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/* v16.2 — full hero name across both columns; keeps the split black/cream editorial effect without clipping. */
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.photo-pair .photo-slot{height:420px}
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.photo-pair .skiing img{object-position:center 28%}
.photo-pair .photo-slot:hover img{transform:scale(1.025);filter:grayscale(0)}
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/* Five photos occupy every cell: tall Samokov portrait at left, two rows of two at right. */
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.photo-layout .skiing img{object-position:center 28%}
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