.reader-page{
  min-height:100vh;
  background:#000000;
  color:var(--paper);
}
.reader-topbar{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;
  padding:1.1rem 4vw;
  background:rgba(3,3,3,.92);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
}
.reader-brand,.reader-back,.reader-nav a{
  font-family:Cinzel,serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;
}
.reader-brand{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--gold)}
.reader-back{font-size:.62rem;color:var(--paper);opacity:.82;transition:color .2s ease,opacity .2s ease}
.reader-back:hover{color:var(--gold);opacity:1}
.reader-nav{display:flex;gap:.55rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
.reader-nav a{
  min-width:2.1rem;padding:.45rem .5rem;text-align:center;border:1px solid rgba(231,224,209,.16);
  color:var(--muted);font-size:.56rem;transition:all .2s ease;
}
.reader-nav a:hover,.reader-nav a.active{color:var(--gold);border-color:rgba(201,154,73,.6)}
.reader-shell{width:min(880px,90vw);margin:0 auto;padding:10vh 0 12vh}
.reader-kicker{text-align:center;color:var(--gold);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 1.2rem}
.reader-art{width:100%;display:flex;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto 2.2rem}
.reader-art img{display:block;width:min(760px,100%);height:auto;object-fit:contain}
.reader-art-prologue img,.reader-art-chapter img{max-height:460px}
.reader-title{text-align:center;margin:0;font-family:Cinzel,serif;font-size:clamp(2.3rem,6vw,4.5rem);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.reader-location{text-align:center;margin:-1.1rem 0 2.4rem;color:var(--gold);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-style:italic}
.reader-subtitle{text-align:center;margin:.75rem 0 2.4rem;color:var(--gold);font-family:Cinzel,serif;font-size:2rem;font-style:italic}
.reader-rule{width:180px;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent);margin:0 auto 4.5rem}
.reader-text{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:1.14rem;line-height:1.9;color:#ddd5c8}
.reader-text p{margin:0 0 1.45rem}
.reader-text p.opening-paragraph:first-letter{float:left;font-family:Cinzel,serif;font-size:4.1rem;line-height:.78;padding:.08rem .13rem 0 0;color:var(--gold);position:relative;top:36px}
.reader-text .scene-break{height:3.2rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--gold);font-size:1rem;letter-spacing:.5em}
.reader-text em{color:#e4ddd2}
.reader-text strong{color:#f0e9dc;font-weight:700}
.reader-end{margin-top:5rem;padding-top:2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.reader-end p{text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase}
.reader-next{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;margin-top:1.4rem}
.reader-next a{color:var(--gold);font-family:Cinzel,serif;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase}
.reader-next a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.reader-sample-note{text-align:center;margin:0 auto 3.5rem;max-width:620px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.7}
@media(max-width:700px){
  .reader-topbar{position:relative;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
  .reader-back{order:3;width:100%;text-align:center}
  .reader-shell{width:min(92vw,880px);padding:7vh 0 9vh}
  .reader-text{font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.85}
  .reader-subtitle{font-size:1.6rem}
  .reader-text p.opening-paragraph:first-letter{font-size:3.5rem}
  .reader-next{flex-direction:column;align-items:center}
}

/* v85: explicit drop-cap positioning */
.reader-text p.opening-paragraph::first-letter{font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;float:none;padding:0;position:static;top:auto}
.reader-text p.opening-paragraph .dropcap{float:left;font-family:Cinzel,serif;font-size:4.1rem;line-height:.78;color:var(--gold);position:relative;top:12px;padding:.08rem .13rem 0 0;}
@media (max-width:800px){.reader-text p.opening-paragraph .dropcap{font-size:3.5rem;top:12px}}