/* The Vine Method · web edition
   Design follows kassyinthevine.com/vmbook + the Canva book:
   cream + plum-black + espresso, Nightshade script over serif caps, oxblood buttons, candlelit photography. */
@font-face { font-family: 'Nightshade'; src: url('fonts/nightshade.woff2') format('woff2'); font-display: swap; }

:root {
  /* 2026-09-29: palette taken from the office cover (the alternate-room hand-lettered cover):
     ceiling black, tobacco + cognac leather, chandelier brass, latte cream, a touch of vine olive. */
  --cream: #f3eadb;      /* latte cream pages */
  --paper: #ece1ce;      /* book page stock */
  --ivory: #faf5eb;
  --blush: #f7efe2;      /* workbook answer boxes */
  --ink: #1c130c;        /* espresso ink */
  --espresso: #22160e;   /* overview panel */
  --plum: #0d0906;       /* the cover's ceiling black (was plum) */
  --taupe: #3a2718;      /* tobacco band */
  --oxblood: #6b4226;    /* cognac leather buttons (was oxblood) */
  --wine: #7d4f2a;       /* cognac accents (was wine) */
  --sand: #d4b584;       /* brass-sand */
  --gold: #c99a55;       /* chandelier brass */
  --olive: #6f7342;      /* the vine */
  --olive-lt: #9ea46a;
  --muted: #6e6153;
  --line: rgba(28, 19, 12, .16);
  --line-light: rgba(243, 234, 219, .2);

  --f-script: 'Nightshade', 'Playfair Display', cursive;
  --f-caps: 'Oranienbaum', 'Playfair Display', serif;
  --f-serif: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  --f-book: 'Noto Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --f-body: 'Work Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;

  --gut: clamp(20px, 5vw, 64px);
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 76px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); font: 300 17px/1.7 var(--f-body); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; overflow-x: hidden; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; }
p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
strong { font-weight: 500; }
.sr { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 8px; z-index: 100; background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); padding: 10px 16px; }
.skip:focus { left: 8px; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }
.wrap { width: min(1160px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gut); }
.wrap-narrow { width: min(760px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gut); }
.center { text-align: center; }

/* ---------- shared type ---------- */
.kicker, .eyebrow, .label-caps { font: 400 11px/1.4 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eyebrow { color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.script-head { font: 400 clamp(50px, 7vw, 92px)/1.2 var(--f-script); text-align: center; margin: 0 0 .15em; }
.serif-caps { font: 400 clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 42px)/1.15 var(--f-serif); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 40px; }
.serif-caps.light { color: var(--cream); }
.script-title { font: 400 clamp(56px, 7vw, 88px)/1.2 var(--f-script); margin: 0 0 .35em; color: var(--ink); }
.script-line { font: 400 clamp(40px, 4.4vw, 62px)/1.25 var(--f-script); white-space: nowrap; color: var(--cream); margin: .4em 0 0; }
.script-line.dark { color: var(--ink); }
.big-serif { font: 400 clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 36px)/1.35 var(--f-serif); color: var(--cream); }
.caps-rule { font: 400 clamp(34px, 3.6vw, 48px)/1 var(--f-caps); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
/* script over caps: stacked with clear space, never overlapping */
.duo { margin: 0 0 30px; font-weight: 400; }
.duo .s { display: block; font: 400 clamp(44px, 5vw, 66px)/1.2 var(--f-script); margin-bottom: .18em; }
.duo .n { display: block; font: 400 clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 62px)/1 var(--f-caps); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .03em; }
.duo.light .s { color: var(--sand); } .duo.light .n { color: var(--cream); }
.tool-title { margin: 0 0 20px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; }
.tool-title .n { font: 400 clamp(34px, 4vw, 50px)/1 var(--f-caps); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.tool-title .s { font: 400 clamp(40px, 4.4vw, 58px)/1.2 var(--f-script); margin-left: .25em; color: var(--wine); }
.tool-title.center { text-align: center; }

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btns { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 30px; }
.btns.center { justify-content: center; }
.btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 48px; padding: 14px 30px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid transparent; font: 500 12px/1.2 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; transition: transform .25s var(--ease), background .25s, color .25s, border-color .25s, box-shadow .25s; }
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn:active { transform: none; }
.btn-ox { background: var(--oxblood); color: #f3eadb; box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -16px rgba(107, 66, 38, .9); }
.btn-ox:hover { background: var(--wine); }
.btn-ghost { border-color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .5); color: #f3eadb; background: rgba(13, 9, 6, .25); backdrop-filter: blur(4px); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--sand); background: rgba(13, 9, 6, .45); }
.btn-ghost-dark { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); background: transparent; }
.btn-ghost-dark:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }

/* ---------- top bar ---------- */
.progress { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 2px; z-index: 60; pointer-events: none; }
.progress span { display: block; height: 100%; width: 100%; transform-origin: 0 50%; transform: scaleX(0); background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--olive), var(--gold)); }
.bar { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 50; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px; height: 64px; padding: 0 var(--gut); color: var(--cream); transition: background .4s, color .4s, box-shadow .4s, transform .4s var(--ease); }
.bar.solid { background: rgba(243, 234, 219, .92); color: var(--ink); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line); }
.mark { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .28em; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.mk-caps { font: 400 21px/1 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.mk-script { font: 400 18.5px/1 var(--f-script); }
.chap-nav { display: flex; gap: 4px; margin: 0 auto; }
.chap-nav a { position: relative; padding: 8px 12px; font: 400 11px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; opacity: .78; transition: opacity .2s; }
.chap-nav a i { font: italic 400 11px/1 var(--f-book); letter-spacing: 0; margin-right: 7px; opacity: .7; }
.chap-nav a::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 12px; right: 12px; bottom: 2px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; transform: scaleX(0); transition: transform .35s var(--ease); }
.chap-nav a:hover, .chap-nav a.on { opacity: 1; }
.chap-nav a.on::after, .chap-nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.wb-open { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 10px 16px; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 4px; background: transparent; color: inherit; font: 500 11px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; transition: background .2s, color .2s; }
.wb-open:hover { background: var(--oxblood); border-color: var(--oxblood); color: #f3eadb; }
.wb-dot { width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(201, 154, 85, .6); animation: dot 2.6s ease-out infinite; }
@keyframes dot { 0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(201, 154, 85, .55); } 70%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px rgba(201, 154, 85, 0); } }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero { position: relative; min-height: 100svh; display: flex; align-items: center; overflow: hidden; background: #1a110a; color: var(--cream); }
.hero-bg { position: absolute; inset: -4%; background-size: cover; background-position: 50% 45%; animation: drift 26s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.hero::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(13, 9, 6, .88) 0%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .7) 38%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .25) 70%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .5) 100%); }
@keyframes drift { from { transform: scale(1.02) translate(0, 0); } to { transform: scale(1.08) translate(-1.5%, -1%); } }
.hero-in { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(1240px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; padding: 110px var(--gut) 90px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: clamp(30px, 6vw, 90px); align-items: center; }
.kicker { color: var(--sand); margin-bottom: 26px; }
.book-title { margin: 0; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; }
.book-title span { display: block; }
.bt-the { font: 400 clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 24px)/1 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .5em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 .9em .3em; }
.bt-vine { font: 400 clamp(92px, 11vw, 160px)/1.15 var(--f-script); margin: .02em 0 .06em; color: #f3eadb; }
.bt-method { font: 400 clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px)/.95 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.hero-sub { max-width: 30em; margin: 30px 0 14px; font: 400 clamp(18px, 1.5vw, 21px)/1.55 var(--f-book); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .92); }
.byline { font: italic 400 16px/1 var(--f-book); color: var(--sand); margin: 0; }
.scroll-cue { position: absolute; z-index: 3; left: 50%; bottom: 26px; width: 22px; height: 36px; margin-left: -11px; border: 1px solid rgba(243, 234, 219, .55); border-radius: 12px; }
.scroll-cue span { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 7px; width: 2px; height: 7px; margin-left: -1px; background: var(--cream); border-radius: 2px; animation: cue 2.2s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes cue { 0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0); } 40% { opacity: 1; } 100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); } }

/* ---------- who is it for ---------- */
.for { padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) 0 clamp(70px, 9vw, 110px); }
.for-box { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(30px, 5vw, 70px); padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px) clamp(30px, 7vw, 100px); max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; box-shadow: 0 40px 70px -40px rgba(28, 19, 12, .7); }
.for-box p { margin: 0; font: 400 15px/1.8 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .16em; }
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; min-height: 640px; }
.split-plum { background: var(--plum); }
.split-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 110px) clamp(24px, 7vw, 110px); }
.split-img { background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 380px; }
.about-vm { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #1a110a; color: var(--cream); padding: clamp(90px, 11vw, 150px) 0; }
.about-vm-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; background-size: cover; background-position: 30% 60%; opacity: .45; }
.about-vm::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(26, 17, 11, .2), rgba(26, 17, 11, .92) 58%); }
.about-vm-in { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; }
.about-vm-copy { max-width: 520px; }
.about-vm-copy p { color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .9); }

/* ---------- dedication ---------- */
.dedication { padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) 0; background: var(--paper); }
.ded-in { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(36px, 7vw, 100px); align-items: center; }
.ded-img { margin: 0; box-shadow: 0 40px 60px -40px rgba(28, 19, 12, .7); }
.ded-copy p { font: 400 clamp(17px, 1.4vw, 19px)/1.75 var(--f-book); }
.verse { margin: 34px 0 0; padding: 28px 0 0 28px; border-left: 1px solid var(--olive); font: italic 400 clamp(17px, 1.4vw, 19px)/1.7 var(--f-book); color: var(--ink); }
.verse cite, .pull cite { display: block; margin-top: 12px; font: normal 400 11px/1.4 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------- about the book ---------- */
.about-book { position: relative; min-height: 760px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 100px var(--gut); overflow: hidden; background: #140d08; }
.ab-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; background-size: cover; background-position: center; filter: saturate(.8); }
.about-book::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: rgba(13, 9, 6, .35); }
.ab-card { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(470px, 100%); background: var(--ivory); padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 50px); text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 50px 80px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8); }
.ab-mono { width: 88px; margin: 0 auto 8px; filter: invert(1); mix-blend-mode: multiply; }
.ab-card .label-caps { font-size: 12px; margin: 0 0 22px; font-weight: 500; }
.ab-card p { font: 400 16px/1.8 var(--f-book); text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; }

/* ---------- author ---------- */
.author { background: var(--plum); color: var(--cream); padding: clamp(90px, 10vw, 140px) 0; overflow: hidden; }
.author-in { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 100px); align-items: center; }
.author-photos { position: relative; max-width: 440px; justify-self: center; padding: 0 22px 22px 0; }
.author-photos::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 22px; top: 22px; right: 0; bottom: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(212, 181, 132, .45); }
.ap-main { position: relative; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5.4; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 20%; box-shadow: 0 40px 70px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .9); }
.author-copy p { font-size: 16px; color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .88); }
.signoff { margin-top: 30px; font: italic 400 17px/1.4 var(--f-book) !important; color: var(--sand) !important; }
.signoff span { display: block; margin-top: 6px; font: 400 58px/1.2 var(--f-script); color: var(--cream); font-style: normal; }

/* ---------- overview ---------- */
.overview { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.05fr; background: var(--espresso); color: var(--cream); min-height: 720px; }
.ov-img { background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 420px; }
.ov-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: clamp(70px, 8vw, 110px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 90px); }
.ov-copy .serif-caps { text-align: left; }
.ov-list { list-style: none; counter-reset: ov; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.ov-list li { counter-increment: ov; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.ov-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.ov-list a { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 44px 150px 1fr; align-items: baseline; gap: 8px; padding: 20px 4px; text-decoration: none; transition: background .3s, padding .3s var(--ease); }
.ov-list a::before { content: counter(ov) '.'; font: italic 400 16px/1 var(--f-book); color: var(--sand); }
.ov-list b { font: 400 22px/1 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ov-list span { font: 400 16px/1.4 var(--f-book); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .82); }
.ov-list a:hover { background: rgba(243, 234, 219, .05); padding-left: 14px; }

/* ---------- scripture bands ---------- */
.verse-band { position: relative; min-height: 78vh; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 120px var(--gut); overflow: hidden; color: var(--cream); text-align: center; background: #140d08; isolation: isolate; }
.verse-band::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -6%; z-index: -2; background: var(--bg) center / cover no-repeat; transform: translate3d(0, var(--py, 0), 0) scale(1.08); will-change: transform; }
.verse-band::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 55%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .5), rgba(13, 9, 6, .78) 75%); }
.vb-in { max-width: 820px; }
.vb-ref { font: 400 clamp(64px, 9vw, 128px)/1.2 var(--f-script); margin: 0 0 .1em; color: #f3eadb; }
.vb-label { font: 400 12px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .4em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sand); margin-bottom: 24px; }
.vb-quote { font: 400 clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 32px)/1.5 var(--f-book); margin: 0; }
.vb-cite { margin-top: 20px; font: 400 11px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sand); }

/* ---------- chapters ---------- */
.chapter { background: var(--paper); padding: clamp(70px, 9vw, 120px) 0 clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px); }
.ch-head { width: min(1060px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gut); text-align: center; }
.ch-meta { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font: 400 12px/1 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: clamp(30px, 4vw, 44px); }
.ch-title { font: 400 clamp(64px, 8.4vw, 116px)/1.2 var(--f-script); margin: 0 0 .42em; color: var(--ink); }
.ch-sub { font: 500 clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 18px)/1.4 var(--f-book); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 clamp(44px, 6vw, 70px); }
.ch-body { width: min(1060px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gut); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 250px 1fr; gap: clamp(30px, 5vw, 70px); align-items: start; }
.ch-strip { margin: 0; position: sticky; top: 100px; height: min(78vh, 720px); border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 5px; background: var(--paper); }
.ch-strip img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.ch-text { max-width: 660px; }
.ch-text p { font: 400 clamp(17px, 1.35vw, 19px)/1.8 var(--f-body); color: #2a1d14; }
.ch-text strong { font-weight: 500; color: var(--wine); }
.pull { margin: 0 0 36px; font: italic 500 clamp(21px, 2vw, 27px)/1.45 var(--f-book); color: var(--ink); }
.dash { margin: -.3em 0 1.3em; padding: 0; list-style: none; columns: 2; column-gap: 30px; }
.dash li { position: relative; padding-left: 22px; margin-bottom: 6px; font: 400 17px/1.5 var(--f-book); break-inside: avoid; }
.dash li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .75em; width: 12px; height: 1px; background: var(--wine); }

/* ---------- tools + journals ---------- */
.tool { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; min-height: 720px; background: var(--ivory); }
.tool-img { background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 360px; }
.tool-panel { padding: clamp(60px, 7vw, 100px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 90px); align-self: center; }
.tool-abide .tool-title .s { display: block; margin: 0 0 .12em; }
.tool-note { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 24px; }
.checklist { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.checklist li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.checklist label { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr; gap: 14px; padding: 16px 4px; cursor: pointer; font: 400 16px/1.55 var(--f-body); }
.checklist input { appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; margin: 3px 0 0; width: 20px; height: 20px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 2px; background: var(--ivory); display: grid; place-items: center; cursor: pointer; transition: background .2s, border-color .2s; }
.checklist input::after { content: ''; width: 10px; height: 5px; border: solid var(--cream); border-width: 0 0 1.6px 1.6px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(1px, -1px) scale(0); transition: transform .25s var(--ease); }
.checklist input:checked { background: var(--olive); border-color: var(--olive); }
.checklist input:checked::after { transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(1px, -1px) scale(1); }
.checklist input:checked + span { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-color: rgba(125, 79, 42, .45); }
.tally { margin: 22px 0 0; font: italic 400 16px/1.4 var(--f-book); color: var(--wine); min-height: 1.4em; }

.journal { background: var(--cream); padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) 0; }
.j-head { margin-bottom: 40px; }
.j-intro { font: 400 17px/1.8 var(--f-book); text-align: center; }
.prompts { list-style: none; counter-reset: q; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 30px; }
.prompts li { counter-increment: q; }
.prompts label, .origin label { display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; font: 400 clamp(18px, 1.5vw, 20px)/1.45 var(--f-book); color: var(--ink); }
.prompts li label::before { content: counter(q, decimal-leading-zero); display: inline-block; margin-right: 14px; font: 400 12px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .2em; color: var(--wine); vertical-align: middle; }
textarea { width: 100%; resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; padding: 18px 20px; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 0; background: var(--blush); color: var(--ink); font: 400 17px/1.7 var(--f-body); transition: box-shadow .25s, background .25s; }
textarea:focus { outline: none; background: #fffaf1; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(125, 79, 42, .12); }
textarea::placeholder { color: #a8998a; }
.saved-note, .wb-privacy { margin-top: 26px; text-align: center; font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }
.saved-flash { position: fixed; left: 50%; bottom: 24px; z-index: 70; transform: translate(-50%, 20px); opacity: 0; padding: 10px 18px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); font: 400 12px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; border-radius: 3px; transition: opacity .3s, transform .3s var(--ease); pointer-events: none; }
.saved-flash.on { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, 0); }

.soil-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: clamp(30px, 6vw, 80px); align-items: center; margin-bottom: clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px); }
.tool-kicker { font: 400 18px/1 var(--f-book); margin: -8px 0 28px; }
.lead-strong { font: 500 18px/1.6 var(--f-book); }
.pillars { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin: 22px 0 16px; }
.pillars button { padding: 11px 18px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink); font: 400 15px/1 var(--f-book); cursor: pointer; transition: background .2s, color .2s, border-color .2s, transform .2s var(--ease); }
.pillars button:hover { border-color: var(--ink); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.pillars button[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--olive); border-color: var(--olive); color: #f3eadb; }
.pillars button.custom::after { content: ' ×'; opacity: .6; }
.pillar-add { display: flex; gap: 8px; max-width: 420px; }
.pillar-add input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--ivory); font: 400 15px/1 var(--f-body); color: var(--ink); }
.pillar-add button { padding: 0 18px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); font: 500 11px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; }
.pillar-count { margin: 14px 0 6px; font: italic 400 15px/1.4 var(--f-book); color: var(--wine); min-height: 1.4em; }
.italic-note { font: italic 400 16px/1.5 var(--f-book); color: var(--muted); }
.soil-img { margin: 0; border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 6px; }
.systems .sys-title { font: 500 22px/1 var(--f-book); margin: 0 0 26px; }
.examples, .action { margin-top: 44px; }
.ex-title { font: 500 17px/1.4 var(--f-book); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.examples ul, .dots { margin: 0 0 1.2em; padding-left: 1.2em; }
.examples li, .dots li { margin-bottom: 6px; font: 400 16px/1.6 var(--f-body); }

.branch-tool { background: var(--paper); }
.branch-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(30px, 6vw, 80px); align-items: start; }
.branch-img { margin: 0; position: sticky; top: 100px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 6px; }
.branch-main p { font: 400 17px/1.75 var(--f-body); }
.example-card { background: var(--ivory); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px); margin: 28px 0; }
.script-quote { font: italic 400 17px/1.7 var(--f-book) !important; }
.prompts.single { display: block; margin-top: 30px; }

/* promise + story */
.promise { position: relative; padding: clamp(90px, 12vw, 160px) var(--gut); display: grid; place-items: center; overflow: hidden; background: #22160e; }
.promise-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
.promise::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: rgba(28, 19, 12, .35); }
.promise-card { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(620px, 100%); background: var(--ivory); padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 60px); text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 50px 80px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7); }
.promise-card .serif-caps { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px); margin-bottom: 22px; }
.promise-card p { font: 400 17px/1.75 var(--f-book); }
.story-intro p { font: 400 17px/1.8 var(--f-book); }
.band-label { margin: 50px 0 36px; padding: 22px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); text-align: center; font: 500 12px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.origin { margin-top: 44px; }

/* ---------- starter kit ---------- */
.kit { background: var(--ivory); padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) 0; }
.kit-title { margin: 0 auto clamp(44px, 6vw, 70px); max-width: 900px; padding: 20px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); text-align: center; font: 400 clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 44px)/1.1 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .02em; }
.kit-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px); }
.kit-script { font: 400 clamp(40px, 3.6vw, 52px)/1.25 var(--f-script); margin: 0 0 16px; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.kit .checklist label { font-size: 15px; padding: 12px 2px; }
.rhythm { margin: 0; }
.rhythm div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; gap: 10px; padding: 12px 2px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.rhythm dt { font: 500 11px/1.6 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--wine); }
.rhythm dd { margin: 0; font: 400 15px/1.5 var(--f-body); }
.kit-close { margin: clamp(50px, 6vw, 80px) 0 0; text-align: center; font: 400 clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px)/1.2 var(--f-caps); }

/* ---------- takeaway ---------- */
.takeaway { background: var(--taupe); padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px) 0; }
.take-in { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: clamp(30px, 5vw, 60px); align-items: center; }
.take-in img { width: 100%; box-shadow: 0 40px 70px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7); border-radius: 4px; }
.take-copy { background: var(--cream); padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 50px); text-align: center; }
.take-copy .script-line { margin: 0 0 .3em; font-size: clamp(44px, 4.4vw, 60px); }

/* ---------- finale ---------- */
.finale { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; background: var(--plum); }
.fin-card { position: relative; min-height: 900px; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: clamp(60px, 7vw, 100px) clamp(24px, 5vw, 70px); overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; color: var(--cream); }
.fin-card::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: var(--bg) center / cover no-repeat; transition: transform 1.6s var(--ease); }
.fin-card::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(13, 9, 6, .55), rgba(13, 9, 6, .88)); }
.fin-card:hover::before { transform: scale(1.04); }
.fin-in { max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto; }
.fin-in p { color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .9); font-size: 16px; }
.fin-in .btn { margin-top: 14px; }

.connect { position: relative; padding: clamp(90px, 11vw, 150px) var(--gut); display: grid; place-items: center; overflow: hidden; background: #3a2718; }
.connect-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; background-size: cover; background-position: center; opacity: .9; }
.connect-card { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(620px, 100%); background: var(--ivory); padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 60px); box-shadow: 0 40px 70px -30px rgba(28, 19, 12, .6); }
.connect-card .script-title { text-align: center; }
.connect-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; counter-reset: c; }
.connect-list li { counter-increment: c; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr; column-gap: 8px; padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.connect-list li::before { content: counter(c) '.'; grid-row: span 2; font: italic 400 18px/1.3 var(--f-book); color: var(--wine); }
.connect-list span { font: 500 16px/1.4 var(--f-book); }
.connect-list a, .connect-list p { font: 400 15px/1.6 var(--f-body); margin: 4px 0 0; }
.connect-list a { color: var(--wine); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.questions { margin: 26px 0 0; text-align: center; font: italic 400 16px/1.4 var(--f-book); }
.questions a { color: var(--wine); }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.foot { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); padding: clamp(60px, 7vw, 90px) 0 0; }
.foot-in { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 30px; }
.foot-script { font: 400 clamp(60px, 7vw, 96px)/1.2 var(--f-script); text-align: center; margin: 0; }
.foot-nav { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.foot-nav a { font: 400 16px/1.2 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .16em; text-decoration: none; opacity: .88; transition: opacity .2s, padding .3s var(--ease); }
.foot-nav a:hover { opacity: 1; padding-left: 6px; }
.foot-legal { width: min(1160px, 100%); margin: 50px auto 0; padding: 0 var(--gut); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .6); text-align: center; }
.foot-back { display: block; margin-top: 26px; padding: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light); text-align: center; font: 400 30px/1.2 var(--f-script); text-decoration: none; }

/* ---------- workbook drawer ---------- */
.wb { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 80; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; background: rgba(13, 9, 6, .45); backdrop-filter: blur(3px); animation: fadeIn .3s ease; }
.wb[hidden] { display: none; }
.wb-panel { position: relative; width: min(420px, 100%); height: 100%; overflow-y: auto; background: var(--cream); padding: 50px 34px 40px; box-shadow: -30px 0 60px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6); animation: slideIn .45s var(--ease); }
.wb-close { position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 16px; width: 40px; height: 40px; border: 0; background: none; font: 300 30px/1 var(--f-body); color: var(--ink); cursor: pointer; }
.wb-stats { display: grid; gap: 10px; margin: 10px 0 26px; }
.wb-stat { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font: 400 15px/1.4 var(--f-book); }
.wb-stat b { font: 500 13px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--wine); }
.wb-links { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 26px; padding: 0; columns: 2; }
.wb-links a { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink); line-height: 2; }
.wb-actions { display: grid; gap: 10px; }
.wb-clear { margin-top: 6px; border: 0; background: none; color: var(--muted); font: 400 13px/1 var(--f-body); text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px; }
@keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; } }
@keyframes slideIn { from { transform: translateX(40px); opacity: 0; } }

/* ---------- reveal (once) ---------- */
.rv { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px); transition: opacity 1s var(--ease), transform 1s var(--ease); }
.rv.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .chap-nav a { padding: 8px 8px; letter-spacing: .16em; }
  .chap-nav a i { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  body { font-size: 16px; }
  .bar { height: 58px; gap: 12px; }
  .chap-nav { display: none; }
  .mark { margin-right: auto; }
  .hero-in { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left; }
  .for-box, .split, .ded-in, .author-in, .overview, .tool, .soil-grid, .branch-grid, .take-in, .finale, .foot-in, .kit-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .split-img { min-height: 340px; order: -1; }
  .about-vm::after { background: rgba(26, 17, 11, .82); }
  .ded-img { max-width: 320px; }
  .author-photos { max-width: 420px; }
  .ov-img { min-height: 320px; }
  .ov-list a { grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr; }
  .ov-list span { grid-column: 2; }
  .verse-band { min-height: 64vh; }
  .ch-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ch-strip { position: relative; top: 0; height: 200px; }
  .dash { columns: 1; }
  .tool-img { min-height: 300px; }
  .branch-img { position: relative; top: 0; max-width: 360px; }
  .fin-card { min-height: 0; }
  .foot-nav { justify-items: center; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .wb-open { padding: 9px 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; }
  .mk-caps { font-size: 18px; } .mk-script { font-size: 16px; }
  .for-box p { letter-spacing: .1em; }
  .script-line { white-space: normal; font-size: 44px; }
  .btn { width: 100%; }
  .ch-meta { font-size: 10px; }
  .rhythm div { grid-template-columns: 96px 1fr; }
  .tool-title .s { display: block; margin: .1em 0 0; }

  textarea { font-size: 16px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .hero-bg, .wb-dot, .scroll-cue span { animation: none; }
  .rv { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .verse-band::before { transform: none; }
}

/* ---------- print: only the reader's workbook ---------- */
#print-sheet { display: none; }
@media print {
  body > *:not(#print-sheet) { display: none !important; }
  #print-sheet { display: block; font: 11pt/1.55 'Noto Serif', Georgia, serif; color: #000; }
  #print-sheet h1 { font: 400 30pt/1.1 'Nightshade', cursive; margin: 0 0 4pt; }
  #print-sheet h2 { font: 400 15pt/1.2 'Oranienbaum', serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; margin: 22pt 0 8pt; border-bottom: .5pt solid #000; padding-bottom: 4pt; page-break-after: avoid; }
  #print-sheet .q { font-weight: 500; margin: 12pt 0 4pt; page-break-after: avoid; }
  #print-sheet .a { white-space: pre-wrap; min-height: 42pt; border: .5pt solid #999; padding: 6pt 8pt; margin: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; }
  #print-sheet ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 14pt; }
  #print-sheet .meta { font: 9pt/1.4 'Work Sans', sans-serif; color: #555; }
}

/* ---------- gate: sign up to receive the book ---------- */
.gate { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--plum); color: var(--cream); padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) 0; isolation: isolate; }
.gate-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background-size: cover; background-position: center; opacity: .35; }
.gate::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 50%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .35), rgba(13, 9, 6, .92) 70%); }
.gate-in { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(36px, 7vw, 100px); align-items: center; }
.gate-card { max-width: 560px; }
.eyebrow.light { color: var(--sand); }
.gate-lead { font: 400 17px/1.7 var(--f-book); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .88); margin-bottom: 28px; }
.gate-form { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.field label { display: block; margin-bottom: 7px; font: 500 11px/1 var(--f-body); letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sand); }
.field input { width: 100%; padding: 15px 16px; border: 1px solid rgba(243, 234, 219, .28); border-radius: 3px; background: rgba(243, 234, 219, .06); color: var(--cream); font: 400 16px/1.2 var(--f-body); transition: border-color .2s, background .2s, box-shadow .2s; }
.field input::placeholder { color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .38); }
.field input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--sand); background: rgba(243, 234, 219, .1); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(212, 181, 132, .14); }
.field input[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: #e39a8f; }
.field .err { display: block; margin-top: 6px; font-size: 13px; color: #f0c49a; }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.consent { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 22px 1fr; gap: 12px; align-items: start; font: 400 13.5px/1.55 var(--f-body); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .78); cursor: pointer; }
.consent input { appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; width: 20px; height: 20px; margin: 1px 0 0; border: 1px solid var(--sand); border-radius: 2px; display: grid; place-items: center; cursor: pointer; }
.consent input::after { content: ''; width: 10px; height: 5px; border: solid var(--cream); border-width: 0 0 1.6px 1.6px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(1px, -1px) scale(0); transition: transform .2s var(--ease); }
.consent input:checked { background: var(--oxblood); border-color: var(--oxblood); }
.consent input:checked::after { transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(1px, -1px) scale(1); }
.gate-btn { width: 100%; margin-top: 6px; min-height: 54px; }
.gate-btn[disabled] { opacity: .7; cursor: wait; transform: none; }
.gate-btn.busy span::after { content: ''; display: inline-block; width: 12px; height: 12px; margin-left: 12px; vertical-align: -1px; border: 1.5px solid rgba(243, 234, 219, .5); border-top-color: var(--cream); border-radius: 50%; animation: spin .8s linear infinite; }
@keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.gate-msg { min-height: 1.4em; margin: 0; font: italic 400 15px/1.4 var(--f-book); color: #f0c49a; }
.gate-privacy { margin: 0; font-size: 12.5px; color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .55); }
.gate-welcome .script-line { margin: 0; }
.gate-name { font: 400 clamp(40px, 4.6vw, 60px)/1 var(--f-caps); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; margin: 8px 0 22px; }
.gate.open { padding: clamp(60px, 7vw, 90px) 0; }
#book-root:empty { display: none; }
.book-loading { padding: 80px var(--gut); text-align: center; font: italic 400 18px/1.4 var(--f-book); color: var(--muted); background: var(--paper); }
body.locked .wb-open { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .gate-in { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ---------- the book as a real hardcover (2026-09-29) ----------
   One markup for the hero and the gate: front cover, a tobacco spine with the title,
   cream page edges and a head of pages, turned in 3D with a floor shadow.
   Sizes come from the figure's width (container units), so it scales anywhere. */
.book3d { margin: 0; justify-self: center; width: min(360px, 80%); container-type: inline-size; perspective: 2000px; position: relative; }
.gate-book.book3d { width: min(360px, 100%); }
.book3d::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 6%; right: -2%; bottom: -7cqw; height: 12cqw; border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .7), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 70%); filter: blur(6px); z-index: -1; }
.book { --t: 12cqw; position: relative; width: 100cqw; height: 150cqw; transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: rotateY(28deg) rotateX(3deg); transition: transform 1s var(--ease); }
.book3d:hover .book { transform: rotateY(12deg) rotateX(1deg); }
.gate-book .book { transform: rotateY(24deg) rotateX(3deg); }
.book > * { position: absolute; display: block; backface-visibility: hidden; }
.b-front { inset: 0; transform: translateZ(calc(var(--t) / 2)); border-radius: 1px 4px 4px 1px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(243, 234, 219, .06); }
.b-front img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
/* hinge crease + a soft sheen across the jacket */
.b-front::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background:
  linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .55) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, .15) 2.2%, rgba(255, 240, 215, .14) 3.4%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 7%),
  linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(255, 244, 225, .10) 0%, rgba(255, 244, 225, 0) 38%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 70%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .25) 100%); }
.b-back { inset: 0; transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(calc(var(--t) / 2)); background: #120c07; }
.b-spine { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: calc(50cqw - var(--t) / 2); width: var(--t); transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50cqw); background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0b0704 0%, #2a1a10 22%, #3a2718 50%, #2a1a10 78%, #0b0704 100%); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(201, 154, 85, .18); }
.b-spine span { writing-mode: vertical-rl; font: 400 4.4cqw/1 var(--f-book); letter-spacing: .32em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sand); white-space: nowrap; }
.b-spine span::before, .b-spine span::after { content: ''; display: inline-block; width: 1px; height: 6cqw; background: var(--olive-lt); margin: 3cqw 0; vertical-align: middle; }
.b-pages { top: 1.2%; bottom: 1.2%; left: calc(50cqw - var(--t) / 2 + 1px); width: calc(var(--t) - 2px); transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(calc(50cqw - 3px)); background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #efe4cf 0 1px, #d9ccb3 1px 2px, #f4ead8 2px 3px), #eadfca; box-shadow: inset 6px 0 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5); }
.b-top { left: 1px; right: 3px; top: calc(75cqw - var(--t) / 2); height: calc(var(--t) - 2px); transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(calc(75cqw - 1px)); background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, #efe4cf 0 1px, #dbcdb3 1px 2px), #eadfca; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .book { transition: none; } }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .hero-book.book3d { width: min(230px, 60%); justify-self: start; margin-left: 4cqw; } .gate-book.book3d { width: min(230px, 64%); } }

/* the hero title is Kassy's own hand lettering from the cover */
.book-title.lettered { margin: 0 0 6px -2%; }
.book-title.lettered img { width: min(560px, 100%); height: auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55)); }
.hero::after { background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(13, 9, 6, .92) 0%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .78) 40%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .45) 72%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .7) 100%) !important; }

/* Warm grade: every photograph leans toward the cover's tobacco and brass (the roses
   read deep garnet instead of bright red). The cover, the 3D book and the lettering are untouched. */
.split-img, .about-vm-bg, .ab-bg, .ov-img, .gate-bg, .verse-band::before, .fin-card::before,
.ded-img img, .ap-main, .author-photos img, .ch-strip img, .soil-img img, .branch-img img, .take-in img, .promise img, .connect img, .tool img {
  filter: sepia(.18) saturate(.78) brightness(.97);
}

/* ---------- The Vine Method Creator community sections (from kassyinthevine.com/vmc, 2026-09-29) ---------- */
.sss { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; background: var(--plum); color: var(--cream); min-height: 760px; }
.sss-copy { align-self: center; padding: clamp(70px, 9vw, 130px) clamp(28px, 7vw, 110px); max-width: 680px; justify-self: end; }
.sss-title { margin: 0 0 34px; font-weight: 400; }
.sss-title span { display: block; font: 400 clamp(42px, 5vw, 70px)/1.02 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.sss-title span:nth-child(2) { color: var(--sand); }
.sss-copy p { font: 400 16px/1.85 var(--f-body); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .86); }
.sss-copy em { font-family: var(--f-book); color: var(--cream); }
.sss-img { background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 520px; }

.build { position: relative; min-height: 88vh; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 120px var(--gut); overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; text-align: center; color: var(--cream); }
.build::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: var(--bg) center / cover no-repeat; filter: sepia(.18) saturate(.78) brightness(.97); }
.build::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .55), rgba(13, 9, 6, .82) 75%); }
.build-in { max-width: 900px; }
.build-title { margin: 0; font: 400 clamp(46px, 7vw, 100px)/1.02 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .03em; text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance; }
.build-script { margin: .35em 0 0; font: 400 clamp(46px, 5.6vw, 80px)/1.2 var(--f-script); color: var(--sand); }

.learn { background: var(--espresso); color: var(--cream); padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) 0; }
.learn-title { margin: 0 0 clamp(44px, 6vw, 70px); text-align: center; font: 400 clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px)/1.1 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.learn-grid { list-style: none; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; max-width: 1100px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px); }
.learn-grid li { text-align: center; padding: 30px 18px 32px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 154, 85, .45); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(243, 234, 219, .035), transparent 70%); }
.learn-grid b { display: block; margin-bottom: 18px; font: italic 400 30px/1 var(--f-book); color: var(--gold); }
.learn-grid .lt { display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; font: 400 17px/1.35 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.learn-grid .ld { display: block; font: 400 15px/1.65 var(--f-book); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .78); }
.learn .btns { margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 60px); }

.potential { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; background: var(--plum); color: var(--cream); min-height: 820px; }
.potential-img { background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 520px; filter: sepia(.12) saturate(.85); }
.potential-copy { align-self: center; padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 120px) clamp(28px, 7vw, 110px); max-width: 760px; }
.potential-title { margin: 0 0 34px; font: 400 clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 46px)/1.15 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.potential-copy p { font: 400 16px/1.85 var(--f-body); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .86); }

.vmc-banner { position: relative; min-height: 72vh; display: grid; align-items: end; justify-items: center; padding: 80px var(--gut) clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px); overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; text-align: center; }
.vmc-banner::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: var(--bg) center 40% / cover no-repeat; filter: sepia(.1) saturate(.85); }
.vmc-banner::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(13, 9, 6, .1) 30%, rgba(13, 9, 6, .88) 100%); }
.vmc-banner-line { margin: 0; font: 400 clamp(30px, 4.2vw, 58px)/1.15 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream); }
.circled { position: relative; display: inline-block; font: 400 1.15em/1 var(--f-script); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--sand); padding: 0 .25em; }
.circled::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -.35em -.2em -.25em; background: url('img/scribble.png') center / 100% 100% no-repeat; opacity: .8; pointer-events: none; }

.join { position: relative; padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) var(--gut); display: grid; justify-items: end; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; color: var(--cream); }
.join::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: var(--bg) 30% center / cover no-repeat; filter: sepia(.18) saturate(.78) brightness(.9); }
.join::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(13, 9, 6, .25), rgba(13, 9, 6, .75) 60%); }
.join-card { width: min(520px, 100%); margin-right: clamp(0px, 5vw, 80px); padding: clamp(32px, 4vw, 50px); background: rgba(13, 9, 6, .72); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); border: 1px solid rgba(201, 154, 85, .3); border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 40px 80px -40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .9); }
.join-title { margin: 0 0 18px; font: 400 clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 34px)/1.15 var(--f-caps); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.join-list { margin: 0 0 26px; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.join-list li { position: relative; padding: 6px 0 6px 24px; font: 400 15px/1.5 var(--f-book); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .88); }
.join-list li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 1.05em; width: 12px; height: 1px; background: var(--olive-lt); }
.join-form { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.join .field label small { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: .02em; font-weight: 400; opacity: .75; }
.join .field textarea { width: 100%; min-height: 90px; padding: 14px 16px; border: 1px solid rgba(243, 234, 219, .28); border-radius: 3px; background: rgba(243, 234, 219, .06); color: var(--cream); font: 400 16px/1.5 var(--f-body); resize: vertical; }
.join .field textarea::placeholder { color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .38); }
.join .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--sand); background: rgba(243, 234, 219, .1); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(212, 181, 132, .14); }
.join-btn { width: 100%; min-height: 52px; margin-top: 4px; }
.join-btn[disabled] { opacity: .7; cursor: wait; transform: none; }
.join-msg { min-height: 1.4em; margin: 0; font: italic 400 15px/1.4 var(--f-book); color: #f0c49a; }
.join-done .script-line { margin: 0; }
.join-done-line { font: 400 17px/1.7 var(--f-book); color: rgba(243, 234, 219, .9); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .sss, .potential { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sss-copy { justify-self: stretch; }
  .sss-img, .potential-img { min-height: 420px; }
  .potential-img { order: -1; }
  .learn-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .join { justify-items: center; }
  .join-card { margin-right: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) { .learn-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }