/* ===================== SAMPLE MODAL ===================== */
.sample-modal {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 260;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 28px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.34s ease;
}
.sample-modal.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}
.sample-modal-backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 18%, rgba(232,217,168,0.06) 0%, rgba(232,217,168,0.00) 28%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,4,5,0.76) 0%, rgba(5,4,5,0.90) 100%);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.sample-modal-panel {
  position: relative;
  width: min(940px, 100%);
  height: min(86vh, 980px);
  border-radius: 28px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24,21,19,0.98) 0%, rgba(11,9,9,0.985) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.14),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.72),
    0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.52),
    0 0 42px rgba(212,175,55,0.08);
  transform: translateY(18px) scale(0.985);
  transition: transform 0.34s ease;
}
.sample-modal.is-open .sample-modal-panel {
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}
.sample-modal-panel::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(255,245,220,0.10) 0%, rgba(255,245,220,0.00) 22%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.015) 0px,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.015) 1px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0) 3px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0) 8px
    );
  opacity: 0.58;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.sample-modal-header {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  padding: 28px 34px 18px;
  text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,8,8,0.92) 0%, rgba(10,8,8,0.72) 58%, rgba(10,8,8,0.00) 100%);
}
.sample-modal-kicker {
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.sample-modal-title {
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 300;
  text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
}
.sample-modal-title em {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: italic;
}
.sample-modal-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 18px;
  right: 18px;
  z-index: 4;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(21,18,16,0.96) 0%, rgba(11,9,9,0.98) 100%);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.10),
    0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
  transition: transform 0.22s ease, box-shadow 0.22s ease;
}
.sample-modal-close:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.14),
    0 14px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.28),
    0 0 18px rgba(212,175,55,0.10);
}
.sample-modal-viewport {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
  overflow-y: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: rgba(212,180,106,0.45) transparent;
}
.sample-modal-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 6px;
}
.sample-modal-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(212,180,106,0.45);
  border-radius: 999px;
}
.sample-modal-article {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(640px, calc(100% - 56px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 24vh 0 34vh;
  color: rgba(248,241,227,0.92);
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.35vw, 23px);
  line-height: 1.72;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.sample-modal-article p {
  margin: 0 0 1.2em;
}
.sample-modal-article p:first-child::first-letter {
  float: left;
  font-size: 3.4em;
  line-height: 0.8;
  padding-right: 12px;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.sample-prose-en {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.sample-title-author {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #f7efdf;
}
.sample-prose-en .sample-en-title {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.7vw, 54px);
  line-height: 0.98;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f5ead2;
  text-shadow:
    0 0 14px rgba(255,244,222,0.07),
    0 0 28px rgba(212,175,55,0.08);
}
.sample-prose-en .sample-en-subtitle {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(232,217,168,0.95);
}
.sample-prose-en .sample-en-author {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #f7efdf;
}
.sample-prose-en .sample-en-edition {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(214,196,157,0.72);
}
.sample-prose-en .sample-en-chapter {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 92px 0 6px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 33px;
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #fff4de;
}
.sample-prose-en .sample-en-character {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(232,217,168,0.90);
}
.sample-prose-en p {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.92;
  color: rgba(246,240,228,0.96);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.sample-prose-en p.sample-en-opening {
  font-size: 27px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #fff7e8;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.sample-prose-ru {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-overline {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.42em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(212,196,168,0.78);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-title {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: clamp(42px, 5vw, 60px);
  line-height: 0.92;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f4ead5;
  text-shadow:
    0 0 18px rgba(255,245,225,0.08),
    0 0 34px rgba(212,175,55,0.10);
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-title em {
  display: block;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-subtitle {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(232,217,168,0.96);
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-author {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 34px;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(214,196,157,0.72);
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-character {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(232,217,168,0.90);
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-chapter {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 31px;
  line-height: 1.12;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #f7efdf;
}
.sample-prose-ru .sample-ru-chapter span {
  display: block;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 17px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(212,196,168,0.72);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.sample-prose-ru p {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.92;
  color: rgba(246,240,228,0.96);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.sample-prose-ru p.sample-ru-opening {
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #fff7e8;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.sample-prose-ru p.sample-ru-quote {
  padding-left: 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.32);
  font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(240,228,202,0.96);
}
.sample-modal-bottom-blur {
  position: sticky;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 140px;
  margin-top: -140px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.00) 0%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.05) 18%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.14) 38%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.32) 58%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.62) 80%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.94) 100%
    );
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.sample-modal.sample-modal-en .sample-modal-bottom-blur {
  position: sticky;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 230px;
  margin-top: -230px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.00) 0%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.04) 8%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.10) 16%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.20) 26%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.34) 38%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.52) 52%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.70) 66%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.86) 80%,
      rgba(10,8,6,0.96) 92%,
      rgba(10,8,6,1.00) 100%
    );
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}
.sample-modal.sample-modal-en .sample-modal-bottom-blur::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.06) 16%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.14) 30%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.28) 46%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.44) 62%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.66) 78%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.88) 92%,
      rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%
    );
}body.sample-modal-open {
  overflow: hidden;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .sample-modal {
    padding: 14px;
  }
  .sample-modal-panel {
    width: 100%;
    height: 90vh;
    border-radius: 22px;
  }
  .sample-modal-header {
    padding: 24px 20px 16px;
  }
  .sample-modal-article {
    width: min(100% - 32px, 640px);
    padding: 22vh 0 28vh;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.68;
  }
  .sample-modal-bottom-blur {
    height: 150px;
    margin-top: -150px;
  }
}
/* rest of CSS preserved exactly as provided */
/* ===================== CHARACTERS — 3D CIRCULAR ===================== */
#characters {
  height: 100vh;
  background: #060505;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  perspective: 2000px;
}
.circular-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 600px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.circular-track {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.circular-card {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: clamp(150px, 11vw, 200px);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform-origin: center center;
  margin-left: calc(clamp(150px, 11vw, 200px) / -2);
  margin-top: calc((clamp(150px, 11vw, 200px) * 1.34) / -2);
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .4s ease, opacity .4s ease, filter .4s ease;
}
.circular-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
.caption {
  margin-top: 16px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 18px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
/* ================= ULTRA LUXURY DARK — CHARACTERS ================= */
#characters {
  height: 100vh;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 20%, #120c0a 0%, #050404 60%, #000 100%);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  perspective: 2600px;
}
.circular-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 650px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.circular-card {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: clamp(150px, 11vw, 200px);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform-origin: center center;
  margin-left: calc(clamp(150px, 11vw, 200px) / -2);
  margin-top: calc((clamp(150px, 11vw, 200px) * 1.34) / -2);
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .4s ease, opacity .4s ease, filter .4s ease;
}
.circular-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 28px;
  box-shadow: 0 40px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
}
.circular-card.active img {
  box-shadow:
    0 50px 120px rgba(0,0,0,0.7),
    0 0 40px rgba(212,175,55,0.35),
    0 0 80px rgba(212,175,55,0.25);
}
.caption {
  margin-top: 18px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  color: #f4e6c0;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(212,175,55,0.3);
}
/* Lightbox */
.lux-lightbox {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.95);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  z-index: 9999;
}
.lux-lightbox img {
  max-width: 85vw;
  max-height: 90vh;
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(212,175,55,0.4);
}
.lux-lightbox.show {
  display: flex;
}