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.wp-content-area{max-width:1000px;margin:auto;padding:70px 24px;min-height:55vh}.wp-content-area img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.wp-content-area h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem)}.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip-link:focus{left:12px;top:12px;z-index:99999;background:white;padding:12px}.admin-bar header{top:32px}@media(max-width:782px){.admin-bar header{top:46px}}

.about-portrait{margin:0;max-width:320px;width:100%;justify-self:center}.about-portrait img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px}.about-portrait figcaption{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}@media(max-width:760px){.about-portrait{max-width:280px}}

@media(min-width:761px){.about{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,320px) minmax(0,1fr);gap:clamp(32px,5vw,80px)}}

h1,h2{letter-spacing:0}.section h2 em,.story-title h2 em,.texts h2 em,.about h2 em,.learn-card h3 em,.story-copy h3 em,.text-grid h3 em{color:var(--orange)}.nav-preply{background:#fff3e9;border:1px solid #f0b47d;color:#7b3b0e;padding:10px 15px;border-radius:3px;font-weight:600}.level-panel{margin-top:30px;padding:20px;border:1px solid #6a4b73;background:#352040;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.8fr) minmax(0,1.35fr);gap:18px;align-items:center}.hero .level-panel{margin:0 0 34px}.level-panel strong{display:block;font-size:14px;color:#fff}.level-panel p{margin-top:6px;color:#d8c7de;font-size:13px;line-height:1.55}.level-options{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:8px}.level-options a{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px;min-width:0;padding:10px 8px;border:1px solid #6d5574;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);border-radius:4px;text-align:center}.level-options a:hover,.level-options a.active{background:var(--orange);border-color:var(--orange);color:var(--ink)}.level-options span{font-weight:700;font-size:13px}.level-options small{font-size:10px;line-height:1.25;color:#6d6070}.level-options a.active small,.level-options a:hover small{color:#3e263f}.preply-cta{border:1px solid #ffd0a8}.contact-actions{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:28px}.contact-actions+.email{margin-top:20px}@media(max-width:1160px){nav{gap:12px;font-size:12px}.nav-preply,.nav-contact{padding:9px 11px}}@media(max-width:900px){.level-panel{grid-template-columns:1fr}.level-options{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}}@media(max-width:760px){nav .nav-preply{display:block;text-align:center}.level-panel{padding:16px;margin:0 0 24px}.level-options{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.level-options a{padding:10px}.hero-actions .button{width:100%;justify-content:center}.contact-actions .button{width:100%;justify-content:center}}

/* 1.1.3: homepage refinements from Bea's review notes. */
.hero>.hero-main>.eyebrow{color:var(--orange)}
.hero-side{background:#4a2d58;border-color:#8a5d90;box-shadow:0 22px 70px #12081838}
.ticker{font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.45px;padding:23px 4%}
.ticker .asterisk{font-weight:400}
.about .eyebrow em{color:var(--orange);font-style:normal}
.about-portrait figcaption{font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#4a3651}
.contact .eyebrow{font-size:14px;font-weight:800;color:#8b4619}
.contact h2 em,.email em{color:var(--orange);font-style:normal}
.email{font-size:15px;font-weight:700}
.contact-form{max-width:820px;margin:30px auto 4px;text-align:left;background:#fff7ef;border:1px solid #efc9aa;padding:24px;border-radius:8px}
.contact-form fieldset{border:0;margin:0;padding:0}
.contact-form legend{font-weight:800;margin-bottom:4px}
.contact-form fieldset>p{margin:0 0 16px;color:#735f68;font-size:14px}
.contact-options{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
.contact-options label{cursor:pointer}
.contact-options input{position:absolute;opacity:0;pointer-events:none}
.contact-options span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:38px;border:1px solid #d9bfa9;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);border-radius:999px;padding:8px 14px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700}
.contact-options input:checked+span{background:var(--orange);border-color:var(--orange)}
.contact-fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin:20px 0}
.contact-fields label{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}
.contact-fields .wide{grid-column:1/-1}
.contact-fields input,.contact-fields textarea{width:100%;border:1px solid #d9bfa9;border-radius:4px;padding:10px 12px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}
.contact-fields textarea{resize:vertical}
@media(max-width:760px){.ticker{font-size:10px}.contact-form{padding:18px}.contact-fields{grid-template-columns:1fr}.contact .eyebrow{font-size:12px}.about-portrait figcaption{font-size:15px}}

/* 1.1.4: more Bea, less generic platform language. */
.wordmark i{font-weight:800;color:var(--ink)}
.wordmark i em{color:var(--orange);font-style:normal;font-weight:800}
.hero>.hero-main>.eyebrow{font-size:15px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:2.3px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--orange)}
.hero-side h2{color:var(--orange);font-size:38px}
.nav-preply,.preply-cta{background:#ffe1ee;border-color:#ff94bd;color:#3b1730}
.nav-preply:hover,.preply-cta:hover{background:#ffcfe3;color:#2d1025}
.steps li{display:block}
.text-grid h3{margin:0 0 14px}
@media(max-width:760px){.hero>.hero-main>.eyebrow{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1.6px}.hero-side h2{font-size:32px}}

/* 1.1.5: consistent accent color and calmer visual rhythm. */
.wordmark span,
nav a:hover,
.asterisk,
.contact .eyebrow,
.result-number,
.section h2 em,
.story-title h2 em,
.texts h2 em,
.about h2 em,
.learn-card h3 em,
.story-copy h3 em,
.text-grid h3 em{
    color:var(--orange);
}
.word-stack span:nth-child(2),
.orange,
.level-options a:hover,
.level-options a.active,
.contact-options input:checked+span{
    background:var(--orange);
    border-color:var(--orange);
}
.level-panel p{
    font-size:15px;
    line-height:1.65;
}
.hero-side{
    padding:42px 40px 34px;
}
.hero-side h2{
    color:var(--orange);
}
.hero-side .fine{
    align-self:flex-start;
    max-width:360px;
    margin:14px 0 0 28px;
    padding:9px 13px;
    border-left:3px solid var(--orange);
    background:#3d244c;
    color:#fff;
    font-size:14px;
    line-height:1.45;
    text-align:left;
}
.section-heading{
    align-items:center;
}
.section-heading>p{
    font-size:18px;
    line-height:1.7;
}
.card-no{
    width:auto;
    height:auto;
    display:block;
    background:transparent;
    color:var(--orange);
    font-family:'Brush Script MT','Segoe Script','Apple Chancery',Georgia,serif;
    font-size:45px;
    font-style:italic;
    line-height:1;
    margin-bottom:22px;
}
.learn-card h3{
    font-size:26px;
}
.external-note{
    align-items:center;
    border-top:1px solid var(--line);
    padding-top:20px;
    font-size:17px;
}
.external-note p{
    color:var(--ink);
    font-weight:700;
}
.goethe-link{
    display:inline-flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:10px;
    color:#174b2a;
    font-weight:800;
    text-decoration:none;
}
.goethe-link:hover span:last-child{
    text-decoration:underline;
}
.goethe-mark{
    width:34px;
    height:34px;
    border-radius:50%;
    display:inline-grid;
    place-items:center;
    background:#15803d;
    color:#fff;
    font:800 18px/1 'DM Sans',sans-serif;
}
@media(max-width:760px){
    .section-heading>p{font-size:16px}
    .card-no{font-size:39px}
    .external-note{align-items:flex-start;font-size:15px}
    .hero-side .fine{margin-left:0}
}