:root{
  --night-950:#07090F;--night-900:#0B0F1A;--night-800:#131A2C;--night-700:#1C2740;
  --lamp-500:#E9B949;--lamp-400:#F2CD6B;--brass-600:#A67F2E;--brass-400:#C9A86A;
  --parchment-100:#F5EDD8;--parchment-300:#E6D7B4;--sepia:#1E1A12;
  --text-100:#EFE8D8;--text-400:#A8B0C2;
  --serif:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,Georgia,serif;
  --read:Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;
  --sans:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --reader-size:19px;--reader-width:700px;--reader-leading:1.85;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--night-900);color:var(--text-100);font-family:var(--sans);line-height:1.6}
a{color:var(--lamp-400)}
img{max-width:100%}
.proto-banner{background:var(--brass-600);color:var(--night-950);text-align:center;
  font:600 .8rem var(--sans);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.45rem 1rem}
.topbar{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:40;background:rgba(7,9,15,.94);border-bottom:1px solid var(--night-700)}
.topbar-in{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:.6rem 1.2rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.4rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--text-100)}
.brand img{width:30px;height:30px}
.brand-name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;letter-spacing:.14em}
.brand-name b{color:var(--lamp-500);font-weight:600}
.site-nav{display:flex;gap:.2rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-left:auto}
.site-nav a{color:var(--text-400);text-decoration:none;padding:.35rem .6rem;border-radius:.4rem;font-size:.92rem}
.site-nav a:hover{color:var(--text-100)}
.site-nav a.on{color:var(--lamp-500);box-shadow:inset 0 -2px 0 var(--lamp-500)}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.2rem 4rem}
.kicker{color:var(--brass-400);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.22em;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600}
h1,h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;line-height:1.2}
h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.2rem);margin:.4rem 0 1rem}
h2{font-size:1.7rem;margin:2.6rem 0 1rem}
.lede{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--text-100);max-width:46rem}
.muted{color:var(--text-400)}
.hero{padding:3.2rem 0 1rem}
.hero .lamp-dot{display:inline-block;width:.6rem;height:.6rem;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--lamp-500);box-shadow:0 0 18px 4px rgba(233,185,73,.55);margin-bottom:1rem}
.counters{display:flex;gap:2.2rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:1.6rem 0 .4rem}
.counter b{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.9rem;color:var(--lamp-400)}
.counter span{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--lamp-500);color:var(--night-950);font-weight:600;
  text-decoration:none;padding:.7rem 1.4rem;border-radius:.5rem}
.btn:hover{background:var(--lamp-400)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--brass-600);color:var(--lamp-400)}
.quarters{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:1.1rem;margin-top:1.2rem}
.quarter{border:1px solid var(--night-700);border-radius:.8rem;padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;background:var(--night-800)}
.quarter h3{font-family:var(--serif);margin:.2rem 0 .4rem;font-size:1.15rem}
.quarter p{color:var(--text-400);margin:.2rem 0;font-size:.95rem}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(255px,1fr));gap:1.3rem;margin-top:1.2rem}
.card{border:1px solid var(--night-700);border-radius:.9rem;background:var(--night-800);
  padding:1.1rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem}
.card .cover{border-radius:.5rem;aspect-ratio:2/3;object-fit:cover;width:100%;background:var(--night-700)}
.card .cover-ph{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;aspect-ratio:2/3;border-radius:.5rem;
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--night-700),var(--night-800));border:1px dashed var(--brass-600);
  color:var(--brass-400);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.5rem;letter-spacing:.2em}
.card .title-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem}
.card .seal{width:22px;height:22px;flex:none}
.card h3{font-family:var(--serif);margin:0;font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.25}
.card .byline{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.88rem;margin:0}
.card .syn{color:var(--text-100);font-size:.92rem;margin:0;flex:1}
.card .meta{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.82rem}
.card .state{font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--lamp-400)}
.foot{border-top:1px solid var(--night-700);margin-top:3rem;padding:1.6rem 0 2.4rem;color:var(--text-400);font-size:.9rem}
.foot .f-brand{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--text-100);letter-spacing:.1em}
.searchbox{margin:1.4rem 0;border:1px dashed var(--brass-600);border-radius:.8rem;padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;background:var(--night-800)}
.searchbox input{width:100%;padding:.65rem .8rem;border-radius:.5rem;border:1px solid var(--night-700);
  background:var(--night-950);color:var(--text-100);font-size:1rem}
.book-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:280px 1fr;gap:2rem;margin-top:2rem}
@media(max-width:760px){.book-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.book-hero .cover{border-radius:.7rem;width:100%}
.title-row-lg{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.7rem}
.title-row-lg .seal{width:30px;height:30px;flex:none}
.chapter-list{list-style:none;margin:1.2rem 0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--night-700)}
.chapter-list li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--night-700)}
.chapter-list a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:.55rem .2rem;color:var(--text-100);text-decoration:none}
.chapter-list a:hover{color:var(--lamp-400)}
.chapter-list .n{color:var(--text-400);width:3rem;flex:none}
.reader-bar{position:sticky;top:52px;z-index:30;background:var(--night-800);border:1px solid var(--night-700);
  border-radius:.7rem;padding:.6rem 1rem;display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:1.2rem 0}
.reader-bar button{background:var(--night-700);color:var(--text-100);border:1px solid var(--brass-600);
  border-radius:.45rem;padding:.35rem .8rem;cursor:pointer;font:inherit;font-size:.9rem}
.settings-panel{border:1px solid var(--night-700);border-radius:.7rem;background:var(--night-800);
  padding:1rem 1.2rem;margin-bottom:1.2rem}
.settings-panel fieldset{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--night-700);padding:.7rem 0;margin:0}
.settings-panel legend{color:var(--brass-400);font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em}
.seg label{margin-right:.4rem}
.seg input{accent-color:var(--lamp-500)}
.reader-text{font-family:var(--read);font-size:var(--reader-size);line-height:var(--reader-leading);
  max-width:var(--reader-width);margin:0 auto;color:var(--text-100)}
.reader-text p{margin:0 0 1.2em}
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body[data-surface="parchment"] .reader-shell{background:var(--parchment-100);border-radius:1rem;padding:2rem 1rem}
.progress{height:3px;background:var(--night-700);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;margin:.6rem 0 0}
.progress i{display:block;height:100%;background:var(--lamp-500);width:0}

:root{--night-700:#22304F;--brass-600:#8A6A2B;--text-400:#93A0B8}
.statband .online{color:var(--lamp-400)}
.continue{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-left:4px solid var(--lamp-500);border-radius:10px;background:var(--night-900);padding:18px 22px;margin:26px 0}
.continue h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;margin:0 0 10px;color:var(--parchment-100)}
.continue .cline{margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.65}
.continue .cline a{color:var(--lamp-400);font-weight:700}
.continue .fine{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.92rem;margin:10px 0 0}
.ashc-resume{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-left:4px solid var(--lamp-500);border-radius:10px;background:var(--night-900);padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 26px}
.ashc-resume p{margin:0 0 10px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--text-100)}
.ashc-resume button{font:inherit;font-weight:700;border-radius:9px;padding:10px 18px;cursor:pointer;border:1.5px solid var(--lamp-500);background:var(--lamp-500);color:#131A2C;margin:0 10px 6px 0}
.ashc-resume button.ashc-alt{background:transparent;color:var(--lamp-400)}
.fld{display:block;font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;margin:18px 0 8px;color:var(--text-100)}
.fld .opt{font-weight:400;color:var(--text-400)}
.finput,select.finput,textarea.finput{width:100%;font:inherit;font-size:1rem;padding:12px 14px;border:1.5px solid var(--brass-600);border-radius:10px;background:var(--night-900);color:var(--text-100)}
textarea.finput{line-height:1.6;resize:vertical}
.finput:focus{border-color:var(--lamp-500);outline:3px solid rgba(233,185,73,.4);outline-offset:1px}
.fmsg{min-height:1.6em;margin:12px 0 0;font-weight:600;color:var(--lamp-400)}
.ffine{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.65}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;margin:0}
.chatbox{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-radius:10px;background:var(--night-900);padding:18px 20px;max-height:430px;overflow:auto;margin:18px 0}
.chat-line{margin:0 0 10px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--text-100)}
.chat-line strong{color:var(--parchment-100)}
.chat-empty{color:var(--text-400);margin:0}
.ws-date{color:var(--lamp-400);font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:30px 0 8px}
.ws-updates p{font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 1.1em;color:var(--text-100)}
.ws-updates a{font-weight:700;color:var(--lamp-400)}
.points{list-style:none;margin:4px 0 0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--night-700)}
.points li{padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--night-700);font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.7;color:var(--text-100)}
.points strong{color:var(--parchment-100)}
.txtcol{max-width:44rem}
.pf-note{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-left:4px solid var(--lamp-500);border-radius:10px;background:var(--night-900);padding:16px 20px;margin:26px 0}
.pf-note p{margin:0 0 .8em;line-height:1.7}.pf-note p:last-child{margin:0}
.pf-board{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin:14px 0 4px}
.pf-choice{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:7px;border:1.5px solid var(--brass-600);border-radius:12px;background:var(--night-900);padding:12px 10px 10px;cursor:pointer;width:calc(33.333% - 8px);min-width:96px}
.pf-choice input{position:absolute;opacity:0;width:1px;height:1px}
.pf-choice .pf-ava{width:52px;height:52px;display:block}
.pf-choice .pf-ava svg{width:100%;height:100%}
.pf-choice .pf-cname{font-size:.86rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-400);text-align:center}
.pf-choice:has(input:checked){border-color:var(--lamp-500);box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(233,185,73,.4)}
.pf-choice:has(input:checked) .pf-cname{color:var(--parchment-100)}
.pf-tints .pf-choice{width:calc(25% - 9px);min-width:72px;padding:12px 6px 10px}
.pf-dot{width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;display:block;border:1.5px solid var(--brass-600)}
.pf-card{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-top:5px solid var(--lamp-500);border-radius:12px;background:var(--night-900);padding:22px;text-align:center;margin:22px 0 6px}
.pf-card .pf-pv-ava{width:86px;height:86px;margin:0 auto 10px}
.pf-card .pf-pv-ava svg{width:100%;height:100%}
.pf-card .pf-pv-name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.45rem;color:var(--parchment-100);margin:0}
.pf-card .pf-pv-sub{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.92rem;margin:4px 0 0}
.pf-shelf-line{border-bottom:1px solid var(--night-700);padding:12px 0;margin:0;line-height:1.65;color:var(--text-100)}
.pf-shelf-line a{color:var(--lamp-400);font-weight:700}
.pf-pt-list{margin:6px 0 0;padding-left:1.2em;line-height:1.7;color:var(--text-100)}
.btn-ghost{margin-top:8px;background:transparent;color:var(--lamp-400);border:1.5px solid var(--lamp-500);cursor:pointer;font:inherit;font-weight:700;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 22px}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--lamp-500);color:#131A2C}
.btn-ghost:disabled{opacity:.55;cursor:default}
.ct-head{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--night-800),var(--night-950));padding:20px 22px;margin-top:20px}
.ct-head p{margin:4px 0;color:var(--text-100);line-height:1.65}
.ct-rule{border:1px solid var(--lamp-500);border-radius:10px;background:var(--night-900);padding:18px 22px;margin-top:20px}
.ct-rule p{margin:6px 0;color:var(--text-100);line-height:1.65}
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.ct-card{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--night-800),var(--night-950));padding:18px}
.ct-card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.3rem;margin:0 0 2px;color:var(--parchment-100)}
.ct-card h3 a{color:var(--text-100);text-decoration:none}
.ct-card h3 a:hover{color:var(--lamp-400)}
.ct-card .soc{color:var(--brass-400);font-weight:600;margin:0}
.ct-card .st{color:var(--text-400);margin:8px 0 0;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.55}
.ct-card .go{margin:10px 0 0}
.ct-card .go a{color:var(--lamp-400);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.msg{border:1px solid var(--night-700);border-left:4px solid var(--brass-600);border-radius:8px;background:var(--night-900);padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0}
.msg.dir{border-left-color:var(--lamp-500)}
.msg.rep{border-left-color:var(--parchment-300)}
.ct-kind{margin:0;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--lamp-400)}
.msg.rep .ct-kind{color:var(--parchment-300)}
.ct-meta{margin:3px 0 0;color:var(--text-400);font-size:.93rem}
.msg-body{font-family:var(--read);font-size:1.03rem;line-height:1.78;color:var(--text-100);margin-top:14px}
.msg-body h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.32rem;margin:20px 0 8px;color:var(--parchment-100)}
.msg-body h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.16rem;margin:18px 0 6px;color:var(--parchment-100)}
.msg-body h4{font-size:1.02rem;margin:16px 0 6px;color:var(--parchment-100)}
.msg-body p{margin:10px 0}
.msg-body ul,.msg-body ol{margin:10px 0;padding-left:24px}
.msg-body li{margin:5px 0}
.msg-body hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--night-700);margin:18px 0}
.msg-body code{font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:.92em;color:var(--lamp-400)}
.msg-body a{color:var(--lamp-400)}
.house-note{border-top:1px solid var(--night-700);margin-top:16px;padding-top:10px;color:var(--text-400);font-size:.95rem}
.backline{margin:18px 0}
.backline a{color:var(--lamp-400);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.searchbox{border:1px solid var(--brass-600);border-radius:12px;background:linear-gradient(165deg,var(--night-800),var(--night-950));padding:22px;margin:26px 0}
.searchbox h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:1.5rem;margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--parchment-100)}
.searchbox p{color:var(--text-300);margin:0 0 14px;line-height:1.65}
.pagefind-ui{--pagefind-ui-primary:#E9B949;--pagefind-ui-text:#E8E4D8;--pagefind-ui-background:#0D1526;--pagefind-ui-border:#A67F2E;--pagefind-ui-tag:#1C2740;--pagefind-ui-border-width:1px;--pagefind-ui-border-radius:10px;--pagefind-ui-image-border-radius:8px;--pagefind-ui-font:inherit}
.homebase{border-top:1px solid var(--night-700);margin-top:44px;padding-top:20px;color:var(--text-300);line-height:1.7}
.homebase a{color:var(--lamp-400);font-weight:700}
.shelf-list{list-style:none;margin:0 0 8px;padding:0}
.shelf-list li{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--night-700);line-height:1.65;color:var(--text-100)}

.version{color:var(--brass-400);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.03em;margin:6px 0 0}
.txtcol{margin:0 auto}
.cov-genre{margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--brass-400);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700}
.pagehead{padding:44px 0 8px}
.pagehead h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,3.2rem);margin:6px 0 10px;color:var(--parchment-100)}
.chaps h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;color:var(--parchment-100);margin:26px 0 10px;font-size:1.15rem}
.prose h3{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--parchment-100);margin:22px 0 8px}
.stats .online .num{color:var(--lamp-400)}

.kick{color:var(--brass-400);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.22em;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600}
.byline{color:var(--text-400)}
.lead{font-size:1.08rem}
.chip{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--brass-600);color:var(--lamp-400);border-radius:2rem;padding:.25rem .8rem;font-size:.85rem}
.tags{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem;padding:0;margin:.8rem 0}
.tags li{border:1px solid var(--night-700);border-radius:2rem;padding:.15rem .6rem;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--text-400)}
.cta{margin:1.4rem 0}
.src-note{color:var(--text-400)}
.fine{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.88rem}
.backline{margin:1.4rem 0}
.titlerow{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem}
.titlerow .seal{width:22px;height:22px;flex:none}
.titlerow .seal.seal-lg{width:30px;height:30px}
.cert-slot{flex:none;width:30px;height:30px;margin-left:auto}
.card .cov{display:block;text-decoration:none}
.card .cov img{border-radius:.5rem;aspect-ratio:2/3;object-fit:cover;width:100%;background:var(--night-700)}
.card .cov.mono{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;aspect-ratio:2/3;border-radius:.5rem;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--night-700),var(--night-800));border:1px dashed var(--brass-600);color:var(--brass-400);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.5rem;letter-spacing:.2em}
.book{display:grid;grid-template-columns:280px 1fr;gap:2rem;margin-top:2rem}
@media(max-width:760px){.book{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.bookcov img{border-radius:.7rem;width:100%}
.bookmeta{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.9rem;margin-top:.8rem}
.bookmeta p{margin:.2rem 0}
.chaps ol{list-style:none;margin:0 0 1.2rem;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--night-700)}
.chaps li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--night-700)}
.chaps li a{display:flex;gap:.8rem;padding:.55rem .2rem;color:var(--text-100);text-decoration:none}
.chaps li a:hover{color:var(--lamp-400)}
.chaps .n{color:var(--text-400);width:3rem;flex:none}
.twocol{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:1.3rem}
.hero .mark{width:64px;height:64px}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1em}
.btn-ghost{display:inline-block;padding:.7rem 1.4rem;border-radius:.5rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;font:inherit}
.chapter-head{margin-top:2rem}
.reader-shell{margin-top:1.2rem}
.counters .online b{color:var(--lamp-400)}

.nav{display:flex;gap:.2rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-left:auto}
.nav a{color:var(--text-400);text-decoration:none;padding:.35rem .6rem;border-radius:.4rem;font-size:.92rem}
.nav a:hover{color:var(--text-100)}
.nav a.on{color:var(--lamp-500);box-shadow:inset 0 -2px 0 var(--lamp-500)}
.wordmark{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--text-100)}
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--night-700);margin-top:3rem;padding:1.6rem 0 2.4rem;color:var(--text-400);font-size:.9rem}
footer img{width:34px;height:34px}
.motto{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--text-100);max-width:44rem}
.chapternav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2.2rem 0 0;padding-top:1.2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--night-700)}
.chapternav a{color:var(--lamp-400);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}
.chapternav a:hover{color:var(--text-100)}
.chapternav .off{color:var(--text-400)}
.scene{text-align:center;color:var(--brass-400);letter-spacing:.5em;margin:1.6em 0}
.count{color:var(--text-400);font-size:.82rem;margin:0}
.expect{color:var(--text-100)}
.btn.gold{background:var(--lamp-500)}
.chapter-body{max-width:none}