<div class="wrap_area">
<img src="wrap-subject01.jpg" class="no_border" alt="Lunar eclipse photo" />
<div class="shape_wrap">
<div style="width: 250px;"></div>
<div style="width: 280px;"></div>
<div style="width: 305px;"></div>
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</div>
<p>Numerous blocks of text</p>
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div.wrap_area { position: relative; }
div.wrap_area img { position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; }
div.wrap_area p { position: relative; }
div.shape_wrap div { float: left; clear: left; height: 20px; }