@font-face{font-family:"Newsreader";src:url(/assets/fonts/newsreader-500.woff2)format("woff2");font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Newsreader";src:url(/assets/fonts/newsreader-600.woff2)format("woff2");font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Newsreader";src:url(/assets/fonts/newsreader-700.woff2)format("woff2");font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Source Sans 3";src:url(/assets/fonts/sourcesans3-400.woff2)format("woff2");font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Source Sans 3";src:url(/assets/fonts/sourcesans3-500.woff2)format("woff2");font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Source Sans 3";src:url(/assets/fonts/sourcesans3-600.woff2)format("woff2");font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"JetBrains Mono";src:url(/assets/fonts/jetbrainsmono-500.woff2)format("woff2");font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
:root{
  /* LIGHT is the default (Ram, 2026-09-13). White ground, neutral greys, one gold. */
  --f-display:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --f-body:"Source Sans 3",Arial,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  --f-mono:"JetBrains Mono",Consolas,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;
  --bg-deep:#FFFFFF;--bg-surface:#FAFAFA;--bg-raised:#F1F1F1;--line:#E1E1E1;--line-soft:#ECECEC;
  --ink:#161616;--ink-body:#2A2A2A;--ink-muted:#4A4A4A;--ink-faint:#5F5F5F;
  --blue:#1A5FD6;--blue-glow:#0B63C7;--gold:#8A6500;--gold-fill:#F5B301;--gold-soft:#B98800;--danger:#C4302B;
  --shadow:0 18px 40px -26px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
  --ease-out:cubic-bezier(.23,1,.32,1);
  --t-display:clamp(2.6rem,6vw,4.6rem);--t-h1:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.2rem);--t-h2:1.75rem;--t-h3:1.22rem;
  --t-body:18px;--t-small:.94rem;--t-meta:12px;--maxw:1180px;--radius:6px;--lh-body:1.6;--measure:70ch;
  color-scheme:light;
  box-sizing:border-box;
}
/* DARK is black, not navy (Ram, 2026-09-13: "instead of blue it should be black"). */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark){
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]){
    --bg-deep:#000000;--bg-surface:#0D0D0D;--bg-raised:#181818;--line:#2A2A2A;--line-soft:#1F1F1F;
    --ink:#F4F4F2;--ink-body:#DCDCDA;--ink-muted:#B8B8B6;--ink-faint:#8F8F8D;
    --blue:#2E7DFF;--blue-glow:#38BDF8;--gold:#F5B301;--gold-fill:#F5B301;--gold-soft:#FFC53D;--danger:#FF5A5A;
    --shadow:0 18px 40px -24px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
    color-scheme:dark;
  }
}
:root[data-theme="dark"]{
  --bg-deep:#000000;--bg-surface:#0D0D0D;--bg-raised:#181818;--line:#2A2A2A;--line-soft:#1F1F1F;
  --ink:#F4F4F2;--ink-body:#DCDCDA;--ink-muted:#B8B8B6;--ink-faint:#8F8F8D;
  --blue:#2E7DFF;--blue-glow:#38BDF8;--gold:#F5B301;--gold-fill:#F5B301;--gold-soft:#FFC53D;--danger:#FF5A5A;
  --shadow:0 18px 40px -24px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
  color-scheme:dark;
}
:root[data-theme="light"]{
  --bg-deep:#FFFFFF;--bg-surface:#FAFAFA;--bg-raised:#F1F1F1;--line:#E1E1E1;--line-soft:#ECECEC;
  --ink:#161616;--ink-body:#2A2A2A;--ink-muted:#4A4A4A;--ink-faint:#5F5F5F;
  --blue:#1A5FD6;--blue-glow:#0B63C7;--gold:#8A6500;--gold-fill:#F5B301;--gold-soft:#B98800;--danger:#C4302B;
  color-scheme:light;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:inherit}
/* clip on BOTH html and body: body alone leaves html scrolling, so the band's
   100vw and the off-screen skip link still produce a sideways scrollbar. */
html{scroll-padding-top:88px;scroll-behavior:smooth;overflow-x:clip}
body{margin:0;overflow-x:clip;background:var(--bg-deep);color:var(--ink-body);
     font-family:var(--f-body);font-size:var(--t-body);line-height:var(--lh-body);
     -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
     padding-top:env(safe-area-inset-top,0px);padding-bottom:env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)}
img,svg{max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--blue);text-underline-offset:2px}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold-fill);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:3px}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--f-display);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.14;color:var(--ink);margin:0}
h1{font-size:var(--t-h1)}
h2{font-size:var(--t-h2);margin-bottom:18px}
h3{font-size:var(--t-h3);margin-bottom:8px}
p{margin:0 0 16px;max-width:var(--measure)}
strong{color:var(--ink)}
.lede{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:clamp(1.15rem,2.3vw,1.42rem);line-height:1.45;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500}
.muted{color:var(--ink-muted)}
.kicker{font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:var(--t-meta);letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;
        color:var(--ink-faint);margin:0 0 14px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--gold-fill);color:#161616;padding:8px 12px;z-index:60}
.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px}

/* header */
header.site{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:40;background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--bg-deep) 90%,transparent);
            backdrop-filter:saturate(1.4) blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;min-height:66px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;
       font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.brand img{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:7px}
.brand b{color:var(--gold)}
nav.main{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:2px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end}
nav.main a{color:var(--ink-muted);text-decoration:none;padding:8px 11px;border-radius:var(--radius);
           font-size:var(--t-small);font-weight:500}
nav.main a:hover{color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg-raised)}
nav.main a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg-raised)}
.tswitch{background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink-muted);border-radius:var(--radius);
         padding:7px 11px;font:inherit;font-size:var(--t-small);cursor:pointer;margin-left:6px}
.tswitch:hover{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink-faint)}
.tswitch .kn{margin-right:6px}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .to-dark,:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .to-dark{display:none}
:root[data-theme="light"] .to-light{display:none}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark){:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .to-dark{display:none}
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .to-light{display:inline}}
@media (max-width:980px){nav.main{display:none}.mnav{display:block}}
.mnav{display:none}
.mnav summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line);
              border-radius:var(--radius);padding:8px 13px;font-size:var(--t-small);font-weight:500}
.mnav summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.mnav .mlinks{position:absolute;right:20px;left:20px;margin-top:10px;background:var(--bg-surface);
              border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:8px;display:grid;
              box-shadow:var(--shadow);z-index:50}
.mnav .mlinks a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;padding:13px 14px;border-radius:var(--radius);font-weight:500}
.mnav .mlinks a:hover{background:var(--bg-raised)}

main{padding:52px 0 76px}
.sec{padding:32px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.sec:first-of-type{border-top:0;padding-top:0}

/* hero */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.08fr .92fr;gap:44px;align-items:center;padding:0 0 44px}
@media (max-width:920px){.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}}
.hero h1{font-size:var(--t-display);letter-spacing:-.025em}
.hero figure{margin:0}
.hero img.shot{width:100%;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:var(--shadow);display:block}
.acts{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:24px}
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:11px 18px;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid var(--line);
     color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;background:var(--bg-surface);font-size:var(--t-small)}
.btn.gold{background:var(--gold-fill);color:#161616;border-color:var(--gold-fill)}
.btn:hover{filter:brightness(.97)}
.cap{font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:var(--t-meta);color:var(--ink-faint);margin:10px 0 0;line-height:1.5}

.stack{background:var(--bg-surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:18px}
.stack svg{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;color:var(--ink)}

/* number strip */
.strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);border:1px solid var(--line);
       border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--bg-surface)}
.strip div{padding:20px 18px;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.strip div:first-child{border-left:0}
.strip b{display:block;font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:2.1rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);line-height:1}
.strip span{display:block;color:var(--ink-muted);font-size:var(--t-small);margin-top:7px;line-height:1.45}
@media (max-width:860px){.strip{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.strip div:nth-child(3){border-left:0}
  .strip div:nth-child(n+3){border-top:1px solid var(--line)}}

.doors{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
@media (max-width:920px){.doors{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.door{display:block;background:var(--bg-surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;
      padding:22px;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .2s var(--ease-out)}
.door:hover{border-color:var(--gold-fill)}
.door p{color:var(--ink-muted);font-size:var(--t-small);margin:0}

.cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:30px}
@media (max-width:920px){.cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.pull{border-left:3px solid var(--gold-fill);padding:8px 0 8px 20px;font-family:var(--f-display);
      font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.38;color:var(--ink);margin:22px 0;max-width:60ch;font-weight:500}
.num{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:2.4rem;font-weight:600;
     color:var(--gold);line-height:1;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:middle}

table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:var(--t-small)}
caption{font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:var(--t-meta);color:var(--ink-faint);text-align:left;padding:12px}
th,td{text-align:left;padding:11px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);vertical-align:top}
th{color:var(--ink-faint);font-weight:600;font-size:var(--t-meta);letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase}
tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.scroll{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;background:var(--bg-surface)}
.scroll table{min-width:640px}

ol.tl{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-left:2px solid var(--line)}
ol.tl li{position:relative;padding:0 0 24px 26px;max-width:var(--measure)}
ol.tl li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-7px;top:9px;width:12px;height:12px;
                 border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold-fill)}
ol.tl b{display:block;font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:4px}

.refs ol{padding-left:22px}
.refs li{margin-bottom:12px;font-size:var(--t-small);overflow-wrap:anywhere;color:var(--ink-body)}
.refs li a{word-break:break-all}
.flag{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:11px;background:var(--bg-raised);
      color:var(--ink-faint);border-radius:4px;padding:2px 7px;margin-left:6px;white-space:nowrap;
      text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em}

.contact{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:34px;align-items:start}
@media (max-width:920px){.contact{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.card{background:var(--bg-surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:24px}
.card ul{margin:0 0 18px;padding-left:18px;color:var(--ink-muted);font-size:var(--t-small)}
.card li{margin-bottom:8px}
.portrait{width:100%;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);display:block;margin-bottom:18px}

/* Ram's self-drawing signature, ported from the FabSpeak home page.
   The SVG carries its own keyframes; the wrapper only sizes it and sets the ink
   colour, which the strokes inherit through currentColor. */
.sigrow{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:34px 0 10px}
.sigrow .sig{width:min(330px,72%);height:auto;color:var(--ink);display:block;flex:none}
.sigrow .k{font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
           color:var(--ink-faint);padding-bottom:12px;max-width:40ch;line-height:1.7}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .sig *{animation:none!important}
  .sig .sigh-s{stroke-dashoffset:0!important}
  .sig .sigh-w{transform:scaleX(1)!important}
}

/* three-up picture rail, used on the home page to open the three main threads */
.trio{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;margin:8px 0 4px}
@media (max-width:920px){.trio{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.trio a{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line);
        border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--bg-surface);
        transition:border-color .2s var(--ease-out)}
.trio a:hover{border-color:var(--gold-fill)}
.trio img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.trio .cap2{padding:16px 18px 18px}
.trio .cap2 b{display:block;font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:5px}
.trio .cap2 span{display:block;color:var(--ink-muted);font-size:var(--t-small);line-height:1.5}

/* generated imagery */
figure.fig{margin:26px 0;max-width:none}
figure.fig img{width:100%;display:block;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--bg-raised)}
figure.fig figcaption{font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:var(--t-meta);color:var(--ink-faint);
                      margin-top:10px;line-height:1.55;max-width:var(--measure)}
/* Full-bleed band: escapes .wrap without a wrapper div.
   100vw counts the scrollbar but clientWidth does not, so this overflows by the
   scrollbar width and the page scrolls sideways. `overflow-x:clip` on body (set
   in BASE) absorbs it — NOT `overflow-x:hidden`, which silently kills the
   position:sticky header. */
.band{position:relative;left:50%;right:50%;margin-left:-50vw;margin-right:-50vw;width:100vw;
      margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px}
.band img{width:100%;height:clamp(260px,46vh,520px);object-fit:cover;display:block;border:0;border-radius:0;
          border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.band figcaption{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:10px auto 0;padding:0 20px;
                 font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:var(--t-meta);color:var(--ink-faint)}
.duo{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin:26px 0}
@media (max-width:860px){.duo{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.duo figure.fig{margin:0}

.tip{background:var(--bg-raised);border-radius:8px;padding:17px 19px;margin:16px 0;
     max-width:var(--measure);font-size:var(--t-small)}
.tip b{color:var(--gold);font-family:var(--f-body)}

.pager{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;margin-top:52px;padding-top:26px;
       border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:var(--t-small);font-weight:500}
.pager a{text-decoration:none}
.pager .nx{margin-left:auto;text-align:right}

footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:36px 0 44px;color:var(--ink-muted);font-size:var(--t-small)}
footer .cols{gap:24px}
/* WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum): standalone links need 24x24 CSS px.
   These carry the same labels as the primary nav, so the inline-in-text exception
   does not apply to them. */
footer a{color:var(--ink-muted);display:inline-block;min-height:24px;padding:3px 0;line-height:1.5}
footer a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.pager a{display:inline-block;min-height:24px;padding:3px 0}
footer .fine{margin-top:26px;font-family:var(--f-mono);font-size:var(--t-meta);color:var(--ink-faint);line-height:1.6}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{transition:none!important}}

/* Print. Without this a printed page carries the dark chrome, the sticky header
   and the navigation, and link destinations are lost entirely. A reference page
   with 27 sources is exactly the kind of thing people print. */
@media print{
  :root{--bg-deep:#fff;--bg-surface:#fff;--bg-raised:#fff;--ink:#000;--ink-body:#111;
        --ink-muted:#333;--ink-faint:#444;--line:#bbb;--line-soft:#ddd;--blue:#000;--gold:#000}
  body{background:#fff;color:#000;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.45}
  header.site,nav.main,.mnav,.tswitch,.pager,.band,.trio,.skip{display:none!important}
  main{padding:0}
  a{color:#000;text-decoration:underline}
  /* a printed link is useless without its destination */
  .refs a[href^="http"]::after,.card a[href^="http"]::after{content:" (" attr(href) ")";
        font-size:9pt;color:#444;word-break:break-all}
  figure.fig,.scroll{break-inside:avoid}
  h1,h2,h3{break-after:avoid}
  img{max-width:100%;filter:grayscale(1)}
  footer.site{border-top:1px solid #bbb;font-size:9pt}
  .sig{max-width:220px}
}