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.gentle-number{font-style:normal;font-weight:700;font-size:22px}
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.articlebody p{font-size:20px;line-height:1.8}
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.quick-note,.pull{border-radius:20px;background:#e6defa}
.pull{font-size:25px}
.bookbox{border-radius:20px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--peach),var(--lavender) 60%,#dcebfa)}
.bookbox h2,.fidget-corner h2{font-size:30px}
.bookbox p:not(.eyebrow):not(.micro){font-size:18px}
.micro{font-size:14px}
.fidget-corner{background:#eaf1ec;border-radius:20px}
footer{background:#eee7f7;font-size:14px}
footer .footerline{font-weight:700;font-size:28px}
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.brand{font-size:22px}
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nav a{padding:7px 13px}
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.welcome{padding:22px}
.home-watercolor{height:210px}
.topic h3{font-size:25px}
.article-head{padding:24px 20px}
.articlebody p{font-size:19px}
.button{font-size:18px;padding:12px 22px}
.bookbox .button{width:100%}
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/* Script-backed decorative hellos, including the short opening hello. */
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@keyframes little-shy-goodbye{0%,12%{transform:translateX(-72px);opacity:0}42%,64%{transform:translateX(-4px);opacity:.95}100%{transform:translateX(-72px);opacity:0}}
.gentle-peek:not(.peek-ready):not(.peek-leaving) .hello-character{transform:translateX(72px);opacity:0}
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/* Clear desktop language switch. Keep the existing phone layout unchanged. */
@media screen and (min-width: 761px) {
  html .x-lang {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    top: 16px;
    bottom: auto;
    inset-inline-start: auto;
    inset-inline-end: 24px;
    z-index: 60;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    min-width: 128px;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 12px 20px;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
    background: #6a47b8;
    border: 2px solid #6a47b8;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgb(59 29 79 / 0.18);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  html .x-lang::before {
    content: "\21C4";
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  html .x-lang:hover { background: #54369b; border-color: #54369b; }
  html .x-lang:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #985f2c; outline-offset: 4px; }
  /* A separate top row keeps the floating switch clear of both languages' nav. */
  html .sitehead, html .hesite header { padding-top: 82px; }
}