@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cinzel:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Oswald:wght@400;500;600&family=Permanent+Marker&display=swap');
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* V5: text-free artwork and sharp, real HTML typography */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#080606bd,#09060625 48%,#090606a8),url('assets/hero-clean.webp') center 52%/cover no-repeat;min-height:clamp(440px,43vw,620px)}
.hero::after{background:linear-gradient(0deg,#0b0708b0,transparent 46%)}
.hero-content{max-width:1000px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#10090891 0,transparent 73%)}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(56px,8.2vw,124px);text-shadow:3px 5px 1px #67201a,6px 8px 17px #000}
.hero-whisper{top:8%;right:3%;background:#11090866;padding:12px 17px;border-left:1px solid #aa67524d}
.books-tile{background-image:url('assets/books-clean.webp')}
.world-tile{background-image:url('assets/world-clean.webp')}
.screen-tile{background-image:url('assets/screen-clean.webp')}
.about-tile{background-image:url('assets/about-clean.webp')}
.feature-tile{background-position:center;background-size:cover}
.tile-shade{background:linear-gradient(0deg,#0b0504f5 0%,#0b0504ba 39%,#0b050420 100%)}
.tile-copy{padding:25px 14px 30px;gap:9px}
.tile-copy strong{line-height:1.2;text-wrap:balance}
.door{background-image:url('assets/door-clean.webp');background-position:center}
.private-dossier{background-image:url('assets/door-clean.webp');background-position:center}
.interior-hero{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0a0605e8,#100907a6 60%,#0905058a),url('assets/hero-clean.webp') center/cover no-repeat}
.world-image{background-image:url('assets/world-clean.webp')}
.cinema-frame{background-image:url('assets/screen-clean.webp')}
.author-visual{background-image:url('assets/about-clean.webp')}
.world-image,.cinema-frame,.author-visual{background-position:center 38%}
.site-footer{background:linear-gradient(#09060685,#090606d0),url('assets/hero-clean.webp') center/cover}
.character-grid article{min-height:220px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-top:3px solid #a35b48;background:radial-gradient(circle at 100% 0%,#71332344,transparent 55%),linear-gradient(145deg,#25130e,#0b0808)}
.character-grid article:nth-child(2){border-top-color:#9b3538}
.character-grid article:nth-child(3){border-top-color:#337d70}
.character-grid article:nth-child(4){border-top-color:#c39a4b}
.character-grid article h3{margin-top:14px;font-size:clamp(22px,2.2vw,30px)}
.character-grid article p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65}
.character-grid .character-mark{font:11px Cinzel,serif;letter-spacing:.22em;color:#c78d7a}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-whisper{top:auto;bottom:10px;right:10px}.hero-content{padding-bottom:110px}}
@media(max-width:520px){.hero h1{font-size:clamp(48px,13vw,72px)}.hero-whisper{font-size:10px;padding:7px 9px}.feature-tile{background-position:center 20%}}

/* V6 — approved brush logo artwork, single rendered hero, no doubled copy. */
.brand img{display:block;width:clamp(150px,17vw,238px);height:auto;object-fit:contain;filter:drop-shadow(1px 2px 1px #2a0807)}
.brand small{margin-top:-1px}
.hero{display:block;min-height:0!important;background:#0a0606!important;overflow:hidden}
.hero::after,.hero-scene,.hero-content,.hero-whisper{display:none!important}
.approved-hero-image{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:none;object-fit:contain;image-rendering:auto}
.series{background:#0b0808!important}
.series .lined{position:relative;isolation:isolate}
.series .lined::before,.series .lined::after{content:none!important}
.reveal-teaser span{display:block;color:#e5ac97;font-size:.74em;letter-spacing:.13em;margin-top:14px}
.reveal-teaser span:last-child{color:#f4d8bd}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero{min-height:0!important}.approved-hero-image{min-height:0}.brand img{width:185px}}
@media(max-width:520px){.approved-hero-image{width:100%;height:auto}.brand img{width:160px}.series h2{letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:clamp(17px,4vw,25px)}}

/* V6.1 — isolated transparent navigation logo and improved image rendering. */
.brand img{background:transparent!important;filter:drop-shadow(1px 2px 2px #170707);image-rendering:auto}
.world-image,.cinema-frame,.author-visual,.private-dossier,.unseen-art,.feature-tile{image-rendering:auto;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.book-card img{image-rendering:auto}

/* V6.2: Approved vehicle-free hero; protect V6 layout and type. */
.brand img{filter:none;mix-blend-mode:normal}
.approved-hero-image{width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain}
.reveal-followup{display:block;font-size:.7em;letter-spacing:.19em;margin-top:6px;color:#dfb59f}
/* Source images in interior sections were cropped from the original design boards.
   Prevent stretching past their real source dimensions while awaiting genuine full-resolution replacements. */
.world-image,.cinema-frame,.author-visual{background-size:cover;max-width:765px}
@media(max-width:520px){.reveal-followup{font-size:.8em;letter-spacing:.07em}}

/* V6.3: source-resolution corrections and clean transparent wordmark */
.brand img{object-fit:contain;filter:none;isolation:isolate}
.world-image{background-image:url("assets/world-clean.webp");background-position:center;background-size:cover}
.cinema-frame{background-image:url("assets/screen-clean.webp");background-position:center;background-size:cover}
.author-visual{background-image:url("assets/about-clean.webp");background-position:center;background-size:cover}
.private-dossier{background-image:url("assets/door-clean.webp");background-position:center;background-size:cover}
.door{background-image:url("assets/door-clean.webp")}
.hero{background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,#09050550,transparent 50%),url("assets/approved-hero-vehicle-free.webp");background-position:center;background-size:cover}
.interior-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#090605dd,#0b06068a 65%,#080505a6),url("assets/approved-hero-vehicle-free.webp")}