/* Speaker landing page only. Existing Builders pages and shared styles are unchanged. */
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/* Draw directional marks without relying on a platform symbol font. */
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/* Author credentials: an editorial book list, not a checkout storefront. */
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/* Exact delivered-talk titles supplied by Steve; no invented takeaway promises. */
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