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  <title>Cursive Connections</title>
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    * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    body {
      width: 100%;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
      background: #f8fafc;
      color: #1e293b;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 12px;
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    .main-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 680px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 12px;
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    .panels-container {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 16px;
      width: 100%;
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    @media (max-width: 520px) {
      .panels-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 12px;
      }
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    .panel {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 10px 10px 6px 10px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .panel-header {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
      font-size: 13.5px;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .badge-blue { color: #0284c7; }
    .badge-orange { color: #d97706; }

    .guideline-tag {
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 2px 10px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }
    .tag-blue { background: #e0f2fe; color: #0369a1; }
    .tag-orange { background: #fef3c7; color: #b45309; }

    .canvas-wrap {
      width: 100%;
      position: relative;
    }

    svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      display: block;
    }

    /* Handwriting Guidelines */
    .line-headline { stroke: #cbd5e1; stroke-width: 1.2; }
    .line-midline { stroke: #94a3b8; stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-dasharray: 4 3; }
    .line-baseline { stroke: #64748b; stroke-width: 1.5; }

    /* Base Letter Strokes */
    .letter-base {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #334155;
      stroke-width: 3.5;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      stroke-linejoin: round;
    }

    /* Connection Base Glows & Animated Paths */
    .baseline-connect-bg {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #bae6fd;
      stroke-width: 8;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      opacity: 0.7;
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    .baseline-connect {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #0284c7;
      stroke-width: 4.5;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      stroke-dasharray: 60;
      stroke-dashoffset: 60;
      animation: drawSweep 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
    }

    .bridge-connect-bg {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #fed7aa;
      stroke-width: 8;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      opacity: 0.7;
    }

    .bridge-connect {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #d97706;
      stroke-width: 4.5;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      stroke-dasharray: 50;
      stroke-dashoffset: 50;
      animation: drawBridge 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
    }

    @keyframes drawSweep {
      0% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 60;
        opacity: 0.3;
      }
      25% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 0;
        opacity: 1;
      }
      75% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 0;
        opacity: 1;
      }
      92%, 100% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 0;
        opacity: 0.3;
      }
    }

    @keyframes drawBridge {
      0% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 50;
        opacity: 0.3;
      }
      25% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 0;
        opacity: 1;
      }
      75% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 0;
        opacity: 1;
      }
      92%, 100% {
        stroke-dashoffset: 0;
        opacity: 0.3;
      }
    }

    .danger-path {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #ef4444;
      stroke-width: 2.2;
      stroke-dasharray: 4 3;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    .pulse-dot {
      fill: #ffffff;
      animation: smoothPulse 4.5s infinite ease-in-out;
    }

    .dot-blue { stroke: #0284c7; stroke-width: 2.5; }
    .dot-orange { stroke: #d97706; stroke-width: 2.5; }

    @keyframes smoothPulse {
      0%, 100% { r: 3.5px; opacity: 0.7; }
      25%, 75% { r: 5px; opacity: 1; }
      90% { r: 3.5px; opacity: 0.7; }
    }

    .toggle-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .btn-toggle {
      background: #f1f5f9;
      border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
      border-radius: 6px;
      padding: 6px 14px;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: #334155;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
      transition: background-color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
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    .btn-toggle:hover {
      background: #e2e8f0;
      border-color: #94a3b8;
    }

    .line-label {
      font-size: 7.5px;
      font-weight: 600;
      fill: #94a3b8;
      text-anchor: start;
      font-family: inherit;
    }

    .guide-label-bg {
      fill: #f8fafc;
      opacity: 0.85;
    }
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  <div class="main-wrapper">
    <div class="panels-container">
      
      <div class="panel">
        <div class="panel-header badge-blue">
          <span>Baseline Connection</span>
        </div>
        <div class="guideline-tag tag-blue">Sweeps up from baseline</div>
        
        <div class="canvas-wrap">
          <svg viewBox="0 0 220 135" aria-label="Cursive baseline connection example showing cat">
            
            <line x1="6" y1="25" x2="214" y2="25" class="line-headline" />
            <line x1="6" y1="65" x2="214" y2="65" class="line-midline" />
            <line x1="6" y1="105" x2="214" y2="105" class="line-baseline" />

            
            <text x="8" y="22" class="line-label">headline</text>
            <text x="8" y="62" class="line-label">midline</text>
            <text x="8" y="102" class="line-label">baseline</text>

            
            <path d="M 74 72 C 70 66, 56 65, 52 84 C 50 98, 58 105, 68 105" class="letter-base" />

            
            <path d="M 68 105 C 80 105, 96 88, 110 68" class="baseline-connect-bg" />
            <path d="M 68 105 C 80 105, 96 88, 110 68" class="baseline-connect" />

            
            <path d="M 110 68 C 98 68, 86 84, 91 98 C 94 105, 104 105, 110 98 M 110 68 L 110 105 C 110 105, 114 105, 120 98" class="letter-base" />

            
            <path d="M 120 98 C 130 88, 138 70, 138 32 L 138 105 C 138 105, 142 105, 150 98" class="letter-base" />
            <line x1="128" y1="52" x2="148" y2="52" class="letter-base" stroke-width="3" />

            
            <circle cx="68" cy="105" r="4.5" class="pulse-dot dot-blue" />
          </svg>
        </div>
      </div>

      
      <div class="panel">
        <div class="panel-header badge-orange">
          <span>Bridge (Towrope) Connection</span>
        </div>
        <div class="guideline-tag tag-orange">Hovers at midline</div>
        
        <div class="canvas-wrap">
          <svg viewBox="0 0 220 135" aria-label="Cursive bridge connection example showing on">
            
            <line x1="6" y1="25" x2="214" y2="25" class="line-headline" />
            <line x1="6" y1="65" x2="214" y2="65" class="line-midline" />
            <line x1="6" y1="105" x2="214" y2="105" class="line-baseline" />

            
            <text x="8" y="22" class="line-label">headline</text>
            <text x="8" y="62" class="line-label">midline</text>
            <text x="8" y="102" class="line-label">baseline</text>

            
            <path d="M 52 86 C 56 72, 70 65, 76 75 C 82 85, 78 105, 64 105 C 52 105, 52 82, 66 68 C 71 64, 76 65, 80 68" class="letter-base" />

            
            <path d="M 80 68 Q 96 71, 112 68" class="bridge-connect-bg" />
            <path d="M 80 68 Q 96 71, 112 68" class="bridge-connect" />

            
            <path d="M 112 68 L 112 105 M 112 80 C 118 68, 134 68, 136 80 L 136 105 C 136 105, 140 105, 148 96" class="letter-base" />

            
            <circle cx="80" cy="68" r="4.5" class="pulse-dot dot-orange" />

            
            <g id="dangerZone">
              <path d="M 80 68 C 82 85, 86 105, 96 105 C 104 105, 108 85, 112 68" class="danger-path" />
              
              <line x1="92.5" y1="101.5" x2="99.5" y2="108.5" stroke="#ef4444" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" />
              <line x1="99.5" y1="101.5" x2="92.5" y2="108.5" stroke="#ef4444" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" />
              
              <text x="110" y="125" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" font-weight="700" fill="#ef4444">❌ Mistake: looks like "an"</text>
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          </svg>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="toggle-row">
      <button class="btn-toggle" id="mistakeToggle" aria-label="Toggle display of baseline mistake">
        <span>⚠️ Toggle Baseline Mistake</span>
      </button>
    </div>
  </div>

  <script>
    const dangerZone = document.getElementById('dangerZone');
    const toggleBtn = document.getElementById('mistakeToggle');
    let visible = true;

    toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
      visible = !visible;
      dangerZone.style.display = visible ? 'inline' : 'none';
      toggleBtn.style.background = visible ? '#f1f5f9' : '#e2e8f0';
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Mastering Cursive Lowercase Connections and Spacing

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      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 10px;
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    .diagram-wrap {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 620px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 10px;
    }
    svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      display: block;
      overflow: visible;
    }
    .banner {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1.5px solid #cbd5e1;
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 8px 14px;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: #0f766e;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 8px;
      box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
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    .banner span.icon {
      font-size: 16px;
    }
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<div class="diagram-wrap">
  <svg viewBox="0 0 600 370" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <defs>
      
      <filter id="soft-glow" x="-20%" y="-20%" width="140%" height="140%">
        <feDropShadow dx="0" dy="1" stdDeviation="1" flood-color="#000" flood-opacity="0.08"/>
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    <g id="good-slant-group">
      
      <rect x="15" y="10" width="570" height="150" rx="8" fill="#ffffff" stroke="#e2e8f0" stroke-width="1.5" filter="url(#soft-glow)"/>

      
      <rect x="25" y="18" width="160" height="22" rx="11" fill="#ecfdf5" stroke="#a7f3d0" stroke-width="1"/>
      <text x="35" y="33" font-size="12" font-weight="700" fill="#047857">✓ Parallel Slant (65°)</text>

      
      
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      <line x1="30" y1="116" x2="570" y2="116" stroke="#64748b" stroke-width="1.5"/>
      
      <line x1="30" y1="148" x2="570" y2="148" stroke="#cbd5e1" stroke-width="1.2"/>

      
      
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        <line x1="148" y1="42" x2="97" y2="152" />  
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        <line x1="272" y1="42" x2="221" y2="152" />  
        <line x1="318" y1="42" x2="267" y2="152" />  
        <line x1="368" y1="42" x2="317" y2="152" />  
        <line x1="418" y1="42" x2="367" y2="152" />  
        <line x1="462" y1="42" x2="411" y2="152" />  
        <line x1="514" y1="42" x2="463" y2="152" />  
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      <g fill="none" stroke="#1e293b" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        
        <path d="M 68 116 C 88 100 134 52 144 52 C 151 52 146 72 135 96 L 114 148 C 111 154 116 156 123 150 C 132 142 136 122 126 116 C 118 116 135 116 148 116" />
        
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        <path d="M 328 116 C 342 98 360 84 366 84 C 367 84 358 102 352 116 M 354 98 C 368 86 394 84 398 84 C 400 84 392 104 386 116 C 384 120 392 120 404 114" />
        
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        <path d="M 434 82 L 468 82" />
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    <g id="bad-slant-group">
      
      <rect x="15" y="180" width="570" height="150" rx="8" fill="#ffffff" stroke="#e2e8f0" stroke-width="1.5" filter="url(#soft-glow)"/>

      
      <rect x="25" y="188" width="170" height="22" rx="11" fill="#fef2f2" stroke="#fecaca" stroke-width="1"/>
      <text x="35" y="203" font-size="12" font-weight="700" fill="#dc2626">✗ Bad Slant (Collisions)</text>

      
      
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      <line x1="30" y1="254" x2="570" y2="254" stroke="#94a3b8" stroke-width="1.2" stroke-dasharray="4,4"/>
      
      <line x1="30" y1="286" x2="570" y2="286" stroke="#64748b" stroke-width="1.5"/>
      
      <line x1="30" y1="318" x2="570" y2="318" stroke="#cbd5e1" stroke-width="1.2"/>

      
      <g stroke="#ef4444" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-dasharray="3,3" opacity="0.9">
        
        <line x1="94" y1="212" x2="134" y2="322" />
        
        <line x1="184" y1="212" x2="184" y2="322" />
        
        <line x1="264" y1="212" x2="213" y2="322" />
        
        <line x1="350" y1="212" x2="299" y2="322" />
        
        <line x1="500" y1="212" x2="390" y2="322" />
      </g>

      
      <g transform="translate(142, 260)">
        <circle cx="0" cy="0" r="10" fill="#fee2e2" stroke="#ef4444" stroke-width="1.5"/>
        <text x="0" y="4" font-size="12" font-weight="900" fill="#dc2626" text-anchor="middle">✕</text>
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      <g transform="translate(378, 275)">
        <circle cx="0" cy="0" r="10" fill="#fee2e2" stroke="#ef4444" stroke-width="1.5"/>
        <text x="0" y="4" font-size="12" font-weight="900" fill="#dc2626" text-anchor="middle">✕</text>
      </g>

      
      <g fill="none" stroke="#1e293b" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        
        <path d="M 72 286 C 80 270 90 224 100 224 C 105 224 107 240 112 266 L 126 318 C 128 324 135 324 138 316 C 142 306 138 290 128 286 C 120 286 135 286 150 286" />
        
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  <div class="banner">
    <span class="icon">🪜</span>
    <span>Keep stems parallel like rungs on a ladder</span>
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    body {
      width: 100%;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      background: #ffffff;
      color: #1e2945;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 12px;
      user-select: none;
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    .btn-group {
      display: flex;
      gap: 6px;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: center;
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      background: #f8fafc;
      color: #475569;
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 6px 12px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
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    .tab-btn.active {
      background: #0284c7;
      border-color: #0284c7;
      color: #ffffff;
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    .svg-container {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 620px;
      background: #ffffff;
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    svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      display: block;
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    .guide-top { stroke: #cbd5e1; stroke-width: 1.5; }
    .guide-mid { stroke: #94a3b8; stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-dasharray: 5 4; }
    .guide-base { stroke: #38bdf8; stroke-width: 2; }
    .guide-desc { stroke: #e2e8f0; stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-dasharray: 3 3; }

    .cursive-text {
      font-family: "Caveat", "Segoe Script", "Apple Chancery", "Brush Script MT", cursive;
      font-size: 42px;
      fill: #0f172a;
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    .ghost-o {
      fill: #10b981;
      fill-opacity: 0.18;
      stroke: #059669;
      stroke-width: 2;
      stroke-dasharray: 4 3;
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      fill: #ef4444;
      fill-opacity: 0.12;
      stroke: #dc2626;
      stroke-width: 1.5;
      stroke-dasharray: 3 3;
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      transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
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  <div class="btn-group">
    <button class="tab-btn active" data-mode="all">All</button>
    <button class="tab-btn" data-mode="ideal">✓ Ideal Gap</button>
    <button class="tab-btn" data-mode="crowded">✕ Too Crowded</button>
    <button class="tab-btn" data-mode="wide">✕ Too Wide</button>
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  <div class="svg-container">
    <svg viewBox="0 0 600 370">
      
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        <rect x="35" y="32" width="125" height="24" rx="12" fill="#16a34a" />
        <text x="97" y="48" font-size="12" font-weight="700" fill="#ffffff" text-anchor="middle">✓ Ideal Spacing</text>

        
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        <line x1="40" y1="105" x2="560" y2="105" class="guide-mid" />
        <line x1="40" y1="140" x2="560" y2="140" class="guide-base" />

        
        <text x="65" y="140" class="cursive-text">the</text>
        <text x="215" y="140" class="cursive-text">cat</text>
        <text x="365" y="140" class="cursive-text">sat</text>

        
        
        <ellipse cx="178" cy="122" rx="15" ry="17" class="ghost-o" />
        <text x="178" y="127" font-family="cursive" font-size="24" font-weight="bold" fill="#047857" text-anchor="middle">o</text>

        
        <ellipse cx="328" cy="122" rx="15" ry="17" class="ghost-o" />
        <text x="328" y="127" font-family="cursive" font-size="24" font-weight="bold" fill="#047857" text-anchor="middle">o</text>

        
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        <text x="178" y="66" font-size="12" font-weight="800" fill="#047857" text-anchor="middle">1 lowercase "o" width</text>
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        <text x="92" y="208" font-size="12" font-weight="700" fill="#ffffff" text-anchor="middle">✕ Too Crowded</text>

        
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        <text x="75" y="310" class="cursive-text" fill="#991b1b">thecat</text>

        
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        <rect x="310" y="180" width="270" height="170" rx="8" fill="#fef2f2" stroke="#fecaca" stroke-width="1.5" />
        
        
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        <line x1="325" y1="275" x2="565" y2="275" class="guide-mid" />
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        <text x="438" y="338" font-size="12" font-weight="700" fill="#b91c1c" text-anchor="middle">Breaks flow</text>
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      ideal: document.getElementById('panel-ideal'),
      crowded: document.getElementById('panel-crowded'),
      wide: document.getElementById('panel-wide')
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</body>
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta name="aspect-ratio" content="4:3">
  <style>
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      padding: 0;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
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      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
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      gap: 6px;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: center;
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      color: #475569;
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      background: #0284c7;
      color: #ffffff;
      border-color: #0284c7;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(2, 132, 199, 0.3);
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      width: 100%;
      max-width: 540px;
      position: relative;
    }

    svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      display: block;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .zone {
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
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    .letter-group {
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
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    .guide-label {
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 700;
      fill: #64748b;
      letter-spacing: 0.5px;
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    .zone-tag {
      font-size: 10px;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.8px;
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    .letter-path {
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      stroke: #1e2945;
      stroke-width: 4.5;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      stroke-linejoin: round;
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    .letter-aux {
      fill: none;
      stroke: #1e2945;
      stroke-width: 4;
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      opacity: 0.18;
    }

    .highlight-letter .letter-path,
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      stroke: #0284c7;
    }
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</head>
<body>

  <div class="toolbar" role="tablist">
    <button class="tab-btn active" id="btn-all" onclick="selectZone('all')">All Zones</button>
    <button class="tab-btn" id="btn-top" onclick="selectZone('top')">Top (t)</button>
    <button class="tab-btn" id="btn-mid" onclick="selectZone('mid')">Middle (a)</button>
    <button class="tab-btn" id="btn-bot" onclick="selectZone('bot')">Bottom (g)</button>
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      </g>

      
      <g id="letter-a" class="letter-group">
        
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        all: document.getElementById('btn-all'),
        top: document.getElementById('btn-top'),
        mid: document.getElementById('btn-mid'),
        bot: document.getElementById('btn-bot')
      };

      Object.values(buttons).forEach(btn => btn.classList.remove('active'));
      if (buttons[zone]) buttons[zone].classList.add('active');

      const zones = {
        top: document.getElementById('zone-top'),
        mid: document.getElementById('zone-mid'),
        bot: document.getElementById('zone-bot')
      };
      const tags = {
        top: document.getElementById('tag-top'),
        mid: document.getElementById('tag-mid'),
        bot: document.getElementById('tag-bot')
      };
      const letters = {
        top: document.getElementById('letter-t'),
        mid: document.getElementById('letter-a'),
        bot: document.getElementById('letter-g')
      };

      ['top', 'mid', 'bot'].forEach(key => {
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        zones[key].classList.toggle('dimmed', !isTarget);
        tags[key].classList.toggle('dimmed', !isTarget);
        letters[key].classList.toggle('dimmed', !isTarget);
        letters[key].classList.toggle('highlight-letter', zone === key);
      });
    }
  </script>
</body>
</html>

OGE.5.W.7

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