<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CSS Reference</title>
<style>
.clamp {
  display: -webkit-inline-box;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  font: 16px / 32px monospace;
  white-space: pre;
  padding: 0 4px;
  background-color: yellow;
}
</style>
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Line 2
Line …</div> After</div>
<p>Following content.</p>