}
.about-footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;padding-block:32px 37px;background:#1b1b1b;color:#dedede;max-width:none;border-top:1px solid #4b4b4b}
.about-email{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.8;overflow-wrap:anywhere;min-width:0}
.about-email>span{margin-left:18px;font-size:22px}
.about-back-top{font-size:.875rem;white-space:nowrap}
.about-back-top>span{margin-left:15px;font-size:22px}
@media(max-width:1100px){.about-hero-grid{gap:5%;padding-block:60px}.about-opening h2{font-size:2rem}.desktop-break{display:none}.about-reading{grid-template-columns:.42fr 1fr;gap:7%}.about-toc a{gap:12px}.about-result{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:17px}.direction-layout{gap:7%}.direction-layout h2{font-size:2.35rem}}
@media(max-width:850px){.about-opening h2{font-size:1.7rem}.about-hero-grid{padding-block:50px}.about-reading{gap:5%}.about-chapter>h2{font-size:1.7rem}.working-principles>article{gap:14px;grid-template-columns:28px 1fr}.working-principles h3{font-size:1.2rem}.experience-heading{display:block}.experience-heading>p{margin-top:6px}.direction-layout h2{font-size:2rem}.about-footer{gap:20px}.about-email{font-size:.9375rem}}
@media(max-width:720px){.about-hero{padding-top:21px}.about-topline{gap:12px}.about-topline>a{font-size:.8125rem;gap:12px}.about-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px;padding-block:37px 40px}.about-name h1{font-size:clamp(4rem,22vw,8rem);line-height:1.15}.about-name>p{margin-top:18px;font-size:.75rem}.about-opening h2{font-size:1.9rem;line-height:1.6}.about-opening>p{font-size:1rem;margin-top:21px}.about-opening>p+p{margin-top:12px}.about-hero-bottom{font-size:.8125rem;align-items:flex-start;padding-block:20px}.about-hero-bottom>span{max-width:155px}.about-hero-bottom>a{gap:12px;text-align:right}.about-reading{display:block;padding-block:32px 60px}.about-sidebar{position:static;margin-bottom:42px}.about-sidebar>.eyebrow,.about-sidebar-note{display:none}.about-toc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;margin:0;gap:0 22px}.about-toc a{gap:14px;font-size:.875rem;min-height:55px;padding:13px 0}.about-toc a:nth-last-child(2){border-bottom:1px solid #d0d0d0}.about-chapter+.about-chapter{margin-top:52px;padding-top:30px}.about-chapter>h2{font-size:1.8rem;margin-top:21px}.story-prose{margin-top:22px}.story-prose>p,.story-summary{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.95}.about-pullquote{font-size:1.6rem;padding-left:20px;margin-top:29px}.working-principles{margin-top:27px}.working-principles>article{padding-block:25px;grid-template-columns:27px 1fr;gap:13px}.working-principles h3{font-size:1.23rem}.about-experiences{margin-top:27px}.about-experiences>article{padding-block:27px 31px}.experience-heading{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:18px}.experience-heading>span{max-width:120px}.experience-heading>p{margin-top:0;text-align:right;font-size:.8125rem;max-width:155px}.about-experiences h3{font-size:1.3rem}.about-result{padding:19px 20px}.about-result strong{font-size:1.12rem}.about-project-links{gap:20px}.about-project-links>a{font-size:.875rem;gap:10px}.about-direction-section{padding-block:52px 58px}.direction-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.direction-layout h2{font-size:2rem;margin-top:22px}.direction-prose{padding-top:26px}.direction-project-link{margin-top:23px}.about-footer{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:25px;padding-block:28px 32px}.about-email{grid-row:2;grid-column:1/-1;font-size:1rem}.about-back-top{grid-column:2;grid-row:1}.intro-page-link{margin-top:21px;font-size:.9375rem}}
@media(max-width:380px){.about-topline>.eyebrow{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.4px}.about-topline>a{font-size:.75rem;gap:7px}.about-opening h2{font-size:1.65rem}.about-hero-bottom{display:block}.about-hero-bottom>span{max-width:none}.about-hero-bottom>a{justify-content:space-between;margin-top:13px}.about-toc{gap:0 14px}.about-toc a{gap:8px;font-size:.8125rem}.about-chapter>h2{font-size:1.55rem}.about-pullquote{font-size:1.35rem}.working-principles h3{font-size:1.15rem}.direction-layout h2{font-size:1.7rem}.about-email{font-size:.9375rem}.about-project-links{gap:13px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.about-toc a::after{transition:none}.intro-page-link:hover>span,.about-experiences a:hover>span{transform:none}}