/* Christopher Padilla — a continuous printed page */
:root{--rd-ground:#dedbd5;--rd-paper:#fffdf7;--rd-ink:#252522;--rd-muted:#5e5d57;--rd-red:#a72e1b;--rd-rule:#c9c4b9}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;background:var(--rd-ground);color:var(--rd-ink);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:normal}a{color:inherit;text-underline-offset:4px;text-decoration-thickness:1px}a:hover{color:var(--rd-red)}a:focus-visible,summary:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--rd-red);outline-offset:4px}img{max-width:100%;height:auto}h1,h2,h3,p,figure{margin-top:0}h1,h2,h3{color:var(--rd-ink);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere}button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit}summary{cursor:pointer}a,summary,button{touch-action:manipulation}
.rd-header{position:relative;z-index:10;background:var(--rd-ground);border-bottom:1px solid #bbb6ac}.rd-header-inner{max-width:1200px;margin:auto;padding:24px 24px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}.rd-brand{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;text-decoration:none;font-size:23px;line-height:1.05;min-height:44px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}.rd-brand small{font:11px/1.5 Consolas,monospace;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-top:6px}.rd-desktop-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;font-size:14px}.rd-desktop-nav>a,.rd-topic-nav>summary{display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;text-decoration:none}.rd-topic-nav{position:relative}.rd-topic-nav>summary{display:list-item;line-height:44px}.rd-topic-nav>div{position:absolute;right:0;top:52px;background:var(--rd-paper);border:1px solid var(--rd-rule);box-shadow:0 8px 20px #25252218;min-width:210px;padding:12px;display:grid}.rd-topic-nav a{padding:10px 12px;min-height:44px;text-decoration:none}.rd-mobile-nav{display:none}
.rd-home{max-width:1200px;margin:42px auto 70px;padding:0 40px}.rd-paper{position:relative;background:var(--rd-paper);max-width:1040px;margin:auto;box-shadow:0 7px 14px #29272210;border:1px solid #d0ccc2;border-bottom:0}.rd-paper:after{content:"";display:block;height:27px;margin:0 -1px;background:linear-gradient(175deg,#ede8dd 0%,#fffdf7 50%,#ccc7bb 98%);border-radius:0 0 50% 8%;box-shadow:0 12px 8px -10px #4e493b80}.rd-cover,.rd-chapter{padding:52px 56px 60px}.rd-folio{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rd-rule);padding-bottom:20px;color:var(--rd-muted);font:11px/1.6 Consolas,monospace;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}.rd-opening{padding:57px 0 65px;max-width:750px}.rd-kicker,.rd-section-no{font:11px/1.6 Consolas,monospace;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--rd-red)}.rd-opening .rd-kicker{margin-bottom:21px}.rd-opening h1{font:76px/.99 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:0 0 28px;max-width:760px}.rd-intro{max-width:610px;font-size:19px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:25px}.rd-action{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:34px;padding:13px 20px;background:var(--rd-ink);color:var(--rd-paper);font-size:15px;min-height:50px;text-decoration:none}.rd-action:hover{background:var(--rd-red);color:white}.rd-action span{font-size:25px;line-height:1}.rd-outline{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2.4fr) minmax(180px,1fr);column-gap:48px;row-gap:32px;border-top:1px solid var(--rd-rule);padding-top:34px}.rd-outline h2{font:30px/1.15 Georgia,serif;margin:9px 0 17px}.rd-outline p{margin-bottom:0}.rd-note{border-left:1px solid var(--rd-red);padding-left:20px;align-self:center;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--rd-muted)}.rd-note>span{display:block;font:11px/1.5 Consolas,monospace;color:var(--rd-red);margin-bottom:12px}.rd-chapter{border-top:1px solid var(--rd-rule);padding-top:60px;padding-bottom:64px}.rd-chapter h2{font:48px/1.09 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin-bottom:28px;max-width:800px}.rd-chapter>.rd-kicker{margin-bottom:18px}.rd-prose{max-width:760px}.rd-prose p{margin-bottom:25px}.rd-prose p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.rd-contrast{background:#f3f0e8}.rd-contrast .rd-prose{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75}.rd-section-intro{max-width:690px;margin-bottom:31px}.rd-width-demo{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:28px;margin:35px 0}.rd-width-demo>div{padding:22px 26px;border:1px solid var(--rd-rule);background:#f8f6ef;position:relative}.rd-wide-example{max-width:760px}.rd-narrow-example{max-width:390px;margin-left:auto}.rd-width-demo p{margin:16px 0 0;font-size:18px;line-height:1.65}.rd-endnote{font-size:15px;color:var(--rd-muted);max-width:690px;margin:0}.rd-questions{margin-top:32px;border-top:1px solid var(--rd-rule)}.rd-questions details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rd-rule)}.rd-questions summary{min-height:74px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:23px;padding:18px 0;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;list-style:none}.rd-questions summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.rd-questions summary:after{content:"+";font:24px Georgia,serif;margin-left:auto;color:var(--rd-red);flex-shrink:0}.rd-questions details[open] summary:after{content:"−"}.rd-question-no{font:12px Consolas,monospace;color:var(--rd-red);flex-shrink:0}.rd-questions details>p{max-width:720px;padding:0 28px 24px 40px;margin:0;color:var(--rd-muted);font-size:16px}.rd-reading-links p{max-width:750px}.rd-bottom-folio{border-top:1px solid var(--rd-rule);margin-top:44px;padding-top:19px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px;font:11px/1.5 Consolas,monospace;color:var(--rd-muted)}
.rd-footer{background:var(--rd-ink);color:var(--rd-paper);padding:45px 24px}.rd-footer-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 2fr;gap:32px 70px}.rd-footer-brand{font:24px/1.2 Georgia,serif;text-decoration:none}.rd-footer-brand span{font:12px/2 Consolas,monospace}.rd-footer nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 24px;align-content:start}.rd-footer nav a{font-size:14px;min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center;text-decoration:none}.rd-footer a:hover{color:#ffc4b5}.rd-legal{grid-column:1/-1;border-top:1px solid #69675e;padding-top:20px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 24px;font-size:12px}.rd-legal>a{min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center}.rd-legal>span{display:flex;align-items:center}
/* All inner pages share the same paper, ink and measured reading rhythm. */
main.container{width:100%;max-width:1200px;margin:40px auto 64px;padding:0 24px;min-width:0}main.container:not(:has(.rd-reading)):not(:has(.rd-journal)){max-width:calc(74ch + 48px);background:var(--rd-paper);padding:44px 32px;color:var(--rd-ink);font-size:17px;line-height:1.75}main.container:not(:has(.rd-reading)):not(:has(.rd-journal)) h1{font:44px/1.15 Georgia,serif}main.container:not(:has(.rd-reading)):not(:has(.rd-journal)) h2{color:var(--rd-ink);font:27px/1.3 Georgia,serif;margin:30px 0 16px}main.container:not(:has(.rd-reading)):not(:has(.rd-journal)) h3{font-size:21px;color:var(--rd-ink)}main.container p,main.container li,main.container a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}.rd-journal{min-width:0}.rd-journal-head{padding:40px 0 32px;border-bottom:1px solid #b4aea2;margin-bottom:32px}.rd-journal-head h1{font:48px/1.12 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:normal;margin:12px 0 18px}.rd-journal-order{font-size:14px;color:var(--rd-muted);margin:0}.rd-story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:28px}.rd-story-card{min-width:0;background:var(--rd-paper);border:1px solid var(--rd-rule);display:flex;flex-direction:column}.rd-story-media{display:block}.rd-story-media img{display:block;width:100%;max-height:240px;object-fit:cover}.rd-story-media:empty{display:none}.rd-story-copy{padding:24px;flex:1;min-width:0}.rd-story-copy time{display:block;font:12px/1.6 Consolas,monospace;color:var(--rd-red);opacity:1;margin-bottom:16px}.rd-story-copy h2{font:25px/1.25 Georgia,serif;margin:0 0 18px}.rd-story-copy h2 a{text-decoration:none}.rd-story-copy p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.65}.rd-read-story{min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;font-size:14px}.rd-pagination{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px;margin:35px 0}.rd-page-numbers{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}.rd-pagination a,.rd-pagination span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:44px;min-height:44px;padding:4px 12px}.rd-pagination .current{background:var(--rd-ink);color:var(--rd-paper)}
main.container .container.rd-reading{width:100%;max-width:none;padding:0;margin:0;min-width:0}.rd-reading>.row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,780px);justify-content:center;gap:40px;margin:0}.rd-reading>.row>.col-lg-8,.rd-reading>.row>.col-lg-4{width:100%!important;max-width:none!important;min-width:0;padding:0;flex:none}.rd-longform{background:var(--rd-paper);padding:42px 0;color:var(--rd-ink);font:18px/1.75 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;letter-spacing:normal;min-width:0}.rd-longform>header,.rd-longform>section,.rd-longform>figure{padding-left:0;padding-right:0}.rd-longform h1{font:44px/1.15 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:normal;margin:14px 0 22px;color:var(--rd-ink)}.rd-longform h2{font:29px/1.3 Georgia,serif;margin:34px 0 18px;color:var(--rd-ink)}.rd-longform h3{font:23px/1.35 Georgia,serif;color:var(--rd-ink);margin:28px 0 15px}.rd-longform h4{font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--rd-ink)}.rd-longform p,.rd-longform li{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;letter-spacing:normal}.rd-longform time,.rd-reading time{color:var(--rd-muted)!important;opacity:1!important;font-size:14px!important;line-height:1.6}.rd-longform figure{margin:30px 0}.rd-longform figure img{max-height:550px;object-fit:contain}.rd-longform table{display:block;max-width:100%;overflow:auto;font-size:16px}.rd-longform pre{max-width:100%;overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.rd-longform blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--rd-red);padding-left:24px;margin:24px 0;color:var(--rd-muted)}.rd-reading .badge{display:inline-block;white-space:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere;line-height:1.4;padding:6px 10px;max-width:100%;background:#e6e0d2!important;color:var(--rd-ink)!important}.rd-reading .col-lg-4{border-top:1px solid var(--rd-rule);padding-top:28px!important}.rd-reading .col-lg-4>.row{margin:0}.rd-reading .card{background:var(--rd-paper)!important;color:var(--rd-ink)!important;border:1px solid var(--rd-rule);box-shadow:none;margin-bottom:22px;min-width:0}.rd-reading .card-body{padding:22px;color:var(--rd-ink)!important}.rd-reading .card h2,.rd-reading .card h3,.rd-reading .card h4,.rd-reading .card h5,.rd-reading .card a,.rd-reading .card p{color:var(--rd-ink)!important}.rd-reading .card h2,.rd-reading .card h3,.rd-reading .card h5{font:25px/1.3 Georgia,serif}.rd-reading .card p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65}.rd-reading .card a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}.rd-reading .card img{max-height:220px;object-fit:cover}.rd-reading :is(.comments,.comment,.comment-body,.media-body,.d-flex){min-width:0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.rd-reading :is(.comments,.comment,.comment-body) h2{font:18px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif}.rd-reading .comments h3,.rd-reading .comment h3,.rd-reading .comment-body h3{font:17px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif}.rd-reading textarea,.rd-reading input:not([type=checkbox]){max-width:100%;border:1px solid var(--rd-rule);padding:10px;background:var(--rd-paper);color:var(--rd-ink)}.rd-reading button,.rd-reading input[type=submit]{min-height:44px;padding:10px 18px;background:var(--rd-ink);color:var(--rd-paper);border:0}.rd-reading .text-muted{color:var(--rd-muted)!important;opacity:1}.rd-reading .row>*{min-width:0}.rd-reading .d-flex{flex-wrap:wrap}
@media(min-width:1000px){.rd-reading{background:var(--rd-paper);padding-top:0!important}.rd-reading>.row>.col-lg-8{background:var(--rd-paper)}.rd-reading>.row>.col-lg-4{background:var(--rd-ground)}}
@media(max-width:1000px){.rd-home{padding:0 28px}.rd-cover,.rd-chapter{padding-left:40px;padding-right:40px}.rd-opening h1{font-size:64px}.rd-outline{column-gap:28px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2fr) minmax(160px,1fr)}.rd-story-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.rd-reading>.row{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,780px)}}
@media(max-width:800px){.rd-header-inner{padding:18px 24px}.rd-brand{font-size:21px}.rd-desktop-nav{gap:18px}.rd-home{margin-top:28px;padding:0 24px}.rd-cover,.rd-chapter{padding:35px 32px 44px}.rd-opening{padding:40px 0 45px}.rd-opening h1{font-size:59px}.rd-outline{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);row-gap:22px}.rd-note{max-width:480px;margin:0 0 16px;padding-left:16px}.rd-chapter h2{font-size:41px}.rd-footer-inner{gap:25px;grid-template-columns:1fr}.rd-story-grid{gap:20px}.rd-reading>.row{gap:30px}.rd-longform{padding-top:30px}.rd-longform h1{font-size:39px}}
@media(max-width:620px){.rd-header-inner{padding:14px 18px;gap:14px;align-items:center}.rd-brand{font-size:20px;line-height:1.08}.rd-brand small{font-size:10px;margin-top:4px}.rd-desktop-nav{display:none}.rd-mobile-nav{display:block}.rd-mobile-nav>summary{min-height:44px;line-height:44px;font-size:14px}.rd-mobile-menu{position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:var(--rd-paper);padding:14px 18px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rd-rule);display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:2px 18px;box-shadow:0 10px 16px #25252214}.rd-mobile-menu>a{min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center;font-size:15px;text-decoration:none}.rd-home{margin:18px auto 35px;padding:0 12px}.rd-paper{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rd-rule);box-shadow:none}.rd-paper:after{display:none}.rd-cover,.rd-chapter{padding:22px 18px 36px}.rd-folio{font-size:9px;padding-bottom:13px;gap:12px;letter-spacing:0}.rd-folio>span:last-child{display:none}.rd-opening{padding:29px 0 37px}.rd-opening .rd-kicker{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.03em;margin-bottom:16px}.rd-opening h1{font-size:44px;line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.04em;margin-bottom:20px}.rd-intro{font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:22px}.rd-action{font-size:14px;padding:11px 16px;min-height:48px}.rd-outline{padding-top:25px}.rd-outline h2{font-size:28px}.rd-outline-copy p{font-size:16px}.rd-note{font-size:13px}.rd-chapter{padding-top:37px}.rd-chapter h2{font-size:35px;line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:23px}.rd-chapter p{font-size:16px}.rd-prose p{margin-bottom:23px}.rd-width-demo{gap:21px;margin:26px 0}.rd-width-demo>div{padding:18px 16px}.rd-narrow-example{width:90%;margin-left:auto}.rd-width-demo p{font-size:16px}.rd-section-intro{margin-bottom:24px}.rd-questions{margin-top:24px}.rd-questions summary{font-size:17px;gap:13px;min-height:72px}.rd-questions details>p{padding:0 8px 22px 0;font-size:16px}.rd-question-no{font-size:10px}.rd-bottom-folio{flex-direction:column;gap:6px;margin-top:30px}.rd-footer{padding:34px 22px}.rd-footer nav{gap:0 21px}.rd-footer nav a{font-size:13px}.rd-legal{gap:3px 18px}main.container{padding:0 16px;margin:24px auto 40px}main.container:not(:has(.rd-reading)):not(:has(.rd-journal)){padding:26px 20px;margin:20px 12px;width:calc(100% - 24px);font-size:17px}main.container:not(:has(.rd-reading)):not(:has(.rd-journal)) h1{font-size:34px}main.container:not(:has(.rd-reading)):not(:has(.rd-journal)) h2{font-size:26px}.rd-journal-head{padding-top:20px;margin-bottom:24px}.rd-journal-head h1{font-size:34px}.rd-story-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.rd-story-copy{padding:21px}.rd-story-copy h2{font-size:26px}.rd-longform{padding-top:25px;font-size:17px}.rd-longform h1{font-size:34px;line-height:1.18}.rd-longform h2{font-size:27px}.rd-longform h3{font-size:22px}.rd-longform p,.rd-longform li{font-size:17px;line-height:1.75}.rd-longform ul,.rd-longform ol{padding-left:24px}.rd-pagination{gap:12px}.rd-page-numbers{gap:4px}.rd-reading .card h2,.rd-reading .card h3,.rd-reading .card h5{font-size:24px}}
.rd-reading #comments{min-width:0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.rd-reading #comments h2,.rd-reading #comments h3,.rd-reading #comments .h6{font:700 16px/1.4 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0 0 8px;color:var(--rd-ink)}.rd-reading #comments .flex-shrink-0{max-width:44px}.rd-reading #comments .ms-3{margin-left:12px!important;min-width:0;flex:1}.rd-reading #comments img{max-width:40px}.rd-reading .card-header{padding:18px 22px;background:#ece7dc;color:var(--rd-ink)}.rd-reading .card-header h2{font:24px/1.3 Georgia,serif}.rd-reading .col-lg-4 .h6{font:21px/1.3 Georgia,serif}.rd-reading .col-lg-4 .d-flex{gap:12px}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}