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/* Visual journey: a light editorial diagram instead of stock imagery. */
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.pale-story-access label{display:block;font-size:15px;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 16px}.pale-story-access input{display:block;width:100%;height:58px;margin-top:8px;border:1px solid #41413e;border-radius:12px;background:#1c1c1b;color:#fff;padding:0 15px;font:400 17px/1.2 inherit!important;font-size:17px!important;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;outline:none;transition:border-color .16s ease,box-shadow .16s ease,background .16s ease}.pale-story-access input::placeholder{color:#8e8e89}.pale-story-access input:focus{border-color:#e9e9e3;background:#20201f;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
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.pale-story-access__google{margin-bottom:17px}.pale-story-access__google .nsl-container,.pale-story-access__google .nsl-container-block{width:100%!important;margin:0!important}.pale-story-access__google a[data-provider=google]{display:block!important}.pale-story-access__google .nsl-button.nsl-button-google{width:100%!important;min-height:60px!important;border:1px solid #deded9!important;border-radius:14px!important;background:#fff!important;color:#171717!important;box-shadow:0 5px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.08)!important;font:650 17px/1 inherit!important;transition:border-color .16s ease,box-shadow .16s ease,transform .16s ease!important}.pale-story-access__google .nsl-button.nsl-button-google:hover{border-color:#bdbdb7!important;box-shadow:0 9px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.11)!important;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.pale-story-access__or{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;gap:14px;align-items:center;color:#969691;margin:19px 0;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}.pale-story-access__or span{height:1px;background:#3b3b38}
.pale-story-access__button{width:100%;min-height:62px;border:1px solid var(--accent);border-radius:14px;background:var(--accent);color:#111;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;padding:18px 24px;font-size:18px;font-weight:780;line-height:1.2;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;letter-spacing:-.01em;box-shadow:none;transition:transform .16s ease,background .16s ease,box-shadow .16s ease}.pale-story-access__button:hover{background:#f7dd86;transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 9px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.16)}.pale-story-access__button:active{transform:translateY(0)}.pale-story-access__button:disabled{opacity:.68;cursor:wait;transform:none;box-shadow:none}.pale-story-access__status,.pale-story-access__notice{margin-top:11px;color:#bdbdb9;font-size:14px;line-height:1.45}.pale-story-access__notice{padding:13px;background:#222220;border:1px solid #3b3b38;border-radius:11px}.pale-story-access__secure{text-align:center;color:#9b9b96;font-size:12px;margin-top:16px}.pale-story-access__secure span{color:#fff}
.pale-story-access__included-head{max-width:820px;margin:78px auto 26px;padding:0;display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}.pale-story-access__included-head span{font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800}.pale-story-access__included-head em{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);font-style:normal}
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.pale-story-access__link,.pale-story-access__create a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.pale-story-access__link{display:inline-block;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:20px;line-height:1.25}.pale-story-access__create{margin-top:18px;color:#9b9b96;font-size:14px}.pale-story-access__create a{color:#fff}.pale-story-access__step{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:24px}.pale-story-access__payment-title{font-size:clamp(38px,7vw,58px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:12px 0 16px}
@media(max-width:720px){.pale-story-access{width:calc(100% - 28px);padding:30px 0 112px}.pale-story-access__title{font-size:clamp(44px,13vw,60px)}.pale-story-access__intro{font-size:18px;line-height:1.48;margin-bottom:28px}.pale-story-access__journey{gap:4px;margin-bottom:38px}.pale-story-access__journey-line{left:9%;right:9%;top:46px}.pale-story-access__journey-node span{width:52px;height:52px}.pale-story-access__journey-node strong{font-size:10px}.pale-story-access__journey-node small{font-size:11px}.pale-story-access__price{padding:19px 18px;border-radius:18px;margin-bottom:28px}.pale-story-access__price>strong{font-size:36px}.pale-story-access__price>div small{font-size:12px}.pale-story-access__account--primary{border-radius:22px;padding:22px 18px}.pale-story-access__account-head{gap:12px;margin-bottom:20px}.pale-story-access__account-note{font-size:13px}.pale-story-access__account-step{padding:7px 8px;font-size:10px}.pale-story-access__included-head{display:block;margin-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px}.pale-story-access__included-head em{display:block;margin-top:7px}.pale-story-access__feature-list{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px}.pale-story-access__feature{min-height:0;border-radius:19px;padding:22px 20px 23px}.pale-story-access__feature h3{font-size:21px}.pale-story-access__feature li{font-size:14px}.pale-story-access__google .nsl-button.nsl-button-google{min-height:58px!important}}
@media(max-width:390px){.pale-story-access__journey-node strong{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.08em}.pale-story-access__journey-node small{font-size:10px}.pale-story-access__journey-node span{width:48px;height:48px}.pale-story-access__price>div small{max-width:170px}.pale-story-access__price>strong{font-size:33px}}