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/* Deep interaction audit: make visual click affordances match actual behavior. */
.rail-item.locked{opacity:.62;cursor:pointer}
.rail-item.locked:hover{opacity:1;border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding-left:23px}
.next-book .container{position:relative}
.next-book .container>a{position:relative;z-index:2;font-weight:600}
.next-book .container>a:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:1;inset:-28px -100vw -28px -100vw}
.next-book:hover{background:var(--gold2)}
.archive-grid>a.archive-tile{display:block;color:inherit;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#03070a;transition:.3s var(--ease)}
.archive-grid>a.archive-tile:hover{border-color:rgba(200,165,91,.55);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.archive-grid>a.archive-tile figure{border:0}
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.archive-grid>a.archive-tile:hover img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.vault-cta{margin-top:28px;display:flex;justify-content:center}
.vault-cta .btn{min-width:220px}

/* home hero slideshow */
.hero-slides{background:none!important;overflow:hidden}
.hero-slide{position:absolute;inset:0;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:var(--pos,center);opacity:0;transition:opacity 1.8s var(--ease)}
.hero-slide.is-active{opacity:1;animation:heroDrift 9s ease-out both}
@keyframes heroDrift{from{transform:scale(1.045)}to{transform:scale(1)}}
.hero-meta-stack{display:grid;margin-top:45px}
.hero-meta-stack>.hero-meta{grid-area:1/1;margin-top:0;opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transition:opacity .9s var(--ease),visibility .9s}
.hero-meta-stack>.hero-meta.is-active{opacity:1;visibility:visible}
.hero-dots{display:flex;gap:6px;margin-top:20px}
.hero-dots button{width:40px;height:22px;padding:0;border:0;background:none;cursor:pointer;position:relative}
.hero-dots button:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:6px;top:10px;height:2px;background:rgba(238,232,220,.22);transition:background .4s}
.hero-dots button.is-active:before{background:var(--gold)}
.hero-dots button:hover:before,.hero-dots button:focus-visible:before{background:var(--gold2)}
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/* file B polish: photo credits + quote source */
.gallery-grid .img-credit{display:block;margin-top:10px;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.05em;line-height:1.5;color:#6f7b7e}
.history-lead .seal-fig{margin:0}
.history-lead .seal-fig figcaption{width:160px;margin-top:8px;font-size:.6rem;line-height:1.45;color:#6f7b7e}
.history-lead .seal-fig figcaption a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.story-columns blockquote cite{display:block;margin-top:16px;font-family:var(--sans);font-style:normal;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:760px){.history-lead .seal-fig figcaption{width:120px}}

/* cancer-man: the full chart ("Born under the Crab"), carried over from the first site */
.chart-meta{margin-top:18px;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.17em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.chart-grid .behind{margin:2px 0 12px;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7f8a8d}
.constellations{margin:44px 0 0;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#03090c}
.constellations img{width:100%;display:block}
.constellations figcaption{padding:16px 20px;text-align:center;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7f8a8d}
.chart-sub{margin:86px 0 26px;text-align:center;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.planet-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 52px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.planet-list article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr;gap:14px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.planet-list .pg{font-size:1.45rem;line-height:1.2;color:var(--gold2)}
.planet-list h4{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--cream)}
.planet-list h4 small{margin-left:10px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.57rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7f8a8d}
.planet-list p{margin:6px 0 0;font-size:.87rem;color:var(--muted)}
.house-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px 36px}
.house-grid article{border-left:1px solid rgba(200,165,91,.32);padding-left:16px}
.house-grid small{font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.house-grid h4{margin:5px 0 2px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--cream)}
.house-grid p{margin:0;font-size:.83rem;color:#8a9597}
.aspect-list{max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.aspect-list article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:240px 1fr;gap:24px;align-items:baseline;padding:17px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.aspect-list h4{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--cream)}
.aspect-list p{margin:0;font-size:.87rem;color:var(--muted)}
.signature-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1px;margin-top:80px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.signature-grid article{padding:30px;background:#081116}
.signature-grid small{font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.signature-grid h4{margin:8px 0 6px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--gold2)}
.signature-grid p{margin:0;font-size:.82rem;color:#8a9597}
.chart-close{max-width:880px;margin:80px auto 0;padding-left:30px;border-left:1px solid var(--gold)}
.chart-close p:first-child{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.4vw,1.9rem);line-height:1.35;color:var(--gold2)}
.chart-close p:last-child{margin:18px 0 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:1050px){.house-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.signature-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:760px){.planet-list,.house-grid,.signature-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.aspect-list article{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:4px}.chart-sub{margin-top:64px}}
/* zodiac glyphs as text, never as colored emoji (Windows turns ♋ into a purple square otherwise) */
.shell-core,.glyph,.z-glyph,.hero-sign,.chart-grid article>span,.planet-list .pg{font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","Apple Symbols","Noto Sans Symbols 2","Noto Sans Symbols",var(--serif);font-variant-emoji:text}

/* home: Places & Crossings panorama (replaces the invented route map) */
.journey{margin:0;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#03090c}
.journey img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:1800/1005;object-fit:cover}
.journey-stops{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);padding:26px 0 18px}
.journey-stops:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:12.5%;right:12.5%;top:12px;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(200,165,91,.35),var(--gold) 50%,rgba(200,165,91,.35))}
.journey-stops span{position:relative;text-align:center;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted)}
.journey-stops span:before{content:"";position:absolute;top:-19px;left:50%;width:9px;height:9px;margin-left:-5px;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;background:#071015;box-shadow:0 0 0 5px rgba(200,165,91,.07)}
.journey-stops b{display:block;margin-bottom:3px;font-family:var(--sans);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.16em;color:#c8cfce}
@media(max-width:760px){.journey-stops span{font-size:.82rem}.journey-stops b{font-size:.52rem;letter-spacing:.1em}}

/* real 3D hardcover (replaces the flat tilted covers) */
.book3d{--w:300px;--t:calc(var(--w) * .105);--spine:#1a1e26;position:relative;width:var(--w);aspect-ratio:5/8;margin:0 auto;perspective:1700px}
.b3{position:absolute;inset:0;transform-style:preserve-3d;transform:rotateY(27deg) rotateX(-5deg);transition:transform 1.1s var(--ease)}
.book3d:hover .b3{transform:rotateY(13deg) rotateX(-3deg)}
.b3-front,.b3-back{position:absolute;inset:0;border-radius:2px 4px 4px 2px}
.b3-front{transform:translateZ(calc(var(--t) / 2));overflow:hidden;background:#0a0c10}
.b3-front img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.b3-front:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.6) 0,rgba(0,0,0,.18) 1.4%,rgba(255,255,255,.17) 2.8%,rgba(0,0,0,.3) 4.4%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 7.5%),linear-gradient(118deg,rgba(255,255,255,.13) 0,rgba(255,255,255,0) 36%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 72%,rgba(255,255,255,.05) 100%)}
.b3-front:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:2;pointer-events:none;border-radius:inherit;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.07),inset -2px 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
.b3-back{transform:rotateY(180deg) translateZ(calc(var(--t) / 2));background:var(--spine)}
.b3-spine{position:absolute;top:0;left:calc(50% - var(--t) / 2);width:var(--t);height:100%;transform:rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(calc(var(--w) / 2));display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:12% 0 9%;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px 0 0 4px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(255,255,255,.08) 32%,rgba(255,255,255,.02) 58%,rgba(0,0,0,.55)),var(--spine)}
.b3-spine b{writing-mode:vertical-rl;white-space:nowrap;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;font-size:calc(var(--w) * .046);letter-spacing:.2em;color:#eee8dc}
.b3-spine i{writing-mode:vertical-rl;white-space:nowrap;font-style:normal;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:calc(var(--w) * .027);letter-spacing:.22em;color:var(--gold2)}
.b3-top{position:absolute;left:0;top:calc(var(--t) / -2);width:100%;height:var(--t);transform:rotateX(90deg);background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--spine) 0 3.5%,transparent 3.5% 98%,var(--spine) 98%),linear-gradient(180deg,var(--spine) 0 9%,transparent 9% 91%,var(--spine) 91%),repeating-linear-gradient(180deg,#ece4d3 0 1px,#d4cab5 1px 2px)}
.b3-floor{position:absolute;left:4%;right:-10%;bottom:-5%;height:10%;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 45% 50%,rgba(0,0,0,.7),rgba(0,0,0,0) 70%);filter:blur(7px);z-index:-1}
.book-stage{width:auto}
.feature-book .book3d{--w:clamp(230px,23vw,310px)}
.card-cover{height:auto;padding:46px 30px 52px}
.card-cover .book3d{--w:clamp(150px,13vw,190px)}   /* no % here: 3D depth (translateZ) cannot use percentages */
.book-hero-cover .book3d{--w:clamp(230px,25vw,320px)}
@media(max-width:760px){.feature-book .book3d,.book-hero-cover .book3d{--w:230px}.card-cover .book3d{--w:180px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.b3{transition:none}}
.b3-front,.b3-back,.b3-spine,.b3-top{backface-visibility:hidden;-webkit-backface-visibility:hidden}  /* faces turned away never paint (cards clip + flatten 3D) */

/* narrator: framed photograph in 3D (replaces the flat notebook card) */
.frame3d{--w:clamp(260px,29vw,420px);--d:calc(var(--w) * .055);position:relative;width:var(--w);aspect-ratio:1;margin:0;perspective:1800px}
.f3{position:absolute;inset:0;transform-style:preserve-3d;transform:rotateY(-16deg) rotateX(3deg) rotateZ(-.5deg);transition:transform 1.1s var(--ease)}
.frame3d:hover .f3{transform:rotateY(-6deg) rotateX(1.5deg) rotateZ(0deg)}
.f3-front,.f3-back,.f3-side,.f3-bottom{backface-visibility:hidden;-webkit-backface-visibility:hidden}
.f3-front{position:absolute;inset:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:5.5%;transform:translateZ(calc(var(--d) / 2));background:linear-gradient(135deg,#2c1e15 0%,#140d09 55%,#271a12 100%);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(214,180,125,.38),inset 0 0 0 3px #0c0806,inset 3px 3px 6px rgba(255,220,170,.08),inset -4px -4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}
.f3-mat{width:100%;height:100%;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10%;background:linear-gradient(160deg,#141a1d,#0a0d0f);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(200,165,91,.5),inset 0 3px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.7)}
.f3-mat img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(200,165,91,.55),0 0 0 3px #0a0d0f,0 0 0 4px rgba(238,232,220,.18)}
.f3-front:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:5.5%;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(125deg,rgba(255,255,255,.11) 0,rgba(255,255,255,0) 34%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 62%,rgba(255,255,255,.04) 100%)}
.f3-side{position:absolute;top:0;left:calc(50% - var(--d) / 2);width:var(--d);height:100%;transform:rotateY(90deg) translateZ(calc(var(--w) / 2));background:linear-gradient(90deg,#20150f,#0b0706)}
.f3-bottom{position:absolute;left:0;top:calc(100% - var(--d) / 2);width:100%;height:var(--d);transform:rotateX(-90deg);background:linear-gradient(180deg,#1a110c,#080504)}
.f3-back{position:absolute;inset:0;transform:rotateY(180deg) translateZ(calc(var(--d) / 2));background:#0b0706}
.f3-shadow{position:absolute;inset:7% -5% -7% 9%;z-index:-1;background:rgba(0,0,0,.6);filter:blur(30px)}
.frame-caption{margin:44px 0 0;text-align:center;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.1rem;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:760px){.frame3d{--w:260px}.frame-caption{margin-top:30px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.f3{transition:none}}

/* narrator: centre the FRAME (not frame + caption) on the text; the caption hangs below it */
.author-mark{position:relative}
.frame-caption{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:calc(100% + 38px);margin:0}
@media(max-width:1050px){.frame-caption{position:static;margin-top:38px}}
.hero-meta .meta-glyph{font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","Apple Symbols","Noto Sans Symbols 2",var(--serif);font-variant-emoji:text;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:400}

/* cancer-man: "Five Thousand Years of Three Spirals" (from the first site, facts corrected) */
.lore-section{background:#0a141a}
.lore-section .lore-head{position:sticky;top:120px;align-self:start}
.lore-section .lore-head h2{margin-bottom:34px}
.lore-section .prose-lg p{margin:0 0 1.25em;line-height:1.6}
.lore-section .source-note{font-family:var(--sans)}
@media(max-width:760px){.lore-section .lore-head{position:static}}

/* crossings: raft passage + balsero sub-head, population strip, Walk Cojimar */
.crossing-sub{margin:44px 0 14px;font-size:1.7rem;color:var(--gold2)}
.pop-strip{margin-top:60px}
.pop-strip>div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:18px}
.pop-strip span{padding:26px 20px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.16em;color:var(--muted)}
.pop-strip span:last-child{border-right:0}
.pop-strip b{display:block;margin-bottom:6px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2.4rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;color:var(--gold2)}
.walk-section{background:#081116}
.walk-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.walk-grid .world-card{min-height:0}
.walk-grid .world-card .world-num{margin-bottom:22px}
/* gemini page: the longer excerpt */
.excerpt-toggle{position:relative;z-index:2;display:inline-block;margin:6px 0 26px;background:none;border:0;padding:0 0 3px;cursor:pointer;font:inherit;font-family:var(--sans)}
.excerpt-card.open:after{display:none}
@media(max-width:1050px){.walk-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:760px){.walk-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.pop-strip b{font-size:1.9rem}}

/* home frame: portrait painting */
.frame3d.portrait{--w:clamp(240px,21vw,300px);aspect-ratio:2/3}
/* author page: silhouette frame in the hero, signature sign-off, 4 principles, coda */
.author-frame{display:grid;place-items:center}
.author-frame .frame3d{--w:clamp(240px,26vw,380px)}
.bio-signature{display:block;width:190px;height:auto;margin-top:14px}   /* gold ink on transparent: no filters needed */
.author-principle .principles{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.principle-coda{margin:56px 0 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.4vw,2rem);line-height:1.35;color:var(--gold2)}
.principle-coda span{display:block;margin-top:12px;font-family:var(--sans);font-style:normal;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.author-coda{background:#071015;text-align:center}
.author-coda .container{max-width:820px}
.coda-lede{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.45rem;color:#d4cec2}
.coda-line{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--gold2);margin:22px 0 30px}
@media(max-width:1050px){.author-principle .principles{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:760px){.author-principle .principles{grid-template-columns:1fr}.frame3d.portrait{--w:240px}.author-frame .frame3d{--w:260px}}

/* hero: covers' subtitle + one gold line per slide */
.hero-sub{margin:22px 0 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(1.15rem,1.7vw,1.5rem);color:var(--gold2);letter-spacing:.01em}
.hero-line-stack{display:grid;margin-top:40px}
.hero-line{grid-area:1/1;margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.45vw,1.3rem);line-height:1.4;color:var(--gold2);opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transition:opacity .9s var(--ease),visibility .9s}
.hero-line.is-active{opacity:1;visibility:visible}
.hero-line-stack+.hero-meta-stack{margin-top:14px}
/* cancer-man: two voices */
.voice-pair{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1px;margin-top:60px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.voice-pair figure{margin:0;padding:40px;background:#0a141a}
.voice-pair blockquote{margin:0;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.3vw,2rem);line-height:1.25;color:var(--gold2)}
.voice-pair figcaption{margin-top:16px;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
/* gemini page tagline */
.book-tagline{margin:-6px 0 22px;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--gold2)}
/* reader vault */
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.vault-form{display:flex;gap:0;margin-top:26px}
.vault-form input{flex:1;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.vault-form button{cursor:pointer}
.vault-form button:hover{background:#0c1920;color:var(--gold2)}
.vault-msg{min-height:1.4em;margin:12px 0 6px;font-size:.8rem;color:#d98f8f}
.vault-msg.ok{color:var(--gold2)}
.vault-chapter{padding:110px 0;background:#071015;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.vault-chapter.alt{background:#0a141a}
.vault-text{max-width:760px}
.vault-text h2{margin:10px 0 34px}
.vault-text p:not(.eyebrow){font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.65;color:#cfc9bd;margin:0 0 1.2em}
.vault-end{padding:70px 24px 90px;text-align:center;background:#071015;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.vault-end p{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--muted)}
.vault-end p:first-child{color:var(--gold);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:.3em;margin-bottom:14px}
@media(max-width:760px){.voice-pair{grid-template-columns:1fr}.vault-form{flex-direction:column;gap:8px}.hero-line-stack{margin-top:30px}}

/* home, Stillness: the label spans both columns; the quote and "His silence is not emptiness." start on the same line
   (the small calc matches the tops of the capitals, since the quote is set larger than the heading) */
.stillness-grid{row-gap:26px}
.stillness-eyebrow{grid-column:1/-1;margin:0}
@media(min-width:761px){.stillness-grid>div:last-child{padding-top:calc(clamp(3rem,5.6vw,6.4rem) * .138 - 8px)}}

/* SITE-WIDE ALIGNMENT (his note, 30 Sep 2026): in two-column text sections the left column opens with a gold label and
   then the heading; the right column must start level with the HEADING, not the label. The label block is
   .69rem x 1.65 line-height + 18px margin = 36px, so the right column gets exactly that on desktop. */
:root{--eyebrow-block:calc(.69rem * 1.65 + 18px)}
@media(min-width:761px){
 .split-intro>div:last-child,.synopsis-grid>div:last-child,.story-columns>div:last-child{padding-top:var(--eyebrow-block)}
 .excerpt-grid>.excerpt-card{padding-top:16px}
}

/* gemini page, "From the opening": sticky left column with the black-and-white London picture */
.excerpt-grid{align-items:start}
.excerpt-figure{margin:36px 0 0;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#03070a}
.excerpt-figure img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:2/3;object-fit:cover}
.excerpt-figure figcaption{padding:14px 16px;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7f8a8d}
@media(min-width:761px){.excerpt-grid>div:first-child{position:sticky;top:110px}.excerpt-figure img{max-height:calc(100vh - 330px);object-position:center 30%}}
@media(max-width:760px){.excerpt-figure img{aspect-ratio:4/3;object-position:center 40%}}

/* author page, The Origin: sticky left column with the London café picture */
.origin-section .split-intro{align-items:start}
@media(min-width:761px){.origin-section .split-intro>div:first-child{position:sticky;top:110px}}

/* page heroes: text left, visual right (Cancer Man frame, Series book trio) */
.page-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:6vw;align-items:center}
.series-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr}
.series-hero-grid .hero-deck{max-width:520px}
/* the three hardcovers share one perspective, staggered in depth, lifting on hover */
.book-trio{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-end;gap:clamp(8px,1vw,16px);perspective:1800px;perspective-origin:50% 35%;padding:10px 0 34px}
.book-trio .book3d{--w:clamp(150px,13.5vw,205px);--z:0px;--y:0px;perspective:none;transform-style:preserve-3d;margin:0;transform:translateZ(var(--z)) translateY(var(--y));transition:transform .6s var(--ease)}
.book-trio .book3d:nth-child(1){--z:50px}
.book-trio .book3d:nth-child(2){--y:-12px}
.book-trio .book3d:nth-child(3){--z:-50px;--y:-24px}
.book-trio .book3d:hover{transform:translateZ(var(--z)) translateY(calc(var(--y) - 14px))}
.book-trio .b3{transform:rotateY(24deg) rotateX(-4deg)}
@media(max-width:760px){.page-hero-grid,.series-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}.book-trio .book3d{--w:92px}.book-trio{gap:12px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.book-trio .book3d{transition:none}}
.series-hero-grid h1{font-size:clamp(4.2rem,7vw,7rem);white-space:nowrap}

/* Cancer Man: the huge gold crab in place of the old ♋ oval */
.crab-grid{grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:5vw;align-items:center}
.crab-emblem{margin:0;position:relative;text-align:center}
.crab-emblem:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-6% -4% 8%;background:radial-gradient(closest-side,rgba(200,165,91,.09),transparent);pointer-events:none}
.crab-emblem img{position:relative;width:100%;height:auto;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 22px rgba(200,165,91,.12))}
.crab-emblem figcaption{margin-top:26px;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8e999b}
.crab-emblem figcaption i{font-style:normal;color:var(--gold);margin:0 .7em}
@media(max-width:760px){.crab-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:45px}.crab-emblem img{max-width:420px;margin:auto}.crab-emblem figcaption{letter-spacing:.18em}}

/* Series hero: Capricorn's right edge lines up with the READ BOOK ONE box */
@media(min-width:761px){.book-trio{justify-content:flex-end;margin-right:calc(-1 * clamp(0px,(100vw - 1296px) / 2,60px) - 13px)}}
.page-hero:has(.book-trio){overflow-x:clip}

/* author Origin: three-line heading from 1000px up; narrower, the breaks drop and it wraps naturally */
@media(min-width:1000px){.origin-section .split-intro>div:first-child{container-type:inline-size}.origin-title{white-space:nowrap;font-size:min(clamp(2.7rem,5vw,5.2rem),15cqi)}}
@media(max-width:999px){.origin-title br{display:none}}
.origin-section .excerpt-figure img{aspect-ratio:4/5;object-position:center 35%}

/* Cancer Man hero: the man adjusting his tie fills the right half, fading into the dark toward the headline */
.tie-hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;min-height:min(80vh,760px);display:flex;align-items:center}
.tie-hero .container{position:relative;z-index:2}
.tie-hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:170px;background:linear-gradient(#071015,rgba(7,16,21,.55) 45%,transparent);z-index:1;pointer-events:none}
.tie-hero .hero-deck{max-width:560px}
.tie-half{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:60%;background:url(/assets/world/cancer-man-tie.webp) 58% 20%/cover no-repeat;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.55) 28%,#000 55%);mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.55) 28%,#000 55%)}
.tie-hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:140px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#071015);pointer-events:none}
@media(max-width:760px){.tie-hero{min-height:0}.tie-half{width:100%;opacity:.38;background-position:62% 30%;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,#000 30%,transparent 100%);mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,#000 30%,transparent 100%)}}

/* Ernest Torrs hero: the man walking in London fills the right side, fading into the dark toward the name */
.walk-hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;min-height:min(80vh,760px);display:flex;align-items:center}
.walk-hero .container{position:relative;z-index:2}
.walk-hero .hero-deck{max-width:540px}
.walk-hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:210px;background:linear-gradient(#071015,rgba(7,16,21,.72) 45%,transparent);z-index:1;pointer-events:none}
.walk-hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:140px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#071015);pointer-events:none}
.walk-half{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:62%;background:url(/assets/world/author-walk.webp) 12% 50%/cover no-repeat;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.6) 22%,#000 42%);mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.6) 22%,#000 42%)}
@media(max-width:760px){.walk-hero{min-height:0}.walk-half{width:100%;opacity:.38;background-position:45% 50%;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,#000 30%,transparent 100%);mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,#000 30%,transparent 100%)}}

/* World hero: the couple by the water fills the right side, fading into the dark toward the headline */
.couple-hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;min-height:min(80vh,760px);display:flex;align-items:center}
.couple-hero .container{position:relative;z-index:2}
.couple-hero .hero-deck{max-width:540px}
.couple-hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:210px;background:linear-gradient(#071015,rgba(7,16,21,.72) 45%,transparent);z-index:1;pointer-events:none}
.couple-hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:140px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#071015);pointer-events:none}
.couple-half{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:60%;background:url(/assets/world/world-couple.webp) 100% 50%/cover no-repeat;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.3) 28%,#000 48%);mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.3) 28%,#000 48%)}
@media(max-width:760px){.couple-hero{min-height:0}.couple-half{width:100%;opacity:.38;background-position:58% 40%;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,#000 30%,transparent 100%);mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,#000 30%,transparent 100%)}}