body {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }
        .fire-burn-embed {
            position: relative;
            width: 100%;
            font-family: 'Morion', Georgia, sans-serif;
            --byline-font: 'Roboto', cursive;
            --font-sans: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
            font-size: 18px;
            color: #3d3d3d;
            background-color: #efefef;
            --text-dark: #222;
            --text-light: #b0b0b0;
            --section-gap: 6rem;
            --large-gap: 8rem;
            --spacing-sm: 1rem;
            --spacing-md: 1.5rem;
            --spacing-lg: 2rem;
            --spacing-xl: 4rem;

            --content-w: 46vw;
            --gutter: 6vw;
            --text-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);

            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;

            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed *, .fire-burn-embed *::before, .fire-burn-embed *::after {
            box-sizing: inherit;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed a {
            color: inherit;
        }

        /* The wrapper tracks the scroll space. 
           200vh total height = 100vh of scrolling to burn + 100vh for the hero size itself.
        */
        .fire-burn-embed .embed-container {
            position: relative;
            width: 100%;
            height: 200vh; 
        }

        /* Safe Sticky viewport frame. 
           It pins itself inside `.embed-container` and automatically un-pins when scrolled past.
        */
        .fire-burn-embed .sticky-viewport {
            position: -webkit-sticky;
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100vh;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        /* Hero container sitting securely at the base of the sticky stack */
        .fire-burn-embed .hero {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            text-align: center;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            padding: 20px;
            background: #1a1a1a; 
            color: #ffffff;
            z-index: 1;
            isolation: isolate;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .hero::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            
            background-image: url('https://interactive.nation.africa/2026/dev/school_fires/images/header.png');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            
            opacity: 0.05; 
            
            z-index: -1; 
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .hero h1 {
            margin: 0 0 15px 0;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            font-size: clamp(3.0rem, 25cqw, 2.0em) !important;
            font-weight: 400 !important;
            line-height: 1.155 !important;
            max-width: 38rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .hero .byline {
            font-size: 1.65rem;
            color: #b0b0b0;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .hero .author-byline {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 0.75rem;
            margin-top: var(--spacing-md);
            font-family: var(--font-sans);
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--text-light);
        }

        /* The burning canvas layer stacked perfectly on top of the hero */
        .fire-burn-embed canvas.fire-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            display: block;
            pointer-events: none;
            z-index: 2;
        }

        /* Interactive Scroll Hint Overlay */
        .fire-burn-embed .scroll-hint {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 40%;
            left: 50%;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            z-index: 4; 
            pointer-events: none;
            color: #3d3d3d; 
            font-family: var(--font-sans);
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            font-weight: bold;
            transition: opacity 0.3s ease-out;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .scroll-hint .mouse {
            width: 24px;
            height: 38px;
            border: 2px solid #3d3d3d;
            border-radius: 12px;
            position: relative;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .scroll-hint .wheel {
            width: 4px;
            height: 8px;
            background-color: #3d3d3d;
            border-radius: 2px;
            position: absolute;
            top: 6px;
            left: 50%;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            animation: burn-embed-wheel 1.6s infinite ease-in-out;
        }

        @keyframes burn-embed-wheel {
            0% { top: 6px; opacity: 1; }
            50% { top: 14px; opacity: 0.3; }
            100% { top: 6px; opacity: 1; }
        }

        /* Dynamic inline page content flow that follows seamlessly after */
        .fire-burn-embed .content-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            width: 100%;
            background: #efefef;
            z-index: 3; 
            box-shadow: 0px -20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content {
            max-width: 100%;
            padding: 80px 20px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content h2 {
            font-size: 1.85rem;
            line-height: 2.25rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            margin-top: 1.85em;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content p {
            font-size: 1.1875rem;
            line-height: 1.75rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            margin-bottom: 1.5em;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .last-line {
            text-align: right;
            padding-top: 2em;
            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed ::selection {
            background: #F7C02D;
        }



/* ---------------- TEXT SECTIONS ---------------- */
        .fire-burn-embed .content .text-section {
            max-width: 36rem;
            margin: 6rem auto;
            /* padding: 0 6vw; */
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content .text-section {
            & h1 {
                font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 25cqw, 2.0em) !important;
                font-weight: 400 !important;
                line-height: 1.125 !important;
            }
        }

        /* ---------------- PANELS ---------------- */
        .fire-burn-embed .content .panel {
            position: relative;
            height: 100vh;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content .bg {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            width: 110%;
            height: 110%;
            left: 50%;
            top: 50%;
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            will-change: transform;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content .panel .txt_content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            height: 100%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content .panel.left .txt_content {
            justify-content: flex-start;
            padding-left: var(--gutter);
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content .panel.right .txt_content {
            justify-content: flex-end;
            padding-right: var(--gutter);
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content .text-box {
            background: var(--text-bg);
            max-width: var(--content-w);
            padding: 1.6rem 1.9rem;
            border-radius: 12px;
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(24px);
            transition: opacity .6s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), transform .6s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .fire-burn-embed .content .panel.active .text-box {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: none;
        }

        /* ---------------- RESPONSIVE ---------------- */
        @media (max-width: 900px) {
            .fire-burn-embed .content-wrapper {
                --content-w: 88vw;
                --gutter: 4vw;
                width: 100vw;
            }
            
            .fire-burn-embed .content {
                padding: 80px 0; 
                width: 100vw;
                max-width: 100vw;
            }

            .fire-burn-embed .content h2, .fire-burn-embed .content p,
            .fire-burn-embed .content .text-section,
            .fire-burn-embed .last-line {
                padding-left: 13px;
                padding-right: 13px;
            }

            .fire-burn-embed .content .text-section {
                margin: 3rem auto;
            }

            .fire-burn-embed .content .panel {
                width: 100vw;
                margin-left: 0;
                margin-right: 0;
            }

            .fire-burn-embed .content-wrapper .panel .content {
                justify-content: center;
                padding: 6vh 4vw;
                align-items: flex-start;
            }

            .fire-burn-embed .content-wrapper .text-box {
                margin-top: 42vh;
                max-width: 90vw;
            }
        }