/* Essays site theme — matched to the home page (The Almanac) */
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/* aged-paper grain + faint vignette (from the home page) */
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/* ---------- header / masthead ---------- */
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/* ---------- essay ---------- */
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.essay .date{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 26px;}

/* ---------- essay body ---------- */
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.essay-body a:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--oxblood);}
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.essay-body .book-caption{text-align:center;margin:.4rem 0 1.9rem;}
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.essay-body a.book-title-link:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--oxblood);}

/* ---------- back link ---------- */
.back-link{position:relative;z-index:1;margin:0;}
.back-link a{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--oxblood);text-decoration:none;}
.back-link a:hover{border-bottom:1px solid var(--oxblood);}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
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.foot-credo{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2rem);color:var(--ink);
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.footer-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:1rem 2.4rem;
  max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:1.3rem 22px 1.1rem;}
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/* ---------- index ---------- */
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.index-intro h1{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5vw,3.4rem);margin:18px 0 6px;line-height:1;}
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.index-intro p{color:var(--ink-soft);}
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/* --- Essays masthead (emulates the Essays by Series header) --- */
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.cat-nav a:hover{color:var(--oxblood);border-bottom-color:var(--oxblood);}

/* --- essays page intro --- */
.essays-intro{max-width:700px;margin:1.8rem auto .6rem;text-align:left;}
.essays-intro p{margin:0 0 1.1rem;color:var(--ink);}
.essays-intro em{font-style:italic;}
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.pillar-list li{margin:0 0 .55rem;padding-left:1rem;color:var(--ink);}
.pillar-list li:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
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.jobsite-head{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);font-size:1.5rem;margin:2rem 0 .6rem;}
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.jck-sign .by{font-style:italic;letter-spacing:normal;color:var(--ink);}

/* ---------- essay list / cards ---------- */
.essay-list{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:calc(var(--readw) + 44px);margin:24px auto 0;padding:0 22px 50px;}
.essay-card{display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-decoration:none;}
.essay-card img{width:120px;height:80px;object-fit:cover;flex:0 0 auto;background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--line);}
.essay-card .meta h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);font-size:1.5rem;margin:0;line-height:1.1;}
.essay-card:hover .meta h2{color:var(--oxblood);}

/* ---------- category head ---------- */
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.cat-head .eyebrow2{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--brass);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:6px 0 0;}
.cat-head h1{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3rem);margin:8px 0 4px;}
.cat-head .back{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--oxblood);text-decoration:none;}

@media (max-width:620px){
  .site-header{flex-direction:column;gap:.6rem;text-align:center;}
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  .essay-card .meta h2{font-size:1.3rem;}
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/* --- Essays dropdown (header nav) --- */
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  min-width:200px;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(60,40,18,.16);
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  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);white-space:nowrap;}
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.essays-intro a{color:var(--oxblood);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px;text-decoration-thickness:.06em;}
.essays-intro a:hover{color:var(--brass);}

/* --- essay tags (per-essay, before Related Reading) --- */
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.essay-tags .tag{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--ink-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:.26rem .82rem;background:var(--paper-2);white-space:nowrap;}

/* --- ornamental divider between Related Reading and Book Behind --- */
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.rr-book-divider::before,.rr-book-divider::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line);}
.rr-book-divider .orn{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1;color:var(--oxblood);}

/* --- ornamental divider under footer credo --- */
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/* --- red (oxblood) footer --- */
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.site-footer .footer-links a:hover{color:rgba(244,236,216,.68);}
.site-footer .copyright{color:rgba(244,236,216,.72);}
.site-footer .credo-divider::before,.site-footer .credo-divider::after{background:rgba(244,236,216,.34);}
.site-footer .credo-divider .orn{color:var(--paper);}