:root {
  --ink: #050610;
  --night: #090b1b;
  --indigo: #15162f;
  --violet: #29203d;
  --copper: #c78250;
  --copper-light: #efbd7d;
  --vellum: #e9dcc5;
  --mist: #b6abb0;
  --line: rgba(221, 157, 93, .23);
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; background: var(--ink); }
body { margin: 0; overflow-x: hidden; color: var(--vellum); background: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); }
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
button { color: inherit; font: inherit; }
::selection { color: #090712; background: var(--copper-light); }

.reading-progress { position: fixed; z-index: 210; inset: 0 0 auto; height: 2px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.04); }
.reading-progress span { display: block; width: 0; height: 100%; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #74422c, #e5a05f, #f2d9a9); box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(224,143,73,.9); }
.star-field { position: fixed; z-index: 0; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .55; background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,255,255,.68) 0 1px, transparent 1.2px), radial-gradient(circle, rgba(213,159,99,.4) 0 1px, transparent 1.3px); background-position: 0 0, 73px 41px; background-size: 137px 137px, 211px 211px; animation: star-drift 50s linear infinite; mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0, transparent 90%); }
body::before { content: ""; position: fixed; z-index: 0; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .12; background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,.025) 0 1px, transparent 1px 4px); mix-blend-mode: soft-light; }

.library-header { position: fixed; z-index: 100; inset: 0 0 auto; min-height: 80px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 24px; padding: 13px clamp(22px,4.3vw,72px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(218,153,89,.17); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,6,16,.96), rgba(5,6,16,.82)); backdrop-filter: blur(18px); }
.library-header::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: auto 7% -1px; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(232,177,111,.48), transparent); }
.library-brand { display: inline-flex; width: max-content; flex-direction: column; }
.library-brand small { color: #817a86; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.library-brand strong { margin-top: 4px; color: #e8d5b8; font: 22px/.95 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.library-header > p { margin: 0; color: #c99a6d; font: 8px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.library-header > p span { display: inline-block; margin: 0 9px; color: #edc284; animation: glow-pulse 3.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.library-header > nav { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }
.library-header > nav a,
.cabinet-toggle { position: relative; padding: 8px 0; border: 0; background: none; color: #c8bdad; cursor: pointer; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.cabinet-toggle { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; }
.cabinet-toggle i { width: 11px; height: 14px; border: 1px solid #b87342; border-radius: 6px 6px 1px 1px; box-shadow: inset 0 0 7px rgba(227,139,73,.35), 0 0 8px rgba(227,139,73,.22); }
.cabinet-toggle::after,
.library-header > nav a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: auto 50% 1px; height: 1px; background: var(--copper-light); transition: left .24s ease, right .24s ease; }
.cabinet-toggle:hover::after,
.cabinet-toggle:focus-visible::after,
.library-header > nav a:hover::after,
.library-header > nav a:focus-visible::after { left: 0; right: 0; }
.atlas-return { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; color: #e8c28d !important; }
.atlas-return i { width: 7px; height: 7px; transform: rotate(45deg); border: 1px solid currentColor; }

.story-cabinet { position: fixed; z-index: 120; inset: 0; display: grid; align-content: center; padding: clamp(30px,6vw,90px); opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-18px); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 45%, rgba(63,40,71,.96), rgba(5,6,16,.99) 60%); transition: opacity .35s ease, visibility .35s ease, transform .35s ease; }
.story-cabinet::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: clamp(20px,3vw,48px); border: 1px solid rgba(214,150,87,.22); pointer-events: none; }
.story-cabinet::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .21; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 15%, #d98f4c 0 1px, transparent 2px), radial-gradient(circle at 80% 70%, #ceb079 0 1px, transparent 2px); background-size: 180px 180px, 230px 230px; }
.story-cabinet.is-open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateY(0); }
.cabinet-heading { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(1120px,100%); display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-end; margin: 0 auto 35px; padding-bottom: 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cabinet-heading div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.cabinet-heading small { color: #9b8a7f; font: 8px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.cabinet-heading strong { margin-top: 9px; color: #efddc0; font: clamp(31px,4vw,55px)/1 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; }
.cabinet-close { position: relative; width: 42px; height: 42px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(224,163,101,.45); border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(0,0,0,.18); cursor: pointer; }
.cabinet-close::before,
.cabinet-close::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 16px; height: 1px; background: #e1ad73; }
.cabinet-close::before { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(45deg); }
.cabinet-close::after { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(-45deg); }
.story-cabinet > nav { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(1120px,100%); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid rgba(220,158,96,.13); border-left: 1px solid rgba(220,158,96,.13); }
.story-cabinet > nav a { position: relative; min-height: 146px; display: grid; align-content: center; padding: 26px 28px 26px 64px; overflow: hidden; border-right: 1px solid rgba(220,158,96,.13); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(220,158,96,.13); background: rgba(8,8,22,.34); transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease; }
.story-cabinet > nav a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0; height: 2px; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--copper),transparent); transition: transform .3s ease; }
.story-cabinet > nav a:hover,
.story-cabinet > nav a:focus-visible { z-index: 2; transform: translateY(-3px); background: rgba(76,45,66,.52); }
.story-cabinet > nav a:hover::after,
.story-cabinet > nav a:focus-visible::after,
.story-cabinet > nav a.is-active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.story-cabinet > nav a > span { position: absolute; left: 24px; top: 29px; color: #9a6950; font: 9px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .12em; }
.story-cabinet > nav strong { color: #e5d5bd; font: 20px/1.12 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; }
.story-cabinet > nav small { margin-top: 11px; color: #897f85; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.monster-hero { position: relative; z-index: 1; min-height: 100svh; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.08fr) minmax(300px,.92fr); align-items: center; gap: 5vw; padding: 140px clamp(30px,7vw,120px) 90px; overflow: hidden; background: #090a17; }
.monster-hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: 3; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #080916 0%, rgba(8,9,22,.94) 35%, rgba(8,9,22,.22) 68%, rgba(8,9,22,.55)), linear-gradient(0deg,#090a17 0%,transparent 27%); }
.hero-art { position: absolute; inset: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.hero-art > img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 69% 50%; filter: saturate(.72) contrast(1.08) brightness(.64) hue-rotate(8deg); transform: scale(1.04); animation: portal-breathe 15s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.hero-vignette { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(circle at 68% 52%, transparent 0 21%, rgba(4,5,14,.15) 39%, rgba(4,5,14,.82) 95%); }
.memory-arc { position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: 18%; top: 18%; width: 350px; height: 350px; border: 1px solid rgba(237,182,113,.21); border-radius: 50%; animation: rotate-forward 34s linear infinite; }
.memory-arc::before,
.memory-arc::after { content: ""; position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; }
.memory-arc::before { inset: 13%; border: 1px dashed rgba(237,182,113,.18); }
.memory-arc::after { left: 50%; top: -4px; width: 8px; height: 8px; background: #e3a66b; box-shadow: 0 0 18px #dd8249; }
.arc-two { right: 10%; top: 7%; width: 530px; height: 530px; opacity: .38; animation-direction: reverse; animation-duration: 48s; }
.arc-three { right: -13%; top: 30%; width: 700px; height: 700px; opacity: .2; animation-duration: 65s; }
.memory-motes i { position: absolute; z-index: 3; width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: #f0bc77; box-shadow: 0 0 14px #de7d45, 0 0 31px rgba(232,151,78,.55); animation: mote-wander 8s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.memory-motes i:nth-child(1) { right: 39%; top: 22%; animation-delay: -1s; }
.memory-motes i:nth-child(2) { right: 18%; top: 37%; width: 3px; height: 3px; animation-delay: -3.5s; animation-duration: 11s; }
.memory-motes i:nth-child(3) { right: 31%; top: 69%; animation-delay: -5s; animation-duration: 9s; }
.memory-motes i:nth-child(4) { right: 10%; top: 61%; width: 4px; height: 4px; animation-delay: -7s; animation-duration: 13s; }
.memory-motes i:nth-child(5) { right: 48%; top: 49%; width: 3px; height: 3px; animation-delay: -2s; animation-duration: 10s; }
.hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 5; max-width: 790px; }
.eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; margin: 0 0 27px; color: #9f9191; font: 8px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .21em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 43px; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--copper),transparent); }
.eyebrow span { color: #edb775; }
.hero-copy h1 { max-width: 780px; margin: 0; color: #eadcc8; font: clamp(50px,6vw,91px)/.93 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.045em; text-shadow: 0 8px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.55); }
.hero-copy h1 em { display: block; margin-top: 17px; color: #dfa36d; font-size: .43em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
.hero-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 680px; margin: 32px 0 0; color: #beb4ad; font-size: clamp(15px,1.35vw,19px); line-height: 1.72; }
.hero-copy > p strong { color: #f0ddc1; font-weight: 400; }
.follow-question { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; margin-top: 34px; color: #e6bc83; font: 8px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .21em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.follow-question span { min-width: 175px; padding: 15px 20px; border: 1px solid rgba(224,155,91,.55); background: rgba(10,8,20,.42); text-align: center; transition: background .25s ease,color .25s ease; }
.follow-question i { width: 32px; height: 32px; display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(224,155,91,.26); border-radius: 50%; font-style: normal; animation: arrow-drift 2.2s ease-in-out infinite; }
.follow-question:hover span,
.follow-question:focus-visible span { color: #130c13; background: var(--copper-light); }
.belief-compass { position: relative; z-index: 5; justify-self: center; width: min(390px,34vw); aspect-ratio: 1; display: grid; place-items: center; color: #e9b978; }
.compass-rings,
.compass-rings span { position: absolute; inset: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(230,168,99,.26); border-radius: 50%; }
.compass-rings::before,
.compass-rings::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; background: rgba(230,168,99,.2); transform: translate(-50%,-50%); }
.compass-rings::before { width: 1px; height: 100%; }
.compass-rings::after { width: 100%; height: 1px; }
.compass-rings span:nth-child(1) { inset: 12%; border-style: dashed; animation: rotate-forward 22s linear infinite; }
.compass-rings span:nth-child(2) { inset: 29%; border-color: rgba(238,191,129,.45); animation: rotate-backward 17s linear infinite; }
.compass-rings span:nth-child(3) { inset: 43%; border-color: #df9c61; box-shadow: 0 0 35px rgba(222,130,66,.28); }
.belief-compass > strong { position: relative; font: clamp(66px,8vw,105px)/1 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(223,136,73,.4); }
.compass-label { position: absolute; color: #ac9690; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.label-beliefs { left: -5px; top: 49%; }
.label-evidence { right: -19px; top: 49%; }
.label-experiences { left: 50%; bottom: -20px; transform: translateX(-50%); }

.library-shell { position: relative; z-index: 3; width: min(1500px,100%); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 245px minmax(0,1fr); gap: clamp(45px,7vw,115px); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 clamp(24px,5vw,80px); background: linear-gradient(180deg,#090a17 0,#070812 65%,#060710 100%); }
.library-shell::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .35; background: radial-gradient(circle at 89% 20%,rgba(89,55,89,.38),transparent 26%),radial-gradient(circle at 10% 71%,rgba(117,64,47,.2),transparent 24%); }
.story-threads { position: sticky; z-index: 3; top: 112px; align-self: start; margin-top: 112px; padding: 0 0 30px 21px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(212,143,79,.24); }
.story-threads > p { margin: 0 0 26px; color: #b7784c; font: 8px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.story-threads nav { display: grid; }
.story-threads nav a { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 27px 1fr; align-items: center; min-height: 40px; color: #716b75; font: 7px/1.2 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; transition: color .22s ease,transform .22s ease; }
.story-threads nav a::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: -25px; width: 7px; height: 7px; transform: rotate(45deg) scale(0); border: 1px solid #d49157; background: #090a17; transition: transform .22s ease; }
.story-threads nav a span { color: #835940; font-size: 6px; }
.story-threads nav a:hover,
.story-threads nav a:focus-visible,
.story-threads nav a.is-current { color: #e0cbb1; transform: translateX(4px); }
.story-threads nav a.is-current::before { transform: rotate(45deg) scale(1); }
.thread-status { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 27px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(199,130,75,.15); }
.thread-status i { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: #cf8250; box-shadow: 0 0 11px #d8834d; animation: glow-pulse 2s ease infinite; }
.thread-status span { color: #635f68; font: 6px/1.4 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.thread-status strong { display: block; margin-top: 4px; color: #b5a38e; font-weight: 400; }
.story-content { position: relative; z-index: 2; min-width: 0; }
.story-section { position: relative; padding: 112px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,148,86,.14); scroll-margin-top: 70px; }
.story-section:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.section-heading { margin: 0 0 46px; }
.section-heading > p { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #9e7e6a; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.section-heading > p::after { content: ""; width: 65px; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(206,132,76,.7),transparent); }
.section-heading > p span { color: #d59964; }
.section-heading h2 { margin: 0; color: #eadcc9; font: clamp(40px,5.1vw,72px)/.98 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.prose-card { position: relative; padding: clamp(31px,5vw,61px); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(211,143,78,.19); background: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(34,27,48,.58),rgba(10,10,23,.65)); }
.prose-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 70px; height: 70px; border-left: 1px solid #b96f43; border-top: 1px solid #b96f43; clip-path: polygon(0 0,100% 0,0 100%); opacity: .6; }
.prose-card p { margin: 0 0 25px; color: #bcb2ad; font-size: clamp(15px,1.35vw,18px); line-height: 1.86; }
.prose-card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.prose-card strong { color: #e7cfad; font-weight: 400; }
.prose-card em { color: #e1b67d; }
.lead-card p:first-child::first-letter { float: left; margin: 7px 11px 0 0; color: #d7925a; font-size: 63px; line-height: .68; }
.section-intro { margin: 0 0 29px; color: #c5b7ab; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; }
.closing-line { max-width: 910px; margin: 31px auto 0; color: #aaa0a3; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; text-align: center; }

.three-lenses { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 16px; margin-top: 27px; }
.three-lenses > span { position: relative; min-height: 112px; display: grid; place-items: center; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(213,143,80,.2); background: rgba(15,14,30,.72); }
.three-lenses i { position: absolute; width: 68px; height: 68px; border: 1px solid rgba(220,152,87,.17); border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 0 13px rgba(220,152,87,.025),0 0 0 26px rgba(220,152,87,.015); }
.three-lenses > span:nth-child(1) i { animation: lens-breathe 4.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.three-lenses > span:nth-child(2) i { animation: lens-breathe 4.5s ease-in-out -1.5s infinite; }
.three-lenses > span:nth-child(3) i { animation: lens-breathe 4.5s ease-in-out -3s infinite; }
.three-lenses strong { position: relative; z-index: 2; color: #d8c5ac; font: 8px/1 var(--sans); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.belief-grid,
.memory-grid,
.outcome-grid,
.skeptic-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 16px; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.belief-card,
.memory-card,
.outcome-card,
.skeptic-card { position: relative; min-height: 220px; display: grid; align-content: end; padding: 28px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(216,145,78,.2); background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 20%,rgba(133,80,88,.28),transparent 42%),#101023; color: #c9b9ac; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; transition: transform .3s ease,border-color .3s ease; }
.belief-card::before,
.memory-card::before,
.outcome-card::before,
.skeptic-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 115px; height: 115px; left: calc(50% - 58px); top: 26px; border: 1px solid rgba(226,165,98,.18); border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 0 17px rgba(226,165,98,.035),0 0 0 36px rgba(226,165,98,.02); }
.belief-card::after,
.memory-card::after,
.outcome-card::after,
.skeptic-card::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; transform: translateX(-130%) skewX(-18deg); background: linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(235,178,112,.08),transparent); animation: card-glimmer 8s ease-in-out infinite; }
.belief-card:nth-child(2)::after,
.memory-card:nth-child(2)::after,
.outcome-card:nth-child(2)::after,
.skeptic-card:nth-child(2)::after { animation-delay: -2.6s; }
.belief-card:nth-child(3)::after,
.memory-card:nth-child(3)::after,
.outcome-card:nth-child(3)::after,
.skeptic-card:nth-child(3)::after { animation-delay: -5.2s; }
.belief-card:hover,
.memory-card:hover,
.outcome-card:hover,
.skeptic-card:hover { transform: translateY(-7px); border-color: rgba(230,165,97,.55); }
.belief-card > span,
.outcome-card > span,
.skeptic-card > span { position: absolute; left: 20px; top: 20px; color: #81583e; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .15em; }
.belief-card strong,
.memory-card strong,
.outcome-card strong,
.skeptic-card strong { position: relative; z-index: 2; color: #e0cdb7; font-weight: 400; }
.memory-card { align-content: center; min-height: 205px; text-align: center; }
.memory-card i { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 7px; height: 7px; margin: 0 auto 22px; border-radius: 50%; background: #dc945c; box-shadow: 0 0 19px #d87b46; }
.portal-quote { position: relative; min-height: 295px; display: grid; place-items: center; margin: 29px 0 0; padding: clamp(48px,7vw,88px); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(216,150,85,.27); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%,rgba(104,57,86,.39),transparent 62%),#0b0b1b; text-align: center; }
.portal-quote::before,
.portal-quote::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(220,156,90,.12); border-radius: 50%; }
.portal-quote::before { width: 590px; height: 340px; box-shadow: inset 0 0 70px rgba(213,125,70,.08); }
.portal-quote::after { width: 430px; height: 250px; border-style: dashed; animation: rotate-forward-centered 31s linear infinite; }
.portal-quote > span { position: absolute; left: 33px; top: 15px; color: rgba(222,158,93,.15); font: 150px/.8 var(--serif); }
.portal-quote p { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 860px; margin: 0; color: #e7d2b7; font-size: clamp(21px,2.3vw,31px); font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; }
.regression-path { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); margin: 26px 0; padding: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(214,145,80,.18); border-left: 1px solid rgba(214,145,80,.18); list-style: none; }
.regression-path li { position: relative; min-height: 154px; display: grid; align-content: center; padding: 28px 26px 28px 60px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(214,145,80,.18); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(214,145,80,.18); background: rgba(16,15,31,.65); }
.regression-path li::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: -5px; top: 50%; z-index: 2; width: 9px; height: 9px; transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg); border: 1px solid #a66745; background: #0b0b19; }
.regression-path li:last-child::after { display: none; }
.regression-path span { position: absolute; left: 22px; top: 26px; color: #875c43; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .13em; }
.regression-path strong { color: #d7c4af; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.45; }
.outcome-grid { margin-top: 25px; }
.outcome-card { min-height: 170px; align-content: center; text-align: center; }
.skeptic-grid { margin-top: 25px; }
.skeptic-card { min-height: 200px; }
.curiosity-card { position: relative; min-height: 225px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 35px; margin-top: 25px; padding: 40px 48px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(215,146,81,.25); background: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 50%,rgba(158,84,66,.26),transparent 28%),linear-gradient(135deg,#151329,#0a0a18); }
.curiosity-card i { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 110px; height: 110px; border: 1px solid rgba(229,161,94,.43); border-radius: 50%; color: #e4ad72; font: 67px/1 var(--serif); font-style: normal; box-shadow: 0 0 0 18px rgba(219,140,79,.035),0 0 55px rgba(181,91,65,.16); }
.curiosity-card p { position: relative; z-index: 2; margin: 0; color: #c3b5ad; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; }
.meaning-stage { position: relative; width: min(650px,92vw); aspect-ratio: 1; display: grid; place-items: center; margin: 42px auto; }
.meaning-rings { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 13px rgba(211,129,65,.22)); }
.meaning-rings span { position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; }
.meaning-rings span:nth-child(1) { inset: 2%; border: 1px solid rgba(236,178,105,.46); animation: rotate-forward 31s linear infinite; }
.meaning-rings span:nth-child(1)::before,
.meaning-rings span:nth-child(2)::before,
.meaning-rings span:nth-child(3)::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: -5px; width: 9px; height: 9px; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg); border: 1px solid #e2a769; background: #0b0a18; box-shadow: 0 0 16px #dc7f47; }
.meaning-rings span:nth-child(2) { inset: 21%; border: 1px dashed rgba(236,178,105,.38); animation: rotate-backward 22s linear infinite; }
.meaning-rings span:nth-child(3) { inset: 38%; border: 1px solid rgba(242,191,122,.28); box-shadow: inset 0 0 50px rgba(201,105,58,.08), 0 0 45px rgba(201,105,58,.06); animation: ring-pulse 5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.meaning-rings i { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 5px; height: 5px; margin: -2.5px 0 0 -2.5px; border-radius: 50%; background: #efbd7d; box-shadow: 0 0 15px #e08649; }
.meaning-rings i:nth-of-type(1) { animation: orbit-dot-one 14s linear infinite; }
.meaning-rings i:nth-of-type(2) { animation: orbit-dot-two 19s linear infinite reverse; }
.meaning-rings i:nth-of-type(3) { animation: orbit-dot-three 11s linear infinite; }
.meaning-orbit { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.meaning-orbit li { position: absolute; z-index: 2; width: 235px; min-height: 125px; display: grid; align-content: center; padding: 22px; border: 1px solid rgba(215,146,81,.28); background: rgba(14,13,29,.92); text-align: center; }
.meaning-orbit li:nth-child(1) { top: 0; left: calc(50% - 118px); animation: panel-float 5.2s ease-in-out infinite; }
.meaning-orbit li:nth-child(2) { bottom: 55px; left: 0; animation: panel-float 5.2s ease-in-out -1.7s infinite; }
.meaning-orbit li:nth-child(3) { bottom: 55px; right: 0; animation: panel-float 5.2s ease-in-out -3.4s infinite; }
.meaning-orbit li span { color: #a56d4c; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .19em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.meaning-orbit li strong { margin-top: 11px; color: #ddc8b0; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; }
.book-section { padding-bottom: 135px; }
.book-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.88fr) minmax(0,1.12fr); gap: 22px; }
.book-card { position: relative; min-width: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(110px,.34fr) minmax(0,.66fr); gap: clamp(23px,3vw,43px); align-items: center; min-height: 510px; padding: clamp(30px,4vw,53px); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(216,148,82,.24); background: radial-gradient(circle at 16% 42%,rgba(152,83,72,.22),transparent 32%),linear-gradient(135deg,#171329,#080916); }
.book-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(214,147,81,.1); pointer-events: none; }
.wind-book { grid-template-columns: minmax(130px,.3fr) minmax(0,.7fr); background: radial-gradient(circle at 13% 44%,rgba(49,112,134,.23),transparent 32%),linear-gradient(135deg,#11172b,#080916); }
.book-cover { position: relative; z-index: 2; perspective: 700px; }
.book-cover img { width: 100%; transform: rotateY(7deg); box-shadow: -14px 24px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.55); transition: transform .35s ease; }
.book-card:hover .book-cover img { transform: rotateY(0) translateY(-5px); }
.book-card > div:last-child { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.book-card p { margin: 0 0 25px; color: #b3a7a2; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.68; }
.book-card h3 { margin: 0; color: #ebd8ba; font-size: clamp(23px,2.2vw,35px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.08; }
.book-card > div > span { display: block; margin-top: 10px; color: #857a7c; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .15em; }
.book-card > div > a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 44px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-top: 24px; padding: 0 20px; border: 1px solid #cf8955; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#d69a60,#8b4d37); color: #0d0910; font: 700 8px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; transition: transform .22s ease,filter .22s ease; }
.book-card > div > a:hover,
.book-card > div > a:focus-visible { transform: translateY(-3px); filter: brightness(1.14); }

.library-footer { position: relative; z-index: 4; min-height: 95px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 28px; padding: 25px clamp(24px,5vw,80px); border-top: 1px solid rgba(211,143,78,.17); background: #04050d; color: #716c74; font: 7px/1.5 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.library-footer > a { justify-self: start; color: #dec9ab; font: 21px/1 var(--serif); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: none; }
.library-footer p { margin: 0; }
.library-footer p:last-child { justify-self: end; }
.library-footer p a { color: #c88755; }
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px); transition: opacity .8s ease,transform .8s ease; }
.reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

@keyframes star-drift { to { background-position: 380px -320px,-260px 390px; } }
@keyframes rotate-forward { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes rotate-backward { to { transform: rotate(-360deg); } }
@keyframes rotate-forward-centered { to { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes portal-breathe { from { transform: scale(1.04); } to { transform: scale(1.11); } }
@keyframes glow-pulse { 0%,100% { opacity: .45; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes arrow-drift { 0%,100% { transform: translateY(-2px); } 50% { transform: translateY(4px); } }
@keyframes mote-wander { from { transform: translate3d(-8px,-15px,0); opacity: .35; } to { transform: translate3d(16px,18px,0); opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes lens-breathe { 0%,100% { transform: scale(.88); opacity: .42; } 50% { transform: scale(1.22); opacity: .95; } }
@keyframes card-glimmer { 0%,62% { transform: translateX(-130%) skewX(-18deg); } 86%,100% { transform: translateX(130%) skewX(-18deg); } }
@keyframes ring-pulse { 0%,100% { transform: scale(.92); opacity: .35; } 50% { transform: scale(1.08); opacity: .92; } }
@keyframes panel-float { 0%,100% { transform: translateY(0); box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(219,137,73,0); } 50% { transform: translateY(-8px); box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(196,103,57,.14); } }
@keyframes orbit-dot-one { from { transform: rotate(0deg) translateX(315px) rotate(0deg); } to { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(315px) rotate(-360deg); } }
@keyframes orbit-dot-two { from { transform: rotate(40deg) translateX(195px) rotate(-40deg); } to { transform: rotate(400deg) translateX(195px) rotate(-400deg); } }
@keyframes orbit-dot-three { from { transform: rotate(120deg) translateX(105px) rotate(-120deg); } to { transform: rotate(480deg) translateX(105px) rotate(-480deg); } }

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .library-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .library-header > p { display: none; }
  .monster-hero { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) 260px; }
  .library-shell { grid-template-columns: 200px minmax(0,1fr); gap: 45px; }
  .book-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .book-card,
  .wind-book { grid-template-columns: 190px minmax(0,1fr); min-height: 430px; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .library-header { min-height: 70px; padding: 10px 20px; }
  .library-brand strong { font-size: 19px; }
  .library-header > nav { gap: 16px; }
  .cabinet-toggle { font-size: 0; }
  .cabinet-toggle i { width: 14px; height: 18px; }
  .atlas-return { font-size: 6px !important; }
  .story-cabinet { padding: 70px 28px 35px; align-content: start; overflow-y: auto; }
  .story-cabinet::before { inset: 15px; }
  .story-cabinet > nav { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }
  .story-cabinet > nav a { min-height: 125px; }
  .monster-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-content: end; padding: 130px 30px 92px; }
  .monster-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(0deg,#080916 5%,rgba(8,9,22,.82) 60%,rgba(8,9,22,.38)); }
  .hero-art > img { object-position: 63% 40%; }
  .belief-compass { display: none; }
  .library-shell { display: block; padding: 0 30px; }
  .story-threads { position: relative; top: auto; margin: 0 -30px; padding: 18px 30px; overflow-x: auto; border-left: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(211,143,78,.17); background: rgba(6,7,16,.92); }
  .story-threads > p,
  .thread-status { display: none; }
  .story-threads nav { display: flex; width: max-content; gap: 24px; }
  .story-threads nav a { display: flex; grid-template-columns: none; gap: 8px; min-height: 34px; }
  .story-threads nav a::before { display: none; }
  .belief-grid,
  .memory-grid,
  .outcome-grid,
  .skeptic-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .belief-card,
  .memory-card,
  .outcome-card,
  .skeptic-card { min-height: 175px; }
  .curiosity-card { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; padding: 35px; }
  .curiosity-card i { width: 82px; height: 82px; font-size: 50px; }
  .library-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; text-align: center; }
  .library-footer > a,
  .library-footer p:last-child { justify-self: center; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .library-header > nav { gap: 12px; }
  .atlas-return { font-size: 0 !important; }
  .atlas-return i { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
  .story-cabinet { padding: 65px 20px 25px; }
  .cabinet-heading { align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .cabinet-heading strong { font-size: 29px; }
  .story-cabinet > nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-cabinet > nav a { min-height: 105px; padding-left: 57px; }
  .monster-hero { min-height: 800px; padding: 125px 22px 80px; }
  .hero-art > img { object-position: 59% 50%; opacity: .8; }
  .hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(46px,14vw,66px); }
  .hero-copy h1 em { font-size: .44em; }
  .hero-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { font-size: 15px; }
  .eyebrow { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; }
  .library-shell { padding: 0 20px; }
  .story-threads { margin: 0 -20px; padding-inline: 20px; }
  .story-section { padding: 82px 0; }
  .section-heading { margin-bottom: 34px; }
  .section-heading h2 { font-size: 42px; }
  .prose-card { padding: 30px 23px; }
  .prose-card p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.77; }
  .three-lenses { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .three-lenses > span { min-height: 85px; }
  .portal-quote { min-height: 290px; padding: 50px 23px; }
  .portal-quote p { font-size: 21px; }
  .portal-quote::before { width: 370px; height: 260px; }
  .portal-quote::after { width: 270px; height: 190px; }
  .regression-path { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .regression-path li { min-height: 120px; }
  .regression-path li::after { right: auto; left: 50%; top: auto; bottom: -5px; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg); }
  .curiosity-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .curiosity-card i { margin: 0 auto; }
  .meaning-stage { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: auto; margin: 30px 0; }
  .meaning-rings { display: none; }
  .meaning-orbit { height: auto; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
  .meaning-orbit li { position: relative; inset: auto !important; width: 100%; min-height: 125px; }
  .book-card,
  .wind-book { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 35px 28px; min-height: 0; }
  .book-cover { width: min(210px,65%); margin: 0 auto; }
  .book-card p { font-size: 13px; }
}

/* Monsters & Meaning — page-specific mythic field journal */
:root { --ember: #d36f3f; --ember-light: #f2b16d; --oxblood: #3a1720; --charcoal: #0a090e; }
.ember-field { position: fixed; z-index: 0; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; overflow: hidden; opacity: .42; background-image: radial-gradient(circle,rgba(239,151,83,.75) 0 1px,transparent 1.5px),radial-gradient(circle,rgba(191,93,61,.5) 0 1px,transparent 1.4px); background-position: 17px 33px,83px 11px; background-size: 179px 179px,257px 257px; animation: ember-rise 32s linear infinite; mask-image: linear-gradient(to top,#000,transparent 92%); }
body { background: #07070c; }
.library-shell { background: linear-gradient(180deg,#0b0910 0,#08070d 60%,#05050a 100%); }
.library-shell::before { background: radial-gradient(circle at 90% 17%,rgba(92,39,50,.38),transparent 29%),radial-gradient(circle at 8% 67%,rgba(115,58,38,.19),transparent 25%); }
.story-cabinet { background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 45%,rgba(57,28,38,.97),rgba(5,5,11,.99) 62%); }

.monster-hero { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.12fr) minmax(300px,.88fr); background: #08070c; }
.monster-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg,#07070c 0%,rgba(7,7,12,.95) 39%,rgba(7,7,12,.2) 68%,rgba(7,7,12,.43)),linear-gradient(0deg,#0b0910 0%,transparent 31%); }
.monster-hero .hero-art > img { object-position: 69% 50%; filter: saturate(.72) contrast(1.09) brightness(.68); animation-duration: 18s; }
.monster-hero .hero-vignette { background: radial-gradient(circle at 76% 55%,transparent 0 18%,rgba(8,6,11,.09) 37%,rgba(7,7,12,.82) 98%); }
.monster-hero .hero-copy { max-width: 760px; }
.monster-hero .hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(55px,6.7vw,103px); }
.monster-hero .hero-copy h1 em { display: block; margin-top: 11px; color: #d99061; font-size: .73em; line-height: .95; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.monster-hero .hero-copy .opening-line { margin-top: 30px; color: #f0d7bb; font-size: clamp(24px,2.2vw,34px); line-height: 1.2; }
.monster-hero .hero-copy .opening-line + p { max-width: 660px; margin-top: 13px; }

.threshold-rings { position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: 4%; top: 5%; width: min(750px,52vw); aspect-ratio: 1; pointer-events: none; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 17px rgba(199,91,48,.17)); }
.threshold-rings span { position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; }
.threshold-rings span:nth-child(1) { inset: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(234,156,86,.27); animation: rotate-forward 42s linear infinite; }
.threshold-rings span:nth-child(1)::after,.threshold-rings span:nth-child(2)::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: -5px; width: 9px; height: 9px; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg); border: 1px solid #d78a55; background: #0a0810; box-shadow: 0 0 18px #be5736; }
.threshold-rings span:nth-child(2) { inset: 18%; border: 1px dashed rgba(234,156,86,.22); animation: rotate-backward 29s linear infinite; }
.threshold-rings span:nth-child(3) { inset: 37%; border: 1px solid rgba(234,156,86,.18); box-shadow: inset 0 0 65px rgba(169,65,49,.1); animation: threshold-pulse 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.threshold-rings i { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 6px; height: 6px; margin: -3px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ember-light); box-shadow: 0 0 17px var(--ember); }
.threshold-rings i:nth-of-type(1) { animation: threshold-dot-one 17s linear infinite; }.threshold-rings i:nth-of-type(2) { animation: threshold-dot-two 23s linear infinite reverse; }.threshold-rings i:nth-of-type(3) { animation: threshold-dot-three 12s linear infinite; }
.hero-embers i { position: absolute; z-index: 3; width: 4px; height: 4px; border-radius: 50%; background: #f1aa68; box-shadow: 0 0 13px #c55235; animation: floating-ember 8s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.hero-embers i:nth-child(1) { right: 18%; top: 72%; }.hero-embers i:nth-child(2) { right: 24%; top: 63%; animation-delay: -2s; }.hero-embers i:nth-child(3) { right: 11%; top: 58%; animation-delay: -4s; animation-duration: 11s; }.hero-embers i:nth-child(4) { right: 31%; top: 78%; animation-delay: -6s; }.hero-embers i:nth-child(5) { right: 36%; top: 49%; animation-delay: -3s; animation-duration: 13s; }.hero-embers i:nth-child(6) { right: 8%; top: 39%; animation-delay: -7s; }.hero-embers i:nth-child(7) { right: 43%; top: 67%; animation-delay: -5s; animation-duration: 10s; }

.monster-compass { position: relative; z-index: 5; justify-self: center; width: min(370px,32vw); aspect-ratio: 1; display: grid; place-items: center; color: #e8aa70; transition: transform .18s ease-out; }
.monster-compass > strong { position: relative; z-index: 2; color: #e4a36b; font: clamp(66px,7vw,98px)/1 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(206,90,50,.42); }
.monster-compass .compass-rings span:nth-child(1) { animation-duration: 27s; }.monster-compass .compass-rings span:nth-child(2) { animation-duration: 19s; }
.monster-compass .compass-rings span:nth-child(3) { border-color: #c86644; box-shadow: 0 0 35px rgba(186,70,43,.3); }
.label-nature { left: 50%; top: -19px; transform: translateX(-50%); }.label-science { right: -28px; top: 50%; }.label-shadow { left: 50%; bottom: -19px; transform: translateX(-50%); }.label-human { left: -20px; top: 50%; }

.whisper-stage { position: relative; min-height: 520px; display: grid; align-content: center; gap: 38px; margin: 0 0 29px; padding: clamp(55px,8vw,92px); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(210,119,72,.2); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%,rgba(78,33,48,.41),transparent 58%),#0b0910; text-align: center; }
.whisper-stage > p { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 770px; margin: 0 auto; color: #e0cab4; font-size: clamp(21px,2.25vw,31px); line-height: 1.45; }
.whisper-stage > p:last-child { color: #ad9da0; }
.whisper-rings,.whisper-rings span { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(224,145,83,.18); border-radius: 50%; }
.whisper-rings { width: min(700px,80vw); aspect-ratio: 1.45; border-radius: 50%; }
.whisper-rings span:nth-child(1) { width: 82%; height: 82%; border-style: dashed; animation: whisper-spin 31s linear infinite; }.whisper-rings span:nth-child(2) { width: 59%; height: 59%; animation: whisper-spin 23s linear infinite reverse; }.whisper-rings span:nth-child(3) { width: 34%; height: 34%; box-shadow: 0 0 55px rgba(181,65,46,.11); animation: threshold-pulse 5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.whisper-rings i { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 7px; height: 7px; margin: -3.5px; border-radius: 50%; background: #efaa68; box-shadow: 0 0 18px #c65235; }.whisper-rings i:nth-of-type(1) { animation: whisper-dot-one 14s linear infinite; }.whisper-rings i:nth-of-type(2) { animation: whisper-dot-two 19s linear infinite reverse; }
.declaration-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 0; padding: 0; background: #0c0a10; }
.declaration-card::before { display: none; }
.declaration-card p { min-height: 150px; display: grid; place-items: center; margin: 0; padding: 30px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(210,119,72,.18); color: #b5a7a2; text-align: center; }
.declaration-card p:last-child { border-right: 0; color: #efd1af; font-size: clamp(22px,2.2vw,31px); }

.form-panels { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); gap: 20px; }
.form-panel { position: relative; min-height: 420px; display: grid; align-content: end; padding: 42px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(211,124,75,.24); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 25%,rgba(85,39,53,.45),transparent 42%),linear-gradient(145deg,#151019,#09080e); transition: transform .35s ease,border-color .35s ease; }
.form-panel:hover { transform: translateY(-8px); border-color: rgba(232,154,88,.55); }
.form-panel > span { position: absolute; left: 24px; top: 24px; color: #ad6a4b; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .19em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.form-panel p { position: relative; z-index: 2; margin: 0; color: #d2bca9; font-size: clamp(18px,1.7vw,23px); line-height: 1.55; }
.form-mark { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 38px; width: 180px; height: 180px; transform: translateX(-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(228,148,83,.2); border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 0 29px rgba(218,125,69,.025),0 0 0 58px rgba(218,125,69,.012),inset 0 0 55px rgba(150,52,44,.1); animation: form-breathe 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.form-mark::before,.form-mark::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); }
.nature-panel .form-mark::before { width: 92px; height: 64px; border: 1px solid #c9784c; border-radius: 50% 50% 45% 45%; clip-path: polygon(0 62%,27% 25%,45% 55%,66% 5%,100% 64%,100% 100%,0 100%); }
.nature-panel .form-mark::after { width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #efad6b; box-shadow: 0 0 18px #c85636; }
.science-panel .form-mark { animation-delay: -3s; }
.science-panel .form-mark::before { width: 77px; height: 105px; border: 1px solid #c9784c; border-radius: 4px 4px 45% 45%; }
.science-panel .form-mark::after { width: 49px; height: 1px; background: #df925b; box-shadow: 0 -12px 0 #8d523b,0 12px 0 #8d523b; }

.shadow-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 17px; margin: 27px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.shadow-card { position: relative; min-height: 255px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 32px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(210,119,72,.22); background: linear-gradient(145deg,#151019,#09080e); text-align: center; transition: transform .35s ease,border-color .35s ease; }
.shadow-card::before,.shadow-card::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 46%; width: 88px; height: 120px; transform: translate(-58%,-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(219,139,79,.25); border-radius: 48% 48% 38% 38%; }
.shadow-card::after { transform: translate(-35%,-44%); border-color: rgba(112,50,60,.45); background: rgba(21,11,19,.7); transition: transform .45s ease; }
.shadow-card:hover { transform: translateY(-7px); border-color: rgba(232,154,88,.5); }.shadow-card:hover::after { transform: translate(-15%,-44%); }
.shadow-card > span { position: absolute; left: 21px; top: 20px; color: #91583e; font: 7px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .15em; }
.shadow-card strong { position: relative; z-index: 3; margin-top: 118px; color: #e0cab3; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 400; }
.shadow-card i { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 44%; z-index: 2; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: #eca765; box-shadow: 0 0 17px #c44e34; animation: floating-ember 6s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }

.human-reveal { position: relative; min-height: 520px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(220px,.38fr) minmax(0,.62fr); align-items: center; gap: clamp(35px,6vw,85px); padding: clamp(42px,6vw,78px); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(211,124,75,.25); background: radial-gradient(circle at 18% 50%,rgba(92,35,49,.42),transparent 30%),linear-gradient(145deg,#141019,#08070d); }
.human-reveal::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; transform: translateX(-130%) skewX(-18deg); background: linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(238,164,96,.08),transparent); animation: card-glimmer 9s ease-in-out infinite; }
.human-silhouette { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(230px,100%); height: 335px; margin: 0 auto; }
.human-silhouette::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; width: 89px; height: 89px; transform: translateX(-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(221,142,79,.42); border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 42px rgba(180,58,42,.17); }
.human-silhouette::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 0; width: 195px; height: 235px; transform: translateX(-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(221,142,79,.32); border-radius: 49% 49% 7% 7%; background: linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(116,47,53,.13),transparent); }
.human-silhouette span { position: absolute; left: 51%; top: 43px; z-index: 2; width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: #efaa67; box-shadow: 0 0 19px #c65135; animation: shadow-eye 4.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.human-reveal > div:last-child { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.human-reveal p { margin: 0 0 22px; color: #b9aaa5; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.75; }.human-reveal strong { display: block; margin: 6px 0 28px; color: #efcfad; font: clamp(38px,4.5vw,66px)/1 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; }

.purpose-quote { min-height: 250px; display: grid; place-items: center; margin: 0 0 25px; border: 1px solid rgba(215,129,77,.27); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%,rgba(110,42,50,.42),transparent 65%),#0b0910; }
.purpose-quote p { margin: 0; color: #f0d3b3; font: italic clamp(29px,4.2vw,61px)/1.15 var(--serif); }
.test-line { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; margin-top: 25px; border: 1px solid rgba(213,125,74,.23); }
.test-line span,.test-line strong { min-height: 145px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 28px; color: #a99b9b; background: rgba(13,11,18,.8); font-size: 19px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center; }
.test-line strong { border-left: 1px solid rgba(213,125,74,.23); color: #efd0aa; font-size: 29px; background: radial-gradient(circle,rgba(112,42,49,.33),transparent 68%),rgba(13,11,18,.9); }

.gateway-journey { position: relative; min-height: 560px; display: grid; place-items: center; margin-bottom: 27px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(214,127,75,.22); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%,rgba(91,34,49,.4),transparent 59%),#0a0810; }
.gateway-journey article { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(760px,82%); padding: clamp(35px,5vw,62px); border: 1px solid rgba(224,145,82,.3); background: rgba(10,8,15,.89); text-align: center; }
.gateway-journey p { margin: 0; color: #dfc8b2; font-size: clamp(19px,2vw,27px); line-height: 1.65; }
.gateway-rings { position: absolute; width: min(700px,83vw); aspect-ratio: 1; }
.gateway-rings span { position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; }.gateway-rings span:nth-child(1) { inset: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(234,155,86,.39); animation: rotate-forward 35s linear infinite; }.gateway-rings span:nth-child(2) { inset: 19%; border: 1px dashed rgba(234,155,86,.31); animation: rotate-backward 25s linear infinite; }.gateway-rings span:nth-child(3) { inset: 38%; border: 1px solid rgba(234,155,86,.2); animation: threshold-pulse 5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.gateway-rings i { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 6px; height: 6px; margin: -3px; border-radius: 50%; background: #f0ae69; box-shadow: 0 0 17px #c85336; }.gateway-rings i:nth-of-type(1) { animation: gateway-dot-one 16s linear infinite; }.gateway-rings i:nth-of-type(2) { animation: gateway-dot-two 22s linear infinite reverse; }.gateway-rings i:nth-of-type(3) { animation: gateway-dot-three 11s linear infinite; }
.catalyst-line { margin: 29px 0 0; color: #efcda8; font: italic clamp(25px,3.2vw,43px)/1.3 var(--serif); text-align: center; }

.final-threshold { position: relative; min-height: 520px; display: grid; place-items: center; align-content: center; gap: 30px; padding: clamp(50px,8vw,95px); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(215,128,76,.28); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%,rgba(120,43,48,.34),transparent 56%),linear-gradient(145deg,#131018,#08070d); text-align: center; }
.final-threshold::before,.final-threshold::after,.final-threshold > span { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(230,151,84,.2); border-radius: 50%; }
.final-threshold::before { width: 720px; height: 720px; animation: rotate-forward-centered 38s linear infinite; }.final-threshold::after { width: 470px; height: 470px; border-style: dashed; animation: rotate-forward-centered 27s linear infinite reverse; }.final-threshold > span { width: 250px; height: 250px; box-shadow: inset 0 0 70px rgba(165,55,43,.12); animation: threshold-pulse-centered 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.final-threshold p,.final-threshold strong { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 780px; margin: 0; }.final-threshold p { color: #bcaeaa; font-size: clamp(18px,1.8vw,24px); line-height: 1.55; }.final-threshold strong { color: #f0cfaa; font: clamp(37px,5vw,71px)/1 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; text-shadow: 0 0 35px rgba(190,75,44,.25); }

@keyframes ember-rise { to { background-position: 17px -325px,83px -503px; } }
@keyframes floating-ember { from { transform: translate3d(-7px,18px,0); opacity: .25; } to { transform: translate3d(12px,-24px,0); opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes threshold-pulse { 0%,100% { transform: scale(.91); opacity: .34; } 50% { transform: scale(1.07); opacity: .92; } }
@keyframes threshold-pulse-centered { 0%,100% { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(.91); opacity: .34; } 50% { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1.07); opacity: .92; } }
@keyframes threshold-dot-one { from { transform: rotate(0deg) translateX(375px) rotate(0deg); } to { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(375px) rotate(-360deg); } }
@keyframes threshold-dot-two { from { transform: rotate(50deg) translateX(240px) rotate(-50deg); } to { transform: rotate(410deg) translateX(240px) rotate(-410deg); } }
@keyframes threshold-dot-three { from { transform: rotate(140deg) translateX(130px) rotate(-140deg); } to { transform: rotate(500deg) translateX(130px) rotate(-500deg); } }
@keyframes whisper-spin { to { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes whisper-dot-one { from { transform: rotate(0deg) translateX(330px) rotate(0deg); } to { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(330px) rotate(-360deg); } }
@keyframes whisper-dot-two { from { transform: rotate(70deg) translateX(205px) rotate(-70deg); } to { transform: rotate(430deg) translateX(205px) rotate(-430deg); } }
@keyframes form-breathe { 0%,100% { transform: translateX(-50%) scale(.9); opacity: .38; } 50% { transform: translateX(-50%) scale(1.08); opacity: .95; } }
@keyframes shadow-eye { 0%,100% { transform: translateX(-50%); opacity: .25; } 50% { transform: translateX(-50%) translateX(12px); opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes gateway-dot-one { from { transform: rotate(0deg) translateX(350px) rotate(0deg); } to { transform: rotate(360deg) translateX(350px) rotate(-360deg); } }
@keyframes gateway-dot-two { from { transform: rotate(75deg) translateX(215px) rotate(-75deg); } to { transform: rotate(435deg) translateX(215px) rotate(-435deg); } }
@keyframes gateway-dot-three { from { transform: rotate(170deg) translateX(120px) rotate(-170deg); } to { transform: rotate(530deg) translateX(120px) rotate(-530deg); } }

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .monster-compass { width: min(300px,27vw); }
  .threshold-rings { width: 58vw; right: -4%; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .monster-compass { display: none; }
  .threshold-rings { width: 78vw; right: -12%; }
  .declaration-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .declaration-card p { min-height: 105px; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(210,119,72,.18); }.declaration-card p:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .form-panels { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .shadow-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .shadow-card { min-height: 215px; }
  .human-reveal { grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .monster-hero .hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(48px,13.5vw,69px); }
  .monster-hero .hero-copy h1 em { font-size: .68em; }
  .monster-hero .hero-art > img { object-position: 67% 50%; }
  .threshold-rings { width: 105vw; right: -35%; top: 11%; }
  .whisper-stage { min-height: 450px; padding: 50px 24px; }
  .form-panel { min-height: 370px; padding: 33px 27px; }
  .human-reveal { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 42px 27px; }
  .human-silhouette { height: 280px; }.human-silhouette::after { height: 185px; }
  .test-line { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }.test-line strong { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(213,125,74,.23); }
  .gateway-journey { min-height: 500px; }.gateway-journey article { width: calc(100% - 34px); padding: 33px 23px; }
  .gateway-rings { width: 145vw; }
  .final-threshold { min-height: 480px; padding: 50px 24px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *,*::before,*::after { animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}