  /* ───────────────────────────── tokens */
  :root {
    --bg:        #100a06;
    --bg-2:      #19110a;
    --line:      #2a1d12;
    --line-2:    #3a2a1c;
    --ink:       #f3e7d6;
    --ink-2:     #c8b69a;
    --ink-3:     #876f54;
    --accent:    #fbc515;
    --accent-2:  #b8430d;
    --accent-glow: rgba(232,114,28,0.45);
    --accent-ink: #1a0d05;
    --container: 1180px;
    --pad: clamp(20px, 4vw, 40px);
  }
  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  body {
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    /* fine grain on the entire page */
    background-image:
      radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.018) 1px, transparent 1px),
      radial-gradient(rgba(255,140,40,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 3px 3px, 7px 7px;
    background-position: 0 0, 1px 1px;
  }
  a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
  img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
  ::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-ink); }

  .container {
    max-width: var(--container);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-left: var(--pad);
    padding-right: var(--pad);
  }

  .page { position: relative; isolation: isolate; min-height: 100vh; }

  /* ───────────────────────────── ember glow */
  .ember-glow {
    position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
  }
  .ember-1, .ember-2 {
    position: absolute; border-radius: 50%;
    filter: blur(90px);
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
  }
  .ember-1 {
    width: 65vmax; height: 65vmax;
    top: -25vmax; left: -10vmax;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--accent) 0%, transparent 60%);
    opacity: 0.22;
  }
  .ember-2 {
    width: 55vmax; height: 55vmax;
    bottom: -20vmax; right: -15vmax;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--accent-2) 0%, transparent 60%);
    opacity: 0.20;
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── smoke */
  .smoke { position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0; opacity: 0.35; mix-blend-mode: screen; }
  .smoke-layer {
    position: absolute; inset: -10%;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 60%, rgba(180,150,120,0.10), transparent 50%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 30%, rgba(140,110,90,0.08), transparent 55%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 80%, rgba(200,160,120,0.08), transparent 50%);
    filter: blur(40px);
    animation: drift 30s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .smoke-b { animation-duration: 50s; animation-delay: -8s; opacity: 0.6; }
  @keyframes drift {
    0%, 100% { transform: translate(0,0) scale(1); }
    50%      { transform: translate(2%, -1%) scale(1.05); }
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── sparks */
  .sparks {
    position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    height: 90vh; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; overflow: hidden;
  }
  .spark {
    position: absolute; bottom: -10px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px 1px var(--accent), 0 0 14px 2px var(--accent-glow);
    opacity: 0; animation: rise linear infinite;
  }
  @keyframes rise {
    0%   { transform: translateY(0) translateX(0); opacity: 0; }
    10%  { opacity: 0.85; }
    50%  { transform: translateY(-50vh) translateX(8px); opacity: 0.5; }
    100% { transform: translateY(-95vh) translateX(-10px); opacity: 0; }
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── topbar */
  .topbar { position: relative; z-index: 5; padding-top: 18px; }
  .topbar-inner {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    height: 56px;
  }
  .topbar-rule {
    height: 2px;
    background:
      repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent) 0 14px, transparent 14px 22px),
      linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--line) 20%, var(--line) 80%, transparent);
    background-size: 100% 2px, 100% 1px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 0 0, 0 100%;
    margin: 0 var(--pad);
    opacity: 0.7;
  }
  .brand-mini {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-2);
  }
  a.brand-mini:hover { color: var(--accent); }
  .brand-icon {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    object-fit: contain;
  }
  .topbar-status {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    letter-spacing: 0.10em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .status-dot {
    width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--accent);
    animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes pulse {
    0%,100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
    50%     { opacity: 0.4; transform: scale(0.85); }
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── hero */
  .hero { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 110px) 0 clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px); }
  .hero-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; }

  .hero-stamp {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .stamp-line {
    width: 30px; height: 1px;
    background: var(--accent);
  }
  .stamp-text { white-space: nowrap; }

  .hero-logo {
    width: clamp(180px, 24vw, 240px);
    height: auto;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    filter:
      drop-shadow(0 14px 50px var(--accent-glow))
      drop-shadow(0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.6));
  }

  .hero-headline {
    font-family: "Bowlby One", "Oswald", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 0.92;
    letter-spacing: 0.005em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    max-width: none;
    width: auto;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .hero-headline .hl-row {
    display: block;
    font-size: clamp(56px, 11vw, 156px);
  }
  .hero-headline .hl-accent {
    color: var(--accent);
    text-shadow:
      0 0 0 var(--accent),
      0 2px 0 var(--accent-2),
      0 18px 50px var(--accent-glow);
  }
  /* burned/stamped texture variant: subtle horizontal scratches via mask */
  .stamp-burned .hero-headline .hl-row {
    background-image:
      repeating-linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        rgba(0,0,0,0) 0 6px,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.18) 6px 7px,
        rgba(0,0,0,0) 7px 14px
      );
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
            background-clip: text;
    background-blend-mode: multiply;
  }

  .hero-divider {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin: 4px 0 22px;
  }
  .hd-tick {
    width: 60px; height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--accent), transparent);
  }

  .hero-sub {
    max-width: 580px;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 19px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin: 0 auto 30px;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }

  .hero-ctas {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .hero-handle {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line-2);
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-2), var(--bg));
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,140,40,0.06);
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }
  .handle-label { color: var(--ink-3); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 10.5px; }
  .handle-sep   { color: var(--accent); }
  .handle-value { color: var(--ink); }

  /* ───────────────────────────── buttons (no rounded pills) */
  .btn {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
    padding: 14px 22px;
    font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.10em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border: 2px solid transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 0;
    transition: transform 0.12s ease, background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
    position: relative;
  }
  .btn::before, .btn::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; width: 8px; height: 8px;
    border: 2px solid currentColor; pointer-events: none;
  }
  .btn::before { top: -4px; left: -4px; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; }
  .btn::after  { bottom: -4px; right: -4px; border-left: none; border-top: none; }
  .btn-lg { padding: 16px 28px; font-size: 15px; }

  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--accent);
    color: var(--accent-ink);
    border-color: var(--accent);
    box-shadow:
      0 0 0 2px var(--bg),
      0 0 0 3px var(--accent),
      0 12px 30px -12px var(--accent);
  }
  .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--accent-2); border-color: var(--accent-2); transform: translateY(-1px); }
  .btn-primary:active { transform: translateY(0); }

  .btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: var(--line-2);
  }
  .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }

  /* ───────────────────────────── sections */
  .section {
    position: relative; z-index: 2;
    padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 110px) 0;
  }
  .section + .section { border-top: 1px dashed var(--line-2); }
  .section-erwartet { padding-top: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px); }

  .section-head { text-align: center; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 56px; }
  .section-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .section-eyebrow svg { color: var(--accent); }

  .section-title {
    font-family: "Bowlby One", "Oswald", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 5.4vw, 64px);
    line-height: 1.0;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
    letter-spacing: 0.005em;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .section-lede {
    color: var(--ink-2);
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.3vw, 17.5px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 580px;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── plaques (Was dich erwartet) */
  .plaques-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 18px;
  }
  .plaques-carousel { display: none; }

  .plaque {
    position: relative;
    padding: 36px 24px 56px;
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, #1c1209 0%, #0e0805 100%);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line-2);
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow:
      inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,140,40,0.05),
      inset 0 18px 30px -18px rgba(0,0,0,0.9),
      inset 0 -18px 30px -18px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
  }
  /* inner branded ring (eingebrannt) */
  .plaque::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute; inset: 10px;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(255,140,40,0.20);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  /* charred/grain overlay */
  .plaque::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 20% 90%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 0%, transparent 35%),
      radial-gradient(circle at 80% 10%, rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%, transparent 30%),
      radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.02) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: auto, auto, 3px 3px;
    pointer-events: none;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  }
  .plaque:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  .plaque-corner {
    position: absolute; width: 14px; height: 14px;
    border: 2px solid var(--accent);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .plaque-corner-tl { top: -2px; left: -2px;  border-right: none; border-bottom: none; }
  .plaque-corner-tr { top: -2px; right: -2px; border-left: none;  border-bottom: none; }
  .plaque-corner-bl { bottom: -2px; left: -2px;  border-right: none; border-top: none; }
  .plaque-corner-br { bottom: -2px; right: -2px; border-left: none;  border-top: none; }

  .plaque-title {
    font-family: "Bowlby One", "Oswald", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    color: var(--ink);
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    line-height: 1.1;
  }
  .stamp-burned .plaque-title {
    color: var(--ink);
    text-shadow:
      0 1px 0 #000,
      0 0 18px rgba(255,140,40,0.20);
  }
  .stamp-stamped .plaque-title {
    color: var(--accent);
  }

  .plaque-rule {
    display: block; width: 60%; height: 2px; margin: 0 auto 14px;
    background:
      repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent) 0 6px, transparent 6px 10px);
    opacity: 0.85;
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
  }
  .plaque-body {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
  }
  .plaque-foot {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%; bottom: 18px; transform: translateX(-50%);
    color: var(--accent);
    opacity: 0.7;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .plaque-muted {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #14100b, #0a0705);
    border-style: dashed;
  }
  .plaque-muted .plaque-title { color: var(--ink); }
  .plaque-muted::before { border-color: rgba(255,140,40,0.10); }

  .erwartet-note {
    margin-top: 32px;
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── carousel (mobile) */
  .carousel-track {
    display: flex;
    overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 4px var(--pad) 14px;
    margin: 0 calc(-1 * var(--pad));
  }
  .carousel-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .carousel-cell {
    flex: 0 0 calc(100% - var(--pad) * 2);
    scroll-snap-align: center;
    display: flex;
  }
  .carousel-cell .plaque { flex: 1; min-height: 220px; }
  .carousel-dots {
    display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 20px;
  }
  .dot {
    width: 10px; height: 10px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line-2); padding: 0;
    background: transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
  }
  .dot-active {
    background: var(--accent);
    border-color: var(--accent);
  }
  .carousel-hint {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.20em;
    color: var(--ink-3);
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── standort */
  .standort-grid {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .standort-text {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .standort-text .section-lede {
    max-width: none;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }
  .standort-list {
    list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 28px auto 0;
    display: grid; gap: 10px;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-2);
  }
  .standort-list li { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }

  .standort-updates {
    margin: 32px auto 0;
    padding: 24px;
    max-width: 520px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line-2);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-2), var(--bg));
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,140,40,0.06);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .standort-updates strong {
    font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .standort-updates p {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    max-width: 400px;
  }
  .handle-pill {
    margin-top: 4px;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line-2);
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── footer */
  .site-footer {
    position: relative; z-index: 2;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--line-2);
    padding: 28px 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
  }
  .footer-inner {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    letter-spacing: 0.10em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
  .dot-sep { margin: 0 10px; color: var(--accent); }

  /* ───────────────────────────── legal pages */
  .legal-main {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: clamp(44px, 7vw, 86px) 0 clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px);
  }
  .legal-content {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 52px);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line-2);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(25,17,10,0.92), rgba(16,10,6,0.96));
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,140,40,0.06), 0 24px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
  }
  .legal-content h1,
  .legal-content h2,
  .legal-content h3 {
    font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .legal-content h1 {
    margin: 0 0 28px;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 6vw, 58px);
  }
  .legal-content h2 {
    margin: 34px 0 14px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: clamp(24px, 4vw, 34px);
  }
  .legal-content h3 {
    margin: 28px 0 12px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: clamp(19px, 3vw, 24px);
  }
  .legal-content p,
  .legal-content li {
    color: var(--ink-2);
  }
  .legal-content p {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
  }
  .legal-content ul {
    margin: 0 0 22px 1.2em;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .legal-content a {
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
  }

  /* ───────────────────────────── responsive */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .hero-headline {
      max-width: 580px;
      width: 100%;
      padding-left: 2px;
      padding-right: 2px;
    }
    .hero-headline .hl-row {
      font-size: clamp(38px, 10.5vw, 76px);
    }
    .section-title {
      font-size: clamp(30px, 8.5vw, 46px) !important;
    }
    .footer-inner {
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      text-align: center;
      gap: 10px;
    }
    .footer-meta {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 4px 10px;
      width: 100%;
    }
    .footer-meta-detail::before {
      content: "·";
      margin-right: 10px;
      color: var(--accent);
    }
    .footer-links {
      width: 100%;
    }
  }

  @media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 880px) {
    .plaques-grid { display: none; }
    .plaques-carousel { display: block; }
    .hero-headline .hl-row { font-size: clamp(54px, 14vw, 96px); }
  }
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .plaques-grid { display: none; }
    .plaques-carousel { display: block; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 520px) {
    .brand-mini {
      width: 100%;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 18px;
      font-size: 10.5px;
      letter-spacing: 0.10em;
    }
    .topbar-status { display: none; }
    .carousel-hint { display: none; }
    .hero-stamp { font-size: 10px; gap: 8px; }
    .stamp-line { width: 16px; }
    .footer-inner { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
    .footer-meta { flex-direction: column; width: 100%; }
    .footer-meta-detail::before { content: none; }
    .btn { padding: 12px 18px; font-size: 12.5px; }
  }
