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}
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/* v05 contrast hardening: dark surfaces explicitly define descendant text. */
.dot-machine,
.dot-machine h1,
.dot-machine h2,
.dot-machine h3,
.dot-machine p,
.dot-machine .lede,
.dot-machine .eyebrow,
.dot-machine .fine { color:#f5f0e6; }
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.dot-machine .story-output { color:#d6d1c6; }
.controls,
.controls h1,
.controls h2,
.controls h3,
.controls p,
.controls .lede,
.controls .eyebrow,
.controls .fine { color:#f6f1e8; }
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.band .card:not(.dark) .fine,.band .card:not(.dark) .lede { color:var(--muted); }