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#book-dialog{padding:0;border:0;background:#f0f3f6;color:#162230;width:min(800px,calc(100vw - 32px));height:min(900px,calc(100dvh - 32px));max-width:none;max-height:none;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 30px 100px #0005}#book-dialog::backdrop{background:#0a172cbb;backdrop-filter:blur(5px)}#book-dialog .reading-section{height:100%;padding:20px 30px 16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;border:0;overflow:hidden}#book-dialog .reader-heading{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:15px;text-align:left;margin-bottom:16px;flex-shrink:0}#book-dialog .reader-heading .eyebrow{margin:0 0 3px;font-size:.75rem}#book-dialog .reader-heading h2{font:600 1rem/1.4 'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif} .close-reader{background:transparent;border:1px solid #bac5d2;padding:8px 12px;font:500 .875rem 'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif;cursor:pointer;color:#162230;flex-shrink:0;min-height:44px}.close-reader span{font-size:1.3rem;margin-left:8px}.close-reader:hover{background:#fff}.close-reader:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #4c82bb;outline-offset:3px}#book-dialog .reader{width:100%;flex:1;min-height:0!important;margin:0 auto}#book-dialog .reading-page{position:absolute;inset:0;min-height:0;height:100%;padding:25px 40px 20px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}#book-dialog .reading-page[hidden]{display:none}#book-dialog .prose{flex:1;min-height:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.75}#book-dialog .running-head{flex-shrink:0;margin-bottom:18px;padding-bottom:10px}#book-dialog .reading-page h3{margin:0 0 20px;flex-shrink:0;font-size:1.6rem}#book-dialog .folio{margin-top:12px;flex-shrink:0}#book-dialog .reader-controls{width:100%;margin-top:18px;flex-shrink:0}#book-dialog .turn-help{margin:10px 0 0;font-size:.8125rem;flex-shrink:0}#book-dialog .preview-note{margin:6px 0 0;font-size:.75rem;flex-shrink:0}#book-dialog .reader-end .end-copy{padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;flex:1}#book-dialog .reader-end h3{font-size:2rem}#book-dialog .reader-end .end-copy>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:1rem;margin:0 0 20px}#book-dialog .reader-end .eyebrow{margin-bottom:18px}#book-dialog .reader-end .button{flex-shrink:0}#book-dialog .reader-end .text-link{align-self:center}body.book-is-open{overflow:hidden}@media(max-width:600px){.cover{padding:0;background:none;margin:35px 0 10px}.cover-open{width:260px}.hero{padding-top:30px}#book-dialog{width:100vw;height:100dvh}#book-dialog .reading-section{padding:14px 15px 12px}#book-dialog .reading-page{padding:20px 24px 14px}#book-dialog .prose{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.7}#book-dialog .running-head{margin-bottom:14px}#book-dialog .reader-controls{margin-top:14px}#book-dialog .reader-end h3{font-size:1.65rem}}@media(max-height:560px){#book-dialog .running-head,#book-dialog .preview-note{display:none}#book-dialog .reading-section{padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px}#book-dialog .reader-heading{margin-bottom:10px}#book-dialog .reading-page{padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:12px}#book-dialog .reader-end h3{font-size:1.3rem;margin-bottom:10px}#book-dialog .reader-end .eyebrow{display:none}#book-dialog .reader-end .end-copy>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:.875rem;margin-bottom:10px}#book-dialog .reader-end .button{padding:8px 15px;margin-bottom:10px}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.tap-pointer{animation:none}.cover-open{transition:none}}
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/* Restore the original stack artwork while retaining the cover reader. */
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/* A reading bookmark tucked behind the upper book. */
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.book-bookmark{right:-9%;width:40%;padding-right:12px}@media(max-width:600px){.cover-open{width:min(320px,82vw,calc((100dvh - 190px)*1.073))}.book-bookmark{right:-9%;width:40%;padding-right:8px}}

.book-bookmark>span{display:block;width:90px;margin-left:auto}@media(max-width:600px){.book-bookmark>span{width:52px}.book-bookmark>span br{display:none}}
/* Center the stack and keep the entire reading tab exposed on phones. */
@media(max-width:600px){
 .cover{width:100%;align-items:center;justify-self:center}
 .cover-open{display:block;margin-inline:auto;width:min(320px,100%,calc((100dvh - 190px)*1.073))}
 .book-bookmark{z-index:3;right:0;top:18%;width:auto;max-width:48%;padding:12px 15px;text-align:center;transform:none;animation:mobile-bookmark-peek 1.3s ease-out .6s both}
 .book-bookmark>span{width:auto;white-space:nowrap}
 .book-bookmark>span br{display:block}
 .cover-open:hover .book-bookmark,.cover-open:focus-visible .book-bookmark{transform:translateY(-3px)}
}
@keyframes mobile-bookmark-peek{0%,100%{transform:translateY(0)}45%{transform:translateY(-6px)}}
@media(max-width:600px) and (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.book-bookmark{animation:none}}