:root {
  --ink: #07110f;
  --ink-soft: #0d1a17;
  --paper: #f0ede5;
  --muted: #a6ada8;
  --gold: #d2aa61;
  --gold-light: #efd797;
  --line: rgba(240, 237, 229, 0.15);
  --serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.version-switcher { position: fixed; z-index: 80; right: 18px; bottom: 18px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 3px; padding: 5px; background: rgba(7,17,15,.88); border: 1px solid rgba(240,237,229,.14); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); box-shadow: 0 10px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.25); }
.version-switcher span { padding: 0 9px; font-size: .55rem; letter-spacing: .2em; color: rgba(240,237,229,.45); }
.version-switcher a { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 34px; height: 32px; font-size: .65rem; color: rgba(240,237,229,.58); }
.version-switcher a.version-long { width: 46px; }
.version-switcher a:hover, .version-switcher a.active { background: var(--gold); color: var(--ink); }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }

.progress { position: fixed; z-index: 100; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 2px; }
.progress span { display: block; width: 0; height: 100%; background: var(--gold); }

.site-header {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 20;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 94px;
  padding: 0 clamp(24px, 5vw, 78px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.11);
}
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; font-family: "Manrope", sans-serif; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .34em; font-weight: 600; }
.brand-mark { width: 19px; height: 19px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; position: relative; }
.brand-mark::before, .brand-mark::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 3px; border: 1px solid rgba(210,170,97,.45); border-radius: 50%; }
.brand-mark::after { inset: 7px; background: var(--gold); border: 0; }
.brand-mark i { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 27px; background: rgba(210,170,97,.35); transform: rotate(45deg); }
nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 34px; }
nav a { font-family: "Barlow Condensed", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(240,237,229,.56); transition: color .25s ease; }
nav a:hover { color: rgba(240,237,229,.86); }
.nav-cta { padding: 9px 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(240,237,229,.24); color: rgba(240,237,229,.62); }
.menu-button { display: none; background: none; border: 0; padding: 8px; }
.menu-button span { display: block; width: 23px; height: 1px; background: var(--paper); margin: 5px; }
.mobile-nav { position: fixed; z-index: 19; inset: 0; padding: 125px 32px 50px; background: #07110f; }
.mobile-nav a { display: block; padding: 20px 0; font-family: "Barlow Condensed", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(240,237,229,.62); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

.hero {
  min-height: 100svh;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 145px clamp(24px, 10vw, 165px) 90px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 76% 48%, rgba(123,98,50,.14), transparent 22%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 16% 22%, rgba(55,95,84,.11), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(120deg, #07110f, #091310 60%, #050d0c);
}
.hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .18; pointer-events: none; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.95' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.12'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); }
.hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 830px; }
.eyebrow { margin: 0 0 24px; font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--gold); font-weight: 600; }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1 { margin-bottom: 27px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(4.1rem, 8.3vw, 8.6rem); line-height: .88; letter-spacing: -.045em; font-weight: 300; }
h1 em, h2 em { color: var(--gold-light); font-weight: 300; }
.hero-question { width: min(610px, 100%); margin: 0 0 38px 8px; padding-left: 22px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(210,170,97,.6); color: rgba(240,237,229,.76); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.18rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem); line-height: 1.45; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 34px; margin-left: 8px; }
.button { display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 24px; min-height: 53px; padding: 0 23px; border: 1px solid transparent; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .05em; transition: transform .25s ease, background .25s ease; }
.button:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-primary { background: var(--gold); color: #0d1512; }
.button-primary:hover { background: var(--gold-light); }
.text-link { padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(240,237,229,.28); font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(240,237,229,.8); }
.text-link span { margin-left: 6px; color: var(--gold); }
.side-note { position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: clamp(21px, 3.5vw, 55px); top: 50%; margin: 0; writing-mode: vertical-rl; transform: translateY(-50%); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .42em; color: rgba(240,237,229,.32); }
.scroll-note { position: absolute; left: clamp(24px, 5vw, 78px); bottom: 30px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .17em; color: rgba(240,237,229,.4); text-transform: uppercase; }
.scroll-note span { width: 42px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold); }
.hero-orbit { position: absolute; z-index: 1; right: -14vw; top: 50%; width: min(62vw, 920px); aspect-ratio: 1; transform: translateY(-48%); }
.orbit { position: absolute; inset: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(210,170,97,.11); border-radius: 50%; }
.orbit-two { inset: 19%; border-color: rgba(210,170,97,.17); }
.orbit-three { inset: 37%; border-color: rgba(210,170,97,.25); }
.orbit-one::after, .orbit-two::after, .orbit-three::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 20px var(--gold); }
.orbit-one::after { top: 18%; left: 18%; }
.orbit-two::after { bottom: 12%; left: 38%; }
.orbit-three::after { right: 10%; top: 41%; }
.pulse-core { position: absolute; inset: 47%; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold-light); box-shadow: 0 0 38px 9px rgba(210,170,97,.36); animation: pulse 3.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes pulse { 50% { transform: scale(1.35); box-shadow: 0 0 60px 16px rgba(210,170,97,.22); } }

.threshold, .journey, .future { padding: 125px clamp(24px, 7vw, 110px); }
.threshold { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.section-index { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; margin-bottom: 85px; font-size: .65rem; letter-spacing: .24em; color: #7b7e79; }
.section-index span { width: 44px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }
.threshold-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.45fr) minmax(300px, .65fr); gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 150px); align-items: start; }
.threshold h2, .journey h2, .discernment h2, .future h2, .companions h2, .closing h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.threshold h2 { font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 6.4vw, 6.8rem); line-height: .99; }
.threshold h2 em { color: #9a7136; }
.body-copy { padding-top: 15px; }
.body-copy > p { color: #4f5652; }
.body-copy .definition { margin-top: 35px; padding-top: 28px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(7,17,15,.18); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.27rem; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink); }

.distinction { min-height: 760px; padding: 140px 24px; position: relative; display: grid; place-items: center; overflow: hidden; background: #0c1714; text-align: center; }
.distinction-word { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-51%); font-family: "Manrope", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(6rem, 20vw, 20rem); letter-spacing: .04em; color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(240,237,229,.05); white-space: nowrap; }
.distinction blockquote { position: relative; z-index: 2; margin: 0; }
.quote-mark { display: block; height: 58px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 5rem; color: var(--gold); line-height: 1; }
.distinction blockquote p { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 5.4rem); line-height: 1.03; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.distinction blockquote em { color: var(--gold-light); }
.distinction-note { position: absolute; z-index: 2; bottom: 54px; width: min(570px, calc(100% - 48px)); color: rgba(240,237,229,.45); font-size: .78rem; line-height: 1.6; }

.journey { background: #e4e0d7; color: var(--ink); }
.journey-intro { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .65fr; gap: 80px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 100px; }
.journey-intro h2 { margin-bottom: 0; font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.7vw, 6rem); line-height: 1; }
.journey-intro > p { margin-bottom: 8px; color: #515854; }
.pathway { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); }
.pathway::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 6%; right: 6%; top: 41px; height: 1px; background: rgba(7,17,15,.22); }
.path-step { position: relative; padding: 0 22px; }
.step-number { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: .75rem; color: #8e7044; }
.step-dot { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: block; width: 9px; height: 9px; margin: 20px 0 35px; border: 2px solid #e4e0d7; border-radius: 50%; background: #a47b3f; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #a47b3f; }
.path-step h3 { min-height: 55px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.1; font-weight: 500; }
.path-step p { font-size: .84rem; color: #59605c; line-height: 1.55; }

.discernment { padding: 130px clamp(24px, 9vw, 145px); display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1fr; gap: clamp(55px, 10vw, 160px); background: #091310; }
.discernment-copy { position: sticky; top: 70px; align-self: start; }
.discernment h2 { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5.6vw, 5.7rem); line-height: .98; }
.discernment-copy > p:last-child { max-width: 430px; color: rgba(240,237,229,.52); }
.questions { counter-reset: q; }
.questions article { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 46px 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 28px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.questions article:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.questions span { font-family: var(--serif); color: var(--gold); font-size: .82rem; }
.questions p { margin-bottom: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.15vw, 2rem); line-height: 1.2; color: rgba(240,237,229,.86); }

.future { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.future-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .55fr 1.15fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; margin-bottom: 80px; }
.future-heading > p { color: #606560; font-size: .9rem; }
.future-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.2vw, 5.6rem); line-height: 1; }
.future-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid rgba(7,17,15,.18); border-left: 1px solid rgba(7,17,15,.18); }
.future-card { position: relative; min-height: 390px; padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 58px); border-right: 1px solid rgba(7,17,15,.18); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7,17,15,.18); transition: background .3s ease; }
.future-card:hover { background: #e7e1d5; }
.card-kicker { font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .25em; color: #9a7136; }
.future-card h3 { margin: 50px 0 5px; max-width: 520px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.2rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.02; }
.future-card > p:not(.card-kicker):not(.card-subtitle) { max-width: 470px; color: #555c58; }
.card-subtitle { font-family: var(--serif); color: #816945; font-size: 1.1rem; }
.card-status { position: absolute; left: clamp(30px, 4vw, 58px); bottom: 35px; padding-left: 18px; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6f736f; }
.card-status::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%; width: 7px; height: 7px; transform: translateY(-50%); border: 1px solid #a47b3f; border-radius: 50%; }

.companions { min-height: 860px; position: relative; display: grid; place-items: center; overflow: hidden; padding: 120px 24px; text-align: center; background: #b88d4f; color: #0c1512; }
.companions-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 920px; }
.companions .eyebrow { color: #25302c; }
.companions h2 { margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 6.6vw, 7.1rem); line-height: .95; }
.companions-inner > p:not(.eyebrow) { width: min(620px, 100%); margin: 0 auto 37px; }
.button-light { border-color: rgba(7,17,15,.52); }
.button-light:hover { background: rgba(240,237,229,.3); }
.companion-orbit { position: absolute; width: min(1000px, 95vw); aspect-ratio: 1; border: 1px solid rgba(7,17,15,.11); border-radius: 50%; }
.companion-orbit::before, .companion-orbit::after { content: ""; position: absolute; border: 1px solid rgba(7,17,15,.1); border-radius: 50%; }
.companion-orbit::before { inset: 15%; }
.companion-orbit::after { inset: 31%; }
.companion-orbit i { position: absolute; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: #14201c; }
.companion-orbit i:nth-child(1) { top: 5%; left: 51%; }.companion-orbit i:nth-child(2) { top: 28%; left: 8%; }.companion-orbit i:nth-child(3) { bottom: 12%; left: 28%; }.companion-orbit i:nth-child(4) { top: 21%; right: 12%; }.companion-orbit i:nth-child(5) { bottom: 20%; right: 14%; }

.closing { min-height: 760px; position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 100px 24px; text-align: center; background: #07110f; }
.closing > p { margin-bottom: 26px; color: rgba(240,237,229,.5); font-size: .86rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.closing h2 { font-size: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 9rem); line-height: .88; }
.closing-pulse { width: 8px; height: 8px; margin-bottom: 62px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 30px 10px rgba(210,170,97,.2); animation: pulse 3.8s ease-in-out infinite; }

footer { min-height: 220px; padding: 50px clamp(24px, 5vw, 78px); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr auto; align-items: end; gap: 30px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: rgba(240,237,229,.48); font-size: .72rem; }
.footer-brand { color: var(--paper); align-self: center; }
footer p { margin-bottom: 0; }
.credit strong { color: rgba(240,237,229,.73); font-weight: 400; }
.copyright { text-align: right; }

.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); transition: opacity .85s ease, transform .85s cubic-bezier(.22,.7,.2,1); }
.reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 950px) {
  nav { display: none; }
  .menu-button { display: block; }
  .hero-orbit { right: -35vw; width: 90vw; opacity: .7; }
  .threshold-grid, .journey-intro, .discernment, .future-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .threshold-grid, .journey-intro, .discernment, .future-heading { gap: 35px; }
  .pathway { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pathway::before { top: 8px; bottom: 40px; left: 4px; right: auto; width: 1px; height: auto; }
  .path-step { padding: 0 0 38px 37px; }
  .step-number { position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; }
  .step-dot { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; margin: 0; }
  .path-step h3 { min-height: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .discernment-copy { position: static; }
  .future-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .copyright { text-align: left; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .site-header { height: 76px; }
  .hero { padding-top: 120px; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(3.65rem, 18vw, 5.1rem); }
  .hero-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; }
  .side-note { display: none; }
  .scroll-note { bottom: 20px; }
  .threshold, .journey, .future { padding-top: 90px; padding-bottom: 90px; }
  .section-index { margin-bottom: 55px; }
  .distinction { min-height: 680px; }
  .discernment { padding-top: 95px; padding-bottom: 95px; }
  .future-card { min-height: 365px; }
  .companions { min-height: 720px; }
  .closing { min-height: 660px; }
  footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}