/* The consultant's letters: a quiet, recurring editorial space. */
.letters-page{background:#faf9f6}
.letters-intro{padding:64px 0 42px}
.letters-intro h1{font-size:clamp(48px,6.6vw,82px);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.055em;margin:16px 0 20px;color:var(--blue)}
.letters-intro h1 span{color:#a38352}
.letters-intro p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);margin:0;max-width:750px}
.letters-latest{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.35fr) minmax(0,.8fr);background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:24px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 50px #26365908}
.letters-feature-copy{padding:clamp(28px,4.5vw,64px);align-self:center}
.letters-issue{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;color:var(--blue);font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 24px}
.letters-dot{width:7px;height:7px;background:#a38352;border-radius:50%}
.letters-feature-copy h2{font-size:clamp(29px,3.3vw,44px);line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:0 0 22px;color:var(--blue)}
.letters-feature-copy h2 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px;text-decoration-thickness:1px}
.letters-deck{font-size:17px;line-height:1.85;color:#59647b;margin:0}
.letters-author-line{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px;margin:28px 0;font-size:13px}
.letters-author-line span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}
.letters-portrait{margin:0;position:relative;background:#ede9e5;min-height:480px}
.letters-portrait img{width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 34%}
.letters-portrait figcaption{position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:38px 24px 22px;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#14203ccc);font-size:11px}
.letters-archive{padding-top:74px;padding-bottom:90px}
.letters-section-heading{margin-bottom:26px}
.letters-section-heading h2{font-size:28px;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:8px 0 0}
.letters-archive-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:130px minmax(0,1fr) 30px;gap:28px;align-items:center;border-top:1px solid #d7dce7;padding:28px 0;transition:color .2s}
.letters-archive-row:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid #d7dce7}
.letters-archive-row:hover h3{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
.letters-archive-date{font-size:11px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted)}
.letters-archive-date strong{font-size:15px;color:var(--blue)}
.letters-archive-row h3{font-size:20px;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.5}
.letters-archive-row p{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}
.letters-row-arrow{font-size:26px;color:var(--blue)}
.letters-reading{width:min(790px,calc(100% - 40px))}
.letters-article-head{padding:42px 0 40px;border-bottom:1px solid #e4e2df;background:#f3f2ed}
.letters-back{display:inline-block;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--blue);margin-bottom:36px}
.letters-article-head h1{font-size:clamp(34px,4.6vw,58px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.04em;color:var(--blue);margin:0 0 24px}
.letters-byline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;margin-top:30px;font-size:13px}
.letters-byline img{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 25%}
.letters-byline strong,.letters-byline span{display:block}
.letters-byline span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:3px}
.letters-byline time{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-left:auto}
.letters-prose{padding-top:44px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.95;color:#303c51}
.letters-prose p{margin:0 0 24px}
.letters-salutation{font-style:italic;color:#59647b}
.letters-prose h2{font-size:25px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--blue);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:44px 0 20px}
.letters-prose blockquote{margin:36px 0;padding:12px 0 12px 26px;border-left:3px solid #a38352;color:var(--blue);font-size:22px;line-height:1.7;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.letters-signature{margin-top:42px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:30px}
.letters-signature p{font-style:italic;margin-bottom:12px}
.letters-signature strong{display:block;font-size:23px;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:var(--blue)}
.letters-signature span{display:block;font-size:12px;line-height:1.9;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px}
.letters-article-footer{padding-top:46px;padding-bottom:70px}
.letters-author-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:110px minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:28px;align-items:center}
.letters-author-card img{width:110px;height:138px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px}
.letters-author-card h2{font-size:19px;margin:8px 0}
.letters-author-card p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 12px}
.letters-author-card .eyebrow{font-size:10px}
.letters-author-card .text-link{font-size:12px}
.letters-pagination{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:36px;padding-top:24px;font-size:12px;color:var(--blue)}
.letters-pagination span{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:10px;margin-bottom:6px}
.letters-pagination a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
@media(max-width:800px){.letters-latest{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.2fr) minmax(0,.8fr)}.letters-feature-copy{padding:30px}.letters-portrait{min-height:460px}.letters-feature-copy h2{font-size:30px}.letters-deck{font-size:15px}}
@media(max-width:600px){.letters-intro{padding:38px 0 30px}.letters-intro p{font-size:14px}.letters-desktop-break{display:none}.letters-latest{grid-template-columns:1fr;border-radius:18px}.letters-feature-copy{padding:28px 24px}.letters-feature-copy h2{font-size:32px}.letters-portrait{min-height:0;height:360px}.letters-portrait img{object-position:center 25%}.letters-archive{padding-top:44px;padding-bottom:54px}.letters-archive-row{grid-template-columns:72px minmax(0,1fr) 18px;gap:12px;padding:24px 0}.letters-archive-row h3{font-size:17px}.letters-archive-row p{font-size:12px}.letters-archive-date strong{font-size:12px}.letters-row-arrow{font-size:20px}.letters-reading{width:calc(100% - 36px)}.letters-article-head{padding:26px 0 32px}.letters-back{margin-bottom:28px}.letters-article-head h1{font-size:36px}.letters-byline{gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}.letters-byline time{width:100%;margin-left:68px}.letters-prose{font-size:16px;line-height:1.9;padding-top:32px}.letters-prose h2{font-size:23px;margin-top:34px}.letters-prose blockquote{font-size:20px;padding-left:18px;margin:30px 0}.letters-author-card{grid-template-columns:64px minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px;padding:20px;align-items:start}.letters-author-card img{width:64px;height:80px}.letters-author-card h2{font-size:17px}.letters-pagination{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.letters-article-footer{padding-bottom:44px}}
@media print{.site-header,.site-footer,.letters-back,.letters-pagination,.letters-author-card,.zalo-float{display:none!important}.letters-page,.letters-article-head{background:#fff}.letters-reading{width:100%}.letters-prose{font-size:11pt}.letters-prose h2{break-after:avoid}.letters-prose p{orphans:3;widows:3}}

/* Documentary training photographs keep their original framing. */
.letters-training-photo{margin:38px 0 42px}
.letters-training-photo>a{display:block;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;background:#e9e9e5}
.letters-training-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.letters-training-photo figcaption{padding:13px 2px 0;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted)}
.letters-training-photo figcaption a{color:var(--blue);font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;white-space:nowrap}
@media(max-width:600px){.letters-training-photo{margin:28px 0 32px}.letters-training-photo>a{border-radius:10px}.letters-training-photo figcaption{font-size:11px}}
@media print{.letters-training-photo{break-inside:avoid}.letters-training-photo img{max-height:90mm;object-fit:contain}}