/* ==========================================================================
   russellmehta.com — visual system
   Language: archival editorial. Hairline rules instead of cards and shadows.
   Every photograph is "mounted" at its natural ratio, never cropped.
   ========================================================================== */

/* --- 1. Tokens ---------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  /* Ground */
  --bone:         #F3EFE8;
  --bone-deep:    #E8E1D5;
  --bone-line:    #D6CDBE;

  /* Ink */
  --basalt:       #1A1D1A;
  --basalt-soft:  #23271F;
  --basalt-line:  #383D36;

  /* Text */
  --slate:        #4C524A;
  --slate-dim:    #5C6259;
  --bone-text:    #EFE9DE;
  --slate-light:  #A9AFA4;

  /* Accent — oxide */
  --accent:       #B0552F;
  --accent-ink:   #8C4224;
  --accent-soft:  #DB9068;

  /* Type */
  --sans: "Instrument Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --serif: "Newsreader", "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;

  --fs-display: clamp(2.75rem, 1.55rem + 5.1vw, 6.75rem);
  --fs-title:   clamp(2rem, 1.35rem + 2.6vw, 3.6rem);
  --fs-lead:    clamp(1.2rem, 1.06rem + 0.65vw, 1.6rem);
  --fs-h3:      clamp(1.2rem, 1.06rem + 0.55vw, 1.6rem);
  --fs-body:    clamp(1rem, 0.965rem + 0.16vw, 1.1rem);
  --fs-small:   clamp(0.875rem, 0.85rem + 0.1vw, 0.95rem);
  --fs-label:   0.7rem;

  /* Space */
  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4.2vw, 5rem);
  --shell: min(1340px, 100% - (2 * var(--gutter)));
  --gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3.25rem);
  --band: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 9.5rem);

  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
}

/* --- 2. Reset & base ---------------------------------------------------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bone);
  color: var(--basalt);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

p { margin: 0 0 1.15em; max-width: 68ch; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

img, svg, picture { max-width: 100%; }
img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

ul, ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }

a { color: inherit; }

button { font: inherit; color: inherit; }

::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bone); }

/* --- 3. Utilities ------------------------------------------------------- */
.shell { width: var(--shell); margin-inline: auto; }

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;
  transform: translateY(-140%);
  z-index: 999;
  background: var(--basalt); color: var(--bone-text);
  padding: 0.85rem 1.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

:where(a, button, input, [tabindex]):focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.label {
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}
.label--plain { color: var(--slate-dim); }

.lead {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-lead);
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: var(--basalt);
  max-width: 34ch;
}

.prose { color: var(--slate); }
.prose strong { color: var(--basalt); font-weight: 600; }
.prose em { font-style: italic; }

.tint { color: var(--slate); }

/* Inline text links — underline offset, oxide on hover */
.link {
  color: var(--basalt);
  text-decoration: none;
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--bone-line), var(--bone-line));
  background-size: 100% 1px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: 0 100%;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: background-size 0.35s var(--ease), color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.link:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); background-image: linear-gradient(var(--accent), var(--accent)); }

/* --- 4. Buttons / actions ----------------------------------------------- */
.action {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--basalt);
  padding: 0.95rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--basalt);
  min-height: 44px;
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease), gap 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.action::after { content: "\2192"; font-size: 1.05em; letter-spacing: 0; }
.action:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); border-color: var(--accent); gap: 1.4rem; }

.action--light { color: var(--bone-text); border-bottom-color: var(--slate-light); }
.action--light:hover { color: var(--accent-soft); border-bottom-color: var(--accent-soft); }

.actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }

/* --- 5. Masthead & navigation ------------------------------------------- */
.masthead {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bone) 88%, transparent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
@supports not (background: color-mix(in srgb, red 50%, blue)) {
  .masthead { background: var(--bone); }
}
@supports (backdrop-filter: blur(10px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px)) {
  .masthead { -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); }
}

.masthead__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  min-height: 74px;
  padding-block: 0.75rem;
}

.wordmark { text-decoration: none; display: block; line-height: 1.1; }
.wordmark__name {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.32rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.wordmark__role {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate-dim);
  margin-top: 0.32rem;
}
.wordmark:hover .wordmark__name { color: var(--accent-ink); }

.nav__list { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 2.5rem); }
.nav__link {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--slate);
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.nav__link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; bottom: 0.15rem;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.nav__link:hover { color: var(--basalt); }
.nav__link:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav__link[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--basalt); }
.nav__link[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); background: var(--basalt); }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 0;
  min-height: 44px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--basalt);
}
.nav-toggle__bars { display: block; width: 26px; height: 9px; position: relative; }
.nav-toggle__bars::before,
.nav-toggle__bars::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--basalt);
  transition: transform 0.32s var(--ease);
}
.nav-toggle__bars::before { top: 0; }
.nav-toggle__bars::after { bottom: 0; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle__bars::before { transform: translateY(4px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle__bars::after { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* Mobile menu panel */
.menu {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 70;
  background: var(--bone);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 1.5rem var(--gutter) 2.5rem;
  overflow-y: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}
.menu[hidden] { display: none; }
.menu__top { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; min-height: 74px; align-items: center; }
.menu__list { margin-top: clamp(1rem, 5vh, 3rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }
.menu__list li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }
.menu__link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: clamp(0.9rem, 2.4vh, 1.35rem) 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 7.5vw, 2.5rem);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--basalt);
}
.menu__link span {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--slate-dim);
}
.menu__link[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--accent-ink); }
.menu__foot {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--slate-dim);
}
.menu__foot a { color: var(--basalt); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }

body.is-menu-open { overflow: hidden; }

/* --- 6. Bands ------------------------------------------------------------ */
.band { padding-block: var(--band); }
.band--tight { padding-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); }
.band--dark { background: var(--basalt); color: var(--bone-text); }
.band--dark .prose, .band--dark .tint { color: var(--slate-light); }
.band--dark .label { color: var(--accent-soft); }
.band--dark .label--plain { color: var(--slate-light); }
.band--dark .lead { color: var(--bone-text); }
.band--sand { background: var(--bone-deep); }
.band--ruled { border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }

/* --- 7. Grid ------------------------------------------------------------- */
.grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); }
.col-full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

/* --- 8. Section heading -------------------------------------------------- */
.sechead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--gap);
  align-items: end;
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.band--dark .sechead { border-bottom-color: var(--basalt-line); }
.sechead__index {
  grid-column: 1 / 2;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.band--dark .sechead__index { color: var(--accent-soft); }
.sechead__title { grid-column: 2 / 9; font-size: var(--fs-title); }
.sechead__note { grid-column: 9 / 13; font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--slate-dim); padding-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.band--dark .sechead__note { color: var(--slate-light); }

/* --- 9. Mounted images --------------------------------------------------- */
/* Images keep their natural aspect ratio inside a hairline mount — no crop,
   no distortion, faces always whole. */
.mount { margin: 0; }
.mount__frame {
  border: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
  background: var(--bone-deep);
  padding: clamp(0.7rem, 1.5vw, 1.4rem);
}
.band--dark .mount__frame { border-color: var(--basalt-line); background: var(--basalt-soft); }
.band--sand .mount__frame { background: var(--bone); }
.mount__frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
}
.mount figcaption {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem 1.2rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 0.95rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--slate-dim);
}
.band--dark .mount figcaption { color: var(--slate-light); }
.mount figcaption b { font-weight: 600; color: var(--slate); }
.band--dark .mount figcaption b { color: var(--bone-text); }
.mount--plain .mount__frame { border: 0; background: none; padding: 0; }

/* --- 10. Record list (hairline index) ------------------------------------ */
.record { border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }
.band--dark .record { border-top-color: var(--basalt-line); }
.record__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(5.5rem, 1fr) minmax(0, 3.2fr) minmax(0, 2fr);
  gap: 0.4rem var(--gap);
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.band--dark .record__row { border-bottom-color: var(--basalt-line); }
.record__year {
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
}
.band--dark .record__year { color: var(--accent-soft); }
.record__name { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: var(--fs-h3); line-height: 1.25; }
.record__note { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--slate-dim); }
.band--dark .record__note { color: var(--slate-light); }

/* --- 11. Pull quote ------------------------------------------------------ */
.quote { margin: 0; }
.quote__text {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.05rem + 1.9vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.24;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.quote__mark { color: var(--accent-soft); }
.band--sand .quote__mark, .quote--light .quote__mark { color: var(--accent-ink); }
.quote figcaption {
  margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--basalt-line);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--slate-light);
  max-width: 46ch;
}
.band--sand .quote figcaption, .quote--light figcaption {
  border-top-color: var(--bone-line);
  color: var(--slate-dim);
}

/* --- 12. Footer ---------------------------------------------------------- */
.colophon {
  background: var(--basalt);
  color: var(--bone-text);
  padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.colophon__top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--gap);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--basalt-line);
}
.colophon__mark { grid-column: 1 / 6; }
.colophon__mark .wordmark__name { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 1.2vw, 2.3rem); color: var(--bone-text); }
.colophon__mark .wordmark__role { color: var(--slate-light); }
.colophon__contact { grid-column: 6 / 10; }
.colophon__links { grid-column: 10 / 13; }

.colophon h2 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-soft);
  margin-bottom: 1.35rem;
}
.contact-line { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.contact-line--name { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.colophon a { color: var(--bone-text); text-decoration: none; }
.colophon a:not(.social__item):hover { color: var(--accent-soft); }
.colophon__links li { margin-bottom: 0.65rem; }
.colophon__links a {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease), color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.colophon__links a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--accent-soft); }

.social { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.9rem; margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.social__item {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid var(--basalt-line);
  color: var(--slate-light);
}
.social__item svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; fill: currentColor; }
a.social__item { transition: color 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease); }
a.social__item:hover { color: var(--accent-soft); border-color: var(--accent-soft); }
.social__note { margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--slate-light); max-width: 40ch; }

.colophon__base {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.85rem 2rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--slate-light);
}
.colophon__base a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--basalt-line); padding-bottom: 2px; }
.session-end {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--basalt-line);
  padding: 0.35rem 0;
  min-height: 44px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--slate-light);
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.session-end:hover { color: var(--accent-soft); border-bottom-color: var(--accent-soft); }

/* --- 13. Reveal ---------------------------------------------------------- */
.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); }
.js .reveal.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
  transition: opacity 0.75s var(--ease), transform 0.75s var(--ease);
}

/* --- 14. Responsive ------------------------------------------------------ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .sechead__title { grid-column: 2 / 13; }
  .sechead__note { grid-column: 2 / 13; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .colophon__mark { grid-column: 1 / 13; }
  .colophon__contact { grid-column: 1 / 7; }
  .colophon__links { grid-column: 7 / 13; }
  .colophon__contact, .colophon__links { margin-top: 2.5rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
  .record__row { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0.5rem; }
  .record__note { max-width: 60ch; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .sechead { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .sechead__index, .sechead__title, .sechead__note { grid-column: 1 / -1; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .colophon__contact, .colophon__links { grid-column: 1 / 13; }
  .colophon__base { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .actions { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem; align-items: flex-start; }
  .action { width: 100%; }
}

/* --- 15. Motion & print -------------------------------------------------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
  .js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@media print {
  .masthead, .menu, .nav-toggle, .skip-link, .session-end { display: none !important; }
  body { background: #fff; color: #000; }
  .band--dark, .colophon { background: #fff; color: #000; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   16. Page compositions — each page carries its own structure
   ========================================================================== */

/* --- 16a. Home: the overture --------------------------------------------- */
.overture { padding-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); }
.overture__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); }
.overture__eyebrow {
  grid-column: 1 / 13;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem 1.6rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate-dim);
}
.overture__eyebrow b { color: var(--accent-ink); font-weight: 600; }
.overture__name {
  grid-column: 1 / 13;
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
  font-size: var(--fs-display);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}
.overture__name em { font-style: italic; color: var(--accent-ink); }
.overture__lead { grid-column: 1 / 6; margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }
.overture__lead p { color: var(--slate); max-width: 42ch; }
.overture__lead .lead { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; max-width: 30ch; }
.overture__figure { grid-column: 7 / 13; margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }
.overture__facts {
  grid-column: 1 / 6;
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.overture__facts div {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
}
.overture__facts dt { color: var(--slate-dim); }
.overture__facts dd { margin: 0; text-align: right; font-weight: 500; }

/* Home: onward dispatch rows */
.dispatch { border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }
.dispatch__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(4rem, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 3.4fr) auto;
  gap: 0.75rem var(--gap);
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: padding-left 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.dispatch__row:hover { padding-left: clamp(0.5rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem); }
.dispatch__row:hover .dispatch__title { color: var(--accent-ink); }
.dispatch__num { font-size: var(--fs-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; color: var(--slate-dim); }
.dispatch__title { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: var(--fs-h3); transition: color 0.25s var(--ease); }
.dispatch__desc { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--slate-dim); }
.dispatch__arrow { color: var(--accent-ink); font-size: 1.1rem; }

/* --- 16b. Profile: narrative column with a held portrait ------------------ */
.profile { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); }
.profile__aside { grid-column: 1 / 5; }
.profile__sticky { position: sticky; top: 106px; }
.profile__body { grid-column: 6 / 13; }
.profile__body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.15rem + 1.2vw, 2.15rem);
  margin: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0 1.1rem;
}
.profile__body h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.profile__body p { color: var(--slate); max-width: 64ch; }
.profile__drop::first-letter {
  float: left;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 3.9em;
  line-height: 0.78;
  padding: 0.06em 0.12em 0 0;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
}
.profile__figure { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }

/* Affiliations */
.affil { border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.affil div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0.35rem var(--gap);
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.affil dt { font-weight: 500; }
.affil dd { margin: 0; font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--slate-dim); }

/* --- 16c. Journey: the chronicle ----------------------------------------- */
.chronicle { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); }
.chronicle__stream { grid-column: 1 / 8; }
.chronicle__side { grid-column: 9 / 13; }
.chronicle__side .mount + .mount { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem); }

.era {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem) clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.era:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.era::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -3px; top: 0.55rem;
  width: 5px; height: 5px;
  background: var(--accent);
}
.era__year {
  position: absolute;
  left: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  top: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.era__title { font-size: var(--fs-h3); margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
.era p { color: var(--slate); font-size: var(--fs-small); max-width: 58ch; }

/* --- 16d. Focus: modules -------------------------------------------------- */
.module {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--gap);
  padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.module:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.module__index { grid-column: 1 / 2; font-size: var(--fs-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; color: var(--accent-ink); }
.module__head { grid-column: 2 / 6; }
.module__head h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 1.35vw, 2.4rem); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.module__head .tint { font-size: var(--fs-small); }
.module__body { grid-column: 7 / 13; }
.module__body p { color: var(--slate); }
.ticks { margin-top: 1.6rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }
.ticks li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0.9rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--slate);
}
.ticks li::before { content: "\2014"; color: var(--accent); }
.ticks b { color: var(--basalt); font-weight: 600; }

/* --- 16e. Perspectives: the reader --------------------------------------- */
.reader { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); }
.piece { grid-column: 1 / 13; padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.piece + .piece { border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.piece__kicker {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate-dim);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.piece__kicker b { color: var(--accent-ink); font-weight: 600; }
.piece__title { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 1.3rem + 1.7vw, 2.9rem); max-width: 22ch; }
.piece__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--gap);
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.piece__grid p { color: var(--slate); }
.piece--wide .piece__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 1fr); }

.refs { border-top: 1px solid var(--basalt-line); }
.refs li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0.4rem var(--gap);
  padding: 1.15rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--basalt-line);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
}
.refs a { color: var(--bone-text); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--basalt-line); padding-bottom: 2px; }
.refs a:hover { color: var(--accent-soft); border-bottom-color: var(--accent-soft); }
.refs span { color: var(--slate-light); }

/* --- 16f. Contact --------------------------------------------------------- */
.reach { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); align-items: start; }
.reach__intro { grid-column: 1 / 6; }
.reach__card { grid-column: 7 / 13; }
.reach__person {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.reach__name { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.25rem + 1.2vw, 2.3rem); }
.reach__role { font-size: var(--fs-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--slate-dim); margin-top: 0.6rem; }
.reach__line {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(5rem, 0.6fr) minmax(0, 3fr);
  gap: 0.35rem var(--gap);
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.9rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
}
.reach__key { font-size: var(--fs-label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--slate-dim); }
.reach__value {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.05rem + 1.15vw, 2.1rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--basalt);
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
  word-break: break-word;
}
a.reach__value:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }

/* --- 16g. Page-composition responsive ------------------------------------ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .overture__lead, .overture__facts { grid-column: 1 / 7; }
  .overture__figure { grid-column: 7 / 13; }
  .profile__aside { grid-column: 1 / 6; }
  .profile__body { grid-column: 6 / 13; }
  .chronicle__stream { grid-column: 1 / 9; }
  .chronicle__side { grid-column: 9 / 13; }
  .module__head { grid-column: 2 / 13; }
  .module__body { grid-column: 2 / 13; }
  .reach__intro { grid-column: 1 / 13; }
  .reach__card { grid-column: 1 / 13; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .overture__lead, .overture__facts, .overture__figure { grid-column: 1 / 13; }
  .overture__figure { order: 3; }
  .overture__facts { order: 4; }
  .dispatch__row { grid-template-columns: minmax(3rem, auto) minmax(0, 1fr) auto; }
  .dispatch__desc { grid-column: 2 / 4; }
  .profile { display: block; }
  .profile__aside { margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
  .profile__sticky { position: static; }
  .chronicle { display: block; }
  .chronicle__side { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); }
  .chronicle__side .mount + .mount { margin-top: 0; }
  .piece__grid, .piece--wide .piece__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .refs li { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .overture__name { letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
  .module { display: block; }
  .module__index { margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
  .module__head { margin-bottom: 1.75rem; }
  .era { padding-left: 0; padding-top: 2.1rem; border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--bone-line); }
  .era::before { left: 0; top: -3px; }
  .era__year { left: 0; top: 0.65rem; }
  .chronicle__side { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .chronicle__side .mount + .mount { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem); }
  .reach__person { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .reach__line { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .affil div { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .overture__facts div { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.15rem; }
  .overture__facts dd { text-align: left; }
}

/* --- 17. Menu close button (always shown inside the open overlay) --------- */
.menu-close { display: inline-flex; }
.menu-close .nav-toggle__bars::before { transform: translateY(4px) rotate(45deg); }
.menu-close .nav-toggle__bars::after { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* --- 18. Column utilities (collapse to full width on small screens) ------- */
.col-major  { grid-column: 1 / 9; }
.col-minor  { grid-column: 10 / 13; }
.col-text   { grid-column: 1 / 7; }
.col-figure { grid-column: 8 / 13; }
.self-end   { align-self: end; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .col-major { grid-column: 1 / 10; }
  .col-minor { grid-column: 10 / 13; }
  .col-text { grid-column: 1 / 7; }
  .col-figure { grid-column: 7 / 13; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .col-major, .col-minor, .col-text, .col-figure { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .self-end { align-self: auto; }
}

/* --- 19. Page head (interior pages) -------------------------------------- */
.pagehead { padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) clamp(2.25rem, 4.5vw, 4rem); }
.pagehead__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--gap); align-items: end; }
.pagehead__label {
  grid-column: 1 / 13;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem 1.4rem;
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone-line);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate-dim);
}
.pagehead__label b { color: var(--accent-ink); font-weight: 600; }
.pagehead__title {
  grid-column: 1 / 8;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 1.65rem + 3.5vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.pagehead__lead { grid-column: 8 / 13; }
.pagehead__lead p { color: var(--slate); max-width: 40ch; }
.pagehead__lead p:first-child { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: var(--fs-lead); line-height: 1.4; color: var(--basalt); }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .pagehead__title { grid-column: 1 / 13; }
  .pagehead__lead { grid-column: 1 / 13; margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); }
}
picture { display: block; }

/* --- 20. Smaller pull quote (inside editorial columns) -------------------- */
.quote__text--sm { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 0.95rem + 1.1vw, 1.8rem); line-height: 1.32; }
.quote--light { margin-block: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem); }

/* --- 21. Corrections from visual QA -------------------------------------- */
/* Structural paragraphs must not inherit the prose measure. */
.overture__eyebrow,
.pagehead__label,
.piece__kicker,
.label,
.sechead__index,
.module__index,
.era__year,
.reach__key { max-width: none; }

/* Let the hero portrait span both left-hand blocks so the lead and the fact
   list sit directly under one another instead of leaving a hole. */
.overture__figure { grid-row: span 2; align-self: start; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .overture__figure { grid-row: auto; }
}

/* --- 22. Further QA refinements ------------------------------------------ */
/* The contact portrait belongs with the site, not beside the enquiry name. */
.reach__portrait { max-width: 190px; margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.reach__portrait figcaption { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.15rem; }

/* The first editorial piece already sits below a band of white space. */
.reader .piece:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

/* Module headings hold their place beside long bodies on wide screens. */
@media (min-width: 1081px) {
  .module__head { position: sticky; top: 106px; align-self: start; }
}