/* Dummy spacers to showcase page entry and exit */
    .dummy-header,
    .dummy-footer {
      min-height: 70vh;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      background: #FFFFFF;
      border-bottom: 1px solid #ECE7E1;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .dummy-header h2,
    .dummy-footer h2 {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      color: #111;
      margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    }

    .dummy-header p,
    .dummy-footer p {
      color: #777;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
    }

    /* =========================================================
       JOURNEY RUNWAY & GSAP PINNED VIEWPORT
    ========================================================= */
    .journey-scroll-track {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      height: 480vh; /* Scroll runway driving the 4 card states */
      background: #FAF8F5;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    /* GSAP pins this container with position: fixed automatically */
    .journey-viewport {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100vh;
      overflow: hidden !important;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      background: #FAF8F5;
    }

    /* Giant Faint Sticky Background Watermark */
    .watermark-journey {
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: clamp(5rem, 18vw, 18rem);
      font-weight: 700;
      color: rgba(139, 30, 47, 0.045);
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      white-space: nowrap;
      user-select: none;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 1;
      will-change: transform;
    }

    /* Top Section Header */
    .journey-header {
      position: absolute;
      top: 3rem;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      text-align: center;
      z-index: 10;
      pointer-events: none;
      width: 90%;
      max-width: 720px;
    }

    .journey-eyebrow {
      display: inline-block;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      color: #8B1E2F;
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      position: relative;
      padding: 0 1rem;
    }

    .journey-eyebrow::before,
    .journey-eyebrow::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      width: 20px;
      height: 1px;
      background: #8B1E2F;
    }

    .journey-eyebrow::before { left: -10px; }
    .journey-eyebrow::after { right: -10px; }

    .journey-title {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.2rem);
      color: #1A1A1A;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    /* Stage Container Holding The 4 Steps */
    .stage-container {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 1240px;
      height: 100%;
      z-index: 2;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 0 2rem;
    }

    /* Individual Journey Item Container */
    .journey-step {
      position: absolute;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .journey-step.layout-left {
      flex-direction: row;
    }

    .journey-step.layout-right {
      flex-direction: row-reverse;
    }

    /* Visual Card Element */
    .step-visual-col {
      width: 48%;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      will-change: transform, opacity;
    }

    .visual-card {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 490px;
      height: 380px;
      border-radius: 20px;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
      box-shadow: 0 28px 60px rgba(18, 5, 8, 0.12), 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
      background: #FFFFFF;
      border: 1px solid rgba(220, 214, 206, 0.8);
      pointer-events: auto;
    }

    .visual-card img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
      transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    }

    .visual-card:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.04);
    }

    .card-tag {
      position: absolute;
      top: 18px;
      left: 18px;
      background: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.85);
      backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
      color: #FAF8F5;
      padding: 6px 14px;
      border-radius: 100px;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    /* Content Dossier Element */
    .step-content-col {
      width: 48%;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      will-change: transform, opacity;
    }

    .content-dossier {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 480px;
      padding: 1.5rem;
      pointer-events: auto;
    }

    .year-indicator {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #8B1E2F;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .year-indicator::after {
      content: "";
      width: 40px;
      height: 2px;
      background: #8B1E2F;
    }

    .step-heading {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
      color: #120306;
      line-height: 1.25;
      margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .step-desc {
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      color: #554D48;
      line-height: 1.7;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .step-meta {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2rem;
      padding-top: 1.2rem;
      border-top: 1px solid #E8E2D9;
    }

    .meta-item h5 {
      font-size: 0.76rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      color: #8C827A;
      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    }

    .meta-item p {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #1A1A1A;
      margin: 0;
    }

    /* Responsive Adaptation */
    @media (max-width: 991px) {
      .journey-step,
      .journey-step.layout-left,
      .journey-step.layout-right {
        flex-direction: column !important;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 1.5rem;
      }

      .step-visual-col,
      .step-content-col {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        justify-content: center;
        text-align: center;
      }

      .visual-card {
        height: 260px;
        max-width: 420px;
      }

      .content-dossier {
        padding: 0;
        max-width: 440px;
      }

      .step-heading {
        font-size: 1.6rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
      }

      .step-desc {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
      }

      .year-indicator,
      .step-meta {
        justify-content: center;
      }

      .journey-header {
        top: 2rem;
      }
    }