/* =========================================================================
   THE SUCCESS FRAMEWORK — brand design system  (Brand Guidelines v1.0)
   "Clarity earned." Fraunces + Inter. Teal structure, ochre peak.
   Five-colour system. Four-stage rising progression as signature motif.
   ========================================================================= */

/* ---- Tokens ---------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  /* five-colour system */
  --base:    #FBFAF7;   /* primary canvas */
  --ink:     #1C1F26;   /* primary text; dark-mode bg */
  --teal:    #1B4D5C;   /* structure, authority, clarity */
  --ochre:   #C8912A;   /* warmth, progress, Operating peak */
  --surface: #EFECE4;   /* cards, panels, alt sections */

  /* supporting */
  --border:  #E4E1D8;
  --muted:   #888888;
  --ink-2:   #4B4F58;   /* softer body text on light */
  --teal-deep: #143A46;
  --ochre-deep: #A8771F;
  --teal-08: rgba(27,77,92,.08);
  --ochre-12: rgba(200,145,42,.12);

  /* two-font system — never a third typeface */
  --display: "Fraunces", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans:    "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  /* rhythm */
  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  --maxw: 76rem;
}

/* ---- Reset ----------------------------------------------------------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
* { margin: 0; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  background: var(--base);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; }

/* ---- Layout helpers -------------------------------------------------- */
.wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.wrap-narrow { max-width: 46rem; margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.section { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8.5rem); }
.band { background: var(--surface); }
.band-ink { background: var(--ink); color: var(--base); }
.rule { height: 1px; background: var(--border); border: 0; }

/* ---- Typography ------------------------------------------------------ */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .69rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .7rem;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 1.5rem; height: 2px;
  background: var(--ochre);
  display: inline-block;
}
.eyebrow.plain::before { display: none; }
.band-ink .eyebrow { color: var(--ochre); }
.band-ink .eyebrow::before { background: var(--ochre); }

.display {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 5.2rem);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.display em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--teal); }

.head {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: .015em;
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.6vw, 2.9rem);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.head em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--teal); }

h3.sub {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: .015em;
}

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.7vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 38ch;
}
.measure { max-width: 38rem; }

/* ---- Buttons / CTAs -------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .6em;
  padding: .95em 1.6em;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: background .18s ease, color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}
.btn .arr { transition: transform .2s ease; text-transform: none; font-weight: 400; }
.btn:hover .arr { transform: translateX(3px); }
.btn-solid { background: var(--teal); color: var(--base); }
.btn-solid:hover { background: var(--teal-deep); }
.btn-ochre { background: var(--ochre); color: var(--ink); }
.btn-ochre:hover { background: var(--ochre-deep); color: var(--base); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--border); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--teal); }

.link-arrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .73rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .55em;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  transition: border-color .18s ease;
}
.link-arrow .arr { transition: transform .2s ease; text-transform: none; }
.link-arrow:hover { border-color: var(--ochre); }
.link-arrow:hover .arr { transform: translateX(3px); }
.band-ink .link-arrow { color: var(--ochre); }

/* ---- Email signup field --------------------------------------------- */
.signup {
  display: flex; align-items: stretch;
  max-width: 30rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 2px; background: var(--base); overflow: hidden;
}
.signup input {
  flex: 1; border: 0; background: transparent; font: inherit;
  font-size: .95rem; padding: .95rem 1.1rem; color: var(--ink); min-width: 0;
}
.signup input::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
.signup input:focus { outline: none; }
.signup button {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--teal); color: var(--base); border: 0; padding: 0 1.5rem;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5em; transition: background .18s ease;
}
.signup button .arr { text-transform: none; }
.signup button:hover { background: var(--teal-deep); }
.band-ink .signup { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.32); background: transparent; }
.band-ink .signup input { color: var(--base); }
.band-ink .signup input::placeholder { color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); }
.band-ink .signup button { background: var(--ochre); color: var(--ink); }
.band-ink .signup button:hover { background: var(--ochre-deep); color: var(--base); }
.signup-note { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .85rem; }

/* =====================================================================
   BRAND LOCKUP — four-bar mark + wordmark
   ===================================================================== */
.mark { width: 28px; height: 28px; flex: none; }
.mark rect.peak { fill: var(--ochre); }
.mark rect.col { fill: var(--teal); }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem; }
.brand .sep { width: 1px; align-self: stretch; background: var(--teal); opacity: .2; margin-block: 2px; }
.brand .wordmark { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1px; line-height: 1; }
.brand .wordmark .the {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 300; font-size: .52rem;
  letter-spacing: .42em; color: var(--teal); text-transform: uppercase;
}
.brand .wordmark .name {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 500; font-size: .86rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--ink); text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* =====================================================================
   HEADER
   ===================================================================== */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--base) 88%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(1.1) blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.site-header .bar {
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto; padding: 1rem var(--gutter);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem;
}
.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.7rem; }
.nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .02em;
  color: var(--ink-2); padding-bottom: 3px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color .16s ease, border-color .16s ease;
}
.nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.nav a.current { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ochre); }
.nav a.cta {
  color: var(--teal); border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: .5em 1.05em;
  border-radius: 2px; font-weight: 600; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.nav a.cta:hover { border-color: var(--teal); background: var(--teal-08); }
.nav-toggle { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-flex; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 2px; padding: .5rem .75rem; font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink);
  }
}

/* =====================================================================
   FOUR-STAGE RISING PROGRESSION  — the signature device
   ===================================================================== */
.stages { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem); }
.stage { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
/* rising bar track: bars grow 25→50→75→100% across the four columns */
.stage .bar-track { height: 84px; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.stage .bar { width: 14px; background: var(--teal); border-radius: 1px; }
.stage:nth-child(1) .bar { height: 25%; }
.stage:nth-child(2) .bar { height: 50%; }
.stage:nth-child(3) .bar { height: 75%; }
.stage:nth-child(4) .bar { height: 100%; background: var(--ochre); }
.band .stage .bar-track { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }

.stage .stage-icon { width: 26px; height: 26px; }
.stage .stage-icon line, .stage .stage-icon rect, .stage .stage-icon circle, .stage .stage-icon polyline { stroke: var(--teal); }
.stage:nth-child(4) .stage-icon line, .stage:nth-child(4) .stage-icon rect,
.stage:nth-child(4) .stage-icon circle, .stage:nth-child(4) .stage-icon polyline { stroke: var(--ochre); }
.stage:nth-child(4) .stage-icon circle[fill] { fill: var(--ochre); }
.stage .stage-icon circle[fill] { fill: var(--teal); }

.stage .topline { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; }
.stage .num { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--muted); }
.stage h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em; margin-top: .7rem; line-height: 1.1; }
.stage .descriptor { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .18em; color: var(--ochre-deep); margin-top: .45rem; }
.stage:not(:nth-child(4)) .descriptor { color: var(--teal); }
.stage p.gist { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: .95rem; margin-top: .7rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.stage ul.items { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 1.1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .4rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); padding-top: 1rem; }
.stage ul.items li { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-2); display: flex; gap: .6rem; align-items: baseline; }
.stage ul.items li span.i { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--muted); min-width: 1.3rem; }
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .stages { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.6rem 1.6rem; }
  .stage .bar-track { height: 60px; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) { .stages { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* =====================================================================
   CARDS
   ===================================================================== */
.card-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
.card-grid.cols-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.card-grid.cols-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 940px) { .card-grid.cols-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .card-grid.cols-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .card-grid.cols-4, .card-grid.cols-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.card {
  background: var(--base); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 1.7rem 1.6rem 1.5rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 100%;
  transition: border-color .18s ease, transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
}
.card:hover { border-color: var(--teal); transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 18px 32px -24px rgba(20,58,70,.5); }
.card .tag { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .67rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem; }
.card .tag b { color: var(--teal); font-weight: 600; }
.card h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: .01em; margin-top: .9rem; }
.card p { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: .94rem; margin-top: .6rem; line-height: 1.55; flex: 1; }
.card .go { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--teal); margin-top: 1.4rem; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5em; }
.card .go .arr { transition: transform .2s ease; text-transform: none; }
.card:hover .go .arr { transform: translateX(3px); }
.card .stage-mini { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .65rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ochre-deep); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem; }
.card .stage-mini .mini-icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
.card .stage-mini .mini-icon line, .card .stage-mini .mini-icon rect, .card .stage-mini .mini-icon circle, .card .stage-mini .mini-icon polyline { stroke: var(--teal); }
.card .stage-mini .mini-icon circle[fill] { fill: var(--teal); }

/* =====================================================================
   FOOTER
   ===================================================================== */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--base); padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem); }
.site-footer .top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: 3rem; align-items: start; padding-bottom: 3rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13); }
.site-footer .brand .wordmark .name { color: var(--base); }
.site-footer .brand .wordmark .the { color: var(--ochre); }
.site-footer .brand .sep { background: var(--base); opacity: .25; }
.site-footer .promise { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: .01em; margin-top: 1.5rem; max-width: 22ch; }
.site-footer .promise em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ochre); }
.site-footer h4 { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.site-footer .bottom { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem; justify-content: space-between; padding-top: 2rem; align-items: center; }
.footer-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.3rem; }
.footer-nav a, .site-footer .colophon a { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .82rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); transition: color .16s ease; }
.footer-nav a:hover, .site-footer .colophon a:hover { color: var(--base); }
.site-footer .colophon { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.45); }
.site-footer .colophon a { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .site-footer .top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; } }

/* =====================================================================
   PHOTO SLOT (placeholder / treated headshot frame)
   ===================================================================== */
.photo-slot {
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, var(--surface) 0 14px, #E7E2D8 14px 28px);
  border: 1px solid var(--border); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center; padding: 1rem;
}
.headshot { border: 4px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 2px; display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

/* =====================================================================
   SECTION / ARTICLE PAGE
   ===================================================================== */
.crumb { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .03em; color: var(--muted); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.crumb a { color: var(--teal); }
.crumb a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.crumb .sep { color: var(--border); }

.section-masthead { padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); padding-bottom: clamp(2rem,4vw,3rem); }
.section-masthead .stage-flag { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .9rem; margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.section-masthead .stage-flag .stage-icon { width: 30px; height: 30px; }
.section-masthead .stage-flag .stage-icon line, .section-masthead .stage-flag .stage-icon rect, .section-masthead .stage-flag .stage-icon circle, .section-masthead .stage-flag .stage-icon polyline { stroke: var(--teal); }
.section-masthead .stage-flag .stage-icon circle[fill] { fill: var(--teal); }
.section-masthead .title { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.4rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: .005em; margin-top: 1rem; }
.section-masthead .dek { font-size: clamp(1.12rem,1.7vw,1.35rem); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); font-weight: 400; max-width: 40rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }

.meta-strip { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 2.4rem; padding-top: 1.6rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.meta-strip .facts { display: flex; gap: 2.2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.meta-strip .fact { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .3rem; }
.meta-strip .fact .k { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.meta-strip .fact .v { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .92rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink); }
.meta-strip .fact .v.accent { color: var(--ochre-deep); }

/* mini stage map — 16 ticks grouped into 4 rising clusters */
.stagemap { display: flex; gap: .9rem; align-items: flex-end; }
.stagemap .grp { display: flex; gap: .28rem; align-items: flex-end; }
.stagemap .tick { width: 6px; background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 1px; }
.stagemap .grp:nth-child(2) .tick { height: 9px; }
.stagemap .grp:nth-child(4) .tick { height: 13px; }
.stagemap .grp:nth-child(6) .tick { height: 17px; }
.stagemap .grp:nth-child(8) .tick { height: 21px; }
.stagemap .tick.here { background: var(--ochre); border-color: var(--ochre); }
.stagemap .tick.done { background: var(--teal); border-color: var(--teal); }
.stagemap .glabel { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .58rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
@media (max-width: 680px) { .stagemap { display: none; } }

/* video */
.video-wrap { max-width: 56rem; margin: clamp(2.5rem,5vw,4rem) auto; }
.video { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 4px; overflow: hidden; }
.video iframe { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }
.video-cap { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .9rem; display: flex; gap: .55rem; align-items: center; }
.video-cap .dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ochre); }

/* article body */
.article { max-width: 40rem; margin-inline: auto; }
.article > p { font-size: 1.12rem; line-height: 1.85; margin-top: 1.5rem; color: #23262e; }
.article > p:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.article .standfirst::first-letter { font-family: var(--display); float: left; font-size: 3.8rem; line-height: .82; padding: .4rem .6rem 0 0; color: var(--teal); font-weight: 500; }
.article h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.55rem,2.5vw,2rem); line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: .015em; margin-top: 3.4rem; margin-bottom: .2rem; text-wrap: balance; }
.article h2 + p { margin-top: 1rem; }
.article strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.article em { font-style: italic; }
.article a { color: var(--teal); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ochre); }

.pull { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.2rem); line-height: 1.3; color: var(--teal); letter-spacing: .01em; text-align: left; margin: 3rem 0; padding-left: 1.6rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--ochre); }

.inline-signup { background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 4px; padding: 2rem 2rem 2.1rem; margin: 3.4rem 0; }
.inline-signup h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.inline-signup p { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: .96rem; margin-top: .6rem; margin-bottom: 1.3rem; max-width: 34rem; }

.nudge { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 2.2rem 0; margin-top: 3.4rem; display: flex; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.nudge p { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.25rem; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); max-width: 32rem; letter-spacing: .01em; }

.related-head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.nextprev { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
.np { border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 3px; padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .4rem; transition: border-color .18s ease, background .18s ease; }
.np:hover { border-color: var(--teal); background: var(--base); }
.np.disabled { opacity: .4; pointer-events: none; }
.np .lbl { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.np .nm { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.np.next { text-align: right; align-items: flex-end; }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .nextprev { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* =====================================================================
   PAGE HELPERS (overview, articles, forms, about, 404)
   ===================================================================== */
.fw-icon { width: 34px; height: 34px; flex: none; }
.fw-icon line, .fw-icon rect, .fw-icon circle, .fw-icon polyline { stroke: var(--teal); }
.fw-icon circle[fill] { fill: var(--teal); }
.fw-icon.ochre line, .fw-icon.ochre rect, .fw-icon.ochre circle, .fw-icon.ochre polyline { stroke: var(--ochre); }
.fw-icon.ochre circle[fill] { fill: var(--ochre); }

.stage-head { display: flex; gap: 1.4rem; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 2.4rem; }
.stage-head h2 { margin-top: .5rem; }
.stage-head .descriptor { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .18em; color: var(--teal); }
.stage-head.ochre .descriptor { color: var(--ochre-deep); }
.stage-head p.one { color: var(--ink-2); margin-top: .7rem; max-width: 42ch; }

.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; margin-bottom: 2.8rem; }
.chip { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .03em; padding: .55em 1.05em; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 100px; color: var(--ink-2); background: var(--base); cursor: pointer; transition: all .15s ease; }
.chip:hover { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--teal); }
.chip.active { background: var(--teal); border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--base); }

.share { display: flex; gap: .7rem; align-items: center; margin: 2.6rem 0; }
.share .lbl { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.share a { width: 38px; height: 38px; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; color: var(--teal); transition: all .15s ease; }
.share a:hover { border-color: var(--teal); background: var(--teal-08); }
.share svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

.elpill { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--teal); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 100px; padding: .45em .95em; }
.elpill .fw-icon { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

.form-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.3rem; max-width: 38rem; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; }
.field label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.field input, .field textarea { font: inherit; font-size: 1rem; padding: .85rem 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 2px; background: var(--base); color: var(--ink); }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--teal); }
.field textarea { min-height: 130px; resize: vertical; }

.huge { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(5rem,16vw,11rem); line-height: 1; color: var(--teal); letter-spacing: .02em; }

.about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; gap: clamp(2rem,5vw,4.5rem); align-items: start; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.value-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.value-tag { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--teal); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 100px; padding: .4em .95em; }
.quote-block { border-left: 2px solid var(--ochre); padding-left: 1.8rem; margin: 1rem 0; }
.quote-block p { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.42; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.quote-block cite { font-family: var(--sans); font-style: normal; font-size: .85rem; color: var(--muted); display: block; margin-top: 1rem; }

/* =====================================================================
   ENTRANCE ANIMATION (opacity-only — robust, prints visible)
   ===================================================================== */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .reveal.in { animation: riseIn .72s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) both; }
}
@keyframes riseIn { 0% { opacity: 0; } 100% { opacity: 1; } }