@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cinzel:wght@500;600&family=Libre+Baskerville:ital,wght@0,400;1,400&family=Manrope:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');
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/* v37 integration corrections */
.hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;overflow:hidden}
.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f7f2e8 0%,#f7f2e8 24%,rgba(247,242,232,.98) 34%,rgba(247,242,232,.82) 44%,rgba(247,242,232,.36) 54%,transparent 67%)}
.hero-copy{position:relative;z-index:2}
.news{isolation:isolate}
.news:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;top:-1px;bottom:-1px;left:-35px;right:-35px;background:#f5efe3;pointer-events:none}
.worlds{overflow:hidden}
.route{height:1400px}
.other-world{grid-template-columns:260px max-content 145px;gap:16px}
@media(max-width:780px){.hero:after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f7f2e8 0%,rgba(247,242,232,.94) 35%,rgba(247,242,232,.48) 58%,transparent 78%)}.news:before{left:0;right:0}.route{height:auto}.other-world{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:25px}}


/* v38 mockup-aligned announcement and route termination */
.news{width:calc(100% - 120px);margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.news:before{left:-61px;right:-61px}
.route{height:1400px}
@media(max-width:780px){.news{width:calc(100% - 28px);margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.news:before{left:-15px;right:-15px}}


/* v39: clearly inset news panel and original dark Fiddler atmosphere */
.news{width:86%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.news:before{display:none}
.hero{background-size:auto 116%;background-position:right center}
[data-mode="fiddler"]{background:#080d0e;color:#eee7dc}
[data-mode="fiddler"] .header{background:rgba(6,10,11,.97);border-bottom-color:#202a28;box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.3)}
[data-mode="fiddler"] .brand,[data-mode="fiddler"] .header nav a{color:#eee7dc}
[data-mode="fiddler"] .header nav a:hover{color:#d17a50}
[data-mode="fiddler"] .mode-switch{border-color:#70452f}
[data-mode="fiddler"] .mode-switch button{color:#c8beb3}
[data-mode="fiddler"] .mode-switch button.active{background:#7c4025;color:#fff}
[data-mode="fiddler"] .header-symbol img{filter:none;opacity:.72}
[data-mode="fiddler"] footer{color:#8d8f89;border-top-color:#26302e;background:#070b0c}
@media(max-width:780px){.news{width:calc(100% - 36px)}}


/* v40: merge hero, announcement, and map into one parchment landscape */
.author-page{background:#f5efe3}
.hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:1;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:78px;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,rgba(247,242,232,.48) 48%,#f5efe3 100%)}
.news{margin-top:-1px;margin-bottom:-1px;background:rgba(249,245,237,.56);border-color:rgba(121,111,91,.28);box-shadow:0 7px 20px rgba(84,67,44,.04);backdrop-filter:blur(1.2px)}
.news:before{content:"";display:block;position:absolute;z-index:-2;left:-8.2%;right:-8.2%;top:-72px;bottom:-72px;pointer-events:none;background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(247,242,232,.2),rgba(245,239,227,.28)),url('assets/world-map.webp');background-size:100% 100%,100% auto;background-position:center,center 17%;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 30%,#000 70%,transparent 100%);mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 30%,#000 70%,transparent 100%)}
.news>img{filter:brightness(.5) sepia(.28) saturate(.8) hue-rotate(82deg)}
.worlds{margin-top:-1px;border-top:0}
@media(max-width:780px){.hero:before{height:56px}.news:before{left:-18px;right:-18px;top:-45px;bottom:-45px;background-size:100% 100%,auto 540px;background-position:center,center 15%}}


/* v41: faithfully confine the subtle ridgeline to the mockup's inset box */
.author-page{background:#f5efe3}
.news{width:91.5%;min-height:94px;margin:0 auto;background-color:rgba(249,245,237,.84);background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(249,245,237,.9) 0%,rgba(249,245,237,.72) 36%,rgba(249,245,237,.48) 68%,rgba(249,245,237,.76) 100%),url('assets/news-ridgeline.webp');background-size:100% 100%,100% 100%;background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;border:1px solid rgba(133,111,81,.3);box-shadow:none;backdrop-filter:none}
.news:before{display:none!important;content:none!important}
.worlds{margin-top:0}
@media(max-width:780px){.news{width:calc(100% - 36px);min-height:90px;background-size:100% 100%,auto 100%}}


/* v42: one continuous parchment field above and below the announcement */
.hero:before{background:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,rgba(245,239,227,.52) 46%,#f5efe3 100%)}
.news{position:relative;isolation:isolate;background:#f5efe3;background-image:none}
.news:before{display:none!important;content:none!important}
.news:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:0;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:url('assets/news-ridgeline.webp') center/100% 100% no-repeat;opacity:.24;mix-blend-mode:multiply}
.news>*{position:relative;z-index:1}
.worlds{padding-bottom:120px}
.worlds:after{background:linear-gradient(to bottom,#f5efe3 0%,rgba(245,239,227,.78) 4%,transparent 12%,transparent 85%,rgba(245,239,227,.58) 95%,#f5efe3 100%),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(248,244,235,.48),transparent 10%,transparent 90%,rgba(248,244,235,.48))}
@media(max-width:780px){.worlds{padding-bottom:82px}.news:after{background-size:auto 100%;opacity:.2}}


/* v43: match the browser canvas to the selected experience */
body{transition:background-color .25s ease}
body[data-mode="author"]{background:#e7ddce}
body[data-mode="fiddler"]{background:#05090a}
.entrance{position:fixed;z-index:100;inset:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;background:#0a0e0f;transition:opacity .4s ease,visibility .4s ease}
.entrance.closed{opacity:0;visibility:hidden;pointer-events:none}
.entrance:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:2;left:50%;top:0;bottom:0;width:1px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(233,224,210,.38) 18%,rgba(233,224,210,.38) 82%,transparent)}
.entrance-brand{position:absolute;z-index:5;top:35px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);min-width:390px;padding:15px 44px 18px;text-align:center;background:rgba(11,15,15,.82);border:1px solid rgba(232,224,211,.22);box-shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.28)}
.entrance-brand img{width:52px;margin:0 auto 8px;opacity:.8}
.entrance-brand h1{margin:0;color:#f1eadf;font:600 31px/1.1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:.06em}
.entrance-brand p{margin:7px 0 0;color:#c9bda9;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.2em;font:600 10px var(--serif)}
.entrance-side{position:relative;border:0;cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;gap:12px;padding:0 40px 12vh;color:#fff;text-shadow:0 3px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.9);overflow:hidden}
.entrance-side:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;transition:transform .5s ease,filter .5s ease}
.entrance-side:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(4,8,8,.9),transparent 58%)}
.entrance-author:before{background:url('assets/author-hero.webp') 72% center/cover no-repeat;filter:brightness(.76) saturate(.88)}
.entrance-fiddler:before{background:url('assets/fiddler-hero-real.webp') center 28%/cover no-repeat;filter:brightness(.57) saturate(.78)}
.entrance-side:hover:before,.entrance-side:focus-visible:before{transform:scale(1.035);filter:brightness(.9) saturate(1)}
.entrance-side span,.entrance-side small{position:relative;z-index:3}
.entrance-side span{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font:600 clamp(38px,5vw,72px)/1 var(--serif)}
.entrance-side small{font:italic 14px Georgia,serif;color:#e5ddd1}
@media(max-width:700px){.entrance{grid-template-columns:1fr;grid-template-rows:1fr 1fr}.entrance:after{left:0;right:0;top:50%;bottom:auto;width:auto;height:1px}.entrance-brand{top:50%;min-width:280px;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);padding:12px 24px}.entrance-brand img{width:38px}.entrance-brand h1{font-size:21px}.entrance-side{justify-content:center;padding:45px 20px}.entrance-author{padding-bottom:100px}.entrance-fiddler{padding-top:100px}.entrance-side span{font-size:36px}}


/* v47: subtle viridian cover illumination for the Light Version */
.covers a:hover,.covers a:focus-visible{transform:translateY(-9px);filter:brightness(1.08) saturate(1.04) drop-shadow(0 0 11px rgba(79,149,134,.16));box-shadow:0 0 30px rgba(79,149,134,.23),0 13px 28px rgba(62,79,68,.18)}

/* v48: improve map-label legibility without visible boxes */
.world-copy{position:relative;isolation:isolate;color:#2f261f;text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255,253,247,.95),0 0 7px rgba(255,252,244,.92),0 0 18px rgba(247,240,226,.9)}
.world-copy:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;inset:-34px -42px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 38% 50%,rgba(248,243,232,.78) 0%,rgba(248,243,232,.5) 40%,rgba(248,243,232,.18) 64%,transparent 78%);filter:blur(8px);pointer-events:none}
.world-copy small{color:#39786c;font-weight:700;text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.96),0 0 8px rgba(250,247,239,.94)}
.world-copy h3{margin:8px 0 16px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.08;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.01em;text-align:left;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #fffaf0,0 0 8px rgba(255,252,245,.98),0 2px 14px rgba(88,68,46,.18)}
.world-copy p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.72;font-weight:600;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #fffdf8,0 0 7px rgba(255,253,247,.98),0 0 16px rgba(248,241,227,.94)}
.other-world .world-copy h3{margin-top:8px}
@media(max-width:780px){.world-copy:before{inset:-22px -18px}.world-copy p{font-size:12px}}


/* v51: compact hero after removing the tagline */
.hero-actions{margin-top:24px}

/* v52: editorial author sketch behind the hero name */
.hero-sketch{position:absolute;z-index:1;left:18%;top:24px;width:350px;height:500px;object-fit:cover;object-position:48% 20%;opacity:.33;mix-blend-mode:multiply;filter:grayscale(1) sepia(.1) contrast(1.06);pointer-events:none;-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#000 46%,rgba(0,0,0,.82) 64%,transparent 82%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#000 46%,rgba(0,0,0,.82) 64%,transparent 82%)}
.hero-copy{position:relative;z-index:3}
.hero h1{text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255,253,248,.96),0 0 10px rgba(247,242,232,.88)}

/* v52: larger, clearer Amazon hover action */
.covers span{padding:30px 8px 17px;color:#fff;letter-spacing:.09em;font:700 11px/1.25 var(--serif);background:linear-gradient(transparent 0%,rgba(34,31,27,.76) 42%,rgba(25,34,31,.96) 100%);text-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.9);transition:opacity .2s ease}
.covers a:hover span,.covers a:focus-visible span{opacity:1}
@media(max-width:780px){.hero-sketch{left:26%;top:54px;width:235px;height:360px;opacity:.24}.covers span{padding:24px 7px 14px;font-size:10px}}

/* v54: keep the map trail clear of copy while associating waypoints with each row */
.route{left:2.8%;width:94.4%}
.route path{stroke-width:2;opacity:.72}
.route circle{fill:#f5efe3;stroke-width:2.6;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(79,149,134,.24))}
.world-copy:before{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 36% 50%,rgba(248,243,232,.94) 0%,rgba(248,243,232,.74) 48%,rgba(248,243,232,.25) 69%,transparent 82%)}

/* v54: integrated fiddler imagery, light biography panel, and production newsletter form */
.sr-only{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.newsletter-honeypot{position:absolute;left:-5000px}
.fiddle-hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;overflow:hidden;background:#091011}
.fiddle-hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-2;inset:0;background:url('assets/fiddler-hero-real.webp') right 38%/auto 120% no-repeat;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 31%,rgba(0,0,0,.38) 43%,#000 58%,#000 93%,transparent 100%);mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 31%,rgba(0,0,0,.38) 43%,#000 58%,#000 93%,transparent 100%)}
.fiddle-hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#091011 0%,rgba(9,16,17,.96) 30%,rgba(9,16,17,.48) 53%,transparent 75%),linear-gradient(180deg,#091011 0%,transparent 10%,transparent 88%,#091011 100%)}
.fiddle-about{color:#352e27;background:#eee5d8}
.fiddle-about img{-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#000 43%,rgba(0,0,0,.88) 57%,transparent 79%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#000 43%,rgba(0,0,0,.88) 57%,transparent 79%)}
.fiddle-about small{color:#76533f}.fiddle-about p{color:#554c44}.fiddle-about a{color:#995332}
@media(max-width:780px){.fiddle-hero:before{background-position:64% 35%;background-size:auto 108%;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 3%,rgba(0,0,0,.38) 25%,#000 54%,transparent 100%);mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 3%,rgba(0,0,0,.38) 25%,#000 54%,transparent 100%)}}

/* v55: expandable long-form fiddler biography */
.fiddle-about{align-items:start}
.fiddle-bio{padding-top:12px}
.fiddle-bio>p{max-width:760px}
.bio-expander{margin:18px 0 20px}
.bio-expander summary{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;cursor:pointer;list-style:none;color:#995332;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font:600 11px var(--serif)}
.bio-expander summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.bio-expander summary:after{content:"+";width:22px;height:22px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid rgba(153,83,50,.5);border-radius:50%;font:500 16px/1 Arial,sans-serif;transition:transform .2s ease}
.bio-expander[open] summary:after{content:"−"}
.bio-expander .read-less{display:none}
.bio-expander[open] .read-more{display:none}
.bio-expander[open] .read-less{display:inline}
.bio-expanded{max-width:800px;padding:12px 0 4px}
.bio-expanded h3{margin:28px 0 6px;color:#59463a;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font:600 17px var(--serif)}
.bio-expanded p{margin:0 0 16px;color:#554c44;line-height:1.75}
.bio-expanded a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.youtube-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:4px}
@media(max-width:780px){.fiddle-bio{padding-top:0}.bio-expanded{max-width:none}}

/* v56: album first, with the expandable biography restored to the dark palette */
.fiddle-about{color:#eee7dc;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 22% 36%,rgba(44,54,52,.34),transparent 42%),#091011}
.fiddle-about small{color:#c66e48}
.fiddle-about h2{color:#f0e9df}
.fiddle-about p,.bio-expanded p{color:#cfc7bc}
.fiddle-about a,.bio-expanded a,.bio-expander summary{color:#d67b53}
.bio-expanded h3{color:#eee6db}
.bio-expander summary:after{border-color:rgba(214,123,83,.58)}

/* v56: light Michigan Fiddle panel and protected on-site contact forms */
.michigan{color:#352e27;background:#eee5d8}
.michigan small{color:#76533f}.michigan h2{color:#382e26}.michigan p{color:#554c44}.michigan a{color:#995332}
.contact-panel{padding:58px 70px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(230px,.7fr) minmax(420px,1.3fr);gap:60px;align-items:start}
.contact-panel h2{margin:5px 0 12px;font:500 42px var(--serif)}
.contact-panel small{color:var(--green);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15em;font:600 10px var(--serif)}
.contact-panel p{margin:0;max-width:460px}
.author-contact{color:#382e26;border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#f2eadf}
.contact-form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:15px}
.contact-form label{display:grid;gap:6px;text-align:left;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font:600 9px var(--serif)}
.contact-form input,.contact-form textarea{width:100%;padding:12px;border:1px solid rgba(105,94,80,.4);border-radius:0;color:#302b26;background:rgba(255,253,249,.94);font:14px/1.5 var(--body)}
.contact-form textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:130px}
.contact-form .message-field,.contact-form button,.contact-form .contact-status{grid-column:1/-1}
.contact-form button{padding:13px;border:0;color:#fff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;background:var(--green);font:600 10px var(--serif);cursor:pointer}
.contact-form button:hover{filter:brightness(1.08)}
.contact-status{min-height:1.4em;color:#477364;font-weight:600}
.contact-honeypot{position:absolute!important;left:-10000px!important;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;overflow:hidden!important}
.fiddle-contact{color:#eee7dc;text-align:left;border-top:1px solid #263130;background:#091011}
.fiddle-contact small{color:#c66e48}.fiddle-contact p{color:#cfc7bc}.fiddle-contact .contact-form input,.fiddle-contact .contact-form textarea{border-color:#3b4845;background:#11191a;color:#f0e9df}.fiddle-contact .contact-form button{background:#8e4729}.fiddle-contact .contact-status{color:#d67b53}
@media(max-width:780px){.contact-panel{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:42px 22px;gap:28px}.contact-form{grid-template-columns:1fr}.contact-form label{grid-column:1/-1}}

/* v57: platform news invitation and linked album/book features */
.news-links{max-width:455px;padding:20px 24px;color:#625a50;text-align:right;font:500 11px/1.65 var(--body)}
.news-links a{color:var(--green);font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.news-links a:hover{color:var(--viridian)}
.product-cover{display:block;transition:transform .22s ease,filter .22s ease}
.product-cover:hover{transform:translateY(-5px);filter:brightness(1.06);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(86,49,29,.23)}
.fiddle-products h2 a:hover{color:#8e4729}
.fiddle-products .product-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;color:#8e4729;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.07em;font:600 10px var(--serif)}
@media(max-width:780px){.news-links{grid-column:1/-1;max-width:none;padding:8px 18px 18px;text-align:left}}

/* v58: make the news-platform invitation a prominent call to action */
.news-links{max-width:535px;padding:20px 26px;color:#463e35;font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;letter-spacing:.012em}
.news-links strong{font-weight:700}
.news-links a{font-size:1.03em;text-decoration-thickness:1.5px;text-underline-offset:4px}

/* v59: dissolve the About Trae portrait fully before every source-image edge */
.fiddle-about img{-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 48% at 50% 50%,#000 40%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 55%,rgba(0,0,0,.42) 76%,transparent 100%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 48% at 50% 50%,#000 40%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 55%,rgba(0,0,0,.42) 76%,transparent 100%)}

/* v60: dedicated author biography with an editorial pencil portrait */
.author-bio{min-height:390px;padding:40px 86px 36px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:360px minmax(0,650px);justify-content:center;gap:68px;align-items:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-top:1px solid rgba(114,96,74,.18);background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 24% 50%,rgba(218,207,188,.46),transparent 36%),linear-gradient(90deg,#f0e8dc,#f7f2e8 54%,#eee4d5)}
.author-bio-portrait{height:315px;position:relative}
.author-bio-portrait img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 20%;mix-blend-mode:multiply;filter:grayscale(1) sepia(.14) contrast(1.1);-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 53% 59% at 50% 40%,#000 0%,#000 64%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 74%,rgba(0,0,0,.45) 88%,transparent 100%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 53% 59% at 50% 40%,#000 0%,#000 64%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 74%,rgba(0,0,0,.45) 88%,transparent 100%)}
.author-bio-copy{position:relative;z-index:1}
.author-bio-copy small{color:var(--green);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font:600 10px var(--serif)}
.author-bio-copy h2{margin:6px 0 20px;font:500 43px/1.1 var(--serif)}
.author-bio-copy p{margin:0;color:#51483f;font:italic 16px/1.9 Georgia,serif}
@media(max-width:780px){.author-bio{padding:38px 22px;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px}.author-bio-portrait{height:260px}.author-bio-copy h2{font-size:34px}.author-bio-copy p{font-size:14px}}

/* v61: collapsed author contact panel between the biography and footer links */
.author-contact{display:block;padding:0}
.contact-expander summary{min-height:112px;padding:25px 70px;display:flex;align-items:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;list-style:none;border-top:1px solid rgba(114,96,74,.18);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(114,96,74,.18);background:rgba(244,237,226,.84)}
.contact-expander summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.contact-expander summary>span{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto auto 1fr;align-items:baseline;gap:9px 25px;width:100%}
.contact-expander summary small{grid-column:1/-1;color:var(--green);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font:600 9px var(--serif)}
.contact-expander summary strong{font:500 25px var(--serif)}
.contact-expander summary em{color:#74685c;font:italic 12px Georgia,serif}
.contact-expander summary:after{content:"+";margin-left:auto;width:38px;height:38px;display:grid;place-items:center;flex:0 0 38px;border:1px solid rgba(88,116,91,.48);border-radius:50%;color:var(--green);font:400 24px/1 Arial,sans-serif}
.contact-expander[open] summary:after{content:"−"}
.author-contact-inner{padding:48px 70px 55px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(230px,.7fr) minmax(420px,1.3fr);gap:60px;align-items:start;background:#f2eadf}
@media(max-width:780px){.contact-expander summary{padding:22px}.contact-expander summary>span{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:5px}.contact-expander summary small{grid-column:auto}.contact-expander summary em{font-size:11px}.author-contact-inner{padding:35px 22px 42px;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}}

/* v63: keep the face fully opaque while retaining a seamless edge fade */
.fiddle-about img{-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 55% at 50% 42%,#000 0%,#000 59%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 68%,rgba(0,0,0,.42) 84%,transparent 100%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 55% at 50% 42%,#000 0%,#000 59%,rgba(0,0,0,.9) 68%,rgba(0,0,0,.42) 84%,transparent 100%);filter:brightness(1.05) contrast(1.02)}

/* v64: optimized image sources */
.hero{background-image:url('assets/author-hero.webp')}
.worlds{background-image:url('assets/world-map.webp')}
.fiddle-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#091011 0%,rgba(9,16,17,.94) 35%,transparent 70%),url('assets/fiddler-hero-real.webp')}