@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600&family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,600;1,600&display=swap');

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@media(max-width:640px){.container,.narrow{width:min(100% - 26px,1180px)}.hero{padding:140px 0 80px;min-height:auto}.hero-grid{gap:45px}.hero-card{padding:28px}.hero-card blockquote{font-size:26px}.pathway-heading{padding:38px 24px 24px}.pathway-body{padding:26px 24px 44px}.pathway-card{min-height:auto}.section{padding:80px 0}.section-trust{padding:80px 0}.service-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.service-card{min-height:auto}.role-panel{padding:30px 24px}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.footer-bottom{display:block}.form-grid,.chooser-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.modal-panel{padding:24px 18px}.modal-header h2{font-size:34px}.form-actions{flex-wrap:wrap}.button-large{width:100%}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}.button{transition:none}}

@media(max-width:640px){.brand{gap:9px}.brand-mark{width:40px;height:40px;flex-basis:40px}.brand-wordmark strong{font-size:25px;letter-spacing:.13em}.brand-wordmark small{font-size:7px;letter-spacing:.28em}}

.agency-difference{background:#f3efe8;color:var(--ink)}.difference-intro{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;color:#625b65;font-size:18px}.comparison-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px}.comparison-card{border-radius:24px;padding:44px;min-height:510px}.comparison-card h3{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:34px;line-height:1.12;margin:14px 0 28px}.comparison-card ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}.comparison-card li{position:relative;padding:15px 0 15px 30px;border-top:1px solid rgba(15,12,17,.12)}.comparison-card li:before{position:absolute;left:0;font-weight:700}.comparison-muted{background:#e7e1d8;color:#4f4951}.comparison-muted li:before{content:'–';color:#8c838d}.comparison-premium{background:#0e0c10;color:#fff;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.comparison-premium .micro{color:var(--gold)}.comparison-premium li{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.12);color:#ddd7df}.comparison-premium li:before{content:'✓';color:var(--gold)}

/* Collaboration journey */
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@media(max-width:980px){.collaboration-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:45px}.collaboration-visual{position:relative;top:auto;max-width:760px;margin:auto}.collaboration-visual img{aspect-ratio:auto}.collaboration-timeline{max-width:760px;margin:auto}}
@media(max-width:620px){.collaboration-timeline li{grid-template-columns:48px 1fr;gap:14px}.collaboration-timeline span{font-size:28px}.collaboration-timeline h3{font-size:25px}.collaboration-visual figcaption{padding:20px}}

/* Final conversion and contact refinements */
.final-cta-copy{max-width:620px;margin:18px 0 0;color:#b9b2bc;font-size:17px}
.private-contact{position:fixed;right:22px;bottom:22px;z-index:45;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;padding:12px 16px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);border-radius:999px;background:rgba(16,14,18,.92);box-shadow:0 14px 36px rgba(0,0,0,.35);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);transition:.25s ease}
.private-contact:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);border-color:rgba(197,164,109,.7)}
.private-contact-dot{width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 5px rgba(197,164,109,.12)}
.private-contact span:last-child{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.2}
.private-contact strong{font-size:13px;color:#fff}
.private-contact small{margin-top:3px;color:#a9a2ac;font-size:10px}
@media(max-width:980px){.hero-title-compact{font-size:clamp(40px,7vw,62px)}.pathway-image-wrap{aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:0}.pathway-image-wrap img{height:auto;max-height:none}.language-picker select{max-width:128px}.nav{gap:14px}}
@media(max-width:640px){.site-header{background:rgba(10,9,11,.94)}.nav{height:74px}.hero{padding-top:118px}.hero-title-compact{font-size:clamp(36px,11vw,50px);line-height:1.02}.hero-lead{font-size:17px}.hero-card{padding:24px}.pathway-heading h2{font-size:clamp(36px,10vw,48px)}.pathway-image-wrap img{width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain}.language-picker{order:3}.language-picker select{max-width:104px;padding:9px 28px 9px 11px;font-size:10px}.menu-toggle{padding:8px 12px}.private-contact{right:14px;bottom:14px;padding:11px 13px}.private-contact small{display:none}.final-cta{padding:78px 0}.final-cta-copy{font-size:15px}.footer{padding-bottom:92px}}

/* Functional multilingual selector powered by Google Translate */
#google_translate_element{position:absolute!important;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;overflow:hidden!important;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)!important;white-space:nowrap!important}
.goog-te-banner-frame.skiptranslate,.goog-te-balloon-frame{display:none!important}
body{top:0!important}
#goog-gt-tt,.goog-te-spinner-pos{display:none!important}
.translated-ltr body,.translated-rtl body{top:0!important}
html[lang="ru"] .nav-links,html[lang="uk"] .nav-links,html[lang="de"] .nav-links{gap:18px}
html[lang="ru"] .nav-links a,html[lang="uk"] .nav-links a,html[lang="de"] .nav-links a{font-size:12px}

/* Keep protected brand terms visually separated after machine translation. */
.brand-name,.term-chatter{display:inline-block}
.brand-name.veruve-space-before,.term-chatter.veruve-space-before{margin-inline-start:.24em}
.brand-name.veruve-space-after,.term-chatter.veruve-space-after{margin-inline-end:.24em}