/* ============================================================
   CASSIA CAPITAL PARTNERS
   Southern Institutional design system, v2
   Palette and serif direction are client-approved brand facts.
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- Fonts ---------- */
@font-face {
  font-family: "Newsreader";
  src: url("assets/fonts/newsreader-var.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 200 800;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Newsreader";
  src: url("assets/fonts/newsreader-var-italic.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 200 800;
  font-style: italic;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Jost";
  src: url("assets/fonts/jost-var.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 100 900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Jost";
  src: url("assets/fonts/jost-var-italic.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 100 900;
  font-style: italic;
  font-display: swap;
}

/* ---------- Tokens ---------- */
:root {
  --paper: #fcfaf4;
  --paper-deep: #f5f0e4;
  --ink: #0a2c52;
  --ink-deep: #071f3b;
  --ink-night: #061a31;
  --paper-on-ink: #f3eddd;
  --graphite: #2a2c2e;
  --muted: #625f57;
  --brass: #93672a;
  --brass-bright: #b98a41;
  --line: #e5dcc8;
  --line-dark: #cabb9e;
  --shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(38, 30, 16, 0.09);
  --serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Jost", "Avenir Next", "Century Gothic", sans-serif;
  --shell: min(1240px, calc(100vw - clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px)));
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
}

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

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 90px;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--graphite);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* warm wash, kept out of any stacking context so multiply blends work */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 4%, rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.02), transparent 30rem),
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 2%, rgba(10, 44, 82, 0.02), transparent 26rem);
}

/* paper grain: fixed overlay, above content, pointer-transparent */
body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 90;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.28;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.46 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0.31 0 0 0 0.05 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='240' height='240' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

h1, h2, h3, p, ul, figure { margin: 0; }
ul { padding: 0; list-style: none; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }

.shell { width: var(--shell); margin-inline: auto; }
.shell-narrow { width: min(920px, calc(100vw - clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px))); margin-inline: auto; }

.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: 1rem; top: -3rem;
  z-index: 100; padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.85rem;
  transition: top 160ms;
}
.skip-link:focus-visible { top: 1rem; }

::selection { background: rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.22); }

/* ---------- Type utilities ---------- */
.section-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.4vw, 4.1rem);
  line-height: 1.03;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.text-link {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--brass);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.35);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: color 180ms, border-color 180ms;
}
.text-link:hover, .text-link:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }
.text-link-light { color: var(--brass-bright); border-color: rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.45); }
.text-link-light:hover, .text-link-light:focus-visible { color: var(--paper-on-ink); border-color: var(--paper-on-ink); }

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2.2rem;
  padding: 1.02rem 1.35rem 1.06rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: transform 200ms var(--ease-out), box-shadow 200ms, background 200ms;
}
.button-ink {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fdfcf8;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(10, 44, 82, 0.16);
}
.button-ink:hover, .button-ink:focus-visible {
  background: var(--ink-deep);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(10, 44, 82, 0.24);
}
.button:active { transform: scale(0.985); }
.button-arrow { transition: transform 200ms var(--ease-out); }
.button:hover .button-arrow, .button:focus-visible .button-arrow { transform: translateX(6px); }

/* ============================================================
   HEADER
   ============================================================ */
.header-sentinel { position: absolute; top: 0; height: 1px; width: 1px; }

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(252, 250, 244, 0.86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: box-shadow 220ms, background 220ms;
}
.site-header.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(252, 250, 244, 0.94);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(38, 30, 16, 0.06);
}

.header-inner {
  width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  height: 76px;
  transition: height 220ms;
}
.site-header.is-scrolled .header-inner { height: 62px; }

.site-header .brand {
  width: clamp(120px, 11vw, 152px);
  background: var(--ink);
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/cassia-wordmark.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/cassia-wordmark.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  transition: width 220ms;
}
.site-header .brand img { display: block; width: 100%; opacity: 0; }
.site-header.is-scrolled .brand { width: clamp(108px, 9vw, 128px); }

.primary-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2.6rem);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 450;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.primary-nav a { position: relative; padding-block: 0.5rem; }
.primary-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; bottom: 0.15rem;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right center;
  transition: transform 240ms var(--ease-out);
}
.primary-nav a:hover::after, .primary-nav a:focus-visible::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left center;
}

.header-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.6rem; }

.login-link {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 450;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color 180ms;
}
.login-link:hover, .login-link:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); }
.header-cta { padding: 0.72rem 1.15rem 0.76rem 1.3rem; gap: 0; font-size: 0.85rem; box-shadow: none; }

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  padding: 12px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.menu-bar { display: block; height: 1px; background: var(--ink); margin: 5px 0; }

.mobile-nav {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 0.75rem clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px) 1.4rem;
}
.mobile-nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.mobile-nav .mobile-cta { color: var(--brass); font-weight: 500; border-bottom: 0; }

/* ============================================================
   HERO
   ============================================================ */
.hero { position: relative; overflow: visible; }

/* the copy column stays on the shell grid; the art column is allowed
   to run toward the right edge of the viewport so the engraving has
   enough width to stand at full height */
.hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  width: calc(var(--shell) + (100vw - var(--shell)) / 2);
  margin-left: calc((100vw - var(--shell)) / 2);
  margin-right: 0;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.84fr) minmax(420px, 1.16fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 4rem);
  min-height: min(calc(100dvh - 76px), 940px);
}

.hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: clamp(80px, 12vh, 140px) 0 4rem;
}

.hero-title {
  font-weight: 430;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.35vw, 4.05rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 19ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
  padding-bottom: 0.15em;
}
.hero-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 420;
  color: var(--brass);
}

.hero-sub {
  max-width: 44ch;
  margin: 2rem 0 2.5rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.3vw, 1.22rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* the entrance stands on the ground line and rises to meet the
   first line of the headline.
   NOTE: no z-index here; a stacking context would isolate the
   mix-blend-mode and bring back the white box around the engraving. */
.hero-art {
  align-self: stretch;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-top: clamp(24px, 4vh, 48px);
  padding-right: clamp(20px, 4.5vw, 84px);
}
.hero-art img,
.hero-art canvas {
  height: 100%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: bottom;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  filter: contrast(1.02);
}

/* the ground the house sits on */
.hero-ground { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.hero-ground-inner {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 0.7rem 0 0.9rem;
}
.hero-caption {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 450;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .hero-copy > * {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(22px);
    animation: rise 900ms var(--ease-out) forwards;
  }
  .hero-copy > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 120ms; }
  .hero-copy > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 240ms; }
  .hero-art img {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(40px);
    animation: rise 1200ms var(--ease-out) 200ms forwards;
  }
  .hero-caption { opacity: 0; animation: fade 800ms ease 1000ms forwards; }
}
@keyframes rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
@keyframes fade { to { opacity: 1; } }

/* ============================================================
   AUDIENCE INDEX
   ============================================================ */
.audiences {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem) 0 clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.02), transparent 10rem),
    var(--paper);
}

.section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(2.8rem, 5.5vw, 4.6rem); }

.serve-title .title-turn {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--brass);
}

.audience-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(300px, 0.75fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.audience-index { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

.audience-row {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.6rem 0.75rem 1.7rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.audience-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }

/* ghost numeral, engraved-scale */
.audience-ghost {
  position: absolute;
  right: 2.4rem;
  top: 50%;
  z-index: -1;
  transform: translateY(-46%);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 8.5vw, 8rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(10, 44, 82, 0.05);
  transition: color 400ms, transform 600ms var(--ease-out);
}

.audience-name {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 440;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.9rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--ink);
  transform: translateX(0);
  transition: color 240ms, transform 420ms var(--ease-out);
}
.audience-name .amp {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 350;
  color: var(--brass);
}

/* description folds open on the active row */
.audience-desc {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  transition: grid-template-rows 520ms var(--ease-out), opacity 420ms ease, margin-top 520ms var(--ease-out);
  opacity: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.audience-desc > span {
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
  max-width: 54ch;
  font-size: 0.99rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.audience-row.is-active .audience-desc {
  grid-template-rows: 1fr;
  opacity: 1;
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
}

.audience-arrow {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--line-dark);
  transition: color 240ms, transform 320ms var(--ease-out);
}

.audience-row:hover .audience-name,
.audience-row:focus-visible .audience-name,
.audience-row.is-active .audience-name { color: var(--brass); transform: translateX(10px); }

.audience-row:hover .audience-arrow,
.audience-row:focus-visible .audience-arrow,
.audience-row.is-active .audience-arrow { color: var(--brass); transform: translateX(6px); }

.audience-row:hover .audience-ghost,
.audience-row.is-active .audience-ghost { color: rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.12); transform: translateY(-46%) translateX(-8px); }

/* the doorway: arch-framed engraving, crossfades per row.
   Static, top-aligned with the index rows per client feedback. */
.audience-visual { padding-top: 0.4rem; }

.arch {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 999px 999px 0 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 6px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.audience-frame { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4.15; }
.audience-frame img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(1.06);
  transition: opacity 640ms ease, transform 1500ms var(--ease-out);
}
.audience-frame img.is-showing { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }

.frame-caption {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ============================================================
   THE CASSIA STANDARD : NAVY CHAPTER
   ============================================================ */
.standard {
  position: relative;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 8%, rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.08), transparent 34rem),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 96%, rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.05), transparent 30rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-deep), var(--ink-night));
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
  padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  overflow: clip;
}

/* oil sheen: slow caustic light moving through the ink. Pure CSS:
   two large blurred glows drifting on long alternating loops, riding
   a sticky viewport-sized layer while the chapter scrolls. No WebGL,
   works everywhere; reduced-motion gets the static glows. */
.standard-sheen {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  height: 100vh;
  margin-bottom: -100vh;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  overflow: hidden;
}
/* the oil surfaces are wave simulations painted into these canvases
   at low res (see "Oil surfaces" in script.js); a light blur hides
   the grid while keeping ripple crests crisp enough to read as
   liquid. .standard-sheen rides sticky on the tall chapter; the
   .oil-layer covers each navy band. */
.standard-sheen canvas,
.oil-layer canvas {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  filter: blur(5px) saturate(1.12);
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.oil-layer {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.band-standard,
.independence { position: relative; }
.band-standard > .shell,
.independence > .shell { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.standard > .shell { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* plumb line: drawn by scroll progress through the chapter */
.standard-plumb {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 auto 0 50%;
  width: 1px;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}
.plumb-line {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.55) 6%, rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.55));
  transform-origin: top center;
  transform: scaleY(var(--plumb, 0));
}
/* the oil droplet that leads the line: the exact glyph from the
   wordmark's A, recolored via mask */
.plumb-bob {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(var(--plumb, 0) * 100%);
  left: 50%;
  width: 17px; height: 25px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -8px);
  background: var(--brass-bright);
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 9px rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.55));
}

.standard-open { max-width: 60ch; margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); }

.standard-heading {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.standard-intro {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.9vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 330;
  color: rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.85);
}

.standard-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 7rem);
  align-items: start;
}

/* stretch is load-bearing: the rail must span the full height of the
   steps column, or the sticky word has no track to travel and never
   pins or swaps */
.standard-rail { position: relative; align-self: stretch; }
.standard-rail-inner {
  position: sticky;
  top: clamp(140px, 30vh, 260px);
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
}

/* one giant word at a time */
.standard-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem);
}
.stage-word {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 380;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 6.8vw, 6.4rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity 480ms ease, transform 640ms var(--ease-out);
  pointer-events: none;
  padding-bottom: 0.1em;
}
.stage-word.is-active { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

.stage-count {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 450;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.9);
}

.standard-steps { position: relative; }

.standard-step {
  min-height: 52vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 2rem 0 2rem clamp(0rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.14);
}
.standard-step:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.14); }

.step-name {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.step-question {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 340;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.5vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.24;
  color: rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.94);
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.standard-close {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
}

/* ============================================================
   WHAT WE BELIEVE : THE CREED
   ============================================================ */
.beliefs {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem) 0 clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.025), transparent 8rem),
    var(--paper-deep);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.beliefs-title { margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); }

.creed-block { max-width: 100%; }

.creed-word {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 420;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 8.5vw, 7.6rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
}

.creed-copy {
  max-width: 52ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.5vw, 1.32rem);
  line-height: 1.66;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.creed-copy em { font-style: italic; color: var(--brass); }

.creed-refusals {
  max-width: 30ch;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 420;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* second block pushes right for rhythm */
.creed-block-right {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  text-align: right;
}

.creed-divider {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  margin: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0;
}
.creed-divider .rule {
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line-dark);
}
.creed-divider .droplet {
  width: 12px; height: 17px;
  background: var(--brass);
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.8;
}

/* ============================================================
   PROOF : THE DOOR
   ============================================================ */
.proof {
  padding: clamp(5.5rem, 9vw, 9rem) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.proof-grid-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.proof-frame { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; max-width: 400px; margin-inline: auto; }
.proof-frame img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 42%;
  transform: scale(1.04);
  transform-origin: 50% 45%;
  transition: transform 3s var(--ease-out);
}
.proof-art:hover .proof-frame img { transform: scale(1.1); }

.frame-caption {
  margin-top: 1.15rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.proof-title { margin-bottom: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem); }
.proof-title .title-turn {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--brass);
}

.proof-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.proof-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.6rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.55rem 0.25rem 1.6rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.9vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 420ms var(--ease-out);
}
.proof-list li:hover { transform: translateX(10px); }

.proof-ord {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--brass);
}

/* ============================================================
   CLOSING : WINSTON-SALEM
   ============================================================ */
.closing {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--paper), #faf6ec);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.closing-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

.closing-line {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 3.2rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin-bottom: 2.4rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.closing-line em { color: var(--brass); font-weight: 430; }

/* the city, edge to edge, rising into view */
.closing-skyline {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}
.closing-skyline img {
  width: 100%;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 16%, #000 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 16%, #000 100%);
}

/* the city assembles: JS slices the engraving into strips that rise
   off the ground line, then the brass dawn washes up behind them.
   overflow: hidden clips the rise without creating a stacking
   context, so the strips' multiply blend still reaches the paper. */
.skyline-strips {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 2200 / 962;
}
.skyline-strip {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: calc(100% / 14 + 0.5px);
  background-size: 1400% 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  filter: contrast(1.02);
  transform: translateY(101%);
  transition: transform 950ms var(--ease-out);
}
.skyline-strips.is-built .skyline-strip { transform: translateY(0); }

.skyline-dawn {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(58% 72% at 50% 100%,
    rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.24) 0%,
    rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.08) 45%,
    transparent 72%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1500ms ease 1150ms;
}
.skyline-strips.is-built .skyline-dawn { opacity: 1; }

.skyline-strips.no-motion .skyline-strip,
.skyline-strips.no-motion .skyline-dawn { transition: none; }

.closing-ground { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.closing-ground-inner {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.7rem 0 0.9rem;
}

/* ============================================================
   INTERIOR PAGES
   ============================================================ */
.primary-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left center; }
.mobile-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--brass); }

/* --- page hero: the house spans the section, copy floats in a
   framed card over the engraving's sky --- */
.page-hero-stage {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: clamp(2rem, 4vh, 3.5rem);
}
.page-hero-house {
  display: block;
  width: min(100%, 1500px);
  margin-inline: auto;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  filter: contrast(1.02);
}
.page-hero-stage .shell {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.page-hero-card {
  pointer-events: auto;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-58%);
  max-width: min(500px, 44vw);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem) clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.5rem);
  background: rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.94);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 5px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.page-card-title {
  font-weight: 440;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.1em;
}
.page-card-title em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 420; color: var(--brass); }
.page-card-sub {
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.15vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .page-hero-card {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(calc(-58% + 22px));
    animation: card-rise 900ms var(--ease-out) 150ms forwards;
  }
  .page-hero-house {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(30px);
    animation: rise 1100ms var(--ease-out) forwards;
  }
}
@keyframes card-rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-58%); } }

/* --- origin --- */
.origin {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.02), transparent 10rem),
    var(--paper-deep);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem) 0;
}
.origin-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.origin-title { max-width: 16ch; }
.origin-copy p {
  max-width: 54ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.origin-copy p + p { margin-top: 1.4rem; }

/* --- the cassia name --- */
.name-story { padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem) 0; }
.name-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.name-frame { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; max-width: 400px; margin-inline: auto; }
.name-frame img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.name-copy .section-title { margin-bottom: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); }
.name-prose p {
  max-width: 54ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.name-prose p + p { margin-top: 1.3rem; }

/* --- independence: an inscription in the navy --- */
.independence {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.09), transparent 34rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-deep), var(--ink-night));
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.independence-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}
.independence-drop {
  width: 14px; height: 20px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  background: var(--brass-bright);
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.5));
}
.refusal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  width: 100%;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16);
}
.refusal-grid li {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem) 1.2rem;
}
.refusal-grid li + li { border-left: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16); }
.refusal-no {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 360;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
}
.refusal-item {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 380;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
}
.independence-copy {
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  max-width: 44ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.82);
}
.independence-copy em { font-style: italic; color: var(--brass-bright); }

/* --- team --- */
.team { padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem) 0; }
.team-title { margin-bottom: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.2rem); }
.team-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  max-width: 62rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.team-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}
.team-portrait {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 3.7;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}
.team-portrait img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center bottom;
  background: #fff;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.04);
}
/* placeholder medallion until real hedcut portraits arrive */
.portrait-placeholder {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 30%, rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.05), transparent 16rem),
    #fffefb;
}
.portrait-drop {
  width: 16px; height: 23px;
  background: var(--line-dark);
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
}
.portrait-initials {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.6vw, 2.5rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--line-dark);
}
.team-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 460;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.8vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.team-role {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.team-role-pending { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
.team-bio {
  font-size: 0.97rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.team-profile-trigger {
  width: fit-content;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 0.45rem 0 0.2rem;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 180ms, border-color 180ms, transform 280ms var(--ease-out);
}
.team-profile-trigger span { color: var(--brass); }
.team-card.has-profile:hover .team-profile-trigger,
.team-profile-trigger:focus-visible {
  color: var(--brass);
  border-color: var(--brass);
  transform: translateX(4px);
}
.team-profile-trigger:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 5px; }

body.profile-open { overflow: hidden; }
.profile-dialog {
  width: min(980px, calc(100vw - 2rem));
  max-height: min(820px, calc(100dvh - 2rem));
  margin: auto;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.38);
  outline-offset: 6px;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 90px rgba(22, 31, 37, 0.34);
  overflow: auto;
}
.profile-dialog::backdrop {
  background: rgba(17, 28, 35, 0.78);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.profile-dialog[open] { animation: profile-enter 420ms var(--ease-out) both; }
@keyframes profile-enter {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px) scale(0.985); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}
.profile-dialog-close {
  position: sticky;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 1.15rem;
  display: block;
  width: fit-content;
  margin: 1.15rem 1.15rem 0 auto;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem;
  border: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.profile-dialog-close:hover,
.profile-dialog-close:focus-visible { color: var(--brass); }
.profile-dialog-close:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 2px; }
.profile-dialog-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem) clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.profile-dialog-portrait {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 3.7;
  background: #fff;
}
.profile-dialog-portrait img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center bottom;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.04);
}
.profile-dialog-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.profile-dialog-name {
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  line-height: 0.96;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.profile-dialog-role {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.profile-dialog-bio { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.profile-dialog-bio p {
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.25vw, 1.12rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.profile-dialog-bio p + p { margin-top: 1rem; }
.profile-dialog-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem 1.5rem; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.profile-dialog-links a {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.profile-dialog-links a:hover,
.profile-dialog-links a:focus-visible { color: var(--brass); border-color: var(--brass); }

/* --- split hero: copy left, engraving standing on the ground --- */
.split-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(360px, 0.95fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 4.5rem);
  min-height: min(calc(72dvh - 76px), 620px);
}
.split-hero-copy { align-self: center; padding: 3.5rem 0 3.5rem; }
.split-hero-art { align-self: end; }
.split-hero-art img {
  width: min(100%, 560px);
  margin-inline: auto;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  filter: contrast(1.02);
}
.split-hero-art img[src*="boardroom-perspectives"] { width: min(100%, 620px); }
.perspectives-page-hero .split-hero-art {
  align-self: center;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.split-hero-copy .hero-sub { margin-bottom: 0; }
.split-hero-copy .hero-sub + .hero-sub { margin-top: 1.1rem; }

/* --- intro prose block --- */
.intro-block { padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) 0; }
.intro-prose {
  max-width: 62ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.5vw, 1.32rem);
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.intro-prose p + p { margin-top: 1.3rem; }
.intro-prose .intro-close { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink); }
.conversation-welcome {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* --- principles / distinctives: 2x2 inscription grid --- */
.principles {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.02), transparent 8rem),
    var(--paper-deep);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
}
.principles-title { margin-bottom: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 3.6rem); }
.principles-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}
.principles-grid > article {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
}
.principle-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}
.principles-grid p {
  max-width: 44ch;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.64;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --- audience chapters (who we serve) --- */
.chapter {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) 0;
}
.chapter-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.chapter-media { position: sticky; top: 104px; }
.chapter-frame { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; max-width: 380px; }
.chapter-frame img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.chapter-numeral {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.chapter-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
}
.chapter-lead {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.1vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--brass);
  max-width: 30ch;
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
}
.chapter-copy p {
  max-width: 58ch;
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: var(--graphite);
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.chapter-copy p + p { margin-top: 1.15rem; }
.help-list { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.help-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
  gap: 1rem 2rem;
  padding: 1.3rem 0.25rem 1.35rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.help-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.help-desc { font-size: 0.99rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); }

/* --- the standard, expanded (how we work) --- */
.stages { padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem) 0; }
.stages-title { margin-bottom: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 4.4rem); }
.stage-list { position: relative; }
.stage-list::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 7px;
  top: 0.5rem;
  bottom: 0.5rem;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--brass) 0%, rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.25) 100%);
}
.stage-list li {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.62fr) minmax(0, 1.38fr);
  gap: 1rem 2.5rem;
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.2vw, 2.8rem) 0 clamp(1.8rem, 3.2vw, 2.8rem) clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
}
.stage-list li + li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.stage-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: clamp(2.1rem, 3.5vw, 3.1rem);
  width: 15px; height: 21px;
  background: var(--brass);
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
}
.stage-word-big {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 420;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.stage-desc {
  max-width: 54ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.66;
  color: var(--graphite);
}

/* --- document pages (compliance) --- */
.doc-main { padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); }
.doc-shell { width: min(760px, calc(100vw - clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px))); margin-inline: auto; }
.doc-title { margin-bottom: 1.8rem; max-width: 18ch; }
.doc-body p {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.doc-body p + p { margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.doc-body h2 { margin: 2.8rem 0 1rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; }
.doc-body h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.doc-body h3 { margin: 2rem 0 1rem; }
.doc-body a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 0.2em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.doc-body ul, .doc-body ol { padding-left: 1.5rem; margin: 1.2rem 0; line-height: 1.7; }
.doc-body blockquote { border-left: 2px solid var(--brass); padding-left: 1.5rem; margin: 1.5rem 0; }
.doc-note {
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.4rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brass);
  background: rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.05);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --- perspectives archive (CMS-driven) --- */
.archive { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem); }
.publication-feature {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  min-height: 20rem;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 6px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 18%, rgba(196, 154, 82, 0.12), transparent 18rem),
    var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.publication-feature::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  bottom: -3rem;
  width: clamp(8rem, 17vw, 13rem);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(196, 154, 82, 0.34);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.2rem rgba(196, 154, 82, 0.04);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.publication-feature-meta {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
}
.publication-feature-title {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  max-width: 17ch;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
}
.publication-feature-summary {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  max-width: 58ch;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.74);
}
.publication-feature-action {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  transition: transform 320ms var(--ease-out);
}
a.publication-feature:hover .publication-feature-action,
a.publication-feature:focus-visible .publication-feature-action { transform: translateX(8px); }
a.publication-feature:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--brass-bright); outline-offset: 4px; }
.archive-heading {
  margin: clamp(3.2rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.archive-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.archive-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.3fr) minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem 2rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 0.25rem 1.6rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  transition: transform 420ms var(--ease-out);
}
a.archive-row:hover, a.archive-row:focus-visible { transform: translateX(10px); }
.archive-date {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.archive-date > span:last-child { color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.archive-type { color: var(--brass); }
.archive-body { display: block; }
.archive-title {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.archive-summary {
  display: block;
  max-width: 56ch;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.99rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.archive-arrow {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--line-dark);
  transition: color 220ms, transform 320ms var(--ease-out);
}
a.archive-row:hover .archive-arrow, a.archive-row:focus-visible .archive-arrow {
  color: var(--brass);
}

/* --- contact --- */
.contact-section { padding: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); }
.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(340px, 1.05fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.contact-details { margin-top: 2.4rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); padding-top: 1.8rem; }
.contact-details p { font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--graphite); }
.contact-details p + p { margin-top: 1rem; }
.contact-details a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); transition: color 180ms, border-color 180ms; }
.contact-details a:hover { color: var(--brass); border-color: var(--brass); }

.form-panel {
  background: #fffefb;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 5px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
}
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.45rem; }
.field + .field { margin-top: 1.15rem; }
.field label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--graphite);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
}
.field textarea { min-height: 130px; resize: vertical; }
.field input:focus-visible, .field select:focus-visible, .field textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--brass);
  outline-offset: 1px;
}
.form-submit { margin-top: 1.5rem; width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }

/* --- client login --- */
.login-section { padding: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); }
.login-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(300px, 0.95fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.portal-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.portal-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.7rem 0.5rem 1.75rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 220ms;
}
.portal-link .audience-arrow { font-size: 1.4rem; }
.portal-link:hover, .portal-link:focus-visible { color: var(--brass); }
.portal-link:hover .audience-arrow { color: var(--brass); transform: translateX(6px); }
.portal-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.45rem; }
.portal-copy small {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.portal-link.is-disabled { color: var(--muted); cursor: default; }
.portal-status {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.login-art img { mix-blend-mode: multiply; width: min(100%, 480px); margin-inline: auto; }

/* --- distinctives: horizontal plate gallery --- */
.scroller-section { overflow: hidden; }

.scroller-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
}
.scroller-controls { display: flex; gap: 0.7rem; padding-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.scroll-btn {
  width: 48px; height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--brass);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 200ms, color 200ms, background 200ms, opacity 200ms;
}
.scroll-btn:hover:not(:disabled), .scroll-btn:focus-visible:not(:disabled) {
  border-color: var(--brass);
  background: rgba(147, 103, 42, 0.06);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.scroll-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.3; cursor: default; }

.plate-scroller {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  padding: 0.6rem calc((100vw - var(--shell)) / 2) 1rem;
  scroll-padding-left: calc((100vw - var(--shell)) / 2);
  scrollbar-width: none;
}
.plate-scroller::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }

.plate-card {
  scroll-snap-align: start;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: clamp(300px, 32vw, 420px);
  padding: clamp(2.2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem) clamp(1.6rem, 2.5vw, 2.4rem);
  text-align: center;
  background: #fffefb;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 5px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
/* transparent medallion: the engraving multiplies straight onto the
   page behind it, so no white disc appears around the artwork */
.emblem {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: clamp(96px, 9vw, 124px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 5px;
}
.emblem img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  filter: contrast(1.03);
}
.emblem-ph {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.emblem-ph::before {
  content: "";
  width: 14px; height: 20px;
  background: var(--line-dark);
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
}
.plate-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.6vw, 1.4rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.plate-card p {
  max-width: 32ch;
  margin-inline: auto;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --- beliefs accordion --- */
.beliefs-title { margin-bottom: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 3.6rem); }

.accordion { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.acc-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }

.acc-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem);
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem) 0.25rem clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem) 0;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  font: inherit;
}

.acc-emblem {
  width: clamp(64px, 6vw, 84px);
  margin: 0;
}

.acc-word {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 440;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.9rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 240ms, transform 420ms var(--ease-out);
}
.acc-head:hover .acc-word,
.acc-head:focus-visible .acc-word,
.acc-item.is-open .acc-word { color: var(--brass); }
.acc-head:hover .acc-word { transform: translateX(8px); }

/* plus that becomes minus */
.acc-toggle {
  position: relative;
  width: 40px; height: 40px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: 50%;
  transition: border-color 240ms;
}
.acc-toggle::before, .acc-toggle::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 14px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: transform 360ms var(--ease-out);
}
.acc-toggle::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg); }
.acc-item.is-open .acc-toggle::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg); }
.acc-head:hover .acc-toggle { border-color: var(--brass); }

.acc-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  transition: grid-template-rows 560ms var(--ease-out);
}
.acc-item.is-open .acc-panel { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.acc-panel-inner {
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-left: calc(clamp(64px, 6vw, 84px) + clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem));
}
.acc-panel-inner p {
  max-width: 58ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: var(--graphite);
  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.acc-panel-inner p:last-child { padding-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2rem); }
.acc-panel-inner p em { font-style: italic; color: var(--brass); }
.acc-panel-inner .acc-refusals {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.6vw, 1.4rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* --- wider plates (beliefs): ~1.5 visible at desktop --- */
.plate-card-wide { width: clamp(360px, 56vw, 760px); }
.plate-card-wide .plate-name {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.plate-card-wide p { max-width: 44ch; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.plate-refusals {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.4vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.plate-card p em, .plate-refusals em { font-style: italic; color: var(--brass); }

/* --- navy inscription band with copy (shared standard) --- */
.band-standard {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(185, 138, 65, 0.09), transparent 34rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-deep), var(--ink-night));
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.band-standard-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.band-standard .independence-drop { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.band-standard-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 420;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 3.6rem);
}
.band-standard-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  width: 100%;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16);
  text-align: left;
}
.band-standard-grid > article {
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem) clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
}
.band-standard-grid > article + article { border-left: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16); }
.band-cell-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 430;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--paper-on-ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.band-standard-grid p {
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.72);
}

/* --- skyline-only closing --- */
.closing-quiet { padding-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }

/* --- simple cta band --- */
.cta-band {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.cta-band-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }

/* ============================================================
   REVEAL
   ============================================================ */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity 800ms var(--ease-out), transform 800ms var(--ease-out);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--stagger, 0) * 90ms);
}
/* end at transform: none, not translateY(0): a kept transform creates a
   stacking context that isolates mix-blend-mode on child engravings and
   puts white boxes around them */
.reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */
.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) 0 0;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 1.8fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.footer-wordmark { mix-blend-mode: multiply; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }

.footer-address, .footer-contact {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.footer-address { margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.footer-contact a { transition: color 180ms; }
.footer-contact a:hover, .footer-contact a:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); }

.footer-nav {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem;
}

.footer-col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.7rem; }

.footer-col-title {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.footer-col a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 420;
  color: var(--graphite);
  width: fit-content;
  transition: color 180ms;
}
.footer-col a:hover, .footer-col a:focus-visible { color: var(--brass); }

.footer-base {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-block: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
}
.footer-base p {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 420;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .primary-nav { display: none; }
  .header-actions .login-link { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .header-actions { display: none; }
  .menu-toggle { display: block; }
  .mobile-nav.is-open { display: flex; }

  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    width: var(--shell);
    margin-inline: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .hero-copy { padding: 3rem 0 1.5rem; }
  .hero-art { align-self: auto; display: block; padding-top: 0; }
  .hero-art img, .hero-art canvas { height: auto; width: min(100%, 560px); margin: 0 auto; }
  .hero-ground-inner { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }

  .audience-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .audience-visual { display: none; }
  .audience-desc { grid-template-rows: 1fr; opacity: 1; margin-top: 0.8rem; }
  .audience-ghost { right: 0.5rem; }

  .standard-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .standard-rail { display: none; }
  .standard-plumb { display: none; }
  .standard-step { min-height: 0; padding: 2.2rem 0; }

  .creed-block-right { align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; }

  .split-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .split-hero-copy { padding: 3rem 0 1.5rem; }
  .split-hero-art img { width: min(100%, 520px); }

  .principles-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .plate-card { width: min(78vw, 340px); }
  .plate-card-wide { width: min(84vw, 380px); }
  .scroller-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1.2rem; }
  .band-standard-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .band-standard-grid > article:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .band-standard-grid > article:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16); }
  .chapter-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .chapter-media { position: static; }
  .chapter-frame { max-width: 320px; }
  .help-list li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.4rem; }
  .stage-list li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.7rem; }
  .archive-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 0.5rem 1rem; }
  .archive-date { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .login-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .login-art { order: 2; }

  .page-hero-stage .shell { position: static; }
  .page-hero-card {
    position: static;
    transform: none;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0 0 2rem;
    animation: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .refusal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .refusal-grid li:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .refusal-grid li:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16); }
  .origin-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .name-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .name-art { order: 2; }
  .name-frame { max-width: 320px; }
  .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .profile-dialog-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr); gap: 2.2rem; }

  .proof-grid-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .proof-art { order: 2; }
  .proof-frame { max-width: 320px; }

  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .footer-nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .team-card { max-width: 25rem; width: 100%; margin-inline: auto; }
  .profile-dialog { width: calc(100vw - 1rem); max-height: calc(100dvh - 1rem); }
  .profile-dialog-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; padding-inline: 1.4rem; }
  .profile-dialog-portrait { width: min(72%, 290px); margin-inline: auto; }
  .profile-dialog-name { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 12vw, 3.4rem); }
  .publication-feature { min-height: 23rem; }
  .band-standard-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .band-standard-grid > article + article { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 237, 221, 0.16); }
  .hero-title { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 9.2vw, 2.7rem); }
  .button { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }
  .header-cta { width: auto; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 1ms !important;
    transition-duration: 1ms !important;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   PERSPECTIVES — long-form article pages
   A printed market letter rendered for the screen: one measured
   column, engraved plates allowed to break wider than the text,
   and the brand droplet as the end mark.
   ============================================================ */

.shell-read {
  width: min(720px, calc(100vw - clamp(32px, 8vw, 88px)));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

/* thin brass rule that tracks reading position */
.reading-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  z-index: 60;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: transparent;
}
.reading-progress span {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass), var(--brass-bright));
  transition: width 90ms linear;
}

/* --- header --- */
.perspective-head {
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) 0 clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
}
.perspective-back {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color 200ms;
}
.perspective-back:hover, .perspective-back:focus-visible { color: var(--brass); }
.perspective-kicker {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.perspective-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 430;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5.2vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.perspective-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.meta-dot {
  width: 3px; height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--line-dark);
}

/* --- body --- */
.perspective-body p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.35vw, 1.19rem);
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.perspective-body em { font-style: italic; }
.perspective-body strong {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* the opening paragraph carries the article */
.perspective-lede p {
  font-size: clamp(1.24rem, 1.8vw, 1.44rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.perspective-lede p::first-letter {
  float: left;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 420;
  font-size: 3.6em;
  line-height: 0.82;
  margin: 0.08em 0.09em 0 0;
  color: var(--brass);
}

/* --- engraved plates: break wider than the measure --- */
.perspective-plate {
  margin: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.75rem) 0;
  width: min(calc(100vw - clamp(32px, 8vw, 88px)), 980px);
  margin-left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.perspective-plate img {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 5px;
  background: #fffefb;
}
.perspective-plate figcaption {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
/* an unfilled slot takes no space until an engraving is added */
.perspective-plate.is-empty { display: none; }

/* --- end mark and disclosure --- */
.perspective-endmark {
  margin: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem) auto clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  width: 13px; height: 19px;
  background: var(--brass);
  -webkit-mask: url("../assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("../assets/img/brand-drop.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.75;
}
.perspective-disclosure {
  padding-top: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --- previous / next --- */
.perspective-nav {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}
.perspective-nav-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.perspective-jump { display: block; }
.perspective-jump.next { text-align: right; }
.jump-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.jump-title {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 200ms;
}
a.perspective-jump:hover .jump-title,
a.perspective-jump:focus-visible .jump-title { color: var(--brass); }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .perspective-nav-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .perspective-jump.next { text-align: left; }
  .perspective-plate { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; transform: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reading-progress span { transition: none; }
}

/* Lists an editor pastes or types into an article */
.perspective-body ul,
.perspective-body ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
  list-style: disc;
}
.perspective-body ol { list-style: decimal; }
.perspective-body li {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.35vw, 1.19rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  padding-left: 0.3rem;
}
.perspective-body li::marker { color: var(--brass); }
/* safety net if a pasted list item still carries its own paragraph */
.perspective-body li > p { margin: 0; }

/* Images placed inside an article by an editor. Same treatment as the
   reserved plates: allowed to break wider than the reading column. */
.perspective-body figure {
  margin: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.75rem) 0;
  width: min(calc(100vw - clamp(32px, 8vw, 88px)), 980px);
  margin-left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.perspective-body figure img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 5px;
  background: #fffefb;
}
.perspective-body figcaption {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .perspective-body figure { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; transform: none; }
}

/* The article's header image: the first thing after the title block. */
.perspective-hero {
  width: min(calc(100vw - clamp(32px, 8vw, 88px)), 1100px);
  margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);
}
.perspective-hero img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline-offset: 5px;
  background: #fffefb;
}
.perspective-hero figcaption {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* Portal providers may supply a separate sign-in page for small screens. */
.portal-link.portal-mobile { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .portal-link.portal-desktop { display: none; }
  .portal-link.portal-mobile { display: flex; }
}