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+"use client";
+
+import { motion } from "framer-motion";
+
+import { SiteLogo } from "@/components/layout/site-logo";
+
+type AsciiWaterRippleProps = {
+  lightLogoUrl?: string | null;
+  darkLogoUrl?: string | null;
+  logoAlt: string;
+};
+
+const glyphs = [".", ":", "+", "*", "o"];
+const rings = [72, 108, 148, 196, 248, 308, 372, 438, 506];
+const pointsPerRing = [16, 22, 30, 38, 48, 58, 68, 80, 92];
+
+function buildRipplePoints() {
+  return rings.flatMap((radius, ringIndex) => {
+    const points = pointsPerRing[ringIndex];
+
+    return Array.from({ length: points }, (_, pointIndex) => {
+      const angle = (Math.PI * 2 * pointIndex) / points;
+
+      return {
+        id: `${radius}-${pointIndex}`,
+        x: Math.cos(angle) * radius,
+        y: Math.sin(angle) * radius,
+        ringIndex,
+        pointIndex,
+        glyph: glyphs[(ringIndex + pointIndex) % glyphs.length],
+      };
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+const ripplePoints = buildRipplePoints();
+
+export function AsciiWaterRipple({
+  lightLogoUrl,
+  darkLogoUrl,
+  logoAlt,
+}: AsciiWaterRippleProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="relative flex h-[14rem] w-full items-center justify-center overflow-visible sm:h-[17rem] lg:h-[20rem]">
+      <motion.div
+        animate={{
+          scale: [0.96, 1.08, 0.98],
+          opacity: [0.42, 0.68, 0.48],
+        }}
+        transition={{ duration: 5.2, repeat: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, ease: "easeInOut" }}
+        className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-[16rem] w-[16rem] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full bg-primary/16 blur-3xl sm:h-[22rem] sm:w-[22rem] lg:h-[28rem] lg:w-[28rem]"
+      />
+
+      <motion.div
+        animate={{
+          scale: [1, 1.24, 1.06],
+          opacity: [0.08, 0.18, 0.1],
+        }}
+        transition={{ duration: 7.5, repeat: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, ease: "easeInOut" }}
+        className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-[34rem] w-[34rem] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border border-primary/12"
+      />
+
+      <motion.div
+        animate={{
+          scale: [0.94, 1.3, 1.02],
+          opacity: [0.06, 0.14, 0.08],
+        }}
+        transition={{ duration: 9.2, repeat: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, ease: "easeInOut", delay: 0.4 }}
+        className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-[44rem] w-[44rem] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border border-primary/10"
+      />
+
+      <motion.div
+        animate={{
+          scale: [1, 1.035, 0.992, 1],
+          x: [0, 10, -8, 0],
+          y: [0, -6, 4, 0],
+        }}
+        transition={{ duration: 8, repeat: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, ease: "easeInOut" }}
+        className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center overflow-visible"
+      >
+        {ripplePoints.map((point) => (
+          <motion.span
+            key={point.id}
+            initial={{ opacity: 0.14, scale: 0.9 }}
+            animate={{
+              opacity: [0.1, 0.62, 0.16],
+              scale: [0.88, 1.2, 0.94],
+              x: [0, point.ringIndex % 2 === 0 ? 5 : -5, 0],
+              y: [0, point.ringIndex % 3 === 0 ? -4 : 4, 0],
+            }}
+            transition={{
+              duration: 2.6 + point.ringIndex * 0.42,
+              delay: point.pointIndex * 0.012,
+              repeat: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+              ease: "easeInOut",
+            }}
+            className="absolute text-[10px] font-medium leading-none text-primary/75 sm:text-xs"
+            style={{
+              transform: `translate(${point.x}px, ${point.y}px)`,
+            }}
+          >
+            {point.glyph}
+          </motion.span>
+        ))}
+      </motion.div>
+
+      <motion.div
+        animate={{
+          boxShadow: [
+            "0 0 0 1px hsl(var(--primary) / 0.24), 0 0 42px hsl(var(--primary) / 0.22)",
+            "0 0 0 1px hsl(var(--primary) / 0.34), 0 0 84px hsl(var(--primary) / 0.34)",
+            "0 0 0 1px hsl(var(--primary) / 0.24), 0 0 42px hsl(var(--primary) / 0.22)",
+          ],
+          scale: [1, 1.02, 1],
+          y: [0, -3, 0],
+        }}
+        transition={{ duration: 4.8, repeat: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, ease: "easeInOut" }}
+        className="relative z-10 flex h-28 w-28 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-primary/30 bg-background/92 p-2 backdrop-blur-xl sm:h-32 sm:w-32 lg:h-40 lg:w-40"
+      >
+        <SiteLogo
+          lightLogoUrl={lightLogoUrl}
+          darkLogoUrl={darkLogoUrl}
+          alt={logoAlt}
+          priority
+          className="h-full w-full object-center"
+        />
+      </motion.div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}