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/* Compact in-progress marker keeps the book number within its grid column. */
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.book-num .progress-star{position:absolute;top:0;left:1.9ch;color:#e5b974;font:normal .48em/1 Georgia,serif}
.progress-key{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin:18px 0 0}
.progress-key span{color:#e5b974;font-size:22px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:6px}

/* Current publication, visible before the portal. */
.latest-chapter{padding:1.15rem max(1.25rem,5vw);background:#1b1b19;border-bottom:1px solid #665339;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
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/* The chapter banner follows navigation in normal flow, including when text wraps. */
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.home>header nav{flex-wrap:wrap;row-gap:.25rem}
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.latest-chapter time{white-space:normal}
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  .latest-chapter p{margin:0;line-height:1.6}
  .home>header nav{column-gap:1.1rem}
}

/* Reader expansion: preserves publisher-owned Latest Chapter and portal animation. */
.eyebrow{font-size:.875rem}.home .portal{height:auto;min-height:680px}.home .portal-caption{padding:310px 24px 60px}.hero-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:25px;flex-wrap:wrap}.button-link{display:inline-block;padding:13px 22px;background:var(--accent);color:#08111b;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6}.button-link:hover{background:#f4d4aa;color:#08111b}.intro-columns{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:50px}.intro-columns p{margin-top:0;font-size:1.15rem}.path-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:32px;margin-top:35px}.path-grid>a{border-top:1px solid var(--accent);padding:28px 0;min-width:0}.path-grid h3{font-size:1.8rem}.path-grid p{min-height:90px}.ensemble{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.portrait-pair{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:35px}.portrait-pair>a{background:#10202c}.portrait-pair img{width:100%;height:390px;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 20%}.portrait-pair>a>div{padding:10px 30px 30px}.portrait-pair h3{font-size:2rem;margin-bottom:0}.companion-lines{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:35px;margin-top:35px}.companion-lines>a{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:15px 0}.companion-lines span{color:var(--accent);font-size:1rem}.essay-feature{background:#142a39;border-top:1px solid #365368;border-bottom:1px solid #365368}.essay-feature p{max-width:680px;font-size:1.15rem}.essay-feature .button-link{margin-top:20px}.current-guide{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:60px;align-items:center}.editorial{max-width:1030px;padding-top:55px;padding-bottom:90px}.breadcrumb{display:block;font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:30px}.editorial>.eyebrow{display:block}.editorial h1{font:400 clamp(2.5rem,6vw,4.8rem)/1.12 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:0;text-shadow:none;overflow-wrap:break-word}.standfirst{font:1.35rem/1.6 Georgia,serif;max-width:740px}.reading-copy{max-width:740px}.reading-copy h2{font-size:2rem;line-height:1.25;margin:42px 0 16px}.reading-copy p{font-size:1.1rem;line-height:1.85}.reading-copy a:not(.button-link){color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}.feature-portrait{width:100%;max-width:740px;max-height:540px;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 20%;margin:35px 0}.text-link{font-size:1rem}nav{flex-wrap:wrap}.home h1{overflow-wrap:normal}.path-grid h3,.current-guide h2{overflow-wrap:break-word}
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/* Worlds & Wonders — separate editorial content, no production state. */
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/* Canonical Doctor sigil — owner-selected, 18 September 2026. */
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