*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

  :root {
    --bg:        #111318;
    --bg2:       #161a20;
    --card:      #1c2028;
    --border:    rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
    --green:     #4ade80;
    --green-dim: rgba(74,222,128,0.08);
    --white:     #e8eaed;
    --muted:     #8a8fa8;
    --soft:      #5a5f78;
  }

  body {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.8;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  body::before {
    content: '';
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 80px 80px;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }

.banner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: 150px 40px 90px;
    text-align: center;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #000000 0%, #33a24c45 100%);
    overflow: hidden;
}

  .banner::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -60px; left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 600px; height: 300px;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(74,222,128,0.08) 0%, transparent 70%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .banner::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
      -30deg, transparent, transparent 60px,
      rgba(74,222,128,0.025) 60px, rgba(74,222,128,0.025) 61px
    );
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .banner-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'Dancing Script', cursive;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    color: var(--green);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
  }

  .banner h1 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.2rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.2;
    max-width: 700px;
    margin: 0 auto 28px;
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
  }

  .banner h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--green);
  }

  .banner-line {
    width: 60px; height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--green), transparent);
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
  }

.intro-block {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 70px 40px;
}

.intro-block > p {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.9;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-align: center;
}

.pull-quote {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    background: rgb(0 0 0 / 0%);
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(74,222,128,0.2);
    border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(74,222,128,0.2);
    padding: 56px 40px;
    text-align: center;
}

.pull-quote p {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #08d665;
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

  .section-label {
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 60px 40px 0;
  }

  .section-label span {
    font-family: 'Dancing Script', cursive;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--green);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .section-label::after {
    content: '';
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--border);
  }

  .split-section {
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 40px 40px 70px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .img-block {
    position: sticky;
    top: 30px;
  }

 .img-block img {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.lightbox-overlay {
  display: none;
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.92);
  z-index: 1000;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}

.lightbox-overlay.active {
  display: flex;
}

.lightbox-inner {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 90vw;
  max-height: 90vh;
  text-align: center;
}

.lightbox-inner img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: 95vh;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(74,222,128,0.2),
    0 40px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.lightbox-caption {
  font-family: 'Dancing Script', cursive;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: #4ade80;
  margin-top: 14px;
}

.lightbox-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: -40px;
  right: 0;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #8a8fa8;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.lightbox-close:hover { color: #4ade80; }

  .img-block img:hover { filter: grayscale(0%); }

  .img-caption {
    margin-top: 14px;
    padding-top: 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--soft);
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .img-caption strong {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Dancing Script', cursive;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--green);
    margin-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .text-block h2 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }

.desc-card {
    background: none;
    /* border: 1px solid var(--border); */
    /* border-radius: 10px; */
    padding: 3px 14px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color 0.3s;
}
.desc-card p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 0.97rem;
    color: #ffffff;
    line-height: 1.9;
}


  .desc-card:hover { border-color: rgba(74,222,128,0.2); }


  .divider {
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 10px auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
  }

.divider hr {
    border: none;
    border-top: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 33%);
}
  .chapter {
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 30px 40px 80px;
  }

  .chapter-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .chapter-year {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 4rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--green);
    line-height: 1;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(74,222,128,0.3);
  }

  .chapter-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }

  .chapter > p {
    font-size: 0.97rem;
    color: #d8d9df;
    line-height: 1.9;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    max-width: 720px;
  }

  .inline-quote {
    background: var(--green-dim);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--green);
    border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
    margin: 24px 0;
    padding: 20px 26px;
    max-width: 720px;
  }

  .inline-quote p {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.7;
  }

  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .banner { padding: 80px 24px 60px; }
    .intro-block { padding: 50px 24px; }
    .pull-quote { padding: 40px 24px; }
    .section-label { padding: 50px 24px 0; }
    .split-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; padding: 30px 24px 50px; }
    .img-block { position: static; max-width: 260px; }
    .chapter { padding: 20px 24px 60px; }
    .divider { padding: 0 24px; }
  }
  
  .inner-bg-shpes {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    background: black;
}

.evidence-section {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 42px 40px 10px;
}

  .evidence-label {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .evidence-label span {
    font-family: 'Dancing Script', cursive;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: #4ade80;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .evidence-label::after {
    content: '';
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  }

  .evidence-card {
    background: #1c2028;
    border: 1px solid rgba(74,222,128,0.2);
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow:
      0 0 0 1px rgba(74,222,128,0.05),
      0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.4),
      0 0 80px rgba(74,222,128,0.04);
  }


  /* body */
  .evidence-body {
    padding: 44px 44px 40px;
  }

  .evidence-tag {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    background: rgba(74,222,128,0.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(74,222,128,0.2);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 5px 14px;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #4ade80;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .evidence-tag .blink {
    width: 7px; height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #4ade80;
    animation: blink 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes blink {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
    50%       { opacity: 0.2; }
  }

  .evidence-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #e8eaed;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .evidence-heading em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #4ade80;
  }

  .evidence-sub {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #5a5f78;
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  }



  /* native audio player styled */
  .audio-wrap {
    background: #13161c;
    border: 1px solid rgba(74,222,128,0.12);
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 16px 20px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .audio-wrap audio {
    width: 100%;
    height: 36px;
    accent-color: #4ade80;
    filter: invert(0);
  }

  audio::-webkit-media-controls-panel         { background: #13161c; }
  audio::-webkit-media-controls-play-button   { filter: invert(1) sepia(1) saturate(3) hue-rotate(80deg); }
  audio::-webkit-media-controls-current-time-display,
  audio::-webkit-media-controls-time-remaining-display { color: #4ade80; }

  
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .evidence-section { padding: 0px; }
    .evidence-body    { padding: 28px 24px 28px; }
  }