*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

    :root {
      --ink:      #1a1209;
      --paper:    #f0ead8;
      --paper2:   #e8e0c8;
      --rule:     #2a1f0e;
      --red:      #8b1a1a;
      --tan:      #c4aa7a;
      --cream:    #faf6ec;
      --shadow:   rgba(26,18,9,0.18);
    }

    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

    body {
      background: var(--ink);
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', Georgia, serif;
      color: var(--ink);
      min-height: 100vh;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 24px 16px 48px;
    }

    /* ── NEWSPAPER WRAPPER ── */
    .paper {
      background: var(--paper);
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 860px;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 48px rgba(0,0,0,0.55), 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    /* paper texture overlay */
    .paper::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute; inset: 0;
      background-image:
        url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.75' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='300' height='300' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 1;
      opacity: 0.6;
    }

    /* ── NAV BAR ── */
    .nav {
      background: var(--paper2);
      border-bottom: 3px double var(--ink);
      display: flex;
      gap: 0;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }
    .nav a {
      display: block;
      padding: 10px 22px;
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: var(--ink);
      border-right: 1px solid var(--tan);
      transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
    }
    .nav a:first-child { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
    .nav a:hover { background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); }

    /* ── MASTHEAD ── */
    .masthead {
      padding: 18px 32px 0;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }
    .masthead-top {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: baseline;
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-size: 0.65rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink);
      border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
      padding: 4px 0;
    }
    .masthead-rule { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--tan); margin: 4px 0; }

    .masthead h1 {
      font-family: 'UnifrakturMaguntia', cursive;
      font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 8vw, 4.2rem);
      line-height: 1;
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--ink);
      padding: 6px 0 4px;
      letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    }
    .masthead-sub {
      text-align: center;
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink);
      padding: 2px 0 8px;
    }
    .masthead-byline {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 12px;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 6px 0;
    }
    .byline-rule { flex: 1; border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
    .byline-text {
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }
    .masthead-bottom-rules {
      border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
      height: 5px;
      margin-top: 8px;
    }

    /* ── DARK BAND ── */
    .dark-band {
      background: var(--ink);
      height: 18px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    /* ── MAIN CONTENT ── */
    .content {
      padding: 28px 32px 32px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    /* ── SECTION HEADER ── */
    .section-head {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
    }
    .section-head h2 {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2.5rem);
      font-weight: 900;
      line-height: 1.1;
      color: var(--ink);
    }
    .section-head .deck {
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-top: 8px;
      opacity: 0.8;
    }
    .section-head .kicker {
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--red);
      margin-top: 14px;
      display: block;
    }
    .divider {
      border: none;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--tan);
      margin: 18px 0;
    }
    .divider-thick {
      border: none;
      border-top: 3px double var(--ink);
      margin: 24px 0;
    }

    /* ── DROP CAP INTRO ── */
    .intro-text {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 0.93rem;
      line-height: 1.75;
      text-align: justify;
      hyphens: auto;
      column-count: 1;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
    }
    .intro-text::first-letter {
      font-family: 'UnifrakturMaguntia', cursive;
      font-size: 4.2rem;
      line-height: 0.75;
      float: left;
      margin-right: 6px;
      margin-top: 6px;
      color: var(--red);
    }

    /* ── CARDS GRID ── */
    .cards-label {
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
    }
    .cards-label span { flex: 1; display: block; border-top: 1px solid var(--tan); }

    .cards {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
      gap: 20px;
    }

    /* ── SINGLE CARD ── */
    .card {
      background: var(--cream);
      border: 1px solid var(--tan);
      padding: 24px 22px 20px;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: var(--ink);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    .card::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
      height: 4px;
      background: var(--ink);
      transform: scaleX(0);
      transform-origin: left;
      transition: transform 0.25s ease;
    }
    .card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 8px 28px var(--shadow); }
    .card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

    .card-vol {
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-size: 0.58rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--tan);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .card-icon {
      font-size: 2rem;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      line-height: 1;
    }
    .card h3 {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      font-weight: 900;
      line-height: 1.2;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }
    .card p {
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      line-height: 1.55;
      color: #4a3a28;
      flex: 1;
    }
    .card-cta {
      margin-top: 16px;
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--red);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
    }
    .card-cta::after { content: '→'; transition: transform 0.15s; }
    .card:hover .card-cta::after { transform: translateX(4px); }

    /* ── IN DEVELOPMENT BADGE ── */
    .card.dev { opacity: 0.82; cursor: default; }
    .card.dev:hover { transform: none; box-shadow: none; }
    .card.dev::before { display: none; }
    .dev-badge {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: 16px;
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      border: 1px solid var(--tan);
      padding: 2px 8px;
      color: var(--tan);
    }

    /* ── FOOTER COLOPHON ── */
    .colophon {
      padding: 16px 32px 20px;
      border-top: 3px double var(--ink);
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 8px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }
    .colophon p {
      font-family: 'IM Fell English', serif;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink);
      opacity: 0.65;
    }

    /* ── ANIMATIONS ── */
    @keyframes fadeUp {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
      to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }
    .masthead { animation: fadeUp 0.55s ease both; }
    .content  { animation: fadeUp 0.55s 0.12s ease both; }

    /* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
    @media (max-width: 520px) {
      body { padding: 12px 8px 32px; }
      .content { padding: 20px 18px 24px; }
      .masthead { padding: 14px 18px 0; }
      .nav a { padding: 9px 12px; font-size: 0.6rem; }
      .colophon { padding: 12px 18px 16px; }
    }