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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>Silver Walusimbi</title>
+    <meta name="description" content="Silver Walusimbi — Full Stack Developer. Links, projects, and ways to connect.">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Serif&family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    <style>
+        * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
+
+        :root {
+            --bg: #0a0a0a;
+            --surface: #141414;
+            --surface-hover: #1a1a1a;
+            --border: #222;
+            --border-hover: #333;
+            --text: #e8e8e8;
+            --text-muted: #666;
+            --accent: #c8b8a2;
+        }
+
+        body {
+            background: var(--bg);
+            color: var(--text);
+            font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
+            min-height: 100vh;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
+            position: relative;
+            overflow-x: hidden;
+        }
+
+        /* subtle grain texture */
+        body::before {
+            content: '';
+            position: fixed;
+            inset: 0;
+            opacity: 0.03;
+            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+            pointer-events: none;
+            z-index: 0;
+        }
+
+        .container {
+            width: 100%;
+            max-width: 420px;
+            position: relative;
+            z-index: 1;
+        }
+
+        /* ── Header ── */
+        .header {
+            text-align: center;
+            margin-bottom: 3rem;
+            animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease both;
+        }
+
+        .avatar {
+            width: 88px;
+            height: 88px;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a, #2a2a2a);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border);
+            margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
+            font-size: 2.2rem;
+            color: var(--accent);
+            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+        }
+
+        .name {
+            font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
+            font-size: 2rem;
+            font-weight: 400;
+            letter-spacing: -0.03em;
+            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+            color: var(--text);
+        }
+
+        .tagline {
+            font-size: 0.875rem;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+            font-weight: 400;
+            letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+        }
+
+        .divider {
+            width: 32px;
+            height: 1px;
+            background: var(--border);
+            margin: 1.25rem auto 0;
+        }
+
+        /* ── Links ── */
+        .links {
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            gap: 0.625rem;
+        }
+
+        .link {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 1rem;
+            padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+            background: var(--surface);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border);
+            border-radius: 12px;
+            text-decoration: none;
+            color: var(--text);
+            transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
+            animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease both;
+        }
+
+        .link:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
+        .link:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.15s; }
+        .link:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
+        .link:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.25s; }
+        .link:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
+        .link:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.35s; }
+
+        .link:hover {
+            background: var(--surface-hover);
+            border-color: var(--border-hover);
+            transform: translateY(-2px);
+        }
+
+        .link:active {
+            transform: translateY(0);
+        }
+
+        .link-icon {
+            width: 20px;
+            height: 20px;
+            flex-shrink: 0;
+            opacity: 0.5;
+            transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
+        }
+
+        .link:hover .link-icon {
+            opacity: 0.85;
+        }
+
+        .link-content {
+            flex: 1;
+            min-width: 0;
+        }
+
+        .link-title {
+            font-size: 0.9375rem;
+            font-weight: 500;
+            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+        }
+
+        .link-desc {
+            font-size: 0.75rem;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+            margin-top: 0.125rem;
+        }
+
+        .link-arrow {
+            opacity: 0;
+            transform: translateX(-4px);
+            transition: all 0.3s ease;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+            flex-shrink: 0;
+        }
+
+        .link:hover .link-arrow {
+            opacity: 0.5;
+            transform: translateX(0);
+        }
+
+        /* ── Footer ── */
+        .footer {
+            text-align: center;
+            margin-top: 3rem;
+            animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease 0.45s both;
+        }
+
+        .footer-text {
+            font-size: 0.6875rem;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+            opacity: 0.5;
+        }
+
+        .location {
+            display: inline-flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 0.375rem;
+        }
+
+        .location-dot {
+            width: 4px;
+            height: 4px;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            background: #4a7;
+            animation: pulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
+        }
+
+        /* ── Animations ── */
+        @keyframes fadeUp {
+            from {
+                opacity: 0;
+                transform: translateY(16px);
+            }
+            to {
+                opacity: 1;
+                transform: translateY(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @keyframes pulse {
+            0%, 100% { opacity: 0.4; }
+            50% { opacity: 1; }
+        }
+
+        /* ── Mobile refinements ── */
+        @media (max-width: 480px) {
+            body { padding: 1.5rem 1rem; }
+            .name { font-size: 1.75rem; }
+            .link { padding: 0.875rem 1rem; }
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="container">
+        <header class="header">
+            <div class="avatar">S</div>
+            <h1 class="name">Silver Walusimbi</h1>
+            <p class="tagline">Full Stack Developer</p>
+            <div class="divider"></div>
+        </header>
+
+        <nav class="links">
+            <a href="https://github.com/swalusimbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">
+                <svg class="link-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
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+                </svg>
+                <div class="link-content">
+                    <div class="link-title">GitHub</div>
+                    <div class="link-desc">Open source & projects</div>
+                </div>
+                <span class="link-arrow">→</span>
+            </a>
+
+            <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/swalusimbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link">
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+                    <path d="M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85 3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.062 2.062 0 01-2.063-2.065 2.064 2.064 0 112.063 2.065zm1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564v11.452zM22.225 0H1.771C.792 0 0 .774 0 1.729v20.542C0 23.227.792 24 1.771 24h20.451C23.2 24 24 23.227 24 22.271V1.729C24 .774 23.2 0 22.222 0h.003z"/>
+                </svg>
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