:root {
  --bg: #faf7f2;
  --ink: #2a2622;
  --faint: #8a8177;
  --accent: #9a4a2e;
  --rule: #e4ddd2;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --bg: #1c1a18;
    --ink: #e6e0d6;
    --faint: #918a80;
    --accent: #d98a63;
    --rule: #35312c;
  }
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem 4rem;
  max-width: 42rem;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Charter, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

header {
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
a.site {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--faint);
}
a.site:hover { color: var(--accent); }

h1 {
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
  text-align: center;
}
h1.book { font-size: 2.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }

.byline, .pov {
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--faint);
  margin-top: 0;
}
.pov { margin-bottom: 3rem; }

.note {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--faint);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  margin: 2rem auto;
  max-width: 30rem;
}

.chapter p {
  margin: 0 0 1em;   /* ~half a line of air => 1.5-line paragraph spacing */
  text-indent: 1.5em;
}
.chapter p:first-of-type,
.chapter hr.break + p { text-indent: 0; }

hr.break {
  border: none;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 2.2rem 0;
}
hr.break::after {
  content: "\2042";           /* asterism */
  color: var(--faint);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

ol.toc {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 3rem 0;
}
ol.toc li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 0.7rem 0.25rem;
}
ol.toc a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
ol.toc a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
ol.toc .pov { font-size: 0.95rem; }

nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 4rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
nav a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

footer {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--faint);
}