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0;border-left:0;border-radius:0}.article-hero-media--drawn .art-drawing--hero:after{left:var(--gutter);right:var(--gutter)}.article-hero-media--drawn .art-drawing--hero .art-draw{margin-right:var(--space-8)}}@media(forced-colors:active){.art-draw :is(path,circle){stroke:CanvasText}.art-draw .g{fill:CanvasText}.art-drawing:before{display:none}}@media print{.art-drawing{display:none}}.post-cta--print .post-cta-print{background-image:none}.post-cta-print .post-cta-photo{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}