:root {
  --paper:#f7f6f2; --paper-deep:#eceae4; --ink:#191816; --ink-soft:#403d38;
  --muted:#706c65; --rule:#c9c6be; --accent:#6a1c1c;
  --serif:"Source Serif 4","Iowan Old Style",Charter,Georgia,serif;
  --mono:"JetBrains Mono",ui-monospace,"SFMono-Regular",Menlo,monospace;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(1.06rem,1rem + .28vw,1.19rem);line-height:1.68;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration-color:rgba(106,28,28,.48);text-underline-offset:.18em}
a:hover,a:focus-visible{color:var(--accent);text-decoration-color:currentColor}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:4px}
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:1rem;top:-5rem;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:.7rem 1rem;z-index:20}
.skip-link:focus{top:1rem}
.reading-header{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:2rem;padding:1.25rem clamp(1.25rem,5vw,3.5rem);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.reading-header nav{display:flex;gap:1.25rem}
.reading-mark{text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.16em}
.reading-mark span{margin-left:.55rem;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:.9rem;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
main{padding:clamp(4rem,9vw,7rem) clamp(1.25rem,5vw,3.5rem)}
.essay{max-width:45rem;margin:0 auto}
.essay-header{margin-bottom:clamp(3rem,7vw,5rem)}
.essay-meta,.page-kicker,.card-meta{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.essay h1,.page-title{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,7.5vw,5.2rem);line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.035em;font-weight:500;margin:.65rem 0 1.6rem;text-wrap:balance}
.essay-deck,.page-deck{font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.6vw,1.62rem);line-height:1.48;color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic;margin:0;max-width:41rem}
.essay-copy p{margin:0 0 1.35em}
.essay-copy .short-line{font-size:1.08em;font-weight:500;margin:2.15em 0}
.essay-divider{text-align:center;letter-spacing:.45em;color:var(--muted);margin:clamp(3.3rem,8vw,5.4rem) 0;font-family:var(--serif)}
.essay-support{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:4.5rem;padding-top:2rem;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.91em}
.essay-support+.essay-support{margin-top:2.75rem}
.essay-support h2{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 1.2rem}
.essay-support p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
.sources p{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.reading-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:2.5rem clamp(1.25rem,5vw,3.5rem);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);text-align:center}
.reading-footer nav{display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem}
.reading-footer p{margin:1rem 0 0}
.writing-shell,.privacy-shell{max-width:54rem;margin:0 auto}
.page-header{margin-bottom:4rem}
.page-title{max-width:46rem}
.page-deck{max-width:39rem}
.essay-list{display:grid;gap:1px;background:var(--rule);border:1px solid var(--rule)}
.essay-card{display:block;background:var(--paper);padding:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.5rem);text-decoration:none}
.essay-card:hover,.essay-card:focus-visible{background:var(--paper-deep);color:var(--ink)}
.essay-card h2{font-size:clamp(1.65rem,3.8vw,2.45rem);line-height:1.1;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:.55rem 0 .85rem}
.essay-card p{margin:0;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:42rem}
.privacy-shell h1{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,7vw,4.8rem);line-height:1;margin:0 0 1.5rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.privacy-shell h2{font-size:1.35rem;margin:2.4rem 0 .75rem}
.privacy-shell p{margin:0 0 1.25em;max-width:43rem}
.privacy-updated{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:3rem}
@media(max-width:36rem){.reading-mark span{display:none}.reading-header nav{gap:.8rem}.essay h1,.page-title{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,13vw,3.45rem)}}
@media print{.reading-header,.reading-footer,.skip-link{display:none}body{background:#fff;color:#000}main{padding:0}.essay{max-width:none}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.essay-support{break-inside:avoid}}