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/* Sea hero: retain the luminous sky with a quiet contrast layer behind the copy. */
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/* Night passage — a panoramic closing story with a literary reading column. */
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/* Weather Stories identity — sun, horizon, and two flowing weather lines. */
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/* A single-line signature, optically aligned with its horizon emblem. */
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/* Fog chapter — restrained silver-blue grading, deep corners, living mist. */
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#fog .weather-canvas{opacity:.9}

/* Current location remains visible independently of animation preferences. */
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/* Five atmospheric identities. Accents appear in details, never behind body text. */
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/* A change in the air: a short, distinct threshold before each chapter. */
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/* The final impression: five photographic fragments, one shared atmosphere. */
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