/* Essence editorial, 23/10/2026. Existing brand tokens and approved copy retained. */
.essay-page.essence-editorial{max-width:1440px;margin-inline:auto;padding:clamp(48px,6vw,88px) clamp(24px,6vw,88px) 88px}
.essence-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.9fr) minmax(0,1.1fr);gap:clamp(36px,5vw,76px);align-items:center;margin-bottom:clamp(64px,8vw,112px)}
.essence-hero-copy{min-width:0}
.essence-hero-copy>.eyebrow{display:block;margin:0 0 26px;color:var(--gold)}
.essence-editorial .essence-hero h1{font-size:clamp(44px,5.1vw,72px);line-height:1.09;max-width:11ch;margin:0 0 32px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.essence-lead{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(20px,1.65vw,24px);line-height:1.58;color:var(--paper);margin:0;max-width:42ch;text-wrap:pretty}
.essence-photograph{margin:0;min-width:0}
.essence-photograph picture{display:block;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:28px;background:var(--ink);isolation:isolate}
.essence-photograph picture::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;border-radius:inherit;background:none}
.essence-photograph img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:5/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:58% 50%}
.essence-photograph figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px;padding-left:1px}
.essence-reading{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto}
.essence-chapter{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.65fr) minmax(0,1.35fr);gap:32px clamp(40px,7vw,104px);padding:54px 0 58px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);align-items:start;scroll-margin-top:110px}
.essence-editorial .essence-chapter h2{font-size:clamp(28px,2.75vw,38px);line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.025em;max-width:16ch;margin:0;color:var(--paper);font-weight:400}
.essence-prose{min-width:0;max-width:65ch}
.essence-prose p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 22px;color:var(--muted);text-wrap:pretty}
.essence-prose p:first-child{color:var(--paper)}
.essence-prose p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.essence-exits{margin:16px 0 0;max-width:1120px;margin-inline:auto;padding-top:32px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px 28px;align-items:center}
.essence-exits .text-link{min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center}
@media(max-width:1000px) and (min-width:801px){
 .essence-hero{gap:32px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr)}
 .essence-editorial .essence-hero h1{font-size:48px}
 .essence-lead{font-size:20px}
 .essence-photograph img{aspect-ratio:1/1}
 .essence-chapter{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.75fr) minmax(0,1.25fr);column-gap:36px}
}
@media(max-width:800px){
 .essay-page.essence-editorial{padding:42px 6vw 64px}
 .essence-hero{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:30px;margin-bottom:52px}
 .essence-hero-copy>.eyebrow{margin-bottom:20px}
 .essence-editorial .essence-hero h1{font-size:clamp(40px,9.5vw,58px);max-width:13ch;margin-bottom:25px;line-height:1.1}
 .essence-lead{font-size:21px;line-height:1.55;max-width:46ch}
 .essence-photograph img{aspect-ratio:3/2;object-position:center}
 .essence-photograph picture{border-radius:20px}
 .essence-photograph figcaption{font-size:13px;margin-top:11px}
 .essence-chapter{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:22px;padding:34px 0 38px}
 .essence-editorial .essence-chapter h2{font-size:clamp(28px,6.9vw,34px);max-width:21ch;line-height:1.2}
 .essence-prose{max-width:65ch}
 .essence-prose p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.72;margin-bottom:20px}
 .essence-exits{margin-top:10px;padding-top:24px;gap:8px 22px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.essence-editorial *{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* Quiet symbolic trajectories, following the home emotional motif. */
.essence-chapter-heading{min-width:0}.essence-motif{display:block;width:180px;max-width:74%;height:auto;margin-top:26px;opacity:.53;pointer-events:none}.essence-chapter-heading h2{margin-bottom:0}
@media(max-width:800px){.essence-motif{width:148px;max-width:55%;margin-top:18px;opacity:.48}}
.essence-chapter h2[id]{scroll-margin-top:110px}