/* ============================================================
   THE MOTHER LODE — BREAKING DESK, in the Seam language.
   Self-contained (the desk pages load this file + fonts only):
   tokens, chrome and type are inherited from the front's system
   (front.css) — Fraunces carries display + gold, Libre Franklin
   carries the wire and every ruled line. THE SEAM — one gold vein
   — does structural work only: masthead rule, the live story's
   edge, section heads, first-cut rule. Desk colour: signal red,
   spent only on LIVE / breaking signals and the ticker.
   Quiet hierarchy: running story → wire → beats → crew → log.
   ============================================================ */
:root{
  --bone:#FBF8F1; --bone2:#F4EEE1; --ink:#17130B; --ink85:rgba(23,19,11,.85);
  --ink60:rgba(23,19,11,.6); --ink14:rgba(23,19,11,.14); --ink08:rgba(23,19,11,.08);
  --gold:#C9A227; --gold-hi:#F2D97E; --gold-lo:#8C6D1F;
  --seam:linear-gradient(100deg,#8C6D1F 0%,#E9CE7A 22%,#C9A227 48%,#F4E08D 71%,#96771F 100%);
  --seam-v:linear-gradient(180deg,#8C6D1F 0%,#E9CE7A 30%,#C9A227 60%,#96771F 100%);
  --red:#A60E22; --red-dk:#7E0A1A; --paper-txt:#FFF6E6;
  --serif:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif; --sans:'Libre Franklin',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
[hidden]{display:none !important}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bone);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--sans);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}

/* ---- page column ---- */
.sheet{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 22px 34px}
/* Story pages get a reading column (defect fix, Steve 2026-11-05 —
   kept verbatim: without it the story ran full-bleed and clipped). */
.sheet:has(.first-cut){max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}

/* ---- slim brand strip (replaces the fixed poster topbar) ---- */
.topbar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;
  max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:14px 22px 12px}
.sheet .topbar{max-width:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:0}
.topbar .brand a{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;font-size:20px;
  letter-spacing:.4px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1}
.topbar .dateline{font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.7px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60)}
.topbar .dateline a{text-underline-offset:3px}

/* ---- the shared chrome: red desk ticker (front.css pattern) ---- */
.site-ticker{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:45;display:flex;align-items:stretch;
  background:var(--red);color:var(--paper-txt);overflow:hidden;
  border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink)}
.site-ticker.underbar{top:0}
/* full-bleed when the page's content column is narrower than the screen */
.sheet .site-ticker{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw)}
.ticker-label{display:flex;align-items:center;padding:11px 16px;
  background:var(--red-dk);color:var(--gold-hi);font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:1.8px;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;
  text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap;flex:none}
.site-ticker-emergency{background:#AC2026}
.site-ticker-emergency .ticker-label{background:#4d0d11;color:var(--gold-hi)}
.tape-wrap{overflow:hidden;flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;
  -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 26px,#000 calc(100% - 26px),transparent);
  mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 26px,#000 calc(100% - 26px),transparent)}
.tape{display:inline-flex;white-space:nowrap;animation:lf-tape linear infinite;
  will-change:transform}
.site-ticker:hover .tape,.site-ticker.paused .tape{animation-play-state:paused}
.tick{display:inline-flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;padding:11px 22px;
  color:var(--paper-txt);text-decoration:none;font-size:13px}
.tick-line{font-weight:600}
.tick-meta{font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;
  text-transform:uppercase;opacity:.72}
@keyframes lf-tape{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .tape{animation:none}
  .tick.dup{display:none}
}

/* ---- THE STAMP — one system with the front: NO ADS, and under it
   Steve's line, in one assay-quality struck stamp. ---- */
.stamp{display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:5px;
  border:2.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:6px;padding:9px 16px 8px;
  transform:rotate(-2.5deg);background:rgba(201,162,39,.07);flex:none;
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1.5px var(--bone),inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(201,162,39,.5)}
.stamp .no-ads{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:2.5px;
  font-size:19px;line-height:1;color:var(--gold-lo);text-transform:uppercase}
.stamp-line{font-size:8.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.6px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-lo);white-space:nowrap;
  border-top:1.5px solid rgba(201,162,39,.55);padding-top:5px}
/* Item 2: the stamp is a link now (50/50 rotation, sitewide.py) —
   the anchor keeps the struck look exactly; no link styling. */
a.stamp{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;cursor:pointer}
.mast-badge-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* ---- section heads: the seam, struck across ---- */
.bd-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;margin:54px 0 20px}
.bd-head h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1;margin:0;white-space:nowrap}
.bd-seamline{flex:1;height:5px;background:var(--seam);
  box-shadow:0 1.5px 0 var(--ink);min-width:26px}
.bd-note{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.7px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60);white-space:nowrap}
.sec-h{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;font-size:23px;line-height:1.15;
  margin:0 0 8px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.sec-h::after{content:"";flex:1;height:5px;background:var(--seam);
  box-shadow:0 1.5px 0 var(--ink)}
.filed-note,.upd-src{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.4px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60);line-height:1.6}
.colophon{margin-top:38px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink14);padding-top:14px;
  font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink60);max-width:62ch}

/* ——— THE COFFEE PILL — the tip jar, footer-grade only: one quiet
   pill at the closer of the desk front and the live story (never a
   popup/nag, never in the wire, ticker, update flow, or emergency
   presentation). Seam language: a struck gold ring, a gilded disc,
   the desk's letter-spaced small caps. ——— */
.coffee-closer{margin:36px 0 0}
.coffee-pill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;max-width:100%;
  font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.6px;line-height:1.3;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink85);text-decoration:none;
  border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:999px;
  padding:8px 16px 8px 12px;background:rgba(201,162,39,.06)}
.coffee-pill::before{content:"";width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--seam);box-shadow:0 0 0 1.5px var(--gold-lo);flex:none}
.coffee-pill:hover{background:rgba(201,162,39,.14);color:var(--ink)}

/* ——— THE SHARE CONTROL (Item 10) — one system, every desk page:
   a quiet ink pill with a drawn share glyph; the device sheet or
   a copied link, always to the page's own production canonical.
   Masthead zone on the desk front and the story, plus a row after
   the story's Sources, beside the coffee pill. Never on the
   Emergency drill. ——— */
.share-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;background:#fff;
  border:1.5px solid var(--ink);border-radius:999px;padding:7px 13px;
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);
  cursor:pointer;line-height:1}
.share-btn:hover{background:rgba(201,162,39,.14)}
.share-btn:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold-lo);outline-offset:2px}
.share-btn .share-ic{flex:none}
.share-btn.share-done{border-color:var(--gold-lo);color:var(--gold-lo)}
.share-row{margin:28px 0 0}

/* ============================================================
   THE DESK PAGE
   ============================================================ */
.desk-mast{margin:26px 0 0}
.desk-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(38px,5.6vw,62px);line-height:1;margin:0;letter-spacing:.2px}
.desk-title .red{color:var(--red)}
/* the status strip, demoted to one slim line */
.status-line{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px 18px;align-items:center;
  border-top:1px solid var(--ink14);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink14);
  padding:10px 0;margin:20px 0 4px;font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink85)}
.status-line .dot{width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--red);
  display:inline-block;margin-right:8px;animation:lf-pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes lf-pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1}50%{opacity:.25}}
.status-line .clock{margin-left:auto;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--ink60)}
#countdown,#desk-clock,.wire-time,.beat-time{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.pause-chip,.emergency-chip{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.6px;
  padding:3px 9px;border:1.5px solid var(--ink);border-radius:999px}
.pause-chip{color:var(--red);border-color:var(--red)}
.emergency-chip{background:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);color:#fff}
/* the header scene — the desk itself, framed in the Seam language:
   ink border, rounded corners, the hard offset shadow; a header
   band, never a billboard (Steve ordered it back 2026-11-05). */
.desk-scene{margin:22px 0 8px}
.desk-scene img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:320px;
  object-fit:cover;object-position:center 42%;
  border:2.5px solid var(--ink);border-radius:16px;
  box-shadow:7px 7px 0 rgba(23,19,11,.85)}
@media (max-width:640px){.desk-scene{margin:16px 0 6px}
  .desk-scene img{max-height:190px;border-radius:12px;
  box-shadow:5px 5px 0 rgba(23,19,11,.85)}}

/* ——— 1 · THE RUNNING STORY — the seam down its edge, nothing else
   competing: no box, no shadow, no colour field. ——— */
.live-card{position:relative;padding:6px 0 6px 26px;margin-top:10px}
.live-card::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:4px;bottom:4px;
  width:5px;background:var(--seam-v);box-shadow:1.5px 0 0 var(--ink)}
.live-card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(26px,3.4vw,38px);line-height:1.12;margin:12px 0 0}
.live-card h3 a{text-decoration:none}
.live-card h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;
  text-decoration-thickness:2px}
.lvl{display:inline-block;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.6px;
  text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 9px;border:1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius:999px;vertical-align:2px}
.lvl-breaking{color:var(--red);border-color:var(--red)}
/* Item 4: a wire line whose assignment has published as OUR article */
.lvl-ours{color:var(--gold-lo);border-color:var(--gold)}
#gate-chip{color:var(--ink60);border-color:var(--ink14);margin-left:8px}
.live-stamp{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin:14px 0 0}
.live-latest{font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.55;margin:10px 0 0;max-width:68ch}
.live-next{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;margin:10px 0 0}
.live-by{margin:14px 0 0;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.7px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60)}
.flash{animation:flashbg 2.2s ease-out}
@keyframes flashbg{0%{background:rgba(201,162,39,.45)}100%{background:transparent}}

/* ——— 2 · THE WIRE — ruled lines: time · line · source ——— */
.wire-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:96px 1fr;gap:3px 16px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink14);padding:13px 0}
/* PUBLIC WIRE LAW (2026-11-06): every wire row is a published
   story, so the row itself is the link — one whole-row tap target
   (never under 44px) to the exact article. */
a.wire-row{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;min-height:44px}
a.wire-row:hover .wire-line,a.wire-row:focus-visible .wire-line{
  text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(140,109,31,.55);
  text-underline-offset:3px}
a.wire-row:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}
.wire-time{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.4px;padding-top:3px}
.wire-line{font-size:16.5px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.45}
.wire-line a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:underline;
  text-decoration-color:rgba(140,109,31,.55);text-underline-offset:3px}
.wire-meta{grid-column:2;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60)}
.wire-meta .lvl{font-size:9.5px;padding:2px 7px;margin-right:6px;vertical-align:1px}
.new-tag{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:var(--ink);
  font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:2px 7px;border-radius:3px;margin-right:8px;vertical-align:2px}
.tick .new-tag{margin-right:2px}

/* ——— 3 · THE FIVE BEATS — calm ruled blocks, no tapes, no boxes ——— */
.beats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0 48px}
.bticker{border-top:1px solid var(--ink14);padding:16px 0 8px}
.bticker-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:6px}
.bticker-label{font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2.2px;
  text-transform:uppercase}
.bticker-seam{flex:1;height:3px;background:var(--seam);opacity:.75}
.beat-row{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:baseline;padding:7px 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink08)}
.beat-row:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.beat-time{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;min-width:76px;flex:none}
.beat-line{font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.45;flex:1}
.beat-line a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.beat-line a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.beat-src{font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.4px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60);flex:none}
.beat-empty{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink60);padding:6px 0 8px;margin:0}
@media (min-width:1020px){.beats{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}

/* ——— 4 · THE CREW — sidenotes, never heroes ——— */
.crew-grid{display:grid;gap:6px 34px}
@media (min-width:860px){.crew-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
.byline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:nowrap}
.byline-card{width:64px;height:64px;object-fit:cover;flex:none;
  border:1.5px solid var(--ink);border-radius:8px}
.byline-txt{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1px;min-width:0}
.byline .byline-name{font-size:15.5px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.3}
.byline .byline-role{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink60);
  line-height:1.45}
.crew-grid .byline{border-top:1px solid var(--ink14);padding-top:14px;height:100%}

/* ——— THE LOG + THE BOARD — the desk's machinery, ruled quiet ——— */
.desk-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0 44px}
@media (min-width:900px){.desk-cols{grid-template-columns:1.55fr 1fr}}
.log-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink14);padding:10px 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5}
@media (min-width:700px){.log-row{grid-template-columns:158px 118px 1fr;gap:4px 14px}}
.log-ev{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase}
.board-row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink14);padding:8px 0;font-size:13.5px}
.board-k{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60);padding-top:2px}
.board-v{font-weight:700;text-align:right}

/* ============================================================
   THE LIVE STORY PAGE
   ============================================================ */
.breaking-banner{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 16px;align-items:center;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink14);padding:14px 0 12px;margin:0 0 24px}
.bb-chip{background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-weight:800;font-size:11.5px;
  letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 11px;border-radius:4px}
.bb-state{font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase}
.bb-updated{margin-left:auto;font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.4px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60)}
.breaking-banner.emergency{background:rgba(166,14,34,.07);
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(166,14,34,.35);padding-left:12px;
  padding-right:12px;border-radius:6px}
.story-h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,50px);line-height:1.08;margin:0;flex:1;min-width:260px}
.story-dek{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;
  font-size:clamp(17px,2vw,20.5px);line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink85);
  max-width:62ch;margin:16px 0 0}
/* the story byline band (story sheets carry .first-cut) */
.sheet:has(.first-cut) > .byline{border-top:1px solid var(--ink14);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink14);padding:14px 0;margin-top:22px}
/* ——— Smaller heroes (Steve, 2026-11-05 — kept): the house frame at
   a capped height, centred, face-safe (whole frame, just smaller). */
.lead-fig{width:fit-content;max-width:100%;margin:26px auto 30px}
.lead-fig img{width:auto;max-width:100%;max-height:520px;
  border:1.5px solid var(--ink);border-radius:8px}
.lead-fig figcaption{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink60);
  margin-top:10px;line-height:1.5}

/* ——— Update blocks = sticky notes (Steve, 2026-11-05 — kept as
   asked: yellow note, tape strip, light lift; tilt on wide only).
   Type inside moves to the desk's two faces. ——— */
.updates{margin-top:36px}
.upd{position:relative;border:2px solid rgba(23,21,15,.5);
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,#ffeda6,#ffe873);
  box-shadow:0 12px 22px rgba(23,21,15,.20),0 3px 6px rgba(23,21,15,.14);
  padding:20px 20px 14px;margin:16px 0 20px}
.upd::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:-12px;left:50%;
  width:96px;height:24px;transform:translateX(-50%) rotate(-2deg);
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.55);box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(23,21,15,.18)}
@media (min-width:641px){
  .upd{transform:rotate(-.35deg)}
  .updates .upd:nth-of-type(even){transform:rotate(.3deg)}
}
.upd-top{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;
  border-bottom:2px solid rgba(23,21,15,.35);padding-bottom:9px;margin-bottom:11px}
.upd-time{font-weight:800;font-size:14.5px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.upd-chip{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;
  text-transform:uppercase;background:var(--red);color:#fff;
  padding:4px 9px;border-radius:3px}
.upd-scheduled .upd-chip{background:var(--ink);color:var(--gold-hi)}
.upd-correction .upd-chip{background:#fff;color:var(--red);
  border:2px solid var(--red)}
.upd h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:21.5px;
  line-height:1.22;margin:0 0 8px}
.upd p{font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 10px}
.upd-src{border-top:none;padding-top:2px}
.first-cut{margin-top:44px;position:relative;padding-top:16px}
.first-cut::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;
  height:5px;background:var(--seam);box-shadow:0 1.5px 0 var(--ink)}
.first-cut p,.first-cut li{font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--ink85)}
.story-sources{margin-top:36px}
.story-sources ul{margin:6px 0 0;padding-left:20px}
.story-sources li{font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;margin-bottom:5px}
.story-sources a{text-underline-offset:3px}

/* ——— Official resources (story emergency variant + drill) ——— */
.agency-block{background:#fff;border:2px solid var(--red);border-radius:8px;
  padding:18px 20px 12px;margin:0 0 28px}
.agency-block ul{list-style:none;margin:8px 0 6px;padding:0}
.agency-block li a{display:block;padding:11px 2px;font-size:16.5px;
  font-weight:800;color:var(--red-dk);text-underline-offset:3px;
  border-bottom:1px dashed var(--ink14);min-height:24px}

/* ---- phone cut ---- */
@media (max-width:640px){
  .sheet{padding:0 16px 26px}
  .topbar{padding:12px 16px 10px}
  .desk-title{font-size:40px}
  .status-line{gap:6px 12px}
  .status-line .clock{margin-left:0}
  .bd-head{margin:42px 0 16px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .bd-note{flex-basis:100%}
  .tick{font-size:12.5px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px}
  .ticker-label{font-size:10.5px;padding:8px 10px}
  .live-card{padding-left:18px}
  .wire-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .wire-meta{grid-column:1}
  .beat-row{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 10px}
  .beat-src{flex-basis:100%}
  .bb-updated{margin-left:0}
  .upd{padding:14px 14px 10px}
  .upd h3{font-size:20px}
  .byline-card{width:56px;height:56px}
  .stamp-line{white-space:normal;text-align:center}
  .coffee-pill{letter-spacing:1.2px;padding:8px 14px 8px 11px}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .status-line .dot,.flash,.new-tag{animation:none}
}

/* ——— READER ALERTS PANEL — one shared component (alerts_panel.py),
   injected on the front, the articles and the desk. Closer-zone
   furniture only: it sits with the colophon and the coffee pill,
   never in a reading flow, never a popup or a nag. Seam language:
   the gold vein rules its head; Fraunces carries the headline;
   Libre Franklin carries the form. ——— */
.alx{max-width:780px;margin:44px 0 0;text-align:left}
.alx-seam{height:6px;background:var(--seam);box-shadow:0 1.5px 0 var(--ink)}
.alx-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:18px}
.alx-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,31px);
  line-height:1.12;margin:0}
.alx-draft{font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2.2px;color:var(--gold-lo);
  border:2px solid var(--gold-lo);border-radius:5px;padding:4px 9px 3px;
  text-transform:uppercase;background:rgba(201,162,39,.07);flex:none}
.alx-intro{font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink85);margin:10px 0 0;max-width:62ch}
.alx-form{margin-top:20px}
.alx-beats{border:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.alx-beats legend{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60);padding:0;margin-bottom:10px}
.alx-beatgrid{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.alx-beat{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;min-height:44px;
  font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;border:1.5px solid var(--ink);border-radius:999px;
  padding:8px 15px 8px 12px;cursor:pointer;background:var(--bone)}
.alx-beat input{width:17px;height:17px;margin:0;accent-color:var(--gold-lo);flex:none;cursor:pointer}
.alx-beat:has(input:checked){background:rgba(201,162,39,.16);border-color:var(--gold-lo)}
.alx-beat:has(input:focus-visible){outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}
.alx-help{font-size:12px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink60);margin:8px 0 0}
.alx-fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px 20px;margin-top:20px}
.alx-field-zip{grid-column:1 / -1;max-width:240px}
.alx-field label{display:block;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink60);margin-bottom:7px}
.alx-field input{width:100%;min-height:48px;font:inherit;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink);
  background:#fff;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:8px;padding:10px 13px}
.alx-field input:focus{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:1px}
.alx-field input[aria-invalid="true"]{border-color:var(--red)}
.alx-consent{font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink85);margin:16px 0 0;max-width:68ch}
.alx-err{font-size:13.5px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.5;color:var(--red);
  border:1.5px solid var(--red);border-radius:8px;padding:10px 13px;margin:16px 0 0;
  background:rgba(166,14,34,.05)}
.alx-btn{display:inline-block;margin-top:18px;min-height:48px;font:inherit;
  font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--paper-txt);background:var(--ink);border:2px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius:999px;padding:12px 26px;cursor:pointer}
.alx-btn:hover{background:var(--gold-lo);border-color:var(--gold-lo)}
.alx-note{font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink60);margin:14px 0 0;max-width:68ch}
.alx-done{margin-top:20px;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:8px;
  box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--gold);padding:20px 22px;background:#fff}
.alx-done:focus{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}
.alx-done-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;font-size:21px;margin:0}
.alx-done-body{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink85);margin:9px 0 0}
.alx-again{margin-top:14px;font:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.6px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-lo);background:none;border:none;
  text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;cursor:pointer;padding:6px 2px}
/* the proof block: the signup's whole wording, printed for approval */
.alx-proof{margin-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink14);padding-top:14px}
.alx-proof summary{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;cursor:pointer;
  font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--ink85);min-height:32px}
.alx-proof-body{margin-top:8px}
.alx-proof-row{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink14);padding:9px 0}
.alx-proof-k{display:block;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.8px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-lo)}
.alx-proof-v{font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink85);margin:4px 0 0;max-width:70ch}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .alx{margin-top:36px}
  .alx-fields{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .alx-field-zip{max-width:none}
  .alx-done{padding:17px 16px}
}