:root {
  --essay-ink: #211c18;
  --essay-muted: #6b625a;
  --essay-paper: #fffdf9;
  --essay-sand: #f3eadf;
  --essay-clay: #9a4f2e;
  --essay-clay-dark: #65321f;
  --essay-line: #dfd2c4;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  background: #f8f4ee;
  color: var(--essay-ink);
}

.essay-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: min(76vh, 760px);
  display: grid;
  align-items: end;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #241b16;
  color: #fff;
}

.essay-hero__image,
.essay-hero__veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.essay-hero__image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 42%;
}

.essay-hero__veil {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(22, 15, 11, 0.12) 8%, rgba(22, 15, 11, 0.55) 54%, rgba(22, 15, 11, 0.94) 100%);
}

.essay-hero__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 2rem));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 14vw, 9rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 5rem);
}

.essay-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  color: #f1c9a9;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-hero h1 {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: Cinzel, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 6.1vw, 4.8rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.essay-deck {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.1vw, 1.32rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.essay-shell {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 2rem));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2rem 0 5rem;
}

.essay-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.55rem 1.25rem;
  padding: 1rem 0 1.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--essay-line);
  color: var(--essay-muted);
  font-size: 0.93rem;
}

.essay-tools {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  padding: 1rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.93rem;
}

.essay-tools a,
.essay-body a,
.essay-sources a {
  color: var(--essay-clay-dark);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration-thickness: 0.08em;
  text-underline-offset: 0.18em;
}

.essay-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 260px;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
}

.essay-body {
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 760px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.6vw, 1.19rem);
  line-height: 1.82;
}

.essay-body > p:first-child::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: 0.12em 0.1em 0 0;
  color: var(--essay-clay);
  font-family: Cinzel, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 4.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.78;
}

.essay-body h2 {
  margin: 3.3rem 0 1rem;
  color: var(--essay-clay-dark);
  font-family: Cinzel, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.essay-body h3 {
  margin: 2rem 0 0.7rem;
  color: var(--essay-ink);
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.13rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.essay-body p,
.essay-body li {
  color: #3f3934;
}

.essay-body p {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}

.essay-body strong {
  color: var(--essay-ink);
}

.essay-toc {
  position: sticky;
  top: 5.5rem;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--essay-line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 249, 0.92);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(52, 38, 28, 0.06);
}

.essay-toc h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-toc ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.15rem;
}

.essay-toc li + li {
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
}

.essay-toc a {
  color: #51473f;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.essay-toc a:hover,
.essay-toc a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--essay-clay);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.essay-figure {
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
}

.essay-figure img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 580px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(50, 34, 24, 0.12);
}

.essay-figure--portrait img {
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  object-position: center;
}

.essay-figure figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--essay-muted);
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.essay-quote {
  margin: 2.7rem 0;
  padding: 1.7rem clamp(1.3rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--essay-clay);
  background: var(--essay-sand);
  color: var(--essay-clay-dark);
  font-family: Cinzel, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.7vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1.48;
}

.essay-quote cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--essay-muted);
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.essay-note {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.35rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--essay-line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--essay-paper);
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.essay-note p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.memory-chain {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 2.4rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: memory-step;
}

.memory-chain li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1rem 1rem 1rem 3.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--essay-line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--essay-paper);
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  counter-increment: memory-step;
}

.memory-chain li::before {
  content: counter(memory-step);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.9rem;
  left: 1rem;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 1.8rem;
  height: 1.8rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--essay-clay);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.essay-sources {
  margin-top: 4rem;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #271d17;
  color: #f7efe7;
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
}

.essay-sources h2 {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: Cinzel, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.essay-sources ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
}

.essay-sources li {
  color: #e7d8cb;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.essay-sources li + li {
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
}

.essay-sources a {
  color: #ffd1ad;
}

.essay-cta {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding: 1.8rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--essay-line);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: var(--essay-sand);
  text-align: center;
}

.essay-cta h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.essay-cta__links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.essay-button {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.05rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--essay-clay-dark);
  color: #fff !important;
  font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.essay-button--secondary {
  border: 1px solid var(--essay-clay-dark);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--essay-clay-dark) !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .essay-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .essay-toc {
    position: static;
    order: -1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .essay-hero {
    min-height: 650px;
  }

  .essay-hero__image {
    object-position: 43% center;
  }

  .essay-shell {
    width: min(100% - 1.25rem, 1120px);
    padding-bottom: 3.5rem;
  }

  .essay-body {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.74;
  }

  .essay-body h2 {
    scroll-margin-top: 5.5rem;
  }

  .essay-quote,
  .essay-sources,
  .essay-cta {
    padding: 1.25rem;
  }

  .essay-figure img {
    max-height: 460px;
  }
}