:root {
      --ink: #17202b;
      --muted: #5e6671;
      --gold: #cc9271;
      --gold-dark: #8f5639;
      --navy: #07182c;
      --navy-mid: #123a5c;
      --cream: #fffdfa;
      --cream-deep: #ebddd3;
      --white: #ffffff;
      --line: #e3d3c8;
      --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(7, 24, 44, 0.14);
    }

    * { box-sizing: border-box; }

    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

    body {
      margin: 0;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      color: var(--ink);
      background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 8% 10%, rgba(184, 132, 47, 0.09), transparent 25rem),
        var(--cream);
      font-family: "Noto Sans Sinhala", "Nirmala UI", "Iskoola Pota", system-ui, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.85;
    }

    button, a { font: inherit; }

    .skip-link {
      position: fixed;
      top: 10px;
      left: 10px;
      z-index: 2000;
      padding: 10px 14px;
      transform: translateY(-160%);
      border-radius: 8px;
      background: var(--white);
      color: var(--navy);
      font-weight: 800;
    }

    .skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

    .article-site-header {
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
      color: var(--white);
      background: rgba(7, 24, 44, 0.97);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(231, 196, 176, 0.22);
      backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    }

    .article-header-inner {
      display: flex;
      width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 32px));
      min-height: 76px;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 18px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .article-brand {
      display: inline-flex;
      min-width: 0;
      align-items: center;
      color: var(--white);
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .article-brand-copy { display: grid; line-height: 1.28; }
    .article-brand-copy strong { font-size: 0.94rem; white-space: nowrap; }
    .article-brand-copy small { color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); font: 700 .65rem/1.3 system-ui, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .06em; }

    .article-primary-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; }
    .article-primary-nav a {
      padding: 9px 10px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,.82);
      font: 700 .84rem/1.2 system-ui, sans-serif;
      text-decoration: none;
    }
    .article-primary-nav a:hover, .article-primary-nav a:focus-visible { color: var(--white); background: rgba(255,255,255,.09); }

    .article-menu-toggle {
      display: none;
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      padding: 10px;
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
      border-radius: 10px;
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    .article-menu-toggle span { display: block; height: 2px; margin: 5px 0; background: var(--white); border-radius: 2px; transition: transform .2s ease, opacity .2s ease; }
    .article-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
    .article-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
    .article-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

    .article-legal-alert {
      margin-top: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      color: var(--navy);
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, #c98f6e, #edd0bf 50%, #c98f6e);
    }

    .article-ticker-track {
      display: flex;
      width: max-content;
      will-change: transform;
      animation: article-ticker-rtl 46s linear infinite;
    }

    .article-ticker-track:hover { animation-play-state: paused; }
    .article-ticker-track p { flex: 0 0 auto; margin: 0; padding: .72rem 4rem .72rem 0; white-space: nowrap; font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 800; }
    .article-ticker-track p::before { margin: 0 .7rem 0 1rem; content: "⚖"; }

    @keyframes article-ticker-rtl {
      from { transform: translateX(0); }
      to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
    }

    img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

    .page-shell {
      width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 32px));
      margin: 32px auto;
      background: var(--white);
      border: 1px solid rgba(184, 132, 47, 0.18);
      border-radius: 28px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    }

    .hero {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(280px, 0.88fr);
      min-height: auto;
      background: var(--navy);
      color: var(--white);
    }

    .hero-copy {
      display: flex;
      min-width: 0;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: clamp(38px, 5vw, 68px);
      background:
        linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(184, 132, 47, 0.18), transparent 45%),
        var(--navy);
    }

    .eyebrow {
      margin: 0 0 18px;
      color: #e7c4b0;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }

    h1 {
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      font-family: "Noto Serif Sinhala", "Nirmala UI", serif;
      font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5vw, 5rem);
      line-height: 1.18;
      letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    }

    h1 span {
      display: block;
      margin-top: 12px;
      color: #e7c4b0;
      font-size: 0.52em;
      line-height: 1.45;
      letter-spacing: 0;
    }

    .hero-lead {
      max-width: 42rem;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      color: #eee7dc;
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem);
    }

    .byline {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 10px 22px;
      color: #cfc5b8;
      font-size: 0.92rem;
    }

    .byline strong { color: var(--white); }

    .hero-visual {
      position: relative;
      display: grid;
      width: 100%;
      min-width: 0;
      min-height: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 34px);
      place-items: center;
      margin: 0;
      background: var(--navy-mid);
    }

    .hero-visual img {
      width: min(100%, 440px);
      height: auto;
      max-width: 100%;
      max-height: min(68svh, 640px);
      margin-inline: auto;
      border-radius: 18px;
      object-fit: contain;
      box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(0,0,0,.24);
    }

    .content {
      width: min(850px, calc(100% - 40px));
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px) 0 72px;
    }

    .intro {
      color: #3c332c;
      font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 2vw, 1.32rem);
      line-height: 1.95;
    }

    .pull-quote {
      position: relative;
      margin: 44px 0;
      padding: 32px 34px 30px 40px;
      border-left: 5px solid var(--gold);
      border-radius: 0 18px 18px 0;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf4e7, #fffdfa);
      color: #513717;
      font-family: "Noto Serif Sinhala", "Nirmala UI", serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.28rem, 2.5vw, 1.72rem);
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.7;
    }

    section { margin-top: 58px; }

    h2 {
      margin-bottom: 22px;
      color: #2e241d;
      font-family: "Noto Serif Sinhala", "Nirmala UI", serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.45rem);
      line-height: 1.38;
    }

    h2::after {
      display: block;
      width: 72px;
      height: 4px;
      margin-top: 14px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: var(--gold);
      content: "";
    }

    h3 {
      margin-bottom: 8px;
      color: #372a20;
      font-size: 1.08rem;
      line-height: 1.55;
    }

    p { margin-bottom: 20px; }

    .benefit-grid,
    .strategy-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
      gap: 18px;
      margin-top: 26px;
    }

    .card {
      padding: 24px;
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
      border-radius: 18px;
      background: #fffdfa;
    }

    .card-number {
      display: grid;
      width: 38px;
      height: 38px;
      margin-bottom: 14px;
      place-items: center;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--gold);
      color: var(--white);
      font-weight: 800;
    }

    .card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }

    .system-table {
      width: 100%;
      margin: 28px 0 0;
      border-collapse: separate;
      border-spacing: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
      border-radius: 18px;
    }

    .system-table th,
    .system-table td {
      padding: 20px 22px;
      text-align: left;
      vertical-align: top;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .system-table th {
      background: var(--navy);
      color: var(--white);
      font-size: 0.96rem;
    }

    .system-table td:first-child {
      width: 28%;
      color: var(--gold-dark);
      font-weight: 800;
    }

    .system-table tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }

    .barrier-list {
      display: grid;
      gap: 14px;
      margin: 24px 0 0;
      padding: 0;
      list-style: none;
    }

    .barrier-list li {
      position: relative;
      padding: 18px 20px 18px 54px;
      border-radius: 14px;
      background: #f8f3eb;
    }

    .barrier-list li::before {
      position: absolute;
      top: 18px;
      left: 20px;
      display: grid;
      width: 24px;
      height: 24px;
      place-items: center;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--gold);
      color: #fff;
      content: "✓";
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 900;
    }

    .principle {
      margin-top: 50px;
      padding: 30px;
      border: 1px solid #dcc394;
      border-radius: 20px;
      background: #fff8ea;
    }

    .principle h3 {
      color: var(--gold-dark);
      font-size: 1.3rem;
    }

    .principle p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

    .closing {
      margin-top: 56px;
      padding: clamp(30px, 6vw, 52px);
      border-radius: 24px;
      background: var(--navy);
      color: #eee6dc;
    }

    .closing h2 { color: #fff; }
    .closing h2::after { background: #e7c4b0; }
    .closing p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

    .closing-line {
      margin-top: 26px;
      color: #e7c4b0;
      font-size: 1.14rem;
      font-weight: 800;
    }

    .article-footer {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 20px;
      margin-top: 42px;
      padding-top: 24px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .note {
      margin: 36px 0 0;
      color: #766d64;
      font-size: 0.84rem;
    }

    .share-panel {
      margin-top: 42px;
      padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 38px);
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
      border-radius: 22px;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9f1ec, #fffdfa);
    }

    .share-panel h2 { margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.1rem); }
    .share-panel > p { color: var(--muted); }
    .share-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 20px; }
    .share-button, .share-link {
      display: inline-flex;
      min-height: 46px;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 11px 16px;
      border: 1px solid #cdb9ad;
      border-radius: 10px;
      color: var(--navy);
      background: var(--white);
      cursor: pointer;
      font-weight: 800;
      line-height: 1.2;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .share-button:hover, .share-link:hover { border-color: var(--gold-dark); background: #fbf2ed; }
    .share-primary { border-color: var(--navy); color: var(--white); background: var(--navy); }
    .share-primary:hover { color: var(--navy); background: var(--gold); }
    .share-status { min-height: 1.4em; margin: 12px 0 0; color: var(--gold-dark); font-size: .86rem; font-weight: 700; }

    .article-site-footer {
      margin-top: 42px;
      padding: 28px 16px;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,.76);
      background: var(--navy);
      text-align: center;
      font-size: .86rem;
    }

    .article-site-footer p { margin: 0; }
    .article-site-footer a { color: #e7c4b0; font-weight: 800; text-underline-offset: .2em; }

    @media (max-width: 1040px) {
      .article-menu-toggle { display: block; }
      .article-primary-nav {
        position: fixed;
        top: 76px;
        left: 1rem;
        right: 1rem;
        z-index: 1100;
        display: grid;
        gap: 4px;
        padding: 12px;
        visibility: hidden;
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(-10px);
        background: rgba(7,24,44,.99);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
        border-radius: 14px;
        box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease, visibility .18s ease;
      }
      .article-primary-nav.open { visibility: visible; opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
      .article-primary-nav a { padding: 12px 13px; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 820px) {
      .article-header-inner { min-height: 70px; }
      .article-primary-nav { top: 70px; }
      .page-shell {
        width: 100%;
        margin: 0;
        border: 0;
        border-radius: 0;
      }

      .hero {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
      }

      .hero-copy {
        order: 0;
        padding: 40px 24px 48px;
      }

      .hero-visual {
        order: 1;
        width: 100%;
        min-width: 0;
        min-height: auto;
        padding: 14px;
      }

      .hero-visual img {
        width: auto;
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        max-height: 52vh;
        max-height: min(52svh, 460px);
        margin-inline: auto;
        object-fit: contain;
      }

      .benefit-grid,
      .strategy-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .system-table,
      .system-table tbody,
      .system-table tr,
      .system-table td {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
      }

      .system-table thead { display: none; }

      .system-table tr {
        padding: 18px 20px;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
      }

      .system-table tr:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }

      .system-table td,
      .system-table td:first-child {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0;
        border: 0;
      }

      .system-table td:first-child { margin-bottom: 8px; }

      .article-footer { flex-direction: column; }

      .article-brand-copy strong { max-width: 66vw; overflow: hidden; font-size: .76rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
      .article-brand-copy small { display: none; }
      .article-ticker-track { animation-duration: 40s; }
      .share-actions { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
      .share-primary { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
    }

    @media print {
      body { background: #fff; }
      .page-shell { width: 100%; margin: 0; box-shadow: none; }
      .hero { min-height: auto; }
      .article-site-header, .article-legal-alert, .share-panel, .article-site-footer { display: none; }
    }