:root {
  --ink: #17222d;
  --muted: #5d6a72;
  --paper: #f4f0e5;
  --paper-deep: #e7e0d0;
  --navy: #102a3d;
  --blue: #1b5b75;
  --orange: #c8522b;
  --line: #c9c0ad;
  --white: #fffdf6;
  --shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(15, 37, 51, .12);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { color-scheme: light; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.46), rgba(255,255,255,.46)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(16,42,61,.025) 0, rgba(16,42,61,.025) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 8px),
    var(--paper);
  font: 1rem/1.68 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: #155775; text-decoration-thickness: .09em; text-underline-offset: .16em; }
a:hover { color: var(--orange); }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #f0a234; outline-offset: 3px; }
.wrap { width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 2rem)); margin-inline: auto; min-width: 0; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; z-index: 20; top: .5rem; left: .5rem; transform: translateY(-150%); padding: .7rem 1rem; color: white; background: var(--orange); font-weight: 800; }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

.issue-strip { color: #d6e1e6; background: #0a1d2b; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.issue-strip .wrap { padding-block: .45rem; }
.masthead { color: white; background: linear-gradient(115deg, #102a3d 0 64%, #16465c 64%); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--orange); }
.masthead-inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .8rem 1.5rem; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding-block: 1.2rem; }
.wordmark { display: inline-flex; min-width: 0; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; color: white; text-decoration: none; }
.wordmark:hover { color: white; }
.wordmark-mark { display: grid; width: 2.7rem; height: 2.7rem; place-items: center; border: 2px solid #e9a349; border-radius: 50%; color: #e9a349; font: 900 .78rem/1 system-ui, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.wordmark-text { font: 800 clamp(1.65rem, 6vw, 2.65rem)/1 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.slogan { margin: 0; max-width: 25rem; color: #dce8ec; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: italic; text-align: right; }
.nav-band { background: var(--white); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(15,37,51,.07); }
.main-nav, .main-nav ul { min-width: 0; }
.main-nav ul { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .2rem .25rem; margin: 0; padding: .55rem 0; list-style: none; }
.main-nav a { display: block; padding: .48rem .64rem; color: var(--navy); border-radius: .2rem; font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }
.main-nav a:hover { color: var(--orange); background: #f3ecdc; }
.main-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: white; background: var(--blue); }

.page-grid { display: grid; min-width: 0; gap: 2.2rem; padding-block: 2rem 3.5rem; }
main { min-width: 0; }
.sidebar { min-width: 0; }
.side-block { padding: 1.15rem; border-top: 5px solid var(--blue); background: rgba(255,253,246,.9); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(15,37,51,.08); }
.side-block + .side-block { margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.side-block h2 { margin: .1rem 0 .6rem; font: 800 1.45rem/1.15 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.side-kicker { margin: 0 0 .55rem; color: var(--orange); font-size: .67rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.side-links, .tag-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.side-links li + li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.side-links a { display: block; padding: .72rem 0; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 750; text-decoration: none; }
.side-links a:hover { color: var(--orange); }
.side-note { border-color: var(--orange); }
.side-note p { font-size: .92rem; }
.text-link { font-weight: 800; }
.tag-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .45rem; }
.tag-list a { display: block; padding: .3rem .55rem; color: var(--blue); border: 1px solid #a9bac0; background: #eff4f2; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 750; text-decoration: none; }

h1, h2, h3 { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
h1 { margin: 0; max-width: 18ch; font: 800 clamp(2.25rem, 8vw, 4.7rem)/.98 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.section-label { margin: 0 0 .8rem; color: var(--orange); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .17em; }
.dek { max-width: 48rem; margin: 1.1rem 0 0; color: #33434e; font: 1.14rem/1.62 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.lead-image { margin: 1.55rem 0 0; border: 1px solid #b9ae99; background: #d9d2c3; box-shadow: var(--shadow); overflow: hidden; }
.lead-image img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; }
.front-intro, .page-header { padding-bottom: 2rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.front-copy { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.front-intro .lead-image { margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.page-header h1 { max-width: 20ch; }
.page-header .lead-image { max-width: 55rem; }

.section-heading { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; gap: .4rem 1rem; margin: 2.2rem 0 0; padding-bottom: .75rem; border-bottom: 5px solid var(--navy); }
.section-heading p { margin: 0; color: var(--orange); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.section-heading h2 { margin: 0; font: 800 1.8rem/1.1 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.river-item { display: grid; min-width: 0; gap: .35rem; padding: 1.5rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.river-date { margin: 0; color: var(--orange); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 850; }
.river-item h2 { margin: 0; max-width: 34ch; font: 800 clamp(1.35rem, 4vw, 2rem)/1.13 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.river-item h2 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.river-item h2 a:hover { color: var(--blue); text-decoration: underline; }
.river-item p:not(.river-date) { margin: .25rem 0 0; max-width: 51rem; color: #3c4c56; }
.read-more { width: fit-content; margin-top: .35rem; color: var(--blue); font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 850; text-decoration: none; }
.front-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .7rem; margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.button-link { display: inline-block; padding: .7rem 1rem; color: white; border: 2px solid var(--blue); background: var(--blue); font-weight: 850; text-decoration: none; }
.button-link:hover { color: white; border-color: var(--orange); background: var(--orange); }
.button-link.secondary { color: var(--navy); background: transparent; }
.button-link.secondary:hover { color: white; }

.crumb { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; }
.story h1 { max-width: 19ch; font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 7vw, 4.25rem); }
.story-meta { margin: 1rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .86rem; font-weight: 700; }
.story .lead-image { margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.prose { max-width: 47rem; margin-top: 1.8rem; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.06rem; line-height: 1.78; }
.prose p { margin: 0 0 1.15rem; }
.prose p:first-child { font-size: 1.16rem; font-weight: 700; }
.story-next { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem 1rem; align-items: center; max-width: 47rem; margin-top: 2rem; padding: 1rem 0; border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.story-next strong { width: 100%; color: var(--orange); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .13em; }
.story-next a { font-weight: 800; }

.chronicle-list { margin: 1.7rem 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; border-top: 5px solid var(--navy); }
.chronicle-list li { display: grid; min-width: 0; gap: .3rem 1rem; padding: .9rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.chronicle-list time { color: var(--orange); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 850; }
.chronicle-list a { color: var(--ink); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.06rem; font-weight: 750; text-decoration: none; }
.chronicle-list a:hover { color: var(--blue); text-decoration: underline; }
.paper-panel { margin-top: 1.8rem; padding: clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 2rem); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 7px solid var(--orange); background: var(--white); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.paper-panel h2 { margin-top: 0; font: 800 1.65rem/1.15 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.faq-list { margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.faq-list section { padding: 1.25rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-list h2 { margin: 0 0 .45rem; color: var(--navy); font: 800 1.4rem/1.2 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.faq-list p { max-width: 48rem; margin: 0; }
.link-grid { display: grid; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.link-grid section { padding: 1.15rem; border-top: 5px solid var(--blue); background: var(--white); box-shadow: 0 9px 26px rgba(15,37,51,.08); }
.link-grid section:nth-child(even) { border-color: var(--orange); }
.link-grid h2 { margin: 0 0 .7rem; font: 800 1.45rem/1.15 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.link-grid ul, .feature-links { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.link-grid li + li, .feature-links li + li { margin-top: .45rem; }
.reading-list { margin-top: 1.8rem; border-top: 5px solid var(--navy); }
.reading-list article { display: grid; gap: .2rem; padding: 1.25rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.reading-list .item-no { margin: 0; color: var(--orange); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 900; }
.reading-list h2 { margin: 0; font: 800 1.45rem/1.2 Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; }
.reading-list h2 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.reading-list p:last-child { margin: .3rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); }
.not-found { max-width: 50rem; }
.not-found .lead-image { max-width: 44rem; }

.site-footer { color: #dce6e9; background: #0d2332; border-top: 7px solid var(--orange); }
.site-footer .wrap { padding-block: 1.6rem; }
.site-footer p { max-width: 68rem; }
.independence-notice { margin: 0; font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 700; }
.footer-line { margin: .8rem 0 0; color: #a9bec7; font-size: .78rem; }

@media (min-width: 580px) {
  .wrap { width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 3rem)); }
  .chronicle-list li { grid-template-columns: 7rem minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; }
  .link-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .reading-list article { grid-template-columns: 2rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .reading-list article > p:last-child { grid-column: 2; }
}

@media (min-width: 860px) {
  .page-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 17rem; gap: 3rem; padding-block-start: 3rem; }
  .sidebar { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
  .masthead-inner { padding-block: 1.45rem; }
  .front-intro { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(18rem, 1.1fr); gap: 2rem; align-items: center; }
  .front-intro .lead-image { margin: 0; }
  .front-intro h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.4vw, 5rem); }
}

@media (max-width: 579px) {
  .slogan { text-align: left; }
  .main-nav a { padding-inline: .52rem; font-size: .78rem; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 12vw, 3.2rem); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}