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  --forest:#154c3d;--forest2:#0f3c31;--sage:#e9f1ec;--amber:#c8752d;--soft:#f3f1e9;
  --max:1160px;--shadow:0 16px 50px rgba(23,33,31,.08)
}
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.callout{border-left:4px solid var(--amber);background:#fff8ef;padding:20px 22px;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;margin:24px 0}.callout strong{display:block;margin-bottom:5px}.legal-note{font-size:.89rem;color:var(--muted)}
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/* Accessible controls, mobile navigation and a private printable checklist. */
:root{--amber:#8f4f1c}
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
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/* Date tool and goal-based next steps */
.decoder{align-items:start;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.1fr)}
.decoder>*{min-width:0}.decoder .result{min-height:340px;padding:28px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;scroll-margin-top:100px}
.decoder .result:focus{outline-offset:5px}.result h3{font-size:1.65rem;line-height:1.2;margin:10px 0 18px}
.result h4{font-size:1.15rem;margin:28px 0 8px}.result-disclaimer{border-bottom:1px solid #bdcfc3;padding-bottom:15px}
.day-count{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;padding:18px 0}.day-count strong{font-size:3.4rem;line-height:1;color:var(--forest)}
.day-count span{max-width:250px;font-weight:700}.result-timeline{list-style:none;margin:24px 0;padding:0;border-left:2px solid #b7cbbc}
.result-timeline li{position:relative;padding:0 0 23px 21px}.result-timeline li:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-6px;top:5px;width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--forest)}
.result-timeline li:last-child{padding-bottom:0}.result-timeline strong{display:block;font-size:1.14rem;margin:5px 0}.result-timeline p{margin:4px 0}
.milestone-label{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--forest);font-weight:750}.planning-date{font-size:1.12rem;font-weight:800}
.listing-checks{padding:18px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;margin:20px 0;background:var(--soft)}
.listing-checks legend{font-size:.88rem;font-weight:800;padding:0 5px;max-width:100%}.listing-checks label{font-size:.85rem}
.listing-checks .field:last-of-type{margin-bottom:0}.calculation-warning{background:#fff4e4;border-left:3px solid #96541c;padding:15px 20px;color:#663c19}
ul.calculation-warning{padding-left:36px}.result-warnings{font-size:.88rem;padding-left:20px}.result-warnings:empty{display:none}
.calendar-assumptions{margin-top:24px;max-width:900px;font-size:.9rem}.calendar-assumptions summary,.count-details summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:750;color:var(--forest)}
.calendar-assumptions p{color:var(--muted)}.calendar-list{columns:2;column-gap:35px;padding-left:20px}.calendar-list li{break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:7px}
.count-details{font-size:.87rem;margin:18px 0;padding:12px;border:1px solid #bccfc1;border-radius:8px}
#next-steps{scroll-margin-top:100px}.next-step-grid .card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}.next-step-grid .card p{margin:10px 0 20px}
.next-step-grid .btn{margin-top:auto}.next-step-grid .mini{margin-bottom:0}.next-step-grid .card h3{font-size:1.3rem}
.inquiry-section{padding-top:0}.independent-help{margin:0 0 36px}.independent-help p{margin:0}.form-card .field p{margin:0}
.entered-trustee{overflow-wrap:anywhere}.decoder button{font-size:.9rem}.decoder .actions{gap:8px}
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