  /* ── CINEMATIC HOMEPAGE — SCOPED DESIGN SYSTEM ─────────────────── */
  .cin-root {
    /* colors inherit from tokens.css (:root) — the single source of truth.
       Only page-local decisions live here. */
    --border:      rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
    --border-hover:rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
    --text-accent: var(--gold);
    --gold-glow:   rgba(var(--gold-rgb), 0.05);
    --signal-dim:  rgba(61,220,132,0.08);

    --font-display: 'Inter','Space Grotesk',sans-serif;
    --font-body:    'Inter',sans-serif;
    --font-mono:    var(--font-mono, 'JetBrains Mono', monospace);

    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--text);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    overflow-x: clip;
  }
  

  /* Hide the layout's decorative orbs on this page — the WebGL field replaces them. */
  body:has(.cin-root) #global-orbs { display: none !important; }
  body:has(.cin-root) { background: #080809; --bg-body: #080809; }
  /* On the index the header/footer must match the deep obsidian BEHIND the gold dots
     (#080809), not the site's default navy. Force it explicitly so that when the
     header turns opaque on scroll it stays obsidian — never a lighter navy bar. */
  body:has(.cin-root) .modern-nav,
  body:has(.cin-root) #footer { background: #080809 !important; }
  /* The gold scroll divider itself lives globally in layout.html. */

  /* WebGL canvas sits behind all content, full viewport, never blocks input. */
  .cin-canvas {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.9;
  }

  .cin-root *,
  .cin-root *::before,
  .cin-root *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

  .cin-shell { width: min(1180px, 92vw); margin-inline: auto; }

  /* ── Typographic primitives ───────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-label {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .6rem;
  }
  .cin-label::before {
    content: '';
    width: 26px; height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    opacity: .6;
  }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-label { letter-spacing: 0.04em; }

  .cin-headline {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.2vw, 3.8rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--text);
    margin: 0;
  }
  .cin-title {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--text);
    margin: 0;
  }
  .cin-body {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.125rem);
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--text-muted);
  }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-headline { line-height: 1.32; letter-spacing: 0; }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-title { line-height: 1.42; letter-spacing: 0; }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-body { line-height: 2.05; }

  /* ── Buttons ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .55rem;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 14px 30px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: transform .25s ease, background .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, border-color .25s ease;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
  }
  .cin-btn-primary { background: var(--gold); color: #080809; }
  .cin-btn-primary:hover { background: var(--gold-hover); transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.2); }
  .cin-btn-primary:active { transform: translateY(0); }
  .cin-btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--gold); border-color: rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.5); }
  .cin-btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--gold-dim); border-color: var(--gold); }
  .cin-btn .cin-arrow { transition: transform .25s ease; }
  html[dir='ltr'] .cin-btn:hover .cin-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-arrow { transform: scaleX(-1); }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-btn:hover .cin-arrow { transform: scaleX(-1) translateX(3px); }

  /* ── Section scaffolding ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-section { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .cin-pin-stage {
    min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100dvh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 6rem 0;
  }

  /* ── ACT 0 — HERO ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-hero {
    min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100dvh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .cin-hero-inner { max-width: 880px; }
  .cin-hero .cin-headline { max-width: 17ch; }
  .cin-hero-sub {
    margin: 1.6rem 0 0;
    max-width: 56ch;
    color: var(--text-muted);
  }
  .cin-hero-actions { margin-top: 2.6rem; display: flex; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .cin-word { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: bottom; }
  .cin-word > span { display: inline-block; will-change: transform; }

  .cin-scrollhint {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 2.2rem;
    inset-inline-start: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .6rem;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-scrollhint { transform: translateX(50%); letter-spacing: 0.05em; }
  .cin-scrollhint i { color: var(--gold); }

  /* ── ACT I — THE PROBLEM ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-act1-inner { max-width: 640px; }
  .cin-act1 .cin-line {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    margin-top: .35rem;
    clip-path: inset(0 100% 0 0);
  }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-act1 .cin-line { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 100%); }
  .cin-act1 .cin-line.cin-strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 500; }

  /* ── ACT II — FOUR INSTRUMENTS ────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-act2-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.6fr;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .cin-act2-rail .cin-bignum {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text-faint);
    line-height: 1;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .cin-act2-rail .cin-bignum > span { display: block; will-change: transform; }
  .cin-act2-rail .cin-railtitle {
    margin-top: 1rem;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .cin-act2-rail .cin-dots { display: flex; gap: .5rem; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
  .cin-act2-rail .cin-dots i {
    width: 26px; height: 2px; background: var(--border-hover);
    transition: background .4s ease;
  }
  .cin-act2-rail .cin-dots i.is-active { background: var(--gold); }

  /* The "video" of each instrument IS the WebGL particle field morphing into
     that instrument's formation (candles / network / focus rings / forecast).
     The DOM contributes only a floating glass text panel, so the particles
     stay visible beside/behind it. */
  .cin-act2-stage { position: relative; min-height: min(56vh, 470px); }
  .cin-pillar {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .cin-pillar.is-active { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
  .cin-ptext {
    position: relative;
    flex: 0 1 440px;
    min-width: 0;
    background: rgba(13, 13, 15, 0.55);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(130%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(130%);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.5rem);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  /* the instrument "video" of the active tool */
  .cin-pviz {
    flex: 1 1 320px;
    max-width: 540px;
    min-width: 0;
    margin-inline-start: auto;
  }
  @media (max-width: 1023px) {
    .cin-act2-stage { min-height: min(74vh, 640px); }
    .cin-pillar { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center; }
    .cin-pviz { order: -1; width: 100%; max-width: min(100%, 400px); margin-inline: auto; flex: 0 0 auto; }
    .cin-ptext { flex: 0 1 auto; width: 100%; }
  }
  .cin-pillar .cin-pcode {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: var(--gold);
  }
  .cin-pillar .cin-ptitle {
    margin: 1rem 0 0;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .cin-pillar .cin-pbody { margin: 1rem 0 1.6rem; max-width: 48ch; }
  .cin-pillar .cin-pline {
    position: absolute;
    inset-inline: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    width: 0;
    opacity: .8;
    transition: width .8s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
  }
  .cin-pillar.is-active .cin-pline { width: 100%; }
  .cin-pillar .cin-plink { margin-top: 1.6rem; }
  .cin-plink a {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-hover);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color .25s ease, border-color .25s ease;
  }
  .cin-plink a:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }

  /* ── ACT III — THE OPERATING LOOP ─────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-act3 { position: relative; }
  .cin-act3::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,.02) 0, rgba(255,255,255,.02) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 4px);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .cin-act3-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .cin-loop {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1.2rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .cin-node {
    background: var(--surface-1);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: 1.8rem 1.4rem;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(.85);
    position: relative;
  }
  .cin-node .cin-nodenum {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--gold);
    opacity: .55;
  }
  .cin-node .cin-nodelabel {
    margin: .8rem 0 .6rem;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1.25;
  }
  .cin-node .cin-nodedesc { font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--text-muted); }
  /* Animated SVG-style connector that "draws" between loop nodes. */
  .cin-conn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    inset-inline-end: -1.4rem;
    width: 1.6rem; height: 2px; margin-top: -1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.25), var(--gold));
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.35);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left center;
  }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-conn {
    inset-inline-end: auto; inset-inline-start: -1.4rem;
    transform-origin: right center;
    background: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.25), var(--gold));
  }
  .cin-conn::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset-inline-end: -3px; top: 50%;
    width: 6px; height: 6px; margin-top: -3px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.9);
  }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-conn::after { inset-inline-end: auto; inset-inline-start: -3px; }
  @media (max-width: 1023px) { .cin-conn { display: none; } }

  /* ── BELIEFS MARQUEE ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-beliefs {
    border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.6rem) 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    background: rgba(8,8,9,.6);
  }
  .cin-beliefs-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 3.5rem;
    width: max-content;
    animation: cin-marquee 38s linear infinite;
  }
  html[dir='rtl'] .cin-beliefs-track { animation-direction: reverse; }
  .cin-belief {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
    color: var(--text);
    white-space: nowrap;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 3.5rem;
  }
  .cin-belief::after { content: '◆'; color: var(--gold); font-size: .7em; opacity: .6; }
  @keyframes cin-marquee { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
  .cin-beliefs:hover .cin-beliefs-track { animation-play-state: paused; }

  /* ── ACT IV — PROOF (BENTO) ───────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-act4 { padding: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 9rem) 0; }
  .cin-act4-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem); }
  .cin-bento {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 1.1rem;
  }
  .cin-projcard {
    background: var(--surface-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
    transition: border-color .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
    min-height: 220px;
  }
  .cin-projcard:hover {
    border-color: var(--gold);
    box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.08);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
  }
  .cin-projcard .cin-projid {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--text-faint);
    letter-spacing: .12em;
  }
  .cin-projcard .cin-projname {
    margin: 1.4rem 0 .8rem;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.8rem);
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .cin-projcard .cin-projdesc { font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text-muted); }
  .cin-projcard .cin-projgo {
    margin-top: 1.6rem;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    color: var(--gold);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(6px);
    transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
  }
  .cin-projcard:hover .cin-projgo { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

  .cin-projtop { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; }
  .cin-projcard .cin-projname { margin-top: 1.1rem; }
  .cin-projviz { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 56px; height: 44px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
  .cin-pi { width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
  .cin-pi line, .cin-pi polyline, .cin-pi rect, .cin-pi circle { vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke; }
  .cin-pi-bot .pi-c { stroke-width: 2; }
  .cin-pi-bot .pi-c.up { stroke: var(--signal); fill: rgba(61,220,132,.18); }
  .cin-pi-bot .pi-c.dn { stroke: var(--gold); fill: rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.18); }
  .cin-pi .pi-trend { fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 2; stroke-dasharray: 70; stroke-dashoffset: 70; transition: stroke-dashoffset .6s ease; }
  .cin-projcard:hover .cin-pi .pi-trend { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
  .cin-pi-quant .pi-dot { fill: var(--text-faint); transition: fill .4s ease; }
  .cin-projcard:hover .cin-pi-quant .pi-dot { fill: var(--gold); }
  .cin-projlogo { max-width: 56px; max-height: 40px; width: auto; height: auto; object-fit: contain; opacity: .85; filter: saturate(.5) brightness(1.15); transition: filter .35s ease, opacity .35s ease; }
  .cin-projcard:hover .cin-projlogo { opacity: 1; filter: none; }

  /* ── ACT V — CTA / END SCENE ──────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-cta {
    min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100dvh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .cin-cta-inner { max-width: 620px; }
  .cin-cta .cin-title { margin-top: 1rem; max-width: 16ch; margin-inline: auto; }
  .cin-cta-body { margin: 1.6rem auto 0; max-width: 46ch; }
  .cin-cta-actions { margin-top: 2.4rem; display: flex; justify-content: center; }
  .cin-cta-foot {
    margin-top: 2rem;
    font-size: .85rem;
    color: var(--text-faint);
    max-width: 44ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  /* ── FAQ — QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ────────────────────────────────── */
  .cin-faq { padding: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 7rem) 0; }
  .cin-faq-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem); }
  .cin-faq-list { max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto; display: grid; gap: .8rem; }
  .cin-faq-item {
    background: var(--surface-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: border-color .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;
  }
  .cin-faq-item:hover { border-color: var(--gold-line); }
  .cin-faq-item[open] {
    border-color: var(--gold-line);
    box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(var(--gold-rgb),.06);
  }
  .cin-faq-q {
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1.15rem 1.4rem;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.15rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .cin-faq-q::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .cin-faq-q::after {
    content: '+';
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--gold);
    transition: transform .25s ease;
  }
  .cin-faq-item[open] .cin-faq-q::after { transform: rotate(45deg); }
  .cin-faq-a { padding: 0 1.4rem 1.3rem; }
  .cin-faq-a p { margin: 0; font-size: .97rem; }

  /* ── RESPONSIVE ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  @media (max-width: 1023px) {
    .cin-act2-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
    .cin-act2-stage { min-height: 380px; }
    .cin-loop { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .cin-node::after { display: none; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .cin-bento { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .cin-loop { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .cin-hero-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
    .cin-btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  }

  /* ── REDUCED MOTION — show everything statically ──────────────── */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .cin-act1 .cin-line { clip-path: none !important; }
    .cin-node { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
    .cin-pillar { position: relative !important; opacity: 1 !important; inset: auto !important; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
    .cin-pillar .cin-pline { width: 100% !important; }
    .cin-beliefs-track { animation: none !important; }
    .cin-word > span { transform: none !important; }
    .cin-conn { transform: scaleX(1) !important; }
    .cin-anim { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  }

  /* No-JS / no-GSAP fallback: every act fully readable without choreography. */
  .cin-nojs .cin-line { clip-path: none !important; }
  .cin-nojs .cin-node { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .cin-nojs .cin-pillar { position: relative !important; opacity: 1 !important; inset: auto !important; margin-bottom: 1rem; pointer-events: auto !important; }
  .cin-nojs .cin-pillar .cin-pline { width: 100% !important; }
  .cin-nojs .cin-canvas { display: none; }