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/* 2026-10-22 CARD ART FIX: real image elements with site-root URLs, rather than CSS-variable URLs. */
.ill-card::before{display:none!important;content:none!important}
.ill-card>.card-art{display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;z-index:0;opacity:.86;pointer-events:none;user-select:none}
.ill-card::after{content:"";display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.98) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.87) 34%,rgba(255,255,255,.28) 71%,rgba(255,255,255,.08) 100%)}
.ill-card>.card-content{position:relative;z-index:2}
@media(max-width:590px){.ill-card::after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.98) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.90) 36%,rgba(255,255,255,.33) 76%,rgba(255,255,255,.12) 100%)}}