/* A lighter visual treatment matching the service cards. */
.home-page #process .payment-strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px;background:transparent;border:0;box-shadow:none;padding:0;margin-bottom:22px;border-radius:0}
.payment-stage{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:7px 15px;padding:22px 24px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #eee5dc;border-radius:6px}
.payment-stage>small{grid-column:1/-1;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:#b29e8c}
.payment-stage>strong{font-size:21px;line-height:1.6;font-weight:500;color:#98552f}
.payment-stage>span{font-size:11px;color:#a58b76}
.home-page #process .process-grid{gap:16px}
.home-page #process .process-grid>article{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:24px 24px 20px;border:1px solid #eee3d9;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;box-shadow:none;min-height:235px;--card-tint:#fffaf3;--card-edge:#e9d5c1}
.home-page #process .process-grid>article:before{content:none}
.home-page #process .process-num{flex-direction:row-reverse;margin:0 0 23px}
.home-page #process .process-num>b{font:10px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;color:#b0a99d;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.home-page #process .process-num>span{width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:8px;background:#fff1e2;color:#c16c38}
.home-page #process .process-num svg{width:20px;height:20px;stroke-width:1.3}
.home-page #process .process-grid h3{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:12px;color:#493a2e}
.home-page #process .process-grid p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.95;min-height:54px;margin-bottom:20px;color:#9a8370}
.home-page #process .process-result{border-top:1px solid #f0e7de;margin-top:auto;padding-top:15px;font-size:10px;line-height:1.7;color:#ad8a70}
.home-page #process .process-result svg{width:13px;height:13px;stroke-width:1.2;color:#c48e66}
@media(hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){.home-page #process .process-grid>article:hover{background:#fffaf3;border-color:#e9d5c1;box-shadow:0 8px 20px #98572109;transform:translateY(-3px)}}
@media(max-width:850px){.payment-stage{padding:18px;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:5px}.payment-stage>strong{font-size:20px}.home-page #process .process-grid>article{padding:21px}.home-page #process .process-grid p{min-height:72px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.home-page #process .payment-strip{gap:8px;margin-bottom:16px}.payment-stage{padding:14px 9px;gap:6px}.payment-stage>small{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.3px}.payment-stage>strong{font-size:15px;white-space:nowrap}.payment-stage>span{font-size:9px}.home-page #process .process-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.home-page #process .process-grid>article{padding:21px;min-height:0}.home-page #process .process-num{margin-bottom:16px}.home-page #process .process-grid h3{font-size:18px}.home-page #process .process-grid p{min-height:0;font-size:12px;margin-bottom:19px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.home-page #process .process-grid>article:hover{transform:none}}

/* A continuous route: left to right, down, then right to left. DOM stays in step order. */
.home-page #process .process-flow{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));column-gap:44px;row-gap:46px}
.home-page #process .process-flow>article{grid-row:var(--flow-row);grid-column:var(--flow-column);position:relative;overflow:visible;border-radius:10px;min-height:235px}
.home-page #process .process-flow .process-num>b{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:1px;color:#b27a56}
.home-page #process .process-flow>article:last-child{border-color:#dbe5dc;background:#fcfdfb}
.home-page #process .process-flow>article:last-child .process-num>span{background:#edf3ec;color:#638268}
.home-page #process .process-connector{position:absolute;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:1;width:44px;height:30px;top:50%;right:-45px;transform:translateY(-50%);color:#bd906c;pointer-events:none}
.home-page #process .process-connector svg{width:30px;height:22px;stroke-width:1.25;background:#fbf8f3;border-radius:20px}
.home-page #process .flow-left{right:auto;left:-45px}
.home-page #process .flow-left svg{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.home-page #process .flow-down{top:auto;right:auto;bottom:-47px;left:50%;width:30px;height:46px;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.home-page #process .flow-down svg{transform:rotate(90deg)}
@media(hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){.home-page #process .process-flow>article:hover{transform:none;background:#fffaf3;border-color:#dfc4ab}}
@media(max-width:850px){.home-page #process .process-flow{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:38px}.home-page #process .process-flow>article{grid-row:auto;grid-column:auto;min-height:0}.home-page #process .process-flow p{min-height:0}.home-page #process .process-flow .process-connector{top:auto;right:auto;bottom:-39px;left:50%;width:30px;height:38px;transform:translateX(-50%)}.home-page #process .process-flow .process-connector svg{transform:rotate(90deg)}}

/* Clear directional markers between each step, including the mobile downward route. */
.home-page #process .process-connector{color:#b84c16}
.home-page #process .process-connector svg{width:36px;height:36px;stroke-width:2.4;padding:1px;border:1px solid #eeb58d;border-radius:50%;background:#ffe8d6;box-shadow:0 2px 6px #ae57151a}
@media(max-width:850px){
 .home-page #process .process-flow{row-gap:46px}
 .home-page #process .process-flow .process-connector{bottom:-47px;width:36px;height:46px}
}