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.home-carousel{width:min(1440px,94vw);height:min(720px,72vw);min-height:580px;margin:26px auto 0;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#173d42;color:#fff;touch-action:pan-y}.carousel-stage,.carousel-slide,.carousel-slide>a{position:absolute;inset:0}.carousel-slide{opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:scale(1.02);transition:opacity .75s ease,transform 1.2s ease;pointer-events:none}.carousel-slide.is-active{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:scale(1);pointer-events:auto;z-index:1}.carousel-slide img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}.carousel-shade{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(5,25,28,.84) 0,rgba(8,30,32,.45) 62%,rgba(8,25,27,.08) 100%),linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(4,20,22,.45),transparent 45%)}.carousel-copy{position:absolute;z-index:2;left:clamp(55px,7vw,110px);bottom:clamp(48px,5.5vw,80px);width:min(920px,75vw)}.carousel-copy h1{font:clamp(2.8rem,4.7vw,5.5rem)/.96 Georgia,serif;margin:0;text-wrap:balance;text-shadow:0 2px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}.carousel-copy p{font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.6;max-width:700px;color:#f1f4f2}.carousel-arrow{position:absolute;z-index:4;top:50%;width:50px;height:50px;margin-top:-25px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55);border-radius:50%;background:rgba(7,28,31,.38);color:#fff;font:2rem/1 Georgia,serif;cursor:pointer;backdrop-filter:blur(6px);transition:background .2s,transform .2s}.carousel-arrow:hover,.carousel-arrow:focus-visible{background:var(--sg-blue);transform:scale(1.06);outline:2px solid #fff;outline-offset:2px}.carousel-arrow.previous{left:20px}.carousel-arrow.next{right:20px}.carousel-status{position:absolute;z-index:4;right:30px;bottom:25px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em}.carousel-dots{display:flex;gap:7px}.carousel-dots button{width:25px;height:4px;padding:0;border:0;background:rgba(255,255,255,.42);cursor:pointer}.carousel-dots button.is-active{background:#f4d13d}.carousel-slide[aria-hidden="true"] a{visibility:hidden}
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