@font-face {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 600;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url('assets/fonts/ebgaramond-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url('assets/fonts/ebgaramond-italic-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
}

:root {
  --paper: #fbf8f1;
  --paper-warm: #f3eee3;
  --ink: #172719;
  --ink-soft: rgba(23, 39, 25, .68);
  --ink-faint: rgba(23, 39, 25, .43);
  --rule: rgba(23, 39, 25, .16);
  --rule-soft: rgba(23, 39, 25, .1);
  --sage: #7a8961;
  --ochre: #c39a42;
  --rose: #bb8778;
  --blue: #7895a0;
  --serif: 'EB Garamond', 'Iowan Old Style', Georgia, serif;
  --sans: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  min-width: 320px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; }
::selection { background: rgba(195, 154, 66, .28); }

.nav {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 10;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 42px clamp(28px, 5vw, 76px);
}
.nav-mark {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.nav-tools {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 34px);
}
.brand-mark {
  width: 37px;
  height: 44px;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.wordmark {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 25px;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.nav nav,
footer nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px);
  align-items: center;
}
.nav nav a,
footer nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(20, 29, 22, .84);
}
.nav nav a:hover,
footer nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.language-switch {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.language-switch a {
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 29px;
  padding: 5px 7px;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.language-switch a + a { border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
.language-switch a.is-active { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

.label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .34em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0; }
h1 {
  max-width: 9.8ch;
  font-size: clamp(64px, 7.1vw, 108px);
  line-height: .95;
}
h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 3.2vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.body-sm {
  max-width: 30ch;
  margin-top: 26px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.quiet-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.quiet-link span { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.quiet-link:hover span { transform: translateX(4px); }

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 760px;
  height: min(900px, 100vh);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-media {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.hero-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 66% center;
}
.hero-media::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--paper) 0%, rgba(251, 248, 241, .96) 19%, rgba(251, 248, 241, .66) 38%, rgba(251, 248, 241, .08) 58%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(251, 248, 241, .78), transparent 22%);
}
.hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(620px, 82vw);
  padding: 206px 0 0 clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
}
.hero-copy h1 { margin-top: 42px; }
.lede {
  margin-top: 36px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.lede-em {
  margin-top: 28px;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.hero-scope {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  right: clamp(35px, 6vw, 82px);
  bottom: 54px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 106px;
  height: 106px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.scroll-cue svg {
  width: 106px;
  height: 106px;
  overflow: visible;
}
.scroll-cue text {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 8.5px;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(248, 244, 233, .9);
  fill: currentColor;
  animation: spin 18s linear infinite;
  transform-origin: 55px 55px;
}
.scroll-arrow {
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--paper);
  stroke-width: 1.2;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.section-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, .72fr) minmax(340px, 1.22fr) minmax(180px, .55fr);
  gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 76px);
  padding: clamp(56px, 7vw, 82px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.section-head { align-self: start; }
.section-head .label { margin-bottom: 26px; }

.observations {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(230px, .48fr) minmax(0, 1.52fr);
  align-items: start;
  padding-top: clamp(76px, 9vw, 116px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(86px, 10vw, 132px);
}
.observation-intro h2 { max-width: 10ch; }
.interview-carousel { min-width: 0; }
.interview-viewport {
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scrollbar-width: none;
}
.interview-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.interview-track {
  --card-gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px);
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--card-gap);
  align-items: start;
}
.interview-entry {
  flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 2 * var(--card-gap)) / 3);
  min-width: 0;
  scroll-snap-align: start;
}
.carousel-controls {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: clamp(22px, 3vw, 34px);
}
.carousel-arrow {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color .2s ease, opacity .2s ease;
}
.carousel-arrow svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 1.5;
}
.carousel-arrow:hover:not(:disabled),
.carousel-arrow:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ink); }
.carousel-arrow:disabled { opacity: .3; cursor: default; }
.carousel-index {
  min-width: 62px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.interview-card {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
  perspective: 1200px;
}
.interview-card-inner {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transition: transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.65,.25,1);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.interview-card.is-flipped .interview-card-inner { transform: rotateY(180deg); }
.interview-card:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: 5px; }
.interview-card-face {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(91, 75, 51, .15);
}
.interview-card-front { background: var(--paper-warm); }
.interview-card-front img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.interview-card-back {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(18px, 2vw, 30px);
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 26px);
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}
.card-note {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.card-label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 9px;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.card-change { color: var(--ink); }
.card-paragraph {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
}
.card-label + .card-paragraph { margin-top: 0; }
.card-flow {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.card-thesis {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.card-highlight {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(91, 75, 51, .15);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.scheduled-mark {
  position: absolute;
  right: 12px;
  bottom: 12px;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  background: rgba(251, 248, 241, .9);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.interview-meta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 10px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.interview-meta p:first-child { color: var(--ink); }
.interview-meta p:last-child {
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  text-align: right;
}

.interview-source {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-color: var(--rule);
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: text-decoration-color .2s ease;
}

.interview-source:hover,
.interview-source:focus-visible {
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

.build,
.compounds,
.team-section {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, .75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
}
.build .section-head h2,
.compounds .section-head h2,
.team-section .section-head h2 { max-width: 14ch; }
.build-lede {
  max-width: 58ch;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.validation-strip {
  margin-top: 32px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.compounds-flow {
  max-width: 58ch;
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.cta-section {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
  padding: clamp(76px, 9vw, 116px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px) clamp(86px, 10vw, 132px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.cta-primary .label { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.cta-primary h2 { max-width: 14ch; }
.cta-buttons {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px);
  margin-top: 34px;
}
.cta-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  transition: border-color .2s ease;
}
.cta-link span[aria-hidden] { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.cta-link:hover,
.cta-link:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ink); }
.cta-link:hover span[aria-hidden] { transform: translateX(4px); }
.cta-farm {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
}
.cta-farm a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.cta-farm a:hover,
.cta-farm a:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }

.philosophy {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, .75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
  gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 76px);
  padding: clamp(76px, 9vw, 116px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px) clamp(86px, 10vw, 132px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.philosophy .label { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.philosophy-text h2 { max-width: 13ch; }
.principle-icons {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.principle-icon {
  min-height: 190px;
  padding: 5px clamp(18px, 2.6vw, 38px) 4px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.principle-icon svg {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--ink);
  stroke-width: 1.35;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.principle-icon h3 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.32;
}

footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, .8fr) minmax(280px, 1fr) minmax(150px, .5fr);
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 38px clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px) 58px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.footer-brand .wordmark { font-size: 20px; }
.footer-brand .brand-mark { width: 28px; height: 34px; }
.foot-copy {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.footer-contact {
  justify-self: end;
  text-align: right;
}
.footer-contact .label { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.footer-contact a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(16px);
    animation: rise .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.65,.25,1) forwards;
  }
  .r1 { animation-delay: .05s; }
  .r2 { animation-delay: .18s; }
  .r3 { animation-delay: .34s; }
  .r4 { animation-delay: .5s; }
  @keyframes rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
  @keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
}

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .section-grid,
  .philosophy,
  footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .footer-contact { justify-self: start; text-align: left; }
  .principle-icons { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .principle-icon:nth-child(-n+2) {
    padding-bottom: 28px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .nav {
    position: relative;
    padding: 24px 22px;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .nav nav {
    display: none;
  }
  .hero {
    min-height: 720px;
    height: auto;
  }
  .hero-media {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 42% 0 0;
  }
  .hero-media::before {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, var(--paper) 0%, rgba(251, 248, 241, .86) 24%, transparent 58%),
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(251, 248, 241, .82), transparent 55%);
  }
  .hero-media img {
    object-position: 64% center;
  }
  .hero-copy {
    width: auto;
    padding: 58px 22px 360px;
  }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(58px, 17vw, 82px); }
  .lede { font-size: 17px; }
  .lede-em { font-size: 19px; }
  .scroll-cue { display: none; }
  .section-grid,
  .philosophy,
  .cta-section,
  footer {
    padding-left: 22px;
    padding-right: 22px;
  }
  .cta-section {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
  .interview-entry { flex-basis: 85%; }
  .principle-icons {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    border-left: 0;
  }
  .principle-icon {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 26px 0;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .principle-icon:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  footer nav {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px 24px;
  }
}

/* Multi-page information architecture — July 2026 */
.page-shell {
  background: var(--paper);
}
.page-shell main {
  min-height: 60vh;
}
.page-shell .site-nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 30;
  padding: 22px clamp(24px, 4.5vw, 68px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: rgba(251, 248, 241, .96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}
.page-shell .site-nav .brand-mark {
  width: 30px;
  height: 36px;
}
.page-shell .site-nav .wordmark {
  font-size: 21px;
}
.page-shell .site-nav nav {
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 34px);
}
.page-shell .site-nav nav a {
  padding: 5px 0 3px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.page-shell .site-nav nav a:hover,
.page-shell .site-nav nav a:focus-visible,
.page-shell .site-nav nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  border-bottom-color: currentColor;
}
.page-shell .site-nav nav .nav-cta {
  padding-inline: 2px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.home-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .92fr) minmax(360px, 1.08fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 108px);
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(68px, 8vw, 118px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px) clamp(62px, 7vw, 96px);
}
.home-intro-copy h1 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-size: clamp(56px, 6.2vw, 92px);
  line-height: .98;
}
.home-lede {
  max-width: 39ch;
  margin-top: 34px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.55vw, 23px);
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.home-stage {
  max-width: 50ch;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.home-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 22px 34px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 34px;
}
.primary-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.primary-link span,
.index-link span { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.primary-link:hover span,
.primary-link:focus-visible span,
.index-link:hover span,
.index-link:focus-visible span { transform: translateX(4px); }
.home-actions .quiet-link {
  margin-top: 0;
}
.home-intro-media {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper-warm);
}
.home-intro-media::after {
  content: "FIELD DISCOVERY · HESSEN · 2026";
  position: absolute;
  right: 14px;
  bottom: 12px;
  padding: 7px 9px;
  background: rgba(251, 248, 241, .9);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
}
html[lang="de"] .home-intro-media::after {
  content: "FELDERKUNDUNG · HESSEN · 2026";
}
.home-intro-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 62% center;
}
.evidence-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 0 clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
}
.evidence-strip p {
  min-height: 116px;
  padding: 25px clamp(16px, 2.5vw, 34px);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.evidence-strip p:last-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.evidence-strip strong,
.evidence-strip span { display: block; }
.evidence-strip strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.evidence-strip span {
  margin-top: 7px;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.progress-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .68fr) minmax(520px, 1.32fr);
  gap: clamp(72px, 6vw, 110px);
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 1440px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(96px, 10vw, 142px) clamp(42px, 6vw, 78px) clamp(112px, 11vw, 156px);
}
.progress-heading {
  display: block;
}
.section-title-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .9fr) minmax(300px, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(44px, 8vw, 130px);
  align-items: end;
}
.progress-heading h2,
.section-title-row h2 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin-top: 24px;
}
.progress-heading > p,
.section-title-row > p {
  max-width: 55ch;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.progress-heading > p {
  margin-top: 30px;
}
.progress-stage {
  min-width: 0;
}
.progress-carousel {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.progress-viewport {
  overflow: hidden;
}
.progress-track {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  transform: translateX(calc(var(--progress-index, 0) * -100%));
  transition: transform 320ms cubic-bezier(.22, .68, .3, 1);
  will-change: transform;
}
.progress-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  flex: 0 0 100%;
  grid-template-columns: clamp(190px, 18vw, 220px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  column-gap: clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 48px);
  padding: 24px 64px 24px 24px;
  min-width: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(243, 238, 227, .9), rgba(243, 238, 227, .42));
  text-decoration: none;
}
.progress-carousel.is-ready .progress-card {
  opacity: .35;
  transition: opacity 320ms ease;
}
.progress-carousel.is-ready .progress-card.is-active {
  opacity: 1;
}
.progress-card::after {
  content: "→";
  position: absolute;
  right: 24px;
  top: 50%;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  transition: color .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.progress-card:hover::after,
.progress-card:focus-visible::after {
  color: var(--ink);
  transform: translate(5px, -50%);
}
.progress-image {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1 / 3;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper-warm);
}
.progress-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .45s cubic-bezier(.2,.65,.25,1);
}
.progress-card:hover .progress-image img,
.progress-card:focus-visible .progress-image img { transform: scale(1.018); }
.progress-type {
  position: absolute;
  right: 12px;
  bottom: 12px;
  padding: 7px 9px;
  background: rgba(251, 248, 241, .94);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.progress-meta {
  display: flex;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.progress-meta time { text-align: right; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.progress-card > strong {
  display: block;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 2;
  align-self: start;
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin-top: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 26px);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 32px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.14;
}
.progress-controls {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 34px);
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding-left: 24px;
}
.progress-carousel.is-ready .progress-controls {
  display: flex;
}
.progress-control {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 5px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
}
.progress-control:hover,
.progress-control:focus-visible {
  border-bottom-color: var(--rule);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.progress-counter {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}
.index-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 9px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.progress-stage > .index-link {
  margin-top: 42px;
}

/* Single-story Approach and About pages */
.story-page main {
  min-height: 0;
}
.story-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 48px);
  min-height: calc(100svh - 81px);
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(44px, 5.2vw, 72px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px) clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 62px);
}
.story-core {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(330px, .84fr) minmax(560px, 1.16fr);
  gap: clamp(58px, 7vw, 108px);
  align-items: center;
  min-width: 0;
}
.story-copy {
  min-width: 0;
}
.story-copy h1 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  margin-top: 26px;
  font-size: clamp(54px, 4.35vw, 76px);
  line-height: .98;
}
.story-about .story-copy h1 {
  max-width: 10.5ch;
}
.story-copy > p:last-child {
  max-width: 55ch;
  margin-top: 28px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.story-visual {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(26px, 2.5vw, 36px);
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(243, 238, 227, .92), rgba(243, 238, 227, .45));
}
.story-chain,
.capability-chain {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 30px);
  margin-top: 26px;
  list-style: none;
}
.story-chain li,
.capability-chain li {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
}
.story-chain li:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "→";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: -15px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
}
.story-chain span,
.capability-chain span,
.story-stages span,
.principle-rail span,
.escalation-line > span {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.story-chain strong,
.capability-chain strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.story-chain p,
.capability-chain p {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.48;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.escalation-line {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 104px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 8px 20px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  background: rgba(251, 248, 241, .78);
}
.escalation-line > span {
  padding-top: 3px;
}
.escalation-line strong {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.escalation-line p {
  grid-column: 2;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.evidence-flow,
.capability-synthesis {
  margin-top: 22px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.evidence-flow span {
  margin: 0 8px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.capability-chain strong {
  min-height: 2.2em;
  font-size: 17px;
}
.capability-synthesis {
  max-width: 68ch;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.story-rail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 64px);
  align-items: end;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.story-stages,
.principle-rail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.story-stages article,
.principle-rail p {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px);
}
.story-stages article:first-child,
.principle-rail p:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
}
.story-stages article + article,
.principle-rail p + p {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.story-stages strong,
.principle-rail strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.48;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.story-primary {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.principle-rail {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.story-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
}
.story-actions .primary-link {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.page-hero {
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(84px, 10vw, 142px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px) clamp(72px, 8vw, 112px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-size: clamp(58px, 6.6vw, 96px);
  line-height: .98;
}
.page-hero > p:last-child,
.field-hero-copy > p:last-child {
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin-top: 34px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.field-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .94fr) minmax(360px, .86fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 120px);
  align-items: center;
}
.field-hero h1 { max-width: 12ch; }
.field-hero-video {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  background: var(--ink);
}
.field-hero-video video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.content-section {
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(72px, 8vw, 112px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.two-column {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, .8fr) minmax(340px, 1.2fr);
  gap: clamp(52px, 9vw, 150px);
}
.two-column h2 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin-top: 24px;
}
.prose {
  max-width: 64ch;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.prose p + p { margin-top: 22px; }
.prose .flow-line {
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.operation-loop,
.principle-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 76px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  list-style: none;
}
.operation-loop li,
.principle-list article {
  min-height: 220px;
  padding: 24px clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.operation-loop li:last-child,
.principle-list article:last-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.operation-loop span,
.principle-list span {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.operation-loop strong,
.principle-list h3 {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 32px;
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
}
.operation-loop p {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.roadmap-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.roadmap-list p {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 90px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.roadmap-list span {
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.roadmap-list strong {
  max-width: 52ch;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.page-cta {
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(74px, 9vw, 120px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.page-cta h2 {
  max-width: 16ch;
  margin: 24px 0 32px;
}
.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 0 clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
}
.contact-grid > div {
  padding: clamp(70px, 8vw, 110px) clamp(24px, 4vw, 60px);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.contact-grid > div:last-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.contact-grid h2 { margin-top: 24px; }
.contact-grid p:not(.label) {
  max-width: 47ch;
  margin: 22px 0 30px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.note-index {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.note-index a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 68px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 20px 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.note-index a:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.note-index a:nth-child(-n+3) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.note-index--featured-first > a:first-child {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 0; }
.note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(4),
.note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(7) { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+7) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.note-index--featured-first > a:last-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.note-index span {
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.field-note-list {
  max-width: 1500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.field-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .7fr) minmax(380px, 1.3fr);
  gap: clamp(50px, 8vw, 130px);
  align-items: start;
  padding: clamp(76px, 9vw, 124px) clamp(28px, 5.2vw, 78px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  scroll-margin-top: 92px;
}
.field-note-visual {
  position: sticky;
  top: 112px;
}
.field-note-visual img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.field-note-visual span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.field-note-body { max-width: 68ch; }
.field-note-header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: center;
}
.field-note-header time {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.field-note-body h2 {
  max-width: 19ch;
  margin: 30px 0 48px;
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4vw, 58px);
}
.field-note-body h3 {
  margin: 30px 0 10px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.field-note-body p {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.field-note-body .pilot-signal {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent 58%, rgba(202, 156, 38, .2) 58%);
  -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
  box-decoration-break: clone;
}
.field-note-body .note-flow {
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.field-note-body .source-list {
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.field-note-body .source-list li { margin: 8px 0; }
.field-note-body .source-list a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-color: var(--rule-strong);
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.field-note-body .source-list a:hover,
.field-note-body .source-list a:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); }
.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 36px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.back-link:hover,
.back-link:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); }

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .progress-section {
    display: block;
    max-width: 1240px;
  }
  .progress-carousel {
    margin-top: clamp(68px, 7vw, 96px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .home-intro,
  .two-column,
  .field-note,
  .progress-heading,
  .section-title-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .home-intro-media { max-width: 760px; }
  .evidence-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .evidence-strip p:nth-child(2) { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .evidence-strip p:nth-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .operation-loop,
  .principle-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .operation-loop li:nth-child(-n+2),
  .principle-list article:nth-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .note-index { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .note-index a:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 0; }
  .note-index a:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .note-index a:nth-child(-n+4) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
  .note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(2n+1) { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(n+2):nth-child(-n+9) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .note-index--featured-first > a:nth-child(n+10) { border-bottom: 0; }
  .field-note-visual { position: static; max-width: 520px; }
  .field-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .field-hero-video { max-width: 760px; }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .story-hero {
    min-height: auto;
    padding-top: clamp(64px, 8vw, 88px);
    padding-bottom: clamp(68px, 8vw, 96px);
  }
  .story-core {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .story-copy {
    max-width: 780px;
  }
  .story-copy h1 {
    max-width: 13ch;
  }
  .story-visual {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .story-rail {
    margin-top: 10px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .page-shell .site-nav {
    position: sticky;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 18px 20px 14px;
  }
  .page-shell .site-nav .nav-tools {
    display: contents;
  }
  .page-shell .site-nav nav {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 2;
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .page-shell .site-nav nav::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .page-shell .site-nav .language-switch {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
  }
  .home-intro {
    padding-top: 56px;
    padding-inline: 20px;
  }
  .home-intro-copy h1,
  .page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(48px, 14vw, 70px); }
  .home-intro-media { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }
  .evidence-strip { padding-inline: 20px; }
  .evidence-strip p { min-height: 104px; padding: 20px 14px; }
  .progress-section,
  .page-hero,
  .content-section,
  .page-cta,
  .field-note { padding-inline: 20px; }
  .progress-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
    padding: 38px 36px 42px 0;
    background: transparent;
  }
  .progress-card::after {
    top: auto;
    right: 2px;
    bottom: 42px;
    transform: none;
  }
  .progress-card:hover::after,
  .progress-card:focus-visible::after { transform: translateX(5px); }
  .progress-image {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
    width: min(60vw, 220px);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .progress-meta {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 2;
    margin-top: 24px;
  }
  .progress-card > strong {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 3;
    margin-top: 18px;
    padding-right: 20px;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 7.5vw, 30px);
  }
  .progress-controls {
    padding-left: 0;
  }
  .progress-stage > .index-link {
    margin-top: 60px;
  }
  .story-hero {
    display: block;
    padding: 54px 20px 76px;
  }
  .story-core {
    display: block;
  }
  .story-copy h1,
  .story-about .story-copy h1 {
    max-width: 12ch;
    font-size: clamp(46px, 13vw, 62px);
  }
  .story-copy > p:last-child {
    margin-top: 24px;
    font-size: 15px;
  }
  .story-visual {
    margin-top: 46px;
    padding: 26px 20px;
  }
  .story-chain,
  .capability-chain {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }
  .story-chain li,
  .capability-chain li {
    padding: 18px 0 20px 24px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .story-chain li::before,
  .capability-chain li::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 23px;
    left: -4px;
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--sage);
  }
  .story-chain li:not(:last-child)::after {
    display: none;
  }
  .story-chain strong,
  .capability-chain strong {
    min-height: 0;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }
  .story-chain p,
  .capability-chain p {
    margin-top: 7px;
  }
  .escalation-line {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-top: 20px;
  }
  .escalation-line p {
    grid-column: 1;
  }
  .evidence-flow span {
    margin: 0 4px;
  }
  .story-rail {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 42px;
    padding-top: 26px;
  }
  .story-stages,
  .principle-rail {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .story-stages article,
  .principle-rail p {
    padding: 17px 0;
  }
  .story-stages article + article,
  .principle-rail p + p {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-left: 0;
  }
  .story-primary,
  .story-actions {
    margin-top: 30px;
  }
  .story-actions {
    gap: 18px;
  }
  .operation-loop,
  .principle-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .operation-loop li,
  .principle-list article {
    min-height: 0;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-inline: 20px; }
  .contact-grid > div { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .contact-grid > div:first-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .note-index { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-inline: 20px; }
  .note-index a,
  .note-index a:nth-child(2n),
  .note-index a:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .note-index a:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .field-note-body h2 { margin-bottom: 36px; }
}

/* Home keeps the original full-viewport GroundMind hero while using the
   multi-page navigation introduced in July 2026. */
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .home-page .site-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    padding: 42px clamp(28px, 5vw, 76px);
    border-bottom: 0;
    background: transparent;
    backdrop-filter: none;
  }
  .home-page .site-nav .brand-mark {
    width: 37px;
    height: 44px;
  }
  .home-page .site-nav .wordmark {
    font-size: 25px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 9.8ch;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .progress-track {
    transition: none;
  }
  .progress-carousel.is-ready .progress-card {
    transition: none;
  }
}