@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600;700&family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');

:root {
  --forest-950: #0c1713;
  --forest-900: #11231d;
  --forest-850: #172d25;
  --forest-800: #1c362c;
  --forest-700: #29483c;
  --paper: #f2ebdc;
  --paper-2: #e9deca;
  --paper-3: #d9ccb4;
  --ink: #17201c;
  --muted: #68766c;
  --sage: #aebaa9;
  --gold: #b18b4f;
  --gold-light: #d2b77f;
  --cream: #fbf7ef;
  --white: #fffdf9;
  --line: rgba(19, 40, 32, 0.16);
  --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.055;
  background-image:
    repeating-radial-gradient(circle at 0 0, transparent 0 8px, #000 9px 9.3px);
  background-size: 18px 18px;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

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

.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  height: 82px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4.75rem);
  color: var(--cream);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  background: rgba(12, 23, 19, 0.88);
  backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
}

.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .9rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.brand img {
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210,183,127,.65);
}

nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.55rem;
}

nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #d9e0da;
}

nav a:hover { color: #fff; }

.nav-cta {
  padding: .62rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210,183,127,.55);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: #f5ead5;
}

.menu-button {
  display: none;
  color: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22);
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: .55rem .85rem;
}

.hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(340px, .72fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem);
  padding: 150px clamp(1.4rem, 7vw, 8rem) 90px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--cream);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 79% 28%, rgba(177,139,79,.18), transparent 21rem),
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 120%, rgba(106,141,119,.24), transparent 34rem),
    linear-gradient(128deg, var(--forest-950) 0%, var(--forest-850) 52%, #234237 100%);
}

.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -3;
  background:
    linear-gradient(110deg, transparent 62%, rgba(255,255,255,.025) 62.2%, transparent 63%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 42px, rgba(255,255,255,.015) 43px);
}

.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -18rem; bottom: -30rem;
  z-index: -2;
  width: 60rem; height: 60rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210,183,127,.12);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 6rem rgba(210,183,127,.02),
    0 0 0 12rem rgba(210,183,127,.015);
}

.hero-orbit {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.055);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.orbit-one { width: 44rem; height: 44rem; right: -13rem; top: 1rem; }
.orbit-two { width: 31rem; height: 31rem; right: -7rem; top: 8rem; border-color: rgba(210,183,127,.11); }

.overline,
.section-kicker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .65rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  font-size: .72rem;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.overline { color: #c8d1ca; }
.dot {
  width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold-light);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(210,183,127,.12);
}

.hero h1,
.section h2,
.quote-band p,
.newsletter-section h2,
.chapter-hero h1,
.reading-card h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(4.2rem, 7.4vw, 7.5rem);
  line-height: .83;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.hero h1 em {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .12em;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.hero-lede {
  margin: 2.2rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.5vw, 2.15rem);
  line-height: 1.28;
  color: #e4e8e3;
}

.hero-lede strong { color: #fff; }

.hero-description {
  max-width: 48rem;
  margin: 1.4rem 0 0;
  color: #bdc9c0;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem 1.3rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: .75rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .86rem;
}

.button-light {
  color: var(--forest-950);
  background: #efe2c9;
  box-shadow: 0 11px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}

.button-outline {
  color: #f4efe4;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.24);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}

.button-dark {
  color: #f7f0e4;
  background: var(--forest-850);
}

.text-link {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #e4e7e3;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .9rem;
}

.text-link.dark { color: #48544d; }

.text-link span,
.inline-cta span {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: .25rem;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}

.text-link:hover span,
.inline-cta:hover span { transform: translateX(4px); }

.micro-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: .65rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
}

.micro-row span {
  padding: .36rem .65rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: #c9d3cb;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.055);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
  font-size: .72rem;
}

.hero-art {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 580px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.emblem-wrap {
  position: absolute;
  top: 2rem; right: 0;
  width: min(86%, 430px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.emblem-wrap img {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210,183,127,.7);
  box-shadow: 0 38px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
}

.emblem-glow {
  position: absolute; inset: 5%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(210,183,127,.19);
  filter: blur(50px);
}

.bulletin {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: min(100%, 350px);
  padding: 1.45rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.2), rgba(255,255,255,.2)),
    var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid #cfc2aa;
  box-shadow: 0 23px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.26);
  transform: rotate(-1.2deg);
}

.bulletin::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: .55rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(177,139,79,.36);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.bulletin-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  color: #657067;
}

.bulletin-rule { height: 1px; background: #bba98b; margin: .65rem 0 .9rem; }
.bulletin-status {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .65rem;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #788276;
}
.bulletin-value {
  margin: .05rem 0 .8rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.15rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #725a30;
}
.bulletin p:not(.bulletin-status):not(.bulletin-value) { font-size: .88rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.status-line {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem;
  margin-top: .85rem;
  font-size: .63rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em;
}
.status-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: #9a6b35; }

.ticker {
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #d8e2da;
  background: #0c1713;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}
.ticker-track {
  width: max-content;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: .8rem 0;
  animation: ticker 26s linear infinite;
  font-size: .69rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .17em;
}
.ticker-track b { color: var(--gold-light); }
@keyframes ticker { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

.section {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem) clamp(1.4rem, 7vw, 8rem);
}
.section-kicker { color: #778378; }
.section h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5.8vw, 5.8rem);
  line-height: .92;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.section h2 em { color: #765d34; }

.book-section {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 4% 15%, rgba(177,139,79,.09), transparent 23rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--paper) 0%, #f6f1e7 100%);
}
.section-intro { margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); }

.book-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.story-panel {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.57);
  border: 1px solid rgba(128,106,75,.22);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(70,58,43,.08);
}
.story-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 2rem; bottom: 2rem;
  width: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), transparent);
}

.chapter-mark {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: .3rem .55rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid #c8b58d;
  color: #786844;
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}

.story-panel p { margin: 0 0 1.2rem; color: #465149; }
.story-panel .dropcap {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.42rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #27342d;
}
.dropcap::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: .03em .12em 0 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 4.3rem;
  line-height: .75;
  color: #806437;
}
.inline-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: .7rem;
  color: #725a30;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: .88rem;
}

.feature-stack { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
.feature-stack article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 58px 1fr;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid #d8ccb6;
  background: rgba(236,227,208,.62);
}
.feature-icon {
  width: 58px; height: 58px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #ddc79b;
  background: var(--forest-850);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
}
.feature-stack h3 {
  margin: 0 0 .25rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.feature-stack p { margin: 0; color: #667269; font-size: .92rem; }

.quote-band {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 8rem) clamp(1.4rem, 12vw, 13rem);
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--cream);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(14,30,24,.93), rgba(14,30,24,.93)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(210,183,127,.22), transparent 30rem);
}
.quote-mark {
  height: 2rem;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 5.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: .6;
}
.quote-band p {
  margin: .3rem auto 1rem;
  max-width: 18ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  line-height: .97;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
.quote-band p strong { color: var(--gold-light); font-weight: 600; }
.quote-band span { color: #9eada1; font-size: .75rem; }

.almanac-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #e7ddca 0%, var(--paper) 100%);
}
.almanac-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr;
  gap: 4rem;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.almanac-heading > p {
  max-width: 31rem;
  margin: 0 0 .6rem;
  color: #667269;
}
.entry-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.1rem;
}
.entry-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 360px;
  padding: 1.6rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255,255,255,.72), rgba(247,242,232,.74));
  border: 1px solid #cfc3ad;
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(64,51,35,.06);
  transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.entry-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 55px rgba(64,51,35,.11);
}
.entry-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent);
}
.entry-card.featured {
  color: #f0ebdf;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 15%, rgba(210,183,127,.17), transparent 13rem),
    var(--forest-850);
  border-color: var(--forest-700);
}
.entry-card.featured::before {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-light), rgba(210,183,127,.18));
}
.entry-weather {
  position: absolute;
  right: 1rem; top: .65rem;
  color: rgba(65,82,70,.13);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 6.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.featured .entry-weather { color: rgba(255,255,255,.1); }
.entry-meta {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
  color: #7b877c;
  font-size: .6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
}
.featured .entry-meta { color: #b3c1b6; }
.entry-card h3 {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 .75rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.3rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.entry-card p { position: relative; color: #526057; font-size: .96rem; }
.featured p { color: #c8d1ca; }
.entry-footer {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.6rem; right: 1.6rem; bottom: 1.45rem;
  padding-top: .8rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(34,52,43,.13);
  color: #7b827c;
  font-size: .7rem;
}
.featured .entry-footer {
  color: #aebbb1;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.09);
}

.dispatch-section { background: #f8f4eb; }
.dispatch-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1050px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  border: 1px solid #d0c2aa;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.45), rgba(255,255,255,.45)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 34px, rgba(96,83,62,.035) 35px);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(65,50,30,.08);
}
.dispatch-seal img {
  width: 220px; height: 220px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 42px rgba(0,0,0,.18);
}
.dispatch-copy h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 4.8rem);
}
.dispatch-copy > p:not(.section-kicker) { max-width: 43rem; color: #667269; }
.dispatch-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  background: #cfbea2;
  border: 1px solid #cfbea2;
}
.dispatch-grid div { padding: 1rem; background: #f5efe4; }
.dispatch-grid span {
  display: block;
  color: #858d84;
  font-size: .58rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
}
.dispatch-grid strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .2rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}

.author-section {
  color: #f5efe4;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 15% 50%, rgba(210,183,127,.11), transparent 28rem),
    var(--forest-900);
}
.author-section .section-kicker { color: #9fb0a2; }
.author-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .75fr) 1.25fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: auto;
}
.author-emblem { position: relative; }
.author-emblem::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210,183,127,.16);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.author-emblem img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 390px;
  margin: auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 35px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}
.author-copy h2 { color: var(--gold-light); }
.author-lede {
  margin: 1.4rem 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.3vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: #e6e7e1;
}
.author-copy p:not(.section-kicker):not(.author-lede) { color: #aebbb1; }

.newsletter-section {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 8vw, 8rem) clamp(1.4rem, 7vw, 8rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 20%, rgba(177,139,79,.12), transparent 22rem),
    var(--paper-2);
}
.newsletter-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: auto;
  align-items: center;
}
.newsletter-section h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  line-height: .95;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.newsletter-copy > p:not(.section-kicker) { max-width: 34rem; color: #657168; }
.signup {
  padding: 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.48);
  border: 1px solid #cdbfa7;
}
.signup label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .55rem;
  font-size: .67rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.signup-row { display: flex; gap: .55rem; }
.signup input {
  min-width: 0;
  flex: 1;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid #b7aa91;
  outline: 0;
  background: #fbf8f1;
  font: inherit;
}
.signup input:focus {
  border-color: #78613a;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(120,97,58,.09);
}
.signup button {
  border: 0;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
  color: #f7f0e4;
  background: var(--forest-850);
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.form-note { margin: .65rem 0 0; color: #7a847c; font-size: .75rem; }

footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 1.3rem clamp(1.4rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  color: #9eada1;
  background: #08110e;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  font-size: .72rem;
}
.footer-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .7rem;
}
.footer-brand img {
  width: 34px; height: 34px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.footer-brand strong {
  display: block;
  color: #e2e6e1;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
}
.footer-brand span { display: block; color: #829085; }
.footer-center { text-align: center; }
.footer-right { text-align: right; }

.weather-layer {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  pointer-events: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: .16;
}
.flake {
  position: absolute;
  top: -4rem;
  color: white;
  animation: fall linear infinite;
}
.f1 { left: 8%; animation-duration: 18s; font-size: .7rem; }
.f2 { left: 28%; animation-duration: 25s; animation-delay: -9s; font-size: .45rem; }
.f3 { left: 52%; animation-duration: 21s; animation-delay: -14s; font-size: .6rem; }
.f4 { left: 73%; animation-duration: 27s; animation-delay: -4s; font-size: .5rem; }
.f5 { left: 91%; animation-duration: 23s; animation-delay: -12s; font-size: .75rem; }

@keyframes fall {
  to { transform: translate3d(70px, calc(100vh + 8rem), 0) rotate(180deg); }
}

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity .75s ease, transform .75s ease;
}
.reveal.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* ---------- Chapter page ---------- */

.chapter-page {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 10% 8%, rgba(177,139,79,.08), transparent 18rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #f5efe3 0%, #efe6d6 100%);
}

.chapter-main {
  padding-top: 82px;
}

.chapter-hero {
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) clamp(1.4rem, 7vw, 8rem) 2rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.22), rgba(255,255,255,.22)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 10%, rgba(177,139,79,.12), transparent 20rem);
}

.chapter-hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem);
  line-height: .9;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.chapter-subtitle {
  margin: .7rem 0 0;
  color: #657067;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.chapter-subtitle em {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2em;
}

.chapter-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}

.chapter-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 300px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  align-items: start;
  padding: 1.5rem clamp(1.4rem, 7vw, 8rem) clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem);
}

.chapter-note {
  position: sticky;
  top: 105px;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.2rem 1.25rem;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
  border: 1px solid #d5c7ae;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 35px rgba(62,52,38,.06);
}

.chapter-note h2 {
  margin: 0 0 .6rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.chapter-note p {
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  color: #616c64;
  font-size: .92rem;
}

.reading-card {
  padding: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  border: 1px solid #d3c5ad;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 55px rgba(64,51,35,.08);
}

.chapter-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 .4rem;
  color: #7f735b;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}

.reading-card h2 {
  margin: 0 0 1.3rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: .95;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.reading-prose {
  max-width: 43rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.34rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: #27322d;
}

.reading-prose .lead {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
}

.placeholder-block {
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  background: rgba(177,139,79,.08);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.chapter-end-cta {
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  padding-top: 1.3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #dccfb8;
}

.chapter-end-cta h3 {
  margin: 0 0 .3rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.chapter-end-cta p {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: #636f67;
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-top: 135px;
  }

  .hero-art { min-height: 550px; }
  .emblem-wrap {
    left: 50%;
    right: auto;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
  .bulletin { left: 8%; }

  .book-layout,
  .almanac-heading,
  .author-layout,
  .newsletter-inner,
  .chapter-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .entry-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .entry-card { min-height: 300px; }
  .dispatch-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .dispatch-seal img { margin: auto; }

  .chapter-note {
    position: static;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .site-header { height: 72px; }
  .chapter-main { padding-top: 72px; }

  .menu-button { display: block; }

  nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 72px; left: 0; right: 0;
    padding: 1rem 1.4rem 1.4rem;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: .2rem;
    background: rgba(12, 23, 19, .98);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  }

  nav.open { display: flex; }
  nav a { padding: .75rem; }
  .nav-cta { border-radius: .35rem; }

  .brand span { font-size: .92rem; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 15vw, 5.3rem); }

  .hero-art { min-height: 470px; }
  .emblem-wrap { width: min(82vw, 360px); }
  .bulletin { left: 0; width: min(88vw, 330px); }

  .dispatch-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .signup-row { flex-direction: column; }

  footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .footer-center,
  .footer-right { text-align: left; }

  .reading-prose {
    font-size: 1.18rem;
    line-height: 1.78;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .ticker-track, .flake { animation: none; }
  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}


/* ---------- Completed Chapter One refinements ---------- */

.chapter-hero-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: end;
}

.chapter-title {
  margin: .3rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.6vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: #806437;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.chapter-meta-card {
  min-width: 190px;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem;
  border: 1px solid #cdbd9f;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.42);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(70,56,36,.05);
}

.chapter-meta-card span,
.chapter-meta-card small {
  display: block;
  color: #7c867e;
  font-size: .6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.chapter-meta-card strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .3rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #28352e;
}

.chapter-meta-card small {
  margin-top: .65rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.chapter-shell-full {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.full-chapter {
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.chapter-heading-rule {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: .85rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #cfbea0;
  color: #81755f;
  font-size: .6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
}

.chapter-heading-rule b {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.full-chapter .reading-prose {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.full-chapter .reading-prose p {
  margin: 0 0 1.35em;
}

.full-chapter .reading-prose .lead {
  font-size: 1.62rem;
  color: #18251f;
}

.full-chapter .reading-prose .lead::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: .04em .10em 0 0;
  color: #806437;
  font-size: 5.1rem;
  line-height: .72;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.case-classification {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 2rem auto 2.2rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid #c8b998;
  border-left: 4px solid #9e7a40;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.3), rgba(255,255,255,.3)),
    #ede3d1;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(65,51,31,.05);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.case-classification .case-seal {
  padding-bottom: .65rem;
  margin-bottom: .65rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d0c2a7;
  color: #88795e;
  font-size: .6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
}

.case-classification span {
  display: block;
  color: #27342d;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.chapter-finish {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin: 4rem auto 0;
  text-align: center;
  color: #6f786f;
}

.chapter-finish > span {
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}

.finish-rule {
  width: 110px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 1rem auto;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent);
}

.chapter-finish p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.full-chapter .chapter-end-cta {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin: 3rem auto 0;
  padding: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid #d1c3aa;
  background: rgba(235,225,207,.62);
}

.full-chapter .chapter-end-cta .section-kicker {
  justify-content: center;
}

.full-chapter .chapter-end-cta h3 {
  font-size: 2.45rem;
}

.chapter-home-link {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-size: .8rem;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .chapter-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .chapter-meta-card {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .full-chapter {
    padding: 1.4rem;
  }

  .chapter-heading-rule span {
    max-width: 80%;
  }

  .full-chapter .reading-prose {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    line-height: 1.78;
  }

  .full-chapter .reading-prose .lead {
    font-size: 1.35rem;
  }

  .full-chapter .reading-prose .lead::first-letter {
    font-size: 4.2rem;
  }
}