:root{
    --paper:#f0ebe1; --ink:#1c1a16; --soft:#534e45; --faint:#6e685d;
    --faintest:#9a9384; --num:#c4bcab; --hair:#ddd6c7;
    --sel:rgba(120,94,52,.16); --frame:70rem;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;}
  html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth;}
  ::selection{background:var(--sel);}
  body{
    margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);
    font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;font-optical-sizing:auto;
    font-size:19px;line-height:1.6;font-weight:400;
    font-feature-settings:"liga" 1,"calt" 1;
    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
  }
  body::before{
    content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:9999;pointer-events:none;opacity:.05;
    background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-size:160px 160px;
  }
  .fr{font-family:"Fraunces",Georgia,serif;}
  .frame{max-width:var(--frame);margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(1.4rem,4vw,3.4rem);}
  :focus-visible{outline:1.5px solid var(--ink);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:1px;}
  a{color:inherit;}

  /* ---- reading-progress hairline ---- */
  .progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:2px;width:0;background:var(--ink);z-index:10000;}

  /* ---- masthead ---- */
  .masthead{padding:clamp(2.8rem,8vh,5.6rem) 0 clamp(1.6rem,4vh,2.6rem);text-align:center;}
  .orn{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto 1.7rem;}
  .orn svg{display:block;width:130px;height:14px;overflow:visible;}
  .orn line{stroke:var(--num);stroke-width:1;} .orn rect{fill:none;stroke:var(--num);stroke-width:1;}
  .imprint{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 40,"wght" 500;font-size:1.15rem;letter-spacing:.02em;}
  .edition{font-size:.86rem;color:var(--faint);letter-spacing:.06em;margin-top:.5rem;}
  .edition b{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;color:var(--soft);letter-spacing:.04em;}

  .symbox{width:84px;height:84px;border:1px solid var(--ink);border-radius:2px;background:var(--ink);
    display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:clamp(1.4rem,3.4vh,2.2rem) auto 0;}
  .symbox .sb-sym{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 72,"wght" 500;font-size:2rem;line-height:1;color:var(--paper);letter-spacing:-.01em;}
  .symbox .sb-num{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.66rem;color:rgba(240,235,225,.58);margin-top:.28rem;letter-spacing:.04em;}

  .d-family{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faintest);margin-top:1.15rem;}
  h1{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 144,"wght" 400;font-weight:400;
    font-size:clamp(2.5rem,7vw,5rem);line-height:1.0;letter-spacing:-.028em;margin:.55rem 0 0;text-wrap:balance;}
  .subtitle{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 48,"wght" 400;font-style:italic;
    font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.7vw,1.32rem);color:var(--faint);margin:.5rem 0 0;}
  .standfirst{font-size:clamp(1.04rem,1.4vw,1.18rem);line-height:1.64;color:var(--soft);
    max-width:43rem;margin:clamp(1.3rem,3vh,1.9rem) auto 0;text-wrap:pretty;}
  .standfirst em{font-style:italic;}
  .status{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--soft);margin:clamp(1.2rem,2.6vh,1.7rem) auto 0;}
  .status::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--ink);border-radius:50%;margin-right:.5rem;vertical-align:.04em;}
  .backrow{margin-top:clamp(1.3rem,3vh,1.9rem);padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);max-width:50rem;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}
  .backlink{display:inline-block;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--faint);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--num);padding-bottom:1px;}
  .backlink:hover{color:var(--ink);border-bottom-color:var(--ink);}

  /* ---- generic block furniture ---- */
  main{padding:0;}
  .eyebrow{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin:0 0 1.2rem;}

  .block-argument{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding-top:clamp(2.2rem,4.5vh,3rem);margin-top:clamp(2.6rem,5.5vh,3.6rem);}
  .argument{max-width:40rem;margin:0 auto;}
  .argument p{font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.74;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 1.2rem;text-wrap:pretty;}
  .argument p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
  .argument .closer{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 40,"wght" 400;font-style:italic;color:var(--soft);font-size:1.06rem;}

  /* ---- table of plates ---- */
  .block-toc{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding-top:clamp(2.2rem,4.5vh,3rem);margin-top:clamp(2.6rem,5.5vh,3.6rem);}
  .toc ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;max-width:44rem;}
  .toc li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2.5rem 1fr;column-gap:1rem;align-items:baseline;
    padding:.85rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);}
  .toc li:first-child{border-top:none;}
  .t-num{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--faintest);text-align:right;}
  .t-title{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 48,"wght" 500;font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;}
  a.t-title{border-bottom:1px solid var(--num);padding-bottom:1px;}
  a.t-title:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--ink);}
  .t-gloss{grid-column:2;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--faint);font-style:italic;margin-top:.22rem;line-height:1.4;}
  .t-q{grid-column:2;font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 36,"wght" 400;font-style:italic;
    font-size:.95rem;color:var(--soft);margin-top:.42rem;line-height:1.36;}
  .t-q .lead{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-style:normal;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faintest);margin-right:.5rem;}
  .t-tag{display:inline-block;margin-left:.6rem;font-family:"Newsreader",serif;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.08em;
    text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px;padding:.12em .5em;vertical-align:.14em;}
  .t-read{grid-column:2;margin-top:.42rem;}
  .t-read a{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--faint);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--num);padding-bottom:1px;}
  .t-read a:hover{color:var(--ink);border-bottom-color:var(--ink);}

  /* ---- the plates (essays) ---- */
  .plates-open{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding-top:clamp(2.2rem,4.5vh,3rem);margin-top:clamp(2.8rem,6vh,4rem);}
  .plates-open .eyebrow{text-align:center;}
  .plate{max-width:54rem;margin:clamp(2.8rem,6.5vh,4.4rem) auto 0;padding-top:clamp(2.2rem,4.6vh,3rem);
    border-top:1px solid var(--hair);position:relative;scroll-margin-top:1.4rem;}
  .plate:first-of-type{border-top:none;margin-top:clamp(1.6rem,3.5vh,2.4rem);padding-top:0;}
  .plate-head{margin:0 0 1.7rem;}
  .plate-kicker{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faintest);}
  .plate-kicker .pk-tag{margin-left:.6rem;color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px;
    font-family:"Newsreader",serif;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.08em;padding:.14em .5em;vertical-align:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;}
  .plate-title{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 110,"wght" 400;font-weight:400;
    font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4.2vw,2.7rem);line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:.32rem 0 .42rem;}
  .plate-gloss{font-family:"Newsreader",serif;font-style:italic;font-size:1.02rem;color:var(--faint);max-width:36rem;line-height:1.45;}

  .epigraph{max-width:34rem;margin:1.4rem 0 1.9rem;padding-left:1.1rem;border-left:1px solid var(--num);}
  .epigraph p{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 36,"wght" 400;font-style:italic;
    font-size:1.04rem;line-height:1.42;color:var(--soft);margin:0;}
  .epigraph cite{display:block;font-style:normal;font-family:"Newsreader",serif;font-size:.78rem;
    letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--faintest);margin-top:.55rem;}

  .plate-body{max-width:37rem;}
  .plate-body p{font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 1.18rem;text-wrap:pretty;}
  .plate-body p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
  .plate-body em{font-style:italic;}
  .plate-body .lead-para::first-letter{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 144,"wght" 500;
    float:left;font-size:3.5rem;line-height:.78;padding:.08em .14em 0 0;color:var(--ink);}
  .plate-body h4{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 40,"wght" 500;
    font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin:1.9rem 0 .9rem;}

  .break{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin:1.9rem 0;}
  .break span{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:1.05rem;letter-spacing:.4em;color:var(--faintest);padding-left:.4em;}

  /* sidenotes — inline by default, true margin notes on wide screens */
  .sn-ref{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.64rem;vertical-align:super;line-height:0;color:var(--soft);margin-left:.06em;}
  .sidenote{font-family:"Newsreader",serif;font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.52;color:var(--faint);
    border-left:2px solid var(--hair);padding-left:.9rem;margin:.7rem 0 1.05rem;}
  .sidenote .sn-num{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;color:var(--faintest);font-size:.7rem;margin-right:.38rem;}
  .sidenote em{font-style:italic;}
  @media (min-width:1040px){
    .sidenote{float:right;clear:right;width:14.5rem;margin:.25rem -17.5rem 1.15rem 0;
      border-left:none;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding:.42rem 0 0;}
  }

  /* ---- coda ---- */
  .coda{max-width:40rem;margin:clamp(2.8rem,6vh,4rem) auto 0;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);
    padding-top:clamp(2.2rem,4.5vh,3rem);}
  .coda p{font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.74;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 1.15rem;text-wrap:pretty;}
  .coda p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
  .coda .q{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 72,"wght" 400;font-style:italic;
    font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.36;color:var(--soft);}

  /* ---- footer ---- */
  footer{margin-top:clamp(4rem,9vh,7rem);padding:2.4rem 0 4rem;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);}
  .f-bar{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:1.4rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;}
  .f-mark{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 36,"wght" 500;font-size:1.05rem;}
  .f-ref{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--faintest);letter-spacing:.16em;}
  .f-ref a{text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--num);padding-bottom:1px;}
  .f-ref a:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--soft);}
  .colophon{font-size:.84rem;line-height:1.66;color:var(--faint);max-width:64ch;}
  .colophon em{font-style:italic;}

  /* ---- motion ---- */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference){
    .progress{transition:width .08s linear;}
    .rise{opacity:0;transform:translateY(12px);animation:rise 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) both;}
    .rise.d1{animation-delay:.05s}.rise.d2{animation-delay:.16s}.rise.d3{animation-delay:.28s}.rise.d4{animation-delay:.4s}
  }
  @keyframes rise{to{opacity:1;transform:none;}}

  @media (max-width:600px){
    body{font-size:18px;}
    h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,11vw,3rem);}
    .symbox{width:72px;height:72px;}
    .symbox .sb-sym{font-size:1.7rem;}
    .plate-body .lead-para::first-letter{font-size:3rem;}
    .f-bar{flex-direction:column;gap:.6rem;}
  }

  /* ---- standalone plate (leaf) ---- */
  .leaf-head{max-width:54rem;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(2.2rem,6.5vh,4.4rem) 0 0;text-align:center;}
  .leaf-loc{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--faintest);margin-bottom:1.7rem;}
  .leaf-loc a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--faint);border-bottom:1px solid var(--num);padding-bottom:1px;}
  .leaf-loc a:hover{color:var(--ink);border-bottom-color:var(--ink);}
  .leaf-loc .sep{margin:0 .5rem;color:var(--num);}
  .leaf-kicker{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faintest);}
  .leaf-kicker .pk-tag{margin-left:.55rem;color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px;
    font-family:"Newsreader",serif;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.08em;padding:.14em .5em;vertical-align:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;}
  .leaf-title{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 144,"wght" 400;font-weight:400;
    font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5.6vw,3.7rem);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.024em;margin:.42rem 0 0;text-wrap:balance;}
  .leaf-gloss{font-family:"Newsreader",serif;font-style:italic;font-size:1.06rem;color:var(--faint);
    max-width:34rem;margin:.72rem auto 0;line-height:1.5;text-wrap:pretty;}
  .epigraph.leaf-epigraph{margin:1.95rem auto 1.4rem;text-align:left;}
  .leaf-body-wrap{max-width:54rem;margin:clamp(1.8rem,4vh,2.8rem) auto 0;}

  .leaf-nav{max-width:54rem;margin:clamp(3rem,7vh,5.2rem) auto 0;padding-top:clamp(1.8rem,4vh,2.6rem);
    border-top:1px solid var(--hair);display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;gap:1.3rem;align-items:start;}
  .ln-cell{text-decoration:none;display:block;}
  .ln-cell .lab{display:block;font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.14em;
    text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faintest);margin-bottom:.36rem;}
  .ln-cell .ttl{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 40,"wght" 500;font-size:1rem;
    color:var(--soft);line-height:1.22;}
  a.ln-cell:hover .ttl{color:var(--ink);}
  .ln-prev{text-align:left;} .ln-home{text-align:center;} .ln-next{text-align:right;}

  @media (max-width:600px){
    .leaf-nav{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.4rem;}
    .ln-prev,.ln-home,.ln-next{text-align:center;}
  }