  /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     RESET & TOKENS
  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

  :root {
    --bg:          #FF9B91;
    --white:       #FFFFFF;
    --white60:     rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    --white30:     rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
    --hero-shadow: drop-shadow(0px 4px 12px rgba(180,60,62,0.4))
                   drop-shadow(0px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.15));
  }

  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Elms+Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }

  /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     NAV — identical to index
  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
  /* orangeDivider.svg — sits flush at the bottom edge of the fixed nav bar */
  .nav-divider {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;      /* starts exactly where the nav bottom edge ends           */
    left: -10px;     /* 1 px bleed: closes sub-pixel side gap on mobile without */
    right: -10px;    /* needing overflow:hidden (which hides SVGs in Safari)    */
    width: auto;    /* fills between left:-1px and right:-1px automatically    */
    line-height: 0;
    font-size: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .nav-divider img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }

  nav {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    padding: max(1.1rem, env(safe-area-inset-top, 1.1rem)) 1.5rem 1rem;
    background: #d4607a;
    /* smooth slide-up / slide-down animation */
    transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  }
  /* hidden state: slides fully off-screen upward */
  nav.nav-hidden {
    transform: translateY(-110%);
  }
  .nav-logo {
    font-family: 'Mr Dafoe', cursive;
    font-size: 1.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    color: var(--white); text-decoration: none;
    display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 0.55rem;
  }
  .nav-icon {
    height: 2rem; width: auto; display: block;
    filter: drop-shadow(0px 4px 8px rgba(180,60,62,0.35))
            drop-shadow(0px 1px 3px rgba(180,60,62,0.2));
  }
  /* ── Language switcher — sits beside the logo, left-aligned ── */
  .nav-left { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 0.95rem; }
  .nav-lang {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
    list-style: none;
  }
  .nav-lang li { display: flex; align-items: center; }
  .nav-lang li + li::before {
    content: ""; display: block;
    width: 1px; height: 0.7rem; margin-right: 0.5rem;
    background: var(--white30);
  }
  .lang-link {
    position: relative;
    font-weight: 100; font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap;
    color: var(--white); text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.55; padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .lang-link:hover { opacity: 0.9; }
  .lang-link[aria-current="true"] { opacity: 1; font-weight: 100; cursor: default; }
  .lang-link[aria-current="true"]::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px;
    height: 1.5px; background: var(--white); border-radius: 2px;
  }
  /* Compact codes (ES/EN…) on small screens, full names on desktop */
  .lang-full { display: none; }
  @media (max-width: 420px) {
    .nav-left { gap: 0.7rem; }
    .nav-lang { gap: 0.4rem; }
    .nav-lang li + li::before { margin-right: 0.4rem; }
  }
  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .nav-lang { gap: 0.6rem; }
    .nav-lang li + li::before { margin-right: 0.6rem; }
    .lang-link { font-size: 0.7rem; }
    .lang-full { display: inline; }
    .lang-code { display: none; }
  }
 .nav-desktop { display: none; list-style: none; align-items: center; gap: 2.5rem; }
  .nav-desktop > li { position: relative; }
  .nav-desktop > li.nav-dropdown { padding-bottom: 0 rem; }
  .nav-desktop > li > a,
  .nav-desktop > li > span {
    font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--white); text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.85; cursor: pointer; transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu {
    position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%); list-style: none;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    padding: 0.9rem 1.2rem 0.8rem; min-width: 175px;
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
    border-radius: 0 0 6px 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(160,50,52,0.22);
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem;
    opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.22s ease;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-menu { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
  .nav-dropdown-menu li a {
    font-weight: 300; font-size: 0.85rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--white); text-decoration: none; opacity: 0.8; white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .nav-menu-btn {
    background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; padding: 4px;
  }
  .nav-menu-btn span {
    display: block; width: 24px; height: 1.5px;
    background: var(--white); border-radius: 2px;
    transition: transform 0.3s, opacity 0.3s;
  }
  .nav-menu-btn.open span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav-menu-btn.open span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .nav-menu-btn.open span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg); }

  .menu-overlay {
    position: fixed; inset: 0; background: var(--bg); z-index: 99;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 2rem;
    opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.4s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  }
  .menu-overlay.open { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
  .menu-overlay > a,
  .menu-overlay > .menu-group {
    opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px);
    transition: opacity 0.4s, transform 0.4s;
  }
  .menu-overlay.open > a,
  .menu-overlay.open > .menu-group { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .menu-overlay.open > *:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
  .menu-overlay.open > *:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
  .menu-overlay.open > *:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.22s; }
  .menu-overlay > a {
    font-weight: 300; font-size: 2.2rem;
    color: var(--white); text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }
  .menu-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .menu-group-label {
    font-weight: 300; font-size: 2.2rem;
    color: var(--white); letter-spacing: 0.06em; opacity: 0.5;
  }
  .menu-group a {
    font-weight: 300; font-size: 1.3rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--white); text-decoration: none; opacity: 0.85; transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-desktop > li > a:hover,
  .nav-desktop > li > span:hover,
  .nav-dropdown-menu li a:hover,
  .menu-group a:hover { opacity: 1; }

  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .nav-desktop  { display: flex; }
    .nav-menu-btn { display: none; }
    .menu-overlay { display: none !important; }
  }

  /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     PAGE LAYOUT
  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
  .cc-page {
    min-height: 100vh;
  }

  .cc-page-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 1.5rem;
  }

  /* ── Page header ── */
  .cc-page-header {
    padding-top: max(7rem, calc(env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px) + 6.5rem));
    padding-bottom: 3rem;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .cc-page-h2 {
    font-family: 'Elms+Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 5.5rem);
    line-height: 0.95;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    color: #d4607a;
    /*filter: var(--hero-shadow);*/
    margin-top: 50px;

  }

  .cc-page-h3 {
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 1.45rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    color: #d4607a;
    margin-top: 0.65rem;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  }

  /* ── Main content: stack + text ── */
  .cc-main {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 3.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 5rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    /* Desktop keeps the mobile single-column flow: stack on top, text below.
       The stack breaks out of the 1200px container to a max of 1280px,
       centered on the viewport. */
    .cc-main {
      gap: 3.5rem;
      padding-bottom: 6rem;
    }

    .cc-stack-col {
      width: min(1280px, calc(100vw - 3rem));
      margin-left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }

    .cc-text-col {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 760px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }
  }

  /* Stack column — first in DOM so it shows first on mobile */
  .cc-stack-col {
    /* mobile: natural order = first = top */
  }

  /* ── Image stack ── */
  #imageStack {
    font-size: 0;
    line-height: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  }

  #imageStack.fading { opacity: 0; }

  #imageStack img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }

  /* ── Text column ── */
  .cc-text-col {
    /* mobile: below the stack */
  }

  .cc-text-col p {
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(1.19rem, 4.25vw, 1.33rem);
    line-height: 1.92;
    letter-spacing: 0.022em;
    color: #d4607a;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .cc-text-col p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

  .cc-text-col i,
  .cc-text-col em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #ffffff;
  }

  /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     SECTION DIVIDER — same as index
  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
  .section-divider {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
  .section-divider::before,
  .section-divider::after {
    content: ''; flex: 1; height: 1px;
    background: #d4607a;
  }
  .section-divider-label {
    font-weight: 300; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.38em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4607a;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     TOTEM SELECTOR
  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
  .cc-selector-section {
    padding-bottom: max(5rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 5rem));
  }

  .selector-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 0.85rem;
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 540px) {
    .selector-grid {
      max-width: 560px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      gap: 1rem;
    }
  }

  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .selector-grid {
      max-width: 620px;
      gap: 1.1rem;
      margin-top: 3rem;
    }
  }

  .selector-btn {
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-color: #FF9B91;
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow:
      0 8px 22px rgba(160,50,50,0.22),
      0 3px 8px  rgba(0,0,0,0.14);
    transition:
      transform   0.28s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),
      box-shadow  0.28s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  }

  .selector-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.025);
    box-shadow:
      0 16px 36px rgba(160,50,50,0.26),
      0 5px  14px rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
  }

  .selector-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(-1px) scale(0.98);
    transition-duration: 0.1s;
  }

  /* ── Quote paragraph — last italic statement ── */
  .cc-text-col p.quotes {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 24px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    letter-spacing: 0.022em;
    color: #d4607a;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .selector-item {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.55rem;
  }

  .selector-item-label {
    font-family: 'Elms+Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(12px, 1.1vw, 10px);
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #d4607a;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1.35;
    padding: 0 4px;
  }

  .selector-btn .btn-label { display: none; } /* label is now above the button */

  /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     SCROLL REVEAL
  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
  .reveal {
    opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px);
    transition: opacity 0.75s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),
                transform 0.75s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  }
  .reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .rd1 { transition-delay: 0.06s; }
  .rd2 { transition-delay: 0.14s; }
  .rd3 { transition-delay: 0.24s; }

  @keyframes fadeUp {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }

  /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     SITE FOOTER — fixed strip, slides up on scroll
  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
  /* ── FOOTER — matches index.html design; animation preserved from cc file ── */

  /* barTop.svg — sits flush above the fixed footer, scales to full screen width */
  .footer-bar-top {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 100%;   /* bottom edge of barTop = top edge of the footer           */
    left: -10px;     /* 1 px bleed on each side closes the mobile side gap       */
    right: -10px;    /* without overflow:hidden (which hides SVGs in Safari)     */
    width: auto;
    line-height: 0;
    font-size: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .footer-bar-top img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }

  .site-footer {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 90;
    height: 150px;
    background: #675b91;              /* purple — matches index */
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    overflow: visible;
    /* slide-in animation kept from crossedcultures_v07 */
    transform: translateY(140%);
    transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  }
  .site-footer.sf-visible { transform: translateY(0); }

  /* columns — z-index:1 so content sits above any background decorations */
  .sf-left  { display: flex; align-items: center; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .sf-right { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; align-items: center; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .sf-center {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center; gap: 3px;
    align-self: flex-start;
    transform: translateY(-28px);     /* bowl pops above footer strip */
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
  }
  .sf-center-link {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center; gap: 3px;
    text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  }
  .sf-center-link:hover { opacity: 0.85; transition: opacity 0.2s; }
  .sf-bowl {
    width: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 62px);  /* larger — matches index */
    height: auto; display: block;
    filter: drop-shadow(0px 3px 9px rgba(103,91,145,0.4))
            drop-shadow(0px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12));
  }
  .sf-brand {
    display: flex; align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(0.4rem, 1.2vw, 0.75rem);
  }
  .sf-brand-title {
    font-family: 'Mr Dafoe', cursive;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.6vw, 1.65rem);
    line-height: 0.9;
    color: var(--white);
    text-align: center;
    filter: drop-shadow(0px 2px 6px rgba(103,91,145,0.35));
  }
  .sf-dash {
    height: clamp(0.25rem, 0.75vw, 0.42rem);
    width: auto; flex-shrink: 0;
    filter: var(--hero-shadow);
  }
  .footer-insta { display: block; flex-shrink: 0; }
  .footer-insta img {
    height: 3rem;                      /* larger — matches index */
    width: auto; display: block;
    filter: drop-shadow(0px 2px 6px rgba(103,91,145,0.4));
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .footer-insta:hover img { opacity: 0.75; }
  .footer-contact { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-end; gap: 0.25rem; }
  .footer-contact a {
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.63rem);  /* +25%, matches index */
    font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--white); text-decoration: none;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;                    /* opacity removed — fully opaque */
    text-shadow: 0px 2px 8px rgba(103,91,145,0.3);
  }
  .footer-contact a:hover { opacity: 0.75; }

  /* 100px purple strip extending below the footer to the viewport bottom */
  .site-footer::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -100px; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 100px;
    background: #675b91;
  }
  .privacyPolicy {
    margin-top: 40px;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-decoration: none;
}

  /* push body so content never hides under footer (88px) + extension (100px) + buffer */
  body.footer-active { padding-bottom: 210px; }

  /* ── "Keep reading" collapse — applies on all screen sizes ── */

  /* Collapse paragraphs 3-7; smooth height transition */
  .cc-text-overflow {
    overflow: hidden;
    max-height: 0;
    transition: max-height 0.55s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  }
  .cc-text-overflow.open {
    max-height: 3000px; /* generous upper-bound for smooth expand */
  }

  /* "Keep reading" button — matches site typography */
  .cc-read-more {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem;
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
    background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Elms+Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #d4607a;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s;
  }
  .cc-read-more:hover { border-color: var(--white); }
  .cc-read-more .cc-read-arrow {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
  }
  .cc-read-more.open .cc-read-arrow { transform: rotate(180deg); }

  /* ── MOBILE — additional styles (≤767px only) ── */
  @media (max-width: 767px) {

    /* ── Footer contact text: fit inside 1/3 of screen ───── */
    .sf-right { min-width: 0; }
    .footer-contact a {
      font-size: clamp(0.6rem, 3.2vw, 0.85rem);
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      word-break: break-all;
    }
  }
