/* ============================================================================
   "Where Canada's business funding is going next" — warm editorial data-story
   GrantCompass · Funding Intelligence. Light mode. Fraunces / DM Sans / Plex Mono.
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/* ======================================================================
   STORY #2 — "Win once / the insider's ladder" components
   ====================================================================== */
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.l2-panel .nx .x{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--sienna);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.l2-panel .hint{margin-top:auto;padding-top:14px;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--ink-3);font-style:italic;font-family:'Fraunces',serif}
.l2-cap{margin-top:16px;font-size:var(--step--1);color:var(--ink-3);max-width:70ch}

/* --- maze dot field --- */
.maze{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(18px,3vw,40px);align-items:center}
@media(max-width:760px){.maze{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.maze-field{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:5px;align-items:flex-end;align-content:flex-start;padding:6px 0}
.maze-field .mp{border-radius:50%;background:var(--forest-soft);opacity:.9;transition:transform .2s var(--ease)}
.maze-field .mp.tiny{background:var(--line-2)}
.maze-field .mp:hover{transform:scale(1.35);background:var(--sienna)}
.maze-legend{font-size:var(--step--1);color:var(--ink-3);margin-top:14px;display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.maze-legend span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px}
.maze-legend i{width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:50%;display:inline-block}

/* --- trophy / serial-winner cards --- */
.trophies{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
@media(max-width:880px){.trophies{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:560px){.trophies{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.trophy{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:20px;transition:transform .25s var(--ease),box-shadow .25s var(--ease)}
.trophy:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 20px 40px -28px rgba(40,30,20,.3)}
.trophy .tn{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--forest-deep);line-height:1.15}
.trophy .tp{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.7rem;color:var(--ink-3);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-top:3px}
.trophy .tstat{display:flex;gap:16px;margin:14px 0 16px}
.trophy .tstat div b{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--forest);display:block;line-height:1}
.trophy .tstat div span{font-size:.68rem;color:var(--ink-3);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
.trophy .rungs{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:5px}
.rung{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;font-weight:500;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:6px;color:#fff;letter-spacing:.02em}
.trophy .tcap{margin-top:13px;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--ink-3)}


/* round-1 enhancements */
.inv-legend{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 22px;margin-top:18px}
.inv-legend span{display:inline-flex;align-items:baseline;gap:8px;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--ink-2)}
.inv-legend i{width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:3px;position:relative;top:2px;flex:none}
.inv-legend b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.l2-svg .node text.nm-out{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:12.5px;fill:var(--ink);stroke:none;paint-order:normal}
.l2-svg .node.dim text.nm-out{fill:var(--ink-3)}

/* ---------- answer capsule (GEO / TL;DR) ---------- */
.capsule{background:var(--paper-2);border-left:3px solid var(--sienna);border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;padding:18px 22px 19px;margin-top:26px;max-width:66ch}
.capsule .lab{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sienna-ink);margin-bottom:9px}
.capsule p{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink-2);margin:0}
.capsule p b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}

/* ---------- related stories (cross-link) ---------- */
.fi-related{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-block:clamp(34px,5vh,56px);margin-top:clamp(20px,4vh,40px)}
.fi-related .lab{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sienna-ink);margin-bottom:18px}
.fi-related ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}
.fi-related li a{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;padding:15px 0 0;border-top:2px solid var(--forest-deep);transition:border-color .2s var(--ease)}
.fi-related li a:hover{border-color:var(--sienna)}
.fi-related li a .t{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--forest-deep);line-height:1.15;display:block}
.fi-related li a:hover .t{color:var(--sienna-deep)}
.fi-related li a .d{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--ink-3);margin-top:6px;display:block}
.fi-related .all{margin-top:24px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.04em}
.fi-related .all a{color:var(--sienna-deep);font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
.fi-related .all a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
@media(max-width:760px){.fi-related ul{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* ---------- real site footer (markup from main site, styled to match) ---------- */
.footer{background:var(--forest-deep);color:#d8e0d9;padding:64px 0 36px}
.footer-container{max-width:var(--wide);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:clamp(20px,5vw,40px)}
.footer-content{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr 1fr 1fr 1.1fr 1.3fr;gap:clamp(22px,3vw,40px)}
.footer-brand-header{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:14px}
.footer-brand .brand-icon img{width:28px;height:28px;display:block}
.footer-brand .brand-text{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.25rem;color:#fff}
.footer-brand p{font-size:.85rem;color:#a9bcb0;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 10px;max-width:40ch}
.footer-trust a{color:#cdd9d0;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.footer-column h4{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#84a591;margin:0 0 12px}
.footer-column a{display:block;font-size:.875rem;color:#d3ddd5;text-decoration:none;padding:5px 0;transition:color .2s}
.footer-column a:hover{color:#fff}
.footer-newsletter p{font-size:.83rem;color:#a9bcb0;margin:0 0 10px}
.footer-newsletter-form{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.footer-newsletter-form input{flex:1;min-width:150px;padding:10px 12px;border-radius:9px;border:1px solid #36563f;background:#10342479;color:#fff;font:inherit;font-size:.85rem}
.footer-newsletter-form input::placeholder{color:#7fa08d}
.footer-newsletter-form button{padding:10px 18px;border-radius:9px;border:0;background:var(--sienna);color:#fff;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .2s var(--ease)}
.footer-newsletter-form button:hover{transform:translateY(-1px)}
.footer-bottom{margin-top:42px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid #2a4a38;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.6;color:#8fa597}
.footer-bottom a{color:inherit}
@media(max-width:860px){.footer-content{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:560px){.footer-content{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* ---------- base column chart (decay) ---------- */
.cols{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;gap:7px;height:200px;padding-top:10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line)}
.col{flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center;height:100%;min-width:0}
.col-bar{width:74%;border-radius:5px 5px 0 0;min-height:2px;height:0}
.col-v{font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-2);margin-top:6px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.col-x{font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-3);margin-top:1px}

/* ---------- the payoff (breadth -> funding) ---------- */
.pay{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.pay-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:128px 1fr 130px;gap:clamp(12px,2vw,26px);align-items:center;padding:17px 4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.pay-row:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.pay-row .pl b{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--forest-deep);display:block;line-height:1.1}
.pay-row .pl span{font-size:.72rem;color:var(--ink-3);font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;letter-spacing:.02em}
.pay-row .pbar{height:28px;background:#ece6d8;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden}
.pay-row .pbar i{display:block;height:100%;border-radius:8px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--forest-soft),var(--forest));width:0;transition:width 1.1s var(--ease)}
.pay-row .pv{text-align:right}
.pay-row .pv b{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(1.25rem,1rem + 1.1vw,1.75rem);color:var(--forest);display:block;line-height:1;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.pay-row .pv .mult{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.74rem;color:var(--sienna);font-weight:600}
@media(max-width:680px){.pay-row{grid-template-columns:78px 1fr 92px;gap:10px}.pay-row .pv b{font-size:1.1rem}}

/* ---------- on-ramp divide ---------- */
.onramp-compare{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
@media(max-width:680px){.onramp-compare{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.oc-card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:22px 24px}
.oc-card.club{border-color:var(--sienna);box-shadow:0 18px 44px -30px rgba(196,83,43,.4)}
.oc-card .oc-h{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-3);margin-bottom:4px}
.oc-card.club .oc-h{color:var(--sienna)}
.oc-card .oc-sub{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--ink-3);margin-bottom:16px}
.oc-item{padding:11px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.oc-item:first-of-type{border-top:0}
.oc-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:7px;gap:10px}
.oc-top .ocn{font-weight:600;font-size:1.02rem;color:var(--ink)}
.oc-top .ocp{font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:.84rem;color:var(--ink-2);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.oc-track{height:7px;background:#ece6d8;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden}
.oc-track i{display:block;height:100%;background:var(--forest-soft);border-radius:5px;width:0;transition:width .9s var(--ease)}
.oc-card.club .oc-track i{background:var(--sienna)}