:root {
  color-scheme: light;
  --white: #fff; --surface: #fafbfe; --mist: #eff3fe; --blue: #dbe5fe;
  --ink: #202124; --muted: #626670; --border: #e8e8eb; --focus: #4f659c;
  --gutter: clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px);
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-synthesis: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-padding-top: 32px; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--white); color: var(--ink); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.75; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--focus); outline-offset: 6px; border-radius: 8px; }
::selection { background: var(--blue); color: var(--ink); }
.wrap { width: min(100% - var(--gutter) * 2, 1120px); margin-inline: auto; }
.skip-link { position: absolute; z-index: 10; inset: 8px auto auto 8px; padding: 12px 20px; background: var(--white); transform: translateY(-160%); }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }
.header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 24px; min-height: 112px; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 550; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.35px; min-height: 48px; }
.brand img { border-radius: 12px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.brand-sub { display: block; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; }
nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; font-size: 14px; }
.nav-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; color: var(--muted); }
.nav-link:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 24px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 54px; padding: 13px 24px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 15px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; transition: background .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease; }
.button:hover { background: #373940; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px #20212412; }
.button:active { background: #111; }
.button span { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; }
.button-small { min-height: 44px; padding: 10px 16px; gap: 16px; font-size: 13px; border-radius: 12px; }
.button-secondary { color: var(--ink); background: var(--white); border-color: var(--border); }
.button-secondary:hover { background: var(--surface); }
.hero { position: relative; isolation: isolate; text-align: center; padding: 93px 0 106px; }
.hero-light { position: absolute; z-index: -1; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 480px 330px at 72% 46%, #dbe5fe61, transparent 100%), radial-gradient(ellipse 360px 300px at 30% 62%, #eff3fe80, transparent 100%); pointer-events: none; }
.eyebrow { margin: 0 0 25px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .045em; }
.hero .eyebrow { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 9px; }
.signal { width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: #b8c8ed; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--mist); }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: 450; }
h1 { margin-bottom: 27px; font-size: clamp(48px, 6.4vw, 84px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -.06em; }
h1 span { color: #565c69; }
.hero-copy { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto 32px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.7; letter-spacing: -.3px; }
.hero-note { margin: 16px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
h2 { margin: 0 0 34px; font-size: clamp(30px, 3.1vw, 43px); letter-spacing: -.045em; line-height: 1.24; text-wrap: balance; }
h2 span { color: var(--muted); }
.reading { width: min(100% - var(--gutter) * 2, 728px); margin-inline: auto; }
.story { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.chapter { padding-block: 88px 20px; scroll-margin-top: 36px; }
.chapter + .chapter { padding-top: 96px; }
.chapter .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.story-copy { color: #4d515a; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; }
.story-copy p { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.story-copy p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.story-copy .emphasis { color: var(--ink); font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.55; letter-spacing: -.4px; margin-block: 38px; }
.chapter-wash { margin-top: 72px; padding-block: 88px !important; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white), #f7f9fe 22%, #f7f9fe 78%, var(--white)); }
.example-text { border-left: 2px solid #cdd7eb; padding-left: 28px; margin-block: 34px; color: var(--ink); }
.example-text p { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.7; }
.reading, .story-copy, .contact-content { min-width: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; }
.contact-section { text-align: center; padding: 112px 0 90px; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 430px 260px at 50% 43%, #dbe5fe55, transparent 100%); }
.contact-logo { margin: 0 auto 30px; border-radius: 16px; }
.contact-section h2 { font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 54px); letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.contact-content > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: var(--muted); max-width: 620px; margin: 24px auto 30px; }
.contact-content > .contact-note { font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0; }
.contact-content > .terms { font-size: 13px; max-width: 530px; margin-top: 42px; margin-bottom: 0; }
.footer { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; min-height: 100px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
.footer a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }
.footer .footer-brand { color: var(--ink); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  nav { gap: 18px; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; }
  .header { min-height: 92px; gap: 12px; }
  .brand { gap: 9px; font-size: 14px; }
  .brand img { width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 10px; }
  .brand-sub { font-size: 11px; }
  nav .nav-link { display: none; }
  nav .button { font-size: 12px; padding: 10px 12px; gap: 9px; }
  .hero { padding-block: 60px 72px; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(42px, 9.9vw, 60px); letter-spacing: -.055em; text-wrap: balance; }
  .hero .eyebrow { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .01em; }
  .hero-copy { font-size: 17px; }
  .desktop-break { display: none; }
  .button { gap: 14px; }
  .chapter { padding-block: 64px 0; }
  .chapter + .chapter { padding-top: 72px; }
  .chapter-wash { padding-block: 64px !important; margin-top: 52px; }
  .story-copy { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; }
  .story-copy p { margin-bottom: 23px; }
  .story-copy .emphasis { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.55; }
  h2 { margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .example-text { padding-left: 20px; }
  .example-text p { font-size: 18px; }
  .contact-section { padding-block: 72px; }
  .footer { padding-block: 22px; gap: 0 24px; }
  .footer > span { flex-basis: 100%; order: 1; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { transition: none !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
}

/* Bilingual navigation, using the established visual language. */
.header-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; min-width: 0; }
.language-switch { display: flex; gap: 8px; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 14px; }
.language-switch a { display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; min-width: 44px; min-height: 44px; border-radius: 9px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--muted); transition: background .18s ease, color .18s ease; }
.language-switch a:hover { background: var(--mist); color: var(--ink); }
.language-switch a:active { background: var(--blue); }
.language-switch a[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.language-switch a:focus-visible { outline-offset: 2px; }
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .header-actions { gap: 16px; } .primary-nav { gap: 16px; } }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .primary-nav { display: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .language-switch a { transition: none; } }

/* v1.2.5: header remains in normal document flow. */
:root { --header-height: 88px; }
html { scroll-padding-top: 24px; }
.site-header {
  position: static;
  top: auto;
  z-index: 20;
  background: transparent;
  border-bottom: 0;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  backdrop-filter: none;
}
.site-header .header { min-height: var(--header-height); }
.skip-link { z-index: 30; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root { --header-height: 76px; }
}
@media print {
  .site-header {
    position: static;
    background: #fff;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
    backdrop-filter: none;
  }
}

/* Fade the halo to transparent before it meets the hero boundaries. */
.hero-light {
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 18%, #000 82%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 18%, #000 82%, transparent);
}

/* Contextual invitations as quiet secondary buttons. */
.story-copy .chapter-cta { margin-top: 32px; margin-bottom: 0; }
.contextual-button {
  background: #f3f6fc;
  border-color: #cdd7eb;
  gap: 18px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.contextual-button:hover { background: var(--blue); }
.contextual-button:active { background: #ccd8f2; }
.contextual-button span { flex: 0 0 auto; }

/* Keep the dot and first word together; balance natural text wrapping. */
.hero .eyebrow { display: block; text-wrap: balance; }
.hero .eyebrow-lead { white-space: nowrap; }
.hero .eyebrow .signal { display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-inline-end: 9px; }

.button .button-label { min-width: 0; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-wrap: balance; }
.button .button-label .keep-together { font: inherit; white-space: nowrap; }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  html[lang="en"] .button .button-label { max-inline-size: none; }
  html[lang="en"] :is(.hero, .contact-section) .button-line, html[lang="en"] :is(.hero, .contact-section) .keep-together { display: block; }
}

.button .button-label .button-line { font: inherit; }

/* Match the compact English footer CTA without changing its French wording. */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  html[lang="fr"] .contact-section .button .button-line,
  html[lang="fr"] .contact-section .button .keep-together { display: block; }
}

/* Photo and contact invitation share a row; the personal paragraph follows. */
:root { --button-radius: 15px; }
.button { border-radius: var(--button-radius); }
.author-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 176px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: start;
  column-gap: 32px;
  row-gap: 26px;
  margin-block: 64px 0;
  scroll-margin-top: 112px;
}
.author-portrait {
  display: block;
  width: 176px;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: var(--button-radius);
}
.story-copy .author-intro .author-cta { margin: 0; align-self: center; justify-self: start; min-width: 0; max-width: 100%; }
.author-cta .button .button-label { flex: 1 1 auto; }
.author-copy { min-width: 0; grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.story-copy .author-copy > p { margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .author-intro { grid-template-columns: min(40%, 144px) minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: 16px; row-gap: 24px; margin-top: 52px; }
  .author-portrait { width: 100%; max-width: min(144px, 50vw, 50svh); }
  .author-cta .button { gap: 8px; padding: 12px; }
}

/* Keep the remaining back-to-top link in its original right-hand position. */
.footer { justify-content: flex-end; }