.start-page {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 72px 0 96px;
}

.start-hero {
  max-width: 920px;
  margin-bottom: 72px;
}

.start-hero h1 {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 10px 0 20px;
  font-family: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.8rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.start-lede {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.sequence-boundary {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 0.45fr) minmax(0, 1.55fr);
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 32px;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  border: 1px solid #b9ad98;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #e9e1d3;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.path-jump {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.path-jump a,
.path-exit {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border: 1px solid #867a68;
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: #29251f;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.reading-path {
  padding: 64px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #b9ad98;
  scroll-margin-top: 24px;
}

.reading-path > header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(260px, 0.85fr);
  column-gap: 40px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.reading-path > header .eyebrow {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.reading-path h2 {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  font-family: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.reading-path > header > p:last-child {
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.path-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.path-steps li { min-width: 0; }

.path-steps a {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 22px;
  border: 1px solid #c5baa6;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #f8f4ec;
  color: #29251f;
  text-decoration: none;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.path-steps a:hover,
.path-jump a:hover,
.path-exit:hover {
  border-color: #3d6f5a;
  color: #24513f;
}

.step-number {
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  color: #5e6e63;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.path-steps h3 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-family: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.path-steps p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.path-steps small {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: #615b50;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.path-exit { margin-top: 2px; }

.path-jump a:focus-visible,
.path-steps a:focus-visible,
.path-exit:focus-visible,
.home-start-callout a:focus-visible,
.learn-start-callout a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #d99345;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.home-start-callout,
.learn-start-callout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(240px, 0.65fr);
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: end;
  padding: 32px;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background: #203f35;
  color: #fffaf1;
}

.home-start-callout { margin-top: 54px; }
.learn-start-callout { margin: 0 0 56px; }

.home-start-callout h2,
.learn-start-callout h2 {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  font-family: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}

.home-start-callout p,
.learn-start-callout p { margin: 0; line-height: 1.55; }
.home-start-callout .eyebrow,
.learn-start-callout .eyebrow { color: #d6cdbd; }
.home-start-callout a,
.learn-start-callout a {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: fit-content;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  color: #fffaf1;
  font-weight: 700;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .path-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .reading-path > header,
  .home-start-callout,
  .learn-start-callout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .start-page { width: min(100% - 28px, 1120px); padding-top: 44px; }
  .start-hero { margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .sequence-boundary,
  .path-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .reading-path { padding: 48px 0; }
  .path-jump a { width: 100%; }
  .home-start-callout,
  .learn-start-callout { padding: 24px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  * { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
}