/* ============================================================
   RIDGEWAY AI — Enterprise consulting + contracting website
   Direction: Fortune-500 clarity + operator-led AI systems.
   Original enough for Ridgeway; influenced by Carbon precision,
   Stripe hierarchy, and Linear restraint — not a clone.
   ============================================================ */
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