.yarn-section{
    position: relative;
    padding: 90px 0 110px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,
      #0B0E14 0%,
      #14100A 45%,
      #1A1410 100%);
    color: #F5E6D3;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(218,165,32,.15);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(218,165,32,.15);
  }
  /* Generic dot constellation backdrop · NO clan-owned symbology */
  .yarn-section::before{
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
    background-image:
      radial-gradient(circle at 12px 18px, rgba(218,165,32,.22) 0.9px, transparent 1.6px),
      radial-gradient(circle at 32px 42px, rgba(218,165,32,.12) 0.7px, transparent 1.3px),
      radial-gradient(circle at 58px 8px,  rgba(160, 82,45,.18) 0.8px, transparent 1.4px),
      radial-gradient(circle at 88px 56px, rgba(218,165,32,.10) 0.6px, transparent 1.1px);
    background-size: 96px 72px, 96px 72px, 96px 72px, 96px 72px;
    opacity: .8;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .yarn-section::after{
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center,
      rgba(218,165,32,.06) 0%,
      rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .yarn-section .wrap{ position: relative; z-index: 2; }
  .yarn-section .yarn-eyebrow{
    font-family: ui-monospace, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
    font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 4px;
    color: #DAA520; text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: center; margin-bottom: 14px; opacity: .85;
  }
  .yarn-section h2{
    font-family: Georgia, 'Iowan Old Style', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 42px);
    line-height: 1.18;
    text-align: center;
    color: #F5E6D3;
    margin: 0 auto 14px;
    max-width: 780px;
  }
  .yarn-section h2 em{
    font-style: italic;
    color: #DAA520;
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .yarn-section .yarn-lede{
    font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
    font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.62;
    color: rgba(245,230,211,.78);
    max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto 56px;
    text-align: center;
  }
  /* Two-column · Akan + Whadjuk · journey-line composition */
  .yarn-grid{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    gap: 0;
    max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .yarn-col{
    padding: 28px 36px;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .yarn-col .country{
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: rgba(218,165,32,.7);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .yarn-col .place{
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 28px;
    color: #F5E6D3;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .yarn-col .tradition{
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: rgba(245,230,211,.55);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .yarn-col .reserve{
    font-family: ui-monospace, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #DAA520;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    background: rgba(218,165,32,.06);
    border: 1px solid rgba(218,165,32,.2);
    border-radius: 999px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .yarn-col .essence{
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(245,230,211,.7);
    max-width: 280px; margin: 0 auto;
  }
  /* Journey line · the line that walks between countries */
  .yarn-bind{
    position: relative;
    width: 84px; height: 100%;
    min-height: 200px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  .yarn-bind::before{
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg,
      transparent 0%,
      rgba(218,165,32,.5) 18%,
      rgba(218,165,32,.85) 50%,
      rgba(218,165,32,.5) 82%,
      transparent 100%);
  }
  /* Dot constellation walking the line · generic, non-Indigenous-specific */
  .yarn-bind .yarn-dots{
    position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 0; right: 0;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    display: flex; justify-content: space-around;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .yarn-bind .yarn-dots span{
    width: 4px; height: 4px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #DAA520;
    box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(218,165,32,.6);
  }
  .yarn-bind .yarn-dots span:nth-child(2){ background: rgba(218,165,32,.55); width: 3px; height: 3px; }
  .yarn-bind .yarn-dots span:nth-child(4){ background: rgba(160,82,45,.7); }
  .yarn-bind .yarn-dots span:nth-child(6){ background: rgba(218,165,32,.55); width: 3px; height: 3px; }
  /* The shared-DNA list below */
  .yarn-shared{
    margin: 64px auto 0;
    max-width: 840px;
    padding: 28px 36px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(218,165,32,.2);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(218,165,32,.2);
    background: rgba(160,82,45,.04);
  }
  .yarn-shared .yarn-shared-head{
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 3.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(218,165,32,.8);
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .yarn-shared ul{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 22px;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0; margin: 0;
  }
  .yarn-shared li{
    text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(245,230,211,.78);
  }
  .yarn-shared li b{
    display: block;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    color: #DAA520;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  /* Forward-intention note · honest framing per CLAUDE.md */
  .yarn-future{
    margin: 48px auto 0;
    max-width: 720px;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(245,230,211,.55);
    padding: 0 24px;
  }
  .yarn-future strong{
    font-style: normal;
    color: rgba(218,165,32,.85);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  @media (max-width: 720px){
    .yarn-section{ padding: 64px 0 80px; }
    .yarn-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .yarn-col{ padding: 18px 12px; }
    .yarn-bind{ width: 100%; min-height: 64px; transform: rotate(90deg); }
    .yarn-shared ul{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  }