:root {
  --limestone: #F6F1E8;
  --paper: #FFFDF8;
  --deep-navy: #081B2A;
  --navy-surface: #10283A;
  --ink: #18232D;
  --emerald: #0D7A63;
  --brass: #B48732;
  --terracotta: #C56B52;
  --muted: #66717A;
  --rule: #D8CDBC;
  --font-heading: "Noto Serif SC", "Source Han Serif SC", "Songti SC", serif;
  --font-body: Inter, "Noto Sans SC", "Microsoft YaHei", sans-serif;
  --font-mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Consolas, monospace;
  --radius-report: 18px;
  --radius: var(--radius-report);
  --radius-control: 10px;
  --radius-small: 4px;
  --radius-rule: 2px;
  --tap: 44px;
  --content: 1180px;
  --reading: 68ch;
}

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

html {
  color-scheme: light;
  overflow-x: clip;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: clip;
  background: var(--limestone);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

body.menu-open {
  overflow: hidden;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.ui-icon {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

a {
  color: var(--emerald);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.22em;
}

a:hover {
  color: #075D4B;
}

button,
input,
select,
textarea {
  font: inherit;
}

button,
input,
select,
textarea,
summary,
.tap-target {
  min-height: var(--tap);
}

.tap-target {
  min-width: var(--tap);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--brass);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: -6rem;
  left: 1rem;
  z-index: 100;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  top: 1rem;
}

.review-banner {
  min-height: 28px;
  padding: 4px 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #D6BE8E;
  background: #F1E5C9;
  color: #5E4B2D;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 19px;
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.site-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 30;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--limestone);
}

.site-header__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 72px;
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--content));
  margin: 0 auto;
  gap: 24px;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 158px;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.primary-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  gap: 2px;
}

.primary-nav a,
.mobile-menu nav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 0 11px;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 650;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.primary-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.primary-nav a[aria-current="page"],
.mobile-menu nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration-line: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--brass);
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: 6px;
}

.header-trust,
.mobile-trust {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.header-trust {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding-left: 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.mobile-trust {
  padding: 14px 11px 0;
}

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: var(--tap);
  padding: 0 15px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 700;
  gap: 8px;
}

.mobile-menu {
  display: none;
}

main {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--content));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.22;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 16em;
  margin: 0.65rem 0 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 5vw, 4.65rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

h2 {
  margin: 0.45rem 0 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.55rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}

p {
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
}

.eyebrow,
.report-kicker,
.section-index {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lede,
.hero-intro {
  max-width: var(--reading);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  max-width: 920px;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  margin: 14px auto -30px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
}

.breadcrumb a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-inline-size: var(--tap);
  min-height: var(--tap);
}

.hero-evidence {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 52fr) minmax(430px, 48fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(38px, 5vw, 72px);
  width: 100vw;
  min-height: 540px;
  margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw);
  padding: 52px max(20px, calc((100vw - var(--content)) / 2));
  background-color: var(--deep-navy);
  background-image: url("/assets/img/evidence-network.jpg");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.hero-evidence::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgb(8 27 42 / 22%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-copy,
.start-route {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-copy {
  align-self: center;
  max-width: 570px;
}

.hero-copy .eyebrow {
  color: #D7AA51;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.hero-title {
  max-width: 9.5em;
  margin: 20px 0 26px;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: clamp(3.05rem, 5.2vw, 5.25rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}

.hero-title::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 72px;
  height: 2px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-rule);
  background: var(--brass);
}

.hero-copy .hero-intro {
  max-width: 540px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #D3DDD9;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.hero-action {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 0 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.hero-action--primary {
  border-color: var(--emerald);
  background: var(--emerald);
  color: #FFFDF8;
}

.hero-action--secondary {
  color: #FFFDF8;
}

.hero-action:hover {
  color: #FFFDF8;
}

.start-route {
  padding: 28px 30px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(216, 205, 188, 0.9);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #FFFDF8;
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
}

.start-route__header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.start-route__icon {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
}

.start-route__header .report-kicker {
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.start-route__header h2 {
  margin: 7px 0 0;
  font-size: 25px;
}

.start-route__intro {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.start-route__steps {
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.start-route__link {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr) 18px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  min-height: 76px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.start-route__link:hover {
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.start-route__number {
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.start-route__content {
  min-width: 0;
}

.start-route__content strong,
.start-route__content span {
  display: block;
}

.start-route__content strong {
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.start-route__content span {
  margin-top: 3px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.start-route__arrow {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.field-label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 650;
}

.affiliate-evidence {
  margin: 12px 0;
}

.affiliate-evidence__disclosure {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.affiliate-evidence__disclosure {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.affiliate-evidence__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 0 2px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  color: var(--emerald);
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.affiliate-evidence__link:hover {
  color: #075D4B;
}

.affiliate-evidence__icon {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

.article-body .affiliate-evidence {
  margin: 30px 0 38px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--brass);
  background: #F8F4EC;
}

.verification-method,
.featured-reading,
.registration-flow,
.fee-explainer,
.tool-directory,
.faq-section,
.final-cta {
  padding: clamp(56px, 8vw, 94px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.verification-method {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(210px, 0.75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
  column-gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 96px);
  align-items: start;
}

.verification-method > .section-index,
.verification-method > h2 {
  grid-column: 1;
}

.verification-method > p,
.verification-method > .evidence-timeline {
  grid-column: 2;
}

.verification-method > p {
  max-width: var(--reading);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.evidence-timeline {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.evidence-timeline li {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 25px 23px 23px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.evidence-timeline li:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.evidence-timeline__index,
.editorial-index__number,
.registration-steps__number {
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.evidence-timeline__body h3 {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.evidence-timeline__icon {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.evidence-timeline__body p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.independence-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 1.5fr) auto auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 22px;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  padding: 24px 26px;
  border: 1px solid #CDB98E;
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.independence-note strong {
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 19px;
}

.independence-note__heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.independence-note__icon {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
}

.independence-note p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.independence-note a {
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.featured-reading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  column-gap: clamp(46px, 8vw, 102px);
}

.featured-reading > .section-index,
.featured-reading > h2,
.featured-reading > p {
  grid-column: 1;
}

.featured-reading > p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.featured-reading > .editorial-index {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 4;
}

.editorial-index ol,
.tool-directory ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.editorial-index li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.editorial-index__link {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 15px;
  min-height: 72px;
  padding: 12px 4px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.editorial-index__link:hover {
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.editorial-index__number {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  gap: 2px;
}

.editorial-index__icon {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

.editorial-index__content {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2px;
}

.editorial-index__content strong {
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.editorial-index__content span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.registration-flow h2,
.fee-explainer h2,
.tool-directory h2,
.faq-section h2,
.final-cta h2 {
  max-width: 720px;
}

.registration-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 34px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.registration-steps li {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 22px 20px;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--emerald);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.registration-steps__number {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.registration-steps__icon {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.registration-steps h3 {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 18px;
}

.registration-steps p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.registration-steps .text-link {
  font-size: 13px;
}

.fee-explainer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(360px, 1.15fr);
  column-gap: 72px;
  align-items: center;
}

.fee-explainer > .section-index,
.fee-explainer > h2,
.fee-explainer > p {
  grid-column: 1;
}

.fee-explainer > p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.fee-guide-links {
  display: grid;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 4;
  padding: 18px 24px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--brass);
  background: var(--deep-navy);
}

.fee-guide-links a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255 253 248 / 18%);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.fee-guide-links a:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.tool-directory > p {
  max-width: var(--reading);
  color: var(--muted);
}

.tool-directory ol {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 30px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.tool-directory li {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.tool-directory li:nth-child(odd) {
  border-left: 0;
}

.tool-directory li:nth-child(n + 3) {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.tool-directory li a {
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.tool-directory li a span {
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
}

.tool-directory li a strong {
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.tool-directory li p {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
}

.faq-section {
  background: transparent;
}

.faq-section details {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.faq-section details:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.faq-section summary {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 12px 0;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.faq-section details p {
  max-width: var(--reading);
  padding: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.final-cta {
  margin-bottom: 52px;
  padding-inline: clamp(22px, 5vw, 62px);
  border: 0;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--brass);
  background: var(--deep-navy);
  color: #D3DDD9;
}

.final-cta h2 {
  color: var(--paper);
}

.internal-next-step {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 0 18px;
  border: 1px solid #D6BE8E;
  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.internal-next-step:hover {
  background: #F1E7D3;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
}

.page-shell {
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 72px auto 90px;
  padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 72px);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.article-header,
.trust-header {
  padding-bottom: 30px;
}

.article-header h1,
.tool-page > h1,
.trust-header h1 {
  max-width: 13em;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.4rem);
}

.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 20px;
  margin: 25px 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
}

.verified-date {
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.editorial-rule {
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  background: var(--brass);
}

.article-page {
  max-width: 1240px;
}

.article-reading-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 68ch) minmax(220px, 260px);
  gap: clamp(38px, 5vw, 64px);
  align-items: start;
}

.article-main {
  min-width: 0;
}

.article-rail {
  min-width: 0;
  align-self: stretch;
}

.article-mobile-toc {
  display: none;
  margin: 0 0 38px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-mobile-toc summary {
  display: list-item;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 8px 0;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.article-mobile-toc summary::marker {
  color: var(--brass);
}

.article-mobile-toc nav {
  padding: 8px 0 16px;
}

.article-side-nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 96px;
}

.article-side-nav > strong {
  display: block;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.article-mobile-toc ol,
.article-side-nav ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: article-chapter;
}

.article-mobile-toc li,
.article-side-nav li {
  min-width: 0;
  counter-increment: article-chapter;
}

.article-side-nav li + li {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-chapter-link {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 7px 8px 7px 46px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1.45;
  text-decoration: none;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  transition: border-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}

.article-chapter-link::before {
  content: counter(article-chapter, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 10px;
  width: 3ch;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.article-chapter-link:hover {
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.article-chapter-link[aria-current="location"] {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--emerald);
  color: var(--emerald);
}

.article-chapter-link:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--brass);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.article-body > section {
  scroll-margin-top: 112px;
}

.article-graphic {
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 42px 0 46px;
  padding: clamp(20px, 4vw, 28px);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--brass);
  background: var(--paper);
  break-inside: avoid;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.article-graphic > * {
  min-width: 0;
}

.article-graphic__header {
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-graphic__header h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 24px;
}

.article-graphic__header p {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.article-graphic__label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

.article-graphic figcaption {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 8px 14px;
  margin-top: 22px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.article-graphic figcaption strong {
  color: var(--emerald);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
}

.article-graphic__flow {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.article-graphic__flow li {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--emerald);
}

.article-graphic__flow li:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "→";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: -22px;
  color: var(--brass);
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.article-graphic__flow strong,
.article-graphic__layers strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 7px;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.article-graphic__flow p,
.article-graphic__layers p {
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.article-graphic__comparison {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--rule);
}

.article-graphic__comparison section {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 20px;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.article-graphic__comparison h4 {
  margin: 7px 0 12px;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 18px;
}

.article-graphic__comparison ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
}

.article-graphic__comparison li + li {
  margin-top: 7px;
}

.article-graphic__matrix {
  min-width: 0;
  margin-top: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-graphic__matrix-header,
.article-graphic__matrix-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(110px, 0.8fr) repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  min-width: 0;
}

.article-graphic__matrix-header {
  background: var(--deep-navy);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.article-graphic__matrix-row {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-graphic__matrix-header > *,
.article-graphic__matrix-row > * {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 13px 15px;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.article-graphic__matrix-row strong {
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
}

.article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"] {
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
}

.article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"]:nth-of-type(1) {
  border-left-color: var(--emerald);
}

.article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"]:nth-of-type(2) {
  border-left-color: var(--terracotta);
}

.article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"]::before {
  content: attr(data-label);
  display: none;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.article-graphic__layers {
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.article-graphic__layers li {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(72px, 96px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-graphic__layers li:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -17px;
  left: 48px;
  height: 16px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brass);
}

.article-body,
.trust-body {
  max-width: var(--reading) !important;
}

.article-body > section,
.trust-body > section,
.tool-method,
.page-shell > section,
.sources {
  padding-top: 34px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-body > section + section,
.trust-body > section + section {
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.article-body p,
.trust-body p,
.tool-method p {
  color: #3D474F;
}

.article-evidence {
  margin: 40px 0 44px;
  padding: 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--brass);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.article-evidence__media {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-evidence__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.article-evidence figcaption {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  column-gap: 24px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 20px 10px 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.article-evidence__label,
.article-evidence__caption,
.article-evidence__warning {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.article-evidence__label {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.article-evidence__caption {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 7px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.article-evidence__source,
.article-evidence__date,
.article-evidence__warning {
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.article-evidence__source {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.article-evidence__source a {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 5px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  color: var(--emerald);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-underline-offset: 0.25em;
}

.article-evidence__source a::after {
  content: "↗";
  color: var(--brass);
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

.article-evidence__date {
  align-self: center;
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.article-evidence__warning {
  margin-top: 8px;
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.sources {
  margin-top: 50px;
}

.source-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.source-list li {
  margin: 10px 0;
}

.related-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px 22px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 46px;
  padding-top: 30px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.related-links h2 {
  flex-basis: 100%;
}

.related-links a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.article-page > .faq-section {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.contact-action {
  padding: 16px 20px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--emerald);
  background: #EFF5F1;
}

.notice {
  padding: 17px 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--brass);
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.notice--ok {
  border-left-color: var(--emerald);
}

.notice--review {
  border-left-color: var(--brass);
}

.notice p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.tool-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 36px 0 46px;
  padding: clamp(22px, 4vw, 34px);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--emerald);
  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
  background: #F8F4EC;
}

.tool-form label,
.tool-form legend {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--deep-navy);
  font-weight: 750;
}

.tool-form input,
.tool-form select {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 9px 12px;
  border: 1px solid #A99F8D;
  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.tool-form fieldset {
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  padding: 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.tool-submit,
.tool-secondary {
  min-height: var(--tap);
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.tool-submit {
  border: 1px solid #09624F;
  background: var(--emerald);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.tool-secondary {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--deep-navy);
}

.tool-result {
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding: 15px 17px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--brass);
  background: #F2E8D3;
  color: #59472B;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.tool-result[data-status="ok"] {
  border-color: var(--emerald);
  background: #E5F1EC;
  color: #0B5D4D;
}

.tool-result[data-status="alert"] {
  border-color: var(--terracotta);
  background: #F8E9E4;
  color: #7D3E30;
}

.tool-limit {
  padding-left: 14px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--brass);
  color: var(--muted);
}

.fee-scenario-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.check-option {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  margin: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.check-option input {
  width: 20px;
  min-height: 20px;
}

.site-footer {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--content));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 34px 0 46px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.site-footer nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px 24px;
}

.site-footer nav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-inline-size: var(--tap);
  min-height: var(--tap);
  color: var(--ink);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .site-header__inner {
    min-height: 64px;
  }

  .primary-nav,
  .header-trust {
    display: none;
  }

  .brand {
    margin-right: auto;
    font-size: 27px;
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
  }

  .mobile-menu[data-open="true"] {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    display: grid;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 92px);
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 18px max(20px, calc((100vw - var(--content)) / 2));
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: var(--paper);
  }

  .mobile-menu nav {
    display: grid;
  }

  .mobile-menu nav a {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }

  .hero-evidence {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 34px;
    padding-block: 48px;
  }

  .hero-copy {
    max-width: 720px;
  }

  .hero-title {
    max-width: 11em;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 4.8rem);
  }

  .start-route {
    width: min(100%, 720px);
  }

  .verification-method,
  .featured-reading,
  .fee-explainer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .verification-method > .section-index,
  .verification-method > h2,
  .verification-method > p,
  .verification-method > .evidence-timeline,
  .featured-reading > .section-index,
  .featured-reading > h2,
  .featured-reading > p,
  .featured-reading > .editorial-index,
  .fee-explainer > .section-index,
  .fee-explainer > h2,
  .fee-explainer > p,
  .fee-guide-links {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .featured-reading > .editorial-index,
  .fee-guide-links {
    margin-top: 28px;
  }

  .registration-steps {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .independence-note {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .independence-note p {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 2;
  }

  .article-reading-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .article-rail {
    display: none;
  }

  .article-mobile-toc {
    display: block;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  .article-chapter-link {
    transition: none;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 961px) {
  .article-mobile-toc {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  main,
  .site-header__inner,
  .site-footer {
    width: min(calc(100% - 28px), var(--content));
  }

  .review-banner {
    padding-inline: 12px;
    font-size: 9px;
  }

  .brand {
    min-width: auto;
    font-size: 25px;
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    padding-inline: 13px;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 12vw, 3.35rem);
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 8vw, 2.2rem);
  }

  .breadcrumb {
    margin-bottom: -26px;
  }

  .hero-evidence {
    gap: 18px;
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 36px 14px 40px;
    background-position: 67% center;
  }

  .hero-copy .eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .hero-title {
    margin: 12px 0 0;
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 14vw, 3.75rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
  }

  .hero-title::after {
    width: 54px;
    margin-top: 18px;
  }

  .hero-intro {
    display: block;
  }

  .hero-actions {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .hero-action {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .start-route {
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .start-route__link {
    grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr) 18px;
    gap: 10px;
    min-height: 64px;
  }

  .start-route__content span {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .verification-method,
  .featured-reading,
  .registration-flow,
  .fee-explainer,
  .tool-directory,
  .faq-section,
  .final-cta {
    padding-block: 52px;
  }

  .evidence-timeline,
  .registration-steps,
  .tool-directory ol,
  .fee-scenario-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .evidence-timeline li,
  .tool-directory li,
  .tool-directory li:nth-child(odd) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .evidence-timeline li:first-child,
  .tool-directory li:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .registration-steps {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .fee-guide-links {
    padding-inline: 18px;
  }

  .independence-note {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .independence-note p {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .editorial-index__link {
    grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .editorial-index__content span {
    display: none;
  }

  .final-cta {
    margin-inline: -14px;
    padding-inline: 20px;
  }

  .page-shell {
    margin: 48px auto 64px;
    padding: 26px 18px 34px;
  }

  .article-header h1,
  .tool-page > h1,
  .trust-header h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 12vw, 3.4rem);
  }

  .article-mobile-toc nav {
    padding-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .article-chapter-link {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .article-graphic {
    margin: 28px 0;
    padding: 16px;
  }

  .article-graphic__header h3 {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .article-graphic figcaption {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .article-graphic--flow .article-graphic__flow {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 22px;
  }

  .article-graphic__flow li:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "↓";
    top: auto;
    right: 50%;
    bottom: -20px;
    transform: translateX(50%);
  }

  .article-graphic--comparison .article-graphic__comparison {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .article-graphic--matrix .article-graphic__matrix-header {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .article-graphic--matrix .article-graphic__matrix-row {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .article-graphic__matrix-header > *,
  .article-graphic__matrix-row > * {
    padding: 11px 12px;
  }

  .article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"] {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 3px solid transparent;
  }

  .article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"]:nth-of-type(1) {
    border-top-color: var(--emerald);
  }

  .article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"]:nth-of-type(2) {
    border-top-color: var(--terracotta);
  }

  .article-graphic__matrix-row [role="cell"]::before {
    display: block;
  }

  .article-graphic--layers .article-graphic__layers li {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .article-graphic__layers li:not(:last-child)::after {
    left: 24px;
  }

  .article-evidence {
    margin: 28px 0;
    padding: 8px;
  }

  .article-evidence__media {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .article-evidence figcaption {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 16px 8px 6px;
  }

  .article-evidence__source a {
    min-height: var(--tap);
  }

  .article-evidence__date,
  .article-evidence__warning {
    margin-top: 4px;
  }

  .article-evidence__warning {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .article-meta {
    display: grid;
  }

  .tool-form {
    padding: 19px 15px;
  }

  .related-links {
    display: grid;
  }

  .site-footer {
    padding-bottom: 30px;
  }
}