/* Best gutter guards for pine needles in Nashville — one-page guide
   Composition: dark opening statement, sticky section index, then a single
   content spine that alternates between contained sheets and full-bleed fields.
   Motif: fine mesh grids and thin needle strokes, drawn in CSS only. */

:root {
  --bone: #f7f5ef;
  --sheet: #ffffff;
  --linen: #f2efe4;
  --sage: #e7ede4;
  --pine: #16302a;
  --pine-2: #1e4034;
  --ink: #14211d;
  --body: #3d4a44;
  --soft: #6a766f;
  --line: #ddd8ca;
  --line-2: #e6e2d6;
  --brass: #8a6d22;
  --brass-lt: #c9a75a;
  --needle: #5c7a55;
  --matted: #8a7742;
  --water: #4d7f9e;
  --edge: clamp(0.85rem, 3.5vw, 2rem);
  --pad: clamp(1.05rem, 3.5vw, 2.1rem);
  --spine: 64rem;
  --radius: 18px;
  --serif: Georgia, "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --mesh: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(20, 33, 29, .28) 0 1px, transparent 1px 6px),
          repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(20, 33, 29, .28) 0 1px, transparent 1px 6px);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-padding-top: 4.75rem;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bone);
  color: var(--body);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
@media (min-width: 48em) {
  body { font-size: 1.125rem; }
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.18;
  margin: 0;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 1.15rem + 1.85vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.06rem + 1.05vw, 1.85rem);
  max-width: 26ch;
}
p { margin: 0 0 1.05rem; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
strong, b { color: var(--ink); }

a { color: var(--pine); }
a:hover { color: var(--brass); }
:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--brass);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.skip {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.75rem;
  top: -6rem;
  z-index: 60;
  background: var(--brass-lt);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 0.85rem 1.15rem;
  border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.skip:focus { top: 0; }

/* ---------- shared spine ---------- */

.spine {
  max-width: var(--spine);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--pad);
}

.sec {
  padding-inline: var(--edge);
  padding-block: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 4.5rem);
}
.sec__lead { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.sec__lead h2 { margin-bottom: 0.85rem; }

.answer {
  font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 1rem + 0.4vw, 1.22rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 62ch;
}
.sec p:not(.answer) { max-width: 68ch; }
.cue {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
}
.sec__close { margin-top: 1.35rem; }

/* ---------- opening statement ---------- */

.open {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--pine);
  background-image: radial-gradient(120% 90% at 12% 0%, #23503f 0%, var(--pine) 62%);
  color: #e6ede8;
  padding-inline: var(--edge);
  padding-block: clamp(2.6rem, 8vw, 5rem) clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 5.5rem);
}
.open__art {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 190px;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.open__screen,
.open__needles {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}
.open__screen {
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(201, 167, 90, .5) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(201, 167, 90, .5) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 78%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 78%);
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.open__needles {
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(68deg, rgba(232, 240, 232, .5) 0 2px, transparent 2px 34px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(-74deg, rgba(201, 167, 90, .45) 0 2px, transparent 2px 52px);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 8%, #000 62%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 8%, #000 62%, transparent 100%);
  opacity: 0.65;
}
.open h1 { color: #fbfaf5; margin-bottom: 1.15rem; }
.wordmark {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--brass-lt);
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
.wordmark span {
  display: block;
  color: #a9bcb1;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  margin-top: 0.3rem;
}
.open .answer {
  color: #f0f4ef;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1rem + 0.55vw, 1.3rem);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--brass-lt);
  padding-left: clamp(0.85rem, 2.5vw, 1.25rem);
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
.open__second {
  color: #c3d2c8;
  max-width: 66ch;
}

/* ---------- section index ---------- */

.index {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  background: rgba(247, 245, 239, .95);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-inline: var(--edge);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.index__in {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  min-height: 3.4rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.index__label {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--soft);
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
}
.index__toggle { display: none; }
.index__links {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.1rem 0.35rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  padding: 0;
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  min-width: 0;
}
.index__links a {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--pine-2);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}
.index__links a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--brass); color: var(--brass); }

/* JS-enhanced: collapse the list behind a real menu button on phones */
.js .index__toggle {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: var(--sheet);
  cursor: pointer;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.js .index__toggle .bars {
  display: block;
  width: 20px;
}
.js .index__toggle i {
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--pine);
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.js .index__toggle i + i { margin-top: 4px; }
.js .index__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] { background: var(--pine); border-color: var(--pine); }
.js .index__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] i { background: #fbfaf5; }
.js .index__links {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.35rem var(--edge) 0.65rem;
  background: var(--sheet);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(20, 40, 32, .12);
}
.js .index.is-open .index__links { display: flex; }
.js .index__links a {
  padding: 0.85rem 0.35rem;
  min-height: 44px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.js .index__links li:last-child a { border-bottom: 0; }

@media (min-width: 48em) {
  .index__in { flex-wrap: nowrap; min-height: 3.6rem; }
  .index__label { flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .js .index__toggle { display: none; }
  .index__links,
  .js .index__links {
    display: flex;
    position: static;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    gap: 0.15rem 0.6rem;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background: none;
    border: 0;
    box-shadow: none;
  }
  .js .index__links a { min-height: 0; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; padding: 0.45rem 0.15rem; }
}

/* ---------- surfaces ---------- */

.sheet {
  background: var(--sheet);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding-block: clamp(1.5rem, 4.5vw, 2.5rem);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(20, 45, 35, .06);
}
.panel {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--linen) 0%, #faf8f1 55%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--brass);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding-block: clamp(1.5rem, 4.5vw, 2.5rem);
}

/* ---------- record tables (company + two-state) ---------- */

.recs {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  margin: 0;
}
.recs thead {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
}
.recs tbody {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.recs tr {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
}
.recs th,
.recs td {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: 400;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
.flabel {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

/* company records */
.recs--firms tr {
  background: var(--sheet);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.4rem);
}
.recs--firms td { padding-top: 0.95rem; }
.recs--firms .firm__name {
  padding-bottom: 0.95rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.recs--firms .firm__name a {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.16rem, 1.05rem + 0.5vw, 1.35rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--pine);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* two-state records */
.recs--states tr {
  background: var(--sheet);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: clamp(0.9rem, 3vw, 1.25rem);
}
.state__text {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.state__means { padding-top: 0.95rem; margin-top: 0.95rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-2); }

@media (min-width: 56em) {
  .recs tbody { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.15rem; }
}

/* ---------- CSS two-state diagram ---------- */

.dia {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  height: 156px;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fbfaf6 0%, #eef1ea 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.dia::before {                    /* roof plane feeding the edge */
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -4%;
  top: 6px;
  width: 62%;
  height: 3px;
  background: #cfc8b6;
  transform: rotate(11deg);
  transform-origin: left center;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.dia__needles {
  position: absolute;
  left: 9%;
  right: 9%;
  bottom: 84px;
  height: 22px;
}
.dia--kept .dia__needles {
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(72deg, var(--needle) 0 2px, transparent 2px 30px);
  opacity: 0.75;
}
.dia--matted .dia__needles {
  height: 26px;
  bottom: 84px;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(76deg, var(--matted) 0 2px, transparent 2px 8px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(-80deg, var(--needle) 0 2px, transparent 2px 11px);
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.dia__screen {
  position: absolute;
  left: 9%;
  right: 9%;
  bottom: 74px;
  height: 10px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--brass);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  background-image: var(--mesh);
  background-size: 5px 5px;
}
.dia__trough {
  position: absolute;
  left: 17%;
  right: 17%;
  bottom: 20px;
  height: 54px;
  background: #fdfdfa;
  border: 2px solid #97a29a;
  border-top: 0;
  border-radius: 0 0 12px 12px;
}
.dia__water {
  position: absolute;
  left: 3px;
  right: 3px;
  bottom: 3px;
  height: 13px;
  background: var(--water);
  opacity: 0.65;
  border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
}
.dia__flow { position: absolute; }
.dia--kept .dia__flow {          /* water passes through the screen */
  left: 47%;
  bottom: 34px;
  width: 4px;
  height: 62px;
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, var(--water) 0 7px, transparent 7px 14px);
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.dia--matted .dia__flow {        /* water runs off the mat instead */
  right: 4%;
  bottom: 62px;
  width: 78px;
  height: 4px;
  transform: rotate(24deg);
  transform-origin: left center;
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, var(--water) 0 8px, transparent 8px 15px);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* ---------- section fields ---------- */

.sec--companies { background: var(--bone); }
.sec--needles { background: var(--sage); }
.sec--needles .recs--states { margin-top: 0.25rem; }

.sec--evergreens {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--pine-2);
  color: #dce6df;
}
.sec--evergreens .sec__art {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(63deg, rgba(201, 167, 90, .3) 0 2px, transparent 2px 46px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(-69deg, rgba(220, 230, 223, .22) 0 2px, transparent 2px 62px);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 42%, #000 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 42%, #000 100%);
}
.sec--evergreens h2 { color: #fbfaf5; }
.sec--evergreens .answer { color: #eef3ee; }
.sec--evergreens .sec__close { color: #bccbc1; }

.sec--checks { background: var(--bone); }
.checks {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
@media (min-width: 45em) {
  .checks { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
}
.checks li {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  background: var(--sheet);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem 1.05rem 2.7rem;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}
.checks li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.05rem;
  top: 1.35rem;
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
  border-radius: 2px;
  background-image: var(--mesh);
  background-size: 4px 4px;
}
.checks strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
}

.sec--testing {
  background: var(--sheet);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.verdict {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 1.5rem + 3vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--pine);
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.sec--testing .last {
  margin-top: 1.35rem;
  padding-left: clamp(0.85rem, 2.5vw, 1.25rem);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--brass-lt);
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */

.foot {
  background: var(--pine);
  color: #b9c9be;
  padding-inline: var(--edge);
  padding-block: 2rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.foot__in {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.foot p { max-width: 62ch; margin: 0; }
.foot a {
  color: var(--brass-lt);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.35rem 0;
}

/* ---------- 404 ---------- */

.notfound { padding-block: clamp(3rem, 10vw, 6rem); }
.notfound h1 { color: #fbfaf5; }

/* ---------- September visual rebuild ---------- */

:root {
  --bone: #f5f2ea;
  --sheet: #fffefb;
  --sage: #dfe9df;
  --pine: #123d35;
  --pine-2: #0d302a;
  --ink: #13231f;
  --body: #42514b;
  --line: #d8ddd5;
  --brass: #ad6d2e;
  --brass-lt: #efb86e;
  --spine: 74rem;
  --radius: 22px;
}

body {
  background: var(--bone);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 16ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 1.55rem + 3.1vw, 4.5rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

h2 {
  max-width: 24ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 1.25rem + 1.6vw, 2.65rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.answer { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 0.98rem + .35vw, 1.22rem); }
.sec { padding-block: clamp(3.4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem); }

/* Hero: balanced answer and visual, with no decorative pattern behind text. */
.open {
  background: linear-gradient(132deg, #0b302a 0%, #164a3e 68%, #1c5647 100%);
  padding-block: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  overflow: visible;
}

.open__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(20rem, .95fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.open h1 { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.open .answer {
  max-width: 43ch;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: #f7fbf8;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.02rem + .65vw, 1.48rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.wordmark {
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--brass-lt);
  font-size: .75rem;
}

.hero-demo {
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  border-radius: 26px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.23);
  color: #fff;
}

.hero-demo__top {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .2rem;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.5rem 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}
.hero-demo__top span {
  color: #b9cec5;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero-demo__top strong { color: #fff; font-size: 1.4rem; }

.hero-demo__scene {
  position: relative;
  height: 230px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.03), rgba(0,0,0,.12));
}
.hero-demo__mesh {
  position: absolute;
  left: 8%; right: 8%; bottom: 88px;
  height: 24px;
  border-top: 2px solid #f0bb6f;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #f0bb6f;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,.52) 0 1px, transparent 1px 7px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.52) 0 1px, transparent 1px 7px);
}
.hero-demo__trough {
  position: absolute;
  left: 17%; right: 17%; bottom: 25px;
  height: 64px;
  border: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  border-top: 0;
  border-radius: 0 0 24px 24px;
}
.hero-demo__water {
  position: absolute;
  left: 19%; right: 19%; bottom: 29px;
  height: 15px;
  border-radius: 0 0 16px 16px;
  background: #6eb7df;
  opacity: .88;
}
.hero-demo__needle {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 92px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 99px;
  background: #efcf91;
  transform-origin: center;
}
.hero-demo__needle::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -2px; top: -2px;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #efcf91;
}
.hero-demo__needle.n1 { left: 13%; bottom: 125px; transform: rotate(12deg); }
.hero-demo__needle.n2 { left: 34%; bottom: 119px; transform: rotate(-7deg); }
.hero-demo__needle.n3 { right: 19%; bottom: 130px; transform: rotate(18deg); }
.hero-demo__needle.n4 { right: 7%; bottom: 115px; transform: rotate(-15deg); width: 68px; }

.hero-demo__legend {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}
.hero-demo__legend span { padding: 1rem 1.2rem; color: #c9dad2; font-size: .88rem; }
.hero-demo__legend span + span { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); }
.hero-demo__legend b { display: block; color: #fff; margin-bottom: .15rem; }

/* Direct qualification is a separate, compact content container. */
.quick {
  padding: 1.6rem var(--edge);
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.quick__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.quick p { margin: 0; }
.quick__answer { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 650; }
.quick .open__second { color: var(--body); }

.index { position: sticky; background: rgba(245,242,234,.96); }
.index__in { min-height: 4rem; }

/* One comparison surface instead of nested white cards. */
.sec--companies { background: #e8eee8; }
.compare-shell { max-width: var(--spine); }
.compare-shell .sec__lead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.78fr) minmax(0,1.22fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.compare-shell .sec__lead .answer { max-width: none; }

@media (min-width: 56em) {
  .recs--firms {
    display: table;
    table-layout: fixed;
    border-collapse: separate;
    border-spacing: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid #cbd4cc;
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: var(--sheet);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(17,53,43,.09);
  }
  .recs--firms thead {
    position: static;
    display: table-header-group;
    width: auto; height: auto;
    overflow: visible;
    clip: auto;
    clip-path: none;
  }
  .recs--firms tbody { display: table-row-group; }
  .recs--firms tr,
  .recs--firms tbody tr {
    display: table-row;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: var(--sheet);
  }
  .recs--firms thead th {
    display: table-cell;
    padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
    background: var(--pine-2);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: .73rem;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 750;
    vertical-align: bottom;
  }
  .recs--firms th,
  .recs--firms td {
    display: table-cell;
    padding: 1.35rem 1.1rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    vertical-align: top;
    font-size: .96rem;
    line-height: 1.52;
  }
  .recs--firms tbody tr:last-child th,
  .recs--firms tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }
  .recs--firms tr > *:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .recs--firms thead th:nth-child(1) { width: 18%; }
  .recs--firms thead th:nth-child(2) { width: 29%; }
  .recs--firms thead th:nth-child(3) { width: 27%; }
  .recs--firms thead th:nth-child(4) { width: 26%; }
  .recs--firms .firm__name {
    padding: 1.35rem 1.1rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #f7f0e3;
  }
  .recs--firms .flabel { display: none; }
}

.compare-shell > .sec__close {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  padding: 1.25rem clamp(1.4rem, 24vw, 18rem) 1.25rem 1.4rem;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--brass);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
}
.sec--companies .compare-shell > p.sec__close {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
}

/* The mechanism section is now the page's main visual explainer. */
.sec--needles { background: #f8f6f0; }
@media (min-width: 60em) {
  .sec--needles .spine {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.72fr) minmax(0,1.28fr);
    grid-template-areas:
      "lead visual"
      "detail visual"
      "cue visual"
      "close visual";
    gap: .85rem 4rem;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .sec--needles .sec__lead { grid-area: lead; }
  .sec--needles .spine > p:not(.cue):not(.sec__close) { grid-area: detail; }
  .sec--needles .cue { grid-area: cue; }
  .sec--needles .recs--states { grid-area: visual; }
  .sec--needles .sec__close { grid-area: close; }
  .recs--states tbody { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .dia { height: 205px; }
}
.recs--states tr { box-shadow: 0 14px 35px rgba(17,53,43,.08); }
.state__text { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 750; }

/* Local evidence becomes a designed decision board. */
.sec--evergreens { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d302a, #174a3d); }
.sec--evergreens .spine {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(19rem,.95fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.evergreen-board {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.18);
}
.evergreen-board > p {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem;
  background: var(--brass-lt);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 800;
}
.evergreen-board div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 7.5rem 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}
.evergreen-board strong { color: #fff; }
.evergreen-board span { color: #c9d9d1; }

/* Numbered, legible buying checks. */
.panel {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  padding-block: 0;
}
.sec--checks .sec__lead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.75fr) minmax(0,1.25fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.checks { counter-reset: checks; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); }
.checks li {
  counter-increment: checks;
  min-height: 12rem;
  padding: 4.2rem 1.25rem 1.25rem;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 13px 32px rgba(17,53,43,.08);
}
.checks li::before {
  content: counter(checks, decimal-leading-zero);
  left: 1.25rem; top: 1.1rem;
  width: auto; height: auto;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  color: var(--brass);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 850;
}
.checks strong { display: block; margin-bottom: .45rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1.05rem; }

.sec--testing { background: #fff; }
.sec--testing .spine {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.78fr) minmax(0,1.22fr);
  gap: 1.2rem clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.sec--testing .sec__lead { grid-row: 1 / span 2; margin: 0; }
.sec--testing .last { margin-top: .5rem; }
.verdict { color: var(--brass); font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 850; }

@media (max-width: 59.99em) {
  .open__grid,
  .quick__grid,
  .compare-shell .sec__lead,
  .sec--evergreens .spine,
  .sec--checks .sec__lead,
  .sec--testing .spine { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .checks { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .sec--testing .sec__lead { grid-row: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 47.99em) {
  body { font-size: 1rem; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 9.4vw, 2.7rem); max-width: 15ch; }
  h2 { font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 7vw, 2.05rem); }
  .open { padding-block: 2.5rem; }
  .open__grid { gap: 2rem; }
  .open h1 { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
  .open .answer { font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.48; }
  .wordmark { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
  .hero-demo__scene { height: 165px; }
  .hero-demo__mesh { bottom: 66px; }
  .hero-demo__trough { bottom: 14px; height: 53px; }
  .hero-demo__water { bottom: 18px; }
  .hero-demo__needle.n1 { bottom: 94px; }
  .hero-demo__needle.n2 { bottom: 88px; }
  .hero-demo__needle.n3 { bottom: 96px; }
  .hero-demo__needle.n4 { bottom: 84px; }
  .hero-demo__legend { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-demo__legend span + span { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); }

  .index__label { display: none; }
  .index__in { justify-content: flex-end; min-height: 3.6rem; }
  .quick { padding-block: 1.35rem; }
  .quick__grid { gap: .85rem; }
  .quick .open__second { padding-top: .85rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

  .sec { padding-block: 3.3rem; }
  .compare-shell .sec__lead { gap: .9rem; }
  .recs--firms tbody { gap: 1rem; }
  .recs--firms tr { padding: 0; overflow: hidden; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(17,53,43,.09); }
  .recs--firms .firm__name {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 1.1rem 1.15rem;
    border: 0;
    background: var(--pine-2);
  }
  .recs--firms .firm__name .flabel { color: var(--brass-lt); }
  .recs--firms .firm__name a { color: #fff; }
  .recs--firms td { padding: 1rem 1.15rem 0; }
  .recs--firms td:last-child { padding-bottom: 1.15rem; }
  .compare-shell > .sec__close { font-size: .96rem; }
  .compare-shell > .sec__close { padding-right: 1.4rem; }

  .sec--evergreens .spine { gap: 1.8rem; }
  .evergreen-board div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .15rem; }
  .checks { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .checks li { min-height: 0; }
  .sec--testing .spine { gap: 1rem; }
}