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/* Version 14 fixes: preserve the complete Zara portrait and improve MailerLite opt-in contrast. */
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/* Version 15: broader MailerLite consent/helper text override. */
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/* Version 16: (retired) the History cover used to need a wider, uncropped
   treatment because its file had a non-standard aspect ratio. The current
   cover matches the standard 5:8 book-cover-wrap ratio like the other three,
   so the override is no longer needed. */

/* Version 17: Contact page form */
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