/* WolfX Answers. Editorial, cinematic, calm. A real scene from the reader's world opens the page;
   the answer follows in large readable type; then the money as one sum, five one-line steps,
   the letter, and Mr. Wolf. One path down the page, nothing beside it. */
:root {
  color-scheme: light;
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --band: #F4F2EE;
  --ink: #151413;
  --ink-2: #6A6762;
  --ink-3: #A8A39B;
  --line: #E6E3DE;
  --gap: #FFE7A3;
  --dot: #FE135C;
  --serif: "Instrument Serif", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Instrument Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } * { transition: none !important; } }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font: 400 17px/1.6 var(--sans); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
p, h1, h2, h3, ol, ul, dl, dd, blockquote, figure { margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { text-wrap: balance; }
a { color: inherit; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid currentColor; outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 6px; }
.sr { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
.skip { position: absolute; left: 12px; top: -80px; z-index: 50; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 999px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; }
.skip:focus { top: 12px; }
.wrap { max-width: 1240px; margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: 24px; }
.col { max-width: 840px; margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: 24px; }
.col-wide { max-width: 1000px; margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: 24px; }
svg.i { width: 18px; height: 18px; flex: none; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 2; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.dot { color: var(--dot); }
.label { font: 600 12.5px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); margin-bottom: 18px; }
h2.big { font: 400 clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 60px)/1.04 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -0.01em; max-width: 18ch; }
.lead { margin-top: 16px; font-size: 18.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 36em; }
/* a source: a small number after the words, linking to the official page */
.fn { font: 600 11px/1 var(--sans); color: var(--ink-2); text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super; margin-left: 2px; padding: 1px; }
.fn:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; }
.light .fn { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
.preview { background: #000; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72); font-size: 12.5px; text-align: center; padding: 7px 16px; }
.preview b { color: #fff; }

/* ---------- hero: the scene and the question ---------- */
.hero { position: relative; min-height: clamp(560px, 80vh, 780px); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; color: #fff; background: #0B0A09; overflow: hidden; }
.hero > img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 58% 50%; }
.hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background:
  linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 22%),
  linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 36%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 62%),
  linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 58%); }
.site { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.site .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; height: 76px; }
.lockup { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; flex: none; }
.lockup img { height: 24px; width: auto; }
.lockup .word { font: 650 19px/1 var(--sans); font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: -0.035em; }
.lockup .prod { font: 400 22px/1 var(--serif); padding-left: 10px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35); }
.site .search { margin-left: auto; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; height: 40px; width: min(320px, 30vw); padding: 0 16px; border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.22); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8); font-size: 14.5px; text-decoration: none; }
.site .signin { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; text-decoration: none; padding: 8px 2px; }
.site .use { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; height: 40px; padding: 0 18px; border-radius: 999px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); font: 600 14.5px/1 var(--sans); text-decoration: none; flex: none; }
.site .use:hover { background: #EDEBE7; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .site .search { display: none; } .site .signin { margin-left: auto; } .lockup .prod { font-size: 20px; } }
@media (max-width: 440px) { .site .signin { display: none; } .site .use { margin-left: auto; height: 38px; padding: 0 15px; } }
.hero .copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; padding-block: 0 clamp(40px, 6vw, 84px); }
.hero .kicker { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center; font: 600 13px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.hero .kicker a { text-decoration: none; }
.hero h1 { font: 400 clamp(46px, 6.8vw, 100px)/0.97 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -0.015em; max-width: 12ch; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .hero { min-height: 600px; } .hero > img { object-position: 66% 50%; } }

/* ---------- the answer ---------- */
.answer { padding-block: clamp(56px, 7vw, 100px) clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px); }
.answer-text { font: 400 clamp(27px, 3vw, 41px)/1.27 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -0.005em; text-wrap: pretty; }
.answer-text .yes { font-style: italic; }
.answer-text .fn { font-size: 12px; }
.byline { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 28px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.avatar { width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; display: grid; place-items: center; font: 400 22px/1 var(--serif); flex: none; }
.byline p { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-2); }
.byline b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.legal { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-2); }

/* ---------- the money, as one sum ---------- */
.sum { background: var(--band); padding-block: clamp(64px, 8vw, 116px); }
.eq { display: grid; grid-template-columns: var(--cols, minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1.2fr)); align-items: start; gap: 20px; margin-top: 56px; }
.term .num { font: 400 clamp(38px, 4.3vw, 62px)/1 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; white-space: nowrap; }
.term .cap { display: block; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 17em; }
.op { font: 400 clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px)/1 var(--serif); color: var(--ink-3); padding-top: 6px; }
.term.total { background: #fff; border-radius: 22px; padding: 22px 24px 24px; margin-top: -24px; box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -40px rgba(0,0,0,0.25); }
.term.total .cap { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.sum .after { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center; margin-top: 44px; font-size: 17px; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .eq { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0; margin-top: 36px; }
  .term { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 4px 16px; align-items: baseline; padding-block: 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .term .num { font-size: 36px; grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .term .cap { margin-top: 2px; grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .op { display: none; }
  .term.total { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 0; padding: 20px; }
  .term.total .num { font-size: 44px; }
}

/* ---------- the road ahead ---------- */
.road { padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 128px); }
.slist { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 48px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sitem { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr) 150px; column-gap: 28px; padding-block: 30px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sitem .n { font: italic 400 46px/0.9 var(--serif); color: var(--ink-3); }
.sitem h3 { font: 600 21px/1.3 var(--sans); letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.sitem .body { display: grid; gap: 8px; margin-top: 8px; }
.sitem .body p { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 36em; }
.sitem .meta { text-align: right; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 2px; }
.sitem .meta b { display: block; font-weight: 600; }
.sitem .meta span { color: var(--ink-2); }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .sitem { grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: 14px; padding-block: 24px; }
  .sitem .n { font-size: 36px; }
  .sitem .meta { grid-column: 2; text-align: left; margin-top: 10px; display: flex; gap: 6px; }
  .sitem .meta b { display: inline; }
  .sitem .meta b::after { content: " ·"; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink-2); }
}

/* ---------- the letter ---------- */
.letter { background: var(--band); padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 128px); }
.mail { margin-top: 44px; background: #fff; border-radius: 22px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05), 0 40px 80px -48px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); }
.mail-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; padding: 10px 12px 10px 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.mail-top .t { font: 600 13.5px/1 var(--sans); color: var(--ink-2); }
.copybtn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; height: 42px; padding: 0 18px; border: 0; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; font: 600 14.5px/1 var(--sans); cursor: pointer; transition: transform .15s ease, background-color .2s; }
.copybtn:active { transform: scale(0.97); }
.copybtn .done { display: none; }
.copybtn[data-state="done"] { background: #127A3E; }
.copybtn[data-state="done"] .idle { display: none; }
.copybtn[data-state="done"] .done { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.copybtn .idle { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.mail-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 74px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 10px; padding: 13px 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; }
.mail-row .k { color: var(--ink-2); }
.mail-row .v { font-weight: 600; }
.mail-body { padding: 28px 24px 30px; font: 400 17px/1.75 var(--sans); white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.gap { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: var(--gap); border: 0; border-radius: 5px; padding: 0 3px; margin: 0; cursor: help; line-height: inherit; box-decoration-break: clone; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone; }
.gap:hover, .gap:focus-visible, .gap[aria-pressed="true"] { background: #FFD666; outline: none; }
.help { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 14px 24px; background: #FBFAF7; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-2); min-height: 52px; }
.help b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.copy-msg { margin-top: 14px; min-height: 1.4em; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-2); }
.letter .notes { margin-top: 4px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-2); }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .mail-body { padding: 22px 18px 24px; font-size: 16.5px; } .mail-row { padding: 12px 18px; grid-template-columns: 62px minmax(0, 1fr); } .mail-top { padding-left: 18px; } .help { padding-inline: 18px; } }

/* ---------- when not to bother ---------- */
.nwi { padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 128px); }
.nope { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 44px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 48px; }
.nope li { padding-block: 22px 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); }
.nope li b { display: block; font: 600 19px/1.3 var(--sans); color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin-bottom: 6px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .nope { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } }

/* ---------- Mr. Wolf's note ---------- */
.wolf-band { padding-block: 0 clamp(72px, 9vw, 128px); }
.wolf { position: relative; min-height: clamp(440px, 56vh, 580px); display: flex; align-items: center; color: #fff; background: #04060A; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 28px; }
.wolf > img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 72% 50%; }
.wolf::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3,5,9,0.92) 0%, rgba(3,5,9,0.7) 38%, rgba(3,5,9,0) 68%); }
.wolf .copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; padding: 56px clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px); }
.wolf .label { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65); }
.wolf blockquote { font: italic 400 clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 40px)/1.2 var(--serif); max-width: 21ch; }
.wolf .sig { margin-top: 30px; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); }
.wolf .sig b { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .wolf { min-height: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .wolf > img { position: relative; height: 300px; object-position: 70% 50%; }
  .wolf::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(3,5,9,0) 0, rgba(3,5,9,0) 200px, #04060A 300px); }
  .wolf .copy { padding: 4px 24px 40px; }
  .wolf { border-radius: 24px; }
}

/* ---------- the one product mention ---------- */
.close { position: relative; min-height: clamp(520px, 70vh, 720px); display: flex; align-items: flex-end; color: #fff; background: #0E1116; overflow: hidden; }
.close > img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 36%; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .close { min-height: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; background: #120A0C; }
  .close > img { position: relative; height: 380px; object-position: 100% 40%; }
  .close::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18,10,12,0) 0, rgba(18,10,12,0) 270px, #120A0C 380px); }
  .close .copy { padding-block: 0 48px; margin-top: -24px; }
}
.close::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 65%), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 55%); }
.close .copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; padding-block: 0 clamp(44px, 6vw, 84px); }
.close h2 { font: 400 clamp(38px, 4.8vw, 66px)/1.02 var(--serif); max-width: 14ch; }
.close p { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); max-width: 32em; }
.door-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 26px; align-items: center; margin-top: 30px; }
.btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px; min-height: 52px; padding: 0 28px; border-radius: 999px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; font: 600 16px/1 var(--sans); border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
.btn:hover { background: #EDEBE7; }
.textlink { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; min-height: 44px; font: 600 16px/1 var(--sans); text-decoration: none; }
.textlink:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }

/* ---------- foot ---------- */
.foot { padding-block: 80px 0; }
.foot-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 72px; }
.foot h2 { font: 400 32px/1.1 var(--serif); }
.sources { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 18px; }
.sources li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 26px minmax(0, 1fr); padding-block: 11px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); scroll-margin-top: 24px; }
.sources .n { font: 600 12px/22px var(--sans); color: var(--ink-2); }
.sources a { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.45; text-decoration: none; }
.sources a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.sources .pub { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-2); margin-top: 1px; }
.side { display: grid; gap: 40px; align-content: start; }
.about { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 52px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 16px; margin-top: 18px; }
.about .avatar { width: 52px; height: 52px; font-size: 26px; }
.about p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); }
.about p b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
form { display: grid; gap: 12px; margin-top: 16px; }
.field { display: grid; gap: 6px; }
.field label { font: 600 13.5px/1.3 var(--sans); }
.field .opt { font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink-2); }
input[type="text"], input[type="email"], textarea { width: 100%; font: 400 16px/1.45 var(--sans); color: var(--ink); background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 14px; }
textarea { min-height: 100px; resize: vertical; }
input::placeholder, textarea::placeholder { color: #9A968F; }
.foot input:focus, .foot textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(21,20,19,0.08); }
.tick { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.45; }
.tick input { width: 19px; height: 19px; margin: 1px 0 0; accent-color: #151413; flex: none; }
.form-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 16px; align-items: center; }
.btn.dark { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; min-height: 46px; padding: 0 22px; font-size: 15px; }
.btn.dark:hover { background: #2C2A28; }
.btn.line { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line); min-height: 46px; padding: 0 22px; font-size: 15px; }
.fine { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-2); }
.fine a { color: inherit; }
.muted { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-2); margin-top: 12px; }
.preview-note { font-size: 13.5px; background: var(--gap); border-radius: 10px; padding: 9px 12px; }
.sitefoot { margin-top: 80px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-block: 28px 44px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 32px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.sitefoot .lockup { color: var(--ink); }
.sitefoot .lockup .prod { border-left-color: var(--line); }
.sitefoot nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 20px; font-size: 13.5px; }
.sitefoot nav a { color: var(--ink-2); text-decoration: none; }
.sitefoot nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.sitefoot .legalese { width: 100%; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-2); }
.sitefoot .signoff { font: italic 400 20px/1 var(--serif); color: var(--ink); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 56px; } }

/* ===================== added 9 October 2026 for the full site ===================== */
/* key figures: two to four numbers under the answer */
.keys { padding-block: 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px); }
.keys .label { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.keys h2 { font: 400 clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 34px)/1.15 var(--serif); margin-bottom: 30px; }
.kgrid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--n, 4), minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 32px; }
.kf { padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.kf .v { display: block; font: 400 clamp(34px, 3.6vw, 50px)/1 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.kf .l { display: block; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 22em; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .kgrid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 28px 24px; } }
@media (max-width: 460px) { .kgrid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } }
/* the sum as a ledger, when it has more than three lines */
.ledger { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 48px; max-width: 760px; background: #fff; border-radius: 22px; box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -40px rgba(0,0,0,0.25); }
.ledger li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 18px; align-items: baseline; padding: 16px 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.ledger .cap { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-2); }
.ledger .num { font: 400 28px/1.1 var(--serif); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; white-space: nowrap; }
.ledger li.total { border-bottom: 0; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border-radius: 0 0 22px 22px; padding-block: 20px; }
.ledger li.total .cap { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }
.ledger li.total .num { font-size: 36px; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .ledger li { padding: 14px 18px; } .ledger .num { font-size: 24px; } .ledger li.total .num { font-size: 30px; } }
/* pages with nothing to send */
.letter.none { padding-block: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px); }
.letter.none .lead { color: var(--ink); }
/* the Wolf's note as type only, on most pages */
.wolf.plain { background: #0E1013; min-height: clamp(320px, 40vh, 440px); }
.wolf.plain::after { background: none; }
.wolf.plain .mark { position: absolute; right: clamp(-40px, 2vw, 48px); bottom: -30px; width: clamp(220px, 30vw, 380px); height: auto; opacity: 0.07; pointer-events: none; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .wolf.plain .copy { padding: 44px 24px; } .wolf.plain .mark { width: 220px; right: -30px; } }
/* what comes next: photo tiles, each the answer's own cover photo with its question over it, as in the hero.
   The heading keeps the text column; the tiles break out to the width of Mr. Wolf's card above them. */
.next { padding-block: 0 clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px); }
.next .head { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px 32px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.next .all { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; height: 44px; padding: 0 20px; border-radius: 999px; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line); font: 600 14.5px/1 var(--sans); color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.next .all.after { display: none; }
.nfeat, .nrow, .ngrid { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.nfeat { margin-top: 36px; }
.nrow { margin-top: 20px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--n, 3), minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.ngrid { margin-top: 36px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.nt a { position: relative; isolation: isolate; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; height: 100%; min-height: 480px; border-radius: 22px; overflow: hidden; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; background: #0B0A09; transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; }
.nt a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: 3px; }
.nt a:focus-visible h3 { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 6px; }
.nt .p { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1); }
.nt a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.86) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 32%, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 60%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); }
/* the words carry their own shade, so they stay readable over any photograph at any tile width */
.nt .ov { position: relative; z-index: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding: 24px 24px 22px; }
.nt .ov::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -80px 0 0 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.72) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) calc(100% - 80px), rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); }
.nt .k { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font: 600 11.5px/1.25 var(--sans); letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.55); }
.nt .k i { flex: none; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--dot); }
.nt h3 { font: 400 28px/1.07 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -0.005em; text-wrap: balance; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.nt .v { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); }
.nt .v b { font-weight: 600; color: #fff; }
.nrow .nt .v { display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 4; overflow: hidden; }
.nt .m { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px 16px; margin-top: 4px; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22); font: 600 12.5px/1.3 var(--sans); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8); }
.nt .go { color: #fff; white-space: nowrap; order: 2; }
/* the next step: wide, its words on the photo's calm left side, as in the page's own hero */
.nt.feat a { min-height: clamp(400px, 38vw, 480px); justify-content: center; border-radius: 28px; }
.nt.feat a::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.86) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.64) 32%, rgba(0,0,0,0.24) 56%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 78%); }
.nt.feat .ov { max-width: 620px; gap: 16px; padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 56px); }
.nt.feat .ov::before { display: none; }
.nt.feat h3 { font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px); line-height: 1.0; }
.nt.feat .v { font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.5; max-width: 30em; text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); }
.nt.feat .m { justify-content: flex-start; gap: 14px 22px; margin-top: 8px; padding-top: 0; border-top: 0; }
.nt.feat .go { order: 0; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; height: 46px; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); font-size: 15px; }
/* a tile still waiting for its photograph: the topic colour and the whole wolf mark, lightly shaded */
.nt .p.none { display: block; background: radial-gradient(110% 80% at 88% 8%, rgba(255,255,255,0.10), rgba(255,255,255,0) 58%), var(--tc, #1B1A19); }
.nt .p.none .mark { position: absolute; right: 22px; top: 22px; width: 34%; height: auto; opacity: 0.12; }
.nt.np a::after { background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%); }
.nt.np .ov::before { display: none; }
/* topic tiles at the foot of a topic page */
.nt.tt a { min-height: 320px; }
.nt.tt h3 { font-size: 30px; }
@media (hover: hover) {
  .next .all:hover { background: var(--band); }
  .nt a:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(21, 20, 19, 0.22); }
  .nt a:hover .p { transform: scale(1.05); }
  .nt.feat a:hover .go { background: #EDEBE7; }
  .nt a:hover h3 { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 6px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nrow, .ngrid { display: flex; gap: 12px; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; scroll-padding-inline: 24px; margin-inline: -24px; padding: 8px 24px 16px; }
  .nrow { margin-top: 12px; }
  .ngrid { margin-top: 28px; }
  .nrow > li, .ngrid > li { flex: 0 0 min(78%, 340px); scroll-snap-align: start; }
  .nrow.one > li { flex-basis: 100%; }
  .nrow .nt a { min-height: 420px; }
  .nt.feat a { min-height: 480px; justify-content: flex-end; border-radius: 22px; }
  .nt.feat .p { object-position: 65% 35%; }
  .nt.feat a::after { background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.88) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 36%, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 64%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); }
  .nt.feat .ov::before { display: block; }
  .nt.feat .ov { padding: 28px 24px 26px; gap: 12px; }
  .nt.feat h3 { font-size: 38px; }
  .nt.feat .v { font-size: 16px; }
}
/* the swipe row hides its scrollbar only for touch; with a mouse it keeps a thin one, the only way to move it */
@media (max-width: 900px) and (pointer: coarse) { .nrow, .ngrid { scrollbar-width: none; } .nrow::-webkit-scrollbar, .ngrid::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; } }
@media (max-width: 900px) and (pointer: fine) { .nrow, .ngrid { scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: var(--ink-3) transparent; } }
/* on phones, "All answers" comes after the tiles, not between the heading and the next step */
@media (max-width: 700px) { .next .head .all { display: none; } .next .all.after { display: inline-flex; margin-top: 20px; } }
/* closing band without a photograph */
.close.plain { background: #14110F; min-height: clamp(380px, 50vh, 520px); }
.close.plain::after { background: none; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .close.plain .copy { padding-block: 56px 48px; margin-top: 0; } }

/* ---------- the Answers home and the topic pages ---------- */
.hero.index { min-height: clamp(520px, 72vh, 700px); }
.hero.index h1 { max-width: 14ch; }
.hero.index .sub { margin-top: 18px; font-size: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 20px); line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); max-width: 34em; }
.hero.topic h1 { max-width: 16ch; }
.finder { padding-block: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px) 8px; }
.finder label { display: block; font: 600 12.5px/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.finder input { width: 100%; font: 400 clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px)/1.3 var(--serif); padding: 16px 22px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 18px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
.finder input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(21,20,19,0.08); }
.finder .count { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-2); min-height: 1.4em; }
.results { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 8px; }
.tblock { padding-block: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px) 0; }
.tblock + .tblock { border-top: 0; }
.tblock .head { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 8px 24px; }
.tblock h2 { font: 400 clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 48px)/1.05 var(--serif); }
.tblock h2 a { text-decoration: none; }
.tblock h2 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 6px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
.tblock .line { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 16.5px; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 40em; }
.tblock .all { font: 600 14.5px/1 var(--sans); text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.tblock .all:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.qlist { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.qlist li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.qlist a { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 6px 24px; align-items: baseline; padding: 16px 0; text-decoration: none; }
.qlist .t { font-size: 17.5px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4; }
.qlist .v { font: italic 400 19px/1.3 var(--serif); color: var(--ink-2); white-space: nowrap; }
.qlist a:hover .t { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .qlist a { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } .qlist .v { white-space: normal; } }
.home-wolf { padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px) 0; }

/* typographic hero: pages and topics that have no photograph yet. A deep colour per topic, never a borrowed picture. */
.hero.type { min-height: clamp(460px, 62vh, 620px); background: radial-gradient(110% 80% at 88% 8%, rgba(255,255,255,0.09), rgba(255,255,255,0) 58%), var(--tc, #1B1A19); }
.hero.type::after { background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.28) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 45%); }
.hero.type .mark { position: absolute; right: clamp(-60px, 3vw, 64px); top: 50%; transform: translateY(-46%); width: clamp(240px, 34vw, 460px); height: auto; opacity: 0.06; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; }
.t-first-moves { --tc: #1E2A38; }
.t-interest-and-fees { --tc: #2C2B1E; }
.t-letters { --tc: #3A2020; }
.t-disputes { --tc: #2B2334; }
.t-court-and-enforcement { --tc: #1D2C2A; }
.t-checking-a-company { --tc: #22303B; }
.t-client-goes-under { --tc: #30261F; }
.t-terms-and-deposits { --tc: #1F2E25; }
.t-trades-and-construction { --tc: #35291B; }
.t-the-books { --tc: #252937; }

.sources a, .mail-body, .answer-text, .sitem .body p, .nope li { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
/* the faint wolf mark: not a cover photo, so undo the photo rules */
.hero.type > img.mark, .wolf.plain > img.mark { left: auto; inset: auto; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.hero.type > img.mark { right: clamp(-60px, 3vw, 64px); top: 50%; }
.wolf.plain > img.mark { right: clamp(-40px, 2vw, 48px); bottom: -30px; position: absolute; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .wolf.plain > img.mark { position: absolute; height: auto; } .hero.type > img.mark { width: 260px; right: -70px; } }