/* Long-form journal article layout: shared by all blog/*.html posts */
.epc-blog-post {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 120px clamp(20px, 5vw, 48px) 80px;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  background: var(--epc-black, #050505);
  color: #f2ede6;
}

.epc-blog-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  max-width: 920px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.epc-blog-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  color: var(--epc-gold-light, #e8dfc8);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.epc-blog-meta {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--epc-gold-soft, #e4d9c4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-family: Montserrat, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.epc-blog-meta span + span::before {
  content: ' · ';
}

.epc-blog-intro {
  font-size: clamp(1.125rem, 2.2vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #f2ede6;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  font-weight: 300;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.epc-blog-section {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.epc-section-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.85rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 48px 0 18px;
  color: var(--epc-gold-light, #e8dfc8);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  scroll-margin-top: 100px;
}

.epc-blog-text {
  font-size: 17px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: #f2ede6;
  font-weight: 300;
}

.epc-blog-text strong {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--epc-gold-soft, #e4d9c4);
}

.epc-blog-bullet-list,
.epc-blog-numbered {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}

.epc-blog-bullet-list li {
  padding-left: 1.35rem;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  font-weight: 300;
}

.epc-blog-bullet-list li::before {
  content: ': ';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
}

.epc-blog-numbered {
  counter-reset: epc-num;
}

.epc-blog-numbered li {
  counter-increment: epc-num;
  padding-left: 2rem;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.epc-blog-numbered li::before {
  content: counter(epc-num) '.';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.epc-takeaways {
  border: 1px solid var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 36px);
  margin: 40px auto;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.epc-takeaways h2 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--epc-gold-light, #e8dfc8);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.epc-toc {
  background: rgba(212, 201, 174, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 201, 174, 0.2);
  padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 28px);
  margin: 32px auto 48px;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.epc-toc h2 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--epc-gold-soft, #e4d9c4);
  font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;
}

.epc-toc ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
}

.epc-toc li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.epc-toc a {
  color: #f2ede6;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.epc-toc a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
}

.epc-highlight-box {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  margin: 48px auto;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.epc-highlight-box h3 {
  color: var(--epc-gold-light, #e8dfc8);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.epc-highlight-box ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.epc-highlight-box li {
  padding-left: 1.35rem;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.epc-highlight-box li::before {
  content: ': ';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
}

.epc-faq-item {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(212, 201, 174, 0.15);
}

.epc-faq-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.epc-faq-q {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--epc-gold-light, #e8dfc8);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.epc-cta {
  border: 1px solid var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px) clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px);
  margin: 64px auto 32px;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.epc-cta-text {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
  font-weight: 300;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.epc-cta-button {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--epc-gold-light, #e8dfc8);
  padding: 16px 36px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 11px;
  border: 1px solid var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
  margin: 8px;
  font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;
}

.epc-cta-button:hover {
  background: var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  color: #050505;
}

.epc-divider {
  width: 72px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--epc-gold-muted, #d4c9ae);
  margin: 48px auto;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.epc-blog-footer-note {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  opacity: 0.65;
  margin-top: 40px;
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .epc-blog-post {
    padding: 100px 18px 56px;
  }
}