/* ============================================================
   the-last-farthing.css — the-last-farthing's own styles, moved out of the <style>
   block that followed styles.css in the-last-farthing.html.
   Linked from the same place in the page, so the order is unchanged.
   ============================================================ */

:root{
  --void:#f6f1e6;
  --surface:#fbf8ef;
  --ink:#241a10;
  --ink-dim:#655740;
  --gilt:#9a7a2e;
  --gilt-soft:#c9a85a;
  --ember:#7d6224;
  --dawn:#eee4cf;
  --dawn-ink:#241a10;
  --serif:var(--body);
  --mono:var(--display);
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  background:var(--void);
  color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--serif);
  font-size:1.06rem;
  line-height:1.5;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
::selection{background:var(--gilt);color:#17120F}

:where(main, footer) .wrap{max-width:44rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.4rem}
.wide{max-width:60rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.4rem}

/* ── the rail: house device, ember → gold → pale, the ascent ── */
.rail{
  position:fixed;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;width:4px;z-index:50;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,#F2E8D0 0%,var(--gilt) 30%,var(--gilt-soft) 62%,var(--ember) 100%);
  opacity:.85;
}
@media(max-width:640px){.rail{width:3px}}

.skip{
  position:absolute;left:-9999px;
  background:var(--gilt);color:#17120F;padding:.7em 1em;border-radius:2px;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.75rem;
}
.skip:focus{left:1rem;top:1rem;z-index:100}

h1,h2,h3,h4{font-weight:600;line-height:1.18;color:#EFE5D2;letter-spacing:.01em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.6rem,7vw,4.6rem);font-weight:500}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,3.4vw,2.15rem);margin-bottom:1.1rem}
h3{font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--gilt);margin:2.2rem 0 .7rem}
h4{font-size:1.02rem;margin:1.8rem 0 .5rem}
:where(main, footer) p{margin:0 0 .85em}
p.lede{font-size:1.17rem;color:#E6DCCB}
strong{color:#F0E6D3;font-weight:600}
em{font-style:italic}
:where(main, footer) a{color:var(--gilt);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(201,162,74,.35)}
:where(main, footer) a:hover,:where(main, footer) a:focus{border-bottom-color:var(--gilt)}
:where(main, footer) a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gilt);outline-offset:3px}

.eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--mono);
  font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--ink-dim);margin-bottom:1rem;
}
hr{
  border:0;height:1px;margin:3.4rem auto;max-width:44rem;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gilt-soft) 20%,var(--gilt-soft) 80%,transparent);
}

/* ── authority chips: the house structural device ── */
.tag{
  display:inline-block;font-family:var(--mono);
  font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:.28em .7em;border:1px solid;border-radius:2px;
  vertical-align:middle;margin-left:.5em;white-space:nowrap;
}
.t-defined{color:#E8D49A;border-color:#8A7434;background:rgba(201,162,74,.12)}
.t-common{color:#C9BFA6;border-color:#5A5044;background:rgba(255,255,255,.04)}
.t-private{color:#C79B86;border-color:#6E4634;background:rgba(138,59,36,.14)}
.t-open{color:#9CA6B0;border-color:#46505A;background:rgba(120,140,160,.08)}

blockquote{
  border-left:2px solid var(--gilt-soft);
  padding:.2rem 0 .2rem 1.3rem;margin:1.8rem 0;
  color:#CFC4B2;font-size:1.08rem;
}
blockquote cite{
  display:block;margin-top:.6em;font-style:normal;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;
  color:var(--ink-dim);text-transform:uppercase;
}

.keystone{
  border-left:3px solid var(--gilt);
  background:rgba(201,162,74,.07);
  padding:1.2rem 1.4rem;margin:2rem 0;
}
.keystone p{margin-bottom:.6em;color:#E9DFCC}
.keystone p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}

.card{
  border:1px solid #3A3226;background:var(--surface);
  padding:1.3rem 1.4rem;margin:1.4rem 0;
}
.card h4{margin-top:0}

section{padding:4.2rem 0}
header.hero{
  min-height:88vh;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;
  position:relative;padding:4rem 0 5rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 55% at 50% 118%, rgba(138,59,36,.32), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 50% -12%, rgba(201,162,74,.13), transparent 60%),
    var(--void);
}
.masthead{
  position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;
  padding:1.2rem 1.4rem;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--ink-dim);
}
.masthead b{color:var(--gilt);font-weight:600}
.hero .sub{
  font-size:clamp(1.05rem,2.4vw,1.35rem);
  color:#CDC2AF;margin-top:1.2rem;font-style:italic;
}
.hero .thesis{
  max-width:40rem;margin-top:2.2rem;color:var(--ink);
  font-size:1.02rem;
}

/* ── the dawn: house closing surface ── */
.dawn{
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--void) 0%, #6B5A3E 6%, var(--dawn) 20%, var(--dawn) 100%);
  color:var(--dawn-ink);
  padding-top:9rem;
}
.dawn h2,.dawn h4{color:#2C231B}
.dawn h3{color:#7A5A1E}
.dawn strong{color:#1B1510}
.dawn a{color:#8A5A1E}
.dawn .eyebrow{color:#8A7F6E}
.dawn hr{background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#C9BFA6 20%,#C9BFA6 80%,transparent)}
.dawn .keystone{border-left-color:#B08A2E;background:rgba(176,138,46,.09)}
.dawn .keystone p{color:#2C231B}
.dawn blockquote{border-left-color:#B08A2E;color:#41372C}
.dawn blockquote cite{color:#8A7F6E}
.dawn .card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.5);border-color:#DAD0BA}
.dawn .tag.t-defined{color:#6B5417;border-color:#C6B486;background:rgba(201,162,74,.16)}
.dawn .tag.t-common{color:#5A5044;border-color:#B5AB96;background:rgba(0,0,0,.03)}
.dawn .tag.t-private{color:#7A422C;border-color:#C09880;background:rgba(138,59,36,.08)}

footer{
  background:var(--dawn);color:#5A5044;
  padding:3rem 0 5rem;font-size:.86rem;
}
footer .wrap > p{margin-bottom:.7em}
footer a{color:#8A5A1E}

.rev{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px);transition:opacity .8s ease,transform .8s ease}
.rev.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .rev{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
}

body.last-farthing-page{
  background:var(--paper);
  color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--body);
  font-size:20px;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 12%, rgba(201,168,90,.05), transparent 42%),
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='140'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.028'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.last-farthing-page .rail,.last-farthing-page .masthead{display:none}
body.last-farthing-page > footer .wrap{max-width:var(--wide);padding:0 32px}
body.last-farthing-page > footer a,
.last-farthing-page .article-foot a{border-bottom:0}
.last-farthing-page h1,
.last-farthing-page h2,
.last-farthing-page h3,
.last-farthing-page h4,
.last-farthing-page strong{color:var(--ink)}
.last-farthing-page header.hero{
  position:relative;
  overflow:hidden;
  min-height:0;
  padding:66px 0 52px;
  text-align:center;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(201,162,75,.28);
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--espresso) 0%,#251910 60%,var(--espresso) 100%);
}
.last-farthing-page header.hero::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:-2%;pointer-events:none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(26,18,11,.6) 0%,rgba(26,18,11,.76) 70%,rgba(26,18,11,.93) 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 28%,rgba(201,168,90,.08),rgba(26,18,11,.34) 68%),
    url("/.netlify/images?url=/images/articles/the-last-farthing-hero.webp&w=1600&q=78") center center / cover no-repeat;
  filter:saturate(.72) sepia(.12) contrast(1.08);transform:scale(1.025);
}
.last-farthing-page header.hero::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(18,11,6,.54),transparent 25%,transparent 75%,rgba(18,11,6,.54));
}
.last-farthing-page .hero .wide{position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:960px}
.last-farthing-page .hero .eyebrow{color:var(--champagne)}
.last-farthing-page .hero h1{
  font-family:var(--display);
  font-size:clamp(38px,6vw,68px);
  letter-spacing:.04em;
  color:#f5ecd6;
  text-shadow:0 3px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.36);
}
.last-farthing-page .hero .sub{color:var(--champagne);font-family:var(--head);font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,29px)}
.last-farthing-page .hero .thesis{max-width:720px;margin:28px auto 0;text-align:justify;color:rgba(246,241,230,.86)}
.last-farthing-page .hero .topic-chip{color:var(--champagne);border-color:rgba(201,168,90,.46);background:rgba(26,18,11,.26)}
.last-farthing-page .hero .topic-chip:hover{color:var(--espresso);background:var(--champagne);border-color:var(--champagne)}
.last-farthing-page .article-byline{font-family:var(--display);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:rgba(246,241,230,.68);margin-top:18px}
.last-farthing-page .article-byline .nm{color:var(--champagne)}
.last-farthing-page .article-topics{justify-content:center;margin-top:14px}
.last-farthing-page section{padding:60px 0}
.last-farthing-page section .wrap{max-width:720px;padding:0 32px}
.last-farthing-page section h2{font-family:var(--display);font-size:17px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;margin-bottom:24px}
.last-farthing-page section h3{font-family:var(--head);font-size:25px;color:var(--gold-deep)}
.last-farthing-page section h4{font-family:var(--display);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-deep)}
.last-farthing-page section p{text-align:justify;hyphens:auto}
.last-farthing-page p.lede{color:var(--ink);font-size:22px}
.last-farthing-page .eyebrow{color:var(--gold);text-align:center;font-size:10px}
.last-farthing-page .tag{font-family:var(--display);font-size:9px}
.last-farthing-page .t-defined{color:#6b5417;border-color:#c6b486;background:rgba(201,162,74,.16)}
.last-farthing-page .t-common{color:#5a5044;border-color:#b5ab96;background:rgba(0,0,0,.03)}
.last-farthing-page .t-private{color:#7a422c;border-color:#c09880;background:rgba(138,59,36,.08)}
.last-farthing-page .t-open{color:#46505a;border-color:#aab1b8;background:rgba(120,140,160,.07)}
.last-farthing-page .card{border-color:var(--rule);background:var(--paper-card)}
.last-farthing-page blockquote{color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--head);font-size:23px}
.last-farthing-page .keystone{background:rgba(154,122,46,.07)}
.last-farthing-page .keystone p{color:var(--ink)}
.last-farthing-page .dawn{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--paper) 0%,var(--dawn) 18%,var(--dawn) 100%);color:var(--ink);padding-top:72px}
.last-farthing-page .dawn h2,.last-farthing-page .dawn h3,.last-farthing-page .dawn h4,.last-farthing-page .dawn strong{color:var(--ink)}
.last-farthing-page .dawn .card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.46);border-color:var(--rule)}
.last-farthing-page .article-foot{max-width:720px;padding:26px 32px 0;margin:42px auto 0}
body.last-farthing-page > footer{background:var(--espresso);color:rgba(246,241,230,.76);padding:52px 0 24px;font-size:16px}
body.last-farthing-page > footer a{color:rgba(246,241,230,.76)}
body.last-farthing-page > footer strong{color:var(--paper)}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .last-farthing-page header.hero{padding:48px 0 42px}
  .last-farthing-page .hero .thesis{text-align:left}
  .last-farthing-page section{padding:48px 0}
  .last-farthing-page section .wrap{padding:0 22px}
  .last-farthing-page section p{text-align:left}
}

/* ── Single-element styles, once written inline on the page ──
   Each class carries what one style="" attribute said. They sit last in
   the page's cascade, as the attributes did; where a rule elsewhere
   matched the same element more specifically, the class is doubled so it
   still wins, exactly as the attribute won. */
.u-mt-3rem{margin-top:3rem;}
.u-tt-none-ls-0{text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;}
.u-mt-2p6rem{margin-top:2.6rem;}
.u-pt-1rem.u-pt-1rem{padding-top:1rem;}
.u-fs-p94rem{font-size:.94rem;}
.u-fs-p94rem-mt-1p4em{font-size:.94rem;margin-top:1.4em;}