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*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.7}
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.wrap{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px}
.label{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy)}
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.mark{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:44px;line-height:1;position:relative;width:42px;height:44px}
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.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:48px;padding:96px 0 72px;align-items:start}
.hero .txt{border-right:1px solid var(--line);padding-right:48px}
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.tag{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue)}
.lede{font-size:20px;color:#6b6252;max-width:400px;margin:36px 0}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:14px 24px}
.btn.line{background:none;color:var(--navy);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.lnk{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin-left:24px}
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.about{background:var(--pale);margin-top:80px;padding:72px 0}
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.about .ph{background-position:50% 20%;aspect-ratio:3/4;background:#b9c9e6 url(images/capitol.jpg) center/cover}
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.ul{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);border-bottom:1px solid var(--navy);padding-bottom:2px}
.cats{background:var(--pale);text-align:center;padding:24px 0 72px}
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.cta h2{font-size:34px;max-width:420px}.cta a{border:1px solid #777;padding:16px 32px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase}
footer{padding:36px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
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.two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:260px 1fr;gap:56px;margin-top:48px}.two p{margin:0 0 24px;color:#4a4a4a}
.two .btn,.two .btn.line{display:block;text-align:center;margin-top:12px}
form{display:grid;gap:28px}.f2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:28px}
label{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);display:block}
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.side h4{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sky);margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:400}
.side p,.side li{font-size:15px;color:var(--body);line-height:1.6}.side ul{padding-left:18px;margin:0 0 28px}
blockquote{border-left:1px solid var(--blue);margin:0;padding-left:16px;font-style:italic;color:var(--body);font-size:15px}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.ok{color:var(--navy);font-size:18px;margin-bottom:24px}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--sky);outline-offset:3px}
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.tabs{display:flex;gap:8px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:64px}
.tabs button{background:none;border:0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;font:inherit;font-size:15px;color:var(--blue);padding:12px 24px;cursor:pointer;margin-bottom:-1px}
.tabs button.on{color:var(--navy);font-weight:600;border-color:var(--navy)}
.feat{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;min-height:450px;margin-top:32px;padding:48px;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(transparent 20%,rgba(10,14,26,.92)),#10151f url(images/cvusd-cover.jpg) center/cover}
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.fl button{background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);font:inherit;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);padding:9px 18px;cursor:pointer}
.fl button.on{color:#fff;background:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy)}
.fl button.on[data-c=""]{background:#0a0a0a;border-color:#0a0a0a}.fl button.on[data-c="Personal Essay"]{background:#5b87c9;border-color:#5b87c9}
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.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:32px 28px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.card:nth-child(3n){border-right:0}.card h3{font-size:20px;line-height:1.25;margin:14px 0 12px}.card p{margin:0 0 20px;color:var(--body);font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;flex:1}
.tg{align-self:flex-start;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 10px;color:#fff;background:var(--navy)}
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.card:hover h3{color:var(--navy)}.cnt{text-align:center;color:#7d93b8;font-size:13px;margin:32px 0 0}
@media(max-width:800px){.grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.card{border-right:0}.feat{padding:28px}.wk h1{font-size:52px}}
/* ---- polish pass: match original snippets ---- */
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h1,h2,h3{text-wrap:balance}p{text-wrap:pretty}
.wrap{max-width:1136px}
header{border:0}header .wrap{position:relative;height:80px}
header .wrap:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:32px;right:32px;bottom:0;height:1px;background:var(--line)}
.logo{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.09em;color:#2a4a85}
.mark{font-size:48px;width:46px;height:48px}.mark i{color:#9db8e8;left:15px;top:8px}
nav a{color:var(--ink);transition:color .2s}nav a:hover{color:var(--sky)}nav a.on{color:var(--navy)}
.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:48px;padding:96px 0 80px}
.hero .txt{padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:32px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(60px,8.6vw,104px);letter-spacing:-.025em;line-height:.98;margin:30px 0 20px}
.hero h1 em{margin-left:10px;font-weight:700}
.hero img{width:calc(100% + 48px);box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line)}
.eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.22em}
.tag{margin-top:28px;letter-spacing:.22em}
.btn{transition:background .2s}.btn:hover{background:#12294f}.btn.line:hover{background:var(--pale)}
.lnk{transition:color .2s}.lnk:hover{color:var(--navy)}
.sec-h h2{font-size:40px}
.row{transition:background .2s}.row:first-of-type{padding-top:32px}
.row .label{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.2em}
.about{padding:80px 0 88px}
.about .ph{position:relative;margin:0 16px 16px 0;aspect-ratio:3/4}
.about .ph:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:16px -16px -16px 16px;border:1px solid var(--sky);pointer-events:none}
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.about h2{font-size:36px;line-height:1.15}
.cats{padding:48px 0 104px}.cats .label{color:var(--sky)}
.cats div{gap:0;margin-top:32px}.cats a{position:relative;padding:0 28px;color:var(--ink)}
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.cats a:hover{color:var(--navy)}
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.wk h1{font-size:80px}.wk .sub{font-size:20px;line-height:1.6}
.fl button{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;transition:border-color .2s}.fl button:hover{border-color:var(--blue)}
.card{transition:background .2s}.card:hover{background:rgba(225,232,244,.35)}
.card .mt{font-size:12.5px}.card .mt b{font-size:12.5px}
.feat h2{font-size:38px}
.ab h1{font-size:52px}.ab .rule{width:44px;height:1px;background:var(--navy);margin:28px 0 0}
.ab .two{grid-template-columns:210px 1fr;gap:64px}.ab .two .btn{font-size:11px;padding:14px 12px}
.ab .two img{width:210px;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover}
.ab .two p{color:#3a3a3a;font-size:17px;line-height:1.75}
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input::placeholder,textarea::placeholder{color:#b4c2dc}
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.art .tg{display:inline-block}
.art h1{font-size:clamp(38px,6vw,64px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.08;margin:24px 0 20px}
.art .deck{font-size:21px;color:#7f9bc8;line-height:1.55;margin:0 0 32px}
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.by img,.bio img{border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover}.by img{width:36px;height:36px}
.by b{display:block;font-size:13px;line-height:1.3}.by small{color:var(--blue);font-size:12px}
.abody{margin-top:56px}.abody p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.9;color:#2b2b2b;margin:0 0 1.5em}
.abody figure{margin:40px 0}.abody figure img{width:100%}.abody figcaption{font-style:italic;color:#7f9bc8;font-size:14px;margin-top:10px;line-height:1.5}
.dia{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:56px 0 40px}.dia:before,.dia:after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line)}.dia i{width:8px;height:8px;background:var(--sky);transform:rotate(45deg)}
.bio{display:flex;gap:20px;background:var(--pale);padding:24px}.bio img{width:56px;height:56px;flex:none}.bio b{font-size:14px}
.bio p{margin:4px 0 10px;color:#6a86b3;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55}.bio a{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);border-bottom:1px solid var(--navy)}