/* LucidCairn v5 — the practice: quiet editorial motion, not a CV. */
#about .about-grid {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 47%) minmax(0, 48%);
  gap: 5%;
  align-items: start;
}
#about .about-grid::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
  top: 8%;
  right: -9%;
  width: min(70vw, 620px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  opacity: .15;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, #b8a87a26, #4d766a13 42%, transparent 73%);
  transform: translate3d(0,0,0) scale(.96);
}
#about.is-ambient .about-grid::before {
  animation: about-ambient 13s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes about-ambient {
  to { transform: translate3d(-12px, 13px, 0) scale(1.05); opacity: .26; }
}
#about .about-editorial { min-width: 0; }
#about .about-title {
  font-size: clamp(48px, 4.8vw, 75px);
  line-height: 1.13;
  letter-spacing: -.027em;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0;
}
#about .about-title .about-line { display: block; }
#about .about-title .about-line em {
  color: #d0ab7f;
  font-style: normal;
}
#about .about-editorial .section-intro {
  max-width: 525px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.85;
  text-wrap: pretty;
  color: #b9c8bd;
}
#about .beliefs {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 54px;
  padding-left: 19px;
  border-left: 1px solid #69807483;
}
#about .beliefs::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -1px;
  top: 0;
  height: 32px;
  width: 2px;
  background: #cca57b;
}
#about .beliefs .label {
  color: #d0ac85;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .095em;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}
#about .belief-lines { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
#about .belief-lines li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 9px 0 10px 18px;
  color: #ede7d9;
  font: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 21px)/1.52 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.005em;
}
#about .belief-lines li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 21px;
  left: 0;
  width: 8px;
  height: 1px;
  background: #c7a680;
  transform-origin: left center;
}
#about .fields {
  padding-left: clamp(28px, 4vw, 62px);
  border-left: 1px solid #61776c75;
}
#about .fields > .label {
  color: #cda984;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .095em;
}
#about .fields li {
  padding: 0 0 34px clamp(46px, 5vw, 70px);
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  border-bottom: none;
  min-width: 0;
}
#about .fields li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
#about .fields li::before {
  left: 0;
  top: 5px;
  font: 16px/1.4 var(--mono);
  color: #a98c69;
  transition: color .6s ease, text-shadow .6s ease;
}
#about .fields li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d3aa7b, #6a7f70 54%, transparent);
  opacity: .55;
  transform-origin: left center;
  transform: scaleX(.38);
}
#about .fields h3 {
  font-size: clamp(31px, 2.8vw, 44px);
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  transition: color .45s ease;
}
#about .fields p {
  color: #aebeb3;
  font: 14px/1.7 var(--sans);
  max-width: 330px;
}
#about .fields li.is-current::before {
  color: #e2bd8e;
  text-shadow: 0 0 16px #c59c6899;
}
#about .fields li.is-current h3 { color: #f6e7d3; }
#about .fields li.is-revealed::after {
  animation: about-line-draw 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) both;
}
@keyframes about-line-draw {
  from { transform: scaleX(.03); opacity: .2; }
  to { transform: scaleX(1); opacity: .65; }
}
/* Content is readable before JS, and fully visible if JS is unavailable. */
#about .about-title.is-revealed .about-line {
  animation: about-text-in .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) both;
}
#about .about-title.is-revealed .about-line:nth-child(2) {
  animation-delay: .12s;
}
#about .about-editorial .section-intro.is-revealed,
#about .beliefs .label.is-revealed,
#about .belief-lines .is-revealed,
#about .fields > .label.is-revealed,
#about .fields li.is-revealed {
  animation: about-text-in .65s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) both;
}
#about .belief-lines li:nth-child(2).is-revealed { animation-delay: .07s; }
#about .belief-lines li:nth-child(3).is-revealed { animation-delay: .14s; }
@keyframes about-text-in {
  from { opacity: .75; transform: translate3d(0,10px,0); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translate3d(0,0,0); }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  #about .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 52px; }
  #about .about-editorial .section-intro { max-width: 620px; }
  #about .fields { padding-left: 28px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  #about .about-grid { gap: 43px; }
  #about .about-title { font-size: clamp(37px, 8.8vw, 51px); line-height: 1.17; }
  :lang(zh-CN) #about .about-title { font-size: clamp(30px, 8.25vw, 43px); line-height: 1.36; letter-spacing: -.024em; }
  #about .about-editorial .section-intro { margin-top: 23px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.84; }
  #about .beliefs { margin-top: 35px; padding-left: 15px; }
  #about .belief-lines li { padding: 7px 0 8px 16px; font-size: 18px; }
  #about .belief-lines li::before { top: 20px; }
  #about .fields { padding-left: 18px; }
  #about .fields > .label { margin-bottom: 30px; }
  #about .fields li { padding: 0 0 24px 43px; margin-bottom: 27px; }
  #about .fields h3 { font-size: 34px; }
  #about .fields p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; }
  #about .about-grid::before { right: -14%; top: 28%; width: 90%; }
}
@media (max-width: 360px) {
  #about .about-title { font-size: 35px; }
  :lang(zh-CN) #about .about-title { font-size: 28px; }
  #about .fields { padding-left: 15px; }
  #about .fields li { padding-left: 38px; }
  #about .fields h3 { font-size: 30px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  #about .about-grid::before,
  #about .about-title .about-line,
  #about .about-reveal,
  #about .fields li::after {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
    transform: none !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
  }
}
.motion-off #about .about-grid::before,
.motion-off #about .about-title .about-line,
.motion-off #about .about-reveal,
.motion-off #about .fields li::after {
  animation: none !important;
  transition: none !important;
  transform: none !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

/* A compact set of principles, followed by three distinct areas of practice. */
#about .beliefs { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
#about .beliefs::before { display: none; }
#about .belief-lines { counter-reset: principle; }
#about .belief-lines li {
  padding: 16px 0 16px 36px;
  border-top: 1px solid #69807445;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 20px);
}
#about .belief-lines li::before {
  counter-increment: principle;
  content: "0" counter(principle);
  top: 22px;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  background: none;
  font: 10px/1.4 var(--mono);
  color: #c7a680;
}
#about .fields { padding-left: clamp(24px, 3vw, 42px); }
#about .fields > .label { margin-bottom: 24px; }
#about .fields li {
  padding: 26px 62px 26px 62px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  border: 1px solid #69807445;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, #9fb5a508, transparent 80%);
  transition: border-color .4s ease, background-color .4s ease;
}
#about .fields li::before { left: 20px; top: 33px; font-size: 12px; }
#about .fields li::after { left: 20px; right: 20px; bottom: -1px; opacity: .35; }
#about .fields h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: clamp(30px, 2.8vw, 40px); line-height: 1.25; }
#about .fields p { margin: 0; max-width: 30ch; }
#about .thread-symbol {
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  right: 16px;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  stroke: #c8a781;
  stroke-width: 1.25;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  opacity: .65;
  transition: opacity .4s ease;
}
#about .fields li.is-current { border-color: #bfa07b80; background-color: #9fb5a507; }
#about .fields li.is-current .thread-symbol { opacity: 1; }
@media (hover: hover) {
  #about .fields li:hover { border-color: #bfa07b80; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  #about .fields { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  #about .about-grid { gap: 36px; }
  #about .beliefs { margin-top: 30px; padding-left: 0; }
  #about .beliefs .label { margin-bottom: 16px; }
  #about .belief-lines li { padding: 14px 0 14px 32px; font-size: 17px; }
  #about .belief-lines li::before { top: 20px; }
  #about .fields { padding-left: 0; }
  #about .fields > .label { margin-bottom: 18px; }
  #about .fields li { padding: 22px 52px 22px 48px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  #about .fields li::before { left: 15px; top: 30px; font-size: 11px; }
  #about .fields h3 { font-size: 31px; }
  #about .fields p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75; }
  #about .thread-symbol { top: 22px; right: 12px; width: 30px; height: 30px; }
}
@media (max-width: 360px) {
  #about .fields h3 { font-size: 28px; }
  #about .fields li { padding-left: 43px; padding-right: 45px; }
  #about .thread-symbol { right: 10px; width: 28px; }
}