/* ============================================================
   Stravio — site.css
   Brand: Midnight #11192A · Brass #C9853A (accent only) · Pearl #F2EFE7
   Type: Helvetica Neue. Tagline: Strategic path forward.
   Built 2026-07-13.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --canvas: #090d15;
  --midnight: #11192A;
  --steel: #344155;
  --steel-panel: #1a2536;
  --brass: #C9853A;
  --brass-2: #E0A257;
  --brass-soft: rgba(201, 133, 58, .13);
  --pearl: #F2EFE7;
  --pearl-dim: rgba(242, 239, 231, .72);
  --pearl-faint: rgba(242, 239, 231, .45);
  --line: rgba(124, 133, 150, .20);
  --font: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --maxw: 1160px;

  /* fluid type scale — minor-third rhythm at desktop */
  --t-display: clamp(44px, 6.2vw, 78px);
  --t-h2: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 46px);
  --t-h3: clamp(19px, 1.7vw, 23px);
  --t-lead: clamp(16px, 1.35vw, 19px);
  --t-body: 15.5px;
  --t-small: 13px;
  --t-micro: 11.5px;

  --band: clamp(88px, 11vw, 150px);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font);
  background: var(--canvas);
  color: var(--pearl);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 4px;
}
::selection { background: var(--brass); color: var(--midnight); }

.wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 44px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .wrap { padding: 0 22px; } }

/* ---------- type ---------- */
h1, h2, h3, h4 { margin: 0; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.025em; text-wrap: balance; }
h1 { font-size: var(--t-display); line-height: 0.99; }
h2 { font-size: var(--t-h2); line-height: 1.08; }
h3 { font-size: var(--t-h3); line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
h4 { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 700; }
p { margin: 0; }

.eyebrow {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-size: var(--t-micro); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass); margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 22px; height: 1px; background: var(--brass); opacity: .7; }

.lead { font-size: var(--t-lead); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--pearl-dim); max-width: 58ch; }
.measure { max-width: 62ch; }
.measure p { color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: var(--t-body); line-height: 1.7; }
.measure p + p { margin-top: 18px; }
.footnote { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--pearl-faint); }

/* ---------- buttons + links ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font); font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 500;
  padding: 11px 20px; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid transparent; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: transform .12s ease, background .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, color .18s ease;
}
.btn:active { transform: scale(0.97); }
.btn-primary { background: var(--pearl); color: var(--midnight); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: #fffdf6; }
.btn-primary .mark { width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brass); display: inline-block; }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--pearl); border-color: rgba(242, 239, 231, .28); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--pearl); background: rgba(242, 239, 231, .05); }

.textlink {
  color: var(--pearl); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; font-size: 14.5px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
}
.textlink .arw { color: var(--brass); transition: transform .18s ease; }
.textlink:hover .arw { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ---------- logo ---------- */
.logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--pearl); }
.logo svg { display: block; }
.wordmark { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.wordmark b { font-weight: 700; }
.wordmark span { font-weight: 400; }

/* ---------- nav ---------- */
header.nav {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 60;
  background: rgba(9, 13, 21, .78); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.nav-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; height: 66px; }
.nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 32px; }
.nav-links a.nlink {
  color: var(--pearl-dim); text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; position: relative;
  transition: color .18s ease; padding: 4px 0;
}
.nav-links a.nlink:hover { color: var(--pearl); }
.nav-links a.nlink[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--pearl); }
.nav-links a.nlink[aria-current="page"]::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -4px; height: 2px;
  background: var(--brass); border-radius: 2px;
}
.nav-links a.nav-cta { color: var(--pearl); text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; }
.nav-links a.nav-cta::before { content: ""; width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brass); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .nav-links { gap: 20px; } .nav-links a.nlink { font-size: 13.5px; } .nav-links a.nav-cta { display: none; } }

main { padding-top: 66px; }

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
section { position: relative; }
.band { padding: var(--band) 0; }
.band-tight { padding: calc(var(--band) * .6) 0; }

.panel { background: var(--midnight); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 24px; padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 60px); }
.panel.steel { background: var(--steel-panel); }

[data-reveal] { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); transition: opacity .75s ease, transform .75s ease; }
[data-reveal].in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

.kicker-num {
  font-size: var(--t-micro); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--brass); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

/* ---------- hero (index) ---------- */
.hero { min-height: calc(100vh - 66px); position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 70px 0; }
.hero .scene { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; z-index: 0; }
.hero .scene canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; }
.hero h1 { max-width: 14ch; }
.hero .lead { margin-top: 24px; }
.hero-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; margin-top: 36px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-lines { display: flex; gap: 12px; margin-top: 58px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-lines a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 13.5px; padding: 9px 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(17, 25, 42, .55); backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  transition: border-color .18s ease, color .18s ease;
}
.hero-lines a:hover { border-color: rgba(201, 133, 58, .55); color: var(--pearl); }
.hero-lines a i { font-style: normal; color: var(--brass); font-weight: 700; font-size: 11px; }
.scroll-hint {
  position: absolute; bottom: 26px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2; color: var(--pearl-faint); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 8px; pointer-events: none;
}
.scroll-hint::after { content: ""; width: 1px; height: 28px; background: linear-gradient(var(--pearl-faint), transparent); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .scroll-hint { animation: hint 2.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
  @keyframes hint { 0%, 100% { opacity: .55; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
}

/* ---------- page hero (inner pages) ---------- */
.page-hero { padding: clamp(70px, 9vw, 120px) 0 clamp(40px, 5vw, 70px); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.page-hero h1 { max-width: 16ch; font-size: clamp(38px, 4.8vw, 62px); }
.page-hero .lead { margin-top: 22px; }

/* ---------- card grids ---------- */
.card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.card {
  background: var(--midnight); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 30px 28px; position: relative; transition: border-color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
a.card { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: var(--pearl); }
a.card:hover { border-color: rgba(201, 133, 58, .5); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.card .wm-line { width: 26px; height: 3px; background: var(--brass); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.card h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.card p { color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 14.5px; }
.card .card-arw { position: absolute; top: 26px; right: 26px; color: var(--brass); font-size: 15px; transition: transform .2s ease; }
a.card:hover .card-arw { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ---------- sticky 3D story sections (stack, journey) ---------- */
.story { position: relative; }
.story-sticky { position: sticky; top: 66px; height: calc(100vh - 66px); display: flex; align-items: center; overflow: hidden; }
.story-inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: 44px; align-items: center; width: 100%; }
.story-inner.flip { grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .story-inner, .story-inner.flip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
}
.scene-stage { height: min(58vh, 560px); position: relative; }
.scene-stage canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .scene-stage { height: 36vh; } }
.stage-label {
  position: absolute; top: 4px; left: 0; right: 0; text-align: center;
  color: var(--brass-2); font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 22px); font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em; z-index: 3; pointer-events: none;
}

.steps { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.step {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 30px 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 14px 16px;
  border-radius: 12px; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; opacity: .48;
  transition: opacity .3s ease, background .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
  background: none; text-align: left; font-family: var(--font); color: var(--pearl); width: 100%;
}
.step:hover { opacity: .85; }
.step.active { opacity: 1; background: var(--brass-soft); border-color: rgba(201, 133, 58, .4); }
.step .sidx { color: var(--brass); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; font-size: 13.5px; padding-top: 2px; }
.step .sname { font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px; }
.step .sdesc {
  color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 13.5px; margin-top: 3px;
  display: grid; grid-template-rows: 0fr; transition: grid-template-rows .35s ease;
}
.step .sdesc > span { overflow: hidden; min-height: 0; }
.step.active .sdesc { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
body.reduce .step { opacity: 1; }
body.reduce .step .sdesc { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }

/* ---------- services page ---------- */
.svc-block { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px); margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px); }
.svc-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px); align-items: start; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .svc-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; } }
.svc-num { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px); font-weight: 700; color: var(--brass); letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

.deliver-list { list-style: none; margin: 26px 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px 26px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .deliver-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.deliver-list li {
  display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: baseline; color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.5;
}
.deliver-list li::before { content: ""; flex: 0 0 5px; width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brass); position: relative; top: -2px; }

.fee-line {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 26px;
  padding: 11px 18px; border: 1px solid rgba(201, 133, 58, .4); border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--brass-soft); font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--pearl);
}
.fee-line i { font-style: normal; color: var(--brass); font-weight: 700; }

.arch-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; margin-top: 28px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .arch-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.arch { background: var(--steel-panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px; }
.arch h3 { font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 9px; letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.arch p { color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 14.5px; }
.arch .arch-tag { font-size: var(--t-micro); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass); margin-bottom: 12px; font-weight: 500; }

/* case study */
.case { background: var(--midnight); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 24px; padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 56px); }
.case-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px); align-items: start; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .case-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.case-stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.case-stat { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 16px; align-items: baseline; padding: 18px 2px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.case-stat .l { color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 14px; max-width: 26ch; }
.case-stat .n { font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 34px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; white-space: nowrap; }
.case-stat .n b { color: var(--brass); font-weight: 700; }

/* ---------- about page ---------- */
.principles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0 40px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .principles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.principle { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 20px 0 26px; }
.principle h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.principle p { color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 14.5px; }
.principle .kicker-num { display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; }

.founder-note { background: var(--steel-panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 24px; padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 56px); position: relative; }
.founder-note::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: clamp(30px, 5vw, 56px); bottom: clamp(30px, 5vw, 56px);
  width: 3px; background: var(--brass); border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
}
.founder-note .measure p { font-size: 16px; }
.signature { margin-top: 30px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.signature .sig-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brass); }
.signature .sig-name { font-weight: 700; font-size: 15.5px; }
.signature .sig-role { color: var(--pearl-faint); font-size: 13px; }

.team-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .team-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.team-card { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 18px; padding: 28px; background: var(--midnight); }
.team-card .t-name { font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; }
.team-card .t-role { color: var(--brass); font-size: var(--t-micro); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 6px; font-weight: 500; }
.team-card p { color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 14.5px; margin-top: 14px; }

/* ---------- contact page — arrival, one still frame ---------- */
form.lead-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.contact-single { padding: 70px 0; }
.contact-row {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 5vw; width: 100%;
}
.contact-copy { margin-top: 9vh; } /* breathing room so the upper-left planet stays whole */
.contact-form-col { max-width: min(480px, 38vw); width: 100%; }
.contact-form-col .field textarea { min-height: 88px; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .contact-row { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 44px; }
  .contact-copy { margin-top: 0; }
  .contact-form-col { max-width: 100%; }
}
.form-sent { padding: 14px 0; }
.form-sent .sent-title { font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.form-sent .sent-title::before {
  content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--brass); margin-right: 12px;
}
.form-sent .sent-body { color: var(--pearl-dim); margin-top: 10px; }
.form-note.form-err { color: #DCA08A; }
.form-note a { color: var(--pearl); }
.field label { display: block; font-size: var(--t-micro); letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--pearl-faint); margin-bottom: 7px; }
.field input, .field textarea {
  width: 100%; font-family: var(--font); font-size: 15px; color: var(--pearl);
  background: rgba(17, 25, 42, .72); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 12px 14px; outline: none; transition: border-color .18s ease;
}
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus { border-color: var(--brass); }
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 100px; }
.form-note { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--pearl-faint); }

/* ============================================================
   Journey layout (homepage) — one fixed 3D scene behind the page,
   sections are full-height "stops" with a soft scrim for legibility.
   No panels, no cards: type sits directly on the scene.
   ============================================================ */
.journey-bg { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.journey-bg canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
body.journey main, body.journey footer.foot { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.stop { min-height: 100vh; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 90px 0; }
/* journey stops ignore the centered wrap width: copy pins to the true
   screen edge so the road always owns the opposite half of the viewport */
.stop > .wrap { width: 100%; max-width: none; padding: 0 clamp(28px, 5vw, 90px); }
.stop-inner { max-width: min(560px, 42vw); position: relative; }
.stop-inner .lead { margin-top: 22px; }
.stop-inner.right { margin-left: auto; }
.stop-inner.center { margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; max-width: 640px; }

/* legibility scrim: a soft dark ellipse behind the text, never a box */
.stop-inner::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -80px -110px; z-index: -1; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(9, 13, 21, .78) 0%, rgba(9, 13, 21, .4) 52%, rgba(9, 13, 21, 0) 72%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ledger rows: full-bleed numbered entries, rule-separated — not cards */
.ledger { margin-top: 40px; }
.ledger-row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; gap: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 24px 0;
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--pearl);
}
.ledger-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.ledger-row h3 { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 10px; }
.ledger-row h3 .arw { color: var(--brass); font-size: 16px; transition: transform .2s ease; }
a.ledger-row:hover h3 .arw { transform: translateX(4px); }
a.ledger-row:hover h3 { color: var(--brass-2); }
.ledger-row p { color: var(--pearl-dim); font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.65; margin-top: 8px; max-width: 52ch; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .stop { padding: 70px 0; }
  .stop-inner, .stop-inner.right { max-width: 100%; margin: 0; }
  .stop-inner::before { inset: -50px -30px; }
}
@media (min-width: 861px) and (max-width: 1150px) {
  .stop-inner { max-width: 46vw; }
}

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.cta-band { text-align: center; padding: var(--band) 0; }
.cta-band h2 { margin: 0 auto; max-width: 20ch; }
.cta-band .lead { margin: 20px auto 0; }
.cta-band .hero-cta { justify-content: center; }

/* ============================================================
   Light register — Pearl reading pages (body.light)
   The homepage keeps the Midnight cinema. Subpages flip to paper:
   Pearl ground, Midnight ink, Brass held back to accents.
   ============================================================ */
body.light {
  background: var(--pearl);
  color: var(--midnight);
  --ink-dim: rgba(19, 27, 44, .74);
  --ink-faint: rgba(19, 27, 44, .52);
  --line-l: rgba(17, 25, 42, .14);
  --brass-deep: #8f5a1c;
  --paper-card: #faf8f1;
}
body.light ::selection { background: var(--midnight); color: var(--pearl); }
body.light header.nav { background: rgba(242, 239, 231, .84); border-bottom-color: var(--line-l); }
body.light header.nav .logo { color: var(--midnight); }
body.light header.nav .logo svg polyline { stroke: var(--midnight); }
body.light .nav-links a.nlink { color: var(--ink-dim); }
body.light .nav-links a.nlink:hover,
body.light .nav-links a.nlink[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--midnight); }
body.light .eyebrow { color: var(--brass-deep); }
body.light .eyebrow::before { background: var(--brass-deep); }
body.light .lead, body.light .measure p { color: var(--ink-dim); }
body.light .footnote { color: var(--ink-faint); }
body.light .kicker-num { color: var(--brass-deep); }
body.light .btn-primary { background: var(--midnight); color: var(--pearl); }
body.light .btn-primary:hover { background: #1b2842; }
body.light .btn-primary .mark { background: var(--brass-2); }
body.light .btn-ghost { color: var(--midnight); border-color: rgba(17, 25, 42, .32); }
body.light .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--midnight); background: rgba(17, 25, 42, .05); }
body.light .textlink { color: var(--midnight); }
body.light .textlink .arw { color: var(--brass-deep); }
body.light .principle { border-top-color: var(--line-l); }
body.light .principle p { color: var(--ink-dim); }
body.light .founder-note { background: var(--paper-card); border-color: var(--line-l); }
body.light .signature .sig-role { color: var(--ink-faint); }

/* founder story chapters — editorial timeline, no 3D */
.chapters { margin-top: 14px; }
.chapter {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; gap: 30px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-l, var(--line)); padding: 32px 0 38px;
}
.chapter:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-l, var(--line)); }
.chapter .c-era {
  font-size: var(--t-micro); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass-deep, var(--brass));
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; padding-top: 5px;
}
.chapter h3 { margin-bottom: 9px; }
.chapter p { color: var(--ink-dim, var(--pearl-dim)); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; max-width: 62ch; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .chapter { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; padding: 26px 0 30px; } }

/* centered pull-quote band — the thread, stated once */
.quote-band { text-align: center; padding: calc(var(--band) * .75) 0; }
.quote-band blockquote {
  margin: 0 auto; max-width: 26ch;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3.1vw, 40px); font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.3; text-wrap: balance;
}
.quote-band .q-accent { color: var(--brass-deep, var(--brass)); }
.quote-band .q-source {
  margin-top: 22px; font-size: var(--t-micro); font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint, var(--pearl-faint));
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer.foot { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 52px 0 44px; background: #06090f; }
.foot-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 30px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; } }
.foot .tag { color: var(--pearl-faint); font-size: 14px; margin-top: 12px; }
.foot .foot-h { font-size: var(--t-micro); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--pearl-faint); margin: 0 0 12px; font-weight: 500; }
.foot a { display: block; color: var(--pearl-dim); text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.foot a:hover { color: var(--pearl); }
.foot .copy { color: var(--pearl-faint); font-size: 12.5px; margin-top: 36px; }