.reading-surface {
    margin-top: 0;
    padding: clamp(34px, 5vw, 52px) 0 0;
}

.reading-surface .kicker {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    color: var(--amber);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.reading-surface h1,
.reading-surface h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.reading-surface h1 {
    max-width: 14ch;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--text);
    font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 6vw, 4rem);
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    line-height: 0.96;
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.reading-surface .lede {
    max-width: 62ch;
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    color: var(--phosphor-soft);
    font-size: clamp(0.94rem, 1.5vw, 1rem);
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.reading-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 24px;
}

.reading-panel {
    min-width: 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(126, 215, 255, 0.28);
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: rgba(6, 16, 10, 0.96);
    padding: 18px;
}

.reading-panel h2 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    color: var(--phosphor-soft);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.reading-panel p,
.reading-panel li {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.reading-panel p {
    margin: 0;
}

.reading-panel ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding-left: 18px;
}

.reading-note {
    margin: 22px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(95, 255, 135, 0.22);
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.86rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    padding-top: 18px;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    .reading-surface {
        padding: 30px 0 0;
    }

    .reading-surface h1 {
        font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 11vw, 3rem);
    }

    .reading-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .reading-panel p,
    .reading-panel li {
        font-size: 0.94rem;
    }
}