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/* Clean scaled navigation */
.menu{flex:1;display:flex;justify-content:center;min-width:0}.primary-menu{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.primary-menu>li{position:relative}.primary-menu>li>a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:12px 13px;border-radius:999px;white-space:nowrap}.primary-menu>li>a:hover,.primary-menu>li.current-menu-item>a,.primary-menu>li.current-menu-ancestor>a{background:#eef8ff;color:var(--blue)}.primary-menu .menu-item-has-children>a:after{content:'⌄';font-size:.8rem;color:var(--green);font-weight:900}.primary-menu .sub-menu{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 12px);left:0;min-width:245px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5edf5;border-radius:18px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateY(8px);transition:.18s ease;z-index:50}.primary-menu li:hover>.sub-menu,.primary-menu li:focus-within>.sub-menu{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:translateY(0)}.primary-menu .sub-menu:before{content:'';position:absolute;top:-12px;left:0;right:0;height:12px}.primary-menu .sub-menu a{display:block;padding:11px 12px;border-radius:12px;font-weight:800;color:#23334d}.primary-menu .sub-menu a:hover{background:var(--mint);color:var(--green)}.header-cta{flex:0 0 auto}.site-header .brand{flex:0 0 auto}.footer-menu{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:8px}.scale-strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px;margin:28px 0}.scale-strip .info-card{padding:20px}.scale-strip b{display:block;color:var(--navy);font-size:1.1rem}.scale-strip span{color:var(--muted)}@media(max-width:1100px){.primary-menu>li>a{padding:10px 9px;font-size:.88rem}.header-inner{gap:12px}.brand{font-size:1.15rem}.header-cta .btn{padding:11px 15px}}@media(max-width:980px){.menu{display:block!important;order:3;flex-basis:100%;width:100%}.header-inner{flex-wrap:wrap}.primary-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;width:100%;gap:8px;padding-bottom:12px}.primary-menu>li>a{background:#f5f9fd;justify-content:center}.primary-menu .sub-menu{position:static;opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:none;box-shadow:none;border:0;background:#fff;margin-top:6px;min-width:0}.primary-menu .sub-menu:before{display:none}.scale-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}@media(max-width:620px){.primary-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.scale-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr}}


/* FINAL NAV REPAIR v3.1 - compact desktop, clean dropdowns, true mobile drawer */
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@media(max-width:620px){.header-inner{gap:8px}.header-cta .btn{display:none!important}.brand b{font-size:.98rem}.nav-toggle{margin-left:auto}.menu{top:calc(100% + 8px)}}
