@font-face {
  font-family: 'Manrope';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 800;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(./manrope-latin-ext.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
/* latin */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Manrope';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 800;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(./manrope-latin.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}


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.quest-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.65fr 1fr;gap:64px;align-items:center}.quest-art img{aspect-ratio:4/5;width:100%;max-height:500px;object-fit:cover;object-position:66% center;border-radius:4px}.quest-art figcaption{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}.quest-layout figure{margin:0}.quest-step h2,.quest-step h3{font-size:clamp(28px,2.8vw,42px)}.quest-step p{color:var(--muted)}.quest-progress{font-size:15px;color:var(--lavender);margin-bottom:15px}.quest-options{display:grid;gap:12px;margin:24px 0}.quest-choice{display:block;width:100%;text-align:left;background:#15203a;border:1px solid #344466;border-radius:9px;color:var(--text);font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;padding:18px 20px}.quest-choice:hover{border-color:var(--lavender);background:#1a2948}.quest-step>.button{margin-top:8px}.quest-step .text-link{background:transparent;border:0;margin:8px 15px 0 0;font-size:16px}.quest-step:focus{outline:none}.quest-step:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--lavender);outline-offset:12px}.faq{max-width:930px}.faq details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:22px 0}.faq summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;font-size:20px;font-weight:650;padding-right:40px;position:relative}.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.faq summary:after{content:"+";position:absolute;right:3px;top:-4px;font-size:28px;color:var(--lavender);font-weight:400}.faq details[open] summary:after{content:"−"}.faq details p{color:var(--muted);font-size:18px;max-width:72ch;margin:18px 0 6px}.closing{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:76px 0 86px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:45px}.closing h2{max-width:20ch;margin-bottom:18px}.closing p{max-width:49ch;color:var(--muted);margin:0}.closing .button{flex-shrink:0}.footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:42px 0;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}.footer-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:40px}.footer p{max-width:35ch;margin-top:17px}.footer-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px 28px;align-content:flex-start;justify-content:flex-end;max-width:530px}.footer-links a{text-decoration:none}.footer-links a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.footer-bottom{font-size:13px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:22px;margin-top:25px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}

.editorial-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:70px}.editorial-grid article{padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.editorial-grid p{color:var(--muted)}.story{max-width:760px;margin:auto}.story section{margin-bottom:60px}.story p{color:var(--muted);font-size:20px}.story h2{font-size:36px}.about-intro{align-items:center}.about-intro .portrait{max-width:460px;margin-left:auto}.contact{padding:88px 0 110px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:90px}.contact h1{font-size:clamp(56px,6vw,90px)}.contact .lead{font-size:24px}.contact-channels{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:30px;margin-top:12px}.contact-channel{padding:0 0 32px;margin-bottom:32px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.contact-channel p{color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;max-width:40ch}.contact-channel h2{font-size:27px;letter-spacing:-.03em}.email-address{overflow-wrap:anywhere}.contact-note{font-size:16px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:45px}.contact-photo{width:105px;height:105px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 28%;margin-bottom:22px}.books-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr .85fr;gap:70px;align-items:center;padding:78px 0 70px}.books-hero h1{max-width:12ch;font-size:clamp(50px,5.5vw,82px)}.book-covers{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;justify-content:center}.book-covers img{width:45%;max-height:410px;object-fit:contain;filter:drop-shadow(10px 15px 25px #0008)}.book-covers img:first-child{transform:rotate(-5deg)}.book-covers img:last-child{transform:rotate(5deg);margin-top:40px}.availability{display:inline-block;font-size:15px;color:var(--lavender);border-bottom:1px solid var(--lavender);padding:5px 0;margin:8px 0 25px}.book-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.55fr 1.2fr;gap:80px;align-items:center;padding:65px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.book-row>img{max-height:380px;width:100%;object-fit:contain}.book-row p{color:var(--muted)}.book-row ul{color:var(--muted);padding-left:23px}.book-row li{margin-bottom:10px}.book-preview{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:25px}.book-preview figure{margin:0}.book-preview img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:contain;background:#f5f5f6}.book-preview figcaption{margin-top:15px;color:var(--muted);font-size:16px}.book-form-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.85fr 1fr;gap:80px}.book-form{max-width:670px}.form-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px}.field{margin-bottom:22px}.field label{display:block;font-size:16px;margin-bottom:9px}.field input,.field select,.field textarea{width:100%;padding:13px 15px;border:1px solid #425373;border-radius:8px;background:#111b30;color:var(--text);min-height:51px;font-size:17px}.field textarea{min-height:125px;resize:vertical}.field input::placeholder,.field textarea::placeholder{color:#98a6bf}.privacy-check{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:13px;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 25px}.privacy-check input{flex-shrink:0;width:20px;height:20px;accent-color:var(--accent);margin-top:3px}.form-status{font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;min-height:28px}.form-status.error{color:#ffb9bc}.form-status.success{color:#b4e6cf}.form-trap{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.form-meta{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:20px}

.guide-toolbar{display:flex;gap:22px;align-items:end;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:35px}.guide-toolbar .field{margin:0;flex:1;min-width:200px}.filter-buttons{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:20px 0 22px}.filter-button{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted);border-radius:5px;padding:10px 16px;font-size:15px;min-height:44px}.filter-button[aria-pressed=true]{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:white}.guide-count{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);margin:22px 0}.guide-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:42px 32px}.guide-item[hidden]{display:none}.guide-item a{text-decoration:none;display:block}.guide-item img{aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;width:100%;background:var(--band);margin-bottom:18px;border-radius:3px}.guide-item h2,.guide-item h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.035em}.guide-item p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--muted)}.guide-item a:hover h2,.guide-item a:hover h3{color:var(--lavender)}.guide-meta{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);display:block;margin-bottom:11px}.guide-start{margin-bottom:44px;padding-bottom:30px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.guide-start h2{font-size:26px}.guide-start .text-link{font-size:16px;margin-right:25px}.legal h2{font-size:27px;margin-top:36px}.legal p,.legal li{font-size:17px;color:var(--muted)}.interest-options{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin:30px 0}.interest-option{background:transparent;color:var(--text);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:15px 20px;border-radius:6px;min-height:52px;font-size:17px}.interest-option[aria-pressed=true]{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent)}.interest-output{min-height:130px;border-left:2px solid var(--lavender);padding:16px 0 16px 24px;font-size:21px;color:var(--muted);max-width:55ch}

@media(min-width:1700px){.hero{min-height:710px}.hero h1{font-size:90px}}
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*:before,*:after{transition:none!important;animation:none!important}}

.quest-choice span{display:block}.quest-progress{font-size:15px;color:var(--lavender)}
@media(max-width:800px){html:not(.js) .header-inner{height:auto;padding:20px 0}html:not(.js) .menu-toggle{display:none}html:not(.js) .nav{display:flex;position:static;width:100%;gap:10px 22px}}

/* Preserved guide content, independent of the previous application bundle. */
.article-content{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;padding:55px 0 80px;font-size:19px;line-height:1.85;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article-content h1{font-size:clamp(35px,4.7vw,67px);line-height:1.12;margin:30px 0}
.article-content h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,39px);margin:48px 0 20px;line-height:1.2}
.article-content h3{font-size:26px;margin:32px 0 14px;line-height:1.35}
.article-content p,.article-content li{color:var(--muted)}
.article-content p{margin:0 0 1.25em}.article-content li{margin:8px 0}.article-content strong{color:var(--text)}
.article-content a{color:var(--lavender)}.article-content ul,.article-content ol{padding-left:26px}
.article-content .article-image{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:550px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:5px;margin:32px 0}
.article-content .article-meta{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.article-content .article-tags{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:15px;color:var(--lavender);margin:16px 0}
.article-content .article-summary,.article-content blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--lavender);padding:10px 0 10px 24px;margin:30px 0;font-size:22px}
.article-content .article-callout,.article-content .article-cta{background:var(--band);border-left:2px solid var(--lavender);padding:25px 28px;margin:30px 0}
.article-content .article-sources,.article-content .article-links{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:30px;margin-top:45px;font-size:16px}
.article-content .article-back{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:16px}.article-content svg{vertical-align:middle;margin-right:7px}
.article-content table{display:block;max-width:100%;overflow:auto;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16px}.article-content td,.article-content th{padding:12px;border:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left}.article-content code{font-size:.9em;white-space:pre-wrap}
@media(max-width:480px){.article-content{font-size:17px;padding:35px 0 55px}.article-content h1{font-size:36px}.article-content .article-summary,.article-content blockquote{font-size:19px;padding-left:18px}.article-content .article-callout,.article-content .article-cta{padding:20px}}

/* Broad nerd identity: narrative illustration, compass, ink and warm brass. */
/* latin-ext */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Oxanium';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 800;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(./oxanium-latin-ext.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
/* latin */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Oxanium';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 800;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(./oxanium-latin.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
:root{--bg:#0b0d1b;--band:#111329;--accent:#7051d8;--lavender:#b8a4ff;--line:#373248;--gold:#e5bb76}
body{background-color:var(--bg);background-image:radial-gradient(#a88cea1b .7px,transparent .7px);background-size:43px 43px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:Oxanium,Manrope,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.035em}h1{font-weight:700}h2{font-weight:650}h3{font-weight:650}
.header{background:#0b0d1bf5}.header-inner{position:relative;border-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#a17bde,#524c68,#d0a35a) 1}.header-inner:after{content:'';width:6px;height:6px;position:absolute;bottom:-4px;right:0;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg)}.brand img{filter:brightness(1.35)}
.button{border-radius:2px 13px 2px 13px;border:1px solid #ab93f4;border-top-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 5px 23px #4f2c9e30;background:#7051d8}.button:hover{background:#8464ea}.nav .button{background:transparent;color:var(--gold);border-color:#967344;box-shadow:none}.nav .button:hover{background:#e5bb7617;color:#ffe0ab}.text-link{color:#dad3eb}
.chapter-kicker{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;color:var(--gold);font-family:Oxanium,Manrope,sans-serif;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.035em;margin:0 0 25px}.chapter-kicker svg{width:27px;height:27px;flex-shrink:0}
.hero{display:block;min-height:650px;isolation:isolate;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-bottom-color:var(--line)}.hero:before,.hero:after{content:'';position:absolute;width:56px;height:40px;z-index:3;pointer-events:none}.hero:before{top:28px;left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--gold);border-left:1px solid var(--gold)}.hero:after{bottom:20px;right:0;border-right:1px solid var(--gold);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)}
.hero-copy{width:53%;max-width:680px;padding:77px 0 68px;z-index:2}.hero h1{font-family:Oxanium,Manrope,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(52px,5.4vw,80px);letter-spacing:-.055em;line-height:1.08;max-width:14ch}.hero h1 em{color:#b4a0ff}.hero .lead{font-size:clamp(20px,1.65vw,24px);max-width:35ch;line-height:1.6}.hero .actions{gap:18px 27px}.hero .button{min-height:58px;padding:16px 25px;font-size:18px}.hero .text-link{font-size:17px}
.hero-art{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1}.hero-art img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center center;mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0%,#0009 40%,black 62%);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0%,#0009 40%,black 62%)}.hero-footnote{position:absolute;right:25px;bottom:34px;max-width:32ch;padding:13px 18px;border-left:1px solid var(--gold);background:#0b0d1bdf;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;color:#efdfc7;margin:0}
.worlds-section{padding:31px 0 37px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.worlds-section .chapter-kicker{font-size:15px;margin-bottom:25px}.worlds-strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:25px}.worlds-strip a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.4}.worlds-strip svg,.interest-option svg{width:29px;height:29px;fill:none;stroke:var(--gold);stroke-width:1.25;flex-shrink:0}.worlds-strip a:hover{color:#fff}.worlds-strip a:hover svg{stroke:var(--lavender)}
.band{border-top:1px solid #8872b324;border-bottom:1px solid #8872b324;background:linear-gradient(110deg,#15132a,#101525)}.step:before{border-radius:2px!important;transform:rotate(45deg);background:#362459!important;border-color:#b190e9!important}.steps:before{background:linear-gradient(var(--gold),#7859bf)!important}.number{color:var(--gold)!important;font-family:Oxanium,sans-serif}.row h3{font-family:Manrope,sans-serif;font-weight:650}
.portrait{position:relative;border:1px solid #856896;border-radius:2px 35px 2px 35px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:15px 15px 0 -14px var(--gold)}.bio .portrait{max-width:315px}.bio{grid-template-columns:.65fr 1.2fr;gap:80px}.bio-copy h2{font-size:50px}
.illustrated-intro{position:relative;isolation:isolate;min-height:610px;display:flex;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);overflow:hidden}.chapter-copy{max-width:550px;width:48%;position:relative;z-index:2;padding:70px 0}.chapter-copy h1{font-size:clamp(58px,5.8vw,82px);line-height:1.08}.chapter-copy .lead{font-size:23px;max-width:34ch}.chapter-scene{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1}.chapter-scene img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#0007 37%,black 58%);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#0007 37%,black 58%)}
.story{max-width:890px}.story-with-photo{display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:start}.story-with-photo .portrait{width:220px;margin-top:8px}.story-with-photo h2{margin-top:0}.story-with-photo p{font-size:19px}.story>section:not(.story-with-photo){max-width:760px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.intro{position:relative}.intro:before{content:'';display:block;width:56px;height:4px;background:var(--gold);margin-bottom:28px;box-shadow:64px 0 #8061b8}.contact h1:before{content:'✦';font-size:30px;color:var(--gold);display:block;margin-bottom:24px}.books-hero{position:relative}.books-hero:before{content:'';position:absolute;top:28px;left:0;width:50px;border-top:2px solid var(--gold)}.book-covers img{filter:drop-shadow(8px 15px 25px #000b)}
.quest-art{border-radius:2px 25px 2px 25px;border:1px solid #806398}.quest-art img{aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;object-position:65% center}.quest-choice{border-radius:2px 12px 2px 12px;background:#1a1832;border-color:#5b4b76}.quest-choice:hover{background:#282142;border-color:var(--gold)}.quest-progress{font-family:Oxanium,sans-serif;color:var(--gold)}.interest-option{display:flex;gap:13px;align-items:center;border-color:#544465}.interest-option[aria-pressed=true]{background:#33264b;border-color:var(--gold)}.interest-output{border-color:var(--gold)}.closing{position:relative}.closing:before{content:'✦';position:absolute;top:-18px;right:20px;padding:0 10px;background:var(--bg);font-size:24px;color:var(--gold)}.footer{background:#090b17}
@media(max-width:1100px){.hero{min-height:600px}.hero-copy{width:56%;padding:65px 0 58px}.hero h1{font-size:63px}.hero .lead{font-size:21px}.hero-art img{object-position:57% center}.worlds-strip{gap:15px}.worlds-strip a{font-size:13px;gap:9px}.worlds-strip svg{width:25px}.chapter-copy{width:50%}.chapter-copy h1{font-size:68px}.chapter-copy .lead{font-size:21px}}
@media(max-width:800px){.hero{min-height:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column}.hero:before{top:25px;width:30px;height:20px}.hero:after{bottom:15px;width:30px;height:20px}.hero-copy{padding:56px 0 24px;width:100%;max-width:650px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(47px,8.2vw,66px);max-width:16ch}.hero .lead{font-size:21px;max-width:44ch}.hero .chapter-kicker{font-size:14px;margin-bottom:20px}.hero-art{position:relative;height:350px;inset:auto;width:100%;z-index:0}.hero-art img{height:350px;object-fit:cover;object-position:right center;mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 0%,black 15%,black 90%,transparent);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 0%,black 15%,black 90%,transparent)}.hero-footnote{right:16px;bottom:25px;font-size:12px}.worlds-strip{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px 20px}.worlds-strip a{font-size:14px}.worlds-section{padding:26px 0 30px}.bio{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}.bio .portrait{max-width:235px}.illustrated-intro{display:block;min-height:0}.chapter-copy{width:100%;max-width:600px;padding:48px 0 12px}.chapter-copy h1{font-size:63px}.chapter-copy .lead{font-size:21px;max-width:42ch}.chapter-scene{position:relative;inset:auto;height:340px}.chapter-scene img{height:340px;object-fit:cover;object-position:right center;mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,black 15%,black 90%,transparent);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,black 15%,black 90%,transparent)}.story-with-photo{grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:28px}.story-with-photo .portrait{width:180px}.quest-art{display:block;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin:0}.quest-art img{aspect-ratio:16/8;object-position:center 50%}.quest-layout{gap:30px}.intro:before{margin-bottom:20px}}
@media(min-width:801px){.reading-paths-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px}.reading-path{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:22px}.reading-path h3{font-size:25px}.reading-path p{font-size:16px;color:var(--muted)}.reading-path ul{padding-left:20px;margin:18px 0 0}.reading-path li{margin:7px 0;font-size:16px}.breadcrumbs{padding-bottom:12px}.article-byline{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 8px}.article-byline a{color:var(--lavender)}}
@media(max-width:800px){.reading-paths{padding-bottom:55px}.reading-path{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px 0}.reading-path h3{font-size:24px}.reading-path p,.reading-path li{font-size:16px}.article-byline{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 8px}.article-byline a{color:var(--lavender)}}
@media(max-width:480px){.hero h1{font-size:46px;line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.045em}.hero .lead{font-size:18px}.hero-copy{padding-top:48px}.hero .actions{flex-direction:row;gap:12px 20px}.hero .button{font-size:17px;min-width:0;min-height:52px;padding:14px 22px}.hero .text-link{font-size:16px}.hero-art{height:265px}.hero-art img{height:265px;width:145%;max-width:none;margin-left:-45%;object-position:right center}.hero-footnote{bottom:15px;font-size:11px;max-width:27ch;padding:9px 12px}.worlds-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px}.worlds-strip a{font-size:13px}.worlds-section .chapter-kicker{font-size:13px;gap:8px}.worlds-section .chapter-kicker svg{width:21px;height:21px}.chapter-copy h1{font-size:55px}.chapter-copy .lead{font-size:19px}.chapter-kicker{font-size:13px;gap:10px}.chapter-copy{padding-top:38px}.chapter-scene{height:270px}.chapter-scene img{height:270px;width:145%;max-width:none;margin-left:-45%}.story-with-photo{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.story-with-photo .portrait{width:180px}.story h2{font-size:32px}.story p,.story-with-photo p{font-size:18px}.bio-copy h2{font-size:41px}.interest-option{width:100%;font-size:16px}.book-covers{padding-top:5px}}