:root {
  --ink: #111;
  --muted: #666;
  --line: #d8d8d8;
  --paper: #fff;
}
html, body {
  background: var(--paper) !important;
  color: var(--ink) !important;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
}
body {
  line-height: 1.7;
  min-height: 100vh;
}
a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration-color: var(--ink);
  text-underline-offset: 0.16em;
}
a:hover { color: #000; }
.site-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #fff !important;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1020;
}
.site-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0;
}
.site-tagline {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
}
.nav-link {
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 1.5rem;
}
.nav-link:hover, .nav-link:focus, .nav-link.active {
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}
.section-label, .essay-meta, .writing-meta, .year-marker {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.hero-card, .writing-card, .essay-shell, .about-shell {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #fff !important;
}
.hero-card { padding: 2rem; }
.writing-card { padding: 1.5rem; height: 100%; }
.writing-meta, .essay-meta, .about-copy, .footer-copy {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.feature-title, .card-title, .essay-title, .about-title {
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.feature-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  max-width: 14ch;
}
.feature-deck, .card-deck, .essay-deck {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 44rem;
}
.essay-shell, .about-shell { padding: 2rem; }
.essay-shell { max-width: 52rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.essay-body p { margin-bottom: 1.35rem; font-size: 1.1rem; }
.essay-break {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}
.chapter-title {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 2.2rem 0 1rem;
}
.chapter-title:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.year-block { margin: 1.5rem 0 1.35rem; }
.year-marker { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.coordinate-link {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.coordinate-link:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.writing-list-item {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.25rem 0;
}
.writing-list-item:first-child {
  border-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
}
.about-shell { max-width: 44rem; }
.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.page-section { scroll-margin-top: 6rem; }
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .hero-card, .essay-shell, .about-shell, .writing-card { padding: 1.25rem; }
  .essay-body p { font-size: 1.02rem; }
}


.footer-links a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; }
.small-muted { color: var(--muted); }
.legal-shell { max-width: 48rem; }
.legal-shell p, .legal-shell li { font-size: 1.05rem; }
.notfound-shell { max-width: 42rem; }