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.vdn-towns{background:var(--vdn-birch)}.vdn-towns .vdn-wrap{display:flex;gap:10px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;overflow-x:auto;align-items:center}
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.vdn-hl a{color:var(--vdn-ink);text-decoration:none}.vdn-hl a:hover{color:var(--vdn-maple)}
.vdn-dek{margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a403b}
.vdn-front{display:grid;grid-template-columns:260px 1fr 300px;padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:34px}
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.vdn-ledger h2 small{font:600 11px var(--vdn-sans);letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--vdn-maple);text-transform:uppercase}
.vdn-ledger ol{margin:12px 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none;counter-reset:n}
.vdn-ledger li{counter-increment:n;display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr;padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--vdn-birch);font:600 16px/1.3 var(--vdn-serif);margin:0}
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.vdn-band{padding-top:34px;padding-bottom:34px;border-top:1px solid var(--vdn-line)}
.vdn-label{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:20px}
.vdn-label h2{font:800 28px var(--vdn-display)!important;color:var(--vdn-fern)!important}.vdn-label h2 a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.vdn-label i{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--vdn-line)}
.vdn-more{font:700 12px var(--vdn-sans);color:var(--vdn-maple);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
.vdn-mosaic{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:24px}
.vdn-mosaic .vdn-big{grid-row:span 2}.vdn-mosaic .vdn-big .vdn-ph{aspect-ratio:auto;height:330px}.vdn-mosaic .vdn-big h2,.vdn-mosaic .vdn-big h3{font-size:30px}
.vdn-mosaic .vdn-ph{aspect-ratio:auto;height:150px;margin-bottom:10px}.vdn-mosaic h3{font-size:19px}
.vdn-split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px}
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.vdn-dark{background:var(--vdn-slate);color:#F1EEE6;border:0}.vdn-dark .vdn-label h2{color:#fff!important}.vdn-dark .vdn-label i{background:#5C6870}.vdn-dark .vdn-more{color:var(--vdn-sap)}
.vdn-trail{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px}.vdn-trail .vdn-ph{aspect-ratio:auto;height:190px}.vdn-trail h3{font-size:20px}
.vdn-dark .vdn-hl a{color:#fff}.vdn-dark .vdn-kick,.vdn-dark .vdn-kick a{color:var(--vdn-sap)}.vdn-dark .vdn-by{color:#C7CCCF}.vdn-dark .vdn-by b{color:#fff}
.vdn-people{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px}
.vdn-profile{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--vdn-line);border-radius:6px;padding:18px;display:flex;gap:16px}
.vdn-round{width:88px;height:88px;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;flex:none;margin:0}.vdn-round:after{display:none}.vdn-profile h3{font-size:19px}
.vdn-board{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);border:1px solid var(--vdn-line);background:#fff;border-radius:6px}
.vdn-board article{padding:18px;border-right:1px solid var(--vdn-line)}.vdn-board article:last-child{border:0}.vdn-board h3{font-size:18px;font-weight:800}.vdn-board .vdn-dek{font-size:15px;line-height:1.35}
.vdn-empty{padding:60px 0;text-align:left;font:18px var(--vdn-serif);color:var(--vdn-slate)}
/* category */
.vdn-cat{padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:40px}.vdn-cathead{border-bottom:1px solid var(--vdn-line);padding-bottom:20px;margin-bottom:26px}
.vdn-cat h1{font:800 46px/1.05 var(--vdn-display);color:var(--vdn-fern)}.vdn-catdesc{font-size:18px;color:var(--vdn-slate);margin:10px 0 0;max-width:720px}
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.vdn-catlist{margin-top:34px;max-width:900px}.vdn-catlist .vdn-ph{height:110px}
.vdn-pager{margin-top:26px;font:700 14px var(--vdn-sans);display:flex;gap:10px}.vdn-pager .page-numbers{padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid var(--vdn-line);background:#fff;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none}.vdn-pager .current{background:var(--vdn-fern);color:#fff}
/* single posts & pages (Kadence content) */
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.single .entry-content h2,.single .entry-content h3,.page .entry-content h2{font-family:var(--vdn-display);color:var(--vdn-fern)}
.entry-meta,.entry-taxonomies,.kadence-breadcrumbs,.rank-math-breadcrumb{font-family:var(--vdn-sans);font-size:13px}
.entry-taxonomies a,.single .category-links a{color:var(--vdn-maple);font:700 11px var(--vdn-sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
.entry.single-entry,.entry.loop-entry{box-shadow:none;border:1px solid var(--vdn-line);border-radius:6px}
.content-bg,.entry-content-wrap{background:#fff}
/* footer */
.vdn-foot{background:#18241D;color:#C9CFC3;margin-top:20px;font-family:var(--vdn-sans)}
.vdn-foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;padding-top:42px;padding-bottom:28px}
.vdn-foot .vdn-title{font-size:34px;color:#fff}.vdn-foot .vdn-title em{color:var(--vdn-sap)}.vdn-foot p{font-size:14px;max-width:380px}
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@media(max-width:820px){.vdn-wrap{padding:0 18px}.vdn-mast{padding:16px 0 14px}.vdn-mast .vdn-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:12px}.vdn-search{grid-column:1/-1;max-width:none;order:3}.vdn-burger{display:block}
.vdn-title{font-size:32px}.vdn-peak{width:44px;height:44px}.vdn-util-r{display:none}
.vdn-tabs{position:static}.vdn-tablist{padding:0 10px}
.vdn-front{grid-template-columns:1fr}.vdn-front>*{padding:0!important;border:0!important}.vdn-lead{order:-1;margin-bottom:24px}.vdn-lead .vdn-ph{height:240px}.vdn-lead h2{font-size:30px}.vdn-pair{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.vdn-rail{grid-template-columns:1fr}.vdn-mosaic,.vdn-split,.vdn-people,.vdn-trail,.vdn-board{grid-template-columns:1fr}.vdn-mosaic .vdn-big .vdn-ph{height:220px}.vdn-mosaic .vdn-ph{height:180px}
.vdn-stack article{grid-template-columns:110px 1fr}.vdn-stack .vdn-ph{height:80px}.vdn-board article{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--vdn-line)}
.vdn-foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.vdn-legal{flex-direction:column;gap:6px}.vdn-cat h1{font-size:34px}}
@media(max-width:820px){.vdn-tabs.open .vdn-tablist{flex-direction:column;gap:0}.vdn-tabs.open .vdn-tablist a{border-bottom:1px solid var(--vdn-birch);margin:0}}
.vdn-crumbs{font:13px var(--vdn-sans);color:#585E57;margin-bottom:10px}.vdn-crumbs a{color:var(--vdn-fern)}
.vdn-credit{font:12px/1.4 var(--vdn-sans)!important;color:#585E57;margin:-6px 0 22px!important;border-bottom:1px solid var(--vdn-birch);padding-bottom:10px}.vdn-credit a{color:#585E57}
.vdn-authorbox{margin-top:36px;padding:20px;background:var(--vdn-birch);border-left:6px solid var(--vdn-moss);border-radius:4px}.vdn-authorbox h2{font:800 22px var(--vdn-display)!important;margin:0 0 6px!important}.vdn-authorbox h2 a{color:var(--vdn-fern);text-decoration:none}.vdn-authorbox p:last-child{margin:0;font-size:16px}
.vdn-related{margin-top:36px;border-top:4px solid var(--vdn-birch);padding-top:20px}.vdn-related h2{font:800 24px var(--vdn-display)!important;color:var(--vdn-fern)!important;margin:0 0 16px!important}
.vdn-relgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}.vdn-relgrid h3{font:700 17px/1.2 var(--vdn-display)!important;margin:0!important}.vdn-relgrid .vdn-ph{height:120px;aspect-ratio:auto}
.single .entry-content a{color:var(--vdn-maple)}.single .entry-content{font-size:18px}
@media(max-width:820px){.vdn-relgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
/* mobile QA fixes 2026-10-15 */
.vdn-by a,.vdn-more,.vdn-foot li a,.entry-meta .category-links a,.entry-meta .author a,.vdn-chips a,.vdn-towns a{display:inline-block;min-height:24px;line-height:24px}
.vdn-foot li a{min-height:32px;line-height:32px;padding:0 2px}
.vdn-hl a,.vdn-ledger a{display:inline;padding:2px 0;line-height:1.35}
.vdn-ledger li{min-height:44px;align-items:start}
.vdn-crumbs,.rank-math-breadcrumb,.rank-math-breadcrumb span.last{font-size:14px!important}
.vdn-credit{font-size:14px!important}
.vdn-by{font-size:14px}
@media(max-width:820px){.vdn-burger{width:44px;height:44px}.vdn-tablist a{min-height:44px;box-sizing:border-box}.vdn-search input{min-height:44px;font-size:16px}.vdn-towns a{min-height:32px;line-height:20px}}
.category-links a,.entry-taxonomies a{display:inline-block;min-height:24px;line-height:24px}
.category-links a{min-width:44px;text-align:center}

.vdn-kick a{display:inline-block;min-height:24px;line-height:24px}.vdn-kick{margin-bottom:2px}
.vdn-home:focus,.vdn-cat:focus{outline:none}