/* V4: full-viewport imagery, stable reading layer, gentle scroll effects. */
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/* Continuous background deck: section boundaries never crop the pictures. */
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.background-deck:after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,#151510b8 0%,#10151099 45%,#10151040 100%);pointer-events:none}
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/* Editorial typography and centred full-body composition. */
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/* Feather all four edges of the yoga photograph into its blurred backdrop. */
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.background-deck .visual-stage.forest-dim{filter:brightness(.64)}
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