:root{color-scheme:light;--pine:#203c32;--dark:#172b24;--moss:#6b8065;--gold:#cda16b;--paper:#faf8f1;--cream:#efe9dc;--ink:#293129;--muted:#647065;--line:#dcdccf;--serif:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;--sans:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:17px/1.75 var(--sans);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}
a{color:inherit;text-underline-offset:.2em}
a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:4px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:10px;background:#fff;padding:10px 15px;z-index:10}.skip:focus{left:10px}
.site-head{max-width:1540px;min-height:89px;margin:auto;padding:15px 42px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;background:var(--paper)}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--pine)}.brand-symbol{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:44px;height:44px;border:1.5px solid var(--pine);border-radius:50%;font:700 22px var(--serif);flex:none}.brand-name{font:700 clamp(1.6rem,2.8vw,2.35rem)/1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.055em}
.head-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:27px;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}.head-right a{color:var(--pine);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);padding-bottom:4px}.head-right a:hover{color:#a06e38}
.hero{height:min(76vw,770px);min-height:580px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:var(--pine);color:#fff}.hero-image{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 49%}.hero-shade{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(15,32,25,.83) 0%,rgba(19,38,28,.54) 41%,rgba(19,38,28,.10) 100%),linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.36),transparent 50%)}.hero-content{position:relative;max-width:1540px;height:100%;margin:auto;padding:90px 7.5% 45px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end}.eyebrow{color:#eed0a1;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 25px}.eyebrow span{padding:0 8px;color:#b9c7b5}.hero h1{max-width:900px;font:400 clamp(4rem,7.9vw,8.8rem)/.95 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.07em;margin:0 0 27px;text-wrap:balance}.hero h1 em{font-weight:400;color:#e8c18b}.hero-deck{max-width:650px;font:1.31rem/1.5 var(--serif);margin:0 0 38px;color:#faf4e9}.hero-credit{font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:#e7e1d5}
.story-meta{max-width:1250px;margin:auto;padding:28px 25px 31px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1.3fr 1.5fr auto;align-items:center;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.story-meta>div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:3px}.meta-label{font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a774d}.story-meta strong{font:400 1.17rem/1.25 var(--serif);color:var(--pine)}.story-meta small{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}.pill{display:inline-block;background:#e8d7b8;color:#4c3a28;font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-weight:800;padding:8px 12px}
article h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.05em;color:var(--pine)}
.prologue{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:76px 25px 85px}.prologue .lead{font:400 clamp(2.05rem,3.4vw,3rem)/1.28 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.035em;color:var(--pine);margin:0 0 25px}.prologue p:not(.lead){margin:0;font-size:1.07rem;line-height:1.8}
.scene{max-width:1380px;margin:auto;padding:0 25px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:48% minmax(0,1fr);gap:clamp(35px,6vw,100px);align-items:center}.scene-image{margin:0}.scene-image img{width:100%;height:720px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}.scene-image figcaption{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.4;padding:10px 0}.scene-copy{max-width:500px;padding:25px 0}.chapter{display:block;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.17em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a754a;margin-bottom:21px}.scene h2{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,4vw,4.4rem);line-height:1.04;margin:0 0 32px}.scene-copy p{margin:0 0 21px}
.interlude{max-width:1100px;margin:105px auto 115px;padding:0 30px;text-align:center}.interlude-line{display:block;height:58px;width:1px;background:var(--gold);margin:0 auto 30px}.interlude p{font:italic 400 clamp(2rem,3.3vw,3.35rem)/1.32 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.035em;color:#566b54;margin:0}
.scale{background:#eeeadd;padding:80px 25px 75px}.scale-heading{max-width:1000px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;column-gap:70px}.scale-heading .chapter{grid-column:1/-1}.scale h2{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,4.3vw,4.7rem);line-height:1.09;margin:0}.scale-heading p{font-size:1.07rem;line-height:1.8;margin:5px 0 0}.sizes{max-width:1200px;margin:65px auto 0;border-top:1px solid #bfc3ad;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.sizes>div{padding:30px 30px 8px 0;border-right:1px solid #bfc3ad}.sizes>div:not(:first-child){padding-left:30px}.sizes>div:last-child{border-right:0}.sizes strong{display:block;font:400 clamp(2.15rem,3.3vw,3.2rem) var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.055em;color:var(--pine)}.sizes span{display:block;margin-top:11px;font-size:14px;color:#4f5c4d;line-height:1.5}.scale-foot{max-width:1200px;margin:40px auto 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px}
.ground{background:var(--dark);color:#f0f1e7;padding:89px 25px 100px}.ground-inner{max-width:1200px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.12fr);gap:10%}.ground .chapter{color:#e5bc83}.ground h2{font-size:clamp(2.65rem,4.2vw,4.4rem);line-height:1.1;color:#f5f0e3;margin:0 0 25px}.ground-intro p{color:#d5e0d4;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.72}.ground-points{border-top:1px solid #688174}.ground-points>div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:55px 1fr;gap:18px;border-bottom:1px solid #688174;padding:25px 0}.ground-points span{font:400 1.6rem var(--serif);color:#e2b978}.ground-points p{margin:0;color:#d7e1d5}.ground-points strong{color:#fff}
.ending{max-width:760px;margin:auto;padding:87px 25px 90px}.ending h2{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,4.5vw,4.3rem);line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 30px}.ending>p{margin:0 0 23px}.ending-links{margin-top:45px;border-top:1px solid #bfc8b8;border-bottom:1px solid #bfc8b8;padding:21px 0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}.ending-links div{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.ending-links span,.social span{font-size:10px;color:#9a754a;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font-weight:800}.ending-links strong{font:400 1.8rem var(--serif);color:var(--pine)}.ending-links a{text-decoration:none;background:var(--pine);color:#fff;padding:12px 17px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;white-space:nowrap}.ending-links a:hover{background:#45624b}.social{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:22px 0}.social span{margin-right:auto}.social a{font-size:12px;font-weight:800;color:var(--pine)}.sources{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:20px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--muted);margin-top:16px!important}
footer{background:#e9e8dd;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:28px 5%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}footer a:first-child{font:700 1.4rem var(--serif);text-decoration:none;color:var(--pine)}footer span{font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}footer a:last-child{font-size:12px;font-weight:800}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero{min-height:640px}.hero-content{padding:55px 6% 37px}.scene-image img{height:620px}.scene{gap:35px}.story-meta{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.scale-heading{gap:30px}}
@media(max-width:700px){body{font-size:16px}.site-head{min-height:72px;padding:13px 17px}.brand{gap:9px}.brand-symbol{width:38px;height:38px;font-size:13px}.brand-name{font-size:1.52rem}.head-right{display:none}.hero{min-height:670px;height:84vh}.hero-image{object-position:52% center}.hero-shade{background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(12,27,21,.89) 0%,rgba(12,27,21,.50) 42%,rgba(12,27,21,.06) 100%)}.hero-content{padding:31px 20px 25px}.eyebrow{font-size:10px;margin-bottom:17px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.7rem,13vw,6rem);margin-bottom:16px}.hero-deck{font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:19px}.story-meta{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px;padding:23px 20px}.story-meta strong{font-size:1.03rem}.prologue{padding:52px 20px 61px}.prologue .lead{font-size:2.1rem}.scene{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:0}.scene-image{width:100%}.scene-image img{height:480px}.scene-image figcaption{padding:9px 20px}.scene-copy{padding:37px 20px 0;max-width:none}.scene h2{font-size:3.1rem}.interlude{margin:62px auto 70px;padding:0 20px}.interlude p{font-size:2.15rem}.scale{padding:58px 20px}.scale-heading{display:block}.scale h2{font-size:3.2rem;margin-bottom:23px}.sizes{display:block;margin-top:35px}.sizes>div,.sizes>div:not(:first-child){border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid #bfc3ad;padding:20px 0}.sizes>div:last-child{border-bottom:0}.sizes strong{font-size:2.6rem}.scale-foot{margin-top:25px}.ground{padding:62px 20px 70px}.ground-inner{display:block}.ground h2{font-size:3.2rem}.ground-points{margin-top:35px}.ending{padding:65px 20px}.ending h2{font-size:3.3rem}.ending-links{align-items:start;flex-direction:column}.social{gap:14px}.social span{width:100%}footer{padding:25px 20px;align-items:start;flex-direction:column}}
@media(max-width:390px){.brand-name{font-size:1.38rem}.hero{min-height:620px}.hero h1{font-size:3.6rem}.scene h2,.scale h2,.ground h2,.ending h2{font-size:2.8rem}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
@media print{.site-head,.ending-links a,.social,footer{display:none}.hero{height:480px;min-height:0}.hero-content{padding:25px}.hero h1{font-size:4rem}.scene-image img{height:400px}.ground{background:#fff;color:#000}.ground h2,.ground-intro p,.ground-points p{color:#000}}