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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}.button{transition:none}.button[href]:hover{transform:none}}

/* Search-intent guide and useful internal path from the book landing page. */
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.first-novel-guide .eyebrow{margin-bottom:12px;color:var(--muted)}
.first-novel-guide h2{margin-bottom:13px;font-size:32px}
.first-novel-guide p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:690px;color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;margin-bottom:13px}
.guide-note{border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding:8px 0 8px 20px;font:italic 19px/1.5 Georgia,serif}
.seo-article{background:#fbfaf6}
.seo-article article{width:min(760px,88%);margin-inline:auto;padding:65px 0 78px}
.seo-article .eyebrow{color:#78612e;margin-bottom:17px}
.seo-article h1{font-size:clamp(42px,6vw,62px);max-width:720px;margin-bottom:18px}
.article-deck{font:21px/1.55 Georgia,serif;color:#586762;max-width:680px;margin-bottom:15px}
.article-byline{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);padding-bottom:22px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.seo-article article>p:not(.eyebrow,.article-deck,.article-byline){font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#354d49;margin:25px 0}
.article-callout{background:#edf0e8;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:#3d504a}
.article-toc{display:grid;gap:8px;background:#f1f0e8;padding:20px 24px;margin:30px 0 42px;font-size:14px}
.article-toc strong{font:18px Georgia;margin-bottom:3px}
.article-toc a,.guide-step a{color:#315d60;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.guide-step{padding:30px 0 18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);scroll-margin-top:105px}
.guide-step .step-label{color:#8a682a;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1.8px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px}
.guide-step h2,.first-week h2,.guide-faq h2,.guide-next-step h2{font-size:34px;margin:0 0 17px}
.guide-step p,.guide-step li,.first-week p,.first-week li{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#435650}
.guide-step ul,.first-week ol{padding-left:22px;margin:15px 0 22px}
.guide-step li,.first-week li{padding-left:5px;margin-bottom:7px}
.first-week{background:#eef0e8;padding:27px 30px;margin:34px 0}
.first-week h2{font-size:29px}
.first-week p{margin:10px 0 0}
.guide-faq{margin:40px 0}
.guide-faq h2{font-size:29px}
.guide-faq details p{max-width:680px}
.guide-next-step{background:var(--deep);color:#edf0e6;padding:32px;margin-top:38px}
.guide-next-step .eyebrow{color:#b4c8c3}
.guide-next-step h2{color:#fff;font-size:33px}
.guide-next-step>p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:620px;color:#c3d0ca;font-size:14px;line-height:1.8}
.guide-next-step .button.outline{color:#fff;border-color:#aabbb4}
@media(max-width:700px){
 .first-novel-guide{display:block;padding-block:32px;}
 .first-novel-guide h2{font-size:28px}
 .first-novel-guide p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:12px;line-height:1.8}
 .guide-note{font-size:16px;margin:23px 0 0}
 .seo-article article{padding:40px 0 50px}
 .seo-article h1{font-size:39px;letter-spacing:-1.4px}
 .article-deck{font-size:18px}
 .article-toc{padding:17px 18px}
 .guide-step{scroll-margin-top:80px;padding-top:23px}
 .guide-step h2,.guide-next-step h2{font-size:28px}
 .guide-step p,.guide-step li,.first-week p,.first-week li{font-size:13px}
 .first-week{padding:22px 20px}
 .guide-faq h2{font-size:26px}
 .guide-next-step{padding:24px 20px}
}