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    .wordmark{font-size:1.3rem;white-space:nowrap;line-height:1.2}
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    .m-phone{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
    .m-quote{font-size:.95rem;background:var(--oxblood);color:#fff}
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  article h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:1.08rem;margin:28px 0 10px}
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  .backlink{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
  .cta-band{background:var(--paper-deep);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);text-align:center;padding:44px 24px}
  .cta-band h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;margin-bottom:14px}
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  .cta-band a.phone:hover{color:var(--oxblood)}
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  footer p{margin:0 0 8px}
  .desk-index{list-style:none;padding:0;margin-top:30px}
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  .desk-index li div{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:4px}
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  .carriers-page h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.4vw,2.3rem);margin:14px 0 18px;text-wrap:pretty}
  .carriers-page .lede{color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:8px;text-wrap:pretty}

  .fineprint{margin-top:44px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
  .pg{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 24px 64px}
  .pg h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.2vw,2.2rem);margin:14px 0 22px;text-wrap:pretty}
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  .pg p,.pg li{color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 16px;text-wrap:pretty}
  .pg ul{padding-left:22px;margin:0 0 16px}
  .pg .soft{color:var(--ink-soft)}
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  footer h4{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--ink);font-size:1rem;margin:0 0 12px}
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  footer a{color:var(--ink-soft);text-decoration:none}
  footer a:hover{color:var(--oxblood)}
  footer p{margin:0 0 8px}
  .socials{display:flex;gap:12px;margin-top:14px}
  .socials a{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:4px;padding:6px 12px;font-size:.82rem}
  .foot-legal{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:22px;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.7}
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  .rail-card p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 12px}
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  .rail-card ul a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
  .rail-card ul a:hover{color:var(--oxblood)}
  .rail-note{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--ink-soft);text-align:center;padding:0 6px}
  section[id]{scroll-margin-top:170px}
  @media(max-width:720px){section[id]{scroll-margin-top:120px}}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
  [id]{scroll-margin-top:170px}
  @media(max-width:720px){[id]{scroll-margin-top:120px}}
  .foot-brands{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-top:16px}
  .foot-brands img{height:22px;width:22px}
  .tc-badge{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
  .foot-sister{font-size:.84rem;margin-top:10px}
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  @media(max-width:720px){.page-hero{height:190px}}
