/* ============================================================
   THE EDUCATION PIVOT: Launch Site
   Design language: true to the book cover.
   White canvas, classical serif, teal subtitle accent,
   confetti dots (red / orange / gold / blue / sky / teal).
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --paper: #fffdf8;
  --paper-soft: #f7f3ea;
  --cover-tint: #e4f2f8;
  --cover-wash: #f4f8f6;
  --ink: #1a2224;
  --ink-heading: #102a28;
  --ink-soft: #2f3b3e;
  --ink-muted: #5a6569;
  --teal: #2ba8a0;
  --teal-deep: #1e837c;
  --teal-pale: #e4f5f3;
  --red: #d94f3d;
  --red-readable: #9b2f27;
  --orange: #f08a24;
  --gold: #e8a93b;
  --gold-pale: #fdf4e3;
  --blue: #3e7fc1;
  --footer-blue: #255f96;
  --blue-pale: #e8f2fa;
  --sky: #7fb3d9;
  --sky-pale: #eaf4fa;
  --link-dark: #083f3d;
  --purple: #7b5ea7;
  --purple-pale: #f0ebf7;
  --serif: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --max: 1180px;
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --ease-spring: cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.64, 1);
  --site-header-h: 56px;
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  background: var(--sky);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

:where(h1, h2, h3) { text-wrap: balance; }
:where(p, li) { text-wrap: pretty; }

.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0); overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed; top: 12px; left: 12px; z-index: 100;
  padding: 12px 16px; background: var(--ink-heading); color: var(--paper);
  font-weight: 750; text-decoration: none; transform: translateY(-160%);
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

/* ---------- Confetti page frame (cover edge motif) ---------- */
.page-frame { position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; }
.frame-edge {
  position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 24px; overflow: hidden;
}
.frame-left { left: 0; }
.frame-right { right: 0; }
.frame-edge i {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: var(--dot-x);
  width: var(--dot-size);
  height: var(--dot-size);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--dot-color);
  opacity: var(--dot-opacity);
  animation: border-dot-drift var(--dot-duration) linear infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--dot-delay);
  will-change: transform;
}
@keyframes border-dot-drift {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 110vh, 0); }
  to { transform: translate3d(var(--dot-drift), -14vh, 0); }
}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.site-header {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 50;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px;
  padding: 12px clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.brand { min-height: 44px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); margin-right: auto; }
.brand-dots { display: inline-flex; gap: 4px; }
.brand-dots i { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block; }
.brand-dots i:nth-child(1) { background: var(--red); }
.brand-dots i:nth-child(2) { background: var(--gold); }
.brand-dots i:nth-child(3) { background: var(--teal); }
.brand-name { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }

.nav { display: flex; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
.nav a {
  min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em; position: relative; padding: 4px 0;
}
.nav a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 2px;
  background: var(--teal); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-out); border-radius: 2px;
}
.nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); }
.nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.header-cta, .button {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;
}
.header-cta {
  background: var(--ink-heading); color: #fff; padding: 10px 22px; border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 0.88rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  transition: background 0.25s ease;
}
.header-cta:hover { background: var(--teal-deep); }

.nav-toggle { min-width: 44px; min-height: 44px; display: none; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px; }
.nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--ink); margin: 5px 0; transition: transform 0.3s, opacity 0.3s; }

:where(a, button, summary, input):focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #fff;
  outline-offset: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--ink-heading);
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.button {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  padding: 16px 32px; border-radius: 999px; border: 0; font-size: 1rem;
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease-out), transform 0.4s var(--ease-spring);
  will-change: transform;
}
.button.primary {
  background: var(--ink-heading); color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.22);
}
.button.primary:hover {
  background: var(--teal-deep);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(30, 131, 124, 0.28);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.button.ghost {
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.85); color: var(--ink-heading);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
}
.button.ghost:hover {
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px var(--teal-deep);
  color: var(--teal-deep);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.button.small { padding: 10px 22px; font-size: 0.88rem; }
.btn-arrow { display: inline-block; transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out); }
.button:hover .btn-arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--sky);
  padding: clamp(108px, 11vh, 126px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) clamp(72px, 7vw, 92px);
  overflow: visible;
}
#dot-canvas {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.18fr) minmax(300px, 0.82fr);
  gap: clamp(44px, 6vw, 80px); align-items: center;
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; width: 100%;
  animation: hero-compose-in 0.72s var(--ease-out) both;
}
.hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 3; }
.hero-bookline {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.hero-bookline span:first-child { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-transform: none; }
.hero-bookline span:last-child { letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-transform: none; }
.hero-title {
  max-width: 14.5ch;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.2vw, 4.7rem);
  line-height: 0.98; letter-spacing: -0.052em;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.hero-title em {
  display: block; margin-top: 0.08em;
  color: var(--red-readable); font-weight: 700; font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.05em;
}
.lead {
  max-width: 35em;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.35vw, 1.14rem);
  line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500;
}
.hero-order { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px 24px; margin-top: 30px; }
.hero-meta {
  margin-top: 18px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px 0;
  font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: 0.025em; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.hero-meta span + span {
  margin-left: 12px; padding-left: 12px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.32);
}
.hero-text-link,
.editorial-link {
  min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  color: var(--ink-heading); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 750;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.hero-text-link:hover,
.editorial-link:hover { color: var(--teal-deep); }

.order-page-button {
  min-height: 52px; padding: 14px 18px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 28px;
  background: var(--ink-heading); color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink-heading); border-radius: 3px;
  text-decoration: none; font-weight: 750;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}
.order-page-button:hover { background: var(--teal-deep); border-color: var(--teal-deep); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.order-page-button:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.order-page-button--light { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink-heading); border-color: var(--paper); }
.order-page-button--light:hover { background: var(--gold-pale); color: var(--ink-heading); border-color: var(--gold-pale); }

.order-menu { position: relative; z-index: 20; }
.order-menu summary {
  min-height: 52px; min-width: 190px; padding: 14px 18px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px;
  background: var(--ink-heading); color: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--ink-heading);
  border-radius: 3px; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; font-weight: 750;
}
.order-menu summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.order-menu summary:hover { background: var(--teal-deep); border-color: var(--teal-deep); }
.order-arrow { font-size: 1.15rem; transition: transform 0.2s ease; }
.order-menu[open] .order-arrow { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.order-options {
  position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 8px); left: 0; z-index: 30;
  width: min(330px, calc(100vw - 40px)); padding: 8px;
  background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.22);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.2);
}
.order-options a {
  min-height: 54px; padding: 10px 12px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px;
  color: var(--ink-heading); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.12);
}
.order-options a:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.order-options a:hover { background: var(--gold-pale); }
.order-options span { font-weight: 750; }
.order-options small { color: var(--ink-muted); text-align: right; }

@keyframes hero-compose-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* Readable panels over solid color bands */
.read-panel {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 50px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.12),
    0 2px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) inset;
}
.read-panel--slim {
  padding: clamp(18px, 2.5vw, 28px) clamp(22px, 3vw, 36px);
  text-align: center;
}

/* Affiliations / quotes of support band */
.affiliations,
.blurbs {
  padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 100px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
  background: var(--blue);
  border-top: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.blurbs-inner,
.affiliations-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.blurbs-panel {
  padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px);
}
.blurbs-panel--compact {
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px);
}
.blurbs-head {
  max-width: 40em;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px);
}
.blurbs-head--compact {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.blurbs-head h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
}
.blurbs-head em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--teal-deep);
}
.blurbs-deck {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0;
}
.blurb-grid {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
}
.blurb-card {
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 32px);
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.08);
  border-radius: 16px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 220px;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-spring), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.blurb-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.1);
}
.blurb-card--pending {
  border-style: dashed;
  border-color: rgba(62, 127, 193, 0.35);
}
.blurb-card--muted {
  background: rgba(232, 242, 250, 0.55);
}
.blurb-quote {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: none;
}
.blurb-card footer,
.blurb-card figcaption {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-top: auto;
}
.blurb-card cite {
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  display: block;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.blurb-soon {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-top: 4px;
  display: block;
}
.affiliations-foot {
  margin-top: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px);
  padding-top: clamp(22px, 3vw, 28px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.1);
}
.affiliations-foot--solo {
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 3vw, 28px);
}
.affiliations-line {
  font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-soft); text-align: left;
}
.affiliations-label {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-heading); margin-right: 6px; font-weight: 600;
}
.affiliation-links a {
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--teal-deep); text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(30, 131, 124, 0.3);
  transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, transform 0.3s var(--ease-spring);
  display: inline-block;
}
.affiliation-links a:hover { color: var(--ink-heading); border-color: var(--ink-heading); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.affiliation-links a + a::before {
  content: "·"; margin: 0 10px; color: rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.35); font-weight: 400;
}

/* Cover: solid-shape editorial product composition */
.hero-art {
  display: flex; justify-content: center; align-self: stretch;
}
.cover-paper {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  width: min(450px, 100%);
  min-height: 474px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px);
  margin-bottom: -84px;
}
.cover-disc {
  position: absolute; z-index: -2;
  width: min(390px, 94%); aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold);
  right: 0; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.cover-disc--small {
  z-index: 1; width: 84px; right: auto; left: 2%; top: auto; bottom: 16%;
  background: var(--red-readable); transform: none;
}
.book-object {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: min(268px, 68%);
  transform: rotate(1.25deg);
  transform-origin: 50% 78%;
  animation: cover-float 6s ease-in-out infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}
.book-object::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -2;
  left: 12%; right: 2%; bottom: -18px; height: 34px;
  background: rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.24); filter: blur(14px); border-radius: 50%;
  animation: shadow-breathe 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.book-object::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1;
  top: 9px; right: -12px; bottom: 2px; width: 14px;
  background: #d7cec0; transform: skewY(10deg); transform-origin: left top;
}
.hero-art .cover-image {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 2px;
  aspect-ratio: 682 / 1024;
  object-fit: contain;
  box-shadow:
    0 2px 3px rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.12),
    0 22px 46px rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.2),
    -5px 0 10px rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.08);
  user-select: none;
}
.cover-shine {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 3;
  border-radius: 2px; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 30%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35) 48%, transparent 60%);
  background-size: 280% 100%; background-position: 120% 0;
  animation: shine-sweep 7s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes cover-float {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0) rotate(1.25deg); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-16px) rotate(1.65deg); }
}
@keyframes shadow-breathe {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; }
  50% { transform: scale(0.88); opacity: 0.7; }
}
@keyframes shine-sweep {
  0%, 55%, 100% { background-position: 120% 0; }
  70%, 80% { background-position: -60% 0; }
}

/* ---------- Sections shared ---------- */
section { position: relative; }
:where(section[id]) { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--site-header-h) + 16px); }
.section--paper { background: var(--sky); }
.section--soft { background: var(--gold); }

/* Seal 1px seams between solid color bands while scrolling */
.hero,
.argument,
.authors,
.affiliations,
  .site-footer,
.page-hero,
.about-authors,
.about-team,
.about-section,
.ecosystem,
.resources-panel,
.blurbs {
  margin-bottom: -1px;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
.hero { z-index: 1; }
.argument { z-index: 2; }
.authors { z-index: 3; }
.affiliations,
.blurbs { z-index: 4; }
.site-footer { z-index: 6; }

.section-block {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 72px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
}
.section-title {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink-heading); margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.section-title em { font-style: italic; }
.section-title--small { font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.section-deck {
  font-size: 1.02rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.65;
  margin: -8px 0 32px; max-width: 42em;
}
.section-head { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto 48px; text-align: center; }
.section-head h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.section-head h2 em { font-style: italic; }
.section-intro {
  margin-top: 12px; font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.section-intro a { color: var(--teal-deep); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }

/* ---------- The argument ---------- */
.argument {
  padding: clamp(88px, 10vw, 120px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
  background: var(--red);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.argument-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.argument .section-head {
  text-align: left;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px);
  max-width: 36em;
}
.argument .section-head h2 {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.argument .section-head em {
  color: var(--red);
  font-style: italic;
}
.argument .section-label {
  color: var(--red);
}
.argument .section-label .dot {
  background: var(--red);
}
.argument-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: center;
}
.argument-copy { max-width: 42em; }
.argument-copy--solo {
  max-width: 40em;
}
.argument-short {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.4vw, 1.16rem) !important;
  color: var(--ink) !important;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.7 !important;
}
.argument-copy p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.1rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.argument-copy em { color: var(--ink-heading); }
.pull-quote {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  padding: 24px 28px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--red);
  background: rgba(217, 79, 61, 0.08);
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.pull-quote em {
  display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1.14;
  color: var(--red);
}
.argument-visual { position: relative; }
.argument-visual img {
  border-radius: 16px; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3.2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(26,26,26,0.18);
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-out);
}
.argument-visual:hover img { transform: scale(1.02); }
.argument-visual::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -14px -14px auto auto; width: 90px; height: 90px;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle 4px at 12px 12px, var(--red) 98%, transparent),
    radial-gradient(circle 3px at 42px 22px, var(--gold) 98%, transparent),
    radial-gradient(circle 3.5px at 70px 10px, var(--blue) 98%, transparent),
    radial-gradient(circle 3px at 26px 48px, var(--teal) 98%, transparent),
    radial-gradient(circle 2.5px at 58px 52px, var(--orange) 98%, transparent),
    radial-gradient(circle 3px at 80px 42px, var(--sky) 98%, transparent);
  z-index: 1;
}
.argument-visual figcaption {
  margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; font-size: 0.85rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 600;
}
.argument-copy .section-cta { margin: 26px 0 0; font-size: 0.94rem; }
.argument .section-cta a {
  color: var(--teal-deep);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(30, 131, 124, 0.35);
}
.argument .section-cta a:hover { border-color: var(--ink-heading); color: var(--ink-heading); }
.section-cta { margin-top: 24px; }
.section-cta a {
  color: var(--teal-deep);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(30, 131, 124, 0.3);
}
.section-cta a:hover { border-color: var(--teal-deep); }
.section-intro a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.section-label {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-deep); margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.section-label--light { color: var(--sky); }
.dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; flex-shrink: 0; }
.d-teal { background: var(--teal); }
.d-red { background: var(--red); }
.d-orange { background: var(--orange); }
.d-gold { background: var(--gold); }
.d-blue { background: var(--blue); }
.teal { color: var(--teal-deep); font-style: italic; }
.gold { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }

/* ---------- Page hero (inner pages) ---------- */
.page-hero {
  padding: 120px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) 0;
  background: var(--sky);
}
.page-hero-inner { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; text-align: left; }
.page-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 16px;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.page-hero-lead { font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.65; }

/* ---------- About page authors ---------- */
.about-authors {
  padding: 64px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 56px;
}
.about-author {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr; gap: 32px; align-items: start;
}
.about-author-photo {
  width: 140px; height: 140px; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.08);
}
.about-author-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: top; }
.about-author-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.about-author-role {
  font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--teal-deep);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.about-author-body p { font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.about-author-body a { color: var(--link-dark); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.about-author-body a:hover { color: var(--ink-heading); }
.about-author-body .copy-placeholder a { color: var(--teal-deep); }

.about-team { padding: 0; }
.ecosystem {
  background: var(--sky);
}
.ecosystem-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
}
.ecosystem-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 24px 22px;
}
.ecosystem-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.ecosystem-card p {
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.team-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 24px;
}
.team-card {
  background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12);
  border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px 22px;
}
.team-card--pending {
  border-style: dashed; background: rgba(251, 251, 249, 0.6);
}
.team-photo {
  width: 96px; height: 96px; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 16px; border: 2px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.2);
}
.team-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: top; }
.team-photo--pending {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: var(--teal-pale); color: var(--teal-deep);
  font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1;
}
.team-photo--initials {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: var(--teal-deep);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1;
}
.team-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink-heading); margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.team-role {
  font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 650; color: var(--link-dark);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.team-card p:last-child {
  font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;
}
.about-copy-note {
  margin-top: 12px; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.about-copy-note a { color: var(--teal-deep); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }
.about-copy-note a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.connect-inner--slim {
  max-width: 720px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; text-align: center;
}
.connect-inner--slim .connect-form-wrap { max-width: 420px; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; }

/* ---------- Media ---------- */
.media-section { padding: 72px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px); }

/* Podcast showcase: thumbnail grid */
.podcast-showcase { padding: 0; }
.media-section { padding: 0; }
.media-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--teal-deep);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.1);
}
.media-card-excerpt {
  font-size: 0.84rem; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0;
  display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden;
}
.article-groups { margin-top: 8px; }
.podcast-groups { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 48px; }
.podcast-group-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.podcast-group-head img {
  width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; object-position: top;
  border: 2px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.3);
}
.podcast-group--elliot .podcast-group-head img { border-color: rgba(62, 127, 193, 0.35); }
.podcast-group-head h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.podcast-group-head span { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-muted); display: block; }

.media-card-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px;
  list-style: none;
}
.media-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--paper); border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12);
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out), transform 0.4s var(--ease-spring), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.media-card-thumb {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--teal-pale);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 18px 16px 14px;
}
.media-card-thumb-photo {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(38%, 120px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 78%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 22%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.95);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.22);
  transform: none;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-spring);
}
.media-card:hover .media-card-thumb-photo,
.masterclass-card:hover .media-card-thumb-photo {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}
.media-card-thumb-veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.5);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.media-card-thumb--podcast .media-card-thumb-veil {
  background: rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.52);
}
.media-card-thumb--video .media-card-thumb-veil {
  background: rgba(62, 127, 193, 0.5);
}
.media-card-thumb--article .media-card-thumb-veil {
  background: rgba(232, 169, 59, 0.5);
}
.media-card-thumb--masterclass .media-card-thumb-veil {
  background: rgba(217, 79, 61, 0.46);
}
.media-card-thumb--pam .media-card-thumb-photo {
  object-position: center 18%;
}
.media-card-thumb--elliot .media-card-thumb-photo {
  object-position: center 16%;
}
.media-card-thumb-duo {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.media-card-thumb-duo .media-card-thumb-photo {
  width: min(34%, 104px);
}
.media-card-thumb-duo .media-card-thumb-photo:first-child {
  margin-right: -18px;
  z-index: 2;
}
.media-card-thumb-duo .media-card-thumb-photo:last-child {
  z-index: 1;
}
.media-card-thumb--both .media-card-thumb-photo {
  object-position: center 18%;
}
.media-card-thumb-type {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  z-index: 2;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--ink-heading);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.media-card-brand-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12px;
  right: 12px;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  object-fit: contain;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.94);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 7px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.16);
}
.media-card-brand-text {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12px;
  right: 12px;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 46%;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.94);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.14);
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
.media-card-play {
  position: absolute; bottom: 12px; right: 12px; z-index: 2;
  width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink-heading); color: #fff;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 0.72rem; padding-left: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.22);
}
.media-card-body { padding: 14px 16px 16px; flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.media-card-source {
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--link-dark);
}
.media-card-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.media-card-link {
  margin-top: auto; font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--link-dark);
}

/* Full media library (videos + articles) */
.media-list {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; list-style: none;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 20px;
}
.media-list--articles {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12); border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden;
}
.media-item {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr auto; gap: 18px; align-items: center;
  padding: 16px 20px; background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.08);
}
.media-list:not(.media-list--articles) .media-item {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  padding: 0; border: none; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12);
}
.media-item:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.media-item-thumb {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; overflow: hidden; background: var(--blue-pale);
}
.media-item-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.media-item-body { padding: 14px 16px 16px; }
.media-list--articles .media-item-body { padding: 0; }
.media-badge {
  font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 6px 10px; border-radius: 4px; white-space: nowrap;
}
.media-badge--video { background: rgba(62, 127, 193, 0.12); color: var(--blue); }
.media-badge--podcast { background: rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12); color: var(--teal-deep); }
.media-badge--article { background: rgba(232, 169, 59, 0.15); color: #b8860b; }
.media-body h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.media-body h3 a {
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.12);
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.media-body h3 a:hover { color: var(--teal-deep); border-color: var(--teal); }
.media-body p { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; }
.media-link a {
  font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--teal-deep);
  text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;
}
.media-link a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.media-soon { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-soft); white-space: nowrap; }

.media-filters {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto 28px;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; justify-content: center;
}
.media-filter {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 600;
  padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.15); background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink-soft); transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.media-filter:hover { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--teal-deep); }
.media-filter.is-active {
  background: var(--teal-deep); color: #fff; border-color: var(--teal-deep);
}
.media-empty {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-style: italic;
}

/* ---------- Resources ---------- */
.resources { padding: 0; }
.resources-block { margin-bottom: 0; }
.resources-subhead { margin-top: 8px; }
.resources-subhead--spaced { margin-top: 40px; }
.resources-subhead {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 20px; color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.masterclass-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px;
}
.masterclass-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12);
  border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out), transform 0.4s var(--ease-spring), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.masterclass-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--teal-deep);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.1);
}
.masterclass-thumb {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; overflow: hidden; background: var(--paper-soft);
}
.masterclass-thumb img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top;
}
.masterclass-body {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px;
  padding: 14px 16px 16px; flex: 1;
}
.masterclass-source {
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--link-dark);
}
.masterclass-who { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--ink-heading); }
.masterclass-title { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.masterclass-link { font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--link-dark); margin-top: auto; }
/* ---------- Resources browser ---------- */
.resources-main { padding-bottom: 48px; }
.resources-main .page-hero {
  padding-bottom: 12px;
}

.resources-browser {
  position: sticky; top: var(--site-header-h); z-index: 30;
  padding: 0 clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) 8px;
  background: var(--sky);
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.resources-browser::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: -12px;
  height: 12px;
  background: var(--sky);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.resources-browser-inner {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px 24px;
  padding: 10px 0 6px;
}
.resources-tabs {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px;
}
.resources-tab {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600;
  min-height: 44px; padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.18); background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink-soft); transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, background 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
}
.resources-tab:hover { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--teal-deep); }
.resources-tab.is-active {
  background: var(--teal-deep); color: #fff; border-color: var(--teal-deep);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(30, 131, 124, 0.22);
}
.resources-filters {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
}
.resources-filters-label {
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-heading); margin-right: 4px;
}
.resources-filter {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 600;
  min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.12); background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink-soft); transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.resources-filter:hover { border-color: var(--teal); color: var(--teal-deep); }
.resources-filter.is-active {
  background: var(--teal-pale); border-color: var(--teal-deep); color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.resources-browser-hint {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-heading); padding-bottom: 8px;
}

.resources-panel {
  display: none; padding-top: 8px;
  animation: panel-in 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.resources-panel.is-active { display: block; }
.resources-main.is-view-all .resources-panel.is-active {
  animation: none;
}
.resources-main.is-view-all .resources-panel.is-active + .resources-panel.is-active {
  border-top: 0;
}
.resources-main.is-view-all .resources-panel .section-block {
  padding-top: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 48px;
}
.resources-main.is-view-all .resources-panel:first-of-type .section-block {
  padding-top: 48px;
}
@keyframes panel-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

.is-filtered-out { display: none !important; }

.resources-empty--visible {
  position: static !important; width: auto !important; height: auto !important;
  clip: auto !important; overflow: visible !important; white-space: normal !important;
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 24px auto; padding: 0 clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
  text-align: center; font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-style: italic;
}

.book-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px;
  list-style: none;
}
.book-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--paper); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.12);
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.book-card:hover { border-color: var(--teal-deep); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.book-card-cover {
  aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; background: var(--paper-soft);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; overflow: hidden;
}
.book-card-cover img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top;
}
.book-card-body {
  padding: 14px 16px 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; flex: 1;
}
.book-card-author {
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--link-dark);
}
.book-card-title {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink-heading); font-style: italic;
}
.book-card-buy {
  margin-top: auto; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--link-dark);
}
.book-card-buy img { display: block; flex-shrink: 0; }

/* ---------- Interactive author bookshelf ---------- */
.bookshelf-showcase {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  margin-top: 42px;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  background: transparent;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
}
.bookshelf-showcase::before,
.bookshelf-showcase::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.bookshelf-showcase::before {
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  right: -58px;
  top: 86px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.bookshelf-showcase::after {
  width: 132px;
  height: 230px;
  left: -42px;
  bottom: 96px;
  background: var(--red);
  opacity: 0.92;
}
.bookshelf-showcase::before,
.bookshelf-showcase::after { display: none; }
.bookshelf-intro {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 26px 0 24px;
}
.bookshelf-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--red-readable);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.bookshelf-intro h3 {
  max-width: 21ch;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.65rem);
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 1.02;
}
.bookshelf-intro > div > p:last-child {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}
.bookshelf-cycle-toggle,
.bookshelf-control-button,
.bookshelf-close {
  min-height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, background-color 180ms ease;
}
.bookshelf-cycle-toggle {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 10px 0 8px;
  border-width: 0 0 1px;
  border-color: var(--ink-heading);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.bookshelf-cycle-toggle[aria-pressed="false"] {
  border-color: var(--red-readable);
  color: var(--red-readable);
}
.bookshelf-cycle-toggle:disabled {
  cursor: default;
  opacity: 0.68;
}
.bookshelf-cycle-toggle:hover:not(:disabled),
.bookshelf-control-button:hover,
.bookshelf-close:hover {
  border-color: var(--red-readable);
}
.bookshelf-cycle-toggle:hover:not(:disabled) {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: var(--red-readable);
  color: var(--red-readable);
}
.bookshelf-cycle-toggle:active,
.bookshelf-control-button:active,
.bookshelf-close:active,
.bookshelf-book-link:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.bookshelf-stage {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  height: clamp(390px, 38vw, 450px);
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #ccd8d7;
  perspective: 1500px;
}
.bookshelf-showcase.is-reading .bookshelf-stage { height: 520px; }
.bookshelf-stage::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background: rgba(232, 242, 241, 0.1);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.bookshelf-books {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.bookshelf-book {
  --offset: 0;
  --distance: 0;
  --book-scale: 1;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 34px;
  left: 50%;
  width: clamp(66px, 7vw, 104px);
  aspect-ratio: 0.67;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  overflow: hidden;
  cursor: pointer;
  transform: translateX(calc(-50% + (var(--offset) * clamp(88px, 9.3vw, 122px)))) rotateY(calc(var(--offset) * -3deg)) translateZ(calc((5 - var(--distance)) * 5px)) scale(var(--book-scale));
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 780ms var(--ease-out), width 780ms var(--ease-out), bottom 780ms var(--ease-out), opacity 520ms ease, filter 520ms ease;
  will-change: transform;
}
.bookshelf-book::before {
  content: none;
}
.bookshelf-book::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 3px 6px 6px 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 14px -14px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.5);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.bookshelf-book-cover {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 3px 6px 6px 3px;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: var(--paper-soft);
}
.bookshelf-book[data-square-cover="true"] .bookshelf-book-cover {
  object-fit: contain;
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  transform: scale(1.56);
  transform-origin: center;
}
.bookshelf-book-title-fallback {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 8px 10px;
  display: none;
  padding: 7px;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.bookshelf-book.is-active {
  --book-scale: 1.12;
  filter: saturate(1.06);
}
.bookshelf-book[data-featured="true"] {
  bottom: 34px;
  width: clamp(84px, 8.5vw, 126px);
}
.bookshelf-book[data-featured="true"].is-active {
  --book-scale: 1.27;
  bottom: 34px;
  width: clamp(108px, 11.5vw, 168px);
  filter: saturate(1.08) brightness(1.03);
}
.bookshelf-book:not(.is-active) {
  filter: saturate(0.72) brightness(0.91);
}
.bookshelf-book:hover:not(.is-active) {
  transform: translateX(calc(-50% + (var(--offset) * clamp(88px, 9.3vw, 122px)))) rotateY(calc(var(--offset) * -3deg)) translateY(-8px) translateZ(26px) scale(var(--book-scale));
  filter: saturate(1) brightness(1);
}
.bookshelf-book:focus-visible {
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.bookshelf-book:focus-visible::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 22%;
  bottom: 6px;
  left: 22%;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.bookshelf-book.is-leaving {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-18px) translateZ(110px) scale(1.1);
}
.bookshelf-books.is-cleared .bookshelf-book:not(.is-active) {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(calc(-50% + (var(--clear-dir) * 58vw))) rotateY(calc(var(--clear-dir) * -12deg)) translateZ(-80px);
}
.bookshelf-edge {
  position: absolute;
  right: 4%;
  bottom: 12px;
  left: 4%;
  z-index: 3;
  height: 18px;
  border-top: 5px solid #2f4847;
  background: var(--ink-heading);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 24px rgba(5, 20, 22, 0.32);
}
.bookshelf-open-book {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 6px clamp(24px, 5vw, 70px) 38px;
  z-index: 8;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 240ms ease;
}
.bookshelf-open-book.is-visible {
  pointer-events: auto;
  opacity: 1;
}
.bookshelf-opened-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(330px, 1.05fr) minmax(280px, 0.95fr);
  align-items: center;
  width: min(940px, 100%);
  min-height: 430px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  gap: clamp(36px, 7vw, 88px);
}
.bookshelf-detail-panel {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-self: center;
  min-width: 0;
}
.bookshelf-volume-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: 350px;
  perspective: 1600px;
}
.bookshelf-book-rig {
  --rig-width: clamp(146px, 16vw, 210px);
  --rig-height: calc(var(--rig-width) * 1.49);
  position: relative;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: var(--rig-width);
  height: var(--rig-height);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateX(48%) rotateY(-2deg) translateZ(80px);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 28px 22px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.24));
  transition: transform 920ms var(--ease-out);
}
.bookshelf-open-book.is-open .bookshelf-book-rig {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateX(46%) rotateX(1deg) rotateY(0deg) translateZ(20px);
}
.bookshelf-inside-page,
.bookshelf-front-cover,
.bookshelf-page-block {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 3px 7px 7px 3px;
  transform-origin: left center;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}
.bookshelf-inside-page {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 32px);
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: inset 9px 0 rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.06), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.08);
}
.bookshelf-inside-page--right { z-index: 1; }
.bookshelf-inside-page--left {
  z-index: 2;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  backface-visibility: visible;
  transform: rotateY(0deg) translateZ(2px);
  transition: transform 1050ms var(--ease-out);
}
.bookshelf-open-book.is-open .bookshelf-inside-page--left {
  transform: rotateY(-168deg) translateZ(2px);
}
.bookshelf-open-book.is-open .bookshelf-inside-page--left > * { opacity: 0; }
.bookshelf-page-block {
  z-index: 0;
  background: #d9d5ca;
  transform: translateZ(-5px) translateX(5px);
}
.bookshelf-front-cover {
  z-index: 4;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.3);
  transform: rotateY(0deg) translateZ(7px);
  transition: transform 1120ms var(--ease-out), box-shadow 700ms ease;
}
.bookshelf-open-book.is-open .bookshelf-front-cover {
  box-shadow: 0 18px 30px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.2);
  transform: rotateY(-164deg) translateZ(7px);
}
.bookshelf-front-cover img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.bookshelf-front-cover img[data-square-cover="true"] {
  object-fit: contain;
  transform: scale(1.56);
  transform-origin: center;
}
.bookshelf-cover-edge {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 auto 0 0;
  width: 7px;
  background: rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
}
.bookshelf-page-kicker {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.bookshelf-inside-page strong {
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.45vw, 1.26rem);
  font-weight: 750;
  line-height: 1.15;
}
.bookshelf-page-rule {
  width: 28px;
  height: 2px;
  margin: 20px 0;
  background: var(--red-readable);
}
.bookshelf-inside-page q {
  font-size: clamp(0.7rem, 1vw, 0.84rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.bookshelf-page-mark {
  display: grid;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}
.bookshelf-detail-copy {
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
  background: var(--paper);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--red);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 46px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.18);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(36px);
  transition: opacity 500ms ease 500ms, transform 720ms var(--ease-out) 460ms;
}
.bookshelf-open-book.is-open .bookshelf-detail-copy {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}
.bookshelf-detail-author-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.bookshelf-detail-author-row img {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.bookshelf-detail-copy h4 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 1;
}
.bookshelf-detail-copy p {
  max-width: 38ch;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}
.bookshelf-book-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 11px 17px;
  background: var(--ink-heading);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.bookshelf-book-link:hover { background: var(--link-dark); }
.bookshelf-close {
  position: static;
  align-self: flex-end;
  z-index: 10;
  min-width: 112px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  border-color: var(--ink-heading);
  background: var(--ink-heading);
  color: #fff;
}
.bookshelf-controls {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 clamp(12px, 2vw, 24px);
  background: var(--ink-heading);
  color: #fff;
}
.bookshelf-control-button {
  min-width: 124px;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.bookshelf-control-button:first-child { border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24); }
.bookshelf-control-button:last-child { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24); }
.bookshelf-control-button:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: #fff;
}
.bookshelf-position {
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  text-align: center;
}
.bookshelf-interaction-note {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  text-align: right;
}

.book-soon { font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.4); margin-left: auto; }
.resources-note {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-style: italic;
}

/* ---------- News ---------- */
.news { padding: 88px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px); }
.news-list {
  max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; list-style: none;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 28px;
}
.news-item {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; gap: 24px; align-items: start;
  padding-bottom: 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.08);
}
.news-item:last-child { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
.news-item time {
  font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--teal-deep); text-transform: uppercase;
}
.news-item h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 6px; color: var(--ink-heading); }
.news-item p { font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; }

/* ---------- Authors ---------- */
.authors-more { margin-top: 28px; text-align: left; }
.authors-more a {
  font-weight: 600; color: var(--teal-deep); text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(30, 131, 124, 0.3);
}
.authors-more a:hover { border-color: var(--teal-deep); }

/* ---------- About ---------- */
.about-section {
  padding: 88px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
  background: var(--gold);
}
.about-grid {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr; gap: 48px;
}
.about-copy h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 600;
  margin: 24px 0 8px; color: var(--ink);
}
.about-copy h3:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.about-copy p { font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }
.about-aside h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.about-affiliations { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
.about-affiliations a {
  color: var(--link-dark); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.about-affiliations a:hover { border-color: var(--teal-deep); }

/* ---------- Connect ---------- */
.connect { padding: 72px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px); }
.connect-inner {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start;
}
.connect-copy h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.connect-copy > p { color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 1.65; }
.connect .buy-block { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.social-links { margin-top: 20px; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.social-label { font-weight: 700; margin-right: 8px; color: var(--ink); }
.social-soon { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.connect-form-wrap {
  padding: 28px; background: #fff; border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.15);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(30, 131, 124, 0.08);
}
.connect-copy h2 { color: var(--ink-heading); }
.connect-note { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.launch-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.launch-form input {
  width: 100%; padding: 14px 20px; border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.15);
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--ink);
  background: #fff;
  outline: 2px solid transparent; transition: outline-color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.launch-form input:focus {
  outline-color: rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.3);
  border-color: var(--teal);
}
.form-status { margin-top: 4px; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--ink-soft); min-height: 1.4em; }
.author-photo img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: top;
}
.author-grid {
  max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px;
}
.authors { padding: 0; }
.authors.section--soft {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.authors .section-title { color: var(--ink-heading); }
.authors-more { margin-top: 28px; }
.author-card {
  text-align: left; padding: 24px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.08);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.08);
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-spring), box-shadow 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}
.author-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.14);
}
.author-credit {
  font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--teal-deep);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.author-card h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 6px; color: var(--ink-heading); }
.author-photo {
  width: 88px; height: 88px; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 16px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(43, 168, 160, 0.2);
}
.author-card p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.96rem; margin-bottom: 16px; line-height: 1.65; }
.author-link {
  color: var(--link-dark); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.92rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color 0.2s;
}
.author-link:hover { border-color: var(--teal); }

/* ---------- Focused homepage book hub ---------- */
.book-argument,
.author-introduction,
.credibility-strip,
.start-here,
.final-order {
  margin-bottom: -1px;
  background-clip: padding-box;
  overflow: clip;
}

.book-argument {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: clamp(82px, 8vw, 108px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
}
.book-argument-inner,
.author-introduction-inner,
.credibility-strip-inner,
.start-here-inner,
.final-order-inner {
  width: 100%; max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto;
}
.book-argument-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
}
.book-argument-content {
  min-width: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  column-gap: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px);
  align-items: start;
}
.book-argument-content > .editorial-heading { grid-column: 1; }
.argument-body { grid-column: 2; min-width: 0; }
.editorial-heading { max-width: 42em; }
.editorial-heading .section-label {
  margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--red-readable); font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.editorial-heading h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.8vw, 3.35rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.book-argument-content .argument-opening {
  max-width: 42em; margin: 0 0 32px; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 2px solid var(--red-readable);
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.7vw, 1.34rem);
  line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.argument-principles {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
}
.argument-principles article {
  min-height: 144px; padding: 22px 22px 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
}
.argument-principles article:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
.argument-principles article:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28); }
.argument-principles h3 {
  margin-bottom: 9px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1.2; color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.argument-principles p { max-width: 28em; font-size: 0.94rem; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.author-introduction { background: var(--footer-blue); color: #fff; padding: clamp(72px, 7vw, 94px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px); }
.author-introduction-inner {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  column-gap: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px); row-gap: 32px; align-items: start;
}
.author-introduction .editorial-heading h2 { max-width: 11ch; }
.editorial-heading--light .section-label { color: var(--gold); }
.editorial-heading--light h2 { color: #fff; }
.author-pair { display: grid; gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34); }
.author-profile {
  padding: 26px 0 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34);
}
.author-profile h3 { margin-bottom: 7px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.1; color: #fff; }
.author-profile p { max-width: 31em; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82); line-height: 1.6; }
.editorial-link--light { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; color: #fff; }
.editorial-link--light:hover { color: var(--gold); }

.credibility-strip {
  background: var(--footer-blue);
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) clamp(34px, 4vw, 46px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
}
.credibility-strip-inner {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  column-gap: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px); align-items: center;
}
.credibility-strip h2 {
  max-width: 18em; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.35; font-weight: 700; color: #fff;
}
.credibility-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 24px; }
.credibility-links a {
  min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  color: #fff; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.58);
}
.credibility-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }

.start-here { background: var(--paper); padding: clamp(72px, 7vw, 94px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px); }
.start-here-inner {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  column-gap: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px); row-gap: 30px; align-items: start;
}
.start-here .editorial-heading h2 { max-width: 11ch; }
.featured-resources { list-style: none; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink-heading); }
.featured-resources a {
  min-height: 88px; padding: 20px 8px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 86px 1fr 24px; gap: 14px; align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28); color: var(--ink-heading); text-decoration: none;
}
.featured-resources a:hover { color: var(--teal-deep); }
.resource-type { font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.featured-resources strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.38rem); line-height: 1.3; }
.resource-arrow { font-size: 1.25rem; }
.start-here .editorial-link { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; margin-top: -8px; }

.final-order { background: var(--red-readable); color: var(--paper); padding: clamp(56px, 6vw, 76px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px); }
.final-order-inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 48px; align-items: center; }
.final-order h2 {
  max-width: 15em; margin-bottom: 12px; font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.08; color: var(--paper);
}

/* Homepage chapter entrances */
.js-reveals .reveal-on-scroll {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 680ms var(--ease-out), transform 760ms var(--ease-out);
  transition-delay: var(--reveal-delay, 0ms);
}
.js-reveals .reveal-on-scroll.reveal-from-left { transform: translateX(-24px); }
.js-reveals .reveal-on-scroll.reveal-from-right { transform: translateX(24px); }
.js-reveals .reveal-on-scroll.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.final-order p:last-child { color: var(--paper); font-weight: 550; }
.order-menu--final { z-index: 25; }
.order-menu--final .order-options { left: auto; right: 0; top: auto; bottom: calc(100% + 8px); }

/* ---------- Buy page: book-led editorial theme ---------- */
.ep-buy-page .buy-main {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100dvh - 72px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 0.82fr) minmax(420px, 1.18fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(58px, 8vw, 118px);
  width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 80px));
  min-height: calc(100dvh - 72px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 72px 0 84px;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 620px;
  margin: 0;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: rgba(201, 223, 228, 0.78);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art::before,
.ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art::after {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art::before {
  top: 9%;
  right: -26px;
  width: 88px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-gold);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art::after {
  bottom: 10%;
  left: -18px;
  width: 56px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-red);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  width: min(320px, 72%);
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.12), 18px 26px 54px rgba(39, 85, 91, 0.2);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-content {
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 650px;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-content h1 {
  max-width: 8ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font: 500 clamp(4rem, 6.6vw, 7rem) / 0.92 "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-intro {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.3vw, 1.16rem);
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-intro em {
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-guidance {
  margin: 18px 0 30px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-option {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 0.78fr) minmax(180px, 1.22fr) 28px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  min-height: 76px;
  padding: 16px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-option:hover,
.ep-buy-page .retailer-option:focus-visible {
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-option:active { transform: translateX(1px); }
.ep-buy-page .retailer-name { font-weight: 700; }
.ep-buy-page .retailer-note { color: var(--ep-ink-soft); font-size: 0.86rem; line-height: 1.4; }
.ep-buy-page .retailer-arrow { font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: right; transition: transform 180ms ease; }
.ep-buy-page .retailer-option:hover .retailer-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 28px 0 18px;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata div { min-width: 0; }
.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dt {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-back-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: 44px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.ep-buy-page .buy-back-link:hover { color: var(--ep-teal-deep); }

.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span {
  --dot-size: 12px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-red);
  --dot-satellite: var(--ep-gold);
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--dot-color);
  animation: ep-buy-dot-drift 24s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  animation-play-state: paused;
  will-change: transform;
}
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field.ep-dots-active span { animation-play-state: running; }
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(1) { top: 5%; left: -58px; width: 108px; --dot-size: 108px; --dot-color: var(--ep-red); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-sky); aspect-ratio: 1; opacity: 0.72; }
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(2) { top: 12%; right: 5%; width: 20px; --dot-size: 20px; --dot-color: var(--ep-gold); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-teal); aspect-ratio: 1; animation-delay: -8s; }
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(3) { right: -72px; bottom: 10%; width: 130px; --dot-size: 130px; --dot-color: var(--ep-blue); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-orange); aspect-ratio: 1; opacity: 0.68; animation-delay: -13s; }
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(4) { bottom: 8%; left: 4%; width: 16px; --dot-size: 16px; --dot-color: var(--ep-mint); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-red); aspect-ratio: 1; animation-delay: -17s; }
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(5) { top: 42%; right: 2%; width: 9px; --dot-size: 9px; --dot-color: var(--ep-orange); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-sky); aspect-ratio: 1; animation-delay: -4s; }
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(6) { bottom: 18%; left: 3%; width: 28px; --dot-size: 28px; --dot-color: var(--ep-sky); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-gold); aspect-ratio: 1; opacity: 0.76; animation-delay: -20s; }

@keyframes ep-buy-dot-drift {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, -5px, 0); }
  to { transform: translate3d(10px, 8px, 0); }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    width: min(680px, calc(100% - 48px));
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 56px 0 72px;
  }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art { min-height: 520px; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-content { max-width: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
    width: calc(100% - 36px);
    gap: 42px;
    padding: 38px 0 58px;
  }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art { min-height: 410px; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art img { width: min(224px, 66%); }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art::before { right: -14px; width: 66px; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art::after { left: -10px; width: 42px; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-content h1 { max-width: 9ch; font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 15vw, 4.4rem); }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-intro { margin-top: 24px; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-option { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 24px; gap: 4px 14px; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-name,
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-note { grid-column: 1; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-arrow { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1 / span 2; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-metadata { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(2),
  .ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(5) { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  text-align: center; padding: 48px 24px 64px;
  background: var(--footer-blue);
  border-top: 0;
  color: #fff;
}
.footer-social { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.footer-nav {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 24px; justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.footer-nav a {
  min-height: 44px; align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff; text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, transform 0.3s var(--ease-spring);
  display: inline-flex;
}
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.footer-social .social-soon { font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); }
.footer-meta a {
  min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}
.footer-meta a:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }
.site-footer p { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.08rem; color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }
.footer-meta {
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: 0.88rem !important;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92) !important;
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* ---------- Sticky CTA ---------- */
.sticky-cta {
  position: fixed; left: 50%; bottom: 22px; z-index: 60;
  transform: translate(-50%, 150%);
  visibility: hidden;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px;
  background: rgba(26,26,26,0.94); color: var(--paper);
  padding: 10px 12px 10px 24px; border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(26,26,26,0.25);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-out), visibility 0.4s;
}
.sticky-cta.visible { transform: translate(-50%, 0); visibility: visible; }
.sticky-text { font-size: 0.9rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.sticky-cta .button.primary { background: var(--teal); color: #fff; box-shadow: none; }
.sticky-cta .button.primary:hover { background: var(--teal-deep); }

.read-panel {
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.7s var(--ease-out);
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .hero { padding-top: 104px; }
  .hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 720px; }
  .hero-copy { order: 1; }
  .hero-art { order: 2; margin-top: 28px; }
  .hero-title { max-width: 14.5ch; }
  .cover-paper { width: min(430px, 82vw); min-height: 440px; margin-bottom: -72px; }
  .book-object { width: min(254px, 68%); }
  .book-argument { padding-top: 86px; }
  .book-argument-inner,
  .author-introduction-inner,
  .credibility-strip-inner,
  .start-here-inner,
  .final-order-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .book-argument-content { max-width: 700px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; row-gap: 34px; }
  .book-argument-content > .editorial-heading,
  .argument-body { grid-column: 1; }
  .argument-principles { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .argument-principles article:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .argument-principles article:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 20px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28); }
  .editorial-link--light,
  .start-here .editorial-link { grid-column: 1; }
  .credibility-strip-inner { gap: 22px; }
  .credibility-strip h2 { max-width: none; }
  .start-here-inner { gap: 40px; }
  .start-here .editorial-link { margin-top: 0; }
  .final-order-inner { gap: 30px; }
  .order-menu--final .order-options { left: 0; right: auto; }
  .argument-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .argument .section-head { text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  .argument-visual { order: -1; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .page-frame { display: none; }
  .page-hero-inner { text-align: left; }
  .author-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .blurb-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 520px; }
  .blurbs-head { text-align: left; }
  .affiliations-line { text-align: left; }
  .masterclass-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .book-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ecosystem-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .resources-browser { top: var(--site-header-h); }
  .resources-browser-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .resources-tabs { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .resources-filters { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .connect-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .media-card-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .media-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .media-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; }
  .media-soon { margin-left: 0; }
  .news-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
  .about-author { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .about-author-photo { margin: 0 auto; }
  .media-filters { gap: 8px; }
  .connect-inner--slim { text-align: left; }
  .buy-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.72fr) minmax(390px, 1.28fr); gap: 48px; }
  .buy-cover-art { min-height: 540px; }
  .buy-cover-art img { width: min(270px, 78%); }
  .bookshelf-stage { height: 430px; }
  .bookshelf-showcase.is-reading .bookshelf-stage { height: 520px; }
  .bookshelf-book {
    width: clamp(60px, 8.4vw, 80px);
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% + (var(--offset) * clamp(72px, 11.8vw, 112px)))) rotateY(calc(var(--offset) * -3deg)) scale(var(--book-scale));
  }
  .bookshelf-book[data-featured="true"] { width: clamp(76px, 10.5vw, 96px); }
  .bookshelf-book[data-featured="true"].is-active {
    bottom: 72px;
    width: clamp(98px, 13.5vw, 122px);
  }
  .bookshelf-book:hover:not(.is-active) {
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% + (var(--offset) * clamp(72px, 11.8vw, 112px)))) translateY(-9px) scale(var(--book-scale));
  }
  .bookshelf-opened-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.9fr) minmax(250px, 1.1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .bookshelf-book-rig { --rig-width: clamp(128px, 21vw, 164px); }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .nav {
    position: fixed; inset: 0; background: var(--paper);
    flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 34px;
    opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.35s, visibility 0s linear 0.35s; z-index: 40;
  }
  .nav.open {
    opacity: 1; visibility: visible; pointer-events: auto;
    transition-delay: 0s;
  }
  .nav a { font-size: 1.3rem; font-family: var(--serif); }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; z-index: 41; }
  .nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(3.5px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(2) { transform: translateY(-3.5px) rotate(-45deg); }
  .header-cta { display: none; }
  .sticky-text { display: none; }
  .media-card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .book-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .resources-tab { padding: 8px 14px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
  .affiliations-line { font-size: 0.88rem; }
  .hero { padding: 92px 20px 52px; }
  .hero-inner { gap: 34px; }
  .hero-bookline { margin-bottom: 16px; font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
  .hero-bookline span:first-child { width: 100%; font-size: 0.88rem; }
  .hero-title { max-width: 15ch; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 10.2vw, 2.7rem); line-height: 0.98; }
  .lead { font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.58; }
  .hero-order { margin-top: 22px; gap: 10px 18px; }
  .order-menu summary { min-height: 50px; min-width: 178px; padding: 12px 16px; }
  .hero-text-link { min-height: 50px; }
  .hero-meta { margin-top: 12px; max-width: 30em; line-height: 1.5; }
  .hero-meta span + span { margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; }
  .hero-art { justify-content: flex-start; margin-top: 12px; }
  .cover-paper { width: min(330px, 92vw); min-height: 352px; padding: 30px 26px; margin-bottom: -44px; }
  .cover-disc { width: min(318px, 94%); right: 2%; }
  .cover-disc--small { width: 58px; left: 0; bottom: 12%; }
  .book-object { width: min(202px, 66%); }
  .book-object::after { right: -9px; width: 11px; }
  .book-argument { padding: 88px 20px 66px; }
  .editorial-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 2.55rem); }
  .book-argument-content .argument-opening { margin: 24px 0 28px; padding-top: 20px; }
  .argument-principles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .argument-principles article,
  .argument-principles article:nth-child(even) {
    min-height: 0; padding: 20px 0; border-left: 0;
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  .author-introduction,
  .credibility-strip,
  .start-here,
  .final-order { padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; }
  .author-introduction { padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 60px; }
  .credibility-strip { padding-top: 28px; padding-bottom: 36px; }
  .start-here { padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 64px; }
  .final-order { padding-top: 52px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .author-profile h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; }
  .credibility-links { gap: 6px 18px; }
  .featured-resources a {
    min-height: 116px; padding: 20px 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 20px; gap: 8px 12px;
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  .resource-type { grid-column: 1; align-self: end; }
  .featured-resources strong { grid-column: 1; }
  .resource-arrow { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1 / span 2; }
  .final-order h2 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 10vw, 2.8rem); }
  .argument { padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; }
  .argument-heading { text-align: left; }
  .argument-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 9.2vw, 2.45rem); }
  .pull-quote { padding: 24px 22px; }
  .bookshelf-showcase {
    margin-top: 34px;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .bookshelf-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 22px 0 20px; }
  .bookshelf-intro h3 { max-width: 16ch; font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 8vw, 2.2rem); }
  .bookshelf-cycle-toggle { justify-self: start; }
  .bookshelf-stage {
    height: 400px;
    margin: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .bookshelf-showcase.is-reading .bookshelf-stage { height: 570px; }
  .bookshelf-book {
    bottom: 28px;
    width: 60px;
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% + (var(--offset) * 84px))) rotateY(calc(var(--offset) * -3deg)) scale(var(--book-scale));
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  .bookshelf-book[data-featured="true"] { bottom: 28px; width: 74px; }
  .bookshelf-book[data-featured="true"].is-active { bottom: 28px; width: 102px; }
  .bookshelf-book:hover:not(.is-active) {
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% + (var(--offset) * 84px))) translateY(-7px) scale(var(--book-scale));
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  .bookshelf-book[style*="--distance: 4"],
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    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
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  .bookshelf-open-book { inset: 4px 18px 28px; }
  .bookshelf-opened-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-content: center;
    min-height: 520px;
    gap: 2px;
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  .bookshelf-volume-stage { height: 230px; }
  .bookshelf-book-rig { --rig-width: 126px; }
  .bookshelf-detail-copy { padding: 18px 20px; }
  .bookshelf-detail-copy h4 { max-width: none; font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 7vw, 2.15rem); }
  .bookshelf-detail-copy p { margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: 0.8rem; }
  .bookshelf-detail-author-row { margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 0.7rem; }
  .bookshelf-detail-author-row img { width: 36px; height: 36px; }
  .bookshelf-close { position: static; align-self: flex-end; }
  .bookshelf-controls { margin: 0; padding: 0 8px; }
  .bookshelf-control-button { min-width: 96px; min-height: 50px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; }
  .bookshelf-position { font-size: 0.68rem; line-height: 1.35; }
  .bookshelf-interaction-note { display: none; margin: 0; }
}

/* ---------- Homepage editorial recomposition ---------- */
.home-recomposition {
  background: var(--paper);
}

.home-recomposition .hero {
  min-height: 100dvh;
  padding: calc(var(--site-header-h) + 48px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) 64px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--paper);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.home-recomposition .hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: var(--site-header-h) 0 0 auto;
  width: 42%;
  background: var(--sky);
}
.home-recomposition #dot-canvas { opacity: 0.42; }
.home-recomposition .hero-inner {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(300px, 0.65fr);
  gap: clamp(44px, 5vw, 76px);
  align-items: center;
}
.home-recomposition .hero-copy {
  max-width: 720px;
  padding: 16px 0 24px;
}
.home-recomposition .hero-bookline {
  max-width: 42em;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.home-recomposition .hero-title {
  max-width: 14.5ch;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 4.8vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 0.96;
}
.home-recomposition .hero-title em {
  display: inline;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.home-recomposition .lead {
  max-width: 31em;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.3vw, 1.14rem);
}
.home-recomposition .hero-order { margin-top: 32px; }
.home-recomposition .hero-art {
  min-width: 0;
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  align-content: center;
  gap: 22px;
}
.home-recomposition .cover-paper {
  width: min(460px, 100%);
  min-height: 580px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 46px 42px;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.home-recomposition .cover-disc {
  width: min(430px, 102%);
  right: -4%;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.home-recomposition .cover-disc--small {
  width: 74px;
  left: 1%;
  right: auto;
  bottom: 9%;
  background: var(--red-readable);
}
.home-recomposition .book-object { width: min(320px, 78%); }
.home-recomposition .hero-meta {
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.home-recomposition .hero-meta span + span {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}

.home-recomposition .book-argument,
.home-recomposition .author-introduction,
.home-recomposition .credibility-strip,
.home-recomposition .start-here {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.home-recomposition .book-argument {
  padding: clamp(104px, 11vw, 152px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) clamp(120px, 12vw, 168px);
}
.home-recomposition .book-argument-content {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  column-gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px);
  align-items: start;
}
.home-recomposition .book-argument-content > .editorial-heading {
  grid-column: 2 / 12;
  max-width: none;
  text-align: center;
}
.home-recomposition .editorial-heading h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.7vw, 5.1rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
}
.home-recomposition .book-argument-content > .editorial-heading h2 {
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
}
.home-recomposition .argument-body {
  grid-column: 3 / 11;
  margin-top: clamp(56px, 7vw, 88px);
}
.home-recomposition .book-argument-content .argument-opening {
  max-width: 34em;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.52rem);
  line-height: 1.52;
}
.home-recomposition .argument-principles {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top-color: rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.34);
}
.home-recomposition .argument-principles article {
  min-height: 152px;
  padding-top: 26px;
}

.home-recomposition .author-introduction {
  padding: clamp(88px, 9vw, 128px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.24);
}
.home-recomposition .author-introduction-inner,
.home-recomposition .credibility-strip-inner,
.home-recomposition .start-here-inner {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  column-gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px);
}
.home-recomposition .author-introduction .editorial-heading {
  grid-column: 1 / 5;
}
.home-recomposition .author-introduction .editorial-heading h2 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 4.4vw, 4.25rem);
}
.home-recomposition .author-pair {
  grid-column: 6 / 13;
  border-top-color: var(--red-readable);
  border-top-width: 2px;
}
.home-recomposition .author-profile {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(140px, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 30px 0;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.24);
}
.home-recomposition .author-profile h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.5vw, 2.4rem);
}
.home-recomposition .author-profile p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  align-self: center;
}
.home-recomposition .editorial-link--light {
  grid-column: 6 / 13;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.home-recomposition .editorial-link--light:hover { color: var(--red-readable); }

.home-recomposition .credibility-strip {
  padding: 12px clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px) clamp(88px, 9vw, 124px);
  border: 0;
}
.home-recomposition .credibility-strip-inner {
  padding-top: 30px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.24);
}
.home-recomposition .credibility-strip h2 {
  grid-column: 1 / 5;
  max-width: 16em;
  color: var(--ink-heading);
}
.home-recomposition .credibility-links {
  grid-column: 6 / 13;
}
.home-recomposition .credibility-links a {
  color: var(--ink-heading);
  border-color: rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.38);
}
.home-recomposition .credibility-links a:hover {
  color: var(--red-readable);
  border-color: var(--red-readable);
}

.home-recomposition .start-here {
  padding: clamp(96px, 10vw, 136px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.24);
}
.home-recomposition .start-here .editorial-heading {
  grid-column: 1 / 5;
}
.home-recomposition .start-here .editorial-heading h2 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 4.6vw, 4.4rem);
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources {
  grid-column: 6 / 13;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(240px, 0.88fr);
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, minmax(140px, auto));
  border: 0;
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources li:first-child { grid-row: 1 / span 2; }
.home-recomposition .featured-resources a {
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 28px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  align-items: start;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.3);
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources li:first-child a {
  padding: 34px;
  background: var(--red-readable);
  color: var(--paper);
  border: 0;
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources li:nth-child(2) a {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.3);
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources li:nth-child(3) a {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.3);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.3);
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources .resource-type {
  grid-column: 1;
  color: inherit;
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources strong {
  grid-column: 1;
  align-self: end;
  max-width: 18ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.48rem);
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources li:first-child strong {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.2vw, 2.75rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.home-recomposition .featured-resources .resource-arrow {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
}
.home-recomposition .start-here .editorial-link {
  grid-column: 6 / 13;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.home-recomposition .final-order {
  padding: clamp(76px, 8vw, 112px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
  background: var(--ink-heading);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.home-recomposition .final-order-inner {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 8fr) minmax(220px, 4fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 96px);
}
.home-recomposition .final-order h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw, 4.8rem);
}
.home-recomposition .final-order .order-page-button {
  justify-self: end;
  align-self: end;
}
.home-recomposition .site-footer {
  background: var(--ink-heading);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .home-recomposition .hero {
    min-height: 0;
    padding-top: calc(var(--site-header-h) + 52px);
  }
  .home-recomposition .hero::after {
    inset: auto 0 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 43%;
  }
  .home-recomposition .hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    max-width: 720px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .hero-copy { padding-bottom: 0; }
  .home-recomposition .hero-art { margin-top: 20px; }
  .home-recomposition .cover-paper { min-height: 500px; }
  .home-recomposition .book-argument-content,
  .home-recomposition .author-introduction-inner,
  .home-recomposition .credibility-strip-inner,
  .home-recomposition .start-here-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .home-recomposition .book-argument-content > .editorial-heading,
  .home-recomposition .argument-body,
  .home-recomposition .author-introduction .editorial-heading,
  .home-recomposition .author-pair,
  .home-recomposition .editorial-link--light,
  .home-recomposition .credibility-strip h2,
  .home-recomposition .credibility-links,
  .home-recomposition .start-here .editorial-heading,
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources,
  .home-recomposition .start-here .editorial-link {
    grid-column: 1;
  }
  .home-recomposition .argument-body { margin-top: 52px; }
  .home-recomposition .author-pair { margin-top: 40px; }
  .home-recomposition .editorial-link--light { margin-top: 0; }
  .home-recomposition .credibility-strip-inner { gap: 22px; }
  .home-recomposition .start-here-inner { gap: 46px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-recomposition .hero {
    padding: calc(var(--site-header-h) + 28px) 20px 0;
  }
  .home-recomposition .hero::after { height: 39%; }
  .home-recomposition .hero-inner { gap: 26px; }
  .home-recomposition .hero-title {
    max-width: 14ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 11.4vw, 3.15rem);
    line-height: 0.97;
  }
  .home-recomposition .lead { max-width: 33em; }
  .home-recomposition .hero-art { gap: 12px; }
  .home-recomposition .cover-paper {
    width: min(350px, 100%);
    min-height: 370px;
    padding: 28px 24px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .book-object { width: min(210px, 66%); }
  .home-recomposition .cover-disc { width: min(330px, 98%); }
  .home-recomposition .cover-disc--small { width: 58px; }
  .home-recomposition .hero-meta {
    padding-bottom: 22px;
    font-size: 0.67rem;
  }
  .home-recomposition .book-argument {
    padding: 88px 20px 104px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .editorial-heading h2,
  .home-recomposition .author-introduction .editorial-heading h2,
  .home-recomposition .start-here .editorial-heading h2 {
    max-width: 13ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 11vw, 3.1rem);
  }
  .home-recomposition .book-argument-content > .editorial-heading {
    text-align: left;
  }
  .home-recomposition .book-argument-content > .editorial-heading h2 {
    margin-right: 0;
    margin-left: 0;
  }
  .home-recomposition .argument-body { margin-top: 42px; }
  .home-recomposition .book-argument-content .argument-opening {
    font-size: 1.12rem;
  }
  .home-recomposition .argument-principles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-recomposition .argument-principles article,
  .home-recomposition .argument-principles article:nth-child(even) {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 22px 0;
    border-left: 0;
  }
  .home-recomposition .argument-principles article + article {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.28);
  }
  .home-recomposition .author-introduction {
    padding: 76px 20px 38px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .author-profile {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .credibility-strip {
    padding: 8px 20px 80px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .start-here {
    padding: 80px 20px 88px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto;
  }
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources li:first-child { grid-row: auto; }
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources a,
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources li:first-child a {
    min-height: 150px;
    padding: 24px 20px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources li:first-child a { min-height: 230px; }
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources li:nth-child(2) a,
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources li:nth-child(3) a {
    border-left: 0;
  }
  .home-recomposition .featured-resources li:first-child strong {
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 8vw, 2.2rem);
  }
  .home-recomposition .start-here .editorial-link { margin-top: 8px; }
  .home-recomposition .final-order {
    padding: 72px 20px 76px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .final-order-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 34px;
  }
  .home-recomposition .final-order .order-page-button {
    justify-self: stretch;
  }
}

/* ---------- Reduced motion ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
  .hero-inner { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .js-reveals .reveal-on-scroll { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .resources-panel { animation: none; }
  .book-card:hover { transform: none; }
  .frame-edge,
  .frame-edge i,
  .brand-dots i,
  .book-object,
  .book-object::before,
  .cover-shine { animation: none !important; }
  .frame-edge i {
    top: var(--dot-static-y);
    transform: none !important;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Education Pivot homepage, August 2026 editorial redesign
   Scoped to .ep-home so the existing inner pages remain intact.
   ============================================================ */

.ep-home {
  --ep-paper: #f6f4ef;
  --ep-paper-bright: #fffefb;
  --ep-ink: #151515;
  --ep-ink-soft: #4c4b47;
  --ep-rule: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.22);
  --ep-teal: #288f89;
  --ep-teal-deep: #176b67;
  --ep-blue: #4b83a6;
  --ep-blue-soft: #dbe8ed;
  --ep-sky: #9cc4e0;
  --ep-mint: #8fcabf;
  --ep-red: #e74932;
  --ep-orange: #ed7f3c;
  --ep-gold: #f4bd28;
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: clip;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

.ep-home *,
.ep-home *::before,
.ep-home *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

.ep-home h1,
.ep-home h2,
.ep-home h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.ep-home p { margin-top: 0; }
.ep-home button,
.ep-home a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
.ep-home button { font: inherit; }

.ep-home .skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ep-ink);
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  transform: translateY(-160%);
}

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

.ep-home .ep-header {
  min-height: 72px;
  border-bottom: 0;
  background: #f6f4ef;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.ep-home .brand-name,
.ep-home .nav a,
.ep-home .header-cta {
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}

.ep-home .brand-dots i { animation: none; }
.ep-home .brand-dots i:nth-child(1) { background: var(--ep-red); }
.ep-home .brand-dots i:nth-child(2) { background: var(--ep-gold); }
.ep-home .brand-dots i:nth-child(3) { background: var(--ep-teal); }

.ep-home .nav a {
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

.ep-home .nav a:hover,
.ep-home .nav a:focus-visible,
.ep-home .nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  border-color: currentColor;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
}

.ep-home .header-cta,
.ep-home .ep-buy-trigger {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ep-ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ep-home .header-cta:hover,
.ep-home .header-cta:focus-visible {
  background: var(--ep-ink);
  color: var(--ep-paper-bright);
}

.ep-home .ep-kicker {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-section-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 80px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100dvh - 72px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 0;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(390px, 0.92fr) minmax(460px, 1.08fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(54px, 7vw, 120px);
  width: min(1360px, calc(100% - 80px));
  min-height: calc(100dvh - 72px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 48px 0 58px;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-dots,
.ep-home .ep-argument-orbit,
.ep-home .ep-explore-dots {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot,
.ep-home .ep-argument-orbit span,
.ep-home .ep-explore-dots span {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot--gold {
  top: -11vw;
  left: -8vw;
  width: clamp(240px, 30vw, 500px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-gold);
  opacity: 0.74;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot--teal {
  right: -7vw;
  bottom: -14vw;
  width: clamp(280px, 35vw, 600px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-teal);
  opacity: 0.72;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot--red {
  top: 17%;
  right: 7%;
  width: clamp(54px, 6vw, 96px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-red);
}

.ep-home .ep-dot--blue {
  bottom: 8%;
  left: 40%;
  width: clamp(26px, 3vw, 52px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-blue);
}

.ep-home .ep-book-figure {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-button {
  display: block;
  width: min(430px, 100%);
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  perspective: 1500px;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-button:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--ep-ink);
  outline-offset: 12px;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-stage {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 82%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-shadow {
  position: absolute;
  right: 2%;
  bottom: -24px;
  left: 6%;
  height: 28px;
  background: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.2);
  filter: blur(13px);
  transform: translateZ(-40px) skewX(-12deg);
}

.ep-home .ep-book {
  --ep-tilt-x: 1deg;
  --ep-tilt-y: -9deg;
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  transform: rotateX(var(--ep-tilt-x)) rotateY(var(--ep-tilt-y)) translateZ(0);
  transform-origin: 45% 50%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 380ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
  will-change: transform;
  animation: ep-book-arrive 900ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
}

.ep-home .ep-book img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 4;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.1);
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 18px 22px 52px rgba(28, 43, 42, 0.2);
  user-select: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-pages {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 7px;
  right: -12px;
  bottom: 7px;
  width: 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.16);
  background: #e9e5dc;
  transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(9px);
  transform-origin: left center;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-spine {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 2px;
  bottom: 2px;
  left: -8px;
  width: 14px;
  background: #d6d1c8;
  transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(7px);
  transform-origin: right center;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-shine {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: -26%;
  width: 12%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: skewX(-12deg);
  pointer-events: none;
  animation: ep-shine-once 1000ms ease-out 900ms both;
}

.ep-home .ep-book-figure figcaption {
  max-width: 34ch;
  margin-top: 34px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.69rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-copy { padding-bottom: 2vh; }

.ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 6.4vw, 7.3rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 0.94;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 em {
  display: inline;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-lead {
  max-width: 31ch;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(1.03rem, 1.25vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.ep-home .ep-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ep-ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ep-home .ep-button--primary {
  background: var(--ep-ink);
  color: var(--ep-paper-bright);
}

.ep-home .ep-button--primary:hover,
.ep-home .ep-button--primary:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  background: var(--ep-teal-deep);
}

.ep-home .ep-button:active { transform: translateY(1px); }

.ep-home .ep-text-link {
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 6px;
}

.ep-home .ep-text-link:hover,
.ep-home .ep-text-link:focus-visible { color: var(--ep-teal-deep); }

.ep-home .ep-argument {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 144px 0 128px;
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-orbit span:nth-child(1) {
  top: 8%;
  right: -80px;
  width: 240px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-gold);
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-orbit span:nth-child(2) {
  top: 33%;
  right: 14%;
  width: 54px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-red);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-orbit span:nth-child(3) {
  bottom: 12%;
  left: -42px;
  width: 120px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-blue);
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 2.2fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
  padding-bottom: 58px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 6vw, 6.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 2.2fr;
  gap: 40px;
  margin: 70px 0 100px;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-body p {
  max-width: 54ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-body .ep-argument-opening {
  grid-column: 2;
  max-width: 31ch;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.2vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.ep-home .ep-pivot-lines {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-home .ep-pivot-line {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.5fr;
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 28px 0 30px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-home .ep-pivot-line span {
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-pivot-line strong {
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes {
  padding: clamp(96px, 10vw, 124px) 0 clamp(104px, 11vw, 132px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.12);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.12);
  background: var(--ep-blue-soft);
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
  display: block;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5.4vw, 5.9rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.96;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 em {
  color: var(--ep-red);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.ep-home .ep-blurb-gallery {
  margin-top: clamp(46px, 5vw, 72px);
}

.ep-home .ep-blurb-stage {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(12px, 1.4vw, 18px);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.ep-home .ep-blurb {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.14),
    0 18px 46px rgba(52, 91, 109, 0.14);
}

.ep-home .ep-blurb-art--primary {
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  align-self: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-blurb-art img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-blurb-controls {
  display: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-authors {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 144px 0 132px;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-motion {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ep-paper) url("./assets/authors-motion/shadow-reveal-end.jpg") center 42% / cover no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.44;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-motion video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 42%;
  opacity: 0;
  filter: contrast(1.04) saturate(0.84);
  transition: opacity 500ms ease;
}

.ep-home.ep-authors-video-ready .ep-authors-motion video { opacity: 1; }

.ep-home .ep-authors-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 82px;
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2 {
  max-width: 20ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 5.6vw, 6.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.ep-home .ep-author-pair {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-author {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, 0.82fr) minmax(210px, 1.18fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 50px);
  align-items: end;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 48px 46px 52px 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 46px;
  border-left: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-author-image {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ep-blue-soft);
}

.ep-home .ep-author-image img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  filter: saturate(0.9) contrast(1.02);
}

.ep-home .ep-author-copy h3 {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 3.8vw, 4.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.ep-home .ep-author-copy p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.ep-home .ep-explore {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 136px 0 122px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.1);
  background: #e2ece9;
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-inner header { max-width: 820px; }

.ep-home .ep-explore-inner h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 6vw, 6.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-inner header > p:last-child {
  max-width: 54ch;
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin-top: 78px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-shell span,
.ep-home .ep-explore-shell a {
  min-height: 150px;
  padding: 30px 24px 34px 0;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.8rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-shell span + span,
.ep-home .ep-explore-shell a + a {
  padding-left: 30px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-shell a {
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
}
.ep-home .ep-explore-shell a:hover,
.ep-home .ep-explore-shell a:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.42);
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-dots span:nth-child(1) {
  right: -120px;
  bottom: -130px;
  width: 360px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-teal);
  opacity: 0.68;
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-dots span:nth-child(2) {
  top: 12%;
  right: 9%;
  width: 92px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-gold);
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-dots span:nth-child(3) {
  top: 28%;
  right: 4%;
  width: 32px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-red);
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-dots span:nth-child(4) {
  right: 17%;
  bottom: 19%;
  width: 54px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-blue);
}

.ep-home .ep-explore-dots span:nth-child(5) {
  right: 27%;
  bottom: 8%;
  width: 22px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--ep-orange);
}

.ep-home .ep-footer {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 58px max(40px, calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2)) 54px;
  border-top: 0;
  background: #176b67;
  color: var(--ep-paper-bright);
}

.ep-home .ep-footer::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 30px;
  left: max(24px, calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2));
  width: 10px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ep-red);
  box-shadow:
    22px 0 0 var(--ep-gold),
    44px 0 0 var(--ep-blue),
    66px 0 0 var(--ep-orange),
    88px 0 0 #79bdb2;
  content: "";
}

.ep-home .ep-footer::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: -48px;
  bottom: -54px;
  width: 150px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(244, 189, 40, 0.2);
  content: "";
}

.ep-home .ep-footer > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ep-home .ep-footer a,
.ep-home .ep-footer button {
  color: var(--ep-paper-bright);
}

.ep-home .ep-footer p,
.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-meta {
  color: var(--ep-paper-bright) !important;
}

.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-meta {
  opacity: 0.78;
}

.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-nav a {
  border-color: rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.32);
}

.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-nav button {
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-nav button:hover,
.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-nav button:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ep-gold);
  color: var(--ep-gold);
}

.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-nav a:hover,
.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-nav a:focus-visible,
.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-meta a:hover,
.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-meta a:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ep-gold);
  color: var(--ep-gold);
}

.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-meta a {
  border-color: rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.32);
}

.ep-home .ep-buy-dialog {
  width: min(600px, calc(100% - 32px));
  max-height: calc(100dvh - 40px);
  padding: 0;
  overflow: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--ep-ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  box-shadow: 18px 24px 70px rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.24);
}

.ep-home .ep-buy-dialog::backdrop { background: rgba(22, 30, 29, 0.64); }

.ep-home .ep-buy-dialog-inner {
  position: relative;
  padding: 56px 54px 44px;
}

.ep-home .ep-dialog-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  padding: 4px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 650;
}

.ep-home .ep-buy-dialog h2 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 7vw, 4.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.ep-home .ep-dialog-intro {
  margin: 20px 0 32px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
}

.ep-home .ep-retailer-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-home .ep-retailer-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 3px 24px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 76px;
  padding: 15px 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-retailer-list span {
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.ep-home .ep-retailer-list small {
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  grid-column: 1;
}

.ep-home .ep-retailer-list b {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.ep-home .ep-retailer-list a:hover,
.ep-home .ep-retailer-list a:focus-visible {
  padding-right: 10px;
  padding-left: 10px;
  background: #edf3f1;
}

.ep-home .ep-retailer-list a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--ep-teal);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.ep-home .ep-dialog-meta {
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home.ep-js .ep-reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 700ms ease, transform 800ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.ep-home.ep-js .ep-reveal.ep-is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

@keyframes ep-book-arrive {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(34px) rotateX(2deg) rotateY(-16deg); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: rotateX(var(--ep-tilt-x)) rotateY(var(--ep-tilt-y)); }
}

@keyframes ep-shine-once {
  0% { left: -26%; opacity: 0; }
  24% { opacity: 0.32; }
  78% { opacity: 0.18; }
  100% { left: 116%; opacity: 0; }
}

@keyframes ep-dot-scroll {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, -20px, 0); }
  to { transform: translate3d(0, 30px, 0); }
}

@supports (animation-timeline: view()) {
  .ep-home .ep-dot,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-orbit span,
  .ep-home .ep-explore-dots span {
    animation-name: ep-dot-scroll;
    animation-duration: 1ms;
    animation-timing-function: linear;
    animation-fill-mode: both;
    animation-timeline: view();
    animation-range: entry 0% exit 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(310px, 0.88fr) minmax(390px, 1.12fr);
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-book-button { width: min(360px, 100%); }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 5.7rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-author {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-author-image { max-width: 280px; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-section-inner,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-inner { width: min(100% - 44px, 680px); }

  .ep-home .ep-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 58px 0 76px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-book-figure { order: 1; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-copy { order: 2; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .ep-home .ep-book-button { width: min(340px, 76vw); }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 { max-width: 14ch; font-size: clamp(3.35rem, 11vw, 5.2rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-dot--red { top: 9%; right: 10%; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot--blue { bottom: 32%; left: 8%; }

  .ep-home .ep-argument,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes,
  .ep-home .ep-authors,
  .ep-home .ep-explore { padding: 100px 0; }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading,
  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-body {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin: 58px 0 78px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-body .ep-argument-opening { grid-column: 1; }

  .ep-home .ep-quote-stage {
    min-height: 360px;
    margin: 72px 0 0;
    padding: 104px 0 54px 26%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-blurb-stage { min-height: 440px; }

  .ep-home .ep-author-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(140px, 0.8fr) minmax(220px, 1.2fr);
    padding: 40px 0;
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author { border-top: 0; }
  .ep-home .ep-author-image { max-width: none; }
  .ep-home .ep-authors-motion video { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-home .ep-header { min-height: 66px; padding: 0 16px; }
  .ep-home .brand-name { font-size: 0.9rem; }
  .ep-home .header-cta,
  .ep-home .ep-buy-trigger {
    display: inline-flex;
    min-height: 38px;
    padding: 0 11px;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
  }
  .ep-home .nav-toggle { margin-left: 6px; }
  .ep-home .nav { top: 66px; }
  .ep-home .ep-section-inner,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-inner { width: calc(100% - 36px); }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-inner { padding-top: 42px; }
  .ep-home .ep-book-button { width: min(286px, 74vw); }
  .ep-home .ep-book-figure figcaption { margin-top: 26px; font-size: 0.62rem; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(3.05rem, 14.8vw, 4.5rem); line-height: 0.96; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-lead { margin-top: 24px; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
  .ep-home .ep-button { width: 100%; }

  .ep-home .ep-argument,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes,
  .ep-home .ep-authors,
  .ep-home .ep-explore { padding: 82px 0; }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-explore-inner h2 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 13vw, 4.1rem); }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading { padding-bottom: 42px; }
  .ep-home .ep-pivot-line { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .ep-home .ep-pivot-line strong { font-size: clamp(2rem, 10.5vw, 3.2rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-gallery {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 42px;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-stage {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    min-height: 0;
    margin-right: -18px;
    padding: 0 18px 18px 0;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-stage::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb,
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-art--primary {
    display: block;
    flex: 0 0 calc(100% - 28px);
    align-self: auto;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-controls {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 18px;
    margin-top: 8px;
    padding-top: 10px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.28);
  }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-controls button {
    min-width: 88px;
    min-height: 44px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--ep-ink);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-controls button:last-child { text-align: right; }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-controls button:disabled {
    color: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.36);
    cursor: default;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-controls button:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--ep-red);
    outline-offset: 4px;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading { margin-bottom: 54px; }
  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
  .ep-home .ep-author-image { max-width: 260px; }
  .ep-home .ep-author-copy h3 { font-size: 3rem; }
  .ep-home .ep-explore-shell { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-home .ep-explore-shell span,
  .ep-home .ep-explore-shell a { min-height: 96px; padding: 24px 0; }
  .ep-home .ep-explore-shell span + span,
  .ep-home .ep-explore-shell a + a { padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule); border-left: 0; }
  .ep-home .ep-footer { padding: 46px 18px; }
  .ep-home .ep-buy-dialog-inner { padding: 56px 24px 34px; }
  .ep-home .ep-retailer-list span { font-size: 1.24rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-home .ep-book,
  .ep-home .ep-book-shine,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link .ep-book-shine,
  .ep-home .ep-dot,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-orbit span,
  .ep-home .ep-explore-dots span {
    animation: none !important;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-book { transform: rotateY(-7deg) !important; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book {
    transform: rotateY(-7deg) !important;
    transition: none;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-image {
    filter: drop-shadow(0 22px 24px rgba(37, 28, 18, 0.18));
  }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:hover .ep-hero-book,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:focus-visible .ep-hero-book {
    transform: rotateY(-7deg) !important;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:hover .ep-hero-book-image,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:focus-visible .ep-hero-book-image {
    filter: drop-shadow(0 22px 24px rgba(37, 28, 18, 0.18));
  }
  .ep-home.ep-js .ep-reveal,
  .ep-home.ep-js .ep-reveal.ep-is-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-authors-motion video { display: none; }
}

@media (prefers-contrast: more) {
  .ep-home { --ep-rule: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.55); }
  .ep-home .ep-button,
  .ep-home .header-cta,
  .ep-home .ep-buy-dialog { border-width: 2px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   HOMEPAGE DOT FIELD REFINEMENT
   Richer cover-derived constellations confined to safe gutters.
   ============================================================ */
.ep-home .ep-hero,
.ep-home .ep-argument,
.ep-home .ep-quotes,
.ep-home .ep-authors,
.ep-home .ep-explore {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ep-home .ep-section-inner,
.ep-home .ep-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span {
  --dot-size: 12px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-red);
  --dot-opacity: 0.92;
  --dot-drift-x: 4px;
  --dot-drift-y: -7px;
  --dot-duration: 7.2s;
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: var(--dot-size);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--dot-color);
  opacity: var(--dot-opacity);
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(0.9);
  animation: ep-dot-breathe var(--dot-duration) cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.35, 1) infinite alternate;
  animation-play-state: paused;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Cover-derived pointillist detail: flat rings and small satellite dots. */
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span::before,
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span::after,
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span::before,
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span::after,
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span::before,
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span::after,
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span::before,
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span::after {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(3n + 1)::before,
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(3n + 1)::before,
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(3n + 1)::before,
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(3n + 1)::before {
  inset: -42%;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--dot-color) 38%, transparent);
  opacity: 0.72;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(3n + 2)::after,
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(3n + 2)::after,
.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span:nth-child(3n + 2)::after,
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(3n + 2)::after {
  top: -32%;
  right: -48%;
  width: clamp(3px, calc(var(--dot-size) * 0.14), 8px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--dot-satellite, var(--ep-gold));
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field.ep-dots-active > span { animation-play-state: running; }

.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(7n + 1) { --dot-color: var(--ep-red); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-sky); }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(7n + 2) { --dot-color: var(--ep-orange); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-teal); }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(7n + 3) { --dot-color: var(--ep-gold); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-blue); }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(7n + 4) { --dot-color: var(--ep-mint); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-red); }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(7n + 5) { --dot-color: var(--ep-teal); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-gold); }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(7n + 6) { --dot-color: var(--ep-sky); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-orange); }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(7n + 7) { --dot-color: var(--ep-blue); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-gold); }

.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(3n + 1) {
  --dot-duration: 8.8s;
  --dot-drift-x: 5px;
  --dot-drift-y: -8px;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(3n + 2) {
  --dot-duration: 6.4s;
  --dot-drift-x: -4px;
  --dot-drift-y: 6px;
  animation-delay: -2.7s;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(3n + 3) {
  --dot-duration: 10.2s;
  --dot-drift-x: 3px;
  --dot-drift-y: 5px;
  animation-delay: -5.1s;
}

/* Hero: animated edge constellations keep the book and thesis unobstructed. */
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(1) { top: 7%; left: -92px; --dot-size: 128px; --dot-opacity: 0.76; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(2) { top: 17%; left: 18px; --dot-size: 13px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(3) { top: 38%; left: 9px; --dot-size: 7px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(4) { top: 64%; left: 24px; --dot-size: 18px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(5) { bottom: 9%; left: 7px; --dot-size: 8px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(6) { top: 8%; right: 14px; --dot-size: 10px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(7) { top: 23%; right: -115px; --dot-size: 158px; --dot-opacity: 0.72; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(8) { top: 49%; right: 18px; --dot-size: 8px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(9) { bottom: 27%; right: 7px; --dot-size: 21px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(10) { bottom: 8%; right: 25px; --dot-size: 7px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(11) { bottom: 4%; left: 29%; --dot-size: 9px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(12) { top: 4%; right: 33%; --dot-size: 6px; }

/* Argument: a top constellation and narrow side rails, never over copy or rules. */
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(1) { top: 42px; right: -108px; --dot-size: 150px; --dot-opacity: 0.68; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(2) { top: 46px; right: 46px; --dot-size: 19px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(3) { top: 92px; right: 82px; --dot-size: 8px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(4) { top: 32px; left: -58px; --dot-size: 82px; --dot-opacity: 0.72; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(5) { top: 82px; left: 52px; --dot-size: 13px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(6) { top: 48%; right: 25px; --dot-size: 11px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(7) { top: 61%; left: 31px; --dot-size: 18px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(8) { bottom: 64px; left: -24px; --dot-size: 44px; --dot-opacity: 0.74; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(9) { right: 38px; bottom: 38px; --dot-size: 7px; }

/* Quote field: brighter punctuation-like beats around the blue section. */
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(1) { top: 40px; left: -46px; --dot-size: 70px; --dot-opacity: 0.76; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(2) { top: 54px; left: 44px; --dot-size: 12px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(3) { top: 86px; left: 82px; --dot-size: 7px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(4) { top: 44px; right: 36px; --dot-size: 20px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(5) { top: 91px; right: 72px; --dot-size: 9px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(6) { top: 44%; right: 23px; --dot-size: 14px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(7) { bottom: 82px; right: -38px; --dot-size: 64px; --dot-opacity: 0.7; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(8) { bottom: 48px; left: 35px; --dot-size: 8px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(9) { top: 58%; left: 24px; --dot-size: 16px; }

/* Authors: quieter dots so the portraits remain the human focus. */
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(1) { top: 38px; right: -47px; --dot-size: 72px; --dot-opacity: 0.62; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(2) { top: 49px; right: 48px; --dot-size: 12px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(3) { top: 92px; right: 86px; --dot-size: 7px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(4) { top: 51px; left: 39px; --dot-size: 17px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(5) { top: 91px; left: 74px; --dot-size: 8px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(6) { bottom: 44px; left: -31px; --dot-size: 51px; --dot-opacity: 0.68; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(7) { right: 36px; bottom: 68px; --dot-size: 10px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(8) { left: 36px; bottom: 32px; --dot-size: 6px; }

/* Exploration: the richest cluster, held outside the unfinished routes. */
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(1) { right: -164px; bottom: -178px; --dot-size: 248px; --dot-opacity: 0.68; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(2) { top: 38px; right: 42px; --dot-size: 24px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(3) { top: 79px; right: 74px; --dot-size: 8px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(4) { top: 45px; left: 37px; --dot-size: 14px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(5) { top: 87px; left: 72px; --dot-size: 7px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(6) { bottom: 49px; left: 37px; --dot-size: 18px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(7) { bottom: 78px; left: 76px; --dot-size: 7px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(8) { top: 49%; right: 24px; --dot-size: 11px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(9) { bottom: 38px; right: 27%; --dot-size: 9px; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(10) { top: 30%; left: 24px; --dot-size: 6px; }

@keyframes ep-dot-breathe {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(0.9); }
  to { transform: translate3d(var(--dot-drift-x), var(--dot-drift-y), 0) scale(1.08); }
}

@supports (animation-timeline: view()) {
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field {
    animation: ep-dot-field-scroll 1ms linear both;
    animation-timeline: view();
    animation-range: entry 0% exit 100%;
  }
}

@keyframes ep-dot-field-scroll {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, -12px, 0); }
  to { transform: translate3d(0, 14px, 0); }
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(n + 10) { display: none; }

  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(1) { left: -106px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(7) { right: -136px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(4),
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(2) { right: 16px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--argument > span:nth-child(5),
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--quotes > span:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--authors > span:nth-child(4),
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--explore > span:nth-child(4) { left: 16px; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(n + 7) { display: none; }

  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(1) { top: 18px; left: -18px; right: auto; bottom: auto; --dot-size: 38px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(2) { top: 26px; left: 15%; right: auto; bottom: auto; --dot-size: 9px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(3) { top: 43px; left: 32%; right: auto; bottom: auto; --dot-size: 6px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(4) { top: 20px; right: 29%; left: auto; bottom: auto; --dot-size: 11px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(5) { top: 43px; right: 14%; left: auto; bottom: auto; --dot-size: 7px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(6) { top: 14px; right: -20px; left: auto; bottom: auto; --dot-size: 42px; }

  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(1) { top: 14%; left: -28px; --dot-size: 42px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(2) { top: 27%; left: 5px; --dot-size: 7px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(3) { top: 48%; left: 4px; --dot-size: 6px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(4) { top: 69%; left: -17px; --dot-size: 30px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(5) { top: 35%; right: 5px; left: auto; bottom: auto; --dot-size: 7px; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero > span:nth-child(6) { top: 74%; right: -18px; left: auto; --dot-size: 32px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(2) { left: 18%; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(3) { left: 36%; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(4) { right: 34%; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field:not(.ep-dot-field--hero) > span:nth-child(5) { right: 17%; }

  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span::before,
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span::after,
  .ep-inner .inner-dot-field span::before,
  .ep-inner .inner-dot-field span::after,
  .ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span::before,
  .ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span::after,
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span::before,
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span::after {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field,
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span {
    animation: none !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
}

/* Seedance tree plate: it grows once, holds, and stays beneath the real book and HTML. */
.ep-home .ep-hero-motion {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ep-paper) url("./assets/hero/seedance-system-becomes-human-poster.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-motion video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: none;
  transition: opacity 700ms ease;
}

.ep-home.ep-hero-video-ready .ep-hero-motion { background-image: none; }

.ep-home.ep-hero-video-ready .ep-hero-motion video {
  opacity: 0.66;
  filter: none;
}

.ep-home.ep-hero-video-ready.ep-hero-video-complete .ep-hero-motion {
  background-image: url("./assets/hero/seedance-tree-smooth-hold.jpg");
  opacity: 0.66;
  filter: none;
}

.ep-home.ep-hero-video-ready.ep-hero-video-complete .ep-hero-motion video {
  opacity: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero {
  transition: opacity 500ms ease;
}

.ep-home.ep-hero-video-ready .ep-dot-field--hero { opacity: 0.78; }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-motion { display: none; }
  .ep-home.ep-hero-video-ready .ep-dot-field--hero { opacity: 1; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-motion {
    background-image: url("./assets/hero/seedance-tree-smooth-hold.jpg") !important;
    opacity: 0.24;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero-motion video { display: none; }
  .ep-home.ep-hero-video-ready .ep-dot-field--hero { opacity: 1; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Education Pivot inner pages, August 2026 editorial system
   The homepage cover language now governs About and Resources.
   ============================================================ */

.ep-inner {
  --ep-paper: #f6f4ef;
  --ep-paper-bright: #fffefb;
  --ep-ink: #151515;
  --ep-ink-soft: #4c4b47;
  --ep-rule: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.22);
  --ep-teal: #288f89;
  --ep-teal-deep: #176b67;
  --ep-blue: #4b83a6;
  --ep-blue-soft: #dbe8ed;
  --ep-sky: #9cc4e0;
  --ep-mint: #8fcabf;
  --ep-red: #e74932;
  --ep-orange: #ed7f3c;
  --ep-gold: #f4bd28;
  min-width: 320px;
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: clip;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

.ep-inner *,
.ep-inner *::before,
.ep-inner *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

.ep-inner h1,
.ep-inner h2,
.ep-inner h3,
.ep-inner h4 {
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.ep-inner a { color: inherit; }
.ep-inner button { font: inherit; }
.ep-inner :where(a, button):focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--ep-paper-bright);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px var(--ep-teal-deep);
}

.ep-inner .skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ep-ink);
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  transform: translateY(-160%);
}

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

.ep-inner .ep-header {
  min-height: 72px;
  padding: 12px clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
  border-bottom: 0;
  background: #f6f4ef;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.ep-inner .brand-name,
.ep-inner .nav a,
.ep-inner .header-cta { color: var(--ep-ink); }
.ep-inner .brand-name { font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif; }
.ep-inner .brand-dots i { animation: none; }
.ep-inner .brand-dots i:nth-child(1) { background: var(--ep-red); }
.ep-inner .brand-dots i:nth-child(2) { background: var(--ep-gold); }
.ep-inner .brand-dots i:nth-child(3) { background: var(--ep-teal); }

.ep-inner .nav a {
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

.ep-inner .nav a::after { display: none; }
.ep-inner .nav a:hover,
.ep-inner .nav a:focus-visible,
.ep-inner .nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  border-color: currentColor;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
}

.ep-inner .header-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ep-ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ep-inner .header-cta:hover,
.ep-inner .header-cta:focus-visible {
  background: var(--ep-ink);
  color: var(--ep-paper-bright);
}

.ep-inner main { padding-top: 72px; }
.ep-inner .inner-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-inner .inner-hero {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-height: 660px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}

.ep-inner .inner-hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.92fr) minmax(430px, 1.08fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(56px, 8vw, 124px);
  width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 80px));
  min-height: 660px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 80px 0 74px;
}

.ep-inner .inner-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7.5rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}

.ep-inner .inner-hero-lead {
  max-width: 39rem;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.3vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.ep-inner .inner-hero-lead em {
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.1em;
}

.ep-inner .inner-dot-field {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span {
  --dot-size: 12px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-red);
  --dot-satellite: var(--ep-gold);
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--dot-color);
  animation: ep-inner-dot-drift 11s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  animation-play-state: paused;
  will-change: transform;
}

.ep-inner .inner-dot-field.ep-dots-active span { animation-play-state: running; }
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(1) {
  top: 9%;
  left: -82px;
  width: 176px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  --dot-size: 176px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-red);
  --dot-satellite: var(--ep-sky);
  opacity: 0.58;
}
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(2) {
  top: 17%;
  right: 6%;
  width: 24px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  --dot-size: 24px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-gold);
  --dot-satellite: var(--ep-teal);
  animation-delay: -2s;
}
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(3) {
  right: -74px;
  bottom: 12%;
  width: 154px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  --dot-size: 154px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-blue);
  --dot-satellite: var(--ep-orange);
  opacity: 0.72;
  animation-delay: -5s;
}
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(4) {
  bottom: 11%;
  left: 7%;
  width: 18px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  --dot-size: 18px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-mint);
  --dot-satellite: var(--ep-red);
  animation-delay: -7s;
}
.ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(5) {
  top: 46%;
  right: 2%;
  width: 9px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  --dot-size: 9px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-orange);
  --dot-satellite: var(--ep-sky);
  animation-delay: -4s;
}

@keyframes ep-inner-dot-drift {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, -5px, 0); }
  to { transform: translate3d(7px, 9px, 0); }
}

.ep-inner.ep-js .inner-hero .inner-reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 650ms ease, transform 650ms ease;
}

.ep-inner.ep-js .inner-hero .inner-reveal.ep-is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* About: sage landscape hero — all copy stays in the light field, white on sage. */
.ep-about-page {
  --about-sage: #9fad8f;
  --about-sage-deep: #5f7358;
  --about-forest: #24352a;
  --about-navy: #1c2f45;
  --about-cream: #f4efe4;
  --about-paper: #eef1e6;
}

.ep-about-page .inner-hero--about {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  align-items: start;
  justify-items: center;
  min-height: clamp(640px, 78vw, 820px);
  margin: 0;
  /* Keep all hero copy in the light sage field above the dark hills (~top 70%). */
  padding: clamp(88px, 9vw, 120px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px) clamp(260px, 34vw, 360px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 0;
  background-color: var(--about-sage);
}

.ep-about-page .about-hero-canopy {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background-image: url("./assets/about/people-behind-pivot-canopy.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center bottom;
  background-size: 100% auto;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-about-page .about-hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(560px, 100%);
  max-height: min(58vh, 460px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(4px, 1vw, 12px) clamp(12px, 2vw, 20px);
  text-align: center;
  color: #fffef8;
}

.ep-about-page .inner-hero--about .inner-kicker {
  color: rgba(255, 254, 248, 0.82);
}

.ep-about-page .inner-hero--about h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #fffef8;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.6vw, 4.8rem);
  line-height: 0.96;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(36, 53, 42, 0.18);
}

.ep-about-page .inner-hero--about .inner-hero-lead {
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) auto 0;
  color: rgba(255, 254, 248, 0.92);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.12rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.ep-about-page .inner-hero--about .inner-hero-lead em {
  color: #fffef8;
}

.ep-about-page .about-hero-names {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 36px);
  width: min(400px, 100%);
  margin: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 34px) auto 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.ep-about-page .about-hero-names li {
  display: grid;
  gap: 6px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.ep-about-page .about-hero-name {
  color: #fffef8;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.9vw, 1.7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.ep-about-page .about-hero-role {
  color: rgba(255, 254, 248, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-about-page .inner-hero--about {
    min-height: clamp(580px, 155vw, 720px);
    padding: 86px 18px 280px;
  }

  .ep-about-page .about-hero-canopy {
    background-position: 62% top;
    background-size: cover;
  }

  .ep-about-page .about-hero-copy {
    width: min(100%, 420px);
    max-height: none;
  }

  .ep-about-page .inner-hero--about h1 {
    max-width: 11ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 10.5vw, 3.3rem);
  }

  .ep-about-page .inner-hero--about .inner-hero-lead {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-size: 0.98rem;
  }

  .ep-about-page .about-hero-names {
    gap: 18px;
    width: min(320px, 100%);
    margin-top: 18px;
  }

  .ep-about-page .about-hero-name {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 5.2vw, 1.45rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .ep-about-page .inner-hero--about {
    padding-bottom: 250px;
  }

  .ep-about-page .about-hero-names {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
  }
}

/* About page body theme: sage / cream / forest, quiet paper language */
.ep-about-page .about-authors {
  display: block;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 72px 0 112px;
  background: var(--about-cream);
}

.ep-about-page .about-author {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.48fr) minmax(0, 0.88fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 9vw, 140px);
  align-items: start;
  width: min(1080px, calc(100% - 80px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-bottom: 86px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(36, 53, 42, 0.14);
}

.ep-about-page .about-author:last-child {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.88fr) minmax(260px, 0.48fr);
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 86px;
}

.ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-photo { grid-column: 2; }
.ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-body { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }

.ep-about-page .about-author-body h2 {
  color: var(--about-forest);
}

.ep-about-page .about-author-role,
.ep-about-page .inner-kicker,
.ep-about-page .team-role {
  color: var(--about-sage-deep);
}

.ep-about-page .about-author-body a,
.ep-about-page .author-link {
  color: var(--about-navy);
}

.ep-about-page .about-team {
  background: var(--about-paper);
}

.ep-about-page .about-team .section-title,
.ep-about-page .ecosystem .section-title {
  color: var(--about-forest);
}

.ep-about-page .ecosystem {
  background: var(--about-cream);
}

.ep-about-page .ecosystem-card {
  border-color: rgba(36, 53, 42, 0.12);
}

.ep-about-page .team-card {
  border-color: rgba(36, 53, 42, 0.12);
}

.ep-about-page .team-card h3 {
  color: var(--about-forest);
}

.ep-about-page .about-author {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.48fr) minmax(0, 0.88fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 9vw, 140px);
  align-items: start;
  width: min(1080px, calc(100% - 80px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-bottom: 86px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-about-page .about-author:last-child {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.88fr) minmax(260px, 0.48fr);
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 86px;
}

.ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-photo { grid-column: 2; }
.ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-body { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }
.ep-about-page .about-author-photo {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--ep-blue-soft);
}
.ep-about-page .about-author-photo img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border-radius: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}
.ep-about-page .about-author-body h2 {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.ep-about-page .about-author-role,
.ep-about-page .team-role {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.ep-about-page .about-author-body p {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.ep-about-page .about-author-body a,
.ep-about-page .author-link {
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  text-decoration-color: rgba(23, 107, 103, 0.45);
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.ep-about-page .about-author-body > .author-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-about-page .about-team,
.ep-about-page .ecosystem,
.ep-about-page .about-section {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}
.ep-about-page .about-team {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: var(--ep-blue-soft);
}
.ep-about-page .section-block {
  max-width: 1240px;
  padding: 112px 40px;
}
.ep-about-page .section-title {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 5.8vw, 5.8rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}
.ep-about-page .section-deck {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.ep-about-page .team-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-about-page .team-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 132px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-content: start;
  gap: 0 24px;
  padding: 34px 36px 34px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}
.ep-about-page .team-card + .team-card {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 36px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-about-page .team-photo {
  grid-row: 1 / span 3;
  width: 132px;
  height: 164px;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.ep-about-page .team-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}
.ep-about-page .team-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-size: 1.85rem;
}
.ep-about-page .team-card p:last-child {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.ep-about-page .ecosystem {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
}
.ep-about-page .ecosystem-grid {
  display: block;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-about-page .ecosystem-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.54fr) minmax(0, 1fr) 150px;
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 74px);
  padding: 34px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}
.ep-about-page .ecosystem-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}
.ep-about-page .ecosystem-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
}
.ep-about-page .ecosystem-card .author-link {
  justify-self: end;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.ep-about-page .about-section {
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}
.ep-about-page .about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr;
  gap: clamp(48px, 9vw, 140px);
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 88px 40px 96px;
}
.ep-about-page .section-title--small {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.2vw, 3.2rem);
}
.ep-about-page .about-copy p {
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.ep-about-page .about-aside-heading {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.ep-about-page .about-aside-heading .section-title--small { margin-bottom: 0; }
.ep-about-page .affiliation-markers {
  display: flex;
  gap: 7px;
  align-items: center;
}
.ep-about-page .affiliation-markers span {
  width: 9px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ep-red);
}
.ep-about-page .affiliation-markers span:nth-child(2) { width: 6px; background: var(--ep-gold); }
.ep-about-page .affiliation-markers span:nth-child(3) { width: 11px; background: var(--ep-teal); }
.ep-about-page .affiliation-markers span:nth-child(4) { width: 7px; background: var(--ep-blue); }
.ep-about-page .affiliation-markers span:nth-child(5) { width: 5px; background: var(--ep-orange); }
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations {
  display: block;
  counter-reset: affiliation;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  list-style: none;
}
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations li {
  --affiliation-accent: var(--ep-red);
  counter-increment: affiliation;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations li:nth-child(2) { --affiliation-accent: var(--ep-gold); }
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations li:nth-child(3) { --affiliation-accent: var(--ep-teal); }
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations li:nth-child(4) { --affiliation-accent: var(--ep-blue); }
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations li:nth-child(5) { --affiliation-accent: var(--ep-orange); }
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 68px;
  padding: 17px 4px;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.75vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 180ms ease, background-color 180ms ease;
}
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations a::before {
  content: counter(affiliation, decimal-leading-zero);
  align-self: start;
  margin-top: 0.34rem;
  color: var(--affiliation-accent);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations a::after {
  content: "\2197";
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  transition: color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations a:hover,
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations a:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(82, 185, 172, 0.08);
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
}
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations a:hover::after,
.ep-about-page .about-affiliations a:focus-visible::after {
  color: var(--affiliation-accent);
  transform: translate(2px, -2px);
}

/* Resources: four curated pathways, not an undifferentiated feed. */
.ep-resources-page {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-main {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-main > .resources-ambient-dots {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ep-resources-page > .ep-header,
.ep-resources-page > .ep-footer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-main > .inner-hero,
.ep-resources-page .resources-main > .resources-panel {
  position: relative;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-main > .resources-browser {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 4;
}
.ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid,
.ep-resources-page .resources-panel > .section-block {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span {
  --dot-size: 12px;
  --dot-color: var(--ep-red);
  --dot-opacity: 0.72;
  --dot-from-x: -8vw;
  --dot-from-y: 0;
  --dot-to-x: 12vw;
  --dot-to-y: -5vh;
  --dot-duration: 68s;
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: var(--dot-size);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--dot-color);
  opacity: var(--dot-opacity);
  filter: saturate(1.12);
  animation: ep-resource-dot-drift var(--dot-duration) ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  animation-play-state: paused;
  will-change: transform;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots.ep-dots-active span { animation-play-state: running; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7n + 1) { --dot-color: var(--ep-red); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-sky); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7n + 2) { --dot-color: var(--ep-orange); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-teal); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7n + 3) { --dot-color: var(--ep-gold); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-blue); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7n + 4) { --dot-color: var(--ep-mint); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-red); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7n + 5) { --dot-color: var(--ep-teal); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-gold); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7n + 6) { --dot-color: var(--ep-sky); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-orange); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7n + 7) { --dot-color: var(--ep-blue); --dot-satellite: var(--ep-gold); }

/* Assets remain opaque islands above the ambient field. */
.ep-resources-page .book-feature,
.ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover,
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb,
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb,
.ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(1) { top: 1.8%; left: -46px; --dot-size: 78px; --dot-opacity: 0.58; --dot-from-x: -2vw; --dot-to-x: 7vw; --dot-to-y: 3vh; --dot-duration: 82s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(2) { top: 1.7%; left: 19%; --dot-size: 14px; --dot-opacity: 0.58; --dot-from-x: -8vw; --dot-to-x: 24vw; --dot-to-y: -2vh; --dot-duration: 68s; animation-delay: -18s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(3) { top: 2.8%; right: 9%; --dot-size: 34px; --dot-opacity: 0.68; --dot-from-x: 8vw; --dot-to-x: -28vw; --dot-to-y: 4vh; --dot-duration: 76s; animation-delay: -31s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(4) { top: 4.2%; left: 44%; --dot-size: 9px; --dot-opacity: 0.66; --dot-from-x: -14vw; --dot-to-x: 25vw; --dot-to-y: 2vh; --dot-duration: 64s; animation-delay: -8s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(5) { top: 6.2%; right: -58px; --dot-size: 92px; --dot-opacity: 0.54; --dot-from-x: 2vw; --dot-to-x: -7vw; --dot-to-y: -3vh; --dot-duration: 88s; animation-delay: -42s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(6) { top: 9.5%; left: 27%; --dot-size: 22px; --dot-opacity: 0.5; --dot-from-x: -22vw; --dot-to-x: 28vw; --dot-to-y: -2vh; --dot-duration: 74s; animation-delay: -26s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(7) { top: 14%; right: 16%; --dot-size: 11px; --dot-from-x: 18vw; --dot-to-x: -36vw; --dot-to-y: 4vh; --dot-duration: 69s; animation-delay: -12s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(8) { top: 20%; left: -48px; --dot-size: 72px; --dot-opacity: 0.56; --dot-from-x: -2vw; --dot-to-x: 8vw; --dot-to-y: -5vh; --dot-duration: 89s; animation-delay: -35s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(9) { top: 26%; right: 7%; --dot-size: 17px; --dot-from-x: 25vw; --dot-to-x: -42vw; --dot-to-y: -2vh; --dot-duration: 74s; animation-delay: -21s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(10) { top: 32%; right: 32%; --dot-size: 8px; --dot-opacity: 0.6; --dot-from-x: 28vw; --dot-to-x: -28vw; --dot-to-y: 4vh; --dot-duration: 66s; animation-delay: -15s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(11) { top: 38%; left: 46%; --dot-size: 15px; --dot-opacity: 0.5; --dot-from-x: -30vw; --dot-to-x: 32vw; --dot-to-y: 5vh; --dot-duration: 81s; animation-delay: -39s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(12) { top: 44%; left: 5%; --dot-size: 42px; --dot-opacity: 0.58; --dot-from-x: -18vw; --dot-to-x: 44vw; --dot-to-y: -4vh; --dot-duration: 84s; animation-delay: -29s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(13) { top: 50%; right: -64px; --dot-size: 98px; --dot-opacity: 0.54; --dot-from-x: 2vw; --dot-to-x: -7vw; --dot-to-y: 5vh; --dot-duration: 94s; animation-delay: -48s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(14) { top: 56%; left: 21%; --dot-size: 12px; --dot-opacity: 0.55; --dot-from-x: -24vw; --dot-to-x: 38vw; --dot-to-y: -3vh; --dot-duration: 71s; animation-delay: -33s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(15) { top: 62%; right: 19%; --dot-size: 28px; --dot-opacity: 0.38; --dot-from-x: 24vw; --dot-to-x: -40vw; --dot-to-y: 4vh; --dot-duration: 80s; animation-delay: -22s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(16) { top: 68%; left: 9%; --dot-size: 7px; --dot-opacity: 0.66; --dot-from-x: -20vw; --dot-to-x: 42vw; --dot-to-y: 2vh; --dot-duration: 65s; animation-delay: -11s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(17) { top: 75%; right: -36px; --dot-size: 58px; --dot-opacity: 0.62; --dot-from-x: 2vw; --dot-to-x: -8vw; --dot-to-y: -5vh; --dot-duration: 87s; animation-delay: -41s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(18) { top: 82%; left: 35%; --dot-size: 18px; --dot-opacity: 0.48; --dot-from-x: -34vw; --dot-to-x: 32vw; --dot-to-y: 4vh; --dot-duration: 73s; animation-delay: -27s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(19) { top: 89%; left: -52px; --dot-size: 82px; --dot-opacity: 0.56; --dot-from-x: -2vw; --dot-to-x: 8vw; --dot-to-y: -4vh; --dot-duration: 91s; animation-delay: -36s; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(20) { top: 96%; right: 12%; --dot-size: 10px; --dot-opacity: 0.62; --dot-from-x: 22vw; --dot-to-x: -38vw; --dot-to-y: 2vh; --dot-duration: 67s; animation-delay: -17s; }

/* Keep the opening constellation out of the Resources headline and lead. */
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(2) {
  left: 3%;
  --dot-from-x: 0;
  --dot-to-x: 4vw;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(3) {
  right: -8px;
  --dot-from-x: 1vw;
  --dot-to-x: -4vw;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(4) {
  left: 2%;
  --dot-from-x: 0;
  --dot-to-x: 5vw;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(6) {
  left: 3%;
  --dot-from-x: 0;
  --dot-to-x: 5vw;
}

@keyframes ep-resource-dot-drift {
  from { transform: translate3d(var(--dot-from-x), var(--dot-from-y), 0); }
  to { transform: translate3d(var(--dot-to-x), var(--dot-to-y), 0); }
}

.ep-resources-page .inner-hero { min-height: 500px; }
.ep-resources-page .inner-hero { background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.42); }
.ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid--resources {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(300px, 0.75fr);
  min-height: 500px;
}
.ep-resources-page .inner-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.9rem, 6.7vw, 7.2rem);
}
.ep-resources-page .inner-hero-lead {
  align-self: end;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}

.ep-resources-page .resources-browser {
  position: sticky;
  top: 72px;
  z-index: 30;
  padding: 0 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser::before { display: none; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 28px;
  width: min(1240px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser--media .resources-browser-inner {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tabs {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(118px, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser--media .resources-tabs {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 70px;
  padding: 13px 18px 12px;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2px;
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  transition: color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:first-child { border-left: 1px solid var(--ep-rule); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:hover,
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:focus-visible { color: var(--ep-teal-deep); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab.is-active {
  border-color: var(--ep-rule);
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
  box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--ep-teal-deep);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab-label {
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.16rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab-note {
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab.is-active .resources-tab-note { color: var(--ep-teal-deep); }
.ep-resources-page .resources-filters {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2px;
  padding: 14px 0;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-filters-label {
  margin: 0 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-filter {
  min-height: 38px;
  padding: 0 11px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 transparent;
  transition: color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-filter:hover,
.ep-resources-page .resources-filter.is-active {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--ep-teal-deep);
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser-hint {
  width: min(1240px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.ep-resources-page .resources-panel {
  display: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.66);
  animation: ep-panel-in 300ms ease both;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-panel.is-active { display: block; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-block {
  max-width: 1240px;
  padding: 92px 40px 112px;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-title {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 6vw, 6.4rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-deck {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 0 0 52px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-subhead {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
@keyframes ep-panel-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

.ep-resources-page .masterclass-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 0.7fr) minmax(170px, 1fr);
  min-height: 240px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  box-shadow: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 180ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card:first-child {
  --thumb-base: #e85a43;
  --thumb-spot-a: #f5bd28;
  --thumb-spot-b: #55a99f;
  --thumb-spot-c: #3f7fa4;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card:last-child {
  --thumb-base: #3f82a5;
  --thumb-spot-a: #ef7d3e;
  --thumb-spot-b: #f5bd28;
  --thumb-spot-c: #5ab2a6;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card + .masterclass-card { border-left: 1px solid var(--ep-rule); }
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--ep-rule);
  background: var(--ep-blue-soft);
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb {
  min-height: 240px;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb-photo { filter: grayscale(0.12) contrast(1.08); }
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card:hover .media-card-thumb-photo { transform: none; }
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb-veil {
  background: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.08);
  opacity: 1;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb-type { display: none; }
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-brand-text {
  top: auto;
  right: auto;
  bottom: 14px;
  left: 14px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 30px 26px;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-source {
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-who {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.8vw, 2.8rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-title { color: var(--ep-ink-soft); }
.ep-resources-page .masterclass-link {
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

.ep-resources-page .book-collection {
  margin-bottom: 88px;
  padding-top: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-collection-intro {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-collection-intro h3 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 5vw, 5.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-collection-intro p {
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-feature {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.78fr) minmax(320px, 1.22fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(42px, 7vw, 92px);
  padding: clamp(38px, 5vw, 62px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: var(--ep-blue-soft);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 180ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-feature:hover { background: #d2e2e8; }
.ep-resources-page .book-feature-cover {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-feature-cover img {
  display: block;
  width: min(236px, 100%);
  height: auto;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 42px rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.16);
}
.ep-resources-page .book-feature-copy {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry-author {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-feature-copy strong {
  max-width: 10ch;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.1vw, 5.5rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-feature-description {
  max-width: 48ch;
  margin-top: 24px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-text-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-author-columns {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-resources-page .book-author-group { padding: 46px 42px 30px 0; }
.ep-resources-page .book-author-group + .book-author-group {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 42px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-resources-page .book-author-group h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-author-list { display: grid; }
.ep-resources-page .book-entry {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 88px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.ep-resources-page .book-entry > img,
.ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover {
  display: block;
  width: 88px;
  height: 132px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry > img,
.ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover img {
  width: 88px;
  height: 132px;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover--square {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover--square img {
  height: 88px;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry > span:last-child {
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry strong {
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry strong + span {
  margin-top: 9px;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.ep-resources-page .book-entry .book-text-link { margin-top: 14px; }
.ep-resources-page .book-entry:hover img { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.ep-resources-page .book-entry:hover .book-text-link,
.ep-resources-page .book-feature:hover .book-text-link { color: var(--ep-teal-deep); }

.ep-resources-page .podcast-groups { display: grid; gap: 82px; }
.ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head img {
  width: 70px;
  height: 84px;
  border-radius: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: top;
}
.ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.5rem);
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  list-style: none;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-grid > li {
  --thumb-base: #e85a43;
  --thumb-spot-a: #f5bd28;
  --thumb-spot-b: #55a99f;
  --thumb-spot-c: #3f7fa4;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-grid > li:nth-child(5n + 2) {
  --thumb-base: #f2b928;
  --thumb-spot-a: #e74932;
  --thumb-spot-b: #3f82a5;
  --thumb-spot-c: #58aea2;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-grid > li:nth-child(5n + 3) {
  --thumb-base: #55a99f;
  --thumb-spot-a: #ef7d3e;
  --thumb-spot-b: #f5bd28;
  --thumb-spot-c: #e74932;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-grid > li:nth-child(5n + 4) {
  --thumb-base: #3f82a5;
  --thumb-spot-a: #f5bd28;
  --thumb-spot-b: #e85a43;
  --thumb-spot-c: #70b8ad;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-grid > li:nth-child(5n + 5) {
  --thumb-base: #ed7f3c;
  --thumb-spot-a: #55a99f;
  --thumb-spot-b: #3f82a5;
  --thumb-spot-c: #f5bd28;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card {
  display: flex;
  height: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 180ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card:hover {
  border-color: transparent;
  background: var(--ep-blue-soft);
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb {
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: 190px;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--thumb-base, var(--ep-teal));
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb::before,
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  width: 9px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb::before {
  top: 18px;
  left: 16px;
  background: var(--thumb-spot-a, var(--ep-gold));
  box-shadow:
    34px 20px 0 5px var(--thumb-spot-b, var(--ep-blue)),
    76px -8px 0 2px var(--thumb-spot-c, var(--ep-teal)),
    146px 34px 0 7px var(--thumb-spot-a, var(--ep-gold));
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb::after {
  right: 20px;
  bottom: 18px;
  background: var(--thumb-spot-c, var(--ep-teal));
  box-shadow:
    -44px -12px 0 3px var(--thumb-spot-a, var(--ep-gold)),
    -92px 8px 0 6px var(--thumb-spot-b, var(--ep-blue)),
    -152px -28px 0 2px var(--thumb-spot-c, var(--ep-teal));
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb-photo {
  opacity: 0.92;
  mix-blend-mode: normal;
  filter: saturate(0.86) contrast(1.04);
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card:hover .media-card-thumb-photo { transform: scale(1.015); }
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb-veil { z-index: 0; background: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.08); opacity: 1; }
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb-type {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-brand-text,
.ep-resources-page .media-card-brand-badge { border-radius: 0; }
.ep-resources-page .media-card-play {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.28);
  box-shadow: none;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-body {
  gap: 9px;
  padding: 22px 20px 24px;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-source {
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-body h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-excerpt {
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card-link {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
}

.ep-inner .ep-footer {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 58px max(40px, calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2)) 54px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: var(--ep-paper);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-align: center;
}
.ep-inner .ep-footer .footer-nav { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.ep-inner .ep-footer a { color: var(--ep-ink); }
.ep-inner .ep-footer .footer-nav a {
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.ep-inner .ep-footer .footer-nav a:hover {
  border-color: currentColor;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  transform: none;
}
.ep-inner .ep-footer p {
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.ep-inner .ep-footer .footer-meta {
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft) !important;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif !important;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.ep-inner .ep-footer .footer-meta a {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}

@media (max-width: 1060px) {
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-grid { gap: 48px; }
  .ep-about-page .team-card { grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; }
  .ep-about-page .team-photo { width: 100px; height: 130px; }
  .ep-about-page .ecosystem-card { grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 0.52fr) minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .ep-about-page .ecosystem-card .author-link { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-browser-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-filters { justify-content: flex-end; padding-top: 8px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card { grid-template-columns: 0.72fr 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-inner .inner-hero,
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-grid { min-height: auto; }
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-grid,
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid--resources {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    width: calc(100% - 48px);
    padding: 84px 0 72px;
  }
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-copy h1 { max-width: 11ch; }
  .ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(1) { left: -106px; }
  .ep-inner .inner-dot-field span:nth-child(3) { right: -108px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author,
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.55fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    width: calc(100% - 48px);
    gap: 38px;
  }
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-photo { grid-column: 1; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-body { grid-column: 2; }
  .ep-about-page .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-about-page .team-card,
  .ep-about-page .team-card + .team-card {
    padding: 32px 0;
    border-left: 0;
  }
  .ep-about-page .team-card + .team-card { border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule); }
  .ep-about-page .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-inline: 24px; }
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-lead { align-self: auto; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-browser { top: 66px; padding-inline: 24px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab { padding-inline: 12px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-block { padding-inline: 24px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card + .masterclass-card { border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule); border-left: 0; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature { grid-template-columns: minmax(190px, 0.7fr) minmax(280px, 1.3fr); gap: 36px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-author-group { padding-right: 28px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-author-group + .book-author-group { padding-left: 28px; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-inner .ep-header { min-height: 66px; padding: 0 16px; }
  .ep-inner .brand-name { font-size: 0.9rem; }
  .ep-inner .header-cta {
    min-height: 38px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }
  .ep-inner .nav-toggle { margin-left: 4px; }
  .ep-inner .nav { top: 66px; background: var(--ep-paper); }
  .ep-inner main { padding-top: 66px; }
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-grid,
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid--resources { width: calc(100% - 36px); padding: 54px 0 48px; }
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-copy h1,
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 13.2vw, 4rem);
    line-height: 0.96;
    letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-lead { font-size: 0.96rem; line-height: 1.6; }
  .ep-about-page .about-authors { padding: 56px 0 76px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author,
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    width: calc(100% - 36px);
    gap: 30px;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding: 0 0 62px;
  }
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 62px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-photo,
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-body { grid-column: 1; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-photo { grid-row: 1; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child .about-author-body { grid-row: 2; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author-photo { max-width: 320px; }
  .ep-about-page .section-block { padding: 82px 18px; }
  .ep-about-page .section-title { font-size: clamp(3rem, 13vw, 4.5rem); }
  .ep-about-page .team-card,
  .ep-about-page .team-card + .team-card { grid-template-columns: 84px 1fr; gap: 0 18px; }
  .ep-about-page .team-photo { width: 84px; height: 108px; }
  .ep-about-page .team-card p:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-top: 20px; }
  .ep-about-page .ecosystem-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; padding: 28px 0; }
  .ep-about-page .ecosystem-card .author-link { grid-column: 1; justify-self: start; }
  .ep-about-page .about-grid { padding: 72px 18px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-affiliations { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-about-page .about-affiliations li:nth-child(even) a,
  .ep-about-page .about-affiliations li:nth-child(odd) a { padding-inline: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-browser { padding-inline: 12px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tabs { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab {
    min-height: 54px;
    padding: 8px 6px;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab-label { font-size: 1rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab-note { display: none; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-filters { justify-content: center; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-filters-label { display: none; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-filter { padding-inline: 10px; font-size: 0.7rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-browser-hint { padding-left: 4px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-block { padding: 68px 16px 76px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-title { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 14vw, 3.5rem); }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-deck { margin-bottom: 36px; line-height: 1.58; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card { grid-template-columns: 112px minmax(0, 1fr); min-height: 176px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb { min-height: 176px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-body { min-width: 0; padding: 18px 16px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-who { font-size: 1.7rem; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-collection { margin-bottom: 68px; padding-top: 0; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    padding: 30px 20px 36px;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature-cover { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature-cover img { width: 148px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature-copy strong { font-size: 2.35rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-author-columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-author-group,
  .ep-resources-page .book-author-group + .book-author-group { padding: 38px 0 22px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-author-group + .book-author-group {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
    border-left: 0;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry { grid-template-columns: 72px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 16px; padding: 20px 0; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry > img,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry > img,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover img { width: 72px; height: 108px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover--square img { height: 72px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry strong { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 6vw, 1.55rem); overflow-wrap: anywhere; text-wrap: pretty; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry strong + span { font-size: 0.75rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .podcast-groups { gap: 58px; }
  .ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head {
    grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head img { width: 54px; height: 66px; }
  .ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head h3 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 10vw, 2.8rem); }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-grid > li,
  .ep-resources-page .media-card {
    min-width: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 108px minmax(0, 1fr);
    min-height: 156px;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb { min-width: 0; width: 100%; min-height: 156px; height: 100%; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-body { min-width: 0; padding: 17px 15px 18px; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-body h3 { font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 5.8vw, 1.42rem); overflow-wrap: anywhere; text-wrap: pretty; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-excerpt {
    display: -webkit-box;
    overflow: hidden;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-play { width: 38px; height: 38px; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb-type,
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-brand-text { display: none; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(even) { display: none; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span { max-width: 64px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(1),
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(5),
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(13),
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span:nth-child(19) { --dot-opacity: 0.46; }
  .ep-inner .ep-footer { padding: 46px 18px; }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .ep-inner .ep-header { padding-inline: 10px; }
  .ep-inner .brand-name { max-width: 74px; font-size: 0.76rem; line-height: 1.05; }
  .ep-inner .header-cta { padding-inline: 8px; font-size: 0.64rem; }
  .ep-inner .nav-toggle { width: 40px; min-width: 40px; }
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid--resources { padding-block: 44px 40px; }
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-copy h1 { font-size: 2.7rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-block { padding: 52px 14px 60px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel:first-of-type .section-block { padding-top: 44px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-title { font-size: 2.65rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature { padding-inline: 16px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature-cover img { width: 134px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-feature-copy strong { font-size: 2.15rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry { grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 13px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry > img,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry > img,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover img { width: 64px; height: 96px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover--square img { height: 64px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card { grid-template-columns: 96px minmax(0, 1fr); min-height: 160px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb { min-height: 160px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-body { padding-inline: 13px; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card { grid-template-columns: 94px minmax(0, 1fr); overflow: hidden; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-body { padding-inline: 13px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field span { animation: none !important; transform: none !important; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-ambient-dots span { animation: none !important; }
  .ep-inner .inner-dot-field span { animation: none !important; transform: none !important; }
  .ep-inner.ep-js .inner-hero .inner-reveal,
  .ep-inner.ep-js .inner-hero .inner-reveal.ep-is-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel { animation: none; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card,
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb-photo { transition: none; }
}

@media (prefers-contrast: more) {
  .ep-inner { --ep-rule: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.56); }
}

/* ============================================================
   FULL-SITE RESPONSIVE EDITORIAL PASS
   Mobile is composed independently; motion stays content-led.
   ============================================================ */

.ep-resources-page .resources-browser {
  background: var(--ep-paper);
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
}

.ep-footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.45fr) minmax(260px, 0.55fr);
  column-gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 112px);
  align-items: start;
  text-align: left;
}
.ep-footer .footer-nav {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 6;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  align-content: start;
  margin: 0;
}
.ep-footer > p {
  grid-column: 1;
  max-width: 58ch;
  margin: 0 0 7px;
  text-align: left;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 9vw, 4.5rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes,
  .ep-home .ep-authors,
  .ep-home .ep-explore {
    padding: clamp(68px, 10vw, 84px) 0;
  }

  .ep-inner .inner-hero-grid,
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid--resources {
    padding: clamp(58px, 9vw, 76px) 0 clamp(54px, 8vw, 70px);
  }

  .ep-about-page .section-block { padding-block: clamp(64px, 9vw, 78px); }
  .ep-about-page .about-grid { padding-block: clamp(62px, 9vw, 76px); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-inner { gap: 30px; padding: 38px 0 58px; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 12ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 13vw, 4rem);
    line-height: 0.97;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-argument,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes,
  .ep-home .ep-authors,
  .ep-home .ep-explore { padding: clamp(58px, 16vw, 72px) 0; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-explore-inner h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 11vw, 3.55rem);
    line-height: 0.98;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading { padding-bottom: 32px; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-body { margin: 38px 0 56px; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-body .ep-argument-opening {
    max-width: 28ch;
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 6.4vw, 1.7rem);
  }
  .ep-home .ep-blurb-gallery { margin-top: 40px; }
  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading { margin-bottom: 38px; }
  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author { gap: 22px; padding: 30px 0; }
  .ep-home .ep-author-image { max-width: 224px; }
  .ep-home .ep-author-copy h3 { font-size: 2.55rem; }
  .ep-home .ep-explore-shell { margin-top: 48px; }
  .ep-home .ep-explore-shell a {
    min-height: 76px;
    padding: 19px 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 9vw, 2.5rem);
  }

  .ep-inner .inner-hero-grid,
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid--resources { padding: 46px 0 44px; }
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-copy h1,
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 11.5vw, 3.55rem);
    line-height: 0.98;
  }
  .ep-about-page .section-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 11vw, 3.45rem);
    line-height: 0.98;
  }
  .ep-about-page .about-authors { padding: 48px 0 58px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author,
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child {
    gap: 22px;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
  }
  .ep-about-page .about-author:last-child { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 50px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-author-photo { max-width: 240px; }
  .ep-about-page .section-block { padding: 62px 18px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-grid { gap: 52px; padding: 60px 18px; }
  .ep-about-page .about-affiliations a {
    grid-template-columns: 28px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    min-height: 60px;
    font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 5.5vw, 1.35rem);
  }

  .ep-resources-page .resources-tabs { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab { min-height: 58px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-block { padding: 58px 16px 68px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 11vw, 3.35rem);
    line-height: 0.98;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-deck { margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card {
    grid-template-columns: 100px minmax(0, 1fr);
    min-height: 158px;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb { min-height: 158px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-who { font-size: 1.52rem; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-collection { margin-bottom: 56px; }
  .ep-resources-page .podcast-groups { gap: 48px; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card {
    grid-template-columns: 96px minmax(0, 1fr);
    min-height: 148px;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb { min-height: 148px; }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
    gap: 30px;
    padding: 30px 0 50px;
  }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art { min-height: clamp(280px, 90vw, 340px); }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art img { width: min(194px, 58vw); }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-content h1 {
    max-width: 10ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 11vw, 3.6rem);
    line-height: 0.96;
  }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-intro { margin-top: 20px; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-guidance { margin: 14px 0 22px; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-option { min-height: 68px; padding: 13px 0; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-metadata { margin-top: 22px; }

  .ep-footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    row-gap: 0;
    padding: 42px 18px 38px !important;
  }
  .ep-footer > p { grid-column: 1; order: 1; }
  .ep-footer .footer-nav {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
    order: 2;
    gap: 4px 20px;
    margin-top: 22px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .ep-home .ep-section-inner,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-inner,
  .ep-inner .inner-hero-grid,
  .ep-resources-page .inner-hero-grid--resources { width: calc(100% - 28px); }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-copy h1 { font-size: 2.75rem; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2,
  .ep-home .ep-explore-inner h2 { font-size: 2.35rem; }
  .ep-about-page .team-card,
  .ep-about-page .team-card + .team-card { grid-template-columns: 72px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0 14px; }
  .ep-about-page .team-photo { width: 72px; height: 94px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-panel .section-block { padding-inline: 14px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry { grid-template-columns: 60px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 12px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry > img,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover,
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover img { width: 60px; height: 90px; }
  .ep-resources-page .book-entry-cover--square img { height: 60px; }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card {
    grid-template-columns: 84px minmax(0, 1fr);
    min-height: 144px;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .masterclass-card .media-card-thumb { min-height: 144px; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card {
    grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr);
    min-height: 136px;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb { min-height: 136px; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-excerpt { display: none; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-metadata { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body:not(.ep-js) .site-header {
    position: relative;
    min-height: auto;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding-block: 10px;
  }
  body:not(.ep-js) .nav {
    position: static;
    inset: auto;
    order: 4;
    width: 100%;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 12px 20px;
    padding-top: 8px;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transition: none;
  }
  body:not(.ep-js) .nav a { font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.78rem; }
  body:not(.ep-js) .nav-toggle { display: none; }
  body:not(.ep-js) .header-cta { display: inline-flex; }
  body:not(.ep-js) main { padding-top: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Pam Roy review, August 19: quiet hierarchy and content-safe detail
   ============================================================ */
.ep-home .ep-hero-motion {
  z-index: 0;
  background-image: url("./assets/hero/seedance-tree-smooth-hold.jpg");
  background-position: 61% center;
  background-size: cover;
  opacity: 0.22;
}
.ep-home .ep-hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.96) 0%, rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.9) 42%, rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.7) 68%, rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.42) 100%);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ep-home .ep-hero-inner { z-index: 2; }
.ep-home .ep-hero-motion video { display: none; }

/* One quiet, clipped dot language: only outer rails, never the content column. */
.ep-home .ep-dot-field { --dot-safe-inset: max(28px, calc((100% - 1240px) / 2)); }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span {
  animation: none !important;
  opacity: 0.34 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(n + 5) { display: none !important; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(1) { top: 36px !important; right: auto !important; bottom: auto !important; left: calc(var(--dot-safe-inset) - 78px) !important; --dot-size: 52px !important; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(2) { top: 52px !important; right: calc(var(--dot-safe-inset) - 28px) !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; --dot-size: 11px !important; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(3) { top: auto !important; right: auto !important; bottom: 42px !important; left: calc(var(--dot-safe-inset) - 28px) !important; --dot-size: 10px !important; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(4) { top: auto !important; right: calc(var(--dot-safe-inset) - 72px) !important; bottom: 36px !important; left: auto !important; --dot-size: 44px !important; }
.ep-home .ep-dot-field--hero { display: none; }

/* The argument is an invitation into the book, not a synopsis. */
.ep-home .ep-argument { background: var(--ep-paper-bright); }
.ep-home .ep-argument-heading {
  display: block;
  max-width: none;
  padding-bottom: clamp(42px, 6vw, 76px);
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 6.25vw, 6.7rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt blockquote { margin: 0; }
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt figcaption {
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--ep-teal-deep);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead {
  width: min(100%, 560px);
  max-width: none;
  margin-left: clamp(0px, 16vw, 208px);
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead p {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.7vw, 4.25rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support {
  width: min(100%, 390px);
  max-width: none;
  margin-top: clamp(68px, 10vw, 142px);
  margin-left: clamp(0px, 41vw, 532px);
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support p {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.2vw, 3.45rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument-line {
  max-width: 33ch;
  margin: clamp(68px, 9vw, 126px) 0 0 clamp(0px, 9vw, 116px);
  color: var(--ep-red);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.35vw, 2.45rem);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.18;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 62px);
  margin-top: clamp(86px, 12vw, 152px);
  border-top: 0;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 20px;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--ep-teal);
}
.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.7vw, 3.05rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes {
  padding: clamp(56px, 6vw, 88px) 0 clamp(72px, 8vw, 110px);
  border-top: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 48px));
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 em {
  color: var(--ep-red);
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
  position: relative;
  width: min(1080px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1536 / 1024;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree-picture,
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree-art {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  user-select: none;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slots {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot {
  position: absolute;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 7px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.5% 2.1%;
  overflow: auto;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  color: #28225f;
  text-align: center;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot[hidden] { display: none !important; }

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--tl {
  left: 15.2%;
  top: 11.8%;
  width: 27.5%;
  height: 22%;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--tr {
  left: 57.6%;
  top: 12%;
  width: 27.4%;
  height: 22%;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center {
  left: 36.5%;
  top: 36.4%;
  width: 27%;
  height: 24%;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--bl {
  left: 8.5%;
  top: 56.5%;
  width: 29.2%;
  height: 23.5%;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--br {
  left: 62.2%;
  top: 56.5%;
  width: 29.2%;
  height: 23.5%;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote {
  margin: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-quote-mobile {
  display: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.12vw, 1.08rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
  font-size: clamp(0.94rem, 1.18vw, 1.14rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.72);
  font-size: clamp(0.6rem, 0.67vw, 0.74rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer span {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot cite {
  color: #28225f;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot .ep-endorsement-more {
  margin-top: 4px;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  width: min(720px, 100%);
  margin: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px) auto 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-stack .ep-endorsement {
  height: auto;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.14);
  background: rgba(255, 252, 246, 0.92);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-layout {
  display: none;
}
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-feature { align-self: stretch; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  align-content: start;
}
.ep-home .ep-endorsement {
  height: 100%;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.18);
  background: var(--ep-paper-bright);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(52, 91, 109, 0.1);
}
.ep-home .ep-endorsement blockquote { margin: 0; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement blockquote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.28;
}
.ep-home .ep-endorsement--featured { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 100%; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement--featured blockquote p { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.16; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement footer { display: grid; gap: 3px; margin-top: 26px; color: var(--ep-ink-soft); font-size: 0.78rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement cite { color: var(--ep-ink); font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-more { margin-top: 18px; color: var(--ep-ink-soft); font-size: 0.82rem; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-more summary { cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; }
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-more p { margin: 12px 0 0; line-height: 1.6; }

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    max-width: none;
    margin-inline: auto;
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 4.3vw, 5rem);
    line-height: 1;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
    width: min(1320px, calc(100% - 48px));
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    top: -14px;
    width: min(1280px, 100%);
    margin: 0 auto -16px;
  }
}

/* Opening chapters intentionally use no decorative background images. */
.ep-home .ep-opening-spread {
  overflow: visible;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy,
.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
  min-height: clamp(680px, 88svh, 790px);
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::before,
.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::after,
.ep-home .ep-argument::before,
.ep-home .ep-argument-canvas::before {
  content: none !important;
  display: none !important;
  background-image: none !important;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #f6f4ef;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
  min-height: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-argument,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
    min-height: clamp(600px, 72svh, 650px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    padding-top: clamp(58px, 7vh, 72px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy,
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    min-height: calc(100svh - var(--ep-chapter-h));
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    padding-top: 54px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   PRAISE: COMPACT, LEGIBLE, COLLISION-SAFE
   Stack the heading until there is enough room for a full-size tree.
   ============================================================ */
.ep-home .ep-quotes {
  min-height: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(38px, 5vh, 54px) 0 clamp(34px, 4.5vh, 50px);
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
  display: block;
  width: min(1320px, calc(100% - 48px));
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
  margin: 0 auto clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.4vw, 5.15rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  white-space: normal;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
  top: 0;
  width: min(1080px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot {
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 1.1% 2.25%;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1.02vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
  font-size: clamp(0.58rem, 0.66vw, 0.72rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

@media (min-width: 1440px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 0.25fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
    margin: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    max-width: 7ch;
    font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 4.4vw, 4.9rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes {
    padding: 32px 0 24px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
    width: min(100% - 16px, 430px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 10vw, 3.2rem);
    line-height: 1.02;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    line-height: 1.14;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.5rem;
    line-height: 1.12;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.44rem;
  }
}

/* Praise always stacks: no optical collision between italic heading and tree. */
.ep-home .ep-quotes-inner,
.ep-home .ep-quotes-inner.ep-section-inner {
  display: block;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
  margin: 0 auto clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 22px);
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
  max-width: none;
  font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 4.8vw, 4.7rem);
  white-space: normal;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
  width: min(1180px, 100%);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote,
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
  width: 88%;
  max-width: 88%;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 10vw, 3.2rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    width: 92%;
    max-width: 92%;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 821px) and (max-width: 1100px) {
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 1.3vw, 0.9rem);
    line-height: 1.16;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: clamp(0.53rem, 0.88vw, 0.6rem);
    line-height: 1.14;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 821px) and (max-width: 900px) {
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot {
    gap: 4px;
    padding-block: 1%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    line-height: 1.12;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.48rem;
    line-height: 1.08;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
    width: min(560px, calc(100% - 16px));
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: min(100%, 560px);
    aspect-ratio: 887 / 1774;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree-picture,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree-art {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slots {
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    inset: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot {
    position: absolute;
    gap: 4px;
    padding: 1.5% 3.2% 2.5%;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--tl { left: 13.5%; top: 13.2%; width: 31.5%; height: 17.5%; }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--tr { left: 55.5%; top: 16%; width: 32%; height: 18%; }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center { left: 29.5%; top: 37%; width: 41%; height: 18.5%; }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--bl { left: 10.5%; top: 61.4%; width: 34%; height: 15.8%; }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--br { left: 55.5%; top: 62.2%; width: 34%; height: 15.8%; }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-quote-desktop { display: none; }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-quote-mobile { display: inline; }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: clamp(0.62rem, 2.55vw, 0.78rem);
    line-height: 1.12;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: clamp(0.45rem, 1.85vw, 0.57rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot {
    gap: 2px;
    padding-block: 1%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    line-height: 1.08;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.42rem;
    line-height: 1.06;
  }
}

.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource { padding: 0; }
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource::before,
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource::after { display: none; }
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb-image {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  transition: transform 240ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .media-card:hover .media-card-thumb-image { transform: scale(1.02); }
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource .media-card-thumb-veil { z-index: 1; background: rgba(16, 42, 40, 0.16); }
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource .media-card-thumb-type,
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource .media-card-brand-badge,
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource .media-card-brand-text,
.ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb--resource .media-card-play { z-index: 2; }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-motion { background-position: 64% center; opacity: 0.16; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero::before { background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.84); }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(n + 3) { display: none !important; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(1) { top: 22px !important; left: -30px !important; --dot-size: 38px !important; }
  .ep-home .ep-dot-field > span:nth-child(2) { top: 28px !important; right: -12px !important; --dot-size: 9px !important; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-line { margin-left: 0; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support { margin-top: 52px; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-line { margin-top: 62px; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; margin-top: 74px; }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-motion { display: block; background-position: 67% center; opacity: 0.12; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 12vw, 4.2rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead p { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 10vw, 3.35rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support p { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 8.5vw, 2.5rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement { padding: 26px 22px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-motion { background-image: url("./assets/hero/seedance-tree-smooth-hold.jpg") !important; }
  .ep-resources-page .media-card-thumb-image { transition: none; }
}

/* Resource author groups: let the names, not portraits, set the grouping. */
.ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  text-align: center;
}
.ep-resources-page .podcast-group-head h3 { margin: 0; }

/* Resources format switcher: three editorial paths drawn from the book cover. */
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser {
  padding-inline: max(24px, calc((100% - 1320px) / 2));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ep-rule);
  background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.94);
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser--media .resources-browser-inner {
  width: min(1120px, 100%);
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-browser--media .resources-tabs {
  position: relative;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab {
  --tab-accent: var(--ep-teal);
  --tab-wash: #e0efeb;
  position: relative;
  min-height: 78px;
  padding: 17px 26px 15px;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink-soft);
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:nth-child(2) { --tab-accent: var(--ep-blue); --tab-wash: #e0edf3; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:nth-child(3) { --tab-accent: var(--ep-red); --tab-wash: #f4e2dd; }
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab + .resources-tab::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 18px;
  bottom: 18px;
  left: 0;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--ep-rule);
  content: "";
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:hover,
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--tab-accent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--tab-wash) 64%, transparent);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab.is-active {
  border-color: var(--tab-accent);
  background: var(--tab-wash);
  box-shadow: inset 0 4px 0 var(--tab-accent);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab-label {
  color: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1;
}
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab-note,
.ep-resources-page .resources-tab.is-active .resources-tab-note {
  margin-top: 4px;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ep-ink) 58%, var(--tab-accent));
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-resources-page .resources-browser { padding-inline: 12px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab {
    min-height: 58px;
    padding: 11px 8px 9px;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab + .resources-tab::before { top: 13px; bottom: 13px; }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab.is-active { box-shadow: inset 0 3px 0 var(--tab-accent); }
  .ep-resources-page .resources-tab-note { display: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Split continuous art into independent hero (top) + argument (bottom) backgrounds.
   Hero top can grow taller without distorting the argument composition.
   ============================================================ */
.ep-home .ep-opening-spread {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: clip;
  /* Match paper cream from the split art so the hero→argument join reads as one surface. */
  background-color: #ffffff;
  background-image: none;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-opening-spread > .ep-hero,
.ep-home .ep-opening-spread > .ep-argument {
  position: relative;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  /* Taller hero: top crop is stretched to give CTAs room inside the color fields. */
  min-height: clamp(720px, 62vw, 860px);
  isolation: isolate;
  /* Override the shared .ep-home .ep-hero { overflow: hidden } so the hero can cover the join. */
  overflow: visible !important;
  /* Pull argument up under the hero; hero tan covers the join — no hairline. */
  margin-bottom: -56px;
  padding-bottom: 56px;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  outline: 0;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  background-image: none;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 0;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: -590px;
    left: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    background-image: url("./assets/selected-backgrounds/education-pivot-opening-frame-desktop-transparent-v1.png");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 58% 14%;
    background-size: 116% 116%;
    /* Keep the copy protected while restoring color to the far-left rail. */
    -webkit-mask-image:
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse 37% 66% at 32% 40%,
        transparent 0%,
        transparent 50%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 61%,
        #000 72%
      ),
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse 40% 23% at 50% 79%,
        transparent 0%,
        transparent 54%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42) 67%,
        #000 80%
      );
    -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
    mask-image:
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse 37% 66% at 32% 40%,
        transparent 0%,
        transparent 50%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 61%,
        #000 72%
      ),
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse 40% 23% at 50% 79%,
        transparent 0%,
        transparent 54%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42) 67%,
        #000 80%
      );
    mask-composite: intersect;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::after {
    content: none;
  }
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  display: none;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 24px);
  width: min(1536px, 100%);
  min-height: clamp(720px, 62vw, 860px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(48px, 4.5vw, 72px) clamp(32px, 4.5vw, 72px) clamp(56px, 5vw, 80px);
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  isolation: isolate;
  grid-column: 2 / 7;
  align-self: center;
  gap: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 56px);
  max-width: 610px;
  padding: clamp(8px, 1.4vw, 16px) clamp(12px, 1.8vw, 22px) clamp(8px, 1.4vw, 16px) 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: -30px -58px -58px -46px;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 36px;
  background: #fffdf8;
  box-shadow: 0 0 52px 38px #fffdf8;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy,
.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy {
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  transform: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  color: #28225f;
  font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 0.82vw, 0.86rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 8.2ch;
  color: #28225f;
  font-size: clamp(4.3rem, 7vw, 7.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 0.88;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-lead {
  max-width: 35ch;
  margin: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 36px) 0 0;
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.22rem, 1.55vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-lead em {
  color: inherit;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-support {
  display: block;
  max-width: 31ch;
  margin-top: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: inherit;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.96rem, 1.05vw, 1.06rem);
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link {
  z-index: 2;
  grid-column: 8 / 12;
  align-self: center;
  justify-self: center;
  width: min(100%, 430px);
  margin: 0;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  background: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
  perspective: 920px;
  transform: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-book {
  --ep-tilt-x: 1deg;
  --ep-tilt-y: -8deg;
  --ep-book-cutout: url("./assets/selected-backgrounds/education-pivot-book-cutout.png");
  --ep-book-shine-mask: url("./assets/selected-backgrounds/education-pivot-book-shine-mask.png");
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  line-height: 0;
  transform: translateY(0) rotateX(var(--ep-tilt-x)) rotateY(var(--ep-tilt-y));
  transform-origin: 48% 55%;
  transform-style: flat;
  transition: transform 380ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
  will-change: transform;
  animation: ep-hero-book-arrive 900ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-book-image {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  user-select: none;
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 26px 28px rgba(37, 28, 18, 0.2));
  transition: filter 380ms ease;
}

/* Shine clipped strictly to the book PNG alpha — not the link box */
.ep-home .ep-hero-book .ep-book-shine {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(
    118deg,
    transparent 30%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 44%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) 50%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 56%,
    transparent 68%
  );
  background-size: 240% 100%;
  background-position: 130% 0;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  transform: none;
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--ep-book-shine-mask), var(--ep-book-cutout);
  mask-image: var(--ep-book-shine-mask), var(--ep-book-cutout);
  -webkit-mask-size: 100% 100%, 100% 100%;
  mask-size: 100% 100%, 100% 100%;
  -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat;
  mask-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat;
  -webkit-mask-position: 0 0, 0 0;
  mask-position: 0 0, 0 0;
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
  mask-composite: intersect;
  mask-mode: luminance, alpha;
  mix-blend-mode: normal;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: ep-hero-book-shine 7.5s ease-in-out 1.05s infinite;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:hover .ep-hero-book,
.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:focus-visible .ep-hero-book {
  transform: translateY(-6px) rotateX(calc(var(--ep-tilt-x) - 1deg)) rotateY(calc(var(--ep-tilt-y) + 2deg));
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:hover .ep-hero-book-image,
.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:focus-visible .ep-hero-book-image {
  filter: drop-shadow(0 34px 34px rgba(37, 28, 18, 0.28));
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:hover .ep-book-shine,
.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:focus-visible .ep-book-shine {
  mix-blend-mode: normal;
  animation: ep-hero-book-shine-once 900ms ease-out both;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ep-ink);
  outline: 3px solid var(--ep-paper-bright);
  outline-offset: 5px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px var(--ep-ink);
}

@keyframes ep-hero-book-arrive {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px) rotateX(3deg) rotateY(-16deg);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0) rotateX(var(--ep-tilt-x)) rotateY(var(--ep-tilt-y));
  }
}

@keyframes ep-hero-book-shine {
  0%,
  62%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    background-position: 130% 0;
  }
  70% {
    opacity: 0.95;
  }
  78% {
    opacity: 0.55;
    background-position: -45% 0;
  }
  88% {
    opacity: 0;
    background-position: -45% 0;
  }
}

@keyframes ep-hero-book-shine-once {
  0% {
    opacity: 0;
    background-position: 130% 0;
  }
  18% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    background-position: -50% 0;
  }
}

.ep-home .ep-argument {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  outline: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  background-image: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument::before {
  content: none !important;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-canvas::before {
  content: none;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-argument {
    z-index: 3;
    overflow: visible;
    background-color: transparent;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
    isolation: isolate;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas::before {
    content: none;
  }
}


.ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: visible;
  background: transparent;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  width: min(1536px, 100%);
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(150px, 18vw, 240px) clamp(60px, 8vw, 124px) clamp(84px, 7vw, 112px);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-heading {
  display: block;
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-heading > p {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(8px, 1vw, 14px);
  color: #28225f;
  font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 0.78vw, 0.8rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2 {
  max-width: 17ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.35vw, 5.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.94;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-quotes {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  align-items: start;
  width: min(850px, 64%);
  margin: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 30px) auto 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt,
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead,
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support {
  width: auto;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 clamp(22px, 3vw, 48px);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt + .ep-argument-excerpt {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.2);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt blockquote { margin: 0; }

.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt p,
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead p,
.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.55vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.32;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt figcaption {
  margin-top: clamp(12px, 1.45vw, 22px);
  color: #28225f;
  font-size: clamp(0.63rem, 0.72vw, 0.74rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  height: clamp(320px, 31.5vw, 480px);
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: clamp(0.45rem, 1.1vw, 0.9rem);
  align-items: center;
  justify-items: stretch;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 0 clamp(48px, 8vw, 120px);
  border: 0;
  color: #fffefb;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line span,
.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line strong {
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  color: inherit;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.45vw, 2.55rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0.65px currentColor;
  paint-order: stroke fill;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line span {
  text-align: right;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line strong {
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-arrow {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
  height: auto;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  justify-self: center;
  overflow: visible;
  color: inherit;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-arrow path {
  stroke-width: 2.8;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line--potential { background: #b84a3a; color: #ffffff; }
.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line--relationship { background: #247a76; color: #ffffff; }
.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line--agency { background: #2f6694; color: #ffffff; }

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    isolation: isolate;
    padding-top: clamp(120px, 11vw, 165px);
    padding-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening::before {
    content: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-quotes {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .ep-home.ep-js .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines.ep-reveal,
  .ep-home.ep-js .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines.ep-reveal.ep-is-visible {
    transform: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines {
    margin-top: -1px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1060px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
    grid-column: 2 / 7;
    margin-left: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  }
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 5.8rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link { grid-column: 8 / 13; }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    padding-inline: 50px;
  }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-quotes { width: 72%; margin-top: 20px; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-opening-spread {
    display: block;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    background-image: none;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    overflow: visible;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
    min-height: clamp(760px, 190vw, 900px);
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
    border: 0;
    border-bottom: 0 !important;
    overflow: visible !important;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    background-image: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 0;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    background-image: url("./assets/selected-backgrounds/education-pivot-opening-frame-mobile-transparent-v2.png");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center 4%;
    background-size: 138% 122%;
    -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(
      ellipse 78% 74% at 32% 36%,
      transparent 0%,
      transparent 56%,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) 70%,
      #000 86%
    );
    mask-image: radial-gradient(
      ellipse 78% 74% at 32% 36%,
      transparent 0%,
      transparent 56%,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) 70%,
      #000 86%
    );
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::after {
    content: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    display: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(140px, 0.9fr);
    grid-template-rows: auto;
    column-gap: clamp(16px, 4vw, 28px);
    row-gap: 0;
    align-content: start;
    align-items: center;
    width: min(100% - 56px, 640px);
    min-height: clamp(760px, 190vw, 900px);
    padding: clamp(104px, 20vw, 136px) 0 clamp(96px, 20vw, 148px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
    align-self: center;
    gap: clamp(36px, 7vw, 52px);
    max-width: none;
    padding: 12px 10px 18px 6px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column::before {
    inset: -24px -36px -40px -40px;
    background: #fffdf8;
    box-shadow: 0 0 56px 40px #fffdf8;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    order: 0;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 0;
    color: #151515;
    transform: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-kicker,
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy h1,
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-lead,
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-support {
    color: inherit;
    text-shadow: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-kicker {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    color: #28225f;
    font-size: clamp(0.62rem, 2.8vw, 0.74rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 8.5ch;
    color: #151515;
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 12vw, 4.6rem);
    line-height: 0.9;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-lead {
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 4vw, 1.28rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-support {
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 3.4vw, 1.05rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
    z-index: 2;
    order: 1;
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
    align-self: center;
    justify-self: end;
    right: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    top: auto;
    width: min(100%, 190px);
    margin: 0;
    transform: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-button--primary {
    border-color: #151515;
    white-space: nowrap;
    box-shadow: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-text-link { color: #151515; }

  .ep-home .ep-argument {
    display: block;
    overflow: visible;
    height: auto;
    border: 0;
    border-top: 0 !important;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    background-image: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    overflow: visible;
    background: transparent;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    display: block;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: clamp(64px, 16vw, 92px) 28px clamp(72px, 15vw, 96px);
    background: transparent;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2 {
    max-width: 13ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 9.5vw, 4.2rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-quotes {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    width: min(100%, 560px);
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt + .ep-argument-excerpt {
    margin-top: 36px;
    padding-top: 36px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.2);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support figcaption {
    color: #28225f;
    text-shadow: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt p,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead p,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support p {
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 1.7rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    height: clamp(320px, 88vw, 400px);
    margin-top: 0;
    padding-top: 0;
    background: transparent;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
    align-content: center;
    justify-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    min-height: 0;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding: 16px 22px;
    column-gap: 0;
    text-align: center;
    clip-path: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line span,
  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line strong {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 4.2vw, 1.45rem);
    line-height: 1.2;
    text-align: center;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-arrow {
    width: 1.55rem;
    height: 12px;
    margin: 1px 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .ep-home .brand { min-width: 0; }
  .ep-home .brand-name {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    display: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(122px, 0.8fr);
    column-gap: 16px;
    row-gap: 0;
    width: calc(100% - 44px);
    padding: clamp(96px, 22vw, 124px) 0 clamp(80px, 22vw, 128px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-kicker {
    max-width: 30ch;
    font-size: 0.64rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 13vw, 4.2rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-lead {
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-size: 1.08rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-button { width: auto; }

  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link {
    position: relative;
    right: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    left: auto;
    align-self: center;
    justify-self: end;
    width: min(100%, 162px);
    height: auto;
    margin: 0;
    transform: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening { padding: 56px 22px 72px; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 15vw, 4.25rem); }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-quotes { margin-top: 48px; }
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt p,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--lead p,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt--support p { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 6.4vw, 1.8rem); }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
    align-content: center;
    justify-items: center;
    gap: 4px;
    min-height: 112px;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-arrow {
    width: 1.4rem;
    height: 11px;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line span,
  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line strong {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 5.2vw, 1.55rem);
    line-height: 1.15;
    text-align: center;
    white-space: normal;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .ep-home .brand-name { display: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero-art,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas { background-attachment: scroll; }
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book,
  .ep-home .ep-hero-book-link .ep-book-shine {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none;
  }
}

/* Closing spread: three-circle explore art over cream, then footer. */
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #f4efe4;
  background-image: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread > .ep-explore,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread > .ep-footer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: clamp(64px, 6vw, 96px) 0 12px;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 640px;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.96;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header > p:last-child {
  max-width: 46ch;
  margin-top: 22px;
  color: #304137;
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: clamp(12px, 2vw, 28px);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 1480px);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap picture,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a {
  position: absolute;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 20.5%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  max-width: none;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #17352b;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.15vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(248, 245, 235, 0.55);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a + a {
  border-left: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a span {
  display: block;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font: inherit;
  line-height: inherit;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a::after {
  content: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1) {
  /* Buy the Book — left / lowest circle */
  top: 77%;
  left: 18%;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2) {
  /* Explore Resources — middle circle */
  top: 68%;
  left: 47.5%;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
  /* Meet the Authors — right / highest circle */
  top: 28%;
  left: 78.5%;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:hover,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:focus-visible {
  background: transparent;
  color: #8e321f;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.04);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:active {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.02);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 48px max(40px, calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2)) 42px;
  color: #28225f;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer::before,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer::after {
  content: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer a,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer button,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer p,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-meta {
  color: #28225f !important;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-nav a,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-meta a {
  border-color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.38);
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    top: clamp(82px, 10.5vw, 160px);
    left: 50%;
    width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 80px));
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header {
    max-width: min(44%, 520px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
    margin-top: -14px;
    margin-bottom: -14px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap {
    width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 1280px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    column-gap: 32px;
    align-items: start;
    padding: 28px max(28px, calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2)) 30px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-nav {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1 / span 3;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 0 18px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-nav a {
    min-height: 32px;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer > p {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-meta a {
    display: inline;
    min-height: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 54px 0 8px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner {
    width: calc(100% - 36px);
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header {
    max-width: 340px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
    max-width: 10.5ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 10vw, 3.8rem);
    line-height: 0.96;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header > p:last-child {
    max-width: 33ch;
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-size: 0.94rem;
    line-height: 1.58;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap {
    width: min(100%, 520px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell {
    display: block;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    grid-template-columns: none;
    grid-template-rows: none;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a,
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
    position: absolute;
    top: auto;
    right: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    left: auto;
    width: 30%;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0;
    justify-self: auto;
    padding: 8px 10px;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 5.1vw, 1.5rem);
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  }

  /* Same three destinations, along the diagonal chain: top, middle, bottom. */
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1) {
    top: 19.3%;
    left: 69.2%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2) {
    top: 50.8%;
    left: 54.4%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
    top: 78.2%;
    left: 34.3%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 36px 18px 42px !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
    min-height: 0;
    padding-top: 46px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
    max-width: 9ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 12vw, 3.4rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a,
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
    width: 30%;
    font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 5.4vw, 1.38rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer {
    min-height: 0;
  }
}

/* Approved book description — sits below the continuous hero/argument art */
.ep-home .ep-argument-value {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: grid;
  min-height: clamp(640px, 56vw, 820px);
  padding: clamp(72px, 8vw, 118px) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value::before,
.ep-home .ep-argument-value::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value::before {
  background-image: url("./assets/selected-backgrounds/education-pivot-readers-find-orbit-transparent-v3.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: 100% 100%;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value::after {
  background: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  align-self: center;
  width: min(720px, calc(100% - clamp(44px, 8vw, 128px)));
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
  top: clamp(72px, 6vw, 92px);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 28px);
  color: #28225f;
  font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 0.78vw, 0.8rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.45vw, 1.38rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value-copy p + p {
  margin-top: clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value-copy em {
  font-style: italic;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-argument-value {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: clamp(96px, 24vw, 132px) 0 clamp(112px, 30vw, 160px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-value::before {
    inset: 12px 10px;
    background-image: url("./assets/selected-backgrounds/education-pivot-readers-find-corners-transparent-v1.png");
    background-position: 46% center;
    background-size: auto 92%;
    opacity: 0.92;
    -webkit-mask-image:
      linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, #000 5%, #000 95%, transparent 100%),
      linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat;
    -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
    mask-image:
      linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, #000 5%, #000 95%, transparent 100%),
      linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent 100%);
    mask-repeat: no-repeat;
    mask-composite: intersect;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-value::after {
    background: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) 0%,
      #ffffff 19%,
      #ffffff 81%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) 100%
    );
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-value-inner {
    width: min(600px, calc(100% - 42px));
    top: 0;
  }
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-description {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(22px, 2.5vw, 32px);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-description p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.05vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-description p + p {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}

/* ============================================================
   Shared header restyle
   Paper bar, Bodoni wordmark, Lottie dots, cover the U-frame
   dotted rule that sat on the header/hero seam.
   ============================================================ */
.site-header.ep-header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  min-height: 72px;
  padding: 0 clamp(18px, 4vw, 48px);
  color: #28225f;
  background: #f6f4ef !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

/* Opaque cream flap: hides the opening-frame dotted hairline and
   the larger blue/teal/red/orange/gold circles that sat on the seam. */
.ep-home .site-header.ep-header::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 100%;
  height: 48px;
  background: #f6f4ef;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand {
  z-index: 2;
  min-height: 44px;
  margin-right: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: #28225f;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-mark {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 18px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-lottie,
.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots {
  grid-area: 1 / 1;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-lottie {
  display: block;
  width: 44px;
  height: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-lottie svg {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 5px;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots i {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: none;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots i:nth-child(1) { background: #e74932; }
.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots i:nth-child(2) { background: #f4bd28; }
.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots i:nth-child(3) { background: #288f89; }

.site-header.ep-header .brand-mark.is-live .brand-dots {
  visibility: hidden;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
  max-width: none;
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav {
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 4px 22px;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 4px 0 6px;
  border-bottom: 0;
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 550;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 4px;
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #288f89;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.28s var(--ease-out);
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a:hover,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a:focus-visible,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  border-color: transparent;
  color: #28225f;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a:hover::after,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a:focus-visible::after,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
  z-index: 2;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  border: 1px solid #28225f;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-header.ep-header .header-cta:hover,
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta:focus-visible,
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta[aria-current="page"] {
  background: #28225f;
  color: #f6f4ef;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle {
  z-index: 3;
  min-width: 44px;
  min-height: 44px;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle span {
  background: #28225f;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .site-header.ep-header {
    min-height: 40px;
    padding-inline: clamp(16px, 3vw, 36px);
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header::after {
    content: none;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .brand {
    min-height: 36px;
    gap: 9px;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav {
    gap: 4px 18px;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav a {
    min-height: 36px;
    padding-block: 2px 4px;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav a::after {
    bottom: 2px;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
    min-height: 32px;
    padding-inline: 13px;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .site-header.ep-header .brand-lottie {
    display: none !important;
  }
  .site-header.ep-header .brand-mark.is-live .brand-dots {
    visibility: visible;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .site-header.ep-header {
    min-height: 66px;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 0 16px;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header::after {
    height: 32px;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    min-height: 36px;
    padding: 0 12px;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle {
    display: block;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav {
    top: 66px;
    background: #f6f4ef;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav a {
    font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    max-width: none;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   APPROVED HOMEPAGE FLOW
   Structural pacing from the desktop/mobile wireframe while
   preserving the live artwork, typography, and content system.
   ============================================================ */

.ep-home {
  --site-header-h: 40px;
  --ep-chapter-h: 34px;
}

.ep-home .ep-buy-label-short,
.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav small,
.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .ep-nav-buy-mobile,
.ep-home .ep-chapter-control {
  display: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-chapter-shell {
  position: sticky;
  z-index: 44;
  top: var(--site-header-h, 40px);
  height: var(--ep-chapter-h);
  color: #28225f;
  background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.98);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.025);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 42px);
  width: min(960px, calc(100% - 48px));
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-chapter-label,
.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav a {
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ep-home .site-header.ep-header {
  background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.98) !important;
}

.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a::after {
  bottom: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.38);
}

.ep-home .ep-chapter-label {
  color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.62);
}

.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav a {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;
}

.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  content: "";
  background: #288f89;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav a:hover::after,
.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav a:focus-visible::after,
.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav a.is-active::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.ep-home #argument,
.ep-home #inside-the-book,
.ep-home #praise,
.ep-home #authors {
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--site-header-h, 40px) + var(--ep-chapter-h) + 8px);
}

.ep-home .ep-section-number {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-home .ep-opening-spread {
  overflow: clip;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--ep-chapter-h));
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--ep-chapter-h));
  padding-top: clamp(70px, 8vh, 92px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(52px, 7vh, 74px);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument {
  min-height: 85svh;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: 85svh;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
  align-content: center;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: clamp(88px, 11vh, 118px) clamp(60px, 8vw, 124px) clamp(48px, 6vh, 68px);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines {
  height: clamp(240px, 29svh, 286px);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value {
  min-height: 55svh;
  padding: clamp(52px, 7vh, 72px) 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value-inner {
  top: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value h2 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 32px);
  color: #151515;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.8vw, 4.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes {
  min-height: 80svh;
  padding: clamp(42px, 5.5vh, 58px) 0 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
  top: 0;
  width: min(1060px, 100%);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 1101px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.27fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
    margin: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    max-width: 7ch;
    margin: 0;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot {
    gap: 5px;
    padding-block: 1%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p {
    font-size: clamp(0.84rem, 0.96vw, 1rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 1vw, 1.04rem);
  }
}

.ep-home .ep-authors {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: clamp(50px, 7vh, 66px) 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-heading {
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(24px, 3vh, 34px);
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2 {
  max-width: 17ch;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.6vw, 4.8rem);
}

.ep-home .ep-author {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(118px, 0.72fr) minmax(190px, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 34px);
  padding: 16px 34px 20px 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
  padding: 16px 0 20px 34px;
}

.ep-home .ep-author-copy h3 {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.4rem);
}

.ep-home .ep-author-copy p {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: clamp(22px, 3vh, 30px);
  color: #28225f;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
  margin: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 960px);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner {
  top: clamp(46px, 6.5vw, 86px);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.4vw, 4.5rem);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header > p:last-child {
  max-width: 40ch;
  margin-top: 16px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a {
  padding: 0 8px;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.55vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a span {
  display: block;
  width: min(100%, 9ch);
  min-height: 2.08em;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 18px max(28px, calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2)) 20px;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer > p {
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.34;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-nav a {
  min-height: 28px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .ep-nav-buy-mobile {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home {
    --site-header-h: 52px;
    --ep-chapter-h: 38px;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header {
    min-height: var(--site-header-h);
    padding-inline: 14px;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header::after {
    content: none;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand {
    min-width: 0;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-mark {
    width: 34px;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    display: inline-block;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 0.94rem;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix {
    display: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-buy-label-long {
    display: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-buy-label-short {
    display: inline;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
    min-height: 34px;
    padding-inline: 11px;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle {
    display: block;
    min-width: 38px;
    min-height: 38px;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav {
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 60;
    top: var(--site-header-h);
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 28px 22px 40px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    background: #f6f4ef;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease, visibility 180ms ease;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav.open {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: none;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a {
    display: grid;
    gap: 5px;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 18px 2px 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.18);
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a:last-child {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.18);
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a::after {
    content: none;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a span {
    font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 8vw, 2.25rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    line-height: 1.05;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav small {
    display: block;
    color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.7);
    font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav .ep-nav-buy-mobile {
    display: grid;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-shell {
    top: var(--site-header-h);
    background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.98);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-nav {
    display: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 12px;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 0 14px;
    color: #28225f;
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary::-webkit-details-marker {
    display: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary::after {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-right: 1px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
    content: "";
    transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(45deg);
    transition: transform 160ms ease;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control[open] summary::after {
    transform: translateY(2px) rotate(225deg);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary span,
  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary strong {
    font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    line-height: 1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary span {
    color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.62);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary strong {
    overflow: hidden;
    font-weight: 750;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    display: grid;
    padding: 6px 16px 12px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.14);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.08);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-chapter-control nav a {
    padding: 11px 0;
    color: #28225f;
    font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    font-weight: 650;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy,
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    min-height: calc(100svh - var(--ep-chapter-h));
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    padding-top: clamp(70px, 11vh, 96px);
    padding-bottom: 44px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
    display: block;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    padding: 72px 22px 52px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-lines {
    display: grid;
    height: auto;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-line {
    min-height: 76px;
    padding-inline: 18px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-value {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 76px 0 86px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-value h2 {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 12vw, 3.45rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 50px 0 30px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 11vw, 3.45rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: min(340px, 100%);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.62rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.45rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 62px 0 64px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2 {
    max-width: 13ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 11.5vw, 3.65rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-pair {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    grid-template-columns: 96px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 18px 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.15);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-image {
    width: 96px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-copy h3 {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-copy p {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    line-height: 1.48;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors-link {
    margin-top: 24px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    top: 34px;
    left: 18px;
    width: min(48%, 184px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
    max-width: 8ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 9.4vw, 2.75rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header > p:last-child {
    max-width: 22ch;
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
    margin: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap {
    width: min(100%, 340px);
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a,
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 1.15rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 24px 18px 26px !important;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer > p {
    margin-bottom: 3px;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-nav {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 2px 18px;
    margin-top: 14px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-nav a {
    min-height: 26px;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    font-size: 0.86rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: min(326px, 100%);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    grid-template-columns: 84px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-image {
    width: 84px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   DEFINITIVE IMAGE-FREE OPENING
   Hero and argument are separate solid sections at every width.
   ============================================================ */
.ep-home .ep-opening-spread {
  overflow: visible;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  background: #ffffff !important;
}

.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::before,
.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::after,
.ep-home .ep-argument::before,
.ep-home .ep-argument-canvas::before {
  content: none !important;
  display: none !important;
  background: none !important;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument {
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #f6f4ef !important;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
  min-height: 0;
  background: transparent !important;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy,
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    min-height: clamp(680px, 88svh, 790px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    padding-top: clamp(52px, 6vh, 70px);
    padding-bottom: clamp(42px, 5vh, 58px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument,
  .ep-home .ep-argument-canvas {
    min-height: clamp(600px, 72svh, 650px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    padding: clamp(58px, 7vh, 72px) clamp(60px, 8vw, 124px) clamp(34px, 4vh, 46px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy,
  .ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    min-height: clamp(620px, calc(100svh - 100px), 760px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-opening {
    padding-top: 54px;
  }
}

/* Final Praise layout: compact canvas, readable live text, safe breakpoints. */
.ep-home .ep-quotes {
  min-height: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(38px, 5vh, 54px) 0 18px;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
  display: block;
  width: min(1320px, calc(100% - 48px));
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
  margin: 0 auto clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.4vw, 5.15rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  white-space: normal;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
  top: 0;
  width: min(1080px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot {
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 1.1% 2.25%;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1.02vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
  font-size: clamp(0.58rem, 0.66vw, 0.72rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

@media (min-width: 1440px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 0.25fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
    margin: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    max-width: 7ch;
    font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 4.4vw, 4.9rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1000px) and (max-width: 1439px) {
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-quotes {
    padding: 32px 0 24px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-inner {
    width: min(calc(100% - 16px), 430px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-quotes-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 10vw, 3.2rem);
    line-height: 1.02;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-tree {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    line-height: 1.14;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.5rem;
    line-height: 1.12;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: 0.44rem;
  }
}

/* Mobile pivot bands read vertically: From, down arrow, To. */
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-argument .ep-pivot-arrow {
    width: 1.45rem;
    height: 1.45rem;
    margin: 2px 0;
    transform: rotate(90deg);
    transform-origin: center;
  }
}

/* Shared book-palette footer across every public page. */
body .ep-footer.site-footer {
  --ep-footer-coral: #f43014;
  --ep-footer-gold: #f4bd28;
  --ep-footer-teal: #0a8e8a;
  --ep-footer-blue: #075fa8;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) auto;
  column-gap: clamp(42px, 7vw, 104px);
  align-items: start;
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 40px max(28px, calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2)) 34px !important;
  border: 0;
  background: #176b67 !important;
  color: #fffefb !important;
  text-align: left;
}

body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer.site-footer::before,
body.ep-inner .ep-footer.site-footer::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 7px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--ep-footer-coral) 0 25%,
    var(--ep-footer-gold) 25% 50%,
    var(--ep-footer-teal) 50% 75%,
    var(--ep-footer-blue) 75% 100%
  );
  content: "";
}

body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer.site-footer::after,
body.ep-inner .ep-footer.site-footer::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  right: -44px;
  bottom: -58px;
  display: block;
  width: 134px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(244, 189, 40, 0.13);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer > p {
  grid-column: 1;
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin: 0 0 5px;
  color: #fffefb !important;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem !important;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.42;
  text-align: left;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer > p:first-of-type {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.16rem) !important;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta {
  color: rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.78) !important;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 0.72rem !important;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 5;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 6px 20px;
  margin: 0;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a {
  --ep-footer-dot: var(--ep-footer-coral);
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 34px;
  padding-left: 15px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.32);
  color: #fffefb !important;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.74rem !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a:nth-child(2) { --ep-footer-dot: var(--ep-footer-gold); }
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a:nth-child(3) { --ep-footer-dot: #43bbb0; }
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a:nth-child(4) { --ep-footer-dot: #62a9e1; }

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a::before {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  width: 8px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ep-footer-dot);
  content: "";
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a:hover,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a:focus-visible,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  border-color: var(--ep-footer-dot);
  color: #fffefb !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a:focus-visible,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #fffefb;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta a {
  display: inline;
  min-height: 0;
  border-color: rgba(255, 254, 251, 0.38);
  color: #fffefb !important;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta a:hover,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta a:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ep-footer-gold);
  color: #fffefb !important;
}

body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer.site-footer > p,
body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta,
body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta a {
  color: #fffefb !important;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body .ep-footer.site-footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 34px 18px 30px !important;
  }

  body .ep-footer.site-footer > p {
    grid-column: 1;
    order: 1;
    font-size: 0.7rem !important;
  }

  body .ep-footer.site-footer > p:first-of-type {
    font-size: 0.9rem !important;
  }

  body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta {
    font-size: 0.64rem !important;
    line-height: 1.45;
  }

  body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
    order: 2;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 2px 18px;
    margin-top: 17px;
  }

  body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a {
    min-height: 30px;
    font-size: 0.68rem !important;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer.site-footer::after,
  body.ep-inner .ep-footer.site-footer::after {
    right: -52px;
    bottom: -66px;
    width: 128px;
  }
}

/* Approved responsive flat-lay hero renders with live HTML copy above. */
body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
  min-height: clamp(520px, 52vw, 800px);
  background-color: #f5efe6 !important;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  display: block !important;
  background-color: #f5efe6;
  background-image: url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-background-clean-4k.webp");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: 60% center;
  background-size: auto 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-text-link {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-link {
  display: none !important;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
  min-height: clamp(520px, 52vw, 800px);
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
  grid-column: 2 / 7;
  max-width: 570px;
  gap: clamp(26px, 3vw, 42px);
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column::before {
  content: none !important;
  display: none !important;
  background: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-thesis {
  max-width: 650px;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.94;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0.6px currentColor;
  paint-order: stroke fill;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-thesis span,
body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-thesis em {
  display: block;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-thesis em {
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
    min-height: clamp(500px, calc(136vw + 55px), 790px);
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    background-image: url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-background-clean-4k.webp");
    background-position: center 30px;
    background-size: min(calc(100% - 50px), 520px) auto;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    display: block;
    width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 560px);
    min-height: clamp(500px, calc(136vw + 55px), 790px);
    padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 60px) 0 0;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
    display: flex;
    width: min(100%, 390px);
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-kicker {
    max-width: 46ch;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    font-size: clamp(0.58rem, 2.35vw, 0.7rem);
    line-height: 1.35;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-kicker em {
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: none;
    font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 8vw, 2.85rem);
    line-height: 0.94;
    -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.45px;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-lead {
    max-width: 31ch;
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 3.7vw, 1.08rem);
    line-height: 1.25;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px 18px;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-button,
  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-text-link {
    width: auto;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    background-position: center 65px;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
    padding-top: 48px;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: 2.05rem;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
    gap: 10px 14px;
  }
}


/* Shared tactile paper material and wide-hero continuity. */
body.ep-home,
body.ep-inner {
  --ep-paper-grain: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180' viewBox='0 0 180 180'%3E%3Cfilter id='n' x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.72' numOctaves='4' seed='19'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 .35 0 0 0 0 .32 0 0 0 0 .28 0 0 0 .045 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-color: #f5efe6;
  background-image: var(--ep-paper-grain);
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: 180px 180px;
}

body.ep-home .ep-header,
body.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav,
body.ep-inner .ep-header,
body.ep-home .ep-opening-spread,
body.ep-home .ep-argument,
body.ep-home .ep-argument-value,
body.ep-home .ep-quotes,
body.ep-home .ep-authors,
body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread,
body.ep-inner .inner-hero,
body.ep-about-page .about-authors,
body.ep-about-page .about-team,
body.ep-about-page .about-section,
body.ep-resources-page .resources-browser,
body.ep-resources-page .resources-panel,
body.ep-buy-page .buy-main,
body.ep-buy-page .buy-hero {
  background-image: var(--ep-paper-grain);
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: 180px 180px;
  background-blend-mode: multiply;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
  background-color: #f5efe6;
  background-image:
    url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-background-clean-4k.webp"),
    var(--ep-paper-grain);
  background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
  background-position: 60% center, 0 0;
  background-size: auto 100%, 180px 180px;
}

@media (min-width: 1700px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    background-position: 60% top, 0 0;
    background-size: auto 112%, 180px 180px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    background-image:
      url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-background-clean-4k.webp"),
      var(--ep-paper-grain);
    background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
    background-position: center 30px, 0 0;
    background-size: min(calc(100% - 50px), 520px) auto, 180px 180px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    background-position: center 65px, 0 0;
  }
}

/* Homepage-wide type reinforcement, calibrated to preserve fine editorial detail. */
@supports (-webkit-text-stroke: 0.1px currentColor) {
  body.ep-home {
    -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.18px;
    -webkit-text-stroke-color: currentColor;
    paint-order: stroke fill;
  }

  body.ep-home :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, blockquote) {
    -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.5px;
  }

  body.ep-home :where(
    .brand-name,
    .ep-header a,
    .ep-chapter-nav a,
    .ep-button,
    .ep-text-link,
    button,
    figcaption,
    .ep-section-number,
    .ep-kicker,
    .ep-quote-author,
    .ep-quote-role,
    strong
  ) {
    -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.32px;
  }
}

/* Desktop closing-path labels: fill and center the live type within each opening. */
@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a {
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.92vw, 2.05rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 0.98;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a span {
    width: min(88%, 9ch);
    min-height: 0;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1) {
    top: 77%;
    left: 18%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2) {
    top: 68%;
    left: 47.5%;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
    top: 28%;
    left: 78.5%;
  }
}

/* Shared navigation parity: the same header system on home and inner pages. */
body.ep-inner {
  --site-header-h: 40px;
}

.site-header.ep-header {
  background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.98) !important;
  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.32px;
  -webkit-text-stroke-color: currentColor;
  paint-order: stroke fill;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav small,
.site-header.ep-header .ep-nav-buy-mobile,
.site-header.ep-header .ep-buy-label-short {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-inner {
    --site-header-h: 52px;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header {
    min-height: var(--site-header-h);
    gap: 10px;
    padding-inline: 14px;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand {
    min-width: 0;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-mark {
    width: 34px;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    display: inline-block;
    flex: 0 1 auto;
    min-width: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 0.94rem;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix,
  body.ep-inner .ep-buy-label-long {
    display: none;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-buy-label-short {
    display: inline;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
    min-height: 34px;
    padding-inline: 11px;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle {
    display: block;
    min-width: 38px;
    min-height: 38px;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav {
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 60;
    top: var(--site-header-h);
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 28px 22px 40px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    background: #f6f4ef;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease, visibility 180ms ease;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav.open {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: none;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a {
    display: grid;
    gap: 5px;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 18px 2px 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.18);
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a:last-child {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.18);
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a::after {
    content: none;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a span {
    font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 8vw, 2.25rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    line-height: 1.05;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav small {
    display: block;
    color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.7);
    font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav .ep-nav-buy-mobile {
    display: grid;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .ep-buy-label-long,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .ep-buy-label-long {
    display: none;
  }

  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .ep-buy-label-short,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .ep-buy-label-short {
    display: inline;
  }
}

/* Compact About hero: retain the approved collage while trimming unused bands. */
body.ep-inner main {
  padding-top: var(--site-header-h);
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-about-page .inner-hero--about {
    min-height: clamp(700px, 52vw, 780px);
    padding: clamp(64px, 5.5vw, 84px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px) clamp(180px, 18vw, 230px);
  }

  .ep-about-page .about-hero-canopy {
    background-position: center calc(100% + clamp(48px, 5vw, 80px));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-about-page .inner-hero--about {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 64px 18px 190px;
  }

  .ep-about-page .about-hero-canopy {
    background-position: 62% calc(100% + clamp(52px, 15vw, 64px));
    background-size: auto 118%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .ep-about-page .inner-hero--about {
    padding-bottom: 170px;
  }
}

/* One site navigation: reuse the homepage chapter row on every inner page. */
body.ep-inner {
  --ep-chapter-h: 34px;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-shell {
  position: sticky;
  z-index: 44;
  top: var(--site-header-h, 40px);
  height: var(--ep-chapter-h);
  color: #28225f;
  background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.98);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.025);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 42px);
  width: min(960px, calc(100% - 48px));
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-label,
body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav a {
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.32px;
  -webkit-text-stroke-color: currentColor;
  paint-order: stroke fill;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-label {
  color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.62);
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav a {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  content: "";
  background: #288f89;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav a:hover::after,
body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav a:focus-visible::after,
body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav a.is-active::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-inner {
    --ep-chapter-h: 38px;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-shell {
    top: var(--site-header-h);
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav {
    display: none;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) 12px;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 0 14px;
    color: #28225f;
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary::-webkit-details-marker {
    display: none;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary::after {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-right: 1px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
    content: "";
    transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(45deg);
    transition: transform 160ms ease;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control[open] summary::after {
    transform: translateY(2px) rotate(225deg);
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary span,
  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary strong {
    font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    line-height: 1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary span {
    color: rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.62);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary strong {
    overflow: hidden;
    font-weight: 750;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    display: grid;
    padding: 6px 16px 12px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.14);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.08);
  }

  body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control nav a {
    padding: 11px 0;
    color: #28225f;
    font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    font-weight: 650;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
}


/* Production layered hero: clean desk background + independent real-cover book. */
body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: 0;
  height: clamp(640px, 52vw, 800px);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #f2ede3;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::before,
body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy::after,
body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column::before {
  content: none;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  background-color: #f2ede3;
  background-image: url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-background-clean-4k.webp");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: 68% center;
  background-size: cover;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  align-items: center;
  width: min(1440px, 100%);
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(42px, 5vw, 72px);
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  grid-column: 2 / span 5;
  align-self: center;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy,
body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-thesis {
  max-width: 10.5ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 50%;
  right: clamp(5%, 8vw, 12%);
  height: 78%;
  margin: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer img {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-width: none;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 22px 18px rgba(57, 43, 31, 0.18)) drop-shadow(0 5px 5px rgba(46, 34, 24, 0.12));
}

@media (min-width: 700px) and (max-width: 1100px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
    height: clamp(900px, 96vw, 1060px);
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    background-position: 82% center;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    display: block;
    padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 64px);
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
    width: min(42%, 390px);
    max-width: 390px;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-thesis {
    max-width: 9.5ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.5vw, 3.7rem);
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer {
    top: clamp(145px, 14vw, 150px);
    right: 1%;
    width: clamp(50%, calc(61% - 1vw), 54%);
    height: auto;
    transform: none;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 699px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-art {
    background-image: url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-background-mobile.webp");
    background-position: 82% center;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    width: min(100%, 430px);
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: clamp(64px, 18vw, 72px) clamp(16px, 5vw, 22px) clamp(34px, 9vw, 42px);
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-copy-column {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 390px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-thesis {
    max-width: 10ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 8.8vw, 2.85rem);
    line-height: 0.94;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-actions {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px 16px;
    margin-top: 22px;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    right: auto;
    width: min(68vw, 340px);
    height: auto;
    margin: clamp(22px, 7vw, 32px) auto 0;
    transform: none;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer,
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer img {
    animation: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1600px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer { height: 82%; }
}


/* Closing spread: make the destination heading intentional and center the middle path in its artwork opening. */
@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2) {
    top: 64.16%;
    left: 49.35%;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1101px) {
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner {
    top: clamp(44px, 3vw, 52px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header {
    max-width: min(48%, 590px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
    max-width: 10.5ch;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(4rem, 4.6vw, 5.8rem);
    line-height: 0.93;
  }
}


/* Homepage authors: a larger, balanced editorial portrait pair. */
.ep-home .ep-authors {
  padding: clamp(64px, 6vw, 92px) 0 clamp(58px, 5.4vw, 84px);
}

.ep-home .ep-authors .ep-section-inner {
  width: min(1540px, calc(100% - 96px));
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-heading {
  margin-bottom: clamp(42px, 4vw, 64px);
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2 {
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin-inline: auto;
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.ep-home .ep-author-pair {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(56px, 6vw, 112px);
}

.ep-home .ep-author,
.ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
  grid-template-columns: clamp(196px, 14vw, 258px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 48px);
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-author-image {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

/* Match Pam's head scale to Elliot's while lifting only the photo inside the circle. */
.ep-home .ep-author:first-child .ep-author-image img {
  transform: translateY(-7%) scale(1.42);
  transform-origin: 50% 38%;
}

.ep-home .ep-author-copy h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 3.5vw, 4.25rem);
}

.ep-home .ep-author-copy p {
  max-width: 42ch;
  color: #30413b;
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(0.96rem, 0.3vw + 0.82rem, 1.08rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.ep-home .ep-authors-link {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  margin: clamp(40px, 4vw, 58px) auto 0;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) and (max-width: 1180px) {
  .ep-home .ep-authors .ep-section-inner {
    width: min(100% - 64px, 1080px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-pair {
    gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 26px;
    align-content: start;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-image {
    width: min(100%, 292px);
    margin-inline: auto;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-copy p {
    margin-inline: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .ep-home .ep-authors {
    padding: 64px 0 62px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors .ep-section-inner {
    width: min(100% - 44px, 680px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading {
    margin-bottom: 38px;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors-heading h2 {
    max-width: 13ch;
    margin-inline: 0;
    font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 11.5vw, 4.35rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-pair {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    grid-template-columns: clamp(112px, 31vw, 166px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(20px, 5.5vw, 34px);
    align-items: center;
    padding: 28px 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.15);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-copy h3 {
    font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 8vw, 3rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-copy p {
    font-size: clamp(0.94rem, 3.7vw, 1.05rem);
    line-height: 1.58;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-authors-link {
    margin: 30px 0 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 430px) {
  .ep-home .ep-authors .ep-section-inner {
    width: calc(100% - 36px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author,
  .ep-home .ep-author + .ep-author {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-image {
    width: min(58vw, 218px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-author-copy p {
    max-width: 38ch;
  }
}


/* Hero book: tactile pointer tilt and a restrained, cover-clipped light sweep. */
body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer {
  pointer-events: auto;
  perspective: 1400px;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  color: inherit;
  line-height: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-surface {
  --ep-tilt-base-x: 1deg;
  --ep-tilt-base-y: -5deg;
  --ep-tilt-x: var(--ep-tilt-base-x);
  --ep-tilt-y: var(--ep-tilt-base-y);
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform: translateY(0) rotateX(var(--ep-tilt-x)) rotateY(var(--ep-tilt-y));
  transform-origin: 48% 55%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 360ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
  will-change: transform;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-layer img {
  transition: filter 360ms ease;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-shine {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      112deg,
      transparent 36%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) 42%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.46) 50%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 57%,
      transparent 64%
    );
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: 135% 0;
  background-size: 235% 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-mask: url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-book-real-cover.webp") center / contain no-repeat;
  mask: url("./assets/hero/education-pivot-hero-book-real-cover.webp") center / contain no-repeat;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-shine.ep-is-sweeping {
  animation: ep-production-book-shine 920ms ease-out both;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:hover .ep-hero-book-surface,
body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:focus-visible .ep-hero-book-surface {
  transform: translateY(-5px) rotateX(calc(var(--ep-tilt-x) - 0.5deg)) rotateY(calc(var(--ep-tilt-y) + 1deg));
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:hover img,
body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:focus-visible img {
  filter: drop-shadow(0 28px 23px rgba(57, 43, 31, 0.22)) drop-shadow(0 7px 7px rgba(46, 34, 24, 0.14));
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:active .ep-hero-book-surface {
  transform: translateY(-1px) scale(0.992) rotateX(var(--ep-tilt-x)) rotateY(var(--ep-tilt-y));
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #28225f;
  outline-offset: 8px;
}

@keyframes ep-production-book-shine {
  0% {
    background-position: 135% 0;
    opacity: 0;
  }
  18% {
    opacity: 0.72;
  }
  70% {
    opacity: 0.46;
  }
  100% {
    background-position: -42% 0;
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction,
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-surface {
    height: auto;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-surface {
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:hover .ep-hero-book-surface,
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:focus-visible .ep-hero-book-surface,
  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-interaction:active .ep-hero-book-surface {
    transform: none !important;
  }

  body.ep-home .ep-hero-book-shine {
    display: none;
    animation: none !important;
  }
}


/* Keep the mobile chapter control clear of the hero copy at the tablet edge. */
@media (min-width: 700px) and (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-hero-inner {
    padding-top: 68px;
  }
}


/* Homepage type: protect Bodoni joins and counters at display and artwork sizes. */
body.ep-home #main-content h1,
body.ep-home #main-content h2,
body.ep-home #main-content h3 {
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  font-kerning: none;
  font-variant-ligatures: none;
  font-feature-settings: "liga" 0, "clig" 0;
}

body.ep-home #argument-value-title {
  letter-spacing: 0.015em;
  line-height: 1.04;
}

body.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt blockquote p,
body.ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p {
  letter-spacing: 0;
  font-kerning: none;
  font-variant-ligatures: none;
  font-feature-settings: "liga" 0, "clig" 0;
}


/* IDEA TRAILS RESOURCE PAGE 2026-08-26 */
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.ep-ideas-hero{position:relative;height:min(730px,calc(100svh - 116px));min-height:560px;overflow:hidden;background:#f6f0e4}
.ep-ideas-hero>picture,.ep-ideas-hero>picture img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%}
.ep-ideas-hero>picture img{object-fit:cover}
.ep-ideas-hero-copy{position:relative;z-index:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;width:min(1180px,calc(100% - 48px));height:100%;margin:auto}
.ep-ideas-hero-copy>p:first-child{margin:0 0 18px;font:700 .72rem/1 Inter,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase}
.ep-ideas-hero h1{max-width:760px;margin:0;color:#173c37;font:500 clamp(4rem,7.5vw,7rem)/.91 "Bodoni Moda","Bodoni 72",Didot,Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.ep-ideas-hero-copy>p:last-child{max-width:525px;margin:0;color:#173c37;font:500 1.05rem/1.65 Inter,Arial,sans-serif}
.ep-idea-trails{padding:10px 24px 34px}
.ep-idea-trail{padding:12px 0}
.ep-idea-trail-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.18fr) minmax(320px,.82fr);gap:clamp(36px,5vw,76px);align-items:start;width:min(1180px,100%);margin:auto}
.ep-idea-trail:nth-child(even) .ep-idea-media{order:2}
.ep-idea-media{margin:0}
.ep-idea-media picture,.ep-idea-media img{display:block;width:100%}
.ep-idea-media img{aspect-ratio:1.5;object-fit:cover}
.ep-idea-copy{padding-top:clamp(10px,1.5vw,24px)}
.ep-idea-copy h2{max-width:440px;margin:0 0 24px;color:#173c37;font:500 clamp(2.4rem,4vw,3.65rem)/1.02 "Bodoni Moda","Bodoni 72",Didot,Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.ep-idea-resources{margin:0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid rgba(23,60,55,.2);list-style:none}
.ep-idea-resource{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(23,60,55,.2)}
.ep-idea-resource[hidden]{display:none}
.ep-idea-resource a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto;gap:16px;align-items:center;min-height:42px;padding:11px 0;color:#173c37;text-decoration:none}
.ep-idea-resource a:hover>span,.ep-idea-resource a:focus-visible>span{color:#e66b43}
.ep-idea-resource a>span{font:600 .75rem/1.35 Inter,Arial,sans-serif;transition:color .2s}
.ep-idea-resource small{color:rgba(23,60,55,.68);font:600 .56rem/1 Inter,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap}
.ep-idea-more{margin-top:16px;padding:8px 0;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;background:none;color:#173c37;font:700 .7rem/1 Inter,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer}
.ep-idea-more:active{transform:translateY(1px)}
@media(min-width:901px){
  .ep-idea-trails{padding-inline:clamp(24px,3vw,48px)}
  .ep-idea-trail{padding-block:clamp(24px,3vw,44px)}
  .ep-idea-trail-inner{
    grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.35fr) minmax(340px,.65fr);
    gap:clamp(40px,4vw,68px);
    width:min(1440px,100%);
    align-items:center;
  }
  .ep-idea-trail:nth-child(even) .ep-idea-trail-inner{grid-template-columns:minmax(340px,.65fr) minmax(0,1.35fr)}
  .ep-idea-media picture{display:block;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:746/527}
  .ep-idea-media img{height:100%;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain}
  .ep-idea-copy{padding-top:0}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .ep-idea-trails{padding:0 20px 24px}
  .ep-idea-trail{padding:54px 0}
  .ep-idea-trail-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}
  .ep-idea-trail:nth-child(even) .ep-idea-media{order:0}
  .ep-idea-media picture{display:block;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:746/527}
  .ep-idea-media img{height:100%;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain}
  .ep-idea-copy{padding-top:0}
  .ep-idea-copy h2{margin-bottom:20px;font-size:2.75rem}
}
@media(max-width:700px){
  .ep-ideas-hero{height:clamp(390px,110vw,440px);min-height:0;aspect-ratio:auto}
  .ep-ideas-hero-copy{display:block;width:100%;padding:12% 22px 0}
  .ep-ideas-hero h1{max-width:330px;font-size:clamp(3.35rem,16vw,4.65rem)}
  .ep-ideas-hero-copy>p:last-child{max-width:305px;font-size:.86rem;line-height:1.5}
  .ep-idea-trails{padding:0 18px 18px}
  .ep-idea-trail{padding:44px 0}
  .ep-idea-trail-inner{gap:25px}
  .ep-idea-media picture{display:block;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:4/3}
  .ep-idea-media img{height:100%;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 46%}
  .ep-idea-copy h2{max-width:310px;font-size:2.5rem}
  .ep-idea-resource a{min-height:48px;padding:13px 0}
  .ep-idea-resource a>span{font-size:.8rem}
}
@media(max-width:360px){
  .ep-ideas-hero h1{font-size:3.05rem}
  .ep-ideas-hero-copy>p:last-child{font-size:.8rem}
  .ep-idea-copy h2{font-size:2.3rem}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ep-idea-resource a>span{transition:none}}


/* Simple publisher header: one quiet primary row across the site. */
body.ep-home,
body.ep-inner {
  --site-header-h: 64px;
}

.site-header.ep-header {
  min-height: var(--site-header-h);
  height: var(--site-header-h);
  gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 52px);
  padding-inline: clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px);
  background: rgba(250, 249, 244, 0.98) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(20, 62, 50, 0.14) !important;
  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

.ep-home .site-header.ep-header::after {
  content: none;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand {
  min-height: var(--site-header-h);
  gap: 0;
  color: #16483a;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-mark {
  display: none !important;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-name,
.site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix {
  display: inline;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
  overflow: visible;
  color: #16483a;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 1.78rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-overflow: clip;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav {
  gap: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 54px);
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a,
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
  min-height: var(--site-header-h);
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #111713;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a::after {
  bottom: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: #16483a;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav a:hover,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a:focus-visible,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a[aria-current="page"],
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta:hover,
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta:focus-visible,
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta[aria-current="page"] {
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #16483a;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-shell {
  display: none !important;
}

body.ep-inner main {
  padding-top: calc(var(--site-header-h) + 38px);
}

/* Secondary-page return path: history restores the reader's exact homepage position. */
body.ep-inner .ep-return-shell {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 44;
  top: var(--site-header-h);
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 38px;
  background: rgba(246, 244, 239, 0.98);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.025);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

body.ep-inner .ep-return-home {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 40px));
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.035em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-return-home span {
  color: #288f89;
  font-size: 1rem;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

body.ep-inner .ep-return-home:hover span,
body.ep-inner .ep-return-home:focus-visible span {
  transform: translateX(-3px);
}

/* Full endorsement reader */
.ep-endorsements-page {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 7% 16%, rgba(231, 73, 50, 0.11), transparent 20rem),
    radial-gradient(circle at 94% 10%, rgba(60, 113, 149, 0.13), transparent 24rem),
    #f7f3eb;
}

.endorsements-main {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-bottom: clamp(72px, 9vw, 132px) !important;
}

.endorsements-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: clamp(390px, 35vw, 500px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(76px, 9vw, 126px) clamp(150px, 18vw, 260px) clamp(58px, 6vw, 82px);
  border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
  border-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #e74932 0 20%, #f4bd28 20% 40%, #288f89 40% 60%, #3c7195 60% 80%, #6b475c 80%) 1;
}

.endorsements-hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    url("./assets/endorsements/canopy/endorsement-canopy-desktop-left.svg"),
    url("./assets/endorsements/canopy/endorsement-canopy-desktop-right.svg");
  background-position: left top, right top;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: auto min(100%, 470px), auto min(100%, 500px);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.endorsements-hero h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #17151b;
  text-align: center;
  font: 500 clamp(3.7rem, 7vw, 7.4rem)/0.9 "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0.62px currentColor;
  paint-order: stroke fill;
}

.endorsements-hero h1 em {
  display: block;
  color: #2b235f;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.endorsements-list {
  display: grid;
}

.endorsement-full {
  --endorsement-accent: #f4bd28;
  --endorsement-wash: rgba(244, 189, 40, 0.19);
  --endorsement-wash-soft: rgba(244, 189, 40, 0.055);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(220px, 0.45fr);
  gap: clamp(34px, 7vw, 110px);
  padding: clamp(44px, 6vw, 80px) clamp(18px, 3vw, 38px);
  background:
    linear-gradient(100deg, var(--endorsement-wash), var(--endorsement-wash-soft) 48%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.18);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--endorsement-accent);
}

.endorsement-full--teal { --endorsement-accent: #288f89; --endorsement-wash: rgba(40, 143, 137, 0.17); --endorsement-wash-soft: rgba(40, 143, 137, 0.045); }
.endorsement-full--blue { --endorsement-accent: #3c7195; --endorsement-wash: rgba(60, 113, 149, 0.17); --endorsement-wash-soft: rgba(60, 113, 149, 0.045); }
.endorsement-full--coral { --endorsement-accent: #e74932; --endorsement-wash: rgba(231, 73, 50, 0.15); --endorsement-wash-soft: rgba(231, 73, 50, 0.04); }
.endorsement-full--violet { --endorsement-accent: #6b475c; --endorsement-wash: rgba(107, 71, 92, 0.16); --endorsement-wash-soft: rgba(107, 71, 92, 0.045); }

.endorsement-full blockquote,
.endorsement-full p { margin: 0; }

.endorsement-full blockquote p {
  color: #2b235f;
  font: 500 clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.82rem)/1.42 "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.endorsement-full footer {
  align-self: end;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
}

.endorsement-full footer strong,
.endorsement-full footer span { display: block; }
.endorsement-full footer strong { color: var(--endorsement-accent); font-size: 0.96rem; line-height: 1.3; }
.endorsement-full footer span { margin-top: 8px; color: #5c625f; font-size: 0.76rem; line-height: 1.5; }

/* Compact contact destination on the About page. */
.about-contact {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(76px, 10vw, 132px) 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.18);
  background: linear-gradient(112deg, rgba(244, 189, 40, 0.2), rgba(40, 143, 137, 0.13) 48%, rgba(60, 113, 149, 0.18));
}
.about-contact__inner { width: min(820px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.about-contact__eyebrow { margin: 0 0 18px; color: #177f7a; font: 700 0.72rem/1 Inter, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.about-contact h2 { margin: 0; color: #17151b; font: 500 clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 6.5rem)/0.96 "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -0.05em; }
.about-contact__inner > p:not(.about-contact__eyebrow) { max-width: 650px; margin: 26px auto 0; color: #2b235f; font: 500 clamp(1.08rem, 1.7vw, 1.34rem)/1.58 "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif; }
.ep-about-page .about-contact__link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 54px; margin-top: 30px; padding: 0 26px; border: 3px solid #28225f; background: #28225f; color: #fffefb !important; font: 800 0.88rem/1 Inter, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; }
.ep-about-page .about-contact__link:hover, .ep-about-page .about-contact__link:focus-visible { background: #177f7a; border-color: #0f6662; color: #fffefb !important; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.about-contact__link:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #f4bd28; outline-offset: 4px; }
.about-contact__email { display: block; margin-top: 16px; color: #4f5954; font: 600 0.76rem/1.4 Inter, Arial, sans-serif; }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .about-contact { padding-inline: 18px; } .about-contact__link { width: 100%; } }

/* Dormant until data/news.json contains an approved published item. */
.ep-news[hidden] { display: none !important; }
.ep-news { padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 110px) 0; background: #f1ede4; }
.ep-news__inner { width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 48px)); margin: 0 auto; }
.ep-news__inner > header { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 28px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 44px; }
.ep-news__inner > header p { color: #126b67; font: 800 0.72rem/1 Inter, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ep-news__inner > header h2 { margin: 0; color: #17151b; font: 500 clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5rem)/0.96 "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -0.045em; }
.ep-news__list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.2); }
.ep-news__item { padding: 28px 28px 12px 0; border-right: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.16); }
.ep-news__item + .ep-news__item { padding-left: 28px; }
.ep-news__item:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.ep-news__item time { color: #126b67; font: 700 0.72rem/1 Inter, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ep-news__item h3 { margin: 14px 0 10px; color: #2b235f; font: 600 1.45rem/1.15 "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif; }
.ep-news__item p { color: #4f5954; font: 400 0.92rem/1.6 Inter, Arial, sans-serif; }
.ep-news__item a { color: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .endorsements-main { width: min(100% - 32px, 560px); }
  .endorsements-hero {
    min-height: clamp(390px, 112vw, 500px);
    padding: clamp(128px, 35vw, 174px) 10px 52px;
  }
  .endorsements-hero::before {
    background-image:
      url("./assets/endorsements/canopy/endorsement-canopy-mobile-left.svg"),
      url("./assets/endorsements/canopy/endorsement-canopy-mobile-right.svg");
    background-position: left top, right top;
    background-size: auto 70%, auto 74%;
  }
  .endorsements-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 15vw, 4.6rem);
    -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.78px;
  }
  .endorsement-full { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; padding: 38px 22px; }
  .endorsement-full footer { align-self: start; }
  .ep-news__inner { width: calc(100% - 32px); }
  .ep-news__inner > header { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .ep-news__list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-news__item,
  .ep-news__item + .ep-news__item { padding: 24px 0; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.16); }
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .site-header.ep-header,
  .site-header.ep-header .brand,
  .site-header.ep-header .nav a,
  .site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
    min-height: var(--site-header-h);
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav .ep-nav-buy-mobile {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-home,
  body.ep-inner {
    --site-header-h: 56px;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header {
    min-height: var(--site-header-h);
    height: var(--site-header-h);
    gap: 10px;
    padding-inline: 12px;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .brand,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand {
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: var(--site-header-h);
    gap: 0;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .brand-name,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-name,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    display: inline;
    max-width: none;
    overflow: visible;
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 5.1vw, 1.18rem);
    text-overflow: clip;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix {
    display: inline;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .header-cta,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .header-cta,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
    min-height: 36px;
    padding: 0 4px;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle {
    min-width: 36px;
    min-height: 36px;
  }

  .site-header.ep-header .nav,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav {
    top: var(--site-header-h);
  }
}


/* Compact publisher header: centered wordmark, cover dots, and solid Buy action. */
body.ep-home,
body.ep-inner { --site-header-h: 52px; }

.site-header.ep-header {
  min-height: var(--site-header-h);
  height: var(--site-header-h);
  gap: 28px;
  padding-inline: clamp(20px, 2.1vw, 30px);
  background: rgba(250, 248, 241, 0.99) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 61, 50, 0.08) !important;
  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand {
  min-height: var(--site-header-h);
  gap: 9px;
  color: #173f35;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-mark {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  width: 23px;
  height: 10px;
  flex: 0 0 23px;
}

.site-header.ep-header .brand-lottie { display: none !important; }
.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots,
.site-header.ep-header .brand-mark.is-live .brand-dots {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 3px;
  visibility: visible !important;
}
.site-header.ep-header .brand-dots i { width: 5px; height: 5px; }

.site-header.ep-header .brand-name,
.site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix { display: inline; }
.site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
  overflow: visible;
  color: #173f35;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  text-overflow: clip;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-header.ep-header .nav { gap: 28px; }
.site-header.ep-header .nav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: var(--site-header-h);
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  color: #173f35;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.site-header.ep-header .nav a::after { content: none; }
.site-header.ep-header .nav a:hover,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a:focus-visible,
.site-header.ep-header .nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: #173f35;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
  min-height: 28px;
  padding: 0 13px;
  border: 1px solid #173f35;
  background: #173f35;
  color: #fffdf8;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta:hover,
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta:focus-visible,
.site-header.ep-header .header-cta[aria-current="page"] {
  border-color: #0f3129;
  background: #0f3129;
  color: #fffdf8;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .site-header.ep-header .nav .ep-nav-buy-mobile { display: none !important; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-home,
  body.ep-inner { --site-header-h: 56px; }
  .site-header.ep-header,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header {
    min-height: var(--site-header-h);
    height: var(--site-header-h);
    gap: 10px;
    padding-inline: 12px;
  }
  .site-header.ep-header .brand,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand {
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: var(--site-header-h);
    gap: 7px;
  }
  .site-header.ep-header .brand-mark,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-mark,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-mark {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    width: 20px;
    flex-basis: 20px;
  }
  .site-header.ep-header .brand-name,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-name,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name {
    display: inline;
    max-width: none;
    overflow: visible;
    font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 4.4vw, 1rem);
    text-overflow: clip;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix { display: inline; }
  .site-header.ep-header .header-cta,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .header-cta,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .header-cta {
    min-height: 32px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    border: 1px solid #173f35;
    background: #173f35;
    color: #fffdf8;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
  }
  .site-header.ep-header .nav,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav { top: var(--site-header-h); }
}

/* Approved library Buy page, integrated 2026-08-26. */
.ep-buy-page .buy-main {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100dvh - var(--site-header-h));
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--ep-paper);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-library-art,
.ep-buy-page .buy-library-art img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-library-art img {
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: left center;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-dot-field,
.ep-buy-page .buy-cover-art,
.ep-buy-page .buy-description,
.ep-buy-page .buy-guidance,
.ep-buy-page .buy-back-link {
  display: none;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(420px, 0.96fr) minmax(410px, 0.74fr);
  gap: clamp(70px, 9vw, 145px);
  align-items: center;
  width: min(1420px, calc(100% - 48px));
  min-height: calc(100dvh - var(--site-header-h));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 70px 0;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-visual-spacer {
  min-height: 650px;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-content {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 620px;
  padding: 34px 40px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23, 60, 55, 0.14);
  background: rgba(250, 247, 239, 0.94);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(24, 44, 37, 0.1);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 15px;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font: 700 0.69rem/1.2 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-content h1 {
  max-width: 7ch;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font: 500 clamp(3.65rem, 6vw, 5.75rem)/0.94 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-intro {
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font: 400 1.05rem/1.55 var(--serif);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-list {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 60, 55, 0.28);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-option {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 132px minmax(0, 1fr) 24px;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 82px;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(23, 60, 55, 0.28);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition: color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-option:hover,
.ep-buy-page .retailer-option:focus-visible {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ep-orange);
  transform: translateX(2px);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-option:active {
  transform: translateX(1px);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: 126px;
  height: 40px;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-logo img {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 122px;
  max-height: 34px;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: left center;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-logo--bookshop img {
  max-width: 42px;
  max-height: 38px;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-copy {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-name {
  display: block;
  font: 500 1.2rem/1.15 var(--serif);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-note {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 3px;
  color: rgba(23, 60, 55, 0.82);
  font: 500 0.68rem/1.4 var(--sans);
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-arrow {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  text-align: right;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dt {
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font: 700 0.56rem/1.2 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font: 500 0.8rem/1.4 var(--serif);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) and (min-width: 901px) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, 0.85fr) minmax(400px, 0.8fr);
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-content { padding-inline: 32px; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 45px 0 70px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-visual-spacer { min-height: 520px; }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-content {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 660px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 34px 36px;
    background: rgba(250, 247, 239, 0.96);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-hero { min-height: 0; }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-library-art {
    height: 400px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-library-art img {
    object-position: center top;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-hero-inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 0 18px 38px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-visual-spacer {
    width: calc(100% + 36px);
    min-height: 390px;
    margin: 0 -18px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-content {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 30px 4px 0;
    border: 0;
    background: var(--ep-paper);
    box-shadow: none;
    backdrop-filter: none;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-kicker { margin-bottom: 12px; }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-content h1 {
    max-width: 9ch;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 14vw, 4.25rem);
  }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-intro {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .retailer-option {
    grid-template-columns: 94px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px;
    gap: 12px;
    min-height: 76px;
    padding: 13px 0;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .retailer-logo {
    width: 90px;
    height: 34px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .retailer-logo img {
    max-width: 88px;
    max-height: 30px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .retailer-logo--bookshop img { max-width: 34px; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-name { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-note { font-size: 0.62rem; }

  .ep-buy-page .buy-metadata {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    margin-top: 22px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page > .ep-footer,
  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer {
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 24px 18px 19px !important;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer > p {
    margin-bottom: 2px;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer .footer-meta { font-size: 0.56rem; }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer .footer-nav {
    gap: 0 14px;
    margin-top: 5px;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer .footer-nav a {
    padding: 7px 0 5px 13px;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-visual-spacer { min-height: 360px; }
  .ep-buy-page .buy-content h1 { font-size: 3rem; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-option {
    grid-template-columns: 82px minmax(0, 1fr) 18px;
  }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-logo { width: 78px; }
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-logo img { max-width: 76px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-option { transition: none; }
}

@media (prefers-contrast: more) {
  .ep-buy-page .buy-content {
    border-color: rgba(23, 60, 55, 0.48);
    background: #faf7ef;
    backdrop-filter: none;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  }
}

/* Buy integration cascade corrections. */
.ep-buy-page .buy-content h1,
.ep-buy-page .buy-intro,
.ep-buy-page .retailer-name,
.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dd {
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ep-buy-page .retailer-logo {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .retailer-copy {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .retailer-arrow {
    grid-column: 3;
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer {
    padding: 18px 18px 14px !important;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer > p {
    line-height: 1.25;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer .footer-meta {
    line-height: 1.3;
  }
}

/* Launch accessibility pass: readable utility type, stable media, and clear targets. */
:where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, [id]) {
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--site-header-h, 52px) + 18px);
}

.origin-card a {
  min-height: 28px;
  color: #146b66;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.origin-card a:hover,
.origin-card a:focus-visible {
  color: #123f37;
}

.profile-link {
  min-height: 28px;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.ep-idea-resource a {
  min-height: 48px;
}

.ep-idea-resource a > span {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.ep-idea-resource small {
  color: #38564f;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.ep-idea-more {
  min-height: 40px;
  padding-block: 10px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.ep-buy-page .retailer-note {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dt {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
}

.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dd {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a {
  min-height: 30px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta a {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.buy-back-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 40px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ep-home .ep-button,
  .ep-home .ep-text-link {
    min-height: 40px;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--center blockquote p,
  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot--featured blockquote p {
    font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 3vw, 0.82rem);
    line-height: 1.15;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot .ep-endorsement-quote-mobile {
    font-size: max(0.64rem, 10px);
    line-height: 1.06;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer {
    font-size: clamp(0.54rem, 2.15vw, 0.62rem);
    line-height: 1.12;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer cite {
    font-size: max(0.5rem, 8px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-endorsement-slot footer span {
    display: none;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .retailer-note {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer .footer-nav a,
  .ep-buy-page .ep-footer .footer-meta {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }
}

/* Anchor destinations must clear both fixed homepage navigation rows. */
body.ep-home :where(#argument, #inside-the-book, #authors, #praise) {
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--site-header-h, 56px) + 72px);
}

/* The not-found route uses the shared shell without inheriting Buy-page artwork. */
.ep-404-page .buy-main {
  min-height: clamp(500px, 72svh, 720px);
}

.ep-404-page .buy-page-section {
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: calc(clamp(500px, 72svh, 720px) - var(--site-header-h, 52px));
  padding: clamp(64px, 10vw, 112px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 88px);
}

.ep-404-page .buy-page-shell {
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-404-page .buy-page-copy h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.ep-404-page .not-found-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.15rem 1.35rem;
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0;
}

/* Readability floor: functional and supporting copy stays at or above 12px. */
body .ep-header .header-cta,
body .ep-header .header-cta span,
body.ep-home .ep-chapter-label,
body.ep-home .ep-chapter-nav a,
body.ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary span,
body.ep-home .ep-chapter-control summary strong,
body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-label,
body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-nav a,
body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary span,
body.ep-inner .ep-chapter-control summary strong,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-nav a,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta,
body .ep-footer.site-footer .footer-meta a,
.ep-about-page .person-role,
.ep-buy-page .buy-kicker,
.ep-buy-page .buy-metadata dt,
.ep-resources-page .ep-ideas-hero-copy > p:first-child,
.ep-404-page .inner-kicker,
body.ep-home .ep-book-figure figcaption,
body.ep-home .ep-argument-excerpt figcaption {
  font-size: 0.75rem !important;
}

body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-button,
body.ep-home .ep-hero--quiet-canopy .ep-text-link {
  font-size: 0.8125rem !important;
}

/* Newsletter dialog: editorial, cover-led, and intentionally honest until the list provider is connected. */
.ep-newsletter-dialog {
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  width: min(920px, calc(100% - 40px));
  max-height: calc(100dvh - 40px);
  margin: auto;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: auto;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background: #f7f5f0;
  color: #24213f;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 90px rgba(35, 30, 68, 0.3);
}

.ep-newsletter-dialog::backdrop {
  background: rgba(24, 21, 47, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.ep-newsletter-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.8fr) minmax(360px, 1.2fr);
  min-height: 540px;
}

.ep-newsletter-close {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 18px;
  right: 18px;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(47, 40, 95, 0.32);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(247, 245, 240, 0.88);
  color: #2f285f;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.ep-newsletter-close span::before,
.ep-newsletter-close span::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 12px;
  width: 18px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: currentColor;
  content: "";
}

.ep-newsletter-close span::before { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.ep-newsletter-close span::after { transform: rotate(-45deg); }

.ep-newsletter-close:hover,
.ep-newsletter-close:focus-visible {
  border-color: #2f285f;
  background: #fffefa;
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

.ep-newsletter-close:focus-visible,
.ep-newsletter-field input:focus-visible,
.ep-newsletter-field button:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #d39b21;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.ep-newsletter-visual {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 540px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #2f285f;
}

.ep-newsletter-visual::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 44%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12), transparent 52%);
  content: "";
}

.ep-newsletter-visual img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(55%, 190px);
  height: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 24px 24px rgba(12, 10, 33, 0.38));
  transform: rotate(-4deg);
}

.ep-newsletter-orbit {
  position: absolute;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.ep-newsletter-orbit--one {
  width: 320px;
  height: 320px;
}

.ep-newsletter-orbit--two {
  width: 430px;
  height: 430px;
  border-color: rgba(244, 189, 40, 0.3);
}

.ep-newsletter-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 72px 64px 62px;
}

.ep-newsletter-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #6a6382;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ep-newsletter-copy h2 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: #2f285f;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.7vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 0.94;
}

.ep-newsletter-intro {
  max-width: 44ch;
  margin: 26px 0 34px;
  color: #565069;
  font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.ep-newsletter-form label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 9px;
  color: #35304c;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ep-newsletter-field {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 8px;
}

.ep-newsletter-field input {
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  border: 1px solid #777087;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #fffefa;
  color: #24213f;
  font: inherit;
}

.ep-newsletter-field button {
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0 20px;
  border: 1px solid #2f285f;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #2f285f;
  color: #fffefa;
  cursor: pointer;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ep-newsletter-field button:hover,
.ep-newsletter-field button:focus-visible {
  background: #443a7c;
}

.ep-newsletter-field button:active { transform: translateY(1px); }

.ep-newsletter-field button:disabled {
  cursor: wait;
  opacity: 0.68;
}

.ep-newsletter-honeypot {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  height: 1px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: -1px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
  white-space: nowrap !important;
  border: 0 !important;
}

.ep-newsletter-note,
.ep-newsletter-status {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: #686278;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.ep-newsletter-status:not(:empty) {
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border-left: 3px solid #d39b21;
  background: #eee9da;
  color: #39334c;
}

.ep-newsletter-status.is-error {
  border-left-color: #a93e36;
  background: #f4e6e3;
  color: #7e2924;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .ep-newsletter-dialog[open] { animation: ep-newsletter-enter 420ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); }
  .ep-newsletter-dialog[open]::backdrop { animation: ep-newsletter-backdrop 300ms ease both; }
  .ep-newsletter-dialog[open] .ep-newsletter-visual img { animation: ep-newsletter-book 620ms 100ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both; }
}

@keyframes ep-newsletter-enter {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px) scale(0.98); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@keyframes ep-newsletter-backdrop {
  from { opacity: 0; }
  to { opacity: 1; }
}

@keyframes ep-newsletter-book {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px) rotate(-8deg); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: rotate(-4deg); }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ep-newsletter-dialog {
    width: calc(100% - 24px);
    max-height: calc(100dvh - 24px);
    border-radius: 18px;
  }

  .ep-newsletter-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .ep-newsletter-visual { min-height: 190px; }
  .ep-newsletter-visual img { width: 94px; }
  .ep-newsletter-orbit--one { width: 230px; height: 230px; }
  .ep-newsletter-orbit--two { width: 320px; height: 320px; }
  .ep-newsletter-copy { padding: 34px 24px 28px; }
  .ep-newsletter-kicker { margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .ep-newsletter-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 12vw, 3.8rem); }
  .ep-newsletter-intro { margin: 18px 0 24px; font-size: 0.95rem; }
  .ep-newsletter-field { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ep-newsletter-field button { width: 100%; }
  .ep-newsletter-close { top: 12px; right: 12px; }
}

/* Mobile menu palette: indigo navigation on a quiet neutral field. */
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a:hover,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a:hover,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a:focus-visible,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a:focus-visible,
  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav a[aria-current="page"],
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a[aria-current="page"] {
    color: #2f285f;
  }

  body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header .nav small,
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav small {
    color: #5f5b70;
  }
}


/* Closing path hit targets: keep live destination links above the transparent heading layer. */
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner{pointer-events:none}
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell{z-index:4;pointer-events:none}
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a{pointer-events:auto}
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) span{transform:translateY(.18em)}

/* Pam review: quieter reading and closing sections. */
.ep-home .ep-argument-value {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: clamp(88px, 9vw, 132px) 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value::before,
.ep-home .ep-argument-value::after {
  content: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value-inner {
  width: min(760px, calc(100% - 44px));
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
  padding: clamp(76px, 8vw, 116px) 0 clamp(68px, 7vw, 96px);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header {
  position: relative;
  top: auto;
  left: auto;
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 48px));
  max-width: none;
  transform: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 5.2vw, 5.6rem);
  line-height: 0.96;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) auto 0;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-art-wrap {
  width: 100%;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell {
  position: static;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.28);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1),
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2),
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
  position: relative;
  inset: auto;
  width: auto;
  min-height: 112px;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 24px 34px 24px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.28);
  border-radius: 0;
  color: #28225f;
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.22rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-align: left;
  text-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a + a {
  padding-left: 28px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.28);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 18px;
  content: "\2192";
  color: #177f7a;
  font-size: 1.15em;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a span,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) span {
  width: auto;
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0;
  transform: none;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:hover,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:focus-visible {
  color: #8e321f;
  transform: none;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .ep-home .ep-argument-value {
    padding: 76px 0 84px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
    padding: 68px 0 72px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner,
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner header,
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
    width: calc(100% - 36px);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-inner h2 {
    max-width: 10ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 12vw, 3.6rem);
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
    margin-top: 34px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a,
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
    min-height: 74px;
    padding: 20px 42px 20px 0;
    border-left: 0;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
}

/* Reader section: native-ratio top crop only, with the text kept below the dots. */
.ep-home .ep-argument-value {
  padding-top: clamp(150px, 12vw, 184px);
}

.ep-home .ep-argument-value::before {
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
  background-image: url("./assets/selected-backgrounds/education-pivot-readers-find-top-dots-native-v1.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: min(1200px, 160vw) auto;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .ep-home .ep-argument-value {
    padding-top: 126px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-argument-value::before {
    inset: 0;
    background-position: center top;
    background-size: 160vw auto;
    opacity: 0.92;
    -webkit-mask-image: none;
    mask-image: none;
  }
}

/* Keep the praise-to-closing transition on one continuous cream surface. */
body.ep-home .ep-closing-spread {
  background-color: #f7f3eb;
  background-image: none;
}

/* Closing navigation: affiliation-style numbered rows in the cover palette. */
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
  padding: clamp(24px, 2.5vw, 38px) 0 clamp(28px, 3vw, 44px);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
  width: min(1380px, calc(100% - 64px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell {
  display: block;
  counter-reset: closing-path;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.26);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1),
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2),
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
  --closing-accent: #e74932;
  --closing-wash: rgba(231, 73, 50, 0.055);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 46px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: clamp(64px, 5vw, 74px);
  padding: 12px 22px 12px 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.26);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--closing-wash), transparent 48%);
  color: #28225f;
  counter-increment: closing-path;
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda", "Bodoni 72", Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.12;
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2) {
  --closing-accent: #d9a400;
  --closing-wash: rgba(244, 189, 40, 0.08);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
  --closing-accent: #177f7a;
  --closing-wash: rgba(40, 143, 137, 0.075);
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a::before {
  content: counter(closing-path, decimal-leading-zero);
  color: var(--closing-accent);
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a::after {
  position: static;
  content: "\2192";
  color: var(--closing-accent);
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:hover,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:focus-visible {
  background-color: var(--closing-wash);
  color: #151515;
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:hover::after,
.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:focus-visible::after {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore {
    padding: 24px 0 34px;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-stage {
    width: calc(100% - 36px);
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a,
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(1),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(2),
  .ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-explore-shell a:nth-child(3) {
    grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    gap: 12px;
    min-height: 70px;
    padding: 15px 12px 15px 8px;
    font-size: clamp(1.18rem, 5.6vw, 1.45rem);
  }
}

/* Launch consistency: primary page titles use one neutral black across routes. */
#hero-title,
#resources-title,
#buy-title,
#not-found-title {
  color: #111111 !important;
}

/* Editorial endorsements layout: lead, featured grid, and compact reading rows. */
.endorsements-hero::before {
  left: 50%;
  right: auto;
  width: 100vw;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background-size: auto min(100%, 500px), auto min(100%, 520px);
}

.endorsements-list {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
  padding-top: 16px;
}

.endorsement-full {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.endorsement-full blockquote {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: clamp(48px, 5vw, 72px);
}

.endorsement-full blockquote::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.12em;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--endorsement-accent);
  content: "“";
  font: 500 clamp(4.6rem, 8vw, 7.5rem)/1 "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  opacity: 0.34;
}

.endorsement-full:first-child {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 0;
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  align-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 50px);
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) blockquote {
  padding-left: clamp(44px, 4vw, 58px);
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) blockquote p {
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.55vw, 1.38rem);
  line-height: 1.48;
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(2),
.endorsement-full:nth-child(4) {
  border-right: 5px solid var(--endorsement-accent);
  border-left: 0;
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.7fr) minmax(210px, 0.3fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px);
  padding: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 42px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote {
  padding-left: clamp(40px, 4vw, 56px);
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote::before {
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
}

.endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote p {
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.35vw, 1.24rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .endorsements-hero::before {
    background-size: auto 72%, auto 76%;
  }

  .endorsements-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .endorsement-full,
  .endorsement-full:first-child,
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5),
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 34px 20px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-left: 5px solid var(--endorsement-accent);
  }

  .endorsement-full blockquote,
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) blockquote,
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote {
    padding-left: 42px;
  }

  .endorsement-full blockquote::before,
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote::before {
    font-size: 4.2rem;
  }

  .endorsement-full blockquote p,
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) blockquote p,
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote p {
    font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 4.8vw, 1.22rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
}

/* Compact desktop reading layout for endorsements. */
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .endorsements-hero { min-height: clamp(340px, 37vw, 440px); }
  .endorsements-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }
  .endorsement-full:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(220px, 0.3fr); gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px); padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px); }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) { grid-column: span 1; gap: 18px; min-height: 390px; padding: 30px 22px 24px; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) blockquote { padding-left: 38px; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) blockquote::before { font-size: 4.4rem; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) blockquote p { font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.15vw, 1.14rem); line-height: 1.42; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) { grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(220px, 0.28fr); grid-template-rows: auto auto; gap: 8px clamp(28px, 4vw, 58px); align-items: center; padding: 18px 24px; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1 / 3; padding-left: 38px; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) footer { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) blockquote p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.42; }
  .ep-endorsements-page.endorsements-js .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):not(.is-expanded) blockquote { overflow: hidden; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 76%, transparent 100%); mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 76%, transparent 100%); }
  .ep-endorsements-page.endorsements-js .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5):not(.is-expanded) blockquote { max-height: 15.6rem; }
  .ep-endorsements-page.endorsements-js .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6):not(.is-expanded) blockquote { max-height: 3.1rem; }
  .ep-endorsements-page.endorsements-js .endorsement-full.is-expanded blockquote { max-height: none; -webkit-mask-image: none; mask-image: none; }
  .endorsement-toggle { display: inline-flex; width: max-content; padding: 4px 0 2px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; background: transparent; color: #28204f; font: 700 0.72rem/1.2 "Inter", Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; }
  .endorsement-toggle:hover, .endorsement-toggle:focus-visible { color: var(--endorsement-accent); }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5) .endorsement-toggle { grid-column: 1; justify-self: start; }
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) .endorsement-toggle { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 2; justify-self: start; }
}
@media (max-width: 1023px) { .endorsement-toggle { display: none; } }
/* Unified endorsement rules and focused full-quote reader. */
.endorsements-list {
  gap: 14px;
}

.endorsement-full,
.endorsement-full:nth-child(2),
.endorsement-full:nth-child(4) {
  border: 0;
  border-right: 5px solid var(--endorsement-accent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.14);
}

.endorsement-reader {
  width: min(860px, calc(100% - 32px));
  max-height: calc(100dvh - 40px);
  margin: auto;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: auto;
  border: 0;
  background: #fbf8ef;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 80px rgba(32, 28, 70, 0.28);
  color: #2b235f;
}

.endorsement-reader::backdrop {
  background: rgba(31, 28, 57, 0.68);
  backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
}

.endorsement-reader__sheet {
  position: relative;
  min-height: min(680px, calc(100dvh - 40px));
  padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 112px) clamp(28px, 8vw, 92px) clamp(54px, 7vw, 82px);
  border-right: 9px solid var(--endorsement-accent);
  background:
    linear-gradient(105deg, var(--endorsement-wash), var(--endorsement-wash-soft) 48%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28) 100%);
}

.endorsement-reader__close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 22px;
  right: 24px;
  padding: 7px 0 4px;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  background: transparent;
  color: #2b235f;
  font: 700 0.72rem/1.2 Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.endorsement-reader__close:hover,
.endorsement-reader__close:focus-visible {
  color: var(--endorsement-accent);
}

.endorsement-reader__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: var(--endorsement-accent);
  font: 700 0.72rem/1.2 Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.endorsement-reader__content blockquote {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: clamp(46px, 7vw, 74px);
}

.endorsement-reader__content blockquote::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.22em;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--endorsement-accent);
  content: "\201C";
  font: 500 clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem)/1 "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  opacity: 0.35;
}

.endorsement-reader__content blockquote p {
  margin: 0 0 1.1em;
  color: #2b235f;
  font: 500 clamp(1.18rem, 2.1vw, 1.56rem)/1.58 "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.endorsement-reader__content footer {
  max-width: 540px;
  margin: clamp(38px, 6vw, 62px) 0 0 clamp(46px, 7vw, 74px);
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--endorsement-accent) 55%, transparent);
  font-family: Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
}

.endorsement-reader__content footer strong,
.endorsement-reader__content footer span {
  display: block;
}

.endorsement-reader__content footer strong {
  color: var(--endorsement-accent);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.endorsement-reader__content footer span {
  margin-top: 7px;
  color: #555d59;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

body.endorsement-reader-open {
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .endorsement-full:first-child {
    grid-template-rows: auto auto;
  }

  .endorsement-full:first-child blockquote {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1 / 3;
  }

  .endorsement-full:first-child footer {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
    align-self: end;
  }

  .endorsement-full:first-child .endorsement-toggle {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 2;
    align-self: start;
    justify-self: start;
    margin-top: 16px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .endorsement-full,
  .endorsement-full:first-child,
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+5),
  .endorsement-full:nth-child(n+6) {
    border: 0;
    border-right: 5px solid var(--endorsement-accent);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(40, 34, 95, 0.14);
  }

  .endorsement-reader {
    width: calc(100% - 20px);
    max-height: calc(100dvh - 20px);
  }

  .endorsement-reader__sheet {
    min-height: calc(100dvh - 20px);
    padding: 70px 22px 44px;
    border-right-width: 6px;
  }

  .endorsement-reader__content blockquote {
    padding-left: 40px;
  }

  .endorsement-reader__content footer {
    margin-left: 40px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .endorsement-reader {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }
}

/* Cover-derived Lottie canopy: static SVG stays visible until both sides render. */
.endorsements-hero::before {
  transition: opacity 180ms ease;
}

.endorsements-hero.is-lottie-live::before {
  opacity: 0;
}

.endorsement-canopy-lottie {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 50vw;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.endorsement-canopy-lottie--left {
  right: 50%;
}

.endorsement-canopy-lottie--right {
  left: 50%;
}

.endorsement-canopy-lottie svg {
  display: block;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .endorsement-canopy-lottie {
    display: none !important;
  }

  .endorsements-hero.is-lottie-live::before {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

/* Endorsement motion belongs to the voices, not the canopy. */

.endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full {
  --endorsement-delay: 0ms;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 24px, 0);
  transition:
    opacity 420ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.75, 0.34, 0.94) var(--endorsement-delay),
    transform 520ms cubic-bezier(0, 0.65, 0.51, 0.99) var(--endorsement-delay);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}

.endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 5px;
  background: var(--endorsement-accent);
  content: "";
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: top;
  transition: transform 560ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.75, 0.34, 0.94) calc(var(--endorsement-delay) + 35ms);
}

.endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full blockquote::before {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 12px, 0) scale(0.72);
  transform-origin: left top;
  transition:
    opacity 300ms ease calc(var(--endorsement-delay) + 70ms),
    transform 460ms cubic-bezier(0, 0.65, 0.51, 0.99) calc(var(--endorsement-delay) + 55ms);
}

.endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full.is-motion-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

.endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full.is-motion-visible::after {
  transform: scaleY(1);
}

.endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full.is-motion-visible blockquote::before {
  opacity: 0.34;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full,
  .endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full::after,
  .endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full blockquote::before {
    transition: none !important;
  }

  .endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }

  .endorsements-motion-ready .endorsement-full::after {
    transform: scaleY(1);
  }
}


/* Resources motion: editorial entrances and accessible disclosure transitions. */
.ep-resources-page.resources-motion-ready .resources-motion-target {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 18px, 0);
  transition:
    opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) var(--resources-motion-delay, 0ms),
    transform 660ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) var(--resources-motion-delay, 0ms);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}

.ep-resources-page.resources-motion-ready .resources-motion-visible .resources-motion-target {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

.ep-resources-page .ep-idea-resource {
  max-height: 160px;
  overflow: clip;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  transition:
    max-height 360ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) var(--resource-row-delay, 0ms),
    opacity 240ms ease var(--resource-row-delay, 0ms),
    transform 340ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) var(--resource-row-delay, 0ms),
    border-color 220ms ease var(--resource-row-delay, 0ms);
}

.ep-resources-page .ep-idea-resource.ep-idea-resource--collapsed-motion {
  max-height: 0;
  border-color: transparent;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, -8px, 0);
}

.ep-resources-page .ep-idea-more::after {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 8px;
  content: "+";
  color: #e66b43;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 0;
  transition: transform 260ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.ep-resources-page .ep-idea-more[aria-expanded="true"]::after {
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ep-resources-page .resources-motion-target,
  .ep-resources-page .ep-idea-resource,
  .ep-resources-page .ep-idea-more::after {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}


/* Shared selected navigation theme: Deep Teal Field. */
body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header { background: #176b67 !important; border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.16) !important; }
body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand, body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name, body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .brand-name-prefix, body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a { color: #fffdf8; }
body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a { opacity: 0.84; }
body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a:hover, body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a:focus-visible, body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: #fffdf8; opacity: 1; }
body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .header-cta { border-color: #f4bd28; background: #f4bd28; color: #173f35; }
body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .header-cta:hover, body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .header-cta:focus-visible { border-color: #fffdf8; background: #fffdf8; color: #173f35; }
body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav-toggle span { background: #fffdf8; }
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav { background: #176b67; }
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a { border-top-color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.18); color: #fffdf8; }
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav a:last-child { border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.18); }
  body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header .nav small { color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.72); }
}

/* Privacy page: intentionally quiet, readable, and consistent with the book site. */
.privacy-main {
  min-height: 70vh;
  padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 132px) 24px clamp(84px, 10vw, 144px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 8% 12%, rgba(233, 83, 65, 0.09) 0 10px, transparent 11px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 91% 18%, rgba(25, 139, 132, 0.1) 0 14px, transparent 15px),
    #f6f4ef;
}

.privacy-document {
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #25223f;
}

.privacy-document > header {
  padding-bottom: clamp(36px, 5vw, 58px);
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(43, 35, 95, 0.18);
}

.privacy-kicker,
.privacy-updated {
  font: 700 0.72rem/1.4 Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.privacy-kicker { color: #177f7a; }
.privacy-updated { color: #726d82; }

.privacy-document h1 {
  margin: 12px 0 18px;
  font: 500 clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7rem)/0.9 "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  color: #2b235f;
}

.privacy-document h2 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font: 600 clamp(1.45rem, 3vw, 2rem)/1.12 "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
  color: #2b235f;
}

.privacy-document p {
  margin: 0;
  font: 400 1rem/1.72 Inter, Arial, sans-serif;
  color: #4f4a5e;
}

.privacy-document section {
  padding: 32px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(43, 35, 95, 0.15);
}

.privacy-document a {
  color: #177f7a;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.privacy-document a:hover,
.privacy-document a:focus-visible {
  color: #2b235f;
}


/* Accessibility remediation 2026-09-03: visible focus, target size, and invalid form state. */
:where(a, button, summary, input, textarea, select):focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #fffdf8;
  outline-offset: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px #102a28;
}

body.ep-inner .site-header.ep-header :where(a, button):focus-visible,
body.ep-home .site-header.ep-header :where(a, button):focus-visible,
.ep-footer :where(a, button):focus-visible {
  outline-color: #fffdf8;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px #f4bd28;
}

.nav-toggle,
.ep-idea-more,
.endorsement-toggle,
.endorsement-reader__close,
.ep-newsletter-close {
  min-width: 44px;
  min-height: 44px;
}

.ep-newsletter-field input[aria-invalid="true"] {
  border-color: #a93e36;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(169, 62, 54, 0.18);
}


/* Accessibility contrast and reflow follow-up, 2026-09-03. */
:where(h1, h2, h3, p, li, a, strong, em, button) {
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.ep-return-home span[aria-hidden="true"] {
  color: currentColor;
}

.endorsement-full footer strong,
.endorsement-reader__content footer strong,
.ep-home .ep-praise-v2__quote strong {
  color: #102a28;
}

.ep-home .ep-footer button,
.ep-footer .footer-nav button {
  color: #fffdf8;
  border-color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.72);
}

.privacy-document a {
  color: #123f37;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.endorsements-hero {
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Canopy fill: the circle clusters were height-capped near 500px and
   pinned to the viewport edges, then clipped by the 1180px column. On a
   wide desktop that left only thin corner scraps and a large empty field
   around the title. Scale the same SVGs with the hero and let the hero
   run edge to edge so the cover palette frames the headline. */
.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-hero {
  width: 100vw;
  max-width: 100vw;
  margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw);
  margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw);
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: clamp(500px, 38vw, 600px);
  padding-inline: clamp(28px, 8vw, 96px);
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-hero::before {
  background-image: none;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-canopy {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 66%;
  margin: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-canopy--left {
  left: 0;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-canopy--right {
  right: 0;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-canopy img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: left top;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-canopy--right img {
  object-position: right top;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: min(36rem, 84%);
  height: min(18rem, 74%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background: radial-gradient(
    ellipse at center,
    rgba(247, 243, 235, 0.94) 0%,
    rgba(247, 243, 235, 0.72) 46%,
    rgba(247, 243, 235, 0.22) 70%,
    rgba(247, 243, 235, 0) 80%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-hero h1 {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie {
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 66%;
  height: auto;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie--left {
  left: 0;
  right: auto;
}

.ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie--right {
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-hero {
    min-height: clamp(480px, 132vw, 640px);
    padding: clamp(118px, 30vw, 156px) 20px 56px;
  }

  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-canopy,
  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie {
    width: 74%;
  }

  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsements-hero::after {
    width: min(22rem, 94%);
    height: min(16rem, 62%);
  }

  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie {
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: auto;
    min-width: 0;
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie--left {
    left: 0;
    right: auto;
  }

  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie--right {
    right: 0;
    left: auto;
  }

  .ep-endorsements-page .endorsement-canopy-lottie svg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
  }
}

.ep-home .ep-closing-spread .ep-footer .footer-nav button,
.ep-home .ep-footer .footer-nav button {
  color: #fffdf8 !important;
}