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  --vl-radius:6px;
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}
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a{color:var(--vl-red2)}
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.menu a{color:#cfd9e4;text-decoration:none;font-size:.85rem;padding:4px 2px;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.menu a:hover{color:#fff}
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.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--vl-red);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;padding:9px 15px;border-radius:var(--vl-radius);font-size:.85rem;font-family:var(--vl-mono)}
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.ghost{display:inline-block;color:var(--vl-red2);text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);background:var(--vl-card);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);padding:9px 13px;font-size:.85rem}
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.linehead{padding:24px 0 6px;color:#eef2f6}
.crumb{font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#93a3b6;margin-bottom:10px}
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.linehead .lede{font-size:1.02rem;color:#dbe3ec}
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.specrail{border:1px solid #2c3d54;border-top:4px solid var(--vl-green);background:#0a1626;padding:12px 14px;color:#e6edf4;border-radius:var(--vl-radius)}
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.keystrip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:12px;margin:4px 0}
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.ks{border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);background:var(--vl-card);padding:11px 12px;font-size:.85rem;box-shadow:inset 0 3px 0 var(--vl-orange)}
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.disclosure{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:12px;align-items:start;border:1px dashed var(--vl-red);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);background:#f6e7ea;padding:12px 14px;margin:14px 0;font-size:.83rem}
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.tag-money{background:#f3d5dd;color:var(--vl-red2)}
.answer{border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);border-left:5px solid var(--vl-green);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);background:#e5f1ec;padding:12px 14px;margin:4px 0 14px}
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.note{border-left:4px solid var(--vl-orange);background:#f8efe1;padding:10px 12px;font-size:.82rem;color:#4a3320;margin:14px 0}
.calc{border:1px solid #081221;border-radius:var(--vl-radius);background:#081221;color:#e9eef4;font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.75;padding:13px 15px;margin:14px 0;white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-x:auto}
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.calc .res{color:#f4b877;font-weight:700}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;margin:14px 0;font-size:.83rem}
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.card{border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);background:var(--vl-card);padding:12px 13px;border-top:3px solid var(--vl-orange)}
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.card p{margin:.3em 0;font-size:.83rem}
.card-spec{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:2px 10px;margin:8px 0 0;font-size:.77rem}
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.card-spec dd{margin:0;font-family:var(--vl-mono);text-align:right}
.checks ul{margin:.4em 0;padding-left:1.2em}
.checks li{margin:.25em 0;font-size:.87rem}
.steps ol{margin:.4em 0;padding-left:1.3em}
.steps li{margin:.3em 0;font-size:.87rem}
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.t-num{font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;display:block}
.t-lab{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--vl-muted)}
.entries{display:grid;gap:8px;margin:12px 0}
.entry{border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);padding:9px 11px;font-size:.84rem;background:var(--vl-card)}
.myths{display:grid;gap:10px;margin:12px 0}
.myth{border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);padding:10px 12px;background:var(--vl-card)}
.myth p{margin:.35em 0;font-size:.86rem}
.verdict{font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 8px;display:inline-block}
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.verdict.partly{background:#f6eed6;color:#6f560a}
.verdict.true{background:#dcf0e8;color:#155c43}
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.qcell{border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);padding:9px 11px;font-size:.83rem;background:var(--vl-card);border-left:3px solid var(--vl-green)}
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.ref{font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:.7rem;color:var(--vl-muted)}
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.navlink b{display:block;color:var(--vl-red2)}
.navlink span{font-size:.79rem;color:var(--vl-muted)}
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.foot-grid a{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:#f0a35a;padding:1px 0}
.fine{margin-top:18px;font-size:.75rem;color:#98a5b5;border-top:1px solid #2c3d54;padding-top:12px}

/* Signature component 1 - the two-quote board. The price a call reads aloud against the price the same
   market shows on a screen, so the channel's own mark-up is visible as a shape before any prose. */
.quotepair{border:1px solid var(--vl-rule);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);background:var(--vl-card);padding:16px 18px 12px;margin:16px 0}
.qp-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:10px}
.qp-head b{font-size:.98rem}
.qp-head span{font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:.7rem;color:var(--vl-muted)}
.qp-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 96px 1fr;gap:10px;align-items:center;padding:7px 0;border-top:1px dashed var(--vl-rule);font-size:.83rem}
.qp-name{font-weight:700}
.qp-phone{font-family:var(--vl-mono);text-align:right;color:var(--vl-orange)}
.qp-note{color:var(--vl-muted);font-size:.78rem}
.qp-bar{grid-column:1 / -1;height:14px;background:#e7e2d6;overflow:hidden;border-radius:3px}
.qp-bar u{display:block;height:14px;text-decoration:none;background:var(--vl-green)}
.qp-bar.qp-worse u{background:var(--vl-orange)}
.qp-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.83rem;padding:9px 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--vl-rule)}
.qp-note-line{font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:.7rem;color:var(--vl-muted);margin:6px 0 0}

/* Signature component 2 - the minute meter. The channel's own price in time: the hold a call opens
   with and the minutes it takes, which no operator prints and no reader counts. */
.minutemeter{border:1px solid var(--vl-ink);border-radius:var(--vl-radius);overflow:hidden;margin:16px 0}
.mm-head{background:var(--vl-ink);color:#eef2f6;padding:10px 16px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.mm-head b{font-size:.95rem}
.mm-head span{font-family:var(--vl-mono);font-size:.7rem;color:#b9c4d1}
.mm-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 70px 1fr;gap:10px;align-items:center;padding:8px 16px;border-top:1px solid var(--vl-rule);font-size:.83rem}
.mm-row:first-of-type{border-top:0}
.mm-name{font-weight:700}
.mm-min{font-family:var(--vl-mono);text-align:right;color:var(--vl-orange)}
.mm-bar{grid-column:1 / -1;height:3px;background:#e7e2d6;margin:-4px 0 6px;border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden}
.mm-bar u{display:block;height:3px;text-decoration:none;background:var(--vl-orange)}
.mm-foot{background:var(--vl-card);border-top:1px solid var(--vl-ink);padding:9px 16px;font-size:.83rem;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}