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.story-pair{min-width:0;background:#f0ede7;border-radius:22px;padding:22px}
.story-pair:first-child{grid-column:1/-1;background:var(--lavender)}
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.story-image-slot p{font-size:14px;margin-top:18px;max-width:180px}
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.story-pair:first-child .story-image-slot{aspect-ratio:auto}
.story-image-slot:nth-child(2){background:transparent}
.story-image-slot img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:520px;object-fit:contain;border-radius:12px}
.story-image-label{top:0;left:0}
.story-pair:last-child{grid-column:1/-1;background:var(--lavender)}
.story-pair:last-child .story-image-slot img{max-height:540px}
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/* Opaque navigation backdrop prevents scrolling content showing through. */
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@media(max-width:600px){.mla-story .story-index{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px}}

/* Uniform metadata spacing and matched before/after image frames. */
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.story-pair{border-radius:var(--bento-radius)}
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@media(max-width:600px){.mla-story .story-facts{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}}

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