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/* Quiet diagnostic traces; text itself stays still and readable. */
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@keyframes red-page-scan{0%,100%{transform:translateY(-20px);opacity:.2}50%{transform:translateY(26px);opacity:.7}}
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/* Reference layout: left and right titles frame a small, pale baseline phrase. */
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/* Keep author contact close to the invitation instead of at the far edge. */
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/* Explicit sizing prevents the expansion inheriting the large h1 size. */
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.hero h1 .hero-expansion>span{font:inherit;color:inherit;letter-spacing:inherit}
body::before{inset:0;opacity:1;background:repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0,transparent 119px,rgba(60,60,55,.065) 120px,transparent 121px,transparent 240px);animation:red-page-scan 18s linear infinite}
body::after{content:'';position:fixed;z-index:6;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:2px;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 3%,rgba(174,38,40,.22) 18%,rgba(65,65,60,.15) 60%,transparent 96%);box-shadow:0 7px 0 rgba(90,90,80,.06);animation:red-sweep 14s linear infinite}
@keyframes red-page-scan{from{transform:translateY(-120px)}to{transform:translateY(120px)}}
@keyframes red-sweep{from{transform:translateY(8vh)}to{transform:translateY(100vh)}}
@media(max-width:1100px) and (min-width:851px){.hero-title-zh,.hero-title-en{font-size:clamp(46px,5.9vw,65px)}}
@media(max-width:850px){.hero h1 .hero-expansion{font-size:12px;flex:none}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){body::before{animation:none;opacity:.6}body::after{animation:none;display:none}}

/* Art-directed three-part proportion from the approved reference. */
@media(min-width:851px){
.hero{container-type:inline-size}
.hero h1,html[lang=en] .hero h1,html[lang=ja] .hero h1{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,40fr) minmax(0,32fr) minmax(0,28fr);align-items:baseline;gap:0;margin-top:52px;margin-bottom:48px}
.hero h1 .hero-title-zh{font-size:8.45cqw;letter-spacing:-.065em;line-height:1.3;min-width:0}
.hero h1 .hero-title-en{font-size:9.72cqw;letter-spacing:-.045em;line-height:1.3;justify-self:end;min-width:0}
.hero h1 .hero-expansion{align-self:end;justify-self:center;display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;max-width:100%;font-size:clamp(16.8px,1.47cqw,21px);line-height:1.65;padding:0 12px 0;transform:translateY(8px);letter-spacing:.07em;color:#aaa9a2}
}