/* The Soft Era — site styles. Brand Book v8: Spectral / DM Sans; Ivory, Soft Gray, Charcoal Brown, Dusty Mauve, Slate. */
:root{
  --ivory:#F9F8F6; --soft:#E5E3DF; --ink:#4A4543; --mauve:#C4B5B8; --slate:#A3ADB5;
  --rule:#D9D2D3;
  /* Roles. Lighter palette (19 Sep): slate carries actions and bands, mauve warms the footer, brown stays for text only. */
  --band:#ECEFF2; --band-shadow:#DCE1E6; --btn:#56626C; --btn-ink:#F9F8F6; --foot-bg:#EDE4E6; --foot-ink:#4A4543; --foot-btn:#56626C; --foot-btn-ink:#F9F8F6; --ink-2:#5F656B;
  --display:"Spectral", "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Georgia, serif;
  --body:"DM Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --measure:36rem; --wide:68rem;
  --gutter:clamp(20px, 8vw, 96px);
  color-scheme:light;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ivory);color:var(--ink);font:400 17px/1.7 var(--body);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--mauve);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:.28em;transition:text-decoration-color .2s}
a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--ink)}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--ink);outline-offset:3px}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:8px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--ivory);padding:8px 14px;z-index:10}
.skip:focus{left:16px}

.wrap{max-width:var(--wide);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:var(--gutter)}
.col{max-width:var(--measure)}

/* Header */
.site-head{padding-block:28px 0}
.site-head .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px 32px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.wordmark{display:block;text-decoration:none;line-height:0}
.wordmark img{height:17px;width:auto}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px 26px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:14.5px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.nav a{text-decoration:none;padding-block:4px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}
.nav a:hover,.nav a[aria-current="page"]{border-bottom-color:var(--mauve)}
.nav .btn-sub{border:1px solid var(--btn);color:var(--btn);padding:7px 16px;border-radius:2px}
.nav .btn-sub:hover{background:var(--btn);color:var(--btn-ink);border-bottom-color:var(--btn)}

/* Type */
h1,h2,h3,.display{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;color:var(--ink);text-wrap:balance;margin:0}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5.2vw,3.6rem);line-height:1.08;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.005em}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.4vw,2.4rem);line-height:1.2}
h3{font-size:1.45rem;line-height:1.3}
p{margin:0}
.flow>*+*{margin-top:1.15em}
.eyebrow{font:500 12.5px/1.4 var(--body);letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--btn)}
.lede{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-2)}
.small{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-2)}
.dots{display:inline-flex;gap:7px;vertical-align:middle}
.dots i{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ink)}
.dots i:nth-child(2){background:var(--slate)}
.dots i:nth-child(3){background:var(--mauve)}

/* Buttons & CTA links */
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--btn);color:var(--btn-ink);text-decoration:none;font:500 15px/1 var(--body);letter-spacing:.03em;padding:16px 26px;border-radius:2px;border:1px solid var(--btn);transition:background .2s,color .2s}
.btn:hover{background:transparent;color:var(--btn)}
.cta{font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--mauve);padding-bottom:2px}
.cta:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--ink)}
.cta-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px 28px;align-items:center}

/* Sections */
section{padding-block:clamp(56px,9vw,112px)}
.band{background:var(--band)}
.rule-top{border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}

/* Home hero — the essay opening, set like a first page */
.hero{padding-block:clamp(64px,11vw,140px) clamp(56px,8vw,96px)}
.hero .opening{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(1.65rem,3.3vw,2.35rem);line-height:1.38;max-width:34rem;letter-spacing:-.003em}
.hero .opening p+p{margin-top:.85em}
.hero .opening .turn{font-weight:400}
.hero .cta-block{margin-top:clamp(36px,5vw,52px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start}

/* Two-column editorial split */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,14rem) minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px clamp(32px,6vw,88px)}
.split>.label{padding-top:.4em}
@media (max-width:760px){.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Essay index (journal) */
.essays{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.essays li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.essays a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:8.5rem 1fr;gap:4px 24px;padding-block:22px;text-decoration:none}
.essays time{font-size:13.5px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--ink-2);padding-top:.35em;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.essays .t{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.35rem;line-height:1.3}
.essays .x{grid-column:2;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.6}
.essays a:hover .t{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--mauve);text-underline-offset:.2em;text-decoration-thickness:1px}
@media (max-width:560px){.essays a{grid-template-columns:1fr}.essays .x{grid-column:1}}
.empty{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--ink-2);padding-block:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}

/* Workbook cover — set in type, the way the PDFs are */
.cover{aspect-ratio:3/4;width:100%;max-width:21rem;background:var(--ivory);border:1px solid var(--mauve);box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--rule),18px 22px 0 -8px var(--soft);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;text-align:center;padding:12% 10%;gap:1.1em}
.band .cover{box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--rule),18px 22px 0 -8px var(--band-shadow)}
.cover .ct{font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.2vw,2.3rem);letter-spacing:.09em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase;padding-block:.5em;border-block:1px solid var(--rule);width:100%}
.cover .cs{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:.98rem;color:var(--ink-2)}
.cover .dots{margin-top:.6em}
.cover .dots i{width:6px;height:6px}
.cover.sm{max-width:13rem;padding:10% 9%}
.cover.sm .ct{font-size:1.35rem}
.cover.sm .cs{font-size:.85rem}

/* Path feature */
.feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,21rem) minmax(0,1fr);gap:48px clamp(40px,7vw,104px);align-items:start}
@media (max-width:820px){.feature{grid-template-columns:1fr}.feature .cover{max-width:17rem}}
.toc{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;counter-reset:fw}
.toc li{counter-increment:fw;display:grid;grid-template-columns:2rem 1fr;gap:2px 10px;padding-block:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.toc li:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.toc li::before{content:counter(fw);font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.5}
.toc b{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.15rem}
.toc span{grid-column:2;color:var(--ink-2);font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6}
.meta{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--ink-2)}
.price{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.6rem;color:var(--ink)}

/* The Path page */
.page-hero{padding-block:clamp(56px,9vw,112px) clamp(32px,5vw,56px)}
.page-hero .title-caps{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,7vw,5rem);letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase}
.questions{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.2vw,1.5rem);line-height:1.45}
.questions li{padding-block:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.questions li:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.faq dt{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.2rem;margin-top:1.6em}
.faq dt:first-child{margin-top:0}
.faq dd{margin:.4em 0 0}
.buy-box{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start;padding:clamp(28px,4vw,44px);background:var(--ivory);border:1px solid var(--mauve);max-width:30rem}

/* Shop */
.shelf{display:grid;gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:13rem minmax(0,1fr) auto;gap:24px clamp(28px,5vw,64px);padding-block:clamp(36px,5vw,56px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);align-items:center}
.item .body{max-width:32rem}
.item .buy{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-end;gap:12px;text-align:right}
@media (max-width:820px){.item{grid-template-columns:1fr}.item .buy{align-items:flex-start;text-align:left}}
.pair{display:flex;gap:0;max-width:13rem}
.pair .cover{max-width:none;width:56%;padding:9% 5%;gap:.6em}
.pair .cover+.cover{margin-left:-12%;margin-top:12%}
.pair .cover .ct{font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.07em}
.pair .cover .cs{font-size:.7rem}

/* Subscribe */
.subscribe{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:40px clamp(40px,6vw,88px);align-items:center}
@media (max-width:820px){.subscribe{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.subscribe figure{margin:0}
.subscribe figure img{aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;width:100%}
.embed-sub{width:100%;max-width:30rem;height:150px;border:0;background:transparent}
.quiz-frame{width:100%;height:min(80vh,680px);min-height:520px;border:1px solid var(--rule);background:#fff}

/* About */
.about-figure{margin:0}
.about-figure img{aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;width:100%;max-width:22rem}

/* Links page */
.links-page{min-height:100vh;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;padding-block:56px;text-align:center}
.links-page .wordmark img{height:18px;margin-inline:auto}
.linklist{list-style:none;margin:44px 0 0;padding:0;width:100%;max-width:26rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
.linklist a{display:block;padding:18px 20px;border:1px solid var(--btn);border-radius:2px;text-decoration:none;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.45}
.linklist a:hover{background:var(--btn);color:var(--btn-ink)}
.linklist .k{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-2);margin-bottom:2px}
.linklist a:hover .k{color:var(--soft)}

/* Legal */
.legal h2{font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2em}
.legal ul{padding-left:1.2em}

/* Footer */
.footband{background:var(--foot-bg);color:var(--foot-ink);padding-block:clamp(40px,6vw,64px)}
.footband .wrap{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px 40px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.footband p{font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.4vw,1.6rem);line-height:1.35;max-width:30rem}
.footband a.btn{background:var(--foot-btn);color:var(--foot-btn-ink);border-color:var(--foot-btn)}
.footband a.btn:hover{background:transparent;color:var(--foot-btn)}
.site-foot{padding-block:36px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-2)}
.site-foot .wrap{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px 28px;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}
.site-foot nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 22px}
.site-foot a{text-decoration:none}
.site-foot a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}

/* Real cover + inside pages */
.cover-img{width:100%;max-width:21rem;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--rule);box-shadow:18px 22px 0 -8px var(--soft);background:#fff}
.band .cover-img{box-shadow:18px 22px 0 -8px var(--band-shadow)}
.cover-img.sm{max-width:13rem}
.pair .cover-img{width:56%;max-width:none;box-shadow:none}
.pair .cover-img+.cover{margin-left:-12%;margin-top:12%}
.cover{border-color:var(--slate)}
.avatar{width:120px;height:120px;object-fit:cover}
@media (max-width:760px){.avatar{width:88px;height:88px}}
.about-figure img{max-width:18rem;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/5}
.pages{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:clamp(16px,3vw,36px)}
.pages figure{margin:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.pages img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--rule);background:#fff;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(74,69,67,.06),0 12px 28px -18px rgba(74,69,67,.35)}
.pages figcaption{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.5}
@media (max-width:760px){.pages{grid-template-columns:none;grid-auto-flow:column;grid-auto-columns:78%;overflow-x:auto;scroll-snap-type:x mandatory;padding-bottom:8px}.pages figure{scroll-snap-align:start}}
.pull{margin:0 auto;max-width:44rem;text-align:center;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:22px;align-items:center}
.pull blockquote{margin:0;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.8vw,1.95rem);line-height:1.45}
.pull figcaption{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-2)}
.pull::before{content:"";width:44px;height:1px;background:var(--mauve)}
.pages img{aspect-ratio:792/663;object-fit:cover;object-position:top}
@media (max-width:560px){
  .site-head{padding-block:20px 0}
  .site-head .wrap{gap:14px}
  .nav{gap:4px 16px;font-size:14px;width:100%}
  .nav .btn-sub{margin-left:auto;padding:5px 12px}
  .feature .cover-img,.feature .cover{max-width:12.5rem}
}
@media (max-width:390px){
  .nav{gap:4px 12px;font-size:13.5px;letter-spacing:0}
  .nav .btn-sub{padding:4px 9px}
}