:root {
  --teal-dark: #04211d;
  --teal: #00695c;
  --paper: #faf8f3;
  --ink: #1c1c1a;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.essay-shell {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 48px 24px 100px;
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--teal);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.back-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.essay-eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--teal);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.essay h1 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.essay-lede {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #3f4a46;
  margin: 0 0 40px;
  font-style: italic;
}

.essay h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  margin: 44px 0 14px;
}

.essay p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: #26312d;
}

.essay em { color: var(--teal-dark); font-style: italic; }

.essay-signoff {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #5c6864;
}

.cta-back {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 24px;
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 12px 24px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
}
.cta-back:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }