:root {
  --ink: #182838;
  --muted: #5b6977;
  --paper: #f7f4ed;
  --paper-deep: #ebe5d8;
  --navy: #071522;
  --navy-soft: #10283d;
  --gold: #b97817;
  --gold-light: #f2c56c;
  --teal: #22756e;
  --red: #a2382e;
  --line: #d6cebd;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --measure: 790px;
  --wide: 1120px;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  background: var(--paper);
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

a {
  color: #7c4a08;
  text-decoration-thickness: .08em;
  text-underline-offset: .16em;
}

a:hover {
  color: #472803;
}

a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--gold-light);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.site-bar {
  background: #050f19;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #2b3d4e;
  color: #dce5ed;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.site-bar-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 15px 28px;
}

.brand {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.series {
  color: #9fb0c0;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 15%, rgba(34, 117, 110, .29), transparent 34%),
    var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 6px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--white);
}

.hero-inner {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 82px 28px 70px;
}

.kicker,
.section-label {
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 7px 12px;
  border: 1px solid #b78b46;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 25px 0 22px;
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(49px, 7vw, 82px);
  font-weight: 820;
  letter-spacing: -.052em;
  line-height: .99;
}

.subtitle {
  max-width: 840px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #d5dee5;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(23px, 3vw, 31px);
  font-weight: 470;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px 24px;
  margin-top: 34px;
  color: #aab9c6;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.thesis {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 40px 0 0;
  padding: 23px 27px;
  background: var(--navy-soft);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--gold-light);
  color: #f2f4f5;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 520;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.thesis strong {
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.article-shell {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 68px 28px 100px;
}

.article-shell > :not(.tier-grid):not(.decision-list):not(.policy-box) {
  max-width: var(--measure);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.answer-card {
  margin-bottom: 52px;
  padding: 35px 40px 30px;
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  border-top: 5px solid var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(28, 35, 42, .08);
}

.answer-card .section-label,
.sources .section-label {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.answer-card h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.answer-card p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.toc {
  margin-top: 45px;
  margin-bottom: 58px;
  padding: 24px 28px;
  background: #eef0ec;
  border: 1px solid #cfd3cc;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.toc-title {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.toc ol {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 8px 32px;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 22px;
}

h2 {
  margin-top: 2.25em;
  margin-bottom: .65em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(29px, 4vw, 42px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.032em;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

h3 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.22;
}

p {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 1.25em;
}

.tier-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 15px;
  margin: 30px auto 38px;
}

.tier {
  min-height: 310px;
  padding: 28px 24px 23px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 6px solid var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(28, 35, 42, .09);
}

.tier-urgent {
  border-color: var(--red);
}

.tier-fast {
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

.tier-standard {
  border-color: var(--teal);
}

.tier-defer {
  border-color: #64798b;
}

.tier-number {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 66px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: -.06em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.tier-word {
  margin-top: 13px;
  font-size: 35px;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}

.tier h3 {
  margin: 6px 0 21px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tier p:last-child {
  margin: 0;
  color: #344555;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.decision-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.decision-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 24px 27px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.decision-number {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  background: var(--navy);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.decision-list h3 {
  margin: 1px 0 7px;
  font-size: 20px;
}

.decision-list p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #445565;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.check-list {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 2em;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.check-list li {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding: 14px 18px 14px 47px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
}

.check-list li::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  left: 18px;
  color: var(--teal);
  content: "✓";
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.triage-callout {
  margin-top: 48px;
  margin-bottom: 55px;
  padding: 31px 35px 28px;
  background: var(--navy-soft);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--red);
  color: #eaf0f4;
}

.triage-callout .section-label {
  margin: 0 0 7px;
  color: #ef9e94;
}

.triage-callout h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
  color: var(--white);
}

.triage-callout p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.policy-box {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.policy-box div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 22px 25px;
  background: var(--white);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.policy-box strong {
  color: var(--teal);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.policy-box span {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.fine-print {
  padding: 18px 21px;
  background: #efe9dc;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  color: #3e4b57;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.sources {
  margin-top: 68px;
  padding-top: 38px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line);
}

.sources h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 31px;
}

.sources ul {
  padding-left: 23px;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.sources li {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

footer {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #b9c7d2;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.footer-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 38px 28px;
}

.footer-brand {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-inner p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .tier-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .tier {
    min-height: 265px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  body {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.67;
  }

  .site-bar-inner {
    padding: 13px 20px;
  }

  .series {
    font-size: 10px;
  }

  .hero-inner {
    padding: 58px 20px 50px;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(43px, 14vw, 60px);
  }

  .subtitle {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .thesis {
    margin-top: 31px;
    padding: 20px 20px;
  }

  .article-shell {
    padding: 46px 20px 70px;
  }

  .answer-card {
    padding: 27px 24px 24px;
  }

  .toc ol {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .tier-grid,
  .policy-box {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .tier {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .decision-list li {
    grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr;
    gap: 13px;
    padding: 21px 18px;
  }

  .decision-number {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .triage-callout {
    padding: 26px 24px 23px;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 32px 20px;
  }
}