/* ============================================================
   WHISPERING RIDGE — site stylesheet
   Palette taken from the cover: near-black, charcoal, warm ivory,
   aged bone. Supporting: fog grey, muted earth, weathered timber,
   deep rainforest green (arrives via imagery, used sparingly here).
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --ink: #141311;
  --near-black: #171614;
  --charcoal: #1e1c19;
  --charcoal-2: #26231f;
  --ivory: #ece5d6;
  --bone: #d8cfbd;
  --bone-2: #c9bfab;
  --fog: #8f8e87;
  --fog-2: #6a6862;
  --earth: #6d5f4e;
  --timber: #43392f;
  --forest: #121a15;

  --font-display: 'Cormorant Garamond', 'Cormorant', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --font-body: 'EB Garamond', Garamond, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  --measure: 36rem;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
  --slow: 1.1s;
}

/* ---------- reset & base ---------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(1.0625rem, 0.95rem + 0.4vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Subtle grain over everything: black should never be flat digital black. */
body::before {
  content: '';
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 50;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .055;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='220' height='220'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .9 0'/></filter><rect width='100%' height='100%' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
}

img, svg, video { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
img { height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
p { margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; font-weight: 300; }
ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
figure { margin: 0; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }

:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--ivory); outline-offset: 5px; }

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute !important; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.skip {
  position: absolute; left: 1rem; top: -4rem; z-index: 100;
  padding: .6rem 1rem; background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-display); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .8rem;
  transition: top .2s;
}
.skip:focus { top: 1rem; }

/* ---------- typography ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fog);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.eyebrow--ink { color: var(--fog-2); }

.display {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 2rem + 3.2vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.display--lg { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 2rem + 4.2vw, 6.4rem); }
.display--xl { font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 1.8rem + 5.4vw, 7.6rem); line-height: .98; }

.byline {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + .5vw, 1.5rem);
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.rule { height: 1px; background: var(--ivory); opacity: .55; }
.rule--short { width: 3.5rem; margin: 1.75rem auto; }

/* ---------- buttons & links ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  min-height: 3.25rem; padding: 0 2.2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .55);
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ivory);
  transition: background-color .6s var(--ease), color .6s var(--ease), border-color .6s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover, .btn:focus-visible { background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ivory); }
.btn--solid { background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ivory); }
.btn--solid:hover, .btn--solid:focus-visible { background: var(--bone); border-color: var(--bone); }
.btn--ink { border-color: rgba(20, 19, 17, .5); color: var(--ink); }
.btn--ink:hover, .btn--ink:focus-visible { background: var(--ink); color: var(--ivory); border-color: var(--ink); }

.link-line {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-bottom: .45rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .35);
  transition: border-color .5s var(--ease);
}
.link-line:hover, .link-line:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ivory); }

/* ---------- placeholders (clearly labelled, easy to find) ---------- */
.placeholder {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(236, 229, 214, .28);
  max-width: var(--measure);
}
.placeholder__label {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fog); margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.placeholder__body { font-style: italic; color: var(--bone-2); }
.placeholder--ink { border-color: rgba(20, 19, 17, .3); }
.placeholder--ink .placeholder__label { color: var(--fog-2); }
.placeholder--ink .placeholder__body { color: var(--timber); }
.placeholder--frame {
  margin: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; width: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--charcoal-2), var(--near-black));
}

/* ---------- reveal (opacity + small vertical movement) ---------- */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity var(--slow) var(--ease), transform var(--slow) var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
.reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   NAVIGATION
   ============================================================ */
.nav {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 60;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1.35rem var(--gutter);
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ivory);
  transition: background-color .8s var(--ease), padding .8s var(--ease), border-color .8s var(--ease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(23, 22, 20, .82);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px); backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-color: rgba(236, 229, 214, .08);
  padding-top: 1rem; padding-bottom: 1rem;
}
.nav__mark { opacity: 0; transition: opacity .8s var(--ease); letter-spacing: .24em; }
.nav.is-scrolled .nav__mark { opacity: .9; }
.nav__links { display: flex; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 3rem); }
.nav__links a { opacity: .78; transition: opacity .4s; padding: .25rem 0; position: relative; }
.nav__links a:hover, .nav__links a:focus-visible { opacity: 1; }
.nav__links a::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -.1rem; height: 1px;
  background: currentColor; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease);
}
.nav__links a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .nav { padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem; font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .22em; }
  .nav__mark { display: none; }
  .nav__links { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 1 — HERO
   ============================================================ */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--forest);
  isolation: isolate;
}
.hero__media { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.hero__poster, .hero__video {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
}
.hero__video { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.6s var(--ease); }
.hero__video.is-playing { opacity: 1; }
.hero__video.is-unavailable { display: none; }
/* Legibility gradient. The bottom always lands on the descend section's tone. */
/* Layered: a top band for the nav, a deep foot that lands on the descend tone,
   a vignette that closes the corners, and a faint warm-bone lift at the horizon. */
.hero__shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20, 19, 17, .45) 0%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .05) 30%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .2) 62%, #121513 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 90% at 50% 50%, rgba(20, 19, 17, 0) 50%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .4) 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 50% 46%, rgba(216, 207, 189, .06), rgba(216, 207, 189, 0) 70%);
}
.hero__shade::after {
  /* very slow drift in the vignette so the frame never feels static */
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -10%;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 50% 50%, rgba(20, 19, 17, 0) 40%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .22) 100%);
  animation: breathe 26s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes breathe { from { transform: scale(1) translateY(0); } to { transform: scale(1.06) translateY(-1.5%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .hero__shade::after { animation: none; } }

.hero__content {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 7rem var(--gutter) 6rem;
  max-width: 60rem;
}
.hero__eyebrow { color: var(--bone); opacity: .8; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; }
.hero__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 1rem + 6.6vw, 8.2rem);
  line-height: .95;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  margin-right: -.08em; /* optical centring: trailing tracking */
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ivory);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25);
}
.hero__author {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1rem + .8vw, 1.75rem);
  letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
}
.hero__line {
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, .95rem + .3vw, 1.2rem);
  color: var(--bone-2);
  opacity: .9;
}
.hero__actions {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  display: flex; gap: 2.5rem; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Calm arrival: title and author simply come up out of the landscape. */
.hero__eyebrow, .hero__title, .hero .rule, .hero__author, .hero__line, .hero__actions {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px);
  animation: arrive 1.8s var(--ease) forwards;
}
.hero__title { animation-delay: .25s; }
.hero .rule { animation-delay: .8s; }
.hero__author { animation-delay: .95s; }
.hero__line { animation-delay: 1.3s; }
.hero__actions { animation-delay: 1.7s; }
@keyframes arrive { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero__eyebrow, .hero__title, .hero .rule, .hero__author, .hero__line, .hero__actions { animation: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

.hero__pause {
  position: absolute; right: var(--gutter); bottom: 1.5rem; z-index: 2;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone); opacity: .55; padding: .5rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.hero__pause:hover, .hero__pause:focus-visible { opacity: 1; border-color: currentColor; }

.hero__scroll {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 1.4rem; z-index: 2; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 2rem; height: 3.5rem; display: grid; place-items: start center;
  opacity: 0; animation: arrive 1.5s var(--ease) 2.4s forwards;
}
.hero__scroll span {
  display: block; width: 1px; height: 3rem; background: var(--bone); opacity: .6;
  transform-origin: top; animation: descend-line 3.6s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes descend-line {
  0% { transform: scaleY(0); opacity: 0; }
  25% { opacity: .6; }
  70% { transform: scaleY(1); opacity: .6; }
  100% { transform: scaleY(1); opacity: 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero__scroll { animation: none; opacity: 1; }
  .hero__scroll span { animation: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .hero__content { padding: 6rem 1.5rem 6rem; }
  .hero__title { letter-spacing: .06em; margin-right: -.06em; }
  .hero__actions { gap: 1.6rem; flex-direction: column; }
  .hero__pause { right: 1.25rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 2 — DESCEND
   ============================================================ */
.descend {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding: 10rem var(--gutter);
  background: var(--charcoal);
}
/* The road beneath the trees, already half in shadow; it sinks into charcoal by the bottom. */
.descend__media { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.descend__media picture { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.descend__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 100%; transform: scale(1.35); transform-origin: 55% 100%; }
.descend__media::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #121513 0%, rgba(18, 21, 19, .4) 22%, rgba(30, 28, 25, .4) 60%, var(--charcoal) 100%);
}
.descend__line { position: relative; z-index: 1; text-shadow: 0 2px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.descend__line {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 1.6rem + 3.4vw, 5rem);
  letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--bone);
  text-align: center;
  --slow: 2.2s;
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 3 — THE BOOK
   ============================================================ */
.book {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem) var(--gutter);
  background: var(--charcoal);
}
.book__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 6fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 8rem);
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 82rem; margin: 0 auto;
}
.book__text { max-width: 36rem; }
.book__synopsis {
  margin-top: 2.25rem;
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, .9rem + .2vw, 1.05rem); line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--bone); --d: .15s;
}
.book__synopsis p + p { margin-top: 1.2em; }
.book__synopsis em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ivory); }
.book__actions { margin-top: 2.5rem; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.book__formats {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fog);
}

/* The photographic plate that carries the supplied render. */
.plate {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .12);
  box-shadow: 0 40px 80px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #9b9086;
}
.plate img { width: 100%; }
.plate::after {
  /* the studio ground settles softly into the page at the plate's edge */
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 90px rgba(20, 19, 17, .28);
}
.plate--parallax { will-change: transform; }

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .book__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
  .plate { width: 78%; margin: 0 auto; }
  .book__text { text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; }
  .book__synopsis { text-align: left; }
  .book__actions { justify-content: center; }
  .placeholder { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
}

/* ============================================================
   PINNED LANDSCAPE SECTIONS (4 & 7)
   Image sits still while short lines move over it.
   ============================================================ */
.pin { position: relative; background: var(--ink); }
.pin__media {
  position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100svh; overflow: hidden;
}
.pin__media img, .pin__media video { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.pin__media video { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.6s var(--ease); }
.pin__media video.is-playing { opacity: 1; }
.pin__media video.is-unavailable { display: none; }
.pin__shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--charcoal) 0%, rgba(30, 28, 25, .08) 22%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .3) 60%, var(--ink) 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 90% at 50% 50%, rgba(20, 19, 17, 0) 50%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .35) 100%);
}
.pin__shade--deep {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--near-black) 0%, rgba(23, 22, 20, .05) 25%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .28) 55%, var(--ink) 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 90% at 50% 50%, rgba(20, 19, 17, 0) 50%, rgba(20, 19, 17, .35) 100%);
}
.pin__scroll {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  margin-top: -100vh; margin-top: -100svh;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
}
.world__line {
  min-height: 62vh;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 1.2rem + 2.2vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1.2; color: var(--ivory);
  max-width: 34ch; margin: 0 auto;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  --slow: 1.6s;
}
.world__line:first-child { min-height: 100vh; }
.world__line--last { min-height: 90vh; font-style: italic; color: var(--bone); }

.pin__scroll--single { min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh; display: flex; align-items: center; padding-top: 22vh; padding-bottom: 24vh; }
.reality__block { max-width: 52rem; }
.reality__copy {
  margin-top: 2.5rem; max-width: var(--measure);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + .5vw, 1.4rem); line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--bone);
  --d: .25s;
}
.reality .display--xl { text-shadow: 0 2px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.4); }

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 5 — PAPER
   ============================================================ */
.paper {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(7rem, 14vw, 13rem) var(--gutter);
}
.paper::before {
  /* aged-paper tone, very light */
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 20% 10%, rgba(201, 191, 171, .55), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 90% 90%, rgba(201, 191, 171, .5), transparent 60%);
}
.paper__inner { position: relative; max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto; }
/* A page of the book: Stefan speaking. Italic, quoted, set like print. */
.paper__page {
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0; max-width: 34rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, .92rem + .3vw, 1.15rem); line-height: 1.72;
  color: var(--ink); --d: .2s;
}
.paper__page p { margin: 0; }
.paper__page p + p { margin-top: .85em; }
.paper__page p:first-child::before { content: '\201C'; }
.paper__page p:last-of-type::after { content: '\201D'; }
.paper__page .paper__folio {
  margin-top: 2.75rem; text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fog-2);
}
.paper__page .paper__folio cite { font-style: normal; }
.paper__marginalia {
  position: absolute; pointer-events: none;
  fill: none; stroke: var(--ink); stroke-width: .8;
  opacity: .11;
}
.paper__marginalia .fine { stroke-width: .5; }
.paper__marginalia--left { width: min(46vw, 34rem); left: -8rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-46%); }
.paper__marginalia--right { width: min(22vw, 18rem); right: 2vw; top: 6%; opacity: .09; }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .paper__marginalia--left { width: 70vw; left: -22vw; top: 0; transform: translateY(-38%); }
  .paper__marginalia--right { display: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 6 — STEFAN
   ============================================================ */
.stefan {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--near-black);
  padding: clamp(8rem, 16vw, 15rem) var(--gutter);
}
.stefan::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 70% at 50% 100%, rgba(38, 35, 31, .8), transparent 70%);
}
.stefan__arcs {
  position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; width: min(60vw, 46rem);
  fill: none; stroke: var(--ivory); stroke-width: .6; opacity: .06;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.stefan__inner { position: relative; max-width: 50rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.stefan__extract {
  margin: 3.5rem 0 0; max-width: 36rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, .92rem + .3vw, 1.15rem); line-height: 1.68;
  color: var(--bone); --d: .2s;
}
.stefan__extract p + p { margin-top: 1.4em; }
.stefan__extract p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 3.4em; line-height: .8; float: left;
  margin: .08em .12em 0 0; color: var(--ivory);
}
.stefan__source {
  margin-top: 2.25rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fog);
}
.stefan__source cite { font-style: normal; }

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 8 — PRAISE
   ============================================================ */
.praise {
  background: var(--bone); color: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 11rem) var(--gutter);
}
.praise__list { max-width: 62rem; margin: 0 auto; display: grid; gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.praise__item { max-width: 46rem; }
.praise__item--lead { max-width: 62rem; }
.praise__quote {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 1.6vw, 2.8rem); line-height: 1.25;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.praise__item--lead .praise__quote { font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.4rem + 2.6vw, 4rem); }
.praise__quote::before { content: '\201C'; }
.praise__quote::after { content: '\201D'; }
.praise__attr {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--timber);
}
.praise__attr span { color: var(--fog-2); }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .praise__list { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .praise__item--lead { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 9 — AUTHOR
   ============================================================ */
.author { background: var(--charcoal); padding: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 11rem) var(--gutter); }
.author__grid { max-width: 40rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.author__bio {
  margin-top: 2.25rem; max-width: 34rem;
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, .9rem + .2vw, 1.05rem); line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--bone); --d: .15s;
}
.author__bio p + p { margin-top: 1.1em; }
.author__bio em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ivory); }
.author__links { margin-top: 2.5rem; display: flex; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.author__links a {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bone);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .25); padding-bottom: .3rem;
  transition: border-color .5s var(--ease);
}
.author__links a:hover, .author__links a:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ivory); }
/* ============================================================
   SECTION 10 — BUY
   ============================================================ */
.buy {
  background: var(--near-black);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 11rem) var(--gutter);
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}
.buy::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 40% at 50% 50%, rgba(38, 35, 31, .9), transparent 70%);
}
.buy__inner { position: relative; max-width: 56rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.plate--buy { width: min(34vw, 26rem); margin: 3.5rem auto 0; --d: .15s; }
.buy__formats {
  margin-top: 3rem; display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 2.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bone);
}
.buy__formats span { color: var(--fog); margin-left: .6em; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.buy__retailers { margin-top: 2rem; display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.buy__retailers .btn { min-width: 12rem; }
.buy__retailers--soon { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 1.6rem; }
.buy__soon {
  margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 1.3rem + 2vw, 3rem); letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--bone);
}
.buy__retailers .placeholder { margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.buy__meta {
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 2.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fog);
}
.buy__meta div { display: flex; gap: .6em; }
.buy__meta dt::after { content: ''; }
.buy__meta dd { margin: 0; color: var(--bone-2); }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .plate--buy { width: 80%; }
  .buy__retailers { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .buy__retailers .btn { width: 100%; }
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION 11 — READER LIST
   ============================================================ */
.list { background: var(--charcoal); padding: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 10rem) var(--gutter); }
.list__inner { max-width: 40rem; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.list__copy { margin-top: 1.75rem; color: var(--bone); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1rem + .3vw, 1.25rem); }
.list__form { margin-top: 2.75rem; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 0; --d: .15s; }
.list__input {
  min-height: 3.25rem; padding: 0 1.25rem;
  background: transparent; color: var(--ivory);
  border: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .35); border-right: 0;
  font: inherit; font-size: 1.05rem;
  transition: border-color .5s var(--ease);
}
.list__input::placeholder { color: var(--fog); font-style: italic; }
.list__input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--ivory); }
.list__input:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--ivory); outline-offset: 3px; }
.list__note { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-top: 1.25rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--bone-2); min-height: 1.6em; }
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .list__form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .75rem; }
  .list__input { border-right: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .35); text-align: center; }
}

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */
.footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 4rem var(--gutter) 3rem;
  display: grid; gap: 2rem; justify-items: center; text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .07);
}
.footer__names {
  display: grid; gap: .5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
}
.footer__author { font-weight: 500; font-size: .84rem; letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bone); }
.footer__title { font-weight: 300; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--fog); letter-spacing: .04em; }
.footer__links { display: flex; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
.footer__links a {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fog);
  transition: color .4s;
}
.footer__links a:hover, .footer__links a:focus-visible { color: var(--ivory); }
.footer__copy { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--fog-2); }

/* ---------- secondary pages (privacy / terms) ---------- */
.page { max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto; padding: 9rem var(--gutter) 6rem; }
.page h1 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 2rem + 2vw, 4rem); margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.page h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.35rem; letter-spacing: .04em; margin: 2.6rem 0 .9rem; }
.page p + p { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.page a { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 214, .3); transition: border-color .4s; }
.page a:hover, .page a:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ivory); }
.credits__h {
  margin: 3.5rem 0 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fog);
}
.credits { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
.credits li { display: grid; gap: .3rem; }
.credits__what { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--ivory); }
.credits__who { color: var(--bone-2); font-size: .98rem; }