/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   vE · About the Estate (motion in /ve/about.js).
   Where Ceylon tea began (cream) → why we opened → the story as a long read
   with its picture changing beside it → dusk → Ceylon tea in numbers, one
   figure at a time over the hills → the collection → how we approach this →
   a house on a working estate → come and see.
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.ve-ab { --ab-cream: #f3eee4; --ab-night: #08140e; }

/* ── 1. Where Ceylon tea began ─────────────────────────────────────── */
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  background: linear-gradient(118deg, transparent 0 38%, rgba(255, 252, 244, .9) 38% 48%, transparent 48% 52%, rgba(255, 252, 244, .7) 52% 64%, transparent 64%); }
/* The year it began, drawn faintly behind everything */
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.ab-hero__sub { margin: 28px 0 0; max-width: 27em; font-size: clamp(18px, 1.45vw, 22px); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ve-muted); }
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.ab-hero__facts span { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ve-muted); max-width: 22em; }
html.ve-motion .ab-hero__line > * { transform: translateY(110%); }
html.ve-motion .ab-hero__text .ve-crumbs, html.ve-motion .ab-hero__text .ve-kicker, html.ve-motion .ab-hero__sub, html.ve-motion .ab-hero__facts li { opacity: 0; }
html.ve-motion .ab-hero__arch { clip-path: inset(100% 0 0 0 round 999px 999px 0 0); }

/* ── 2. Why we opened ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
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.ab-why__quote { margin: 0 auto; }
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.ab-why__quote em { color: var(--ve-gold-deep); }
.ab-why__quote .w { display: inline; }
html.ve-motion .ab-why__quote .w { opacity: .14; }
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/* ── 3. The story ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
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.ab-story__pull em { color: var(--ve-gold-deep); }

/* ── Dusk, then night ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
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.ab-head--center { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; }
.ab-head--center .ve-kicker { justify-content: center; }

/* ── 4. Ceylon tea in numbers ──────────────────────────────────────── */
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/* Without motion: the figures as a list */
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html:not(.ve-motion) .ab-rail { display: none; }

/* ── 5. The collection ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
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/* Houses not yet photographed: a drawn arch with the name of the place */
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.ab-house .ve-link { margin-top: auto; color: var(--ve-gold-light); }

/* ── 6. How we approach this ───────────────────────────────────────── */
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/* ── 7. A house on a working estate ────────────────────────────────── */
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/* ── 8. Come and see ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
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/* ── Smaller screens ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
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}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
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  .ab-story__arch { width: min(100%, 360px); }
  .ab-values__head { position: relative; top: auto; }
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  .ab-hero__mark { top: auto; bottom: 20vh; }
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