:root {
  --paper: #f4eddf;
  --paper-soft: #ded3c0;
  --ink: #1a0d0d;
  --wine: #2d2a26;
  --wine-deep: #151514;
  --ember: #e7783f;
  --amber: #e8b26b;
  --line: rgba(255, 246, 228, 0.22);
  --sans: "Manrope", "Century Gothic", sans-serif;
  --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --reading-progress: 0%;
  --sky-shift: 0px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  background: #100707;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: #100707;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
em { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; }

::selection {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--amber);
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 100;
  top: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  padding: 11px 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  font-size: 12px;
  transform: translateY(-180%);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
  outline-offset: 5px;
}

.reading-progress {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 90;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
}

.reading-progress span {
  display: block;
  width: var(--reading-progress);
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--amber), var(--ember));
  transform-origin: left center;
}

.frame {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 20px);
  margin: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 241, 220, 0.16);
  border-radius: 30px;
  background: var(--wine-deep);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.atmosphere {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 30px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.painted-sky {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -12%;
  background: url("assets/india-vietnam-dawn-panorama-v1.png") center / cover no-repeat;
  filter: saturate(1.04) contrast(1.01) brightness(0.95);
  transform: translate3d(0, var(--sky-shift), 0) scale(1.06);
  transform-origin: center top;
  will-change: transform;
}

.color-wash {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(48, 5, 16, 0.38) 0%, rgba(59, 9, 18, 0.23) 50%, rgba(18, 39, 31, 0.17) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(75, 8, 18, 0.16) 0%, rgba(83, 10, 24, 0.2) 48%, rgba(47, 3, 13, 0.44) 100%);
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.grain {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -30%;
  opacity: 0.08;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 180 180' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.82' numOctaves='4'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
  animation: grain-shift 0.28s steps(2) infinite;
}

@keyframes grain-shift {
  50% { transform: translate(1.2%, -0.8%); }
}

.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 60;
  top: 25px;
  left: 28px;
  right: 28px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 54px;
  padding: 7px 9px 7px 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 230, 0.24);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(38, 12, 15, 0.52);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.08);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.08);
  transition: background 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease, backdrop-filter 0.35s ease;
}

.site-header.scrolled {
  border-color: rgba(255, 246, 230, 0.3);
  background: rgba(31, 9, 12, 0.76);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-self: start;
  gap: 11px;
}

.brand-mark {
  width: 35px;
  height: 35px;
  overflow: visible;
}

.brand-mark path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 1.8;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.brand-mark circle { fill: currentColor; }

.brand-name {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.brand-name strong {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
}

.brand-name small {
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.66;
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 46px);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nav a,
.text-link {
  position: relative;
  opacity: 0.84;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.nav a::after,
.text-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right center;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.nav a:hover,
.text-link:hover { opacity: 1; }
.nav a:hover::after,
.text-link:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left center; }

.nav-cta {
  justify-self: end;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  min-height: 38px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 244, 226, 0.34);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.nav-cta:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

main,
.site-footer { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

main,
.site-header {
  text-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(20, 3, 9, 0.3);
}

.chapter {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding: clamp(110px, 13vw, 210px) clamp(24px, 7vw, 118px);
}

.hero {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding-top: 140px;
}

.hero-copy { width: min(1120px, 88vw); }

.kicker {
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(38px, 6vw, 82px);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.kicker span:last-child { opacity: 0.48; }

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(70px, 10.6vw, 168px);
  line-height: 0.77;
  letter-spacing: -0.075em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.hero h1 span {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.hero h1 .hero-acronym {
  display: inline;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.36em;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  vertical-align: 0.28em;
}

.hero h1 em {
  display: block;
  padding-left: clamp(0px, 8vw, 120px);
  color: var(--paper-soft);
  font-size: 0.92em;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.hero-lede {
  width: min(630px, 58vw);
  margin: clamp(45px, 6vw, 82px) 0 0 clamp(0px, 33vw, 500px);
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.78);
  font: 400 clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 23px) / 1.55 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 34px;
  margin: 34px 0 0 clamp(0px, 33vw, 500px);
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 21px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 230, 0.38);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.button:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.text-link {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-index {
  position: absolute;
  right: 7vw;
  top: 25%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.38;
}

.hero-index b { font-weight: 400; }

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 31px;
  left: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.55;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.scroll-cue i { width: 44px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }

.section-number,
.case-label,
.note-label,
.era-meta {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.19em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-number { color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.5); }

.chapter-heading h2,
.thesis h2,
.consumer h2 {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(60px, 8.6vw, 132px);
  line-height: 0.82;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.chapter-heading h2 em,
.thesis h2 em,
.consumer h2 em {
  color: var(--paper-soft);
  font-size: 1.04em;
}

.meeting-line {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.encounters {
  background: transparent;
}

.counterfactuals {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: clamp(85px, 10vw, 150px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.counterfactual {
  min-height: 390px;
  padding: 25px clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px) 35px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.counterfactual + .counterfactual { padding-left: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px); }
.counterfactual:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.case-label { color: var(--amber); opacity: 0.72; }

.counterfactual > p:not(.case-label) {
  margin: 85px 0 26px;
  font: 400 clamp(25px, 2.4vw, 38px) / 1.14 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.counterfactual strong {
  display: block;
  max-width: 310px;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.encounter-statement {
  width: min(1110px, 88vw);
  margin: clamp(120px, 16vw, 240px) auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.encounter-statement p {
  margin: 0;
  font: 400 clamp(34px, 5.1vw, 80px) / 1.02 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.encounter-statement p:nth-child(2) {
  margin-top: 35px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 23px);
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  opacity: 0.58;
}

.encounter-statement .accent-line {
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--amber);
  font-style: italic;
}

.capability {
  background: transparent;
}

.capability-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(300px, 0.7fr);
  gap: 9vw;
  align-items: end;
}

.prose {
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.78);
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.35vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.prose p { margin: 0 0 28px; }

.prose blockquote {
  margin: 42px 0;
  color: var(--paper);
  font: italic 400 clamp(34px, 4vw, 62px) / 1.05 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.question-stack {
  margin: clamp(120px, 16vw, 240px) 0;
  padding: clamp(55px, 8vw, 110px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.question-stack p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(54px, 9vw, 138px);
  line-height: 0.84;
  letter-spacing: -0.07em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.question-stack p:nth-child(2) { padding-left: 12vw; }
.question-stack p:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 4vw; }
.question-stack em { color: var(--amber); }

.meaning-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.65fr 0.7fr;
  gap: 6vw;
  align-items: start;
}

.meaning-intro > p:last-child {
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.62);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.large-copy {
  margin: 0;
  font: 400 clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 53px) / 1.06 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.stat-block {
  padding-top: 6px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.stat-block strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--amber);
  font: 400 clamp(70px, 8vw, 120px) / 1 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.08em;
}

.stat-block p {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.meaning {
  background: transparent;
}

.meaning-body { margin-top: clamp(110px, 14vw, 210px); }

.definition {
  width: min(990px, 85vw);
  margin: 0 auto;
  font: 400 clamp(40px, 5.7vw, 86px) / 1.03 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  text-align: center;
}

.gendlins-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
  gap: 5vw;
  width: min(760px, 82vw);
  margin: clamp(100px, 14vw, 200px) 6vw 0 auto;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.note-label { color: var(--amber); }

.gendlins-note p:last-child {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.74);
  font: 400 clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 34px) / 1.32 var(--serif);
}

.prose-wide {
  width: min(650px, 78vw);
  margin: clamp(90px, 12vw, 170px) auto 0 13vw;
}

.pull-quote {
  width: min(1120px, 88vw);
  margin: clamp(150px, 18vw, 270px) auto;
  color: var(--amber);
  font: italic 400 clamp(45px, 6.5vw, 100px) / 0.98 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  text-align: center;
}

.possibility-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr 1fr;
  gap: 5vw;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(65px, 8vw, 110px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.possibility-grid > p:not(.possibility-callout) {
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.68);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.possibility-callout {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--paper);
  font: italic 400 clamp(36px, 4.3vw, 66px) / 0.95 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  text-align: center;
}

.thesis {
  background: transparent;
}

.thesis-shell {
  width: min(1180px, 92vw);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(45px, 7vw, 100px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 239, 218, 0.24);
  border-radius: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px);
  background: rgba(74, 16, 20, 0.82);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06), 0 40px 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
}

.thesis-question {
  max-width: 590px;
  margin: 58px 0 0 auto;
  font: italic 400 clamp(25px, 2.8vw, 40px) / 1.2 var(--serif);
}

.thesis-copy {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 6vw;
  margin-top: clamp(85px, 10vw, 150px);
  padding-top: 25px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.thesis-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.76);
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.55vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.thesis-coda {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: clamp(90px, 10vw, 150px) auto 0;
  color: var(--amber);
  font: italic 400 clamp(35px, 4.4vw, 66px) / 1.05 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  text-align: center;
}

.why-quote {
  margin: clamp(140px, 18vw, 270px) auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.why-quote span,
.why-quote em {
  display: block;
  font: 400 clamp(39px, 5.6vw, 86px) / 1 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.why-quote em { color: var(--paper-soft); }

.history {
  background: transparent;
}

.eras {
  margin-top: clamp(105px, 14vw, 210px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.era {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.65fr 0.85fr 1.5fr;
  gap: 5vw;
  padding: clamp(45px, 6vw, 85px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.era-meta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  color: var(--amber);
}

.era h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 400 clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 48px) / 1 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.era > div:last-child,
.era > p { min-width: 0; }

.era p {
  grid-column: 3;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.7);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.era p + p { margin-top: -6px; }

.frontier {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 130svh;
  text-align: center;
  background: transparent;
}

.frontier h2 {
  width: min(1230px, 92vw);
  margin: 60px auto 0;
  font-size: clamp(54px, 8vw, 122px);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.frontier h2 em { color: var(--amber); }

.heart-line {
  margin: clamp(75px, 9vw, 130px) auto 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.68);
  font: italic 400 clamp(26px, 3vw, 44px) / 1.16 var(--serif);
}

.consumer {
  min-height: 88svh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: transparent;
}

.consumer-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 0.7fr;
  gap: 7vw;
  align-items: end;
  width: min(1260px, 92vw);
  padding: clamp(42px, 7vw, 100px);
  border-radius: clamp(28px, 4vw, 58px);
  color: #29100c;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9b667, #e87840 58%, #d95d38);
  box-shadow: 0 35px 90px rgba(10, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.consumer-card .section-number { color: rgba(41, 16, 12, 0.56); }
.consumer-card h2 em { color: rgba(41, 16, 12, 0.72); }

.consumer-action p {
  max-width: 310px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.consumer-button {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
  min-height: 72px;
  padding: 0 10px 0 25px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(41, 16, 12, 0.36);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.consumer-button b {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.consumer-button:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.consumer-button:hover b { color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }

.site-footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 28px clamp(24px, 5vw, 70px) 34px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(10, 11, 11, 0.8);
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-brand { font-weight: 700; }
.site-footer p { margin: 0; opacity: 0.48; }
.site-footer > div { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 24px; opacity: 0.55; }

.cultural-flight {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 30px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.culture-bird {
  --flap: 0.9s;
  --flap-delay: 0s;
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: 120px;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  opacity: 0.68;
  filter: blur(0.25px) saturate(0.86) contrast(0.96) brightness(0.94) drop-shadow(0 9px 14px rgba(21, 2, 8, 0.22));
  mix-blend-mode: normal;
  perspective: 560px;
  will-change: transform;
  user-select: none;
}

.bird-flight {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  animation: cultural-flight-pulse var(--flap) cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1) var(--flap-delay) infinite;
  transform-origin: 66% 44%;
  will-change: transform;
}

.bird-layer {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}

.bird-frame {
  animation-duration: var(--flap);
  animation-timing-function: step-end;
  animation-delay: var(--flap-delay);
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  animation-fill-mode: both;
}

.bird-frame-up { animation-name: cultural-frame-up; }
.bird-frame-mid { animation-name: cultural-frame-mid; }
.bird-frame-down { animation-name: cultural-frame-down; }

.bird-1 {
  --flap: 0.92s;
  --flap-delay: -0.16s;
  top: 10svh;
  left: -29%;
  width: 330px;
  opacity: 0.56;
  animation: cultural-path-one 15.5s linear -6.4s infinite;
}

.bird-2 {
  --flap: 1.02s;
  --flap-delay: -0.39s;
  top: 41svh;
  right: -21%;
  left: auto;
  width: 185px;
  opacity: 0.58;
  animation: cultural-path-two 17.5s linear -14.2s infinite;
}

.bird-3 {
  --flap: 0.96s;
  --flap-delay: -0.27s;
  top: 74svh;
  left: -23%;
  width: 220px;
  opacity: 0.62;
  animation: cultural-path-three 16.2s linear -11.6s infinite;
}

@keyframes cultural-frame-up {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  25%, 75% { opacity: 0; }
}

@keyframes cultural-frame-mid {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0; }
  25% { opacity: 1; }
  50% { opacity: 0; }
  75% { opacity: 1; }
}

@keyframes cultural-frame-down {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0; }
  50% { opacity: 1; }
  75% { opacity: 0; }
}

@keyframes cultural-flight-pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-1.2%) rotate(-0.45deg); }
  38% { transform: translateY(1.8%) rotate(0.55deg); }
  62% { transform: translateY(0.7%) rotate(0.15deg); }
}

@keyframes cultural-path-one {
  0% { transform: translate(-10vw, 8vh) rotate(-3deg) scale(0.88); }
  16% { transform: translate(13vw, 5vh) rotate(-2deg) scale(0.91); }
  34% { transform: translate(39vw, 1vh) rotate(-1deg) scale(0.95); }
  52% { transform: translate(65vw, -1vh) rotate(0.7deg) scale(0.98); }
  70% { transform: translate(91vw, 1vh) rotate(-0.6deg) scale(0.96); }
  86% { transform: translate(114vw, -2vh) rotate(0.8deg) scale(0.93); }
  100% { transform: translate(136vw, -1vh) rotate(0deg) scale(0.9); }
}

@keyframes cultural-path-two {
  0% { transform: translate(10vw, 2vh) scaleX(-1) rotate(-2deg) scale(0.76); }
  17% { transform: translate(-14vw, -1vh) scaleX(-1) rotate(-1deg) scale(0.79); }
  35% { transform: translate(-41vw, -4vh) scaleX(-1) rotate(0.8deg) scale(0.83); }
  53% { transform: translate(-68vw, -3vh) scaleX(-1) rotate(-0.5deg) scale(0.86); }
  71% { transform: translate(-95vw, -7vh) scaleX(-1) rotate(1deg) scale(0.84); }
  87% { transform: translate(-118vw, -6vh) scaleX(-1) rotate(-0.6deg) scale(0.81); }
  100% { transform: translate(-137vw, -9vh) scaleX(-1) rotate(0.3deg) scale(0.78); }
}

@keyframes cultural-path-three {
  0% { transform: translate(-10vw, 7vh) rotate(-2deg) scale(0.8); }
  15% { transform: translate(12vw, 4vh) rotate(-1deg) scale(0.83); }
  33% { transform: translate(39vw, -2vh) rotate(-1.5deg) scale(0.88); }
  51% { transform: translate(65vw, -5vh) rotate(0.6deg) scale(0.92); }
  69% { transform: translate(92vw, -4vh) rotate(-0.4deg) scale(0.9); }
  86% { transform: translate(116vw, -9vh) rotate(0.8deg) scale(0.86); }
  100% { transform: translate(137vw, -8vh) rotate(0deg) scale(0.82); }
}

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: opacity 0.9s ease, transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .nav { display: none; }
  .site-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .hero-lede,
  .hero-actions { margin-left: 20vw; }
  .counterfactuals { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .counterfactual { min-height: auto; padding: 26px 0 58px; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .counterfactual + .counterfactual { padding-left: 0; }
  .counterfactual > p:not(.case-label) { max-width: 670px; margin-top: 50px; }
  .capability-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .capability-grid .prose { width: min(620px, 90%); margin-left: auto; }
  .meaning-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .meaning-intro > p:last-child { grid-column: 2; }
  .possibility-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .possibility-grid > p:not(.possibility-callout) { width: min(520px, 88%); }
  .possibility-grid > p:last-child { margin-left: auto; text-align: right; }
  .thesis-copy { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .era { grid-template-columns: 0.55fr 1fr; }
  .era p { grid-column: 2; }
  .consumer-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .consumer-action { width: min(440px, 100%); margin-left: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .frame { margin: 5px; border-radius: 20px; }
  .atmosphere,
  .cultural-flight { inset: 5px; border-radius: 20px; }
  .site-header { top: 14px; left: 12px; right: 12px; padding-left: 10px; }
  .brand-name small { display: none; }
  .nav-cta { min-height: 36px; padding: 0 13px; font-size: 7px; }
  .chapter { padding: 105px 20px; }
  .hero { padding-top: 130px; }
  .hero-copy { width: 100%; }
  .kicker { justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(60px, 20vw, 92px); }
  .hero h1 em { padding-left: 0; }
  .hero-lede { width: 94%; margin: 46px 0 0; font-size: 16px; }
  .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 24px; margin: 30px 0 0; }
  .hero-index { display: none; }
  .scroll-cue { bottom: 20px; }
  .chapter-heading h2,
  .thesis h2,
  .consumer h2 { font-size: clamp(54px, 17vw, 84px); }
  .meeting-line { font-size: 0.64em; }
  .counterfactuals { margin-top: 80px; }
  .counterfactual > p:not(.case-label) { font-size: 28px; }
  .encounter-statement { width: 100%; }
  .encounter-statement p { font-size: 42px; }
  .capability-grid .prose { width: 100%; }
  .question-stack p { font-size: clamp(44px, 13vw, 68px); line-height: 0.9; }
  .question-stack p:nth-child(2),
  .question-stack p:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 0; }
  .meaning-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .meaning-intro > p:last-child { grid-column: auto; }
  .stat-block { margin-top: 45px; }
  .definition { width: 100%; font-size: 42px; }
  .gendlins-note { grid-template-columns: 1fr; width: 100%; margin-right: 0; }
  .prose-wide { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; }
  .pull-quote { width: 100%; font-size: 47px; }
  .possibility-callout { font-size: 44px; }
  .thesis-shell { width: 100%; }
  .thesis-question { margin-left: 0; }
  .why-quote span,
  .why-quote em { font-size: 43px; }
  .era { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .era p { grid-column: 1; }
  .era-meta { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .frontier { min-height: 110svh; }
  .frontier h2 { width: 100%; font-size: 52px; }
  .consumer-card { width: 100%; padding: 38px 24px; }
  .consumer-button { padding-left: 18px; }
  .site-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .site-footer p { display: none; }
  .site-footer > div { gap: 12px; }
  .bird-1 { width: 210px; }
  .bird-2 { width: 120px; }
  .bird-3 { width: 145px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .grain,
  .culture-bird,
  .bird-flight,
  .bird-frame { animation: none; }
  .bird-frame-up,
  .bird-frame-down { opacity: 0; }
  .bird-frame-mid { opacity: 1; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}

/* Investor edit: original cultural-fusion language, compressed into three acts. */
.investor-edition .hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(62px, 8.8vw, 140px);
}

.investor-edition .hero h1 small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding-left: clamp(0px, 18vw, 275px);
  color: var(--paper);
  font: italic 400 0.56em / 0.96 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}

.investor-edition .hero-lede {
  margin-top: clamp(36px, 4vw, 58px);
}

.investor-problem {
  padding-top: clamp(115px, 10vw, 155px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(110px, 10vw, 160px);
}

.investor-problem .chapter-heading h2 {
  font-size: clamp(58px, 7.8vw, 120px);
}

.investor-problem .counterfactuals {
  margin-top: clamp(55px, 6vw, 86px);
}

.investor-problem .counterfactual {
  min-height: 305px;
}

.investor-problem .counterfactual > p:not(.case-label) {
  margin-top: 52px;
  font-size: clamp(23px, 2.1vw, 34px);
}

.investor-problem .encounter-statement {
  margin-top: clamp(70px, 8vw, 115px);
}

.investor-problem .encounter-statement p {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.3vw, 66px);
}

.investor-bridge {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(30px, 7vw, 110px);
  margin: clamp(70px, 8vw, 115px) auto 0;
  padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 56px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.investor-bridge p {
  margin: 0;
  font: 400 clamp(28px, 3.3vw, 50px) / 1.05 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.investor-bridge p:last-child {
  color: var(--amber);
  font-style: italic;
}

.investor-thesis {
  padding-top: clamp(105px, 10vw, 150px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(100px, 10vw, 150px);
}

.investor-thesis .thesis-shell {
  padding: clamp(46px, 6vw, 86px);
}

.investor-thesis .thesis-question {
  max-width: 630px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.investor-thesis .thesis-copy {
  margin-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
}

.investor-thesis .thesis-coda {
  margin-top: clamp(55px, 7vw, 95px);
}

.investor-era-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin-top: clamp(70px, 8vw, 120px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.investor-era-grid article {
  min-height: 230px;
  padding: 28px clamp(22px, 3vw, 44px) 34px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.investor-era-grid article:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.investor-era-grid article:last-child { border-right: 0; }

.investor-era-grid span {
  color: var(--amber);
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.investor-era-grid strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 54px;
  font: 400 clamp(25px, 2.7vw, 40px) / 1 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.investor-era-grid p {
  max-width: 300px;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.62);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.investor-frontier {
  width: min(1120px, 90vw);
  margin: clamp(85px, 10vw, 150px) auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.investor-frontier h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 400 clamp(52px, 6.5vw, 100px) / 0.93 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
}

.investor-frontier > p:not(.section-number) {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 36px auto 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.72);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.investor-frontier .consumer-button {
  width: min(340px, 100%);
  margin: 40px auto 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9b667, #e87840 58%, #d95d38);
}

.investor-frontier .consumer-button:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .investor-edition .hero h1 small {
    padding-left: clamp(0px, 10vw, 80px);
  }

  .investor-era-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .investor-era-grid article,
  .investor-era-grid article:first-child {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 28px 0 34px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .investor-era-grid article:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .investor-era-grid strong { margin-top: 24px; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .investor-edition .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(54px, 17vw, 78px);
  }

  .investor-edition .hero h1 small {
    margin-top: 14px;
    padding-left: 0;
    font-size: 0.58em;
  }

  .investor-edition .hero-lede,
  .investor-edition .hero-actions {
    margin-left: 0;
  }

  .investor-bridge {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .investor-thesis .thesis-shell {
    padding: 38px 24px;
  }

  .investor-frontier {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

/* Three-act ASI narrative: capability, possibility, orchestration. */
[hidden] { display: none !important; }

.shift-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(360px, 1.15fr);
  gap: clamp(46px, 8vw, 130px);
  align-items: end;
  margin-top: clamp(62px, 7vw, 105px);
  padding: clamp(38px, 5vw, 68px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.shift-copy p {
  max-width: 570px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.72);
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.25vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.shift-copy blockquote {
  margin: clamp(38px, 5vw, 70px) 0 0;
  font: italic 400 clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 56px) / 1.03 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.shift-question {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.shift-question > span {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.54);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.shift-question strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4.9vw, 76px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}

.shift-question strong + strong { margin-top: 24px; }
.shift-question em { color: var(--amber); }

.felt-direction {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 9vw, 145px);
  margin-top: clamp(100px, 12vw, 180px);
  padding-top: clamp(38px, 5vw, 68px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.felt-heading h3 {
  margin: 26px 0 0;
  font: 500 clamp(58px, 7vw, 108px) / 0.82 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: -0.07em;
}

.felt-heading h3 em {
  color: var(--amber);
  font-size: 0.95em;
}

.felt-copy {
  padding-top: 28px;
}

.felt-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.74);
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.45vw, 21px);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.felt-copy .felt-definition {
  max-width: 570px;
  margin: clamp(42px, 5vw, 74px) 0 0 auto;
  color: var(--paper);
  font: italic 400 clamp(27px, 3vw, 45px) / 1.08 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.possibility-axiom {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: clamp(105px, 14vw, 210px) auto;
  color: var(--amber);
  font: italic 400 clamp(38px, 5.2vw, 78px) / 1.03 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  text-align: center;
}

.social-context {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.15fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(35px, 6vw, 90px);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(50px, 7vw, 92px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.social-context p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.66);
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.05vw, 16px);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.social-context strong {
  font: 400 clamp(38px, 4.8vw, 72px) / 0.94 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  text-align: center;
}

.social-context strong em { color: var(--amber); }

.asi-definition {
  width: min(1120px, 92vw);
  margin: clamp(82px, 10vw, 145px) auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.asi-definition h2 {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  font: 500 clamp(52px, 6.8vw, 104px) / 0.9 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
}

.asi-definition h2 em {
  color: var(--amber);
  font-size: 0.93em;
}

.asi-definition > p:not(.section-number, .asi-layers) {
  max-width: 690px;
  margin: 40px auto 0;
  color: rgba(244, 237, 223, 0.74);
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.35vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.asi-layers {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin: clamp(55px, 7vw, 95px) 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.asi-layers span {
  padding: 30px 20px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--paper);
  font: 400 clamp(21px, 2.1vw, 31px) / 1.1 var(--serif);
}

.asi-layers span:last-child { border-right: 0; }

.asi-definition .consumer-button {
  width: min(390px, 100%);
  margin: 44px auto 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9b667, #e87840 58%, #d95d38);
}

.asi-definition .consumer-button:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .shift-grid,
  .felt-direction {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .shift-question { max-width: 680px; margin-left: auto; }
  .felt-copy { max-width: 660px; margin-left: auto; }
  .social-context { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .social-context p { max-width: 560px; }
  .social-context p:last-child { margin-left: auto; text-align: right; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .shift-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 58px;
  }

  .shift-question strong { font-size: clamp(38px, 12vw, 58px); }
  .felt-direction { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .felt-heading h3 { font-size: clamp(54px, 17vw, 76px); }
  .felt-copy { padding-top: 0; }
  .possibility-axiom { margin: 100px auto; }
  .social-context { gap: 58px; }
  .social-context strong { font-size: clamp(42px, 13vw, 62px); }
  .asi-definition { width: 100%; }
  .asi-layers { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .asi-layers span { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .asi-layers span:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
}