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margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* Ember variant — Book Zero / novel callout */
.soul-callout.ember { border-color: rgba(255,106,61,.35); background: rgba(255,106,61,.04); }
.soul-callout.ember .soul-title { color: #FF6A3D; text-shadow: none; }
.soul-callout.ember .soul-edition-tag { color: rgba(255,106,61,.6); }
.soul-callout.ember .soul-meta { color: rgba(255,106,61,.5); }

/* ─── MAP SPOTLIGHT (rotating archive) ─── */
.map-spotlight {
padding: 70px 0 40px;
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border-color: var(--spark);
}

/* ─── INVESTOR BAND ─── */
.invest-band {
padding: 64px 0;
border-top: 1px solid rgba(139,92,246,.18);
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139,92,246,.18);
background: rgba(139,92,246,.04);
}
.invest-band-inner {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
gap: 32px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.invest-band-left { flex: 1; min-width: 280px; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
.invest-band-left .sec-title { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 5vw, 1.6rem); }
}

/* ─── FEATURED IN ─── */
.featured-in {
text-align: center;
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<a href="/dark-shadows/" class="nav-invest">Dark Shadows</a>
<a href="shop.html" class="nav-invest">Shop</a>
<a href="https://sparkverse.thefirstspark.shop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="nav-sv">Sparkverse</a>
<a href="#the-work" class="nav-invest">The Work</a>
<a href="invest.html" class="nav-invest">Invest</a>
</div>
<a href="map.html" class="nav-cta">Soul Map · $22</a>
</nav>
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<div class="divider-line"></div>

<!-- THE WORK — novel + project ecosystem -->
<section id="the-work">
<div class="wrap">
<div class="soul-callout ember">
<div class="soul-callout-left">
<div class="sec-label">◈ &nbsp; The Memoir</div>
<div class="soul-edition-tag">Book Zero · Written From The Road</div>
<div class="soul-title">Before The Spark.</div>
<p class="soul-desc">My mother's killer lived across the street. I solved her 1991 cold case in 2020. Now I'm writing the origin file from a solar camper — chapters posted as they're written.</p>
<div class="soul-meta">The true story behind Two Fires, One Match</div>
</div>
<div style="display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:center; gap:20px;">
<a href="book-zero-tour.html#waitlist" class="btn-p" style="background:#FF6A3D;">Join Chapter Waitlist →</a>
<a href="book-zero-tour.html" class="btn-g">Read Book Zero →</a>
</div>
</div>

<div class="map-spotlight">
<div class="sec-label">◈ &nbsp; Beyond Soul Maps</div>
<h2 class="sec-title" style="margin-bottom:10px;">More of the work.</h2>
<p class="sec-sub" style="margin-bottom:28px;">57+ tools. One framework underneath all of it.</p>
<div class="cards" style="grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);">
<a href="selector-model-ip.html" class="card purple">
<div class="card-icon">◈</div>
<div class="card-name">Selector Model</div>
<div class="card-desc">The proprietary four-layer framework powering every tool in the ecosystem.</div>
<div class="card-tag">The engine →</div>
</a>
<a href="ecosystem-map.html" class="card cyan">
<div class="card-icon">✦</div>
<div class="card-name">Ecosystem Map</div>
<div class="card-desc">Every tool, every revenue stream, the whole build — mapped in one place.</div>
<div class="card-tag">See the map →</div>
</a>
<a href="archetype-discovery.html" class="card gold">
<div class="card-icon">◆</div>
<div class="card-name">Archetype Quiz</div>
<div class="card-desc">6 questions. Find your Player Class in the Sparkverse. Free.</div>
<div class="card-tag">Take it free →</div>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>

<div class="divider-line"></div>

<!-- PRESS -->
<section class="press-section">
<div class="wrap">
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<div class="divider-line"></div>

<!-- INVESTORS -->
<section id="investors" class="invest-band">
<div class="wrap">
<div class="invest-band-inner">
<div class="invest-band-left">
<div class="sec-label">◈ &nbsp; For Investors</div>
<h2 class="sec-title">Raising $250K to scale what's already live.</h2>
<p class="sec-sub" style="margin-bottom:0;">Zero burn rate. 57+ tools shipped. SAFE note, YC standard. Status: open.</p>
</div>
<a href="invest.html" class="btn-p">See The Raise →</a>
</div>
<div class="press-highlights" style="margin-top:36px;">
<div class="press-stat">
<div class="press-stat-value">$250K</div>
<div class="press-stat-label">Raise Amount</div>
</div>
<div class="press-stat">
<div class="press-stat-value">12.5%</div>
<div class="press-stat-label">Equity (SAFE, $2M Cap)</div>
</div>
<div class="press-stat">
<div class="press-stat-value">$107K&ndash;$197K</div>
<div class="press-stat-label">Verified Assets</div>
</div>
<div class="press-stat">
<div class="press-stat-value">57+</div>
<div class="press-stat-label">Tools Shipped</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>

<div class="divider-line"></div>

<!-- FOOTER -->
<footer>
<div class="wrap">
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