:root {
            --bg-dark: #000000;
            --fg-dark: #ffffff;
            --bg-paper: #f4f4f0;
            --fg-paper: #000000;
            --acid: #ccff00;
            --gray-subtle: #888;
            --border-thick: 2px solid var(--fg-paper);
        }

        * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

        ::selection { background: var(--acid); color: var(--bg-dark); }

        body {
            background-color: var(--bg-dark);
            color: var(--fg-dark);
            font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
            line-height: 1.6;
            cursor: crosshair;
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }

        /* HEADER */
        .system-header {
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 40px 20px 60px;
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gray-subtle);
        }

        .nav-bar {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .nav-link {
            color: var(--fg-dark);
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--acid);
            padding-bottom: 2px;
        }
        .nav-link:hover { background: var(--acid); color: var(--bg-dark); }

        h1.article-title {
            font-family: 'Teko', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem);
            line-height: 0.9;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--fg-dark);
            margin-left: -5px;
        }

        h1.article-title span {
            color: var(--acid);
            animation: flicker 1.5s infinite alternate;
        }

        .article-meta-data {
            display: flex;
            gap: 40px;
            margin-top: 30px;
            font-size: 1rem;
            color: var(--fg-dark);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            border-top: 1px dashed var(--gray-subtle);
            padding-top: 15px;
        }

        .meta-item strong {
            display: block;
            color: var(--acid);
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        /* READING CORE */
        .reading-core {
            background-color: var(--bg-paper);
            color: var(--fg-paper);
            padding: 60px 20px;
            min-height: 100vh;
            border-top: 4px solid var(--acid);
        }

        .content-container {
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            line-height: 1.7;
            font-size: 1rem;
        }

        .content-container h2 {
            font-family: 'Teko', sans-serif;
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin: 50px 0 15px;
            line-height: 1;
            color: var(--acid);
            background: var(--fg-paper);
            padding: 3px 8px;
            display: inline-block;
        }

        .content-container h3 {
            font-family: 'Teko', sans-serif;
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin: 25px 0 10px;
            line-height: 1;
            color: var(--fg-paper);
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--fg-paper);
            padding-bottom: 3px;
        }

        .content-container p {
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        .lead {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            border-left: 4px solid var(--acid);
            padding-left: 15px;
            line-height: 1.5;
        }

        .highlight {
            background: var(--acid);
            color: var(--bg-dark);
            padding: 2px 5px;
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        .content-container ul {
            list-style: none;
            padding-left: 0;
            margin-bottom: 25px;
            border: 1px solid var(--fg-paper);
            padding: 15px 20px;
        }

        .content-container li {
            padding-left: 3.0em;
            text-indent: -1.0em;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

        .content-container li::before {
            content: "// ";
            /* color: var(--fg-paper); */
            color: #aaaaaa;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-right: 0.5em;
            display: inline-block;
        }

        .quote-box {
            border: 3px solid var(--fg-paper);
            padding: 25px;
            margin: 40px 0;
            background: #fff;
            box-shadow: 8px 8 0 var(--fg-paper);
            font-style: italic;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        /* FOOTER */
        .footer-nav {
            background: var(--bg-dark);
            color: var(--fg-dark);
            border-top: 4px solid var(--acid);
            padding: 50px 20px;
            text-align: center;
        }

                /* --- FOOTER --- */
        footer {
            padding: 40px 20px;
            /* display: flex; */
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: flex-end;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        footer a { color: var(--fg); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--acid); }
        footer a:hover { cursor: pointer; }

        .next-btn {
            font-family: 'Teko', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--fg-dark);
            text-decoration: none;
            border: 2px solid var(--acid);
            padding: 10px 25px;
            transition: 0.2s;
            display: inline-block;
        }

        .next-btn:hover {
            background: var(--acid);
            color: var(--bg-dark);
            box-shadow: 0 0 30px var(--acid);
        }

        @keyframes flicker {
            0%,18%,22%,25%,53%,57%,100% { text-shadow: 0 0 5px var(--acid); }
            20%,24%,55% { text-shadow: none; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 600px) {
            .article-meta-data {
                flex-direction: column;
                gap: 10px;
                font-size: 0.9rem;
            }
            .meta-item strong { font-size: 1rem; }
            .content-container h2 { font-size: 2rem; }
            .lead { font-size: 1rem; }
        }