.ep-section {
      font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
      background: #EFE8E2;
      color: #1a2840;
      padding: 64px 48px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      border-top: 3px solid #A17955;
    }
    .ep-eyebrow {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #A17955;
      margin: 0 0 14px;
    }
    .ep-heading {
      font-size: 40px;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: #186282;
      margin: 0 0 10px;
      line-height: 1.25;
    }
    .ep-subheading {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
      font-size: 1.04rem;
      color: #232f37;
      font-weight: 400;
      margin: 0 0 40px;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }
    .ep-divider {
      width: 48px;
      height: 2px;
      background: #A17955;
      margin: 0 0 36px;
    }
    .ep-columns {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
      gap: 0;
      position: relative;
    }
    .ep-col {
      position: relative;
      padding-right: 20px;
    }
    .ep-col:last-child {
      padding-right: 0;
    }
    .ep-col-inner {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #d4c9be;
      border-radius: 4px;
      padding: 22px 18px;
      height: 100%;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      border-top: 3px solid #186282;
    }
    .ep-col:last-child .ep-col-inner {
      border-top-color: #A17955;
      border-color: #d4c49a;
    }
    .ep-arrow {
      position: absolute;
      right: -1px;
      top: 48%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      z-index: 10;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      width: 22px;
      height: 22px;
    }
    .ep-arrow svg {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
    }
    .ep-col-number {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
      font-size: 10px;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      color: #A17955;
      margin: 0 0 10px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }
    .ep-col-title {
      font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.2em;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: "Lato",sans-serif;
  color: #186282;
  letter-spacing: -.01px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .ep-col-body {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: #232f37;
      line-height: 1.15rem;
      margin: 0 0 14px;
    }
    .ep-col-link {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: #1a2840;
      text-decoration: none;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      border-bottom: 1.5px solid #A17955;
      padding-bottom: 1px;
    }
    .ep-col-checks {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
      font-size: 12.5px;
      color: #232f37;
   line-height: 1.2;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      list-style: none;
    }
    .ep-col-checks li::before {
      content: '✓ ';
      color: #c9a84c;
      font-weight: 700;
    }
    .ep-footer {
      border-top: 1px solid #d4c9be;
        font-size: 25px;
  line-height: 1.3em;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: "Lato",sans-serif;
  color: #186282;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  margin-top: 42px;
  padding-top: 30px;
    }

    /* Mobile: single column, downward arrows */
    @media (max-width: 1000px) {
      .ep-section {
        padding: 40px 24px;
      }
      .ep-heading {
        font-size: 24px;
      }
      .ep-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0;
      }
      .ep-col {
        padding-right: 0;
        padding-bottom: 20px;
      }
      .ep-col:last-child {
        padding-bottom: 0;
      }
      .ep-col-inner {
        height: auto;
      }
      .ep-arrow {
        right: auto;
        top: auto;
        bottom: -1px;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        width: 22px;
        height: 22px;
      }
      .ep-arrow svg {
        transform: rotate(90deg);
      }
    }