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    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Decorative lines */
.elementor-17 .elementor-element.elementor-element-12db04e6::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 200px;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,
            transparent,
            transparent 39px,
            rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.06) 39px,
            rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.06) 40px);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), transparent);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), transparent);
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* Photo Column Styles */
.about-photo-col {
    position: relative;
}

.about-photo-frame {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 100%;
}

.frame-corner {
    position: absolute;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    z-index: 3;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.frame-corner--tl {
    top: -10px;
    left: -10px;
    border-top: 2px solid #c9a96e;
    border-left: 2px solid #c9a96e;
}

.frame-corner--br {
    bottom: -10px;
    right: -10px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #c9a96e;
    border-right: 2px solid #c9a96e;
}

.about-photo-wrap {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 3px;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(18, 29, 56, 0.15);
}

.about-photo-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 540px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.8s ease;
}

.about-photo-wrap:hover .about-photo-img {
    transform: scale(1.03);
}

.photo-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(12, 21, 40, 0.35) 0%, transparent 50%);
}

.author-badge {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 24px;
    left: 24px;
    right: 24px;
    background: rgba(5, 8, 16, 0.82);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.25);
    padding: 0.85rem 1.2rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.badge-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #f0ead8;
}

.badge-role {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #c9a96e;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
}

.scattered-letters {
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.letter-svg {
    position: absolute;
    width: 70px;
}

.letter-svg--1 {
    top: 350px;
    left: -20px;
    transform: rotate(12deg);
}

.letter-svg--2 {
    top: 30px;
    right: -40px;
    transform: rotate(-8deg);
}/* End custom CSS */