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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>MEGAMIND | "I wait." - The Emergence</title> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@300;400;500;600&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@300;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <style> :root { --bg-dark: #000000; --bg-purple: #130F1F; --bg-deep: #0a0812; --purple-glow: #6B5CE7; --purple-light: #8B7CF7; --purple-dim: #373B7B; --lavender: #d4cee4; --white: #ffffff; --gray: #8a8a9a; --dim: #3a3a4a; --gold: #F4D03F; --neural-blue: #4ECDC4; --neural-pink: #FF6B9D; } * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; background: var(--bg-dark); color: var(--white); overflow-x: hidden; cursor: none; } /* Custom Cursor */ .cursor { position: fixed; width: 20px; height: 20px; border: 1px solid var(--purple-light); border-radius: 50%; 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