:root {
    color-scheme: light;
    --ink: #1a1d21;
    --ink-soft: #2e353c;
    --muted: #5d656e;
    --slate: #1c242c;
    --slate-mid: #2a343e;
    --paper: #f7f4ef;
    --paper-strong: #fffdf8;
    --ground: #efeae3;
    --amber: #c45c26;
    --amber-dark: #9a4418;
    --evergreen: #3d5a4c;
    --evergreen-soft: #e7eee9;
    --line: #ddd6cc;
    --line-strong: #c4bbb0;
    --focus: #c45c26;
    --measure: 42rem;
    --content-shell: 72rem;
    --wide: var(--content-shell);
    --feature: var(--content-shell);
    --font-display: Charter, "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
    --font-sans: Inter, "Avenir Next", "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    --space-section: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
    --space-block: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
}

@font-face {
    font-family: Inter;
    src: url("../fonts/inter-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 100 900;
    font-display: swap;
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

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

body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.65;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

body.modal-open {
    overflow: hidden;
}

button,
input,
select,
textarea {
    font-family: inherit;
}

img,
svg {
    max-width: 100%;
}

a {
    color: inherit;
}

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
summary:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p,
figure,
ol,
ul,
dl {
    margin-top: 0;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-wrap: pretty;
}

h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.4vw, 3.2rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.05rem);
    line-height: 1.16;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

h3 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* ── Disclosure + masthead ── */

.disclosure {
    background: var(--slate);
    color: rgba(247, 241, 234, 0.88);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 8px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pub-masthead {
    background: var(--paper-strong);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.pub-masthead-inner {
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px 24px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: calc(var(--content-shell) + 48px);
    padding: 14px 20px;
}

.pub-brand {
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px 16px;
    min-width: 0;
}

.wordmark {
    align-items: baseline;
    color: var(--slate);
    display: inline-flex;
    gap: 0.08em;
    line-height: 1;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.wm-home,
.wm-signal {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 0;
}

.wm-home {
    font-weight: 600;
}

.wm-signal {
    color: var(--amber);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.signal-glyph {
    align-self: center;
    color: var(--amber);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    height: 13px;
    margin-left: 3px;
    width: 16px;
}

.pub-descriptor {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 650;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    line-height: 1.35;
    margin: 0;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pub-actions {
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px 20px;
}

.pub-nav {
    display: none;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 18px;
}

.pub-nav a {
    color: var(--slate-mid);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 650;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pub-nav a:hover {
    color: var(--amber-dark);
}

.pub-action-link {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    min-height: 44px;
    padding: 10px 0;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--amber);
    text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
    text-underline-offset: 5px;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.pub-action-link:hover {
    color: var(--amber-dark);
}

/* ── Hero ── */

.hero-editorial {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    margin: 0;
    padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) 20px clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

.hero-meta {
    margin: 0 auto clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
    max-width: var(--feature);
}

.chip-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
    justify-content: center;
}

.editorial-chip {
    border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    color: var(--slate-mid);
    display: inline-flex;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 750;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    line-height: 1;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.editorial-chip.is-accent {
    border-color: rgba(196, 92, 38, 0.38);
    color: var(--amber-dark);
}

.editorial-chip.chip-soft {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: none;
    white-space: normal;
}

.editorial-chip.chip-inline {
    font-size: 9px;
    margin-right: 8px;
    padding: 4px 8px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.hairline {
    background: var(--line);
    border: 0;
    height: 1px;
    margin: 14px 0 0;
    width: 100%;
}

.hairline-strong {
    background: var(--line-strong);
}

.hero-layout {
    display: grid;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: var(--feature);
    min-width: 0;
}

.hero-main {
    max-width: 58rem;
    min-width: 0;
}

.hero-side-stack {
    display: grid;
    gap: 20px;
    min-width: 0;
}

.editorial-figure {
    background: var(--paper-strong);
    border: 0;
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 100%;
    min-height: 16rem;
    min-width: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

.editorial-figure img {
    display: block;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 16rem;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.hero-image-placeholder img {
    object-position: 58% 42%;
}

.opening-image-placeholder img {
    min-height: 18rem;
    object-position: center 22%;
}

.topic-label {
    background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.72);
    border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    color: var(--amber-dark);
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 750;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    width: fit-content;
}

.hero-intro {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    max-width: 32rem;
}

.hero-cta-row {
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 16px;
    margin: 16px 0 0;
}

.hero-cta-row .text-cta {
    min-height: 36px;
}

.hero-cta-row .editorial-chip.chip-soft {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 650;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    line-height: 1.45;
    padding: 8px 12px;
}

.hero-cta-row span {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.86rem;
    font-weight: 650;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.hero-aside {
    align-self: end;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--slate);
    max-width: 22rem;
    min-width: 0;
    padding-top: 14px;
}

.hero-aside h2 {
    border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    color: var(--muted);
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    width: fit-content;
}

.guide-covers {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.guide-covers li {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.45;
    padding: 9px 0 9px 14px;
    position: relative;
}

.guide-covers li::before {
    background: var(--amber);
    content: "";
    height: 4px;
    left: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.2em;
    width: 4px;
}

/* ── Story flow ── */

.story {
    margin: 0;
}

.story-passage,
.faq-passage {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: calc(var(--content-shell) + 48px);
    padding: var(--space-section) 20px;
}

.story-passage p,
.clock-passage p,
.conversion-context p,
.conversion-head p,
.faq-intro p {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 0.9em;
}

.story-passage {
    display: grid;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    min-width: 0;
}

.opening-statement,
.opening-copy {
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
    padding-block: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.opening-copy {
    justify-content: center;
}

.opening-statement h2 {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.pull-line {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: var(--slate);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.26;
    margin: 0;
    padding-top: 18px;
}

.lede {
    overflow: hidden;
}

.lede .drop {
    color: var(--amber);
    float: left;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 2.45rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 0.85;
    padding: 0.1em 0.12em 0.04em 0;
}

.opening-image-placeholder {
    min-height: 100%;
}

/* ── Off-guard band ── */

.off-guard-module {
    background: var(--paper-strong);
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: var(--space-section) 20px;
}

.off-guard-inner {
    display: grid;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: var(--feature);
}

.off-guard-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
}

.off-guard-heading {
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 0;
    padding-block: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.5rem);
}

.off-guard-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
}

.off-guard-list {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--slate);
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.off-guard-list li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    display: grid;
    gap: 16px clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(4.25rem, 0.28fr) 1fr;
    padding: clamp(1rem, 2.25vw, 1.5rem) 0;
}

.og-num {
    color: rgba(196, 92, 38, 0.32);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 0.86;
}

.off-guard-list h3 {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem);
    font-weight: 750;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.off-guard-list p {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 38rem;
}

.off-guard-module .credibility-note {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
    padding-top: 16px;
}

/* ── Warning signs ── */

.signs-feature {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: calc(var(--content-shell) + 48px);
    padding: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.25rem) 20px;
}

.signs-header {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    margin: 0 0 clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.signs-header h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.7vw, 3rem);
    line-height: 1.09;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.signs-header p {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
}

.signs-magazine {
    display: grid;
    gap: 0 clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
    grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.signs-magazine li {
    align-items: start;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: grid;
    gap: 8px 18px;
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-template-columns: 4.8rem 1fr;
    padding: clamp(0.8rem, 1.8vw, 1.15rem) 0;
}

.sign-num {
    color: var(--amber);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.2vw, 2.75rem);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 0.95;
    padding-top: 0;
}

.signs-magazine h3 {
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.12rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    text-wrap: pretty;
}

.signs-magazine p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0;
}

.signs-afterword {
    display: grid;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.safety-note {
    align-items: center;
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    display: flex;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 16px 0;
}

.safety-note p {
    margin: 0;
}

.signs-action-row {
    align-items: center;
    border-block: 1px solid var(--slate);
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px 28px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 16px 0;
}

.signs-action-row p {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin: 0;
}

.article-break {
    background: var(--slate);
    color: #fffdf8;
    padding: clamp(2.5rem, 4.5vw, 3.5rem) 20px;
}

.article-break > div {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: var(--feature);
}

.article-break .data-intro {
    color: #fffdf8;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3.4vw, 2.8rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.06;
    margin: 0 0 24px;
}

.article-break .data-kicker {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.22);
    color: var(--amber);
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    width: fit-content;
}

.article-break .data-metrics {
    border-block: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.2);
    display: grid;
    gap: 0;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    margin-top: 24px;
}

.article-break .data-metric {
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.2);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 14px 14px 14px 16px;
    transform: translateY(0);
    transition: opacity 520ms ease, transform 520ms ease;
}

html.reveal-ready .article-break .data-metric {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(14px);
}

html.reveal-ready .article-break.is-visible .data-metric {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

html.reveal-ready .article-break.is-visible .data-metric:nth-child(2) {
    transition-delay: 110ms;
}

html.reveal-ready .article-break.is-visible .data-metric:nth-child(3) {
    transition-delay: 220ms;
}

.article-break .data-metric:first-child {
    border-left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
}

.article-break .data-metric strong {
    color: #fffdf8;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 4.6vw, 4rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    line-height: 0.95;
}

.article-break .data-metric span {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.62);
    display: block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    line-height: 1.25;
    max-width: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-break > div > span {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.78);
    display: block;
}

.article-break .source-line {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.58);
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    margin-top: 12px;
}

/* ── Clock / urgency ── */

.clock-passage {
    background: var(--ground);
    padding: var(--space-section) 20px;
}

.clock-inner {
    display: grid;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: var(--feature);
}

.clock-copy {
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-block: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
}

.clock-passage h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    text-wrap: pretty;
}

.timeline-list {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--slate);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.timeline-list li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    flex: 1;
    padding: 16px 0;
}

.timeline-list span {
    border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    color: var(--amber-dark);
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 850;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    padding: 5px 9px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    width: fit-content;
}

.timeline-list p {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.55rem);
    line-height: 1.18;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ── CTAs ── */

.story-cta {
    margin: 18px 0 0;
}

.text-cta {
    align-items: center;
    color: var(--slate);
    display: inline-flex;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 750;
    min-height: 48px;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--amber);
    text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
    text-underline-offset: 6px;
    transition: color 0.15s ease, text-decoration-color 0.15s ease;
}

.text-cta:hover {
    color: var(--amber-dark);
    text-decoration-color: var(--amber-dark);
}

.pub-action-link {
    transition: color 0.15s ease, text-decoration-color 0.15s ease;
}

/* ── Conversion / form ── */

.conversion-story {
    background: var(--slate);
    color: #fffdf8;
    padding: clamp(2.5rem, 4.5vw, 3.5rem) 20px;
}

.conversion-layout {
    display: grid;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: var(--feature);
}

.conversion-head {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.18);
    min-width: 0;
    padding-bottom: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
}

.conversion-head h2 {
    color: #fffdf8;
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.8vw, 3rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    max-width: none;
    text-wrap: wrap;
}

.conversion-head p,
.conversion-context p {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.78);
    max-width: none;
}

.conversion-story ::selection {
    background: var(--amber);
    color: var(--paper-strong);
}

.conversion-story .topic-label {
    background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.05);
    border-color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.18);
    color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.72);
}

.expect-heading {
    background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.05);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.16);
    color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.72);
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 18px 0 10px;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    width: fit-content;
}

.expect-list {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.16);
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.82);
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    padding: 0;
}

.expect-list li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.16);
    margin: 0;
    padding: 11px 0;
}

.context-reassurance {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.62);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0;
}

.conversion-context,
.form-panel {
    height: 100%;
}

.conversion-context {
    border-block: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.16);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-block: 18px;
}

.form-panel {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--amber);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding-top: 18px;
}

.form-panel h3 {
    color: #fffdf8;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1.22rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.form-intro,
.form-disclosure {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.68);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.form-intro {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.lead-form {
    display: grid;
    gap: 12px;
    position: relative;
}

.lead-form label {
    display: grid;
    gap: 4px;
}

.lead-form label span {
    color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.78);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 750;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lead-form input:not([type="checkbox"]) {
    background: var(--paper-strong);
    border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    border-radius: 0;
    color: var(--ink);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 16px;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
    width: 100%;
}

.lead-form input:not([type="checkbox"]):focus {
    border-color: var(--amber);
    box-shadow: none;
    outline: none;
}

.lead-form .form-consent {
    align-items: flex-start;
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 2px;
}

.form-consent input[type="checkbox"] {
    accent-color: var(--amber);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    height: 20px;
    margin-top: 2px;
    width: 20px;
}

.lead-form .form-consent span {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.72);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    line-height: 1.45;
    text-transform: none;
}

.lead-form button,
.cta {
    align-items: center;
    background: var(--amber);
    border: 0;
    color: #fffdf8;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: inline-flex;
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 750;
    justify-content: center;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    margin-top: 4px;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 12px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    transition: background-color 0.15s ease;
    width: 100%;
}

.lead-form button:hover {
    background: var(--amber-dark);
}

.lead-form button:disabled {
    cursor: wait;
    opacity: 0.72;
}

.hp,
.hp-field {
    height: 1px !important;
    left: -9999px !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    position: absolute !important;
    width: 1px !important;
}

[data-form-status] .banner-err {
    color: #9b1c1c;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

[data-form-status] .banner-ok {
    color: var(--evergreen);
    font-weight: 700;
}

[data-form-status]:empty {
    display: none;
}

.form-panel .thanks {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--amber);
    padding-top: 18px;
}

.form-panel .thanks h3 {
    color: #fffdf8;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.65rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.form-panel .thanks p {
    color: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.78);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 36rem;
}

.form-disclosure {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.14);
    margin: 10px 0 0;
    padding-top: 10px;
}

.form-disclosure button {
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
    color: #fffdf8;
    cursor: pointer;
    font: inherit;
    font-weight: 750;
    padding: 0;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--amber);
    text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

/* ── FAQ accordion ── */

.faq-passage {
    display: grid;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.faq-intro {
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding-block: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.5rem);
}

.faq-passage h2 {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    text-wrap: pretty;
}

.faq-accordion {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--slate);
}

.faq-row {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.faq-row summary {
    color: var(--slate);
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-wrap: pretty;
    transition: color 0.15s ease;
    line-height: 1.35;
    list-style: none;
    min-height: 52px;
    padding: 13px 32px 13px 0;
    position: relative;
}

.faq-row summary:hover {
    color: var(--amber-dark);
}

.faq-row summary::-webkit-details-marker {
    display: none;
}

.faq-row summary::after {
    color: var(--amber);
    content: "+";
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1;
    position: absolute;
    right: 2px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.faq-row[open] summary::after {
    content: "−";
}

.faq-answer {
    padding: 0 0 18px;
}

.faq-answer p {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
}

.faq-close {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px 24px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 16px 0;
}

.faq-close p {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ── Footer ── */

.site-footer {
    background: var(--slate);
    color: rgba(247, 241, 234, 0.82);
    padding: 32px 20px 24px;
}

.site-footer-inner {
    display: grid;
    gap: 18px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: var(--wide);
}

.footer-mast {
    display: grid;
    gap: 8px;
}

.footer-wordmark {
    color: #fffdf8;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-wordmark .wm-signal {
    color: var(--amber);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.footer-tagline {
    color: rgba(247, 241, 234, 0.62);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 650;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin: 0;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-rule {
    background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.14);
    border: 0;
    height: 1px;
    margin: 0;
}

.footer-details {
    display: grid;
    gap: 16px;
}

.footer-contact p {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.footer-contact span {
    color: rgba(247, 241, 234, 0.5);
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 750;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    margin-right: 8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-legal {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 20px;
}

.footer-legal button {
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
    color: rgba(247, 241, 234, 0.88);
    cursor: pointer;
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    min-height: 44px;
    padding: 0;
}

.footer-legal button:hover,
.form-disclosure button:hover {
    color: #fffdf8;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.footer-note {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.12);
    color: rgba(247, 241, 234, 0.55);
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0;
    padding-top: 16px;
}

.footer-copy {
    color: rgba(247, 241, 234, 0.45);
    font-size: 12px;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ── Modals ── */

.modal-layer {
    display: none;
    inset: 0;
    padding: 18px;
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 100;
}

.modal-layer.is-open {
    align-items: center;
    display: grid;
    justify-items: center;
}

.modal-backdrop {
    background: rgba(28, 36, 44, 0.68);
    inset: 0;
    position: absolute;
}

.legal-modal {
    background: var(--paper-strong);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: none;
    max-height: min(86vh, 820px);
    max-width: 760px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    width: min(100%, 760px);
    z-index: 1;
}

.legal-modal.is-active {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.modal-header {
    align-items: start;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: grid;
    gap: 14px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    padding: 18px;
}

.modal-header h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.modal-close {
    background: var(--slate);
    border: 0;
    color: #fffdf8;
    cursor: pointer;
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    min-height: 44px;
    padding: 8px 12px;
}

.modal-body {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 20px 18px 24px;
}

.modal-body h3 {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    margin: 22px 0 8px;
}

.modal-body p {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.modal-body p.legal-updated {
    font-size: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.modal-body ul,
.modal-body ol {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    padding-left: 22px;
}

.modal-body li {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.legal-list {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    margin: 18px 0;
}

.legal-list div {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: grid;
    gap: 4px;
    padding: 12px 0;
}

.legal-list dt {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-weight: 750;
}

.legal-list dd {
    margin: 0;
}

.legal-note {
    border-left: 2px solid var(--evergreen);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 14px 0 14px 16px;
}

/* ── Desktop ── */

@media (min-width: 900px) {
    body {
        font-size: 17px;
    }

    .pub-masthead-inner {
        padding: 16px 24px;
    }

    .wm-home,
    .wm-signal {
        font-size: 1.7rem;
    }

    .pub-descriptor {
        border-left: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
        max-width: 14rem;
        padding-left: 18px;
    }

    .pub-nav {
        display: flex;
    }

    .hero-editorial {
        padding-left: 24px;
        padding-right: 24px;
    }

    .hero-layout {
        align-items: stretch;
        display: grid;
        gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .hero-main {
        border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        grid-column: 1 / 8;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        max-width: none;
        padding-block: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
        padding-right: clamp(0.5rem, 1vw, 0.85rem);
    }

    .hero-main h1 {
        font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 3.85vw, 4.05rem);
        line-height: 1.04;
        max-width: 21ch;
        text-wrap: pretty;
    }

    .hero-intro {
        font-size: 1.14rem;
        line-height: 1.62;
        max-width: none;
    }

    .hero-side-stack {
        align-self: stretch;
        grid-column: 8 / 13;
        grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    }

    .hero-aside {
        align-self: stretch;
        justify-self: end;
        max-width: none;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .hero-image-placeholder {
        height: 100%;
        min-height: 16rem;
    }

    .hero-image-placeholder img {
        min-height: 16rem;
    }

    .story-passage {
        align-items: stretch;
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .opening-statement {
        grid-column: 1 / 4;
    }

    .opening-copy {
        grid-column: 4 / 9;
    }

    .opening-image-placeholder {
        grid-column: 9 / 13;
        height: 100%;
        min-height: 0;
    }

    .opening-image-placeholder img {
        min-height: 100%;
    }

    .off-guard-inner {
        align-items: stretch;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .off-guard-heading {
        grid-column: 1 / 5;
    }

    .off-guard-content {
        grid-column: 6 / 13;
    }

    .off-guard-list {
        flex: 1;
    }

    .off-guard-module .credibility-note {
        max-width: 42rem;
    }

    .signs-header {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .signs-header .topic-label {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }

    .signs-header h2 {
        grid-column: 1 / 7;
        margin: 0;
    }

    .signs-header p {
        align-self: end;
        grid-column: 8 / 12;
    }

    .signs-magazine {
        align-items: stretch;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .signs-magazine li {
        align-self: stretch;
        min-height: 0;
    }

    .sign-large.sign-left,
    .sign-mid.sign-left,
    .sign-mid.sign-right {
        grid-column: 1 / 7;
    }

    .sign-large.sign-right,
    .sign-mid.sign-center,
    .sign-emphasis {
        grid-column: 7 / 13;
    }

    .sign-large.sign-left,
    .sign-large.sign-right {
        grid-row: 1;
    }

    .sign-mid.sign-left {
        grid-row: 2;
    }

    .sign-mid.sign-center {
        grid-row: 2;
    }

    .sign-mid.sign-right {
        grid-row: 3;
    }

    .signs-magazine .sign-emphasis {
        align-items: start;
        grid-column: 7 / 13;
        grid-row: 3;
        grid-template-columns: 4.8rem 1fr;
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .signs-afterword {
        align-items: stretch;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .safety-note {
        align-self: stretch;
        grid-column: 1 / 5;
    }

    .signs-action-row {
        align-self: stretch;
        grid-column: 6 / 13;
    }

    .conversion-layout {
        align-items: stretch;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .conversion-head {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }

    .conversion-context {
        align-self: stretch;
        grid-column: 1 / 5;
    }

    .form-panel {
        align-self: stretch;
        grid-column: 6 / 13;
    }

    .lead-form {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .lead-form .form-consent,
    .lead-form button,
    .lead-form [data-form-status] {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }

    .clock-inner {
        align-items: stretch;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .clock-copy {
        grid-column: 1 / 8;
    }

    .timeline-list {
        grid-column: 9 / 13;
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .faq-passage {
        align-items: stretch;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .faq-intro {
        align-self: stretch;
        grid-column: 1 / 5;
    }

    .faq-accordion {
        align-self: stretch;
        grid-column: 6 / 13;
        height: 100%;
    }

    .form-panel {
        border-top: 2px solid var(--amber);
        padding-top: 18px;
    }

    .footer-details {
        align-items: end;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    }

    .story-passage,
    .faq-passage,
    .off-guard-module,
    .signs-feature,
    .article-break,
    .clock-passage,
    .conversion-story {
        padding-left: 24px;
        padding-right: 24px;
    }

    .site-footer {
        padding: 36px 24px 28px;
    }

    .lede .drop {
        font-size: 2.7rem;
    }

    .text-cta {
        width: auto;
    }
}

/* ── Mobile-first refinements ── */

@media (max-width: 899px) {
    .pub-descriptor {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .chip-row {
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .signs-magazine {
        display: block;
    }

    .signs-magazine li {
        grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
    }

    .sign-num {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }

}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
    .article-break > div {
        align-items: center;
        display: grid;
        gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 8fr) minmax(18rem, 4fr);
    }

    .article-break .data-intro {
        margin: 0;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html {
        scroll-behavior: auto;
    }

    html.reveal-ready .article-break .data-metric,
    html.reveal-ready .article-break.is-visible .data-metric {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
        transition: none;
    }
}