:root {
    --ink: #0a0a0a;
    --bone: #f4ede0;
    --paper: #ebe2cf;
    --paper-2: #d8cdb3;
    --blood: #b5302a;
    --blood-deep: #7a1d18;
    --olive: #4a5934;
    --olive-deep: #2c361e;
    --ash: #1a1816;
    --ash-2: #2a2724;
    --gold: #c8a45a;
    --green-flag: #1f6e3a;
    --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", "Times New Roman", serif;
    --arabic: "Amiri", "Reem Kufi", serif;
    --kufi: "Reem Kufi", "Amiri", serif;
    --sans: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
    --mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  }
  * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html, body {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--bone);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    /* `clip` (not `hidden`) keeps horizontal-overflow clamping but does NOT
       create a scroll container — required so `position: sticky` works on the
       horizontal-scroll pin stages. */
    overflow-x: clip;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
  }
  body {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  /* Keffiyeh repeating motif */
  .keffiyeh-bg {
    position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.06;
    background-image:
      repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 0 18px, var(--bone) 18px 19px, transparent 19px 37px),
      repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 0 18px, var(--bone) 18px 19px, transparent 19px 37px);
  }
  .grain {
    position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; mix-blend-mode: overlay; opacity: .35;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='1.6' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0.5 0'/></filter><rect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
  }
  /* Chrome */
  .nav-shell {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 80;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 14px 22px;
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone); mix-blend-mode: difference;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .nav-shell > * { pointer-events: auto; }
  .nav-brand { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; }
  .nav-brand .dot { width:8px; height:8px; background: var(--blood); border-radius: 50%;
    animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
  @keyframes pulse { 0%,100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } 50% { opacity:.4; transform: scale(.7); } }
  .nav-right { display:flex; gap: 18px; }
  .nav-right button {
    background: none; border: none; color: var(--bone); font: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;
    text-transform: inherit; cursor: pointer; padding: 0;
  }
  .nav-right button:hover { color: var(--blood); }

  /* Chapter index drawer */
  .index-drawer {
    position: fixed; top:0; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: min(420px, 92vw);
    background: var(--ink); border-left: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
    transform: translateX(110%); transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.7,0,.2,1);
    z-index: 90; padding: 80px 36px 36px; overflow-y: auto;
  }
  .index-drawer.open { transform: translateX(0); }
  .index-drawer h4 {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.5); margin-bottom: 24px; font-weight: 500;
  }
  .index-drawer ul { list-style: none; }
  .index-drawer li { border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.1); }
  .index-drawer li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.1); }
  .index-drawer a {
    display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: baseline; padding: 14px 0;
    color: var(--bone); text-decoration: none; font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; transition: color .25s, padding .25s;
  }
  .index-drawer a:hover { color: var(--blood); padding-left: 8px; }
  .index-drawer a .num {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; color: rgba(244,237,224,.4);
    min-width: 28px; letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  .index-drawer a .ar {
    margin-left: auto; font-family: var(--arabic); font-size: 16px;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.5);
  }
  .index-close {
    position: absolute; top: 22px; right: 22px;
    background: none; border:none; color: var(--bone); font-size: 24px; cursor: pointer;
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
  }

  /* Progress rail (scrubber) */
  .progress-rail {
    position: fixed; left: 22px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 70; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
  }
  .progress-rail .tick {
    width: 2px; height: 22px; background: rgba(244,237,224,.2);
    cursor: pointer; transition: background .25s, height .25s;
    position: relative;
  }
  .progress-rail .tick.active { background: var(--blood); height: 32px; }
  .progress-rail .tick:hover::after {
    content: attr(data-label);
    position: absolute; left: 14px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .15em;
    text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; color: var(--bone);
    background: var(--ink); padding: 4px 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.2);
  }

  /* Bottom progress bar */
  .scroll-bar {
    position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 2px; background: rgba(244,237,224,.08);
    z-index: 70;
  }
  .scroll-bar > i {
    display: block; height: 100%; background: var(--blood); width: 0%;
    transition: width .15s linear;
  }

  /* Generic chapter scaffold */
  section.chapter {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100vh;
    /* `clip` not `hidden`: clamps overflow without creating a scroll container,
       so descendant `position: sticky` (used by .h-pin-stage) can stick to the
       viewport. With `overflow: hidden` here the sticky stage was being trapped
       inside the chapter's own scroll context. */
    overflow: clip;
  }

  /* Chapter intro card */
  .ch-intro {
    height: 100vh; display: grid; place-items: center; position: relative;
    text-align: center; padding: 0 32px;
  }
  .ch-intro .meta {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.55); margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .ch-intro .arabic {
    font-family: var(--arabic); font-size: clamp(80px, 14vw, 220px); line-height: 1;
    color: var(--bone); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.02em;
    direction: rtl;
  }
  .ch-intro h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(44px, 7vw, 110px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-top: 18px; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  }
  .ch-intro h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--blood); }
  .ch-intro .sub {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.6); margin-top: 26px;
  }
  /* Backdrop image support for chapter title slabs.
     Triggered by inline `style="background-image: url(...)"` — when present
     we cover/center the image and lay a vertical darken-gradient on top so
     the centred title reads cleanly. */
  .ch-intro[style*="background-image"] {
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    isolation: isolate;
  }
  .ch-intro[style*="background-image"]::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,9,8,.65) 0%, rgba(10,9,8,.78) 50%, rgba(10,9,8,.92) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .ch-intro[style*="background-image"] > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

  /* Subtle keffiyeh-pattern background for otherwise text-only blocks
     (quote-pulls, genocide timeline, resistance sections, etc.). The
     pattern is held at 5% opacity so it never competes with body copy —
     it just gives the surface a quiet texture. */
  [data-bg-pattern] {
    position: relative;
    isolation: isolate;
  }
  [data-bg-pattern]::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    opacity: 0.05;
    background-image:
      repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 0 18px, var(--bone) 18px 19px, transparent 19px 37px),
      repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 0 18px, var(--bone) 18px 19px, transparent 19px 37px);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  [data-bg-pattern] > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  /* Marquee strip */
  /* ── Between-chapter full-width image strips ───────────────── */
  .ch-strip {
    width: 100%; height: 60vh; min-height: 320px; max-height: 640px;
    background-size: cover; background-position: center;
    background-attachment: fixed;
  }
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .ch-strip { background-attachment: scroll; height: 45vw; min-height: 220px; }
  }

  .marquee {
    overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; padding: 14px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.5);
  }
  .marquee-track { display: inline-flex; gap: 40px; animation: scroll-x 60s linear infinite; }
  @keyframes scroll-x { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
  .marquee em { font-family: var(--arabic); font-style: normal; color: var(--blood); }

  /* Reveal-on-scroll utility */
  .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(40px); transition: opacity 1.2s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1), transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1); }
  .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .reveal.delay-1 { transition-delay: .15s; }
  .reveal.delay-2 { transition-delay: .3s; }
  .reveal.delay-3 { transition-delay: .45s; }
  .reveal.delay-4 { transition-delay: .6s; }

  /* Photo card */
  .photo {
    position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #111;
  }
  .photo img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block;
    filter: grayscale(.85) contrast(1.05) sepia(.15);
    transition: transform 8s linear;
  }
  .photo.kenburns img { transform: scale(1.15); }
  .photo .caption {
    position: absolute; left: 12px; bottom: 12px; right: 12px;
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone); text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
  }
  .photo::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,.6) 0%, transparent 50%);
  }

  /* Hero ============================ */
  .hero {
    height: 100vh; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--ink);
    display: grid; place-items: center;
  }
  .hero .flag-bands {
    position: absolute; inset: 0; display: grid; grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  }
  .hero .flag-bands i {
    transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
    animation: bandIn 1.8s cubic-bezier(.7,0,.2,1) forwards;
  }
  .hero .flag-bands i:nth-child(1) { background: #0a0a0a; animation-delay: .2s; }
  .hero .flag-bands i:nth-child(2) { background: #f4ede0; animation-delay: .5s; }
  .hero .flag-bands i:nth-child(3) { background: var(--green-flag); animation-delay: .8s; }
  @keyframes bandIn { to { transform: scaleX(1); } }
  .hero .triangle {
    position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 38vw;
    background: var(--blood);
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 0 100%, 100% 50%);
    transform: translateX(-100%);
    animation: triIn 2.2s cubic-bezier(.7,0,.2,1) 1.4s forwards;
  }
  @keyframes triIn { to { transform: translateX(0); } }
  .hero .hero-content {
    position: relative; z-index: 5; text-align: center;
    color: var(--bone);
    opacity: 0; animation: heroFade 1.5s ease 2.4s forwards;
    padding: 0 24px; max-width: 1100px;
  }
  @keyframes heroFade { to { opacity: 1; } }
  .hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(60px, 12vw, 200px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: .9; letter-spacing: -.04em;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.9), 0 0 80px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
  }
  .hero h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--blood); }
  .hero .hero-sub {
    margin-top: 20px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: clamp(13px, 1.4vw, 16px);
    letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(244,237,224,.95);
    text-shadow: 0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.95);
  }
  .hero .hero-tagline {
    max-width: 640px; margin: 30px auto 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px); line-height: 1.45; color: rgba(244,237,224,.95);
    text-shadow: 0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.95);
  }
  .hero .hero-arabic {
    position: absolute; bottom: 60px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
    font-family: var(--arabic); font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 90px);
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.18); direction: rtl;
    opacity: 0; animation: heroFade 2s ease 3s forwards;
  }
  .hero .keep-scroll {
    position: absolute; bottom: 24px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone); z-index: 6; opacity: 0; animation: heroFade 2s ease 3.5s forwards;
  }

  /* CHAPTER 1 — Ancient Land ============ */
  .ch1 { background: var(--ash); color: var(--bone); }
  .ch1 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--olive); }
  .ch1-pano {
    height: 100vh; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 80%, rgba(74,89,52,.35), transparent 60%),
      linear-gradient(to bottom, #1f1c17, #2e2a22 40%, #4a4234 70%, #6b5f47);
  }
  .olive-grove { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
  .olive-tree {
    position: absolute; bottom: 0;
    transform-origin: bottom center;
  }
  .ch1-text-blocks {
    padding: 120px 8vw; display: grid; gap: 100px; max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .ch1-text-blocks .block { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
  .ch1-text-blocks .block:nth-child(even) { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; direction: rtl; }
  .ch1-text-blocks .block:nth-child(even) > * { direction: ltr; }
  .block .copy .label {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .block .copy h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 64px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 22px; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  }
  .block .copy p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(244,237,224,.85); }
  .block .photo { aspect-ratio: 4/5; }

  .quote-pull {
    padding: 140px 8vw; text-align: center; max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .quote-pull .mark {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 100px; line-height: 1; color: var(--blood);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .quote-pull blockquote {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
    line-height: 1.25; color: var(--bone); font-weight: 400;
  }
  .quote-pull cite {
    display: block; margin-top: 28px;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.5); font-style: normal;
  }

  /* CHAPTER 2 — British Betrayal =========== */
  .ch2 { background: #1a1612; color: var(--bone); }
  .ch2 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--blood); }

  .balfour {
    min-height: 100vh; padding: 120px 8vw; display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center;
  }
  .balfour .letter {
    background: #d8cdb3; color: #2a2117; padding: 60px;
    font-family: var(--serif); position: relative;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 100px rgba(0,0,0,.6); transform: rotate(-1.2deg);
    transition: transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
  }
  .balfour .letter:hover { transform: rotate(-.4deg) scale(1.01); }
  .balfour .letter .stamp {
    position: absolute; top: 30px; right: 30px;
    width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 3px solid var(--blood);
    border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; text-align: center;
    color: var(--blood); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .15em;
    transform: rotate(15deg); padding: 12px;
  }
  .balfour .letter h3 {
    font-size: 32px; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; letter-spacing: -.01em;
  }
  .balfour .letter .date { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .15em; margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .balfour .letter .body p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .balfour .letter .body strike {
    background: var(--blood); color: var(--bone); padding: 0 6px;
    text-decoration: line-through;
  }
  .balfour .letter .signature {
    margin-top: 30px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 28px; font-style: italic;
    border-top: 1px solid #2a2117; padding-top: 12px;
  }
  .balfour .commentary .label {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .balfour .commentary h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 64px);
    font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 24px; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  }
  .balfour .commentary p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(244,237,224,.82); margin-bottom: 18px; }

  .map-evolve {
    min-height: 100vh; padding: 120px 8vw; background: #0e0c0a;
  }
  .map-evolve h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; max-width: 800px; margin-bottom: 12px; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  }
  .map-evolve .lead {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.5); margin-bottom: 70px;
  }
  .map-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
  .map-card {
    border: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.1); padding: 22px; background: rgba(244,237,224,.02);
  }
  .map-card svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
  .map-card .yr {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .25em; color: var(--blood);
    margin-top: 14px;
  }
  .map-card .title {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 20px; margin-top: 6px;
  }
  .map-card .pct {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; color: rgba(244,237,224,.5); margin-top: 4px;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
  }

  /* CHAPTER 3 — Nakba ==================== */
  .ch3 { background: #0a0908; color: var(--bone); }
  .ch3 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--blood); }
  .ch3-key {
    position: relative; padding: 180px 8vw 120px; text-align: center;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(181,48,42,.18), transparent 70%);
  }
  .ch3-key .key-svg { margin: 0 auto; display: block; max-width: 500px; }
  .ch3-key h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 110px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-top: 50px; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  }
  .ch3-key h3 em { color: var(--blood); font-style: italic; }
  .ch3-key .arabic {
    font-family: var(--arabic); font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 90px);
    color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 12px; direction: rtl;
  }
  .ch3-key .sub {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.55); margin-top: 30px;
  }
  .nakba-stats {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); padding: 0 8vw 100px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
  }
  .nakba-stats .stat {
    padding: 50px 30px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
  }
  .nakba-stats .stat:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .nakba-stats .num {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(64px, 8vw, 130px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; color: var(--blood); letter-spacing: -.03em;
  }
  .nakba-stats .lbl {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .25em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone); margin-top: 14px;
  }
  .nakba-stats .desc { font-size: 16px; color: rgba(244,237,224,.7); margin-top: 12px; line-height: 1.55; }

  .nakba-villages {
    padding: 120px 8vw; background: #050403;
  }
  .nakba-villages h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 64px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -.02em; max-width: 900px;
  }
  .nakba-villages .lead {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.5); margin-bottom: 50px;
  }
  .villages-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(150px, 1fr));
    gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.08);
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.08);
  }
  .village {
    padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.08);
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.08);
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 16px;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.6);
    text-decoration: line-through;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(181,48,42,.7);
    text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
    transition: color .3s, background .3s;
  }
  .village:hover { color: var(--bone); background: rgba(181,48,42,.15); }
  .villages-more {
    margin-top: 40px; text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .25em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.4);
  }
  .villages-more b { color: var(--blood); }

  .deir-yassin {
    padding: 140px 8vw; background: var(--blood-deep); color: var(--bone);
    text-align: center; position: relative;
  }
  .deir-yassin .date {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.7); margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .deir-yassin h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 100px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 30px; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  }
  .deir-yassin p {
    max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 22px); line-height: 1.6;
    font-style: italic;
  }

  /* CHAPTER 4 — Occupation ============== */
  .ch4 { background: #0c0a08; color: var(--bone); }
  .ch4 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--blood); }
  .apartheid-split {
    min-height: 100vh; padding: 100px 8vw;
  }
  .apartheid-split h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 80px);
    font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -.02em; max-width: 900px;
  }
  .apartheid-split .lead {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.55); margin-bottom: 60px;
  }
  /* Markdown prose inside apartheid-split (Military Rule Within, Apartheid sections) */
  .apartheid-split p {
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 20px);
    line-height: 1.85;
    margin-bottom: 1.6em;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.82);
  }
  .apartheid-split h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 48px);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    margin-top: 3em;
    margin-bottom: 0.75em;
    padding-top: 1.25em;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.08);
  }
  .apartheid-split h2:first-child {
    margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; border-top: none;
  }
  /* Markdown prose inside resistance-section (Axis chapter body) */
  .resistance-section .reveal p {
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 20px);
    line-height: 1.85;
    margin-bottom: 1.6em;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.82);
  }
  .resistance-section .reveal h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 48px);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    margin-top: 3em;
    margin-bottom: 0.75em;
    padding-top: 1.25em;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.08);
  }
  .resistance-section .reveal h2:first-child {
    margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; border-top: none;
  }
  .laws-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); }
  .laws-col { padding: 50px 40px; }
  .laws-col.settler { background: rgba(244,237,224,.06); border-right: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); }
  .laws-col.palestinian { background: rgba(181,48,42,.08); }
  .laws-col .who {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .laws-col.settler .who { color: rgba(244,237,224,.6); }
  .laws-col.palestinian .who { color: var(--blood); }
  .laws-col .ttl {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 28px;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
  }
  .laws-col ul { list-style: none; }
  .laws-col li {
    padding: 14px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.1);
    font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .laws-col li::before {
    content: "→"; color: var(--blood); margin-right: 10px;
  }
  .laws-col.settler li::before { color: rgba(244,237,224,.4); content: "✓"; }

  .wall-section {
    min-height: 80vh; padding: 100px 8vw; background: #050403;
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center;
  }
  .wall-graphic { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 4/5; overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2724, #0c0a08); }
  .wall-block {
    position: absolute; background: #5a534a;
    border: 1px solid #322c25; box-shadow: inset 0 -4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.3);
  }
  .wall-graphic .wall-row {
    position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; display: flex;
  }
  .wall-graphic .wall-row > i {
    flex: 1; height: 100%; background: #5a534a;
    border-right: 2px solid #322c25; border-bottom: 2px solid #1f1a14;
    box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.25);
  }
  .wall-text .label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .wall-text h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 60px); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 24px; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
  .wall-text p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(244,237,224,.82); margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .wall-text .stat { display: flex; gap: 22px; align-items: baseline; margin-top: 30px; padding-top: 30px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.15); }
  .wall-text .stat .n { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 80px; line-height: 1; color: var(--blood); font-weight: 500; }
  .wall-text .stat .l { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(244,237,224,.7); max-width: 220px; }

  /* CHAPTER 5 — Gaza Open-Air Prison =========== */
  .ch5 { background: #06050a; color: var(--bone); }
  .ch5 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--blood); }
  .ch5 .ch-intro { background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(181,48,42,.15), transparent 60%);
  }
  .barbed-frame {
    position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0;
    height: 60px; pointer-events: none; opacity: .7;
  }
  .barbed-frame.bottom { top: auto; bottom: 0; transform: scaleY(-1); }

  .gaza-cage {
    min-height: 100vh; padding: 100px 8vw; position: relative;
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center;
  }
  .gaza-strip-graphic {
    aspect-ratio: 1/2; max-width: 400px; margin: 0 auto;
    border: 2px solid var(--blood); position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .gaza-strip-graphic .pop {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image:
      radial-gradient(circle at 12% 12%, var(--blood) 0 1px, transparent 2px),
      radial-gradient(circle at 28% 24%, var(--blood) 0 1px, transparent 2px),
      radial-gradient(circle at 48% 8%, var(--blood) 0 1px, transparent 2px),
      radial-gradient(circle at 70% 18%, var(--blood) 0 1px, transparent 2px),
      radial-gradient(circle at 88% 30%, var(--blood) 0 1px, transparent 2px);
    background-size: 8% 4%;
    opacity: .6;
  }
  .gaza-strip-graphic .barb-overlay {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background:
      repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 32px, rgba(244,237,224,.15) 32px 33px);
  }
  .gaza-strip-graphic .lbl {
    position: absolute; top: 40%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    text-align: center; mix-blend-mode: difference;
  }
  .gaza-strip-graphic .lbl .num {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 64px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1;
    color: var(--bone);
  }
  .gaza-strip-graphic .lbl .ttl {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .25em; color: var(--bone);
    text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 8px;
  }
  .gaza-strip-graphic .area {
    position: absolute; bottom: 12px; left: 12px; right: 12px;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .25em;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.5); text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .march-of-return {
    padding: 120px 8vw; background: #0a0908;
  }
  .march-of-return h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 70px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -.02em; max-width: 900px;
  }
  .march-of-return .lead {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.55); margin-bottom: 60px;
  }
  .friday-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(45, 1fr); gap: 4px;
    margin: 50px 0;
  }
  .friday-grid .fri {
    aspect-ratio: 1; background: rgba(244,237,224,.1);
  }
  .friday-grid .fri.killed { background: var(--blood); }
  .friday-grid .fri.killed-deep { background: var(--blood-deep); }
  .march-stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); margin-top: 40px; }
  .march-stats .s { padding: 30px 24px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); }
  .march-stats .s:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .march-stats .n { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 56px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--blood); line-height: 1; }
  .march-stats .l { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(244,237,224,.7); margin-top: 10px; }

  /* CHAPTER 6 — Genocide ================ */
  .ch6 { background: #050202; color: var(--bone); }
  .ch6 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--blood); }
  .ch6 .ch-intro {
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(181,48,42,.25), transparent 70%);
  }

  .genocide-counter {
    min-height: 100vh; padding: 100px 8vw;
    display: grid; place-items: center;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #050202, #1a0606);
  }
  .counter-card { text-align: center; max-width: 1100px; }
  .counter-card .label {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 30px;
  }
  .counter-card .big-num {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(140px, 22vw, 380px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: .9; color: var(--bone); letter-spacing: -.05em;
    text-shadow: 0 0 80px rgba(181,48,42,.4);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .counter-card .big-sub {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 48px); font-style: italic;
    margin-top: 10px;
  }
  .counter-card .desc {
    max-width: 700px; margin: 30px auto 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.8);
  }

  .genocide-timeline {
    padding: 120px 8vw; background: #0a0303;
  }
  .gt-row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr; gap: 60px; padding: 50px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
  }
  .gt-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); }
  .gt-row .when {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blood); padding-top: 6px;
  }
  .gt-row h4 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .gt-row p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(244,237,224,.82); max-width: 800px; }

  /* CHAPTER 7 — Quds Day ================ */
  .ch7 { background: #0a0a0a; color: var(--bone); }
  .ch7 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--gold); }
  .quds-content {
    min-height: 100vh; padding: 100px 8vw; display: grid; place-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(200,164,90,.1), transparent 70%);
  }
  .quds-content .label {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .quds-content h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 90px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto 40px; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  }
  .quds-content p { max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto 18px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; color: rgba(244,237,224,.85); }

  /* CHAPTER 8 — Resistance ================== */
  .ch8 { background: #06080a; color: var(--bone); }
  .ch8 .ch-intro h2 em { color: var(--olive); }
  .resistance-section {
    min-height: 100vh; padding: 120px 8vw;
  }
  .resistance-section h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 80px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 18px; letter-spacing: -.02em; max-width: 1000px;
  }
  .resistance-section .lead {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.55); margin-bottom: 60px;
  }
  .resistance-section .copy {
    max-width: 880px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; color: rgba(244,237,224,.85);
  }
  .resistance-section .copy p { margin-bottom: 22px; }

  /* EPILOGUE ============================== */
  .numbers {
    padding: 140px 8vw 80px; background: #0a0a0a;
  }
  .numbers .label {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .numbers h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 110px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 70px; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  }
  .numbers-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); border-left: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); }
  .num-cell {
    padding: 38px 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
    transition: background .3s;
  }
  .num-cell:hover { background: rgba(181,48,42,.08); }
  .num-cell .nº {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .25em; color: rgba(244,237,224,.4);
  }
  .num-cell .n {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(48px, 5vw, 78px); font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--bone); margin-top: 6px; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  }
  .num-cell .l {
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.7); margin-top: 14px;
  }
  .num-cell .d { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(244,237,224,.6); margin-top: 12px; }

  .donate-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; align-items: center; gap: 40px; }
  .action-cards-db { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }

  .what-you-can-do {
    padding: 120px 8vw 60px; background: #050202;
  }
  .what-you-can-do .label {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .what-you-can-do h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 110px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 60px; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  }
  .actions { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); border-left: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); }
  .action {
    padding: 50px 40px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12);
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); position: relative;
    transition: background .3s;
  }
  .action:hover { background: rgba(181,48,42,.06); }
  .action .nº { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; color: rgba(244,237,224,.4); letter-spacing: .25em; }
  .action .label2 { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .25em; color: var(--blood); margin-top: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .action h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 18px; line-height: 1.1; }
  .action p { margin-top: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(244,237,224,.78); }
  .action a {
    display: inline-flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center; margin-top: 18px;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blood); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blood); padding-bottom: 4px;
  }
  .action a:hover { color: var(--bone); border-color: var(--bone); }

  /* FINALE ===================== */
  .finale {
    height: 100vh; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    display: grid; place-items: center; text-align: center;
    background: var(--ink);
  }
  .finale .free {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(80px, 18vw, 280px); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: .85; letter-spacing: -.04em;
  }
  .finale .free em { font-style: italic; color: var(--blood); }
  .finale .arabic {
    font-family: var(--arabic); font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 100px); color: rgba(244,237,224,.4);
    margin-top: 20px; direction: rtl;
  }
  .finale .footer-meta {
    position: absolute; bottom: 30px; left: 0; right: 0; text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.4);
  }

  /* Horizontal-scroll rail (used by Chapter 1 + Catastrophe post-numbers).
     Vanilla pattern: outer .h-pin holds vertical scroll height; .h-pin-stage
     is sticky-pinned for the duration; .h-rail is translated horizontally by
     JS so panels slide past as the user scrolls down. */
  .h-pin { position: relative; overflow: clip; background: var(--ash); }
  .h-pin-stage {
    position: sticky; top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100vh;
    overflow: clip;
    background: var(--ash); /* fallback so the sticky stage never shows body-ink through */
  }
  .h-rail { display: flex; height: 100%; will-change: transform; }
  .h-panel {
    flex: 0 0 100vw; height: 100%;
    position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--ash); /* every panel fills its own viewport — no black gaps between panels */
  }
  /* Intro panel with a darkened archival backdrop so it isn't a void of empty colour. */
  .h-panel.intro {
    display: grid; place-items: end start;
    padding: 80px 8vw;
    background-color: var(--ash);
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
  }
  .h-panel.intro::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,9,8,.55) 0%, rgba(10,9,8,.85) 70%, rgba(10,9,8,.95) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .h-panel.intro > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  /* Per-chapter rail backgrounds — match the surrounding chapter so the pin
     doesn't introduce a different-coloured slab as you scroll into it. */
  .ch3 .h-pin, .ch3 .h-pin-stage, .ch3 .h-panel { background-color: #0a0908; }
  .ch3 .h-panel.scene .copy { background: #08080a; }
  .h-panel.intro .meta {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(244,237,224,.55); margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .h-panel.intro h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(46px, 7vw, 110px);
    font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.02em; max-width: 900px;
  }
  .h-panel.intro h3 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--blood); }
  .h-panel.intro .lede {
    margin-top: 26px; max-width: 640px;
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(244,237,224,.85);
  }
  .h-panel.intro .cue {
    margin-top: 30px; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blood);
  }
  .h-panel.scene {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
  }
  .h-panel.scene .pic { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #111; }
  .h-panel.scene .pic img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(.85) contrast(1.05) sepia(.15);
  }
  .h-panel.scene .pic::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,.55), transparent 50%);
  }
  .h-panel.scene .pic .cap {
    position: absolute; left: 18px; bottom: 18px; right: 18px;
    font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .15em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bone); text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
  }
  .h-panel.scene .copy {
    padding: 80px 8vw; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
    background: #0a0908;
  }
  .h-panel.scene .copy .nº {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; color: rgba(244,237,224,.4);
    letter-spacing: .25em; margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .h-panel.scene .copy .label {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .h-panel.scene .copy h4 {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 52px);
    font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .h-panel.scene .copy p {
    font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(244,237,224,.85);
    max-width: 560px; margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  /* Timeline-scene variant — used by Ch6 (Ongoing Genocide). Big year + tag
     on the left half acts as the visual; copy on the right. */
  .h-panel.timeline {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
    background: #060304;
  }
  .h-panel.timeline .bigdate {
    display: grid; place-items: center;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a0606 0%, #0a0303 100%);
    padding: 60px 4vw;
    position: relative;
  }
  .h-panel.timeline .bigdate::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(181,48,42,.18), transparent 65%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .h-panel.timeline .bigdate .year {
    font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(120px, 18vw, 320px);
    line-height: 0.85; color: var(--blood);
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
    text-shadow: 0 0 80px rgba(181,48,42,.4);
    position: relative;
  }
  .h-panel.timeline .bigdate .when {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .4em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(244,237,224,.55);
    margin-top: 12px; text-align: center; position: relative;
  }
  .h-panel.timeline .copy {
    padding: 80px 8vw;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
    background: #060304;
  }
  .h-panel.timeline .copy .nº { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; color: rgba(244,237,224,.4); letter-spacing: .25em; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .h-panel.timeline .copy .label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .35em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blood); margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .h-panel.timeline .copy h4 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 52px); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .h-panel.timeline .copy p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(244,237,224,.85); max-width: 580px; }

  /* Progress strip for the rail */
  .h-progress {
    position: absolute; left: 8vw; right: 8vw; bottom: 26px;
    display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: center; pointer-events: none; z-index: 5;
  }
  .h-progress .lab {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .3em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(244,237,224,.5);
  }
  .h-progress .bar {
    flex: 1; height: 1px; background: rgba(244,237,224,.18); position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  }
  .h-progress .bar > i {
    position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
    background: var(--blood); width: 0%;
  }

  /* Mobile */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .ch1-text-blocks .block,
    .ch1-text-blocks .block:nth-child(even),
    .balfour, .gaza-cage, .wall-section
    { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; direction: ltr; }
    .map-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .nakba-stats, .march-stats, .laws-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .nakba-stats .stat, .march-stats .s, .laws-col { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,237,224,.12); }
    .gt-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
    .numbers-grid, .actions { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .progress-rail { display: none; }
    /* Horizontal rails fall back to vertical stack on small screens */
    .h-pin { height: auto !important; }
    .h-pin-stage { position: relative; height: auto; }
    .h-rail { flex-direction: column; transform: none !important; }
    .h-panel { flex: 0 0 auto; height: auto; min-height: 70vh; }
    .h-panel.scene { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .h-panel.scene .pic { aspect-ratio: 4/3; }
    .h-progress { display: none; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .donate-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .action-cards-db { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .numbers-grid, .actions { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .friday-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(15, 1fr); }
  }

  @keyframes closing-blink { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0; } }