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

:root {
  --bg: #f7f6f3;
  --text: #1a1a18;
  --muted: #6b6860;
  --accent: #7a6a52;
  --border: #dedad4;
  --max-w: 680px;
  color-scheme: light dark;
}

html {
  font-size: 18px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
}

body {
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  line-height: 1.7;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
  min-height: 100vh;
}

/* ── Layout ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

.container {
  max-width: var(--max-w);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ── Site header ─────────────────────────────────────── */

.site-header {
  padding: 3.5rem 0 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.site-title {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
}

.site-title:hover {
  color: var(--text);
}

.site-tagline {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ── Home intro ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.intro {
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.intro p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.intro p + p {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

/* ── Essay list ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.essay-list {
  list-style: none;
}

.essay-item {
  padding: 1.75rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.essay-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.essay-number {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.essay-title {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.essay-title a {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  transition: border-color 0.15s;
}

.essay-title a:hover {
  border-color: var(--text);
}

.essay-desc {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ── Essay page ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.essay-header {
  padding: 3.5rem 0 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.back-link {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.back-link:hover {
  color: var(--text);
}

.back-link::before {
  content: '← ';
}

.essay-header h1 {
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.essay-header .essay-meta {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ── Prose ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

.prose {
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.prose p {
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.prose h2 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 2.5rem 0 1.1rem;
}

.prose h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.prose hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
}

.prose ul, .prose ol {
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.prose li {
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.prose em {
  font-style: italic;
}

.prose strong {
  font-weight: 600;
}

.prose blockquote {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--border);
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

/* ── Essay navigation ────────────────────────────────── */

.essay-nav {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 2rem 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.essay-nav a {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.essay-nav a:hover {
  border-color: var(--text);
}

.essay-nav .prev::before { content: '← '; }
.essay-nav .next::after { content: ' →'; }

/* ── Footer ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 2rem 0 3rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ── Section labels ──────────────────────────────────── */

.section-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: normal;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

/* ── Entry grid (ways in) ────────────────────────────── */

.entry-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.entry-point {
  background: var(--bg);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.25rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
  transition: background 0.12s;
}

.entry-point:hover {
  background: #f0ede8;
}

.entry-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.entry-point p {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ── Thematic threads ────────────────────────────────── */

.thread {
  padding: 1.6rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.thread:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.thread-title {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
  color: var(--text);
}

.thread-desc {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.thread-links {
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.thread-links a {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.thread-links a:hover {
  border-color: var(--text);
}

/* ── Compact all-writing list ────────────────────────── */

.compact-list {
  list-style: none;
}

.compact-item {
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: baseline;
}

.compact-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.compact-type {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  min-width: 5rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.compact-item a {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.compact-item a:hover {
  border-color: var(--text);
}

/* ── See also (cross-links in individual pieces) ─────── */

.see-also {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 1.75rem 0 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.see-also-label {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.see-also-links {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.see-also-links a {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 0.2rem;
}

.see-also-links a:hover {
  border-color: var(--text);
}

.see-also-links .see-also-type {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
}

/* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────────────────── */

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .entry-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  html { font-size: 17px; }
  .site-header { padding: 2.5rem 0 2rem; }
  .essay-header { padding: 2.5rem 0 2rem; }
  .essay-header h1 { font-size: 1.45rem; }
}

/* ── Dark mode ───────────────────────────────────────── */

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --bg: #18171a;
    --text: #e4e1da;
    --muted: #8a8478;
    --accent: #b09a7e;
    --border: #2e2c2a;
  }

  .entry-point:hover {
    background: #222020;
  }
}

/* ── Focus ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

/* ── Print ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

@media print {
  :root {
    --bg: #fff;
    --text: #000;
    --muted: #444;
    --accent: #555;
    --border: #bbb;
  }

  html {
    font-size: 11pt;
    background: #fff;
  }

  body {
    padding: 0;
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .container {
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* Hide navigation chrome */
  .site-footer,
  .essay-nav,
  .back-link,
  .entry-grid,
  .see-also {
    display: none;
  }

  /* Tighten header for print */
  .site-header {
    padding: 0 0 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .essay-header {
    padding: 0 0 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .reading-header {
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  /* Prose */
  .prose {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .prose p {
    orphans: 3;
    widows: 3;
  }

  .prose h2 {
    page-break-after: avoid;
    margin: 1.5rem 0 0.75rem;
  }

  .prose blockquote {
    page-break-inside: avoid;
  }

  /* Links: remove underline decoration, keep text readable */
  a {
    color: #000;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  /* Avoid breaking nav inline items */
  nav {
    display: none;
  }
}