/* ============================================================
   Vasserman.co — shared design system
   Decision Infrastructure · dark navy / gold · editorial
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:root {
  --bg:      #0b0d14;   /* deep navy-black ground */
  --bg2:     #0e111a;
  --bg3:     #12151f;
  --ink-navy:#0a1226;

  --gold:    rgba(201,169,110,1);
  --gold8:   rgba(201,169,110,0.80);
  --gold5:   rgba(201,169,110,0.50);
  --gold3:   rgba(201,169,110,0.30);
  --gold16:  rgba(201,169,110,0.16);
  --gold08:  rgba(201,169,110,0.08);
  --gold04:  rgba(201,169,110,0.04);

  --text:    rgba(238,241,248,0.96);
  --text2:   rgba(228,232,242,0.82);
  --text3:   rgba(222,227,240,0.58);
  --text4:   rgba(222,227,240,0.40);

  --border:  rgba(201,169,110,0.16);
  --border2: rgba(228,232,242,0.09);
  --hair:    rgba(228,232,242,0.07);

  --serif:   'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --sans:    'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  --mono:    ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', 'JetBrains Mono', Menlo, monospace;

  --maxw:    1200px;
  --measure: 720px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  min-height: 100vh;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
::selection { background: var(--gold16); color: var(--text); }

.container { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 56px; }
.container-narrow { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 56px; }
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .container, .container-narrow { padding: 0 24px; }
}

/* ===== TYPE ===== */
.eyebrow {
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); display: inline-block;
}
.display-xl, .display-lg, .display-md, .display-sm, .display-xs {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 300; color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.07;
}
.display-xl { font-size: clamp(40px, 5.6vw, 72px); line-height: 1.03; }
.display-lg { font-size: clamp(34px, 4.6vw, 56px); }
.display-md { font-size: clamp(28px, 3.7vw, 44px); }
.display-sm { font-size: clamp(23px, 2.9vw, 33px); }
.display-xs { font-size: clamp(20px, 2.3vw, 26px); }
.display-xl em, .display-lg em, .display-md em, .display-sm em, .display-xs em {
  font-style: italic; color: var(--gold); font-weight: 300;
}
.body-lg { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.74; color: var(--text2); }
.body-md { font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.82; color: var(--text2); }
.kicker  { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--gold5); }

/* ===== REVEAL ===== */
.reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@keyframes revealUp { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
html.js .reveal.is-visible { animation: revealUp 0.7s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) both; }
html.js .reveal-d1.is-visible { animation-delay: 0.08s; }
html.js .reveal-d2.is-visible { animation-delay: 0.16s; }
html.js .reveal-d3.is-visible { animation-delay: 0.24s; }
@media print { html.js .reveal.is-visible { animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html.js .reveal.is-visible { animation: none; } }

/* ===== NAV ===== */
.nav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 60; height: 70px;
  background: rgba(11,13,20,0.86); backdrop-filter: blur(26px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(26px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.nav.scrolled { box-shadow: 0 6px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); }
.nav-inner { height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 40px; }
.nav-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; height: 100%; gap: 12px; }
.logo-img { height: 30px; width: auto; display: block; object-fit: contain; }
.nav-wordmark { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: var(--text); }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .logo-img { height: 26px; } .nav-wordmark { font-size: 18px; } }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 30px; align-items: center; }
.nav-links a {
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text3);
  position: relative; padding: 4px 0; transition: color 0.22s ease; white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-links a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; width: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--gold); transition: width 0.25s ease; }
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--text); } .nav-links a:hover::after { width: 100%; }
.nav-links a.current { color: var(--gold); }
.nav-links a.current::after { width: 100%; }
.nav-ext::before { content: "\2197"; font-size: 9px; margin-right: 3px; opacity: 0.6; vertical-align: 1px; }
@media (max-width: 1040px) { .nav-links { display: none; } }

/* ===== BUTTONS ===== */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 15px 32px; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.22s ease;
  background: transparent; color: var(--text); text-align: center;
}
.btn-gold { border-color: var(--gold5); color: var(--gold); background: var(--gold04); }
.btn-gold:hover { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--bg); }
.btn-ghost { border-color: var(--border2); color: var(--text2); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--text3); background: rgba(228,232,242,0.03); color: var(--text); }
.btn-text { padding: 10px 22px; border-color: var(--border); color: var(--text3); font-size: 10px; }
.btn-text:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold5); }
.btn .arrow { font-size: 13px; transition: transform 0.22s ease; }
.btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

.textlink { color: var(--gold8); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold3); transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s; }
.textlink:hover { color: var(--gold); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }

/* ===== SECTIONS ===== */
.section { padding: 130px 0; position: relative; }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .section { padding: 84px 0; } }
.section-tight { padding: 96px 0; }
.section-dim { background: var(--bg2); border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.section-head { max-width: 820px; margin-bottom: 60px; }
.section-head .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.section-head .lede { margin-top: 26px; max-width: 700px; }
.rule { height: 1px; background: var(--border); border: 0; }
.rule-short { width: 64px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold5); border: 0; }

/* ===== SPLIT / PROSE ===== */
.split-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; }
@media (max-width: 960px) { .split-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; } }
.split-hero-book { grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr; align-items: center; }
.split-hero-home { grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr; align-items: center; }
@media (max-width: 960px) { .split-hero-book, .split-hero-home { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.split-grid .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.prose p { font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.86; color: var(--text2); margin: 0 0 22px; }
.prose p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.prose strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 500; }
.prose em { color: var(--gold8); font-style: italic; }
.prose h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: 27px; color: var(--text); margin: 44px 0 16px; line-height: 1.2; }
.prose h4 { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 36px 0 14px; }
.prose ul { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 0; }
.prose ul li { position: relative; padding-left: 26px; margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--text2); }
.prose ul li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 4px; top: 13px; width: 6px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold5); }
.prose blockquote {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold5); margin: 32px 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 28px;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--text);
}

/* ===== PULL QUOTE STRIP ===== */
.quote-strip { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); background: var(--bg2); padding: 90px 0; }
.pullquote {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(27px, 3.5vw, 42px); line-height: 1.32; color: var(--text); max-width: 960px;
}
.pullquote em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }
.quote-attr { margin-top: 26px; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text3); }

/* ===== DIAGRAMS ============================================= */
.diagram { border: 1px solid var(--border); background: linear-gradient(168deg, var(--bg3), var(--bg2)); padding: 44px; }
.diagram-cap { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text3); margin-top: 22px; }

/* horizontal chain */
.chain { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; }
.chain-node {
  flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 118px; padding: 20px 16px; text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--border); border-right: none; position: relative; background: var(--gold04);
}
.chain-node:last-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--border); }
.chain-node .cn-k { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; color: var(--gold5); display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.chain-node .cn-t { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 18px; color: var(--text); line-height: 1.15; }
.chain-node.is-accent { background: var(--gold08); }
.chain-node.is-accent .cn-t { color: var(--gold); }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .chain { flex-direction: column; }
  .chain-node { border-right: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: none; }
  .chain-node:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
}

/* vertical cascade (transmission) */
.cascade { display: flex; flex-direction: column; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; }
.cascade-step { padding: 16px 24px; border: 1px solid var(--border); text-align: center; background: var(--bg3); }
.cascade-step + .cascade-step { margin-top: 26px; position: relative; }
.cascade-step + .cascade-step::before {
  content: "\2193"; position: absolute; top: -22px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  color: var(--gold5); font-size: 15px;
}
.cascade-step .cs-t { font-size: 16px; color: var(--text2); }
.cascade-step.cs-start .cs-t { color: var(--text); font-weight: 500; }
.cascade-step.cs-end { border-color: var(--gold5); background: var(--gold08); }
.cascade-step.cs-end .cs-t { color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 20px; font-style: italic; }

/* two-column ledger / comparison */
.ledger { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--border); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .ledger { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.ledger-col { padding: 34px 34px; }
.ledger-col + .ledger-col { border-left: 1px solid var(--border); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .ledger-col + .ledger-col { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); } }
.ledger-h { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.ledger-sub { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 21px; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.2; }
.ledger-col p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.72; color: var(--text2); }

/* epistemic ladder */
.ladder { display: flex; flex-direction: column; border: 1px solid var(--border); }
.ladder-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; gap: 28px; padding: 20px 30px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); align-items: baseline; }
.ladder-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .ladder-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; } }
.ladder-k { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 21px; color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }
.ladder-v { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--text2); }

/* ===== CARD GRIDS (bordered) ===== */
.grid-bordered { display: grid; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: none; border-right: none; }
.grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.cell {
  padding: 34px 34px; border-right: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  transition: background 0.22s ease;
}
.cell:hover { background: var(--bg3); }
.cell-num { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; color: var(--gold5); letter-spacing: 0.08em; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.cell-name { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.15; }
.cell-text { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--text2); }

/* ===== CLASSIFICATION TAGS ===== */
.tag {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 4px 10px; border: 1px solid var(--border2); color: var(--text3); border-radius: 2px;
}
.tag::before { content: ""; width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--text4); }
.tag-observed::before, .tag-supported::before { background: var(--gold); }
.tag-observed, .tag-supported { color: var(--gold8); border-color: var(--gold3); }
.tag-developing::before { background: rgba(140,160,200,0.8); }
.tag-developing { color: rgba(180,196,228,0.8); border-color: rgba(140,160,200,0.28); }
.tag-hypothesized::before { background: var(--text4); }

/* ===== IDEAS INDEX ===== */
.idea-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.idea-item {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 46px 1fr auto; gap: 28px; align-items: start;
  padding: 34px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); transition: padding 0.25s ease;
}
.idea-item:hover { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold04), transparent 40%); padding-left: 16px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .idea-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; } }
.idea-n { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; color: var(--gold5); padding-top: 8px; }
.idea-title { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--text); line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.idea-item:hover .idea-title { color: var(--gold); }
.idea-desc { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--text2); max-width: 620px; }
.idea-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-end; gap: 10px; padding-top: 6px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .idea-meta { align-items: flex-start; } }
.idea-more { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold5); white-space: nowrap; }

/* ===== ESSAY LAYOUT ===== */
.essay-head { padding: 92px 0 56px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.essay-cat { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); }
.essay-title { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 60px); line-height: 1.04; margin: 22px 0 24px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.essay-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold); }
.essay-standfirst { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(21px, 2.5vw, 27px); line-height: 1.4; color: var(--text2); font-weight: 300; max-width: 720px; }
.essay-byline { margin-top: 34px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--text3); }
.essay-byline .dot { color: var(--gold3); }
.essay-body { padding: 64px 0 20px; }
.essay-body .prose { max-width: var(--measure); margin: 0 auto; }
.essay-body .prose p { font-size: 18.5px; line-height: 1.9; }
.dropcap::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif); float: left; font-size: 76px; line-height: 0.82; font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--gold); padding: 6px 14px 0 0;
}
.essay-lead-in { font-variant: small-caps; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var(--text); }
.footnote-rule { max-width: var(--measure); margin: 56px auto 0; }
.essay-foot { max-width: var(--measure); margin: 28px auto 0; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--text3); }
.essay-foot .tag { margin-right: 8px; }

/* callout box inside prose */
.callout { border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--gold04); padding: 28px 32px; margin: 36px 0; }
.callout .co-k { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.callout p { font-size: 16.5px !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; color: var(--text2); margin: 0; }
.callout p em { color: var(--gold8); }

/* ===== ECOSYSTEM ===== */
.eco-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border: 1px solid var(--border); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .eco-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.eco-cell { padding: 40px 34px; border-right: 1px solid var(--border); transition: background 0.22s ease; }
.eco-cell:last-child { border-right: none; }
.eco-cell:hover { background: var(--bg3); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .eco-cell { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); } .eco-cell:last-child { border-bottom: none; } }
.eco-k { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--gold5); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.eco-name { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 28px; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.eco-cell:hover .eco-name { color: var(--gold); }
.eco-role { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text2); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.eco-link { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold8); }

/* ===== 3D BOOK COVER (from house style) ===== */
.book-stage { display: flex; justify-content: center; }
.book3d { width: 272px; perspective: 1200px; filter: drop-shadow(24px 28px 34px rgba(0,0,0,0.6)); }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .book3d { width: 230px; } }
.book3d-inner { position: relative; transform: rotateY(-18deg) rotateX(2deg); transform-style: preserve-3d; transition: transform 0.7s ease; }
.book3d:hover .book3d-inner { transform: rotateY(-9deg) rotateX(1deg); }
.book3d-spine { position: absolute; left: -18px; top: 2px; bottom: 2px; width: 20px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #020409 0%, #060a18 45%, #0f1731 85%, #070b1a 100%); border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px; transform: translateZ(-8px); }
.book3d-pages { position: absolute; right: -9px; top: 8px; bottom: 8px; width: 11px; background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, #efe9dc 0px, #efe9dc 2px, #ddd5c4 2px, #ddd5c4 3px); border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0; transform: translateZ(-4px); }
.book3d-cover { position: relative; background: linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.015) 18%, transparent 40%), radial-gradient(120% 90% at 30% 25%, #111a38 0%, #0a1026 45%, #060918 100%); border-radius: 2px 7px 7px 2px; aspect-ratio: 0.66; padding: 14px 14px 14px 18px; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.06), inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5); }
.book3d-cover::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 9px; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 2px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,0,0.3)); }
.b3-frame { position: relative; height: 100%; border: 1.5px solid #c8923f; padding: 30px 14px 22px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.b3-frame::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 4px; border: 1px solid rgba(200,146,63,0.6); pointer-events: none; }
.b3-title { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-indent: 0.14em; text-align: center; background: linear-gradient(175deg, #e8b865 0%, #d6a04b 55%, #c08634 100%); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; }
.b3-star { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; width: 84%; margin: 18px 0 16px; }
.b3-star span { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: #c8923f; }
.b3-star svg { width: 13px; height: 13px; fill: #dca651; flex: none; }
.b3-sub { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.45; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: rgba(236,239,246,0.9); text-align: center; padding: 0 9px; }
.b3-author { margin-top: auto; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 8.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-indent: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d6a04b; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #c8923f; padding-top: 12px; width: 84%; white-space: nowrap; }
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .b3-frame { padding: 24px 11px 17px; }
  .b3-title { font-size: 22px; }
  .b3-star { margin: 14px 0 12px; }
  .b3-sub { font-size: 9.5px; }
  .b3-author { font-size: 7px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-indent: 0.22em; padding-top: 10px; }
}

/* ===== FORM ===== */
.begin-form { border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--bg2); padding: 44px 40px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 22px; position: relative; }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .begin-form { padding: 34px 24px; } }
.begin-form::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; width: 60px; height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent); }
.intake-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 2px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.intake-head-label { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); }
.intake-head-meta { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text3); }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; }
.field-label { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text2); }
.field input, .field textarea { background: transparent; border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 11px 0; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 15px; color: var(--text); outline: none; transition: border-color 0.22s ease; resize: none; width: 100%; }
.field input::placeholder, .field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--text3); }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.begin-form .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 6px; }
.form-status { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; min-height: 22px; padding-top: 4px; transition: color 0.3s ease; }
.form-status-pending { color: var(--text3); letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10.5px; }
.form-status-success { color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; }
.form-status-error { color: #d87a7a; font-size: 13px; }
.begin-form.is-submitting { opacity: 0.65; pointer-events: none; }

/* ===== PAGE HERO (interior pages) ===== */
.page-hero { padding: 96px 0 60px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.page-hero-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 82% 0%, var(--gold08), transparent 62%); }
.page-hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.page-hero .lede { margin-top: 26px; max-width: 660px; }

/* ===== FOOTER ===== */
.footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--bg); padding: 72px 0 56px; }
.footer-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 56px; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px; } }
@media (max-width: 500px) { .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.footer-brand .footer-logo { height: 26px; margin-bottom: 18px; opacity: 0.92; }
.footer-brand p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--text3); max-width: 300px; }
.footer-col h5 { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold5); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.footer-col a { display: block; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--text3); margin-bottom: 12px; transition: color 0.2s ease; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 30px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.footer-copy { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text4); }
.footer-tag { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 15px; color: var(--text3); }

/* ===== UTIL ===== */
.mt-s { margin-top: 18px; } .mt-m { margin-top: 34px; } .mt-l { margin-top: 56px; }
.center { text-align: center; } .maxw-m { max-width: 720px; } .mx-auto { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.tnum { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }