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/* ==========================================================
   2026 RUSTIC EDITORIAL THEME
   Old-world newspaper atmosphere: parchment, midnight ink,
   brass rules, celestial ornaments, and hand-printed texture.
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.site-nav a:hover::after,.site-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
.section-kicker,.small-cap,.rail-kicker,.section-tag,.brief-type{
  color:var(--rust);
  font-family:var(--serif);
  letter-spacing:.19em;
}
h1,h2,h3{color:#241a11;text-wrap:balance}
h1::selection,h2::selection,h3::selection{background:#a97d3d;color:#fff}
p{color:#4f4334}
.btn{
  border:1px solid #4d3822;
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.23),0 6px 0 rgba(79,50,22,.12);
  font-family:var(--serif);
  letter-spacing:.1em;
  background:linear-gradient(#f2e5c9,#ddc797);
}
.btn.solid{
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,#2f4b42,#20372f);
  border-color:#15261f;
  color:#f4e4bc;
}
.btn.outline-light{background:rgba(0,0,0,.12);border-color:#d7b973;color:#f5e7c2}
.btn:hover{filter:brightness(1.05)}
.ad-link{
  isolation:isolate;
  overflow:hidden;
  background:#10272d;
  border:1px solid #4a3723;
  box-shadow:0 10px 25px rgba(53,32,13,.13),inset 0 0 0 3px rgba(213,173,103,.18);
}
.ad-link::after{
  content:"";
  position:absolute;
  inset:7px;
  border:1px solid rgba(232,208,158,.28);
  pointer-events:none;
  z-index:1;
}
.ad-label{
  left:11px;
  top:11px;
  background:#6e2f27;
  color:#f4e3bd;
  border:1px solid #311711;
  box-shadow:0 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.18);
  font-family:var(--serif);
}
.home-leaderboard{border-bottom:0}
.lead-grid{position:relative;border-bottom:5px double #49351f}
.lead-grid::after{content:"✦  ❦  ✦";position:absolute;bottom:-19px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--paper);padding:0 12px;color:#7e5c31;font-family:var(--serif)}
.lead-story h1{color:#2c2015;text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.45)}
.lead-deck{color:#514330}
.lead-art{
  background:#162e34;
  border:2px solid #4e3820;
  box-shadow:13px 15px 0 #bda77a,19px 21px 0 rgba(63,40,17,.14);
  padding:7px;
}
.lead-art figcaption{background:#e8d7b3;border-color:#765834;color:#4d3825}
.issue-band{
  position:relative;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%,rgba(212,173,103,.08),transparent 24%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 73%,rgba(212,173,103,.07),transparent 20%),
    linear-gradient(135deg,#112a2e,#1e3939 55%,#10272d);
  border-block:2px solid #8e6b3a;
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 80px rgba(0,0,0,.28);
}
.issue-band::before,.community-callout::before,.ad-process::before{
  content:"✦     ❦     ✦";
  display:block;
  text-align:center;
  color:#d2a85f;
  letter-spacing:.7em;
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
.issue-cover-mini,.issue-cover-large{
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 15% 18%,rgba(91,61,26,.10),transparent 25%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 70%,rgba(91,61,26,.08),transparent 28%),
    #ead7ad;
  border-color:#3f2b19;
  box-shadow:10px 12px 0 #927348,15px 17px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.19);
}
.issue-cover-mini strong,.issue-cover-large>span{letter-spacing:-.045em}
.issue-note{border-color:#8d7a55}
.section-head{
  position:relative;
  border-top:5px double #4c3721;
}
.section-head::before{content:"✦";position:absolute;top:-16px;left:50%;background:var(--paper);padding:0 9px;color:#8a6233}
.brief-grid,.fun-grid,.community-grid{border-color:#5e4529}
.brief{position:relative}
.brief::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:22px;border-top:2px solid #9a7240}
.answers{background:#ddc79c;border-color:#7d392c}
.reader-poll input{accent-color:#7d392c}
.right-rail,.issue-side,.contact-side{border-color:#987f5c}
.rail-section{
  padding:26px 18px;
  border:3px double #4d3721;
  background:rgba(244,231,199,.58);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 5px rgba(184,132,63,.09);
}
.rail-section::before{content:"❦";display:block;text-align:center;color:#8b6232;font-size:1.4rem}
.paper-break{
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(220,199,158,.92),rgba(220,199,158,.92)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,transparent 0 5px,rgba(75,49,22,.04) 6px);
  border-block:3px double #6a4a27;
}
.page-intro{
  position:relative;
  border-bottom:5px double #4a3420;
}
.page-intro::after{content:"✦  ❦  ✦";position:absolute;bottom:-18px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--paper);padding:0 13px;color:#815e32}
.issue-page-grid{align-items:start}
.issue-side{display:block}
.issue-side .ad-link,.issue-side picture,.issue-side img{display:block;width:100%}
.tall-ad img{aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain;background:#10272d}
.archive-section{background:rgba(248,239,216,.68);border-top:2px solid #8b6f4d}
.community-callout,.ad-process{
  position:relative;
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,#10272d,#213d3b 55%,#10262b);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 80px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
  border-block:1px solid #96713c;
}
.distribution-map,.placement-diagram{
  border:2px solid #4d3822;
  box-shadow:9px 10px 0 #bba274;
}
.diagram-ad{background:#c59b59}
.contact-form input,.contact-form select,.contact-form textarea{
  background:rgba(249,239,215,.8);
  border:1px solid #5f4628;
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 12px rgba(94,61,25,.05);
}
.site-footer{
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 30%,rgba(213,173,103,.07),transparent 22%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,#102328,#091a1e);
  border-top:3px double #9f7941;
}
.site-footer::before{content:"✦  ❦  ✦";display:block;text-align:center;color:#c69a52;letter-spacing:.8em;padding-top:20px}
.footer-grid h2,.footer-grid h3{font-family:var(--serif);color:#f3dfb5}
.footer-bottom{border-color:#766039}

@media (max-width:980px){
  .lead-art{box-shadow:8px 9px 0 #bda77a,12px 13px 0 rgba(63,40,17,.13)}
  .issue-side{width:min(100%,680px);margin-inline:auto}
}
@media (max-width:720px){
  body::before{box-shadow:inset 0 0 45px rgba(53,29,10,.10)}
  .shell{width:min(100% - 20px,1180px)}
  .utility-bar{font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.1em}
  .utility-inner{min-height:34px;text-align:center}
  .utility-inner::before{display:none}
  .masthead-shell{padding:9px 0 10px}
  .masthead-link{padding:3px;border-width:1px}
  .masthead-shell::before,.masthead-shell::after{display:none}
  .nav-wrap{position:sticky;top:0}
  .nav-toggle{width:100%;text-align:left;padding:.8rem .2rem;color:#f1dfb5}
  .nav-toggle::after{content:" ☰";float:right;color:#d6a75e}
  .site-nav{left:-10px;right:-10px;background:#172a2a;border-color:#9b7440}
  .site-nav a{color:#f2dfb8;border-color:rgba(203,161,91,.25);font-size:.83rem}
  h1{font-size:clamp(2.45rem,12vw,4rem);line-height:.96;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
  h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,9vw,3rem);line-height:1}
  h3{line-height:1.08}
  .lead-story h1{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,12vw,4.25rem)}
  .lead-deck{font-size:1.12rem}
  .lead-art{box-shadow:6px 7px 0 #bda77a}
  .issue-band::before,.community-callout::before,.ad-process::before{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.3em}
  .issue-cover-mini{max-width:none;width:100%;min-height:0}
  .issue-cover-large{max-width:none;width:100%;min-height:440px;padding:28px 22px}
  .issue-cover-large>span{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,8vw,2rem)}
  .cover-footer{gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .issue-page-grid{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:32px;padding-top:30px}
  .issue-reader{width:100%;gap:28px}
  .issue-side{display:block!important;order:2;width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;border:0}
  .issue-side .ad-link{display:block!important;width:100%;margin:0}
  .issue-side picture,.issue-side source,.issue-side img{display:block!important}
  .issue-side img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-height:none!important;aspect-ratio:auto!important;object-fit:contain!important}
  .tall-ad{min-height:0!important}
  .ad-label{left:8px;top:8px;font-size:.5rem}
  .ad-link::after{inset:5px}
  .ad-leaderboard img,.inline-ad img,.footer-ad img,.rail-ad img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain}
  .right-rail{display:block}
  .rail-ad{margin:26px 0}
  .rail-section{margin:26px 0}
  .paper-break{padding:42px 0}
  .paper-break-grid .btn{width:100%}
  .section-head::before,.page-intro::after,.lead-grid::after{font-size:.75rem}
  .placement-diagram{padding:8px;box-shadow:5px 6px 0 #bba274}
  .diagram-columns{grid-template-columns:1fr 105px}
  .diagram-head{font-size:1.15rem}
  .diagram-ad.side{height:130px}
  .footer-ad{padding-bottom:24px}
  .footer-grid{padding:36px 0}
}
@media (max-width:430px){
  .shell{width:calc(100% - 16px)}
  .section{padding:42px 0}
  .section-tight{padding:24px 0}
  .lead-actions,.issue-buttons{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .lead-actions .btn,.issue-buttons .btn{width:100%}
  .issue-cover-large{min-height:390px}
  .issue-cover-large h2{font-size:1.75rem}
  .page-intro{padding-top:48px}
  .spec-table>div{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .spec-table>div span:last-child{grid-column:auto}
  .diagram-columns{grid-template-columns:1fr 88px;gap:6px}
  .diagram-columns>div,.diagram-columns aside{gap:6px}
  .diagram-content{height:95px}
  .diagram-content.tall{height:130px}
  .diagram-ad.side{height:110px}
}
@media (max-width:720px){.issue-side{order:-1!important;margin-bottom:2px}.issue-reader{order:2}}

/* Real Blue Water photography */
.lead-art img,.distribution-map img{display:block;width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}
.lead-art img{min-height:300px}
.photo-credit{float:right;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.52rem;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:none;color:var(--muted);font-weight:700}
.distribution-map img{aspect-ratio:16/10;min-height:340px}
.distribution-map .map-caption small{display:block;margin-top:.35rem;font-size:.58rem;line-height:1.35;color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:700px){.photo-credit{float:none;display:block;margin-top:.25rem}.lead-art img{min-height:220px}.distribution-map img{min-height:240px;aspect-ratio:4/3}}


/* ==========================================================
   V8 LAYOUT POLISH
   Smaller masthead, cleaner utility bar, reliable ad slots,
   and stronger phone behavior.
   ========================================================== */
.utility-inner{
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
  gap:18px;
}
.utility-inner span:nth-child(2){text-align:right}
.masthead-shell{padding:12px 0 10px}
.masthead-link{
  width:min(860px,100%);
  margin-inline:auto;
  padding:4px;
  box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(57,37,16,.15),inset 0 0 0 1px #ead9b4;
}
.masthead-link img{width:100%;height:auto}

/* Ad slots always retain a visible destination even if an image is temporarily missing. */
.ad-link{position:relative;display:block;background:#ead9b8}
.ad-link img,.ad-link picture{position:relative;z-index:1}
.ad-fallback{
  position:absolute;
  inset:0;
  z-index:0;
  display:grid;
  place-content:center;
  gap:.35rem;
  padding:20px;
  text-align:center;
  color:#241b12;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(239,224,191,.94),rgba(220,199,158,.94)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(91,61,26,.04) 0 1px,transparent 1px 5px);
  border:1px solid #5b4025;
  font-family:var(--serif);
}
.ad-fallback strong{font-size:clamp(1.1rem,3vw,2rem);letter-spacing:.06em}
.ad-fallback small{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6d4d2d}

/* Keep the replacement bridge dramatic without forcing the page overly tall. */
.lead-art img{aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 48%}
.distribution-map img{object-position:center 52%}

@media (max-width:980px){
  .utility-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .utility-inner span:nth-child(2){display:block;text-align:right}
  .masthead-link{width:min(760px,100%)}
}
@media (max-width:720px){
  .utility-inner{display:flex;justify-content:center;min-height:32px}
  .utility-inner span:nth-child(2){display:none}
  .masthead-shell{padding:7px 0}
  .masthead-link{width:100%;padding:2px;box-shadow:0 5px 12px rgba(57,37,16,.13)}
  .home-leaderboard{padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px}
  .ad-leaderboard img,.inline-ad img,.footer-ad img,.rail-ad img,.tall-ad img{width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain;aspect-ratio:auto}
  .lead-art img{aspect-ratio:4/3;object-position:center 48%}
  .distribution-map img{min-height:260px;max-height:360px}
  .issue-side{order:2}
  .issue-side .ad-link{max-width:100%}
}
@media (max-width:430px){
  .utility-bar{font-size:.54rem}
  .masthead-link{border-width:1px}
  .lead-art figcaption{font-size:.54rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
  .ad-fallback{padding:12px}
  .ad-fallback strong{font-size:1.05rem}
}

/* v9: leaderboard crop guard. Keep the entire creative inside the slot on every viewport. */
.home-leaderboard{overflow:visible}
.ad-leaderboard{display:block;width:100%;max-width:100%;overflow:hidden}
.ad-leaderboard picture,.ad-leaderboard img{
  display:block;
  width:100%;
  max-width:100%;
  height:auto!important;
  aspect-ratio:auto!important;
  object-fit:contain!important;
  object-position:center center!important;
  margin:0!important;
  transform:none!important;
}
@media (max-width:720px){
  .home-leaderboard{width:calc(100% - 20px);padding-block:12px}
  .ad-leaderboard{width:100%}
}


/* v10: expanded homepage advertising rail */
.rail-heading{
  margin-bottom:18px;
  padding:0 0 14px;
  border-bottom:3px double #4d3721;
}
.rail-heading h3{margin:.35rem 0 0;font-size:1.55rem}
.right-rail .rail-ad{display:block;width:100%}
.diagram-sidebar-stack{display:grid!important;gap:8px!important}
.diagram-sidebar-stack .diagram-ad.side{height:74px}
@media (min-width:560px) and (max-width:720px){
  .right-rail{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
  .right-rail .rail-heading,.right-rail .rail-section{grid-column:1/-1}
  .right-rail .rail-ad{margin:0}
}
@media (max-width:559px){
  .right-rail{display:block}
  .right-rail .rail-ad{margin:22px 0}
}

/* D1-managed advertisement content */
.ad-db-caption{
  position:relative;
  z-index:2;
  display:block;
  padding:.5rem .7rem;
  border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  background:var(--paper-light);
  color:var(--muted);
  font-family:var(--serif);
  font-size:.78rem;
  line-height:1.35;
}
.ad-link[data-ad-loaded="fallback"] img{visibility:visible}



/* D1 is the advertisement source of truth.
   Static placeholder markup stays hidden until a matching D1 row loads a valid creative. */
.ad-link[data-ad-slot]{display:none!important}
.ad-link[data-ad-slot][data-ad-loaded="true"]{display:block!important}


/* D1 published events */
.home-events-list{display:grid;gap:.75rem;margin:1rem 0}.home-event-item{padding:.7rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}.home-event-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}.home-event-item strong{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.05rem}.event-meta{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.2rem}.community-events{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}.community-events-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ink)}.community-event-card{padding:24px 28px 24px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}.community-event-card:nth-child(even){padding-left:28px;border-left:1px solid var(--rule)}.community-event-card h3{margin:.4rem 0 .55rem}.community-event-card p{font-family:var(--serif);margin-bottom:.65rem}.community-event-card a{font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.08em;border-bottom:1px solid}.events-empty-public{padding:24px 0;color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--serif)}@media(max-width:720px){.community-events-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}.community-event-card,.community-event-card:nth-child(even){padding:20px 0;border-left:0}}