:root{
  --navy:#1C3D5A; --navy-dk:#142D43;
  --sage:#5C7A65; --sage-xlt:#E8EDE9;
  --gold:#C5A55A; --gold-lt:#D4B876; --gold-dk:#A88840;
  --cream:#FAF8F4; --pearl:#EDE9E3; --white:#FFFFFF;
  --charcoal:#2D3748; --stone:#8B9DB0;
  --f-display:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif;
  --f-script:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;
  --f-body:'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;
  --shadow-sm:0 1px 3px rgba(20,45,67,.06),0 1px 2px rgba(20,45,67,.04);
  --shadow-md:0 4px 12px rgba(20,45,67,.08);
  --shadow-lg:0 12px 32px rgba(20,45,67,.10);
  --radius:6px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--f-body);font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--charcoal);background:var(--cream);font-weight:300;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--navy)}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.container{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px}

.top{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(250,248,244,.92);backdrop-filter:saturate(140%) blur(10px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:saturate(140%) blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(20,45,67,.06)}
.top-inner{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;padding:18px 32px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px}
.top-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px}
.top-nav a{font-size:13px;color:var(--charcoal);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.4px;text-decoration:none}
.top-nav a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.top-cta{padding:11px 22px;background:var(--navy);color:var(--cream);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;transition:background .2s}
.top-cta:hover{background:var(--gold)}

/* Article hero */
.a-hero{padding:64px 0 48px}
.a-crumb{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:28px}
.a-crumb a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none}
.a-crumb a:hover{color:var(--gold-dk)}
.a-cat{display:inline-block;padding:5px 14px;background:var(--gold);color:var(--cream);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:22px}
.a-hero h1{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:clamp(36px,4.8vw,64px);font-weight:500;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.5px;max-width:980px;text-wrap:pretty}
.a-hero h1 em{font-family:var(--f-script);font-style:italic;color:var(--gold);font-weight:500}
.a-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--stone);margin-top:28px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.a-meta .dot{width:3px;height:3px;background:var(--stone);border-radius:50%}
.a-meta .author{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.a-meta .author img{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover}
.a-meta .author strong{color:var(--charcoal);font-weight:600;font-size:13px}

/* Hero image */
.a-figure{margin:48px 0 56px;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow-md)}
.a-figure img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.a-caption{font-family:var(--f-script);font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:var(--stone);margin-top:12px;text-align:center}

/* Body */
.a-body{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding-bottom:80px}
.a-body p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--charcoal);margin-bottom:28px;font-weight:300}
.a-body p.lede{font-family:var(--f-script);font-style:italic;font-size:23px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:36px;font-weight:500}
.a-body h2{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:32px;font-weight:500;color:var(--navy);margin:56px 0 20px;line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.3px}
.a-body h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
.a-body h3{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:22px;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy);margin:36px 0 14px;line-height:1.35}
.a-body ul, .a-body ol{margin:0 0 28px;padding-left:24px}
.a-body li{font-size:18px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--charcoal);margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:6px;font-weight:300}
.a-body li::marker{color:var(--gold)}
.a-body blockquote{
  margin:40px 0;padding:24px 0 24px 32px;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);
  font-family:var(--f-script);font-style:italic;font-size:24px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--navy);font-weight:500;
}
.a-body strong{color:var(--navy);font-weight:700}
.a-body em{font-style:italic}
.a-body a{color:var(--navy);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);text-decoration:none}
.a-body a:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--cream)}
.a-body hr{border:none;height:1px;background:rgba(20,45,67,.12);margin:48px 0}
.signs-list{counter-reset:s;list-style:none;padding:0}
.signs-list li{position:relative;padding:18px 0 18px 56px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(20,45,67,.08);counter-increment:s;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}
.signs-list li::before{content:counter(s,decimal-leading-zero);position:absolute;left:0;top:18px;font-family:var(--f-display);font-style:italic;font-size:24px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:500}
.signs-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.callout{
  margin:40px 0;padding:28px 32px;background:var(--sage-xlt);border-left:3px solid var(--sage);
  border-radius:0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
}
.callout strong{display:block;font-family:var(--f-display);color:var(--sage);font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:8px}
.callout p{font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.7;margin:0;color:var(--charcoal)}

/* CTA box at the end */
.cta-box{
  margin:64px 0 0;padding:56px 48px;background:var(--navy);color:var(--cream);
  border-radius:var(--radius);text-align:center;
}
.cta-box .eyebrow{display:block;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:3.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-lt);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:16px}
.cta-box h3{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:34px;font-weight:500;color:var(--cream);line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:14px}
.cta-box h3 em{font-family:var(--f-script);font-style:italic;color:var(--gold-lt);font-weight:500}
.cta-box p{font-size:16px;color:rgba(250,248,244,.85);max-width:520px;margin:0 auto 28px;line-height:1.7}
.cta-box .btns{display:inline-flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
.cta-box a{
  display:inline-block;padding:14px 28px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:2px;
  text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;
  transition:all .2s;
}
.cta-box .btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--cream)}
.cta-box .btn-gold:hover{background:var(--gold-dk)}
.cta-box .btn-ghost{border:1px solid rgba(250,248,244,.4);color:var(--cream)}
.cta-box .btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--cream);color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--cream)}

/* Related */
.related{padding:72px 0;background:var(--white);border-top:1px solid rgba(20,45,67,.08)}
.related h4{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:3.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:32px}
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:32px}
.r-card{background:var(--cream);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;display:block}
.r-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg)}
.r-card .r-img{aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden}
.r-card .r-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.r-card .r-body{padding:24px 26px 28px}
.r-card .r-cat{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px;display:block}
.r-card h5{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.35;text-wrap:pretty}

/* Footer */
footer{background:var(--navy-dk);color:rgba(250,248,244,.85);padding:60px 0 32px}
.ft-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:48px;margin-bottom:40px}
.ft-grid h5{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-lt);margin-bottom:18px;font-weight:600}
.ft-grid a{color:rgba(250,248,244,.75);font-size:13.5px;display:block;padding:5px 0;text-decoration:none}
.ft-grid a:hover{color:var(--gold-lt)}
.ft-tag{font-family:var(--f-script);font-style:italic;font-size:18px;color:var(--gold-lt);margin-top:14px}
.ft-bot{padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid rgba(250,248,244,.08);font-size:11.5px;color:rgba(250,248,244,.5);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;letter-spacing:.4px}

@media(max-width:1024px){
  .related-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .ft-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:680px){
  .container{padding:0 22px}
  .top-nav{display:none}
  .related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .ft-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}
  .a-body p, .a-body li{font-size:16.5px}
  .a-body p.lede{font-size:20px}
  .cta-box{padding:40px 28px}
}