.drop-cap[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{float:left;font-size:3.5em;line-height:.8;margin:.1em .1em 0 0;color:#00bcd4;font-weight:700}:root{--bg-color: #1e1e1e;--text-color: #e5e5e5;--text-secondary: #9ca3af;--accent-color: #00bcd4;--toolbar-bg: #2d2d2d;--toolbar-border: #404040;--toolbar-outline: #00bcd4;--button-bg: #3d3d3d;--button-border: #505050;--button-hover: #4d4d4d}html{color-scheme:dark}html[data-theme=light]{--bg-color: #ffffff;--text-color: #1e1e1e;--text-secondary: #6b7280;--accent-color: #00bcd4;--toolbar-bg: #f8f9fa;--toolbar-border: #e5e7eb;--toolbar-outline: #00bcd4;--button-bg: #e5e7eb;--button-border: #d1d5db;--button-hover: #d1d5db}html[data-theme=dark]{--bg-color: #1e1e1e;--text-color: #e5e5e5;--text-secondary: #9ca3af;--accent-color: #00bcd4;--toolbar-bg: #2d2d2d;--toolbar-border: #404040;--toolbar-outline: #00bcd4;--button-bg: #3d3d3d;--button-border: #505050;--button-hover: #4d4d4d}body{background-color:#1e1e1e!important}#story-reader[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:background-color .3s ease,color .3s ease}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20{background-color:#2d2d2d!important;border:2px solid #00bcd4!important;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 4px 12px #00bcd426;transition:background-color .3s ease,border-color .3s ease,max-width .3s ease,box-shadow .3s ease;z-index:1000!important;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;left:0;right:0;transform:none;width:100%;padding:0}.toolbar-theme[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background-color:var(--toolbar-bg)!important;border:2px solid var(--toolbar-outline)!important;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 4px 12px #00bcd426;transition:background-color .3s ease,border-color .3s ease,box-shadow .3s ease}.toolbar-button[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background-color:#3d3d3d!important;border-color:#505050!important;transition:background-color .3s ease,border-color .3s ease}.toolbar-button[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:hover{background-color:var(--button-hover)!important}.toolbar-icon[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#e5e5e5!important;transition:color .3s ease}.toolbar-label[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#9ca3af!important;transition:color .3s ease}.toolbar-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#e5e5e5!important;transition:color .3s ease}.toolbar-slider[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background-color:#404040!important;transition:background-color .3s ease}.toolbar-slider[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]::-webkit-slider-track{background:#404040!important}.toolbar-slider[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]::-moz-range-track{background:#404040!important}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed{max-width:350px;margin:0 auto;left:0;right:0;transform:none}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20>div[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:all .3s ease;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:.375rem .75rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.75rem;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed>div[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{max-width:350px;padding:.375rem .75rem;flex-wrap:nowrap;margin:0 auto;gap:.5rem;width:fit-content}@media (min-width: 640px){.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20>div[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{flex-wrap:nowrap}}@media (max-width: 640px){.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20{position:sticky;top:4rem!important;z-index:1000}#story-reader[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding-left:1rem;padding-right:1rem}.prose[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6}.drop-cap[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:2.5em;margin:.05em .05em 0 0}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20>div[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding:.5rem .75rem;gap:1rem}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed>div[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding:.5rem .75rem;max-width:320px}.toolbar-label[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.75rem;min-width:2.5rem}#font-size[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{width:10px}#words-per-page[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{width:12px}}#story-content[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],#story-title[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],#story-description[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:color .3s ease}.toolbar-label[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{white-space:nowrap;min-width:2.5rem}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed .toolbar-label[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed .toolbar-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}.chapter-header[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{opacity:0;animation:fadeInUp .6s ease forwards}@keyframes fadeInUp{0%{opacity:0;transform:translateY(20px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}.chapter-title[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:var(--accent-color)!important;transition:color .3s ease}.chapter-divider[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background-color:var(--accent-color)!important;transition:background-color .3s ease}.story-segment[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{opacity:0;animation:fadeIn .8s ease forwards}.story-segment[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:nth-child(1){animation-delay:.1s}.story-segment[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:nth-child(2){animation-delay:.2s}.story-segment[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:nth-child(3){animation-delay:.3s}.story-segment[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:nth-child(4){animation-delay:.4s}.story-segment[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:nth-child(5){animation-delay:.5s}@keyframes fadeIn{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=range]{appearance:none;background:transparent;cursor:pointer;min-width:60px}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=range]::-webkit-slider-track{background:var(--toolbar-border);height:6px;border-radius:3px}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=range]::-webkit-slider-thumb{appearance:none;background:var(--accent-color);height:16px;width:16px;border-radius:50%;cursor:pointer}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=range]::-moz-range-track{background:var(--toolbar-border);height:6px;border-radius:3px}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=range]::-moz-range-thumb{background:var(--accent-color);height:16px;width:16px;border-radius:50%;cursor:pointer;border:none}#font-size[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{min-width:60px}#words-per-page[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{min-width:80px}#pagination-controls[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] button[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:disabled{opacity:.5;cursor:not-allowed}#pagination-controls[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] button[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:not(:disabled):hover{background-color:var(--button-hover)!important}@media (max-width: 640px){#story-content-container[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{margin-top:0}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20{position:sticky;top:4rem!important;z-index:1000}main[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding-top:4rem}}#toolbar-controls[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:opacity .3s ease,transform .3s ease,max-width .3s ease;max-width:400px;overflow:hidden}#toolbar-controls[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].hidden{opacity:0;transform:translateY(-10px);pointer-events:none;max-width:0}#toolbar-toggle-icon[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:transform .3s ease}#toolbar-toggle-icon[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].rotated{transform:rotate(180deg)}#page-flip-overlay[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:transparent;transition:opacity .3s ease}#page-flip-animation[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0%,rgba(0,188,212,.1) 20%,rgba(0,188,212,.2) 50%,rgba(0,188,212,.1) 80%,transparent 100%);box-shadow:0 0 20px #00bcd44d;transition:transform .3s ease-in-out}#page-flip-animation[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.05) 20%,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.05) 80%,transparent 100%);pointer-events:none}#story-content[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:opacity .2s ease-in-out}.page-flipping[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] #story-content[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{opacity:.7}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed #pagination-controls[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{gap:.5rem}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed #page-info[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{min-width:4rem;text-align:center}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed #page-views[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed #publish-date[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{min-width:3rem}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-outer-spin-button,input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-inner-spin-button{-webkit-appearance:none;margin:0}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]{-moz-appearance:textfield}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-outer-spin-button,input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-clear-button,input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-search-cancel-button{appearance:none;margin:0;display:none}input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]{appearance:textfield!important}#page-info[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]{appearance:none!important}#page-info[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-outer-spin-button,#page-info[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] input[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc][type=number]::-webkit-inner-spin-button{appearance:none!important;margin:0!important;display:none!important}@media (max-width: 639px){.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20>div[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding:.5rem .75rem;gap:1rem}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed>div[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding:.5rem .75rem;max-width:320px}}#rating-container[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;transition:opacity .3s ease;margin-right:1rem;padding:.25rem .5rem;background-color:var(--button-bg);border:1px solid var(--button-border);border-radius:.375rem}#star-rating[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.125rem}.star[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{cursor:pointer;transition:color .2s ease,transform .1s ease;font-size:1rem;line-height:1;user-select:none;color:#6b7280!important}.star[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].filled{color:#fbbf24!important}.star[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:hover{transform:scale(1.1)}.star[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:active{transform:scale(.95)}#rating-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.75rem;color:#6b7280}#rating-feedback[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{box-shadow:0 4px 12px #00000026;border-radius:.5rem;z-index:9999}@media (max-width: 640px){#rating-container[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{gap:.25rem;margin-right:.75rem;padding:.2rem .375rem}.star[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.875rem}#rating-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.75rem}}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed #rating-container[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{gap:.25rem;margin-right:.75rem;padding:.2rem .375rem}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed .star[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.875rem}.sticky[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc].top-20.collapsed #rating-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.75rem}#description-toggle[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit;padding:.25rem .5rem;border-radius:.25rem;transition:all .2s ease}#description-toggle[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:hover{background-color:#00bcd41a}#description-toggle[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent-color);outline-offset:2px}.line-clamp-3[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}#story-description[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{white-space:pre-line;word-wrap:break-word;overflow-wrap:break-word}#story-description-container[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{margin-bottom:1rem}#story-description[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:all .3s ease}#description-toggle[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{margin-top:.75rem}@media (max-width: 640px){#story-description[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6}#description-toggle[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.875rem;margin-top:.5rem}}#table-of-contents-container[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:opacity .3s ease}#table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:var(--toolbar-bg);border:1px solid var(--toolbar-border);border-radius:8px;padding:1.25rem;box-shadow:0 2px 8px #0000001a}.toc-header[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-family:Georgia,serif;border-bottom:1px solid var(--toolbar-border);margin-bottom:1rem}.toc-header-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.5px}.toc-header-pg[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-weight:500;opacity:.8}.toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{border-bottom:1px solid var(--toolbar-border);transition:all .2s ease;margin-bottom:.25rem;position:relative}.toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:last-child{border-bottom:none;margin-bottom:0}.toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{transition:all .2s ease}.toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:hover{transform:translate(2px);border-radius:4px}.toc-chapter-link[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;padding:0;margin:0;display:flex;align-items:center;width:100%;text-decoration:none;min-height:1.5rem;position:relative}.toc-chapter-link[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent-color);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:4px}.toc-chapter-name[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-weight:400;flex:1;word-wrap:break-word;overflow-wrap:break-word;hyphens:auto;line-height:1.4;padding-right:.5rem}.toc-page-section[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-shrink:0;margin-left:.5rem;position:relative}.toc-page-number[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-weight:600;min-width:1.5rem;text-align:right;font-family:Georgia,serif}.toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:after{content:"";position:absolute;bottom:.75rem;left:0;right:0;height:1px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(to right,var(--text-secondary) 0,var(--text-secondary) 2px,transparent 2px,transparent 4px);opacity:.3;pointer-events:none;z-index:1}.toc-chapter-link[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],.toc-page-section[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{z-index:2;background:var(--toolbar-bg);padding:.25rem .5rem;margin:0 -.5rem;border-radius:2px}html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:var(--toolbar-bg);border-color:var(--toolbar-border)}html[data-theme=light] .toc-header[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{border-bottom-color:var(--toolbar-border)}html[data-theme=light] .toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{border-bottom-color:#0000001a}html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-header-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-chapter-name[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#1e1e1e!important}html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-page-number[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-header-pg[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#6b7280!important}html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:after{background:repeating-linear-gradient(to right,#6b7280 0,#6b7280 2px,transparent 2px,transparent 4px)}html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-chapter-link[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],html[data-theme=light] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-page-section[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:var(--toolbar-bg)}html[data-theme=dark] .toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{border-bottom-color:#ffffff0d}html[data-theme=dark] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-header-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#fff!important}html[data-theme=dark] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-chapter-name[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#e5e5e5!important}html[data-theme=dark] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-page-number[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],html[data-theme=dark] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-header-pg[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{color:#9ca3af!important}html[data-theme=dark] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:after{background:repeating-linear-gradient(to right,#9ca3af 0,#9ca3af 2px,transparent 2px,transparent 4px)}html[data-theme=dark] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-chapter-link[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc],html[data-theme=dark] #table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc] .toc-page-section[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{background:var(--toolbar-bg)}@media (max-width: 640px){#table-of-contents[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding:1rem}.toc-header[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{margin-bottom:.75rem}.toc-header-text[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:1.125rem}.toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{padding:.5rem .25rem;margin-bottom:.125rem}.toc-chapter-link[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.875rem;min-height:1.25rem;padding:.2rem .4rem;margin:0 -.4rem}.toc-chapter-name[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.875rem;line-height:1.3;padding-right:.4rem}.toc-page-number[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{font-size:.75rem;min-width:1.25rem}.toc-page-section[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]{margin-left:.25rem;padding:.2rem .4rem;margin:0 -.4rem}.toc-entry[data-astro-cid-hr5v4gzc]:after{bottom:.6rem}}