:root {
  /* A near-black base with a hint of cool blue so it reads as considered,
     not flat black. Text steps down in luminance for a clear hierarchy. */
  --bg: #0c0d10;
  --bg-glow: #16181d;
  --heading: #f4f3f0; /* warm off-white — softer than pure #fff */
  --lede: #b9b9c0; /* primary sentence: legible, quiet */
  --muted: #6d6e77; /* secondary note: present but receding */
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  height: 100%;
}

body {
  background: radial-gradient(
      120% 90% at 50% 0%,
      var(--bg-glow) 0%,
      var(--bg) 55%
    )
    no-repeat;
  color: var(--heading);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 100%;
}

main {
  padding: 2rem 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
}

h1 {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 13vw, 7rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-indent: 0.04em; /* offset the trailing letter-spacing to stay optically centered */
  color: var(--heading);
}

p {
  margin: 0;
  /* Sized in vw so the full sentence holds on a single line across widths. */
  font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 2.7vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.lede {
  color: var(--lede);
}

.muted {
  color: var(--muted);
}