/* ── PAGE RESET (remove if you already have one) ─────────────────── */
    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
    body {min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
    main { flex: 1; }

    /* ── QUAERE FOOTER ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .quaere-footer {
      background: #000000;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
      overflow: hidden;
      width: 100%;
    }

    /* Top nav bar */
    .qf-top {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 1.6rem 2.5rem;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(46, 30, 227, 0.08);
    }
    .qf-brand {
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.24em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    }
    .qf-nav {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2rem;
      list-style: none;
    }
    .qf-nav a {
      font-size: 0.65rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .qf-nav a:hover { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); }

    /* Hero text container */
    .qf-hero {
      position: relative;
      cursor: crosshair;
      overflow: hidden;
      line-height: 0; /* collapse whitespace gap under SVG */
    }

    /* Layer 1 – always-visible faint hint */
    .qf-hero-base {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      fill: #ffffff;
      opacity: 0.1;
    }

    /* Layer 2 – revealed on hover via mask */
    .qf-reveal-wrap {   
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at -999px -999px, #302323 0%, transparent 0%);
      -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at -999px -999px, #000 0%, transparent 0%);
    }
    .qf-reveal-wrap svg {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      fill: #005495;
      opacity: 1;
    }

    /* Divider between hero and bottom bar */
    .qf-divider {
      height: 1px;
      background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        transparent,
        rgba(167, 115, 249, 0.08) 20%,
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) 80%,
        transparent
      );
    }

    /* Bottom copyright bar */
    .qf-bottom {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 1.1rem 2.5rem;
    }
    .qf-copy, .qf-legal a {
      font-size: 0.6rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .qf-legal { display: flex; gap: 1.5rem; list-style: none; }
    .qf-legal a:hover { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45); }

    /* Responsive: hide nav links on small screens */
    @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .qf-nav { gap: 1rem; }
      .qf-nav a { font-size: 0.6rem; }
      .qf-top { padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem; }
      .qf-bottom { padding: 0.9rem 1.25rem; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem; }
    }