:root {
  --color-bg: #f8f6f3;
  --color-surface: #ffffff;
  --color-text: #1a1a2e;
  --color-text-secondary: #5b5b6b;
  --color-text-muted: #8b8b9e;
  --color-primary: #1e3a5f;
  --color-primary-hover: #152b47;
  --color-primary-light: #eaf0f8;
  --color-primary-lighter: #f4f7fb;
  --color-accent: #c4956a;
  --color-accent-hover: #b5835a;
  --color-accent-light: #f5ede6;
  --color-border: #e5e0db;
  --color-border-light: #f0ece8;
  --radius-sm: 6px;
  --radius-md: 10px;
  --radius-lg: 16px;
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .04), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, .04);
  --shadow-md: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .06), 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .04);
  --font-display: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-body: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --reading: 760px;
  --wide: 960px;
  --header-height: 64px;
  --transition: 180ms ease;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  color: var(--color-text);
  background: var(--color-bg);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

a {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  text-underline-offset: .22em;
  transition: color var(--transition), background var(--transition), border-color var(--transition);
}
a:hover, a:focus-visible { color: var(--color-accent-hover); }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  left: 1rem;
  top: -5rem;
  z-index: 200;
  padding: .7rem 1rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: var(--color-surface);
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  min-height: var(--header-height);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0 max(1.5rem, calc((100vw - var(--wide)) / 2));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-surface) 94%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .625rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand:hover { color: var(--color-primary); }
.brand-mark {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: var(--color-surface);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .25rem;
}
nav a {
  padding: .5rem .875rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
}
nav a:hover, nav a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  background: var(--color-primary-lighter);
}
nav a[hreflang] {
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-surface);
}

main, footer {
  width: min(calc(100% - 3rem), var(--wide));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.story { padding: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7.5rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem); }
.story-header {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: var(--color-accent-hover);
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 {
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
}
h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 10vw, 7.6rem);
  line-height: .92;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}
.story-deck {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.story-body {
  width: min(100%, var(--reading));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-surface);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.55vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.78;
}
.story-body p {
  margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
}
.story-body .opening {
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1.42;
  letter-spacing: -.018em;
}
.story-body .turn {
  margin: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5rem) 0;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.8rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}

.root-prompt {
  margin: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5rem) 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--color-accent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-accent-light);
}
.root-prompt span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-accent-hover);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.root-prompt p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}

.closing-thought {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5rem);
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  color: var(--color-primary) !important;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.7vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.loop-section, .principles, .epilogue {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}
.section-heading {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
}
.section-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 6vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}

.loop-list {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 0 4rem auto;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  list-style: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-surface);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.loop-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
}
.loop-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.loop-list li > span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 2rem;
  height: 2rem;
  padding-top: .38rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--color-primary-light);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.loop-list h3 {
  margin-bottom: .45rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
}
.loop-list p {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
}

.loop-sentence {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-primary-lighter);
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  line-height: 2;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.loop-sentence b { color: var(--color-accent-hover); padding: 0 .25rem; }

.principle-prose {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin-left: auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-surface);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.principle-prose p {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.principle-prose p:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }

.epilogue {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-accent-light);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  text-align: center;
}
.epilogue > p:first-child {
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
  color: var(--color-accent-hover);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.7vw, 1.9rem);
}
.epilogue h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
}
.source-note {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
}

footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 2rem 0 3rem;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: .8rem;
}
footer p { margin: 0; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .site-header {
    min-height: auto;
    padding-top: .7rem;
    padding-bottom: .7rem;
  }
  nav { max-width: 72%; overflow-x: auto; justify-content: flex-end; }
  nav a[href^="#"] { display: none; }
  main, footer { width: min(calc(100% - 2rem), var(--wide)); }
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  h1 { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 18vw, 5.3rem); }
  .story-body { padding: 1.5rem; }
  .loop-list li { grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr; gap: .9rem; padding: 1.35rem; }
  .loop-sentence { text-align: left; }
  footer { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}