/* Honour user's OS-level reduced-motion preference: kills the
     fadeIn keyframes and the translate transforms on hover/focus. */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *, *::before, *::after {
      animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
      animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
      transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
      transform: none !important;
      scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    }
  }

  :root {
    --cream: #f1e8d3;
    --cream-deep: #e3d7b8;
    --ink: #0e0e0e;
    --ink-soft: #2a2a2a;
    --red: #dc2a14;
    --red-deep: #a31e0e;
    --blue: #1936a8;

    --f-display: 'Bebas Neue', 'Oswald', 'Anton', Impact, sans-serif;
    --f-slab: 'Roboto Slab', 'Bree Serif', 'Rockwell', serif;
    --f-body: 'Inter Tight', 'Work Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
    --f-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    --f-deva: 'Hind', 'Tiro Devanagari Hindi', 'Noto Sans Devanagari', sans-serif;
    --f-tamil: 'Hind Madurai', 'Noto Sans Tamil', sans-serif;
    --f-bangla: 'Hind Siliguri', 'Noto Sans Bengali', sans-serif;
  }
  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  body {
    background: #0e0e0e;
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    color: var(--ink);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  }
  body::before {
    content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse at center top, rgba(220,42,20,0.06), transparent 60%),
      #0e0e0e;
  }
  input::placeholder, select::placeholder { color: rgba(0,0,0,0.25); }
  input[type=number]::-webkit-outer-spin-button, input[type=number]::-webkit-inner-spin-button { -webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0; }
  input[type=number] { -moz-appearance: textfield; }
  button { font-family: inherit; }
  a { color: inherit; }

  .pamphlet { width: 100%; max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto; background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); }


  /* Skip link — visible only on focus, top-left */
  .skip-link {
    position: absolute; top: -100px; left: 8px; z-index: 1000;
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
    padding: 12px 18px; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
    border: 2px solid var(--red);
  }
  .skip-link:focus { top: 8px; outline: 2px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 2px; }

  .grain {
    position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply; opacity: 0.55;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='200' height='200'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0.18 0'/></filter><rect width='100%' height='100%' filter='url(#n)'/></svg>");
    background-size: 200px 200px;
  }
  .grain.soft  { opacity: 0.4; }
  .grain.light { opacity: 0.3; }

  /* STRIP */
  .strip {
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); padding: 10px 56px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px;
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 4px solid var(--red);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  /* Sticky single-action CTA bar — sits between top strip and hero,
     stays pinned to viewport top so the action is always one click away. */
  .actbar {
    position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
    background: var(--red); color: var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink);
    text-align: center;
  }
  .actbar a {
    display: block; width: 100%;
    padding: 16px 24px; min-height: 56px;
    color: var(--cream); text-decoration: none;
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1.15;
    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
  }
  .actbar a:hover, .actbar a:focus {
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
  }
  .actbar a:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--cream); outline-offset: -6px;
  }
  .actbar .bang { color: var(--cream); margin-right: 6px; }
  .actbar .arrow { display: inline-block; margin-left: 8px; transition: transform 0.15s; }
  .actbar a:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .actbar a { font-size: 18px; padding: 14px 16px; }
  }
  /* Section dividers: 4px on most, 8px reserved for the closing red declaration */
  .strip .accent { color: var(--red); }

  /* HERO */
  .hero {
    position: relative; padding: 32px 56px 80px; background: var(--cream);
    overflow: hidden; border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink);
  }
  /* Pantheon line-art on the right of the hero. Replaces the old
     .hero-bgnum giant 11.62. Sits behind .hero-inner so the H1
     reads on top. Hidden on narrow viewports. */
  .hero-pantheon {
    position: absolute; right: -40px; top: 24px;
    height: 92%; max-height: 720px; width: auto;
    pointer-events: none; user-select: none;
    opacity: 0.92;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  @media (max-width: 1100px) { .hero-pantheon { display: none; } }
  .hero-inner {
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 720px;
  }
  /* Upper text block (notice + H1 + hero-sub + hero-deva) stays in the
     left column so it doesn't overlap with the pantheon on the right.
     Pantheon takes ~60% of width on the right; text takes ~40% on the left. */
  .hero-inner > :not(.hero-lede) {
    max-width: 40%;
  }
  /* Lede pushed to the bottom of the hero — full width, below the pantheon. */
  .hero-lede {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 40px;
  }
  /* On narrower viewports the pantheon is hidden — drop the min-height
     so the hero collapses around its content. */
  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .hero-inner { min-height: 0; }
    .hero-inner > :not(.hero-lede) { max-width: none; }
    .hero-lede { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
  }
  .notice-pill {
    display: inline-block; background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
    padding: 6px 16px; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(56px, 10vw, 160px); line-height: 0.88;
    font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -3px; color: var(--ink); margin: 0;
    text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .red, h1 .red, h2 .red, h3 .red { color: var(--red); }
  .hero-deva {
    margin-top: 24px; font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 56px;
    font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -1px;
  }
  .hero-sub {
    margin-top: 28px;
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 38px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -0.4px; line-height: 1.25; color: var(--ink);
    font-style: italic; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .hero-sub .red { color: var(--red); font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; }

  /* Hero slab paragraph — full-width across the hero, justified. */
  .hero-lede {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--ink); margin: 40px 0 0; font-weight: 500;
    text-align: justify;
    text-justify: inter-word;
    hyphens: auto;
  }
  .hero-lede strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }
  .hero-lede strong.red, .hero-lede .red { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hero-lede { font-size: 18px; margin-top: 28px; }
  }

  /* em/strong styling inside .lede paragraphs (used by closing Ambedkar section) */
  .section .lede em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
  .section .lede strong { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; }
  .section.ink .lede em { color: var(--cream); }
  .section.ink .lede strong { color: var(--red); }

  /* MANIFESTO STRIP */
  .manifesto {
    margin-top: 56px; display: flex;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .manifesto > div {
    flex: 1; padding: 20px 16px; color: var(--cream);
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: center; border-right: 2px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .manifesto > div:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .manifesto > div:nth-child(odd) { background: var(--ink); }
  .manifesto > div:nth-child(even) { background: var(--red); }

  /* SECTION COMMONS */
  .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: var(--red); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  /* Decorative `//` flourishes — visual cue, hidden from screen readers
     because CSS-generated content is not part of the accessibility tree
     in most assistive tech. */
  .eyebrow::before,
  .scandal-eyebrow::before,
  .result-eyebrow::before,
  .calc-tag::before,
  .game-tag::before,
  .cta-howto-tag::before {
    content: "// ";
  }
  .section { padding: 80px 56px; position: relative; }
  .section.cream { background: var(--cream); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .section.ink   { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--red); }
  .section.red   { background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .section h2 {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(48px, 9vw, 110px); font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -3px; margin: 0;
    text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .section.cream h2 { color: var(--ink); }
  .section.ink h2, .section.red h2 { color: var(--cream); }
  .section .lede {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 22px); line-height: 1.45;
    margin-top: 24px; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .section.cream .lede { color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .section.ink .lede   { color: var(--cream); opacity: 0.9; }

  /* NUMBERS */
  .numbers { background: var(--cream); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .numbers-head { padding: 56px 56px 24px; }
  .numbers-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(48px, 10vw, 120px); font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -3px; line-height: 0.9; margin: 0; color: var(--ink);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .numbers-head .deva { font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 24px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 12px; font-weight: 600; }
  .stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; border-top: 4px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .stat { padding: 36px; border-right: 4px solid var(--ink); position: relative; }
  .stat:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .stat .label { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; color: var(--ink-soft); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .stat .deva { font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .stat .value { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 110px; line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -3px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
  .stat .sub { margin-top: 16px; font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ink-soft); text-wrap: balance; }
  .stat.deep { background: var(--cream-deep); }
  .stat.dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }
  .stat.dark .label { color: var(--cream); }
  .stat.dark .value { color: var(--red); font-size: 100px; letter-spacing: -2px; }
  .stat.dark .value-sub { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 15px; color: var(--cream); margin-top: 8px; opacity: 0.85; }
  .stat.dark .footnote { margin-top: 24px; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: var(--cream-deep); text-transform: uppercase; }

  /* WORLD COMPARISON ROWS */
  .world-rows { margin-top: 40px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
  .world-row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr 140px;
    align-items: center; gap: 20px;
    padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .world-name { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); }
  .world-row.india .world-name { color: var(--red); }
  .world-bar-wrap { height: 28px; background: var(--cream-deep); position: relative; border: 2px solid var(--ink); }
  .world-bar { height: 100%; background: var(--ink); }
  .world-row.india .world-bar { background: var(--red); }
  .world-amount { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: var(--ink); text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
  .world-row.india .world-amount { color: var(--red); }

  /* STATE PICKER (interactive Report Card on /data/) */
  .picker-wrap { margin: 32px 0 40px; max-width: 540px; }
  .picker-label {
    display: block; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  /* Decorative `//` flourish, hidden from screen readers. */
  .picker-label::before { content: "// "; }
  .picker-select {
    width: 100%; padding: 18px 20px; min-height: 56px;
    background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink);
    border: 4px solid var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    appearance: none;
    background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, var(--ink) 50%),
                      linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ink) 50%, transparent 50%);
    background-position: calc(100% - 24px) 50%, calc(100% - 16px) 50%;
    background-size: 8px 8px, 8px 8px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
  }
  .picker-select:focus { outline: 4px solid var(--red); outline-offset: -2px; }

  .report-result {
    margin-top: 16px; max-width: 880px;
    background: var(--cream); border: 4px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .report-result[hidden] { display: none; }
  .result-head {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    align-items: end; gap: 24px;
    padding: 28px 32px 24px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
  }
  .result-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream-deep); font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .result-state {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1.5px; line-height: 0.95; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream); text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .result-grade-block { text-align: right; }
  .result-grade {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 140px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -6px; line-height: 0.85;
    color: var(--red); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .result-grade.fail { color: var(--red); }
  .result-rows { padding: 8px 32px; }
  .result-row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto;
    gap: 20px; align-items: baseline;
    padding: 18px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .result-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .result-dim {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 22px;
    letter-spacing: -0.4px; color: var(--ink); text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .result-detail {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top: 4px; line-height: 1.4; max-width: 480px;
  }
  .result-score {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 32px;
    color: var(--red); letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .result-out-of {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-soft);
    letter-spacing: 1px; font-weight: 700;
  }
  .result-total {
    padding: 24px 32px; border-top: 4px solid var(--ink);
    background: var(--cream-deep);
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-transform: uppercase;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .result-total .num { color: var(--red); font-size: 40px; }
  .result-meaning {
    padding: 20px 32px 28px;
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .result-meaning strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .picker-select { font-size: 22px; padding: 16px 18px; }
    .result-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 20px; }
    .result-state { font-size: 36px; }
    .result-grade { font-size: 100px; letter-spacing: -4px; text-align: left; }
    .result-grade-block { text-align: left; }
    .result-rows { padding: 0 20px; }
    .result-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
    .result-total { padding: 20px; font-size: 22px; }
    .result-total .num { font-size: 32px; }
    .result-meaning { padding: 16px 20px 24px; font-size: 14px; }
  }

  /* CALCULATOR */
  .calc { background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); padding: 80px 56px; position: relative; border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .calc-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .calc-tagrow { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
  .calc-tag { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream); }
  .calc h2 { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(48px, 10vw, 130px); font-weight: 900; line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -3px; margin: 0; color: var(--cream); text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance; }
  .calc-grid { margin-top: 56px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: start; }
  .calc-label { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 2px; color: var(--cream); text-transform: uppercase; }
  .calc-input-row { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; margin-top: 12px; border-bottom: 4px solid var(--cream); padding-bottom: 8px; }
  .calc-rupee { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 96px; font-weight: 900; color: var(--cream); }
  #income-input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; border: none; background: transparent; outline: none; font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 96px; font-weight: 900; color: var(--cream); letter-spacing: -2px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; width: 100%; }
  #income-range { width: 100%; margin-top: 24px; height: 6px; accent-color: var(--ink); }
  .calc-marks { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--cream); letter-spacing: 1.5px; margin-top: 4px; }
  .calc-help { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 18px; color: var(--cream); margin-top: 24px; line-height: 1.45; text-wrap: balance; }
  .verdict { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); padding: 40px; }
  .verdict-tag { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 2px; color: var(--red); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .verdict-line { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--cream); font-weight: 500; }
  .verdict-line + .verdict-line { margin-top: 8px; }
  .verdict-line .red { color: var(--red); }
  .verdict-ratio { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 84px; font-weight: 900; color: var(--red); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -2px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; margin-top: 4px; }
  .verdict-tail { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 17px; color: var(--cream); line-height: 1.45; margin: 24px 0 0; text-wrap: balance; }
  .verdict-tail strong { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; }

  /* Tax allocation breakdown — inside .verdict */
  .alloc-grid {
    margin-top: 28px; padding: 16px 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .alloc-row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 16px; align-items: baseline;
    padding: 14px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(241,232,211,0.25);
  }
  .alloc-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .alloc-label {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1.4px;
    color: var(--cream); text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .alloc-mult {
    display: inline; margin-left: 6px;
    color: var(--red); font-weight: 700;
  }
  .alloc-value {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 40px; font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--cream); letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .alloc-row.libraries .alloc-value { color: var(--red); }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .alloc-value { font-size: 28px; }
  }
  .buys { margin-top: 56px; padding: 32px; background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); border: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .buys h3 { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -1.5px; color: var(--ink); text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0; }
  .buys-grid { margin-top: 24px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); border-left: 2px solid var(--ink); }
  .buys-grid > div { padding: 24px; border-right: 2px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 32px; letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); }
  .buys-grid > div.red { color: var(--red); }

  /* CLOSER — flagship two-side equation (PM trips vs Centre's library effort) */
  .closer-eq {
    margin-top: 48px;
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    gap: 32px; align-items: center;
    padding: 40px 0;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .closer-side { color: var(--cream); }
  .closer-label {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--cream); opacity: 0.85;
    text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .closer-value {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 96px;
    letter-spacing: -2.5px; line-height: 0.95; color: var(--cream);
  }
  .closer-source {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--cream); opacity: 0.85; margin-top: 14px; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .closer-vs {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 80px; font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 1;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .closer-punch {
    margin-top: 32px;
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 24px;
    line-height: 1.45; color: var(--cream); font-weight: 500;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .closer-punch strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .closer-eq { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; padding: 28px 0; }
    .closer-value { font-size: 56px; letter-spacing: -1.5px; }
    .closer-vs { font-size: 44px; text-align: left; }
    .closer-punch { font-size: 18px; }
  }

  /* DEFINITION + STANDARDS */
  .def-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: start; }
  .def h2 { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(48px, 9vw, 110px); font-weight: 900; line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -3px; margin: 0; color: var(--ink); text-transform: uppercase; }
  .def p { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ink); margin-top: 32px; font-weight: 500; text-wrap: balance; }
  .def p + p { margin-top: 16px; }
  .def-deva { margin-top: 32px; font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 24px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.4; }
  .standard { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 20px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); align-items: baseline; }
  .standard:first-of-type { border-top-width: 3px; }
  .standard:last-of-type { border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }
  .standard .num { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 56px; color: var(--red); letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 0.9; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
  .standard .short { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 36px; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .standard .long { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 6px; line-height: 1.4; }

  /* EXCLUDED */
  .excluded h2 { font-size: clamp(48px, 10vw, 130px); line-height: 0.88; letter-spacing: -4px; }
  .excluded-grid { margin-top: 48px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-top: 4px solid var(--red); border-left: 2px solid var(--red); }
  .excluded-card { padding: 32px 24px; border-right: 2px solid var(--red); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--red); color: var(--cream); }
  .excluded-card.first { background: var(--red); }
  .excluded-card .tag { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; color: var(--red); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .excluded-card.first .tag { color: var(--cream); }
  .excluded-card .name { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 36px; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -1px; text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance; }
  .door { margin-top: 40px; padding: 24px; background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -1.5px; line-height: 1; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-wrap: balance; }

  /* MEANWHILE — India vs China comparison */
  .vs-grid {
    margin-top: 48px;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .vs-head {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .vs-head > div {
    padding: 18px 24px;
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1px; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1;
  }
  .vs-head .india { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); border-right: 2px solid var(--cream); }
  .vs-head .china { background: var(--red);  color: var(--cream); }
  .vs-row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .vs-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .vs-row > div {
    padding: 22px 24px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--cream);
    color: var(--cream);
  }
  .vs-row > div:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .vs-label {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--cream-deep); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .vs-value {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 0.95;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .vs-value.weak { color: var(--cream); opacity: 0.85; }
  .vs-value.strong { color: var(--cream); }
  .vs-row > div.china .vs-value { color: var(--cream); }
  .vs-row > div.india { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); }
  .vs-row > div.china { background: rgba(220,42,20,0.15); }
  .vs-note {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--cream-deep); margin-top: 8px; line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .meanwhile-closer {
    margin-top: 40px; padding: 28px;
    background: var(--red); color: var(--cream);
    border: 4px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .meanwhile-closer p {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--cream); margin: 0; font-weight: 500; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .meanwhile-closer p strong {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 32px;
    color: var(--cream); letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-transform: uppercase;
    display: block; margin-top: 16px;
  }
  .meanwhile-closer .deva {
    font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--cream); margin-top: 16px; line-height: 1.3; opacity: 0.95;
  }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .vs-head > div { font-size: 32px; padding: 12px 14px; }
    .vs-row > div { padding: 16px 14px; }
    .vs-value { font-size: 28px; }
    .meanwhile-closer p { font-size: 18px; }
    .meanwhile-closer p strong { font-size: 22px; }
    .meanwhile-closer .deva { font-size: 22px; }
  }

  /* BUDGET — equation rows showing what India can afford */
  .budget-grid {
    margin-top: 48px;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--cream);
  }
  .budget-eq {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    gap: 24px; align-items: center;
    padding: 32px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-deep);
  }
  .budget-eq:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .budget-item, .budget-equiv { color: var(--cream); }
  .budget-item-label,
  .budget-equiv-label {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--cream-deep); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .budget-item-value {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1.5px; color: var(--cream); line-height: 1;
  }
  .budget-item-source,
  .budget-equiv-source {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--cream-deep); margin-top: 12px; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .budget-vs {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 96px; font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--red); letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 1;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .budget-equiv-value {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 72px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -2px; color: var(--cream); line-height: 1;
  }
  .budget-equiv-value.red { color: var(--red); }
  .budget-closer {
    margin-top: 40px;
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--cream); font-weight: 500; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .budget-closer strong { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .budget-eq { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 20px 0; }
    .budget-item-value { font-size: 36px; }
    .budget-vs { font-size: 56px; text-align: left; }
    .budget-equiv-value { font-size: 44px; }
    .budget-closer { font-size: 18px; }
  }

  /* HISTORY TIMELINE */
  .timeline { margin-top: 56px; border-top: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .event { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr; gap: 32px; padding: 32px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); align-items: baseline; }
  .event-year { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 84px; color: var(--red); letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 0.9; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
  .event-body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr; gap: 24px; align-items: baseline; }
  .event-title { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 32px; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1; text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance; }
  .event-text { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 18px; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.5; text-wrap: balance; }
  /* RRRLF — annual bar chart in pamphlet style */
  /* INTERACTIVE GAME — Higher-or-Lower + Statue Test */
  .game-app { margin-top: 32px; max-width: 1100px; }
  .game-screen { animation: fadeIn 0.3s ease-out; }
  @keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
  .game-tag {
    display: inline-block; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream);
    font-weight: 700; opacity: 0.85;
  }
  .game-intro { padding: 32px 0; max-width: 720px; }
  .game-intro p {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 22px; color: var(--cream);
    line-height: 1.4; margin: 16px 0 24px; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .game-home-wrap { margin: 0 0 24px; max-width: 520px; }
  .game-home-label {
    display: block; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream);
    font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .game-home-label::before { content: "// "; }
  /* Reuse picker-select styling but force cream/ink palette inside the red game section. */
  .game-home-wrap .picker-select {
    background-color: var(--cream); color: var(--ink);
    border-color: var(--cream);
  }
  .game-btn:disabled, .game-btn[disabled] {
    opacity: 0.4; cursor: not-allowed; transform: none;
  }
  .game-btn:disabled:hover, .game-btn[disabled]:hover { transform: none; background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }
  .game-btn {
    display: inline-block; padding: 16px 28px; min-height: 52px;
    background: transparent; color: var(--cream);
    border: 4px solid var(--cream);
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 18px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
  }
  .game-btn:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--cream); outline-offset: 3px;
  }
  .game-btn:hover, .game-btn:focus {
    /* visual feedback retained; focus-visible above adds the keyboard outline */
    background: var(--cream); color: var(--red);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  .game-btn.primary { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); }
  .game-btn.primary:hover, .game-btn.primary:focus {
    background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--cream);
  }
  .game-meta {
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px;
    padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cream);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: var(--cream); font-weight: 700; flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .game-meta .game-tag { margin-right: 6px; }
  .game-meta span:not(.game-tag) {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 22px; color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 900; padding: 0 4px;
  }
  .game-question {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 40px; font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -1px; color: var(--cream);
    text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance;
    margin: 16px 0 32px; max-width: 880px;
  }
  .game-pair {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    gap: 16px; align-items: stretch;
  }
  .game-card {
    background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink);
    border: 4px solid var(--ink);
    padding: 36px 24px; min-height: 220px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
    cursor: pointer; text-align: left;
    font-family: inherit; transition: transform 0.15s, background 0.15s;
  }
  .game-card:hover, .game-card:focus { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); transform: translateY(-3px); }
  .game-card:hover .game-card-cta, .game-card:focus .game-card-cta { color: var(--red); }
  .game-card:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 3px; }
  .game-card.disabled { pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.85; }
  .game-card.correct { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); border-color: var(--ink); }
  .game-card.correct .game-card-cta { color: var(--cream); }
  .game-card.wrong { background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); opacity: 0.55; }
  .game-card-name {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 0.95; text-transform: uppercase;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .game-card-reveal {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1px; color: var(--red);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .game-card-cta {
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
  }
  /* "Your pick" badge — added to whichever card the user clicked, regardless of right/wrong. */
  .game-card { position: relative; }
  .game-card.your-pick::before {
    content: "YOUR PICK"; position: absolute; top: -4px; right: -4px;
    background: var(--red); color: var(--cream);
    padding: 6px 12px;
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase;
    border: 2px solid var(--ink);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .game-vs {
    align-self: center;
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--cream); letter-spacing: -1px;
  }
  .game-feedback {
    margin-top: 24px; padding: 20px 24px;
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
    border: 4px solid var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.4;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .game-feedback.hit { border-color: var(--cream); }
  .game-feedback strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 800; }

  /* Statue Test screen */
  .statue-q {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -1px; color: var(--cream);
    text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance;
    margin: 20px 0 32px; max-width: 920px;
  }
  .statue-q strong { color: var(--ink); }
  .statue-input-wrap {
    display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: stretch; flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 20px 0;
  }
  .statue-label {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--cream); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
    align-self: center;
  }
  #statue-guess {
    flex: 1; min-width: 200px; padding: 18px 22px; min-height: 64px;
    background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink);
    border: 4px solid var(--cream);
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 40px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none;
  }
  #statue-guess:focus { outline: 4px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: -2px; }
  .statue-input-wrap { align-items: center; }
  .statue-reveal {
    margin-top: 28px; padding: 28px 32px;
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
    border: 4px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .statue-reveal[hidden] { display: none; }
  .statue-reveal-num {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 96px; font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -3px; color: var(--red);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .statue-reveal-num .unit {
    font-size: 32px; color: var(--cream); margin-left: 12px; letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  .statue-reveal-text {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--cream); margin-top: 16px; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .statue-reveal-text strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 800; }
  .statue-reveal-actions { margin-top: 24px; display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

  /* End screen */
  .game-final {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 64px; font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -2px; color: var(--cream);
    text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance;
    margin: 16px 0 28px; max-width: 880px;
  }
  .game-final strong { color: var(--ink); }
  .game-final .num { color: var(--ink); font-size: 88px; }
  .game-end-actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .game-question, .statue-q { font-size: 28px; }
    .game-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .game-vs { padding: 8px 0; font-size: 36px; }
    .game-card { padding: 24px 18px; min-height: 160px; }
    .game-card-name { font-size: 26px; }
    .game-card-reveal { font-size: 26px; }
    .statue-reveal-num { font-size: 64px; letter-spacing: -2px; }
    .statue-reveal-num .unit { font-size: 22px; }
    .game-final { font-size: 36px; }
    .game-final .num { font-size: 52px; }
  }

  /* DIVERSION GAME — Which did we build? */
  .dgame-prompt {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: var(--cream);
    text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance;
    margin: 16px 0 28px; max-width: 920px;
  }
  .dgame-prompt strong { color: var(--red); }
  .dgame-options {
    display: grid; gap: 12px; max-width: 820px;
  }
  .dgame-option {
    display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 18px 22px; min-height: 64px; width: 100%;
    background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink);
    border: 4px solid var(--cream); cursor: pointer;
    text-align: left; font-family: inherit;
    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, transform 0.1s;
  }
  .dgame-option:hover, .dgame-option:focus {
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); border-color: var(--cream);
    transform: translateX(4px);
  }
  .dgame-option:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 3px; }
  .dgame-option.disabled { pointer-events: none; }
  .dgame-option.correct {
    background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); border-color: var(--red);
  }
  .dgame-option.correct .dgame-cost { color: var(--cream); }
  .dgame-option.wrong { opacity: 0.55; }
  .dgame-option.your-pick { outline: 3px dashed var(--ink); outline-offset: -8px; }
  .dgame-marker {
    flex-shrink: 0; width: 28px; height: 28px;
    border: 3px solid currentColor;
    background: transparent;
    margin-top: 2px;
  }
  .dgame-option.correct .dgame-marker { background: var(--cream); border-color: var(--cream); }
  .dgame-text {
    flex: 1; min-width: 0;
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -0.3px; line-height: 1.15; text-transform: uppercase;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .dgame-cost {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1.6px;
    color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 4px; display: block;
  }
  .dgame-feedback {
    margin-top: 20px; padding: 22px 26px;
    background: var(--red); color: var(--cream);
    border: 4px solid var(--red);
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.45;
    text-wrap: balance; max-width: 860px;
  }
  .dgame-feedback strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 800; }
  .dgame-feedback .alt::before { content: "// "; }
  .dgame-feedback .alt {
    display: block; margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 12px;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--cream);
    font-style: italic; opacity: 0.95;
  }
  .dgame-feedback .next-btn { margin-top: 16px; }
  .dgame-final {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 64px; font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -2px; color: var(--cream);
    text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance;
    margin: 16px 0 22px; max-width: 880px;
  }
  .dgame-final .num { color: var(--red); font-size: 88px; }
  .dgame-final-text {
    margin-bottom: 28px; max-width: 880px;
  }
  .dgame-final-text p {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--cream); margin: 0 0 14px; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .dgame-final-text strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 800; }
  .dgame-final-text em { color: var(--cream); font-style: italic; opacity: 0.9; }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .dgame-prompt { font-size: 22px; }
    .dgame-text { font-size: 16px; }
    .dgame-final { font-size: 40px; }
    .dgame-final .num { font-size: 56px; }
    .dgame-feedback { font-size: 16px; }
  }

  .rrrlf-chart { margin-top: 40px; }
  .rrrlf-svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; max-height: 460px; }
  .rrrlf-legend {
    display: flex; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: 16px; padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--cream-deep);
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream); font-weight: 700;
  }
  .rrrlf-legend .legend-item { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
  .rrrlf-legend .dot {
    display: inline-block; width: 28px; height: 4px;
  }
  .rrrlf-legend .dot.solid { background: var(--cream); }
  .rrrlf-legend .dot.dash {
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, var(--red) 60%, transparent 40%);
    background-size: 8px 4px; background-repeat: repeat-x;
  }
  /* PARLIAMENT KEY STATS */
  .parl-grid {
    margin-top: 40px;
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); border-left: 2px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .parl-stat {
    padding: 28px;
    border-right: 2px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    background: var(--cream);
  }
  .parl-stat .label {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--ink-soft); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .parl-stat .value {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 64px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 0.9; color: var(--red);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .parl-stat .sub {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top: 12px; line-height: 1.45;
  }

  /* QUOTES */
  .quotes h2 { font-size: clamp(44px, 8vw, 96px); letter-spacing: -2px; }
  .quote-grid { margin-top: 56px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px 48px; }
  .quote { margin: 0; padding: 24px 0 24px 24px; border-left: 4px solid var(--red); border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
  .quote .text { font-size: 26px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -0.3px; color: var(--ink); text-wrap: balance; font-family: var(--f-slab); }
  .quote.deva .text { font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 28px; }
  .quote.tamil .text { font-family: var(--f-tamil); font-size: 28px; }
  .quote .en { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 10px; }
  .quote .attr { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; color: var(--red); margin-top: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; }

  /* CTA — write to MP, state-aware */
  .cta { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); padding: 80px 56px; position: relative; border-bottom: 8px solid var(--red); }
  .cta-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .cta h2 { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(48px, 11vw, 140px); font-weight: 900; line-height: 0.85; letter-spacing: -4px; margin: 0; color: var(--cream); text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance; }
  .cta-deva { font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 36px; color: var(--cream-deep); margin-top: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.5px; }
  .cta-fields { margin-top: 40px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .cta-fields label { display: block; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; color: var(--cream-deep); letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .cta-fields input, .cta-fields select {
    width: 100%; margin-top: 6px; padding: 10px 0;
    border: none; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cream);
    background: transparent; outline: none; color: var(--cream);
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  }
  .cta-fields select option { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 14px; }
  #letter-pre { margin-top: 32px; padding: 28px; background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; white-space: pre-wrap; max-height: 420px; overflow: auto; border: 4px solid var(--red); }
  .cta-buttons { margin-top: 24px; display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .cta-buttons a, .cta-buttons button {
    padding: 20px 32px;
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;
  }
  .cta-mailto { background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); border: 4px solid var(--red); }
  .cta-copy { background: transparent; color: var(--cream); border: 4px solid var(--cream); }

  .cta-howto {
    margin-top: 32px; padding: 24px 28px;
    background: rgba(241, 232, 211, 0.06);
    border: 2px solid var(--cream-deep);
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;
    color: var(--cream); line-height: 1.8;
  }
  .cta-howto-tag {
    color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 11px;
    cursor: pointer; list-style: none;
    padding: 12px 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cream);
  }
  /* Note above the CTA buttons (was a giant inline style attribute). */
  .cta-note {
    margin-top: 18px; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 1px; color: var(--cream-deep);
    text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.6;
  }
  .cta-howto ol {
    margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; counter-reset: step;
  }
  .cta-howto ol li {
    position: relative; padding: 6px 0 6px 36px;
  }
  .cta-howto ol li::before {
    counter-increment: step;
    content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero) ".";
    position: absolute; left: 0; top: 6px;
    color: var(--red); font-weight: 700;
  }
  .cta-howto a {
    color: var(--red); text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--red);
  }
  .cta-howto a:hover { border-bottom-style: solid; }
  .cta-howto strong { color: var(--cream); }

  /* ACTIONS */
  .actions h2 { font-size: clamp(48px, 10vw, 130px); letter-spacing: -4px; line-height: 0.85; }
  .actions-grid { margin-top: 48px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; border-top: 4px solid var(--ink); border-left: 4px solid var(--ink); }
  .action { padding: 36px; border-right: 4px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink); background: var(--cream); }
  .action-head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .action-num { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; }
  .action-verb { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 88px; color: var(--red); letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 0.9; }
  .action-title { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 32px; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1; text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance; }
  .action-text { font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 17px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-wrap: balance; }

  /* ENDFRAME — closing red declaration */
  .section.red.end {
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  }
  /* Panther watermark stretched edge-to-edge inside the closing red section.
     Tuned so the panther is identifiable as a presence but the H2 still
     reads first. */
  .section.red.end::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: url('panther-watermark.png') center center / cover no-repeat;
    opacity: 0.38; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
  }
  .end-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; text-align: center; }
  .end h2 { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(56px, 14vw, 200px); font-weight: 900; line-height: 0.85; letter-spacing: -6px; margin: 0; color: var(--cream); text-transform: uppercase; text-wrap: balance; }
  .end-deva { margin-top: 32px; font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--cream); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -1px; opacity: 0.95; }
  .end-tail { margin-top: 48px; font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 22px; color: var(--cream); font-style: italic; max-width: 700px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-wrap: balance; opacity: 0.95; }

  /* FOOTER */
  .footer { background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); padding: 56px 56px 64px; }
  .footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: end; }
  .footer h3 { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: clamp(40px, 7vw, 88px); font-weight: 900; color: var(--ink); line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0; }
  .footer-deva { margin-top: 16px; font-family: var(--f-deva); font-size: 22px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 700; }
  .footer-meta { font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; color: var(--ink-soft); letter-spacing: 1.5px; line-height: 1.8; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .footer-meta .head { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; font-size: 13px; }
  .footer-meta .salute {
    margin-top: 16px; color: var(--red); font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 1.7;
    text-transform: none; font-family: var(--f-deva);
  }
  .footer-meta .salute .ta { font-family: var(--f-tamil); }
  .footer-meta a { color: var(--red); }
  .footer-sources {
    grid-column: 1 / -1; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
    margin-top: 32px; padding-top: 24px;
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ink-soft); letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  }
  .footer-sources strong { color: var(--ink); font-size: 11px; }
  .footer-sources a { color: var(--red); text-decoration: none; }

  /* RESPONSIVE */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .strip { padding: 8px 24px; gap: 8px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.4px; }
    .hero { padding: 40px 24px 56px; }
    /* H2/H3 font sizes are fluid via clamp() — no per-breakpoint override needed.
       Layout-level overrides (grid → column, padding, etc.) only. */
    .hero-deva { font-size: 28px; }
    /* .hero-pantheon hidden under 1100px via main rule */
    .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .hero-grid p { font-size: 18px; }
    .numbers-head { padding: 40px 24px 16px; }
    .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .stat { border-right: none; border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink); padding: 28px 24px; }
    .stat:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
    .stat .value { font-size: 72px; }
    .calc { padding: 56px 24px; }
    .calc-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .calc-rupee, #income-input { font-size: 56px; }
    .verdict { padding: 28px; }
    .verdict-line { font-size: 18px; }
    .verdict-ratio { font-size: 56px; }
    .buys-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .section { padding: 56px 24px; }
    .def-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .def p { font-size: 18px; }
    .standard .num { font-size: 40px; }
    .standard .short { font-size: 24px; }
    .excluded-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .excluded-card .name { font-size: 22px; }
    .excluded-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .excluded-card .name { font-size: 22px; }
    .door { font-size: 26px; padding: 18px; }
    .event { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 24px 0; }
    .event-year { font-size: 56px; }
    .event-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
    .world-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; padding: 10px 0; }
    .world-name { font-size: 22px; }
    .world-amount { text-align: left; font-size: 22px; }
    /* state-list, RRRLF bar, report-grid mobile rules removed —
       those layouts replaced by the scandal picker, RRRLF SVG line
       chart, and report-card picker respectively. */
    .parl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .parl-stat .value { font-size: 40px; }
    .quote-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    .quote .text, .quote.deva .text, .quote.tamil .text { font-size: 20px; }
    .cta { padding: 56px 24px; }
    .cta-fields { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .cta-fields input, .cta-fields select { font-size: 24px; }
    .cta-buttons a, .cta-buttons button { font-size: 18px; padding: 14px 20px; }
    .actions-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .action { padding: 24px; }
    .action-verb { font-size: 56px; }
    .action-title { font-size: 22px; }
    .end-deva { font-size: 32px; }
    .end-tail { font-size: 18px; }
    .footer { padding: 40px 24px 48px; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; align-items: start; }
  }


  /* ============================================================
     PAMPHLET-SPECIFIC (state-scandal picker + learn-more button)
     ============================================================ */
  .scandal-result {
    margin-top: 16px; max-width: 920px;
    background: var(--cream); border: 4px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .scandal-result[hidden] { display: none; }
  .scandal-head {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    align-items: end; gap: 24px;
    padding: 28px 32px 24px;
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream);
  }
  .scandal-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream-deep); font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .scandal-state {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -1.5px; line-height: 0.95; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream); text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .scandal-stat-block { text-align: right; }
  .scandal-stat {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 88px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -3px; line-height: 0.85;
    color: var(--red); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .scandal-rows { padding: 8px 32px; }
  .scandal-row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 20px; align-items: baseline;
    padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .scandal-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .scandal-dim {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 20px;
    letter-spacing: -0.4px; color: var(--ink); text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .scandal-detail {
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top: 4px; line-height: 1.4;
  }
  .scandal-value {
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 900; font-size: 28px;
    color: var(--red); letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .scandal-punchline {
    padding: 28px 32px;
    background: var(--red); color: var(--cream);
    border-top: 4px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.4; font-style: italic;
  }
  .scandal-punchline strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 800; font-style: normal; }
  .scandal-punchline .label::before { content: "// "; }
  .scandal-punchline .label {
    display: block; font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--cream); font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 12px; opacity: 0.95;
  }
  .scandal-cta { padding: 20px 32px; }
  .scandal-link {
    display: inline-block; font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    padding: 4px 0;
  }
  .scandal-link:hover { color: var(--red); border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .picker-select { font-size: 22px; padding: 16px 18px; }
    .scandal-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 20px; }
    .scandal-state { font-size: 36px; }
    .scandal-stat { font-size: 64px; letter-spacing: -2px; text-align: left; }
    .scandal-stat-block { text-align: left; }
    .scandal-rows { padding: 0 20px; }
    .scandal-punchline { padding: 20px; font-size: 17px; }
    .scandal-cta { padding: 16px 20px; }
  }
  /* Footer CTA band — centred row above the footer grid, hosting
     the Learn-more button. Visually divides the body of the page
     from the credits / sources block below. */
  .footer-cta-band {
    display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;
    padding: 0 0 36px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }

  .learn-more-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream) !important;
    padding: 16px 28px; min-height: 56px;
    font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 4px solid var(--ink);
    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
  }
  .learn-more-btn:hover, .learn-more-btn:focus {
    background: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); color: var(--cream) !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  .learn-more-btn:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--cream); outline-offset: 3px; }

/* ============================================================
   UTILITY CLASSES — replace common inline style="..." patterns.
   Added during refactor to reduce HTML noise. Use these instead
   of style="..." for any new markup.
   ============================================================ */

/* Layered above a section's grain/watermark/bgnum */
.stack { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* RRRLF / parliament stat trio (label / number / description) */
.stat-grid {
  margin-top: 32px; padding: 20px 0;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--cream);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px;
}
.stat-tag {
  font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 2px; color: var(--cream-deep);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.stat-num {
  font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 900; color: var(--red);
  letter-spacing: -1.5px; margin-top: 6px;
}
.stat-text {
  font-family: var(--f-slab); font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--cream); margin-top: 8px; line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Source-line below a stat block (mono cream-deep on red/ink section) */
.section-source-note {
  margin-top: 32px;
  font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px; line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--cream-deep); text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Color-only utility classes (where a single span needs to override) */
.t-red   { color: var(--red); }
.t-ink   { color: var(--ink); }
.t-cream { color: var(--cream); }