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.founder-link:hover,.founder-link:focus-visible{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
.founder-site{display:inline-block;margin:0 0 18px;padding-bottom:3px;border-bottom:1px solid #b58a2a;color:#8d691e;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}


/* Author Publishing Studio */
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.software-banner{min-height:220px;padding:42px 46px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:38px;background:radial-gradient(circle at 50% 15%,rgba(200,149,63,.18),transparent 45%),linear-gradient(135deg,#080808,#16110a);border-bottom:1px solid #3b2b17}
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.software-banner h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,54px);line-height:1.05;font-weight:500;margin:5px 0 10px;color:#f3e5c8}
.software-banner p{margin:0;color:#bbb2a4;font-size:16px}
.software-kicker{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.23em;color:var(--gold2);font-weight:700;font-size:11px}
.software-flow{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:17px}
.software-flow span{border:1px solid #4a381f;background:#0a0907;color:#d8bd89;padding:6px 9px;border-radius:999px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase}
.submit-hero{padding-bottom:58px}
.submit-container{padding-top:58px}
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.submission-card{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#151515,#0b0b0b);border:1px solid #372a1b;padding:34px;box-shadow:0 22px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.22)}
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.submission-card>p{color:#bdb5a9}
.submission-steps{margin-top:28px;display:grid;gap:12px}
.submission-steps>div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:44px 1fr;column-gap:12px;padding:15px 0;border-top:1px solid #2a2117}
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.submission-steps strong{color:#eee3d0;font-size:14px}
.submission-steps p{margin:3px 0 0;color:#918a80;font-size:13px}
.terms-intro{margin-bottom:18px}
.terms-box{max-height:355px;overflow:auto;padding:20px 22px;background:#080808;border:1px solid #332719;scrollbar-color:#876125 #111}
.terms-box ol{padding-left:22px;margin:0}
.terms-box li{margin:0 0 16px;color:#c8c0b5;font-size:14px}
.terms-box li:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.terms-box strong{color:#f0dfbd}
.gateway-form{margin-top:24px}
.field-note{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#8f887f;font-size:12px}
.terms-check{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding:15px;margin:18px 0;background:#0b0906;border:1px solid #4c371d;color:#d0c6b7;font-size:13px;cursor:pointer}
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.submission-button{width:100%;text-align:center;padding:14px 18px}
.privacy-note{font-size:11px!important;color:#777168!important;margin:12px 0 0!important;text-align:center}
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