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.video-link{display:inline-block;color:var(--gold);font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;padding:8px 0}.character-video{margin-top:50px;padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:7px;background:#231c16}.character-video h2{font:30px Georgia,serif;margin:14px 0}.character-video p:not(.eyebrow){color:var(--muted);line-height:1.7}.reader-film{margin-top:22px}

.account-dialog{color:var(--paper);background:#251e18;border:1px solid #d3b67860;border-radius:12px;width:min(580px,94vw);padding:28px;max-height:88vh;overflow:auto}.account-dialog::backdrop{background:#0b0704cc;backdrop-filter:blur(5px)}.dialog-top{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:20px;justify-content:space-between}.dialog-top h2{font:32px/1.2 Georgia,serif;margin:5px 0 18px}.dialog-top button{font-size:24px;padding:2px 10px}.account-dialog p{line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted)}.account-dialog input[type=email]{width:100%;background:#19130f;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;padding:13px;color:var(--paper);font:inherit;margin:10px 0}.account-check{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;line-height:1.6;font-size:14px;margin:18px 0}.account-check input{margin-top:5px;accent-color:var(--gold);flex-shrink:0}.setup-note{padding:16px;background:#d3b6780a;border:1px solid #d3b67830;border-radius:6px}.account-actions{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}.account-dialog button:disabled{cursor:not-allowed}.account-dialog a{text-decoration:underline}#account-message{color:var(--gold)}header nav{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end}@media(max-width:580px){header{flex-wrap:wrap}header nav{width:100%;justify-content:flex-start;gap:2px}header nav>button{padding:8px 6px;font-size:11px}.languages{margin-left:auto}.account-dialog{padding:20px}.dialog-top h2{font-size:27px}}

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.storage-dialog{max-width:680px}.storage-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin:24px 0}.storage-actions button{flex:1;min-width:150px;border:1px solid var(--gold,#d5b775);padding:12px;color:inherit;background:transparent}.storage-dialog h3{margin-top:24px}.storage-dialog a{text-decoration:underline}

/* Publisher at the left; the story title stays centered on the page. */
.site-header{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center;gap:24px;padding:18px 4vw}
.production-logo{display:block;justify-self:start;width:150px;line-height:0}
.production-logo img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;mix-blend-mode:screen}
.auralion-wordmark{display:block;justify-self:center;width:clamp(250px,26vw,390px);line-height:0}.auralion-wordmark img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.site-header nav{justify-self:end;justify-content:flex-end;gap:5px;width:auto}
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.special-editions{margin-top:55px}

.follow-us{flex-basis:100%;width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;padding:8px 0 26px;margin-bottom:4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
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@media(max-width:700px){.follow-us{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}.follow-links{width:100%;gap:9px}.follow-us h2{font-size:27px}}

.follow-us[hidden]{display:none}

.reader-stage{position:relative}.reader-side{position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);z-index:1;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:52px;height:68px;padding:0;border:1px solid #d3b67870;border-radius:9px;background:#181410e6;color:var(--gold);font:48px/1 Georgia,serif;box-shadow:0 2px 12px #0005}.reader-side-prev{left:12px}.reader-side-next{right:12px}.reader-side:hover:not(:disabled){background:#30251d;border-color:var(--gold)}.reader-side:disabled{opacity:.2;cursor:default}@media(max-width:580px){.reader-side{width:34px;height:50px;font-size:36px}.reader-side-prev{left:4px}.reader-side-next{right:4px}}

.reader-bookmark{position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;z-index:2;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:44px;color:var(--gold);background:var(--bg);border:1px solid #d3b67870;border-radius:5px;box-shadow:0 2px 8px #0005}.reader-bookmark svg{width:22px;height:28px;fill:currentColor}#bookmark[aria-pressed=true]{color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);background:#d3b6780d}#bookmark svg{width:15px;height:19px;fill:currentColor;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:4px}

.reader-more{margin-top:32px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.reader-more h2{font:26px Georgia,serif;margin:0 0 18px}.reader-chapters{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px}.reader-chapters button{text-align:left;line-height:1.5;flex:1 1 220px}.reader-chapters span{display:block;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:5px}#back-to-top{position:fixed;right:16px;bottom:20px;z-index:8;width:44px;height:44px;padding:0;border-color:var(--gold);border-radius:50%;background:var(--bg);color:var(--gold);font-size:26px;box-shadow:0 2px 12px #0005}@media(max-width:580px){#back-to-top{right:8px;bottom:12px;width:38px;height:38px}.reader-chapters button{flex-basis:100%}}

/* Subtle Worldfire atmosphere, kept behind all reading surfaces. */
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.zoom-controls{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;flex-wrap:wrap}.zoom-controls output{min-width:48px;text-align:center;font-size:13px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}.zoom-controls button{padding:9px 12px}.reader-canvas{overscroll-behavior:contain}.reader-canvas img{max-width:none;max-height:none}

.hero-art{aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#30251d}
.hero-art img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}