/* Shared rhythm with statistics; all content remains in normal document flow. */
.customer-stories { --story-forest: #073e26; --story-green: #0b7a33; padding: 0 0 88px; background: #fff; color: var(--story-forest); scroll-margin-top: 110px; }
.stories-width { width: min(89.2%, 1260px); margin-inline: auto; border-top: 1px solid #dce5dc; padding-top: 56px; }
.stories-heading { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 60px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.kinmel-home .stories-eyebrow { margin: 0 0 15px; color: var(--story-green); font: 700 13px/1.5 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2.2px; }
.kinmel-home #stories-heading { margin: 0; padding: 0; font: 600 clamp(36px,4.4vw,60px)/1.06 Poppins,Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -2px; color: var(--story-forest); }
.kinmel-home #stories-heading span { color: var(--story-green); }
.kinmel-home .stories-intro { max-width: 390px; margin: 0 0 3px; font: 400 17px/1.7 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; color: #617168; }
.stories-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.08fr .92fr; gap: 24px; align-items: stretch; }
.stories-review { min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 38px 40px 26px; border: 1px solid #dce5dc; border-radius: 14px; background: #f3f6f0; }
.stories-card-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.stories-quote-icon { width: 46px; height: 46px; color: var(--story-green); }
.stories-card-top > span { font: 500 11px/1.5 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1.7px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #617168; }
.stories-slides { display: grid; flex: 1; }
.stories-slide { grid-area: 1 / 1; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
/* Reserve the taller review's space so the controls and adjacent card never jump. */
.stories-slide[hidden] { display: flex !important; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.kinmel-home .stories-slide h3 { margin: 0 0 22px; color: var(--story-forest); font: 500 clamp(23px,2.2vw,30px)/1.35 Poppins,Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -.6px; }
.kinmel-home .stories-slide blockquote { display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; background: none; }
.kinmel-home .stories-slide blockquote::before, .kinmel-home .stories-slide blockquote::after { content: none; }
.kinmel-home .stories-slide blockquote p { margin: 0 0 26px; font: 400 17px/1.8 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; color: #53645a; }
.stories-author { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; margin-top: auto; padding-bottom: 28px; }
.stories-avatar { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 43px; height: 43px; flex: 0 0 43px; border: 1px solid #cddcce; border-radius: 50%; background: #e7eee4; color: #326647; font: 500 12px/1 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; }
.kinmel-home .stories-author cite { margin: 0; color: var(--story-forest); font: 600 15px/1.5 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; }
.stories-author cite::before { content: none; }
.stories-controls { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; border-top: 1px solid #d5e0d4; padding-top: 20px; }
.stories-controls[hidden] { display: none; }
.stories-count { color: #6b7c70; font: 400 13px/1 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 2px; }
.stories-count strong { color: var(--story-forest); font-weight: 600; }
.stories-buttons { display: flex; gap: 9px; }
.stories-buttons button { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 44px; height: 44px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid #b9cdbe; border-radius: 50%; background: transparent; color: var(--story-forest); cursor: pointer; transition: background .2s, color .2s; }
.stories-buttons button:hover { background: var(--story-forest); color: #fff; border-color: var(--story-forest); }
.stories-buttons svg { width: 21px; height: 21px; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.5; }
.customer-stories :is(a,button):focus-visible, .statistics-meta a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #0b7a33; outline-offset: 5px; }
.stories-support { min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 14px; background: var(--story-forest); }
.stories-equipment { position: relative; margin: 0; background: #d8dfd9; aspect-ratio: 1.85; overflow: hidden; }
.stories-equipment img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 38%; }
.stories-support-copy { padding: 28px 32px 30px; flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.kinmel-home .stories-support-label { margin: 0 0 14px; font: 500 11px/1.5 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1.7px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b7d6c2; }
.kinmel-home .stories-support h3 { color: #fff; font: 500 26px/1.3 Poppins,Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -.5px; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.kinmel-home .stories-support-copy > p:not(.stories-support-label) { margin: 0 0 23px; color: #c3d9cb; font: 400 15px/1.7 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; max-width: 330px; }
.stories-phone { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; margin-top: auto; color: #fff; font: 500 clamp(18px,2vw,26px)/1.4 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; white-space: nowrap; }
.stories-phone:hover { color: #c7e9cf; }
.stories-phone svg { width: 23px; height: 23px; flex-shrink: 0; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.stories-bottom { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; margin-top: 24px; }
.kinmel-home .stories-bottom p { margin: 0; color: #7a877f; font: 400 12px/1.6 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; }
.stories-bottom a { color: var(--story-green); font: 500 14px/1.5 Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; }
.stories-bottom a > span { margin-left: 16px; }
.stories-bottom a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.stories-slide:not([hidden]) { animation: story-reveal .35s ease both; }
@keyframes story-reveal { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .stories-review { padding: 30px 28px 24px; } .stories-support-copy { padding: 26px; } .stories-grid { gap: 20px; } }
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .customer-stories { padding-bottom: 60px; }
  .stories-width { padding-top: 44px; }
  .stories-heading { gap: 30px; }
  .kinmel-home .stories-intro { max-width: 310px; }
  .stories-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stories-support { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .92fr 1.08fr; }
  .stories-equipment { aspect-ratio: auto; min-height: 280px; }
  .stories-review { padding: 32px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .stories-heading { display: block; margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .kinmel-home #stories-heading { font-size: 44px; }
  .kinmel-home .stories-intro { max-width: none; margin-top: 22px; font-size: 16px; }
  .stories-review { padding: 25px 24px 22px; }
  .stories-card-top { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .kinmel-home .stories-slide h3 { font-size: 24px; }
  .kinmel-home .stories-slide blockquote p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; }
  .stories-support { display: flex; }
  .stories-equipment { aspect-ratio: 1.6; min-height: 0; }
  .stories-support-copy { padding: 26px 24px; }
  .stories-phone { font-size: 23px; }
  .stories-bottom { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
  .stories-buttons { margin-right: 12px; }
  /* Keep the theme's floating shortcut clear of the review controls. */
  .kinmel-home #js-backtotop { width: 44px; height: 44px; right: 2px; }
  .kinmel-home #js-backtotop.pt-show { bottom: 16px; }
  .kinmel-home #js-backtotop::before { inset: 5px; width: auto; height: auto; }
  .kinmel-home #js-backtotop i { font-size: 21px; }
}
@media (max-width: 360px) { .stories-review { padding-inline: 20px; } .kinmel-home #stories-heading { font-size: 39px; } .stories-phone { font-size: 20px; } .stories-support-copy { padding-inline: 20px; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .customer-stories * { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; } }