/* Premium staircase artwork with editable labels and short mirrored subtitles. */
#method .learning-staircase { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.learning-staircase-board {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(200,164,93,.25);
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #e5e6e4;
}
.learning-staircase-art { position: relative; }
.learning-staircase-visual { display: block; width: 100%; margin: 0; }
.learning-staircase-visual img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.learning-staircase-markers { display: none; }
.learning-staircase-labels { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.learning-phase-label {
  position: absolute;
  width: 21%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  pointer-events: auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(1) { left: 18%; top: 80%; }
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(2) { left: 40.2%; top: 73.2%; }
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(3) { left: 61.1%; top: 66.5%; }
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) { left: 84%; top: 61%; }
.learning-phase-heading { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: baseline; gap: 6px; }
.learning-phase-heading > span {
  color: #e1c486;
  font-family: Arial, var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(10px, 1vw, 12px);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.learning-phase-heading > h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(11px, 1.15vw, 14px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.35;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.learning-phase-label > p {
  margin: 3px 0 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(9px, .85vw, 10.5px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.45;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
.learning-phase-label > p strong { font-weight: 600; }
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) .learning-phase-heading > h3,
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) .learning-phase-heading > span,
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) > p { color: #211b10; }
.learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) > p { font-weight: 500; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .learning-staircase-board { max-width: 390px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .learning-staircase-markers { display: block; position: absolute; inset: 0; }
  .learning-staircase-markers > span {
    position: absolute; transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    color: #fff; font: 600 11px/1 Arial, sans-serif;
  }
  .learning-staircase-markers > span:nth-child(1) { left: 18%; top: 80%; }
  .learning-staircase-markers > span:nth-child(2) { left: 40.2%; top: 73.2%; }
  .learning-staircase-markers > span:nth-child(3) { left: 61.1%; top: 66.5%; }
  .learning-staircase-markers > span:nth-child(4) { left: 84%; top: 61%; color: #211b10; }
  .learning-staircase-labels {
    position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));
    gap: 12px 14px; padding: 8px 14px 14px;
    background: #e5e6e4;
  }
  .learning-phase-label { position: static; width: auto; transform: none; text-align: left; }
  .learning-phase-heading { justify-content: flex-start; gap: 6px; }
  .learning-phase-heading > span { font-size: 10px; color: #343638; }
  .learning-phase-heading > h3 { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: #262626; }
  .learning-phase-label > p { margin: 3px 0 0; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: #454545; }
  .learning-phase-label:nth-child(2) .learning-phase-heading > span { color: #244761; }
  .learning-phase-label:nth-child(3) .learning-phase-heading > span { color: #75303a; }
  .learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) .learning-phase-heading > span { color: #80622f; }
  .learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) .learning-phase-heading > h3 { color: #262626; }
  .learning-phase-label:nth-child(4) > p { color: #454545; }
}
#method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 26px;
}
#method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps > li {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 20px 0 0;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(200, 164, 93, .4) !important;
  background: none !important;
}
#method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps > li::after { display: none !important; }
#method .learning-staircase .cycle-step-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
#method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-number {
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-family: Arial, var(--sans);
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
#method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps h3 {
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
#method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps p {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.85;
}
#method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps .learning-cycle-action {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.75;
  text-align: left;
}
@media (min-width: 601px) and (max-width: 1000px) {
  #method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 28px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  #method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 22px; }
  #method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps > li { padding-top: 18px; }
  #method .learning-staircase .cycle-step-heading { margin-bottom: 8px; }
  #method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps .learning-cycle-action { font-size: 16px; }
  #method .learning-staircase .learning-cycle-steps p { margin-top: 8px; }
}

#method .learning-staircase > figcaption { margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  #method .learning-staircase > figcaption { margin-bottom: 20px; }
}