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<!-- Free Spoiler Reveal widget by haynes lab — https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/spoiler-reveal -->
<script data-hl-text="The answer to the riddle: an echo. You speak to it and it answers back, yet it never speaks first." data-hl-label="Reveal answer">
/*!
* haynes lab — Spoiler Reveal widget (free)
* Docs & embed code: https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/spoiler-reveal
*/
(function () {
'use strict';
var PREFIX = 'hlw-spoiler-reveal';
var STYLE_ID = 'hlw-spoiler-reveal-styles';
function findScript() {
return document.currentScript ||
document.querySelector('script[src*="widgets/spoiler-reveal.js"]');
}
function injectStyles() {
if (document.getElementById(STYLE_ID)) return;
var css =
'.' + PREFIX + ', .' + PREFIX + ' * { box-sizing: border-box; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + ' { position: relative; display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 720px;' +
' font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;' +
' font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #1f2937; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__content { display: block; padding: 18px 20px; background: #ffffff;' +
' border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 10px; filter: blur(var(--hlw-blur, 8px));' +
' transition: filter 0.35s ease; user-select: none; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '--revealed .' + PREFIX + '__content { filter: none; user-select: auto; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex;' +
' align-items: center; justify-content: center; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__reveal { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;' +
' padding: 9px 18px; font: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #ffffff;' +
' background: #1f2937; border: 0; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;' +
' box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18); }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__reveal:hover { background: #111827; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__reveal:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #1f2937; outline-offset: 2px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__hide { display: none; margin-top: 8px; padding: 4px 10px; font: inherit;' +
' font-size: 13px; color: #6b7280; background: none; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;' +
' border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '--revealed .' + PREFIX + '__hide { display: inline-block; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__hide:hover { color: #374151; border-color: #d1d5db; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__hide:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #1f2937; outline-offset: 2px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit { position: absolute; right: 8px; bottom: 5px; font-size: 11px;' +
' display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; color: #9ca3af; text-decoration: none;' +
' opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '--revealed .' + PREFIX + '__credit { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit svg { display: block; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit:hover { color: #6b7280; text-decoration: underline; }';
var style = document.createElement('style');
style.id = STYLE_ID;
style.textContent = css;
document.head.appendChild(style);
}
function el(tag, className, text) {
var node = document.createElement(tag);
if (className) node.className = className;
if (text != null) node.textContent = text;
return node;
}
function logoSvg() {
var svgNS = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
var svg = document.createElementNS(svgNS, 'svg');
svg.setAttribute('viewBox', '0 0 32 32');
svg.setAttribute('width', '13');
svg.setAttribute('height', '13');
svg.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
svg.setAttribute('focusable', 'false');
function circle(cx, cy, r, attrs) {
var c = document.createElementNS(svgNS, 'circle');
c.setAttribute('cx', cx);
c.setAttribute('cy', cy);
c.setAttribute('r', r);
for (var key in attrs) c.setAttribute(key, attrs[key]);
svg.appendChild(c);
}
circle(16, 16, 16, { fill: '#0f0a0a' });
circle(16, 16, 12, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1, opacity: 0.3 });
circle(16, 16, 9, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1, opacity: 0.5 });
circle(16, 16, 6, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1.2, opacity: 0.9 });
circle(16, 16, 3, { fill: '#06b6d4' });
circle(24.5, 7.5, 2, { fill: '#f97316' });
circle(7, 16, 1.8, { fill: '#f97316' });
circle(20, 20, 1.5, { fill: '#f97316' });
return svg;
}
function build(script) {
var text = script.getAttribute('data-hl-text');
if (!text) {
console.warn('[haynes lab spoiler-reveal] Missing required data-hl-text attribute. Nothing rendered.');
return;
}
var label = script.getAttribute('data-hl-label') || 'Click to reveal';
var blur = parseFloat(script.getAttribute('data-hl-blur'));
if (isNaN(blur) || blur < 0) blur = 8;
injectStyles();
var root = el('div', PREFIX);
root.style.setProperty('--hlw-blur', blur + 'px');
var content = el('span', PREFIX + '__content', text);
root.appendChild(content);
var overlay = el('div', PREFIX + '__overlay');
var reveal = el('button', PREFIX + '__reveal', label);
reveal.type = 'button';
reveal.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
overlay.appendChild(reveal);
root.appendChild(overlay);
var hide = el('button', PREFIX + '__hide', 'Hide');
hide.type = 'button';
root.appendChild(hide);
var credit = el('a', PREFIX + '__credit');
credit.appendChild(logoSvg());
credit.appendChild(document.createTextNode('Powered by haynes lab'));
credit.href = 'https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/spoiler-reveal';
credit.target = '_blank';
credit.rel = 'noopener';
root.appendChild(credit);
function setRevealed(on) {
root.classList.toggle(PREFIX + '--revealed', on);
overlay.style.display = on ? 'none' : '';
reveal.setAttribute('aria-expanded', on ? 'true' : 'false');
if (on) {
hide.focus();
} else {
reveal.focus();
}
}
reveal.addEventListener('click', function () { setRevealed(true); });
hide.addEventListener('click', function () { setRevealed(false); });
if (script.parentNode && script.parentNode.nodeName !== 'HEAD') {
script.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', root);
} else {
document.body.appendChild(root);
}
}
function init() {
var script = findScript();
if (!script) {
console.warn('[haynes lab spoiler-reveal] Could not locate its own script tag. Nothing rendered.');
return;
}
build(script);
}
if (document.body) {
init();
} else {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
}
})();
</script>