.chapter-five {
  --chapter-red: #8caeaa;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 57% 18%, rgba(51, 104, 101, .14), transparent 31rem), #080806;
}

.chapter-five .hero {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 69% 49%, rgba(93, 153, 147, .1), transparent 40%);
}
.chapter-five .hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(54px, 5.4vw, 94px);
  line-height: .85;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}
.chapter-five .thesis { border-left-color: var(--chapter-red); }
.chapter-five .evidence-rail--right { color: rgba(162, 207, 201, .7); }
.chapter-five .poster-stage::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at var(--glow-x) var(--glow-y), rgba(165, 224, 216, .19), transparent 19%);
}
.chapter-five .poster-stage .scan-line {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(127, 204, 192, .82), transparent);
}
.chapter-five .chapter-edge a {
  width: 30px;
  height: 38px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--paper-dim);
  font-family: Baskerville, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.chapter-five .chapter-edge a:hover,
.chapter-five .chapter-edge a:focus-visible { color: var(--paper-bright); }
.chapter-five .story-chapter {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 9% 33%, rgba(68, 130, 121, .12), transparent 25rem), linear-gradient(135deg, #0d0c09, #050504 64%);
}
.chapter-five .story-prose p:first-child,
.chapter-five .story-prose p:nth-child(3),
.chapter-five .story-prose p:nth-child(5),
.chapter-five .story-prose p:nth-child(7),
.chapter-five .story-prose p:nth-child(9) { color: var(--paper-bright); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.13em; }
.chapter-five .track-choice.is-selected {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(109, 173, 162, .17), transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 2px 0 var(--chapter-red);
}
.chapter-five .listening-room::before { background: var(--chapter-red); }
.chapter-five .afterword { background: radial-gradient(circle at 65% 100%, rgba(65, 132, 123, .12), transparent 40rem), #070705; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .chapter-five .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(43px, 11vw, 70px); line-height: .83; }
  .chapter-five .evidence-rail--right { display: none; }
}