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<style>
html {
  font-size: small;
  background-color: #F0F0F0;
  color: blue;
}

blockquote {
  background-color: skyblue;
  color: red;
  all:inherit;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<blockquote id="quote">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</blockquote> Phasellus eget velit sagittis.