/* ============================================================
   Erik C. Olson — "The lamplit reading room"
   Naming convention: flat kebab-case (.hero-title, .workbench-row …)
   Dark mode only, by design. No light theme.
   Language: navy surfaces, exposed hairline rules, mono chrome,
   one oxblood mark per screen, teal for everything you can touch.
   No gradients. No decorative shadows. No rounded cards.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
    /* ---- Navy: the room. Layered, never pure black. ---- */
    --navy-950: #080e17;
    --navy-900: #0d1520;   /* base background (brief) */
    --navy-850: #111c2a;
    --navy-800: #16233394;
    --navy-surface: #131f2e;
    --navy-raised: #182635;
    --navy-line: #22334a;

    /* ---- Paper: warm text, never clinical white ---- */
    --paper: #ece7dd;      /* primary text (brief) */
    --paper-dim: #b7b0a1;
    --paper-faint: #8b8575;
    --paper-ghost: #6a6559;

    /* ---- Oxblood: the human. One emphatic mark per screen. ---- */
    --oxblood: #7e2736;        /* brief accent */
    --oxblood-lit: #b0434f;    /* legible oxblood on navy for small marks */
    --oxblood-deep: #5c1a26;

    /* ---- Teal: the world. Links, nav, focus, tags. ---- */
    --teal: #57b0a4;
    --teal-lit: #7cccc0;
    --teal-deep: #2f6c66;
    --teal-wash: rgba(87, 176, 164, 0.12);

    /* ---- Hairlines do the structural work ---- */
    --hairline: rgba(236, 231, 221, 0.13);
    --hairline-strong: rgba(236, 231, 221, 0.26);
    --hairline-teal: rgba(87, 176, 164, 0.34);

    /* ---- Type ---- */
    --font-display: "Libre Franklin", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
    --font-body: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
    --font-mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, monospace;
    --font-hero: "Playfair Display", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;   /* hero word only — a deliberate exception */

    /* fluid display scale */
    --step--1: 0.82rem;
    --step-0: 1.06rem;
    --step-1: 1.32rem;
    --step-2: clamp(1.5rem, 1.1rem + 1.8vw, 2.1rem);
    --step-3: clamp(2rem, 1.3rem + 3vw, 3rem);
    --step-4: clamp(2.6rem, 1.4rem + 5.4vw, 4.9rem);
    --step-5: clamp(3.2rem, 1.5rem + 8vw, 6.6rem);

    /* ---- Spacing ---- */
    --sp-1: 0.25rem;
    --sp-2: 0.5rem;
    --sp-3: 0.75rem;
    --sp-4: 1rem;
    --sp-5: 1.5rem;
    --sp-6: 2rem;
    --sp-7: 3rem;
    --sp-8: 4.5rem;
    --sp-9: 7rem;

    /* ---- Radii: nearly square. Editorial, not boutique. ---- */
    --r-0: 0px;
    --r-1: 2px;
    --r-2: 4px;

    /* ---- Measure ---- */
    --measure: 66ch;
    --wrap: 1160px;
    --wrap-narrow: 720px;

    /* only ring we allow: keyboard focus */
    --focus-ring: 0 0 0 2px var(--navy-900), 0 0 0 4px var(--teal);
}

/* ============================================================
   Base
   ============================================================ */
*,
*::before,
*::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }

body {
    margin: 0;
    background-color: var(--navy-900);
    color: var(--paper);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: var(--step-0);
    line-height: 1.62;
    font-weight: 400;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    min-height: 100vh;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

a { color: var(--teal); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }

::selection { background: var(--oxblood); color: var(--paper); }

:focus-visible {
    outline: none;
    box-shadow: var(--focus-ring);
    border-radius: var(--r-1);
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.06;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 0;
}

.skip-link {
    position: absolute;
    left: var(--sp-4);
    top: -100px;
    z-index: 999;
    background: var(--teal);
    color: var(--navy-950);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    padding: var(--sp-2) var(--sp-4);
    border-radius: var(--r-1);
    transition: top 0.15s ease;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: var(--sp-4); }

.wrap {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: var(--wrap);
    margin-inline: auto;
    padding-inline: var(--sp-5);
}

/* mono chrome: eyebrows, kickers, labels, tags */
.kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
    margin: 0;
}
.kicker-dim { color: var(--paper-faint); }

/* ============================================================
   Header
   ============================================================ */
.site-header {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    background: rgba(13, 21, 32, 0.86);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(120%) blur(6px);
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 50;
}
.header-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: var(--sp-5);
    min-height: 78px;
    padding-block: var(--sp-3);
}
.brand {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: var(--sp-3);
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--paper);
}
.brand-mark {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    color: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
    padding: 0.4rem 0.55rem;
    border-radius: var(--r-1);
}
.brand-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.05; }
.brand-name {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1.24rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.brand-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    margin-top: 0.28rem;
}

/* injected nav */
.site-nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(0.6rem, 1.6vw, 1.6rem);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.site-nav-link {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0.35rem 0.1rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: color 0.14s ease, border-color 0.14s ease;
}
.site-nav-link:hover {
    color: var(--teal-lit);
    border-bottom-color: var(--hairline-teal);
}
/* last nav item reads as a quiet CTA */
.site-nav-link:last-child {
    color: var(--teal);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-teal);
    border-radius: var(--r-1);
    padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem;
}
.site-nav-link:last-child:hover {
    background: var(--teal-wash);
    color: var(--teal-lit);
}

/* ============================================================
   Ad slots — framed as "house" spots, honest when empty
   ============================================================ */
.ad-slot {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    border: 1px dashed var(--hairline);
    border-radius: var(--r-1);
    background: var(--navy-surface);
}
.ad-slot:empty::after { content: "space held"; }
.ad-leaderboard { min-height: 90px; margin-block: var(--sp-5); }
.ad-square { min-height: 260px; width: 100%; margin-block: var(--sp-5); }
.ad-skyscraper { min-height: 500px; width: 100%; }
.ad-footer { min-height: 90px; margin-block: var(--sp-6) var(--sp-2); }

/* ============================================================
   Home — hero
   ============================================================ */
.hero {
    padding-block: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem) var(--sp-7);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.hero-eyebrow-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: var(--sp-4);
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-5);
}
.hero-eyebrow-row::after {
    content: "";
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--hairline-strong);
}
/* plain-language premise: the one sentence that says what the show is, before the metaphor */
.hero-premise {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    max-width: 46ch;
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-4);
}
.hero-premise strong { color: var(--paper); font-weight: 600; }
.hero-cta {
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-6);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.hero-cta a { text-decoration: none; }
.hero-cta a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.hero-title {
    font-family: var(--font-hero);
    font-size: var(--step-5);
    line-height: 0.98;
    max-width: 15ch;
}
.hero-title .set-off { color: var(--paper); }
.hero-tagline {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    margin-top: var(--sp-5);
    max-width: 26ch;
    line-height: 1.15;
}
.hero-lede {
    margin-top: var(--sp-6);
    font-size: var(--step-1);
    color: var(--paper);
    line-height: 1.55;
}
/* the single oxblood mark: the held position, a drop cap */
.dropcap::first-letter {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--oxblood-lit);
    float: left;
    font-size: 3.6em;
    line-height: 0.72;
    padding: 0.06em 0.12em 0 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   Home — section shell
   ============================================================ */
.band { padding-block: var(--sp-8); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.band-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: var(--sp-5);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-6);
}
.band-title {
    font-size: var(--step-3);
    max-width: 20ch;
}
.band-note {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    max-width: 42ch;
    font-size: var(--step-0);
}

/* what this is */
.about-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    align-items: start;
}
.about-lede {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    line-height: 1.24;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 0;
}
.about-body p { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: 0 0 var(--sp-4); }
.about-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.signature {
    margin-top: var(--sp-6);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
}
.signature strong { color: var(--paper); font-weight: 700; }

/* ============================================================
   Workbench module — the signature move
   ============================================================ */
.workbench { border-top: 2px solid var(--hairline-strong); }
.workbench-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 3.2rem minmax(0, 15rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    align-items: baseline;
    padding-block: var(--sp-6);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.wb-index {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    color: var(--teal);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    padding-top: 0.4rem;
}
.wb-label {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    line-height: 1.02;
    color: var(--paper);
}
.wb-body { color: var(--paper-dim); font-size: var(--step-0); margin: 0; }
.wb-body .tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-teal);
    border-radius: var(--r-1);
    padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
    margin-top: var(--sp-3);
}

/* what you'll find — index columns */
.find-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 1fr));
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.find-item {
    padding: var(--sp-6) var(--sp-5) var(--sp-6) 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.find-item h3 { font-size: var(--step-1); margin-bottom: var(--sp-3); }
.find-item p { color: var(--paper-dim); font-size: var(--step--1); margin: 0; line-height: 1.55; }
.find-item .find-no {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.64rem;
    color: var(--oxblood-lit);
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-3);
}

/* ============================================================
   Tune in — where to listen
   ============================================================ */
.listen-platforms {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
    gap: var(--sp-4);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    padding-top: var(--sp-6);
}
.btn-platform {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: var(--sp-2);
    padding: var(--sp-5);
    background: var(--navy-surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
    color: var(--paper);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: border-color 0.18s ease, background-color 0.18s ease;
}
.btn-platform:hover {
    color: var(--paper);
    border-color: var(--hairline-teal);
    background: var(--navy-raised);
}
.btn-platform-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.64rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
}
.btn-platform-name {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-1);
    line-height: 1.06;
}
.btn-platform-arrow {
    position: absolute;
    top: var(--sp-5);
    right: var(--sp-5);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    transition: color 0.18s ease, transform 0.18s ease;
}
.btn-platform:hover .btn-platform-arrow {
    color: var(--teal-lit);
    transform: translate(2px, -2px);
}
/* Platform with no URL yet — visible but clearly not live */
.btn-platform.is-pending {
    cursor: default;
    opacity: 0.5;
    background: var(--navy-surface);
    border-color: var(--hairline-strong);
}
.btn-platform.is-pending .btn-platform-arrow {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    transform: none;
}

/* ============================================================
   Newsletter slot — a CTA band, intentional whether filled or empty
   ============================================================ */
.newsletter {
    padding-block: var(--sp-8);
}
.newsletter-inner {
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
    background: var(--navy-surface);
    padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
    align-items: center;
}
.newsletter-title { font-size: var(--step-3); max-width: 16ch; }
.newsletter-copy { color: var(--paper-dim); margin-top: var(--sp-4); max-width: 40ch; }
.newsletter-slot { min-height: 3rem; }
.newsletter-slot:empty::after {
    content: "Signup opens soon.";
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
}

/* ============================================================
   Footer
   ============================================================ */
.site-footer {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    padding-block: var(--sp-7) var(--sp-6);
    margin-top: var(--sp-8);
}
.footer-top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: var(--sp-6);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: flex-start;
}
.footer-brand { max-width: 34ch; }
.footer-brand .brand-name { font-size: 1.5rem; }
.footer-brand p {
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    margin: var(--sp-3) 0 0;
    line-height: 1.55;
}
.footer-nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: var(--sp-3);
    min-width: 12ch;
}
.footer-nav:empty::before {
    content: "More soon";
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
}
.footer-nav-link {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
}
.footer-nav-link:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }

/* Social row — mono chrome, matches the footer nav language */
.footer-social {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: var(--sp-4);
}
.footer-social-link {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.18s ease;
}
.footer-social-link:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }
.footer-social-link + .footer-social-link {
    padding-left: var(--sp-4);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

/* Homepage footnotes — fine print, not a layout row */
.footer-footnotes {
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-6);
    padding-bottom: var(--sp-6);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.footer-footnotes ol {
    margin: 0;
    padding-left: 1.6em;
    list-style: decimal;
}
.footer-footnotes li {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
}
.footer-footnotes li::marker {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.7em;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
}
.footer-footnotes li + li { margin-top: var(--sp-3); }
.footer-footnotes [role="doc-backlink"] {
    margin-left: 0.35em;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
}
.footer-footnotes [role="doc-backlink"]:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }

.footer-legal-row {
    margin-top: var(--sp-7);
    padding-top: var(--sp-5);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: var(--sp-3) var(--sp-6);
}
.footer-legal {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.64rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
}
.footer-legal-nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: var(--sp-4);
}
.footer-legal-link {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.64rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.18s ease;
}
.footer-legal-link:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }
.footer-legal-link + .footer-legal-link {
    padding-left: var(--sp-4);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

/* ============================================================
   Blog index — editorial catalog (hairlines, not shadowed cards)
   ============================================================ */
.page-head {
    padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) var(--sp-6);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--hairline-strong);
}
.page-title { font-size: var(--step-4); max-width: 18ch; }
.page-head .page-sub {
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    margin-top: var(--sp-5);
    max-width: 52ch;
    font-size: var(--step-1);
}

.cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr));
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.article-card {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.article-card-link {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: var(--sp-3);
    padding: var(--sp-6) var(--sp-6) var(--sp-6) 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--paper);
    height: 100%;
    transition: background 0.16s ease;
}
.article-card-link:hover { background: var(--navy-surface); }
.article-card-meta {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
    margin: 0;
}
.article-card-title {
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    line-height: 1.08;
    margin: 0;
    transition: color 0.16s ease;
}
.article-card-link:hover .article-card-title { color: var(--teal-lit); }
.article-card-excerpt {
    color: var(--paper-dim);
    font-size: var(--step-0);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 46ch;
}
.article-card-link::after {
    content: "Read →";
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: var(--sp-3);
}
.article-card-link:hover::after { color: var(--teal); }

.article-cards-empty {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    padding: var(--sp-8) var(--sp-5);
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    border: 1px dashed var(--hairline);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
}

/* ============================================================
   Content page (page.html)
   ============================================================ */
.content {
    max-width: var(--wrap-narrow);
    margin-inline: auto;
    padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) var(--sp-8);
}
.content .page-title {
    font-size: var(--step-4);
    padding-bottom: var(--sp-5);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--oxblood);
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-7);
    max-width: none;
}

/* ============================================================
   Long-form prose (page body + article body)
   ============================================================ */
.prose { max-width: none; }
.prose > * + * { margin-top: var(--sp-7); }
/* First block never carries a top rule/gap — a heading leading the prose (e.g.
   guest-agreement's "The blueprint") otherwise draws a stray hairline under the title. */
.prose > :first-child { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; border-top: 0; }
.prose p { margin: 0; color: var(--paper); }
/* .prose p (0,1,1) outranks .prose > * + * (0,1,0), so consecutive paragraphs need
   their own higher-specificity rule or they collapse to zero gap and run together. */
.prose p + p { margin-top: var(--sp-6); }
.prose h2 {
    font-size: var(--step-3);
    margin-top: var(--sp-7);
    padding-top: var(--sp-5);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    line-height: 1.06;
}
.prose h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); margin-top: var(--sp-7); }
.prose a { color: var(--teal); text-decoration: underline; }
.prose a:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }
.prose ul, .prose ol { margin: var(--sp-5) 0; padding-left: 1.3rem; color: var(--paper); }
.prose li { margin-block: var(--sp-2); padding-left: var(--sp-2); }
.prose li::marker { color: var(--teal); }
.prose blockquote {
    margin: var(--sp-6) 0;
    padding: var(--sp-2) 0 var(--sp-2) var(--sp-5);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--paper);
}
.prose blockquote p { color: var(--paper); }
.prose code {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.86em;
    background: var(--navy-raised);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-radius: var(--r-1);
    padding: 0.1em 0.4em;
    color: var(--teal-lit);
}
.prose pre {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.86rem;
    background: var(--navy-950);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--teal-deep);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
    padding: var(--sp-5);
    overflow-x: auto;
    line-height: 1.55;
}
.prose pre code { background: none; border: none; padding: 0; color: var(--paper); }
.prose img {
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
    margin-block: var(--sp-6);
}
.prose hr { display: none; }

/* ============================================================
   Covenant — a charter of numbered articles
   ============================================================ */
.covenant-preamble {
    max-width: none;
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-8);
}
.covenant-lede {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: var(--step-3);
    line-height: 1.16;
    color: var(--paper);
    max-width: 24ch;
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-6);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.covenant-intro > * + * { margin-top: var(--sp-5); }
.covenant-intro p { margin: 0; color: var(--paper-dim); font-size: var(--step-0); line-height: 1.6; }
.covenant-intro strong { color: var(--paper); font-weight: 700; }

.covenant-clauses {
    list-style: none;
    counter-reset: clause;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.covenant-clause {
    counter-increment: clause;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 3.2rem minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
    padding-block: var(--sp-7);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.covenant-clause::before {
    content: counter(clause, decimal-leading-zero);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--teal);
    padding-top: 0.5rem;
}
.clause-body { max-width: none; }
.clause-title {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-4);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.clause-body p { margin: 0; color: var(--paper-dim); line-height: 1.6; }
.clause-body p + p { margin-top: var(--sp-6); }

.covenant-seal {
    margin-top: var(--sp-8);
    padding: clamp(1.75rem, 5vw, 3rem);
    background: var(--navy-surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
}
.seal-title {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    line-height: 1.12;
    color: var(--paper);
    max-width: 22ch;
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-4);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.seal-lede { margin: 0; color: var(--paper); font-size: var(--step-0); line-height: 1.6; }
.seal-pledges {
    list-style: none;
    margin: var(--sp-5) 0;
    padding: 0;
}
.seal-pledges li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: var(--sp-5);
    margin-block: var(--sp-3);
    color: var(--paper);
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.seal-pledges li::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0.62em;
    width: 0.7rem;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--oxblood-lit);
}
.seal-vow { margin: var(--sp-5) 0 0; color: var(--paper); line-height: 1.6; }
.seal-invite { margin: var(--sp-4) 0 0; color: var(--paper-dim); line-height: 1.6; }
.seal-invite a { color: var(--teal); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.seal-invite a:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }
.seal-signature {
    margin: var(--sp-6) 0 0;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .covenant-clause { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--sp-2); }
    .covenant-clause::before { padding-top: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   About — identity block + lexicon entry
   ============================================================ */
.about-opener { max-width: none; margin-bottom: var(--sp-8); }
.about-opener .about-lede { margin-bottom: var(--sp-5); }
.about-opener > p { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: 0; line-height: 1.6; }
.about-intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) clamp(10rem, 22vw, 14rem);
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
    align-items: start;
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-8);
}
.about-intro .about-lede { margin-bottom: var(--sp-5); }
.about-intro-text > p { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: 0 0 var(--sp-6); line-height: 1.6; }
.about-intro-text > p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.about-pull {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: var(--step-1);
    color: var(--paper) !important;
    margin-top: var(--sp-5) !important;
}
.about-portrait {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: var(--navy-surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
}
.about-portrait span {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-3);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    color: var(--hairline-strong);
}

.about-section { margin-top: var(--sp-8); }
.about-section > h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-3);
    line-height: 1.06;
    padding-top: var(--sp-6);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-5);
    max-width: 22ch;
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.about-section > p { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: 0 0 var(--sp-6); line-height: 1.6; max-width: none; }
.about-section > p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.about-section strong { color: var(--paper); }
.about-litany {
    list-style: none;
    margin: var(--sp-5) 0;
    padding: 0;
    max-width: none;
}
.about-litany li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: var(--sp-5);
    margin-block: var(--sp-3);
    color: var(--paper);
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.about-litany li::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0.62em;
    width: 0.7rem;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--oxblood-lit);
}
.about-close {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-1);
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--paper) !important;
    max-width: var(--measure);
}

.lexicon {
    margin: var(--sp-5) 0 var(--sp-6);
    padding: var(--sp-2) 0 var(--sp-2) var(--sp-5);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
    max-width: var(--measure);
}
.lexicon dd { margin: 0; }
.lex-word {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-2);
    color: var(--paper);
    line-height: 1.1;
}
.lex-pron {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    color: var(--teal);
    margin-left: 0.45rem;
}
.lex-pos {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    margin-right: 0.4rem;
}
.lex-sense { margin-top: var(--sp-3); color: var(--paper-dim); line-height: 1.6; }
.lex-note { margin-top: var(--sp-3); color: var(--paper-faint); font-style: italic; line-height: 1.55; }

/* ============================================================
   Steelman guide — straw/steel contrast + citation box
   ============================================================ */
.contrast {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: var(--sp-5);
    margin: var(--sp-6) 0;
}
.contrast-card {
    padding: var(--sp-5);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-top-width: 3px;
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
}
.contrast-card.is-straw { border-top-color: var(--oxblood); }
.contrast-card.is-steel { border-top-color: var(--teal); }
.contrast-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-3);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: var(--step-1);
    color: var(--paper);
}
.contrast-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--paper-dim); line-height: 1.6; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .contrast { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.cite-box {
    margin: var(--sp-7) 0;
    padding: var(--sp-5);
    background: var(--navy-surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--teal);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
}
.cite-box .cite-label {
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-3);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
}
.cite-box p { color: var(--paper-dim); font-size: var(--step--1); line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word; }

/* Episode format label (e.g. "Steelmanned") — mono kicker above the title */
.prose .ep-format {
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-2);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
}

/* ============================================================
   Guests — guarantee set + inquiry CTA
   ============================================================ */
.guarantees {
    margin: var(--sp-7) 0;
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
    background: var(--navy-surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
}
.guarantees-head h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-2); color: var(--paper); margin: 0; }
.guarantees-head p { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: var(--sp-3) 0 0; line-height: 1.6; }
.guarantees-head strong { color: var(--paper); }
.guarantee-list { list-style: none; counter-reset: guarantee; margin: var(--sp-5) 0 0; padding: 0; }
.guarantee {
    counter-increment: guarantee;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2.4rem minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: var(--sp-4);
    padding-block: var(--sp-5);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.guarantee::before {
    content: counter(guarantee, decimal-leading-zero);
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--teal);
    padding-top: 0.35rem;
}
.guarantee h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: var(--step-1);
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-3);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.guarantee p { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: 0; line-height: 1.6; }
.guarantee p + p { margin-top: var(--sp-5); }
.guarantee .staccato { color: var(--paper); }

.guest-cta {
    margin-top: var(--sp-8);
    padding-top: var(--sp-7);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--hairline-strong);
}
.guest-cta h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-3); color: var(--paper); margin: 0 0 var(--sp-5); max-width: 20ch; text-wrap: balance; }
.guest-cta > p { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: 0 0 var(--sp-6); line-height: 1.6; }
.guest-cta strong { color: var(--paper); }
.guest-scarcity {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--paper-faint) !important;
    padding-left: var(--sp-4);
    border-left: 2px solid var(--hairline-teal);
}
.form-slot {
    margin-top: var(--sp-6);
    min-height: 3rem;
}
.form-slot:empty::after {
    content: "Inquiry form loads here.";
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: var(--step--1);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--paper-ghost);
    padding: var(--sp-6);
    text-align: center;
    border: 1px dashed var(--hairline-strong);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
}
.form-reassure {
    margin-top: var(--sp-4) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    text-align: center;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .about-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .about-portrait { max-width: 12rem; }
    .guarantee { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--sp-2); }
    .guarantee::before { padding-top: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Article template
   ============================================================ */
.article-wrap {
    padding-block: var(--sp-6) var(--sp-8);
}
.breadcrumb {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    padding-block: var(--sp-4);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-7);
}
.breadcrumb a { color: var(--paper-dim); text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--teal-lit); }

.article-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
    align-items: start;
}
.article-main { min-width: 0; }
.article-header { margin-bottom: var(--sp-7); }
.article-eyebrow { margin-bottom: var(--sp-5); }
.article-title {
    font-size: var(--step-4);
    line-height: 1.02;
    max-width: 20ch;
}
.article-meta {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
    margin-top: var(--sp-5);
    padding-top: var(--sp-5);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.article-sidebar {
    position: sticky;
    top: 100px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: var(--sp-6);
}
.sidebar-card {
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--hairline-teal);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
    padding: var(--sp-5);
}
.sidebar-card h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-4);
    font-weight: 500;
}
.sidebar-card p { color: var(--paper-dim); font-size: var(--step--1); margin: 0; }

/* author card — collapses cleanly when empty */
.author-card {
    margin-top: var(--sp-8);
    padding-top: var(--sp-6);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--hairline-strong);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: var(--sp-5);
    align-items: start;
}
.author-card:has(.author-name:empty) { display: none; }
.author-glyph {
    width: 3.2rem;
    height: 3.2rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline-teal);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--oxblood);
    border-radius: var(--r-2);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
}
.author-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
    margin: 0 0 var(--sp-2);
}
.author-name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: var(--step-2); margin: 0; }
.author-bio { color: var(--paper-dim); margin: var(--sp-3) 0 0; font-size: var(--step-0); }

.readmore {
    margin-top: var(--sp-8);
    padding-top: var(--sp-6);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.readmore-label {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--paper-faint);
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-5);
}

.footnote-source {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    vertical-align: super;
}

/* ============================================================
   Responsive
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .newsletter-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .article-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .article-sidebar { position: static; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; }
    .sidebar-card { flex: 1 1 240px; }
    .ad-skyscraper { min-height: 120px; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .header-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: var(--sp-4); }
    .site-header { position: static; }
    .workbench-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--sp-3); }
    .wb-index { padding-top: 0; }
    .find-item { border-right: none; }
    .article-card { border-right: none; }
    .cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    * { transition: none !important; }
}