/*
  The Madison County Observer — starter theme v1.0
  Adapt to the existing site architecture; do not blindly append duplicates.
  TEMPORARY eye marker included. Replace with owned assets/mco-eye.svg.
*/

:root {
  --mco-ink: #171915;
  --mco-paper: #f4ebd8;
  --mco-paper-light: #fbf8ef;
  --mco-bureau-green: #294c3d;
  --mco-transmission-amber: #c9972f;
  --mco-correction-brick: #a94834;
  --mco-file-gray: #69675f;
  --mco-rule: rgb(23 25 21 / 28%);
  --mco-rule-light: rgb(244 235 216 / 34%);
  --mco-shadow: rgb(23 25 21 / 12%);

  --mco-font-editorial: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --mco-font-institutional: "Archivo Narrow", "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif;
  --mco-font-data: "IBM Plex Mono", "Courier New", monospace;

  --mco-site-max: 1200px;
  --mco-reading-max: 680px;
  --mco-rule-width: 1px;

  --mco-space-1: 0.25rem;
  --mco-space-2: 0.5rem;
  --mco-space-3: 0.75rem;
  --mco-space-4: 1rem;
  --mco-space-5: 1.5rem;
  --mco-space-6: 2rem;
  --mco-space-7: 3rem;
  --mco-space-8: 4rem;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  color-scheme: light;
  background: var(--mco-paper);
  color: var(--mco-ink);
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 9%, rgb(255 255 255 / 24%), transparent 32rem),
    var(--mco-paper);
  color: var(--mco-ink);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-size: 19px;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  line-height: 1.64;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img,
picture,
svg,
video {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

img {
  height: auto;
}

button,
input,
select,
textarea {
  font: inherit;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-thickness: 0.08em;
  text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--mco-bureau-green);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--mco-transmission-amber);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

::selection {
  background: var(--mco-transmission-amber);
  color: var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1000;
  top: var(--mco-space-3);
  left: var(--mco-space-3);
  padding: var(--mco-space-2) var(--mco-space-4);
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.mco-shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - 2rem), var(--mco-site-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.mco-reading-column {
  width: min(100%, var(--mco-reading-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.mco-kicker,
.mco-nav,
.mco-byline,
.mco-caption,
.mco-label,
.mco-button,
.mco-file-strip,
.mco-utility-bar,
.mco-ticker,
.mco-form label,
.mco-footer {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
}

.mco-kicker,
.mco-label,
.mco-nav,
.mco-byline,
.mco-caption,
.mco-file-strip,
.mco-utility-bar,
.mco-ticker {
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 var(--mco-space-3);
  color: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
  margin: 0 0 0.45em;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 7vw, 5.25rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.038em;
  line-height: 0.96;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 3.15rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.026em;
  line-height: 1.02;
}

h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

p {
  margin: 0 0 1.25em;
}

.mco-deck {
  max-width: 52rem;
  margin: 0 0 var(--mco-space-5);
  font-size: clamp(1.18rem, 2.3vw, 1.5rem);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.34;
}

.mco-byline {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.055em;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.mco-file-code {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.mco-rule {
  border: 0;
  border-top: var(--mco-rule-width) solid var(--mco-rule);
}

/* Utility and masthead */
.mco-utility-bar {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.mco-utility-bar__inner {
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--mco-space-3) var(--mco-space-5);
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-block: var(--mco-space-2);
}

.mco-masthead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: var(--mco-space-4);
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: var(--mco-space-5);
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-wordmark {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 4.25rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 0.9;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-wordmark a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.mco-issue-label {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-align: right;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* TEMPORARY marker. Replace with owned SVG. */
.mco-eye-placeholder {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 58px;
}

.mco-eye-placeholder img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.mco-nav-toggle {
  display: none;
}

.mco-nav {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.075em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.mco-nav ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mco-nav a {
  display: block;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0.9rem 0.9rem 0.78rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.mco-nav a:hover,
.mco-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  background: var(--mco-ink);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
}

.mco-ticker {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.mco-ticker__track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  animation: mco-ticker 32s linear infinite;
}

.mco-ticker:hover .mco-ticker__track,
.mco-ticker:focus-within .mco-ticker__track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.mco-ticker__item {
  padding: 0.65rem 2rem;
}

@keyframes mco-ticker {
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

/* Buttons and form elements */
.mco-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.65rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--mco-ink);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-button:hover,
.mco-button:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  background: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
}

.mco-button--outline {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--mco-space-4);
}

.mco-form__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--mco-space-4);
}

.mco-form label {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--mco-space-2);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-form input,
.mco-form select,
.mco-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0.72rem 0.8rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  color: var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-form textarea {
  min-height: 10rem;
  resize: vertical;
}

/* Front page */
.mco-main {
  padding-block: var(--mco-space-7) var(--mco-space-8);
}

.mco-front-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.85fr) minmax(17rem, 0.8fr);
  gap: var(--mco-space-6);
  align-items: start;
}

.mco-lead-story {
  padding-bottom: var(--mco-space-6);
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-lead-story__image {
  margin-bottom: var(--mco-space-5);
}

.mco-secondary-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--mco-space-5);
}

.mco-story-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--mco-space-3);
  padding-bottom: var(--mco-space-5);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
}

.mco-story-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.mco-story-card a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.mco-story-card a:hover h3 {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 0.07em;
  text-underline-offset: 0.12em;
}

.mco-department {
  margin-top: var(--mco-space-8);
}

.mco-department__header {
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--mco-space-4);
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-block: var(--mco-space-3);
  border-top: 3px double var(--mco-ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-department__header h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.65rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--mco-space-5);
  padding-top: var(--mco-space-5);
}

.mco-brief-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--mco-space-5);
  margin-top: var(--mco-space-7);
}

/* Evidence system */
.mco-evidence {
  margin: var(--mco-space-6) 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
}

.mco-evidence__media {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--mco-file-gray);
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.mco-evidence__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.mco-evidence[data-evidence="field"] .mco-evidence__media img,
.mco-evidence[data-evidence="reconstruction"] .mco-evidence__media img,
.mco-evidence[data-evidence="document"] .mco-evidence__media img,
.mco-evidence[data-evidence="archival"] .mco-evidence__media img {
  filter: saturate(0.9) contrast(0.94) sepia(0.035);
}

.mco-evidence[data-evidence="broadcast"] .mco-evidence__media::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    transparent 0,
    transparent 3px,
    rgb(23 25 21 / 6%) 4px
  );
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mco-evidence[data-evidence="archival"] .mco-evidence__media img {
  filter: grayscale(1) sepia(0.16) contrast(0.9);
}

.mco-file-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: var(--mco-space-3);
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 34px;
  padding: 0.48rem 0.65rem;
  background: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.mco-file-strip__status {
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.mco-file-strip__eye {
  width: 1.2rem;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.mco-caption {
  padding: 0.65rem;
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.045em;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.mco-flag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0 var(--mco-space-3);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  background: var(--mco-ink);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Article */
.mco-article-header {
  padding-top: var(--mco-space-6);
}

.mco-breadcrumbs {
  margin-bottom: var(--mco-space-4);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-article-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--mco-space-2) var(--mco-space-4);
  padding-block: var(--mco-space-3);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
}

.mco-article-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: 0.08em 0.08em 0 0;
  color: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  font-size: 4.25em;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.78;
}

.mco-article-body blockquote {
  margin: var(--mco-space-6) 0;
  padding: var(--mco-space-4) 0 var(--mco-space-4) var(--mco-space-5);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--mco-bureau-green);
  font-size: 1.18em;
  font-style: italic;
}

.mco-related-inline {
  margin: var(--mco-space-6) 0;
  padding: var(--mco-space-4);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
}

.mco-related-inline strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: var(--mco-space-2);
  color: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-continue {
  margin-top: var(--mco-space-8);
  padding-top: var(--mco-space-5);
  border-top: 3px double var(--mco-ink);
}

/* Notices */
.mco-notice {
  padding: var(--mco-space-5);
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
}

.mco-notice h2,
.mco-notice h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.mco-notice--correction {
  border-left: 6px solid var(--mco-correction-brick);
}

.mco-notice--transmission {
  border-color: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  background: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
}

.mco-notice--transmission a,
.mco-notice--transmission .mco-kicker {
  color: var(--mco-transmission-amber);
}

.mco-notice--amber {
  background: var(--mco-transmission-amber);
  color: var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-staff-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--mco-space-5);
}

.mco-staff-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  text-align: center;
}

.mco-staff-photo {
  aspect-ratio: 700 / 731;
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  filter: grayscale(0.15) contrast(1.03);
}

.mco-staff-photo--pending {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    var(--mco-paper-light),
    var(--mco-paper-light) 10px,
    var(--mco-rule) 10px,
    var(--mco-rule) 11px
  );
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: var(--mco-space-3);
}

.mco-staff-card__body {
  padding: var(--mco-space-4);
}

.mco-staff-card__name {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.mco-staff-card__role {
  margin: 3px 0 0;
  color: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-staff-card__bio {
  margin: var(--mco-space-3) 0 0;
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.mco-classified {
  padding: var(--mco-space-4) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
}

.mco-classified:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
}

.mco-classified__meta {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
}

/* Covers */

.mco-cover-teaser {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--mco-space-6);
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  padding: var(--mco-space-5) var(--mco-space-6);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.mco-cover-teaser__folder {
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: block;
  width: 96px;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
}

.mco-cover-teaser:hover .mco-cover-teaser__folder {
  transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-2deg);
}

.mco-cover-teaser__tab {
  position: absolute;
  top: -10px;
  left: 12px;
  width: 56px;
  height: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: var(--mco-rule);
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  border-bottom: none;
  transition: background 0.15s ease;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--mco-ink);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.mco-cover-teaser:hover .mco-cover-teaser__tab {
  background: var(--mco-transmission-amber);
}

.mco-cover-teaser__body {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  width: 100%;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    var(--mco-paper-light),
    var(--mco-paper-light) 8px,
    var(--mco-rule) 8px,
    var(--mco-rule) 9px
  );
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 0.56rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 6px;
}

.mco-cover-teaser__copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
}

.mco-cover-teaser__copy .mco-kicker {
  margin: 0;
}

.mco-cover-teaser__copy strong {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.mco-cover-teaser__desc {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
}

.mco-cover-teaser__cta {
  margin-top: 6px;
  align-self: flex-start;
}

.mco-spine-shelf {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 6px;
  border-bottom: 6px solid var(--mco-ink);
  padding: var(--mco-space-6) var(--mco-space-2) 0;
  overflow-x: auto;
}

.mco-spine {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 52px;
  height: 240px;
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  border: 1px dashed var(--mco-ink);
  border-bottom: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: var(--mco-space-4) 0;
}

.mco-spine--pending {
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    var(--mco-paper-light),
    var(--mco-paper-light) 8px,
    var(--mco-rule) 8px,
    var(--mco-rule) 9px
  );
}

.mco-spine span {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Reader's case file: shared tracker for the site's hidden features */

#mco-case-file {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 850;
  left: 14px;
  bottom: 14px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(8px);
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  padding: 8px 12px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

#mco-case-file.active {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.mco-case-file__kicker {
  margin: 0 0 5px;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mco-correction-brick);
}

.mco-case-file__tally {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 8px;
}

.mco-case-file__group-svg {
  display: block;
  color: var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-case-file__group-svg .mco-case-file__strike-line {
  stroke: var(--mco-correction-brick);
}

#mco-case-file-toast {
  position: fixed;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 28px;
  z-index: 999;
  transform: translate(-50%, 140%);
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  padding: 16px 22px;
  text-align: center;
  min-width: 280px;
}

#mco-case-file-toast.active {
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

.mco-case-file-toast__headline {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--mco-transmission-amber);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-case-file-toast__sub {
  margin-top: 4px;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.mco-case-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-left: 8px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  font: inherit;
  color: var(--mco-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.mco-case-badge__label {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: left;
}

/* Authorized Access seal: shared by the footer badge and the completion
   sequence, rendered at two sizes via modifier class. */

.mco-seal {
  display: block;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.mco-seal--large {
  width: 130px;
  height: 130px;
}

.mco-seal--small {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .mco-seal--large {
    width: 104px;
    height: 104px;
  }

  .mco-seal--small {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
  }
}

.mco-seal__ring-outer {
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--mco-ink);
  stroke-width: 2;
}

.mco-seal__ring-inner {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #a8863f;
  stroke-width: 1.4;
}

.mco-seal__ticks line {
  stroke: #a8863f;
  stroke-width: 1.1;
}

.mco-seal__text {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 7.6px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  fill: var(--mco-ink);
}

.mco-seal__glyph {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #a8863f;
  stroke-width: 1.6;
}

.mco-seal__pupil {
  fill: #a8863f;
  stroke: none;
}

/* Small transient toasts reused by the print/scroll/right-click/Otis eggs */

.mco-mini-toast {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 999;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-ink);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  padding: 10px 16px;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  max-width: 260px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mco-mini-toast.active {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.mco-mini-toast--corner {
  right: 14px;
  bottom: 14px;
}

.mco-mini-toast--center {
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 28px;
  transform: translate(-50%, 10px);
  text-align: center;
}

.mco-mini-toast--center.active {
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

/* Print watermark */

@media print {
  /* All fixed-position UI chrome: hidden by default via transform/opacity
     on screen, but browsers don't reliably respect that off-screen
     positioning when printing, so it can show up on the page. Hide it
     outright. */
  .mco-skip-link,
  #mco-egg-overlay,
  #mco-egg-flash,
  #mco-egg-toast,
  #mco-case-file,
  #mco-case-file-toast,
  .mco-mini-toast,
  .mco-otis-cameo,
  .mco-nav-toggle,
  #mco-clearance-overlay,
  #mco-classified-overlay,
  #mco-print-preview,
  .mco-footer-util {
    display: none !important;
  }

  body::after {
    content: "PRINTED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION \2014 " attr(data-mco-print-date);
    position: fixed;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 74%;
    max-width: 30rem;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-28deg);
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
    font-size: 1.55rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: rgb(169 72 52 / 46%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 9999;
    white-space: normal;
  }
}

/* Footer utility button ("Printable Copy"), styled to match the plain text
   links beside it rather than looking like a button */

.mco-footer-util {
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  padding: 0;
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  text-transform: inherit;
  letter-spacing: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Simulated print-preview overlay: mobile-reachable equivalent of the
   print watermark egg, triggered from the footer's Printable Copy control */

#mco-print-preview {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1400;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 24px;
  background: rgb(23 25 21 / 55%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

#mco-print-preview.active {
  opacity: 1;
}

.mco-print-preview__doc {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 300px);
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgb(23 25 21 / 35%);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transform: scale(0.94);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

#mco-print-preview.active .mco-print-preview__doc {
  transform: scale(1);
}

.mco-print-preview__stamp {
  position: absolute;
  top: 46%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-24deg);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: rgb(169 72 52 / 70%);
  text-align: center;
  width: 80%;
}

.mco-print-preview__date {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 14%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
}

/* Completion sequence: plays once, when the seventh observation lands.
   Dims the page, sweeps a green scan line, then reveals the seal and the
   way into Classified File 001. */

.mco-clearance-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1500;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: rgb(9 17 13 / 82%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mco-clearance-overlay.active {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.mco-clearance-scan {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: -6px;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #3ddc84, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px 5px rgb(61 220 132 / 65%);
  opacity: 0;
}

.mco-clearance-overlay.active .mco-clearance-scan {
  animation: mco-clearance-sweep 1.7s ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes mco-clearance-sweep {
  0% { top: -6px; opacity: 0; }
  8% { opacity: 1; }
  88% { opacity: 1; }
  100% { top: 100%; opacity: 0; }
}

.mco-clearance-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 24px;
  text-align: center;
}

.mco-clearance-headline,
.mco-clearance-seal,
.mco-clearance-file {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px);
}

.mco-clearance-overlay.active .mco-clearance-headline {
  animation: mco-clearance-fade-in 0.5s ease forwards;
  animation-delay: 1.3s;
}

.mco-clearance-overlay.active .mco-clearance-seal {
  animation: mco-clearance-fade-in 0.5s ease forwards;
  animation-delay: 1.75s;
}

.mco-clearance-overlay.active .mco-clearance-file {
  animation: mco-clearance-fade-in 0.5s ease forwards;
  animation-delay: 2.2s;
}

@keyframes mco-clearance-fade-in {
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

.mco-clearance-headline {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #7fe3a8;
}

.mco-clearance-file {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  border: 1px solid #7fe3a8;
  background: rgb(20 34 27 / 80%);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  padding: 10px 22px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
}

.mco-clearance-file__tab {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-clearance-file__cta {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #7fe3a8;
}

/* Classified File 001 modal, opened from the completion sequence or the
   permanent footer seal */

.mco-classified-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1600;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 24px;
  background: rgb(9 17 13 / 78%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.mco-classified-overlay.active {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.mco-classified-card {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 380px);
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  padding: 28px 24px 24px;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.mco-classified-overlay.active .mco-classified-card {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.mco-classified-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: 12px;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--mco-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 4px;
}

.mco-classified-stamp {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border: 2px solid var(--mco-correction-brick);
  color: var(--mco-correction-brick);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transform: rotate(-3deg);
}

.mco-classified-card h2 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-classified-meta {
  display: grid;
  gap: 4px;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  padding: 10px 0;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.mco-classified-meta div {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}

.mco-classified-meta dt {
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mco-file-gray);
}

.mco-classified-meta dd {
  margin: 0;
}

.mco-classified-body {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Otis, Classifieds page: appears when the Lost & Found header is clicked */

.mco-otis-popup {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 0 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  opacity: 0;
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, max-height 0.3s ease, padding 0.3s ease, margin 0.3s ease;
}

.mco-otis-popup.active {
  opacity: 1;
  max-height: 80px;
  margin-top: var(--mco-space-3);
  padding: 10px 12px;
}

.mco-otis-popup img {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  filter: grayscale(0.15) contrast(1.03);
}

.mco-otis-popup span {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

/* Easter egg: type WATCHING anywhere to trigger */

#mco-egg-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 900;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}

#mco-egg-overlay.active {
  opacity: 1;
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-interference {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -10px;
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-interference.mco-egg-jitter {
  animation: mco-egg-jitter 2.3s steps(1) infinite;
}

@keyframes mco-egg-jitter {
  0%, 87%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
  89% { transform: translate(-8px, 1px); }
  90.5% { transform: translate(6px, -1px); }
  92% { transform: translate(-3px, 0); }
  93.5% { transform: translate(2px, 0); }
  95% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-vignette {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 55%, rgb(23 25 21 / 55%) 100%);
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-scanlines {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgb(23 25 21 / 0%) 0,
    rgb(23 25 21 / 0%) 3px,
    rgb(23 25 21 / 9%) 4px
  );
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-static {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.5;
  filter: url(#mco-egg-static-filter);
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-roll {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    transparent 0%,
    rgb(251 248 239 / 14%) 46%,
    rgb(251 248 239 / 22%) 50%,
    rgb(251 248 239 / 14%) 54%,
    transparent 100%
  );
  background-size: 100% 240%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  animation: mco-egg-roll 2.8s linear infinite;
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
}

@keyframes mco-egg-roll {
  0% { background-position: 0 -140%; }
  100% { background-position: 0 140%; }
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-rec {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgb(251 248 239 / 35%);
  background: rgb(23 25 21 / 55%);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgb(0 0 0 / 60%);
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-rec-dot {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mco-correction-brick);
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px 1px rgb(169 72 52 / 70%);
  animation: mco-egg-pulse 1s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes mco-egg-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  50% { opacity: 0.25; }
}

#mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-stamp {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 24px;
  right: 20px;
  background: var(--mco-bureau-green);
  color: var(--mco-transmission-amber);
  font-family: var(--mco-font-data);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  text-align: right;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

#mco-egg-flash {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 950;
  background: var(--mco-paper-light);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

#mco-egg-flash.mco-egg-fire {
  animation: mco-egg-flash 0.35s ease-out;
}

@keyframes mco-egg-flash {
  0% { opacity: 0; }
  15% { opacity: 0.9; }
  100% { opacity: 0; }
}

#mco-egg-toast {
  position: fixed;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 28px;
  z-index: 999;
  transform: translate(-50%, 140%);
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
  border: 1px solid var(--mco-ink);
  background: var(--mco-ink);
  color: var(--mco-paper-light);
  padding: 16px 22px;
  text-align: center;
  min-width: 280px;
}

#mco-egg-toast.active {
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

#mco-egg-toast .mco-egg-headline {
  font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--mco-transmission-amber);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#mco-egg-toast .mco-egg-sub {
  margin-top: 4px;
  font-family: var(--mco-font-editorial);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Footer */
.mco-footer {
  padding-block: var(--mco-space-6);
  border-top: 3px double var(--mco-ink);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.045em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mco-footer__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: var(--mco-space-5);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .mco-front-grid,
  .mco-story-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .mco-lead-story {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .mco-staff-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .mco-masthead {
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  }

  .mco-issue-label {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {
  body {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .mco-shell {
    width: min(calc(100% - 1.25rem), var(--mco-site-max));
  }

  .mco-utility-bar__inner,
  .mco-article-meta,
  .mco-footer__inner {
    display: block;
  }

  .mco-utility-bar__inner > * + *,
  .mco-article-meta > * + *,
  .mco-footer__inner > * + * {
    margin-top: var(--mco-space-2);
  }

  .mco-masthead {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    justify-items: center;
  }

  .mco-wordmark {
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 10vw, 2.7rem);
  }

  .mco-nav-toggle {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: var(--mco-space-2);
    padding: var(--mco-space-3) 0;
    border: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
    background: none;
    font-family: var(--mco-font-institutional);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.075em;
    color: var(--mco-ink);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .mco-nav {
    display: none;
  }

  .mco-nav.mco-nav-open {
    display: block;
  }

  .mco-nav ul {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .mco-nav li {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--mco-rule);
  }

  .mco-nav a {
    text-align: center;
  }

  .mco-front-grid,
  .mco-story-grid,
  .mco-staff-grid,
  .mco-brief-grid,
  .mco-form__row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mco-file-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  }

  .mco-file-strip > :nth-child(2),
  .mco-file-strip__status {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .mco-department {
    margin-top: var(--mco-space-7);
  }

  .mco-cover-teaser {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }

  .mco-ticker__track {
    width: auto;
    animation: none;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  #mco-egg-overlay .mco-egg-static {
    display: none;
  }

  .mco-ticker__item[aria-hidden="true"] {
    display: none;
  }
}