/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   07-section-mechanism.css
   Section 5 — How It Works (The Mechanism)
   Vertical numbered timeline with continuous left rail
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#mechanism {
  background-color: #0A0A0A;
}

#mechanism .inner {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ── Timeline wrapper ──
   The ::before pseudo-element draws the continuous vertical rail. ── */
.timeline {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 56px;
}

.timeline::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 15px;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 1px;
  background-color: #2a2a2a;
}

/* ── Individual step ── */
.timeline__step {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 52px;
}

.timeline__step:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* ── Numbered circle on the rail ── */
.timeline__number {
  position: absolute;
  left: -56px;
  top: 0;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  background-color: #C8F04A;
  color: #0A0A0A;
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ── Step title ── */
.timeline__title {
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* ── Step description ── */
.timeline__desc {
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #999;
  line-height: 1.7;
}