:root{
    --ground:#0A100A;
    --panel:#121A13;
    --gold:#D8A03D;
    --bone:#F6F2E7;      /* text */
    --seedbone:#CCC7B6;  /* drifting seeds, seeded links, secondary strokes */
    --sage:#9DAB91;
    --verdi:#6FBF93;
    --hairline:#262C1F;
  }
  *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference){ html{scroll-behavior:smooth} }
  html{background:var(--ground);color-scheme:dark}
  .site{background:var(--ground);min-height:100vh}
  body{background:var(--ground);color:var(--bone);font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-weight:300;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
  .wrap{max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
  .prose{max-width:660px}
  a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none}
  a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:3px}
  h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:380;letter-spacing:-.01em;text-wrap:balance}
  p{text-wrap:pretty}

  .btn{display:inline-block;font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ground);background:var(--gold);padding:13px 26px;border:0;border-radius:3px;cursor:pointer}
  .btn:hover{background:var(--bone)}

  /* motif 1 — the gold period */
  .period{display:inline-block;width:.17em;height:.17em;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;margin-left:.05em;vertical-align:baseline;transform:translateY(.06em)}

  /* motif 2 — the seed divider (replaces every horizontal rule) */
  .divider{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
  .divider .l{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--sage)}
  .divider .c{width:10px;height:10px;border:1px solid var(--sage);border-radius:50%;flex:none}
  .divider.sage{padding:0 24px}
  .divider.sage svg{width:640px;max-width:100%;height:auto}

  /* motif 3 — seed bullets */
  .seedlist{list-style:none}
  .seedlist li{position:relative;padding-left:34px;margin-bottom:16px;font-size:22px}
  .seedlist li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.72em;width:16px;height:1px;background:var(--sage)}
  .seedlist li::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:17px;top:calc(.72em - 2.5px);width:6px;height:6px;border:1px solid var(--sage);border-radius:50%}

  /* motif 4 — the seeded link */
  a.seedlink{color:var(--seedbone);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);padding-bottom:2px;position:relative;padding-right:7px;font-size:15px}
  a.seedlink::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:0;bottom:-3.5px;width:6px;height:6px;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;background:var(--ground)}
  a.seedlink.inline{font-size:inherit}

  nav .nav-in{max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;padding:18px 24px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
  .logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;color:var(--bone)}
  .logo .name{font-size:17px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.01em}
  .nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px}
  .nav-links a{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--sage)}
  .nav-links a:hover{color:var(--bone)}
  .nav-links .btn{padding:9px 18px;font-size:14px;color:var(--ground)}
  .nav-links{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end;gap:10px 22px}
  .nav-links a:not(.btn){padding:8px 0}
  .skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:10px;z-index:100;background:var(--gold);color:var(--ground);padding:10px 14px;border-radius:3px;font-size:14px}
  .skip:focus{left:16px}

  /* ===== hero ===== */
  .hero{padding:78px 0 90px;overflow-x:hidden}
  .hero-in{position:relative}
  .hero-art{position:absolute;right:0;top:44px;z-index:0}
  .hero h1{position:relative;z-index:1;font-size:clamp(38px,5.6vw,72px);line-height:1.05;text-wrap:initial}
  @media(min-width:861px){.hero h1{white-space:nowrap}}
  .hero-left{position:relative;z-index:1;margin-top:26px;max-width:560px}
  .hero .sub{color:var(--sage);max-width:47ch}
  .hero .sub strong{color:var(--bone);font-weight:400}
  .signup{margin-top:30px;max-width:480px}
  .signup form{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .signup input,.news input{flex:1;min-width:210px;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:3px;color:var(--bone);font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-size:15px;padding:12px 14px}
  .signup input::placeholder,.news input::placeholder{color:var(--sage)}
  .signup .fine,.news .fine{margin-top:10px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--sage)}
  @media(max-width:860px){
    .hero{padding:48px 0 64px}
    .hero-art{position:static;margin-top:36px;text-align:center}
    .hero-art svg{width:210px;height:auto}
  }

  .sect{padding:84px 0;position:relative}
  .sect h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.6vw,42px);line-height:1.1}

  /* ===== bio ===== */
  .bio-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr;gap:60px;align-items:center}
  .bio-fig{align-self:end;margin-bottom:-84px;text-align:center}
  .portrait{display:block;width:100%;max-width:320px;height:auto;margin:0 auto}
  @media(min-width:861px){.bio-fig{order:-1}}
  .bio-copy p{margin-top:16px;color:var(--sage)}
  .bio-copy p strong{color:var(--bone);font-weight:400}
  .bio-copy p em{color:var(--bone)}
  @media(max-width:860px){.bio-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}.portrait{max-width:270px}}

  /* ===== speaking ===== */
  .kicker{color:var(--sage);max-width:56ch;margin-top:14px}
  .ctas{margin-top:30px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .talks{margin-top:40px;max-width:720px}
  .talks h3{font-size:22px;line-height:1.35;font-weight:420}
  .talks .subt{font-style:italic;color:var(--sage)}
  .talks .tag{color:var(--verdi);font-size:13px;font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-weight:400;margin-left:8px;white-space:nowrap}
  .fn{margin-top:36px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--sage)}

  /* ===== book ===== */
  .book-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.95fr 1.05fr;gap:56px;align-items:center}
  .book-copy h2 strong{font-weight:600}
  .book-copy p{margin-top:18px;color:var(--sage)}
  .book-copy .pub{margin-top:10px;font-size:14px}
  .book-copy .btn{margin-top:26px}
  .book-fig{position:relative;text-align:center}
  .book-fig img{max-width:340px;width:100%;height:auto}
  .book-fig .accent{position:absolute;top:-8px;left:4%;pointer-events:none}
  @media(max-width:860px){.book-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}.book-fig .accent{display:none}}

  .ernest p{color:var(--sage);max-width:62ch}
  .ernest p strong{color:var(--bone);font-weight:400}

  /* ===== newsletter ===== */
  .news{padding:90px 0;text-align:center}
  .news .head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:16px}
  .news h2{font-size:clamp(34px,4.6vw,54px)}
  .news .promise{margin-top:14px;color:var(--sage)}
  .news form{margin-top:22px;display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;max-width:480px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}

  footer{padding:36px 0}
  .foot-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;color:var(--sage);font-size:13.5px}

  /* ===== inner pages ===== */
  .page{padding:64px 0 24px}
  .page h1{font-size:clamp(36px,5vw,64px);line-height:1.06}
  .page .kicker{margin-top:14px}
  .article{max-width:660px}
  .article p{margin-top:16px;color:var(--sage)}
  .article p strong{color:var(--bone);font-weight:400}
  .article h2{font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,34px);margin-top:56px}
  .article h3{font-size:22px;margin-top:36px}
  .talk-entry{padding:40px 0}
  .talk-entry + .talk-entry{border-top:1px solid var(--hairline)}
  .talk-entry h2{font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,34px)}
  .talk-entry .subt{font-style:italic;color:var(--sage)}
  .talk-entry .tag{color:var(--verdi);font-size:13px;font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-weight:400;margin-left:8px;white-space:nowrap}
  .talk-entry p{margin-top:14px;color:var(--sage);max-width:62ch}
  .talk-entry .formats{margin-top:12px;font-size:14px;color:var(--sage)}
  .proofs{margin-top:28px;max-width:640px}
  .proofs li{font-size:17px;color:var(--sage);margin-bottom:12px}
  .proofs li strong{color:var(--bone);font-weight:400}
  form.long{margin-top:28px;max-width:560px;display:grid;gap:14px}
  form.long label{font-size:14px;color:var(--sage);display:block;margin-bottom:6px}
  form.long input,form.long textarea,form.long select{width:100%;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:3px;color:var(--bone);font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-size:15px;padding:12px 14px}
  form.long textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}
  form.long .btn{justify-self:start;margin-top:6px}
  .two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr;gap:60px;align-items:start}
  @media(max-width:860px){.two{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}}
  .quote{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(22px,2.6vw,29px);line-height:1.4;border-left:1px solid var(--gold);padding-left:24px;margin:28px 0}
  .buy{margin-top:26px;display:flex;gap:18px 26px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
  .placeholder{color:var(--verdi);font-size:14px}
  .foot-links{display:flex;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .foot-links a{color:var(--sage);font-size:13.5px}
  .sr{position:absolute;left:-9999px}

  /* ===== form status + spam trap (added at wiring; no new colors) ===== */
  .formstatus{margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:var(--sage);max-width:56ch}
  .formstatus:empty{display:none}
  .formstatus.ok{color:var(--verdi)}
  .formstatus.err{color:var(--gold)}
  .news .formstatus{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
  form.long .formstatus{margin-top:0}
  .hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}