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.main {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,calc(var(--s) + 2*var(--mh)));
  justify-content:center;
  --s: 80px; /* size */
  --r: 1.15; /* ratio */
  /* clip-path */
  --h: 0.5;  
  --v: 0.25; 
  --hc:calc(clamp(0,var(--h),0.5) * var(--s)) ;
  --vc:calc(clamp(0,var(--v),0.5) * var(--s) * var(--r)); 
  
  /*margin */
  --mv: 2px; /* vertical */
  --mh: calc(var(--mv) + (var(--s) - 2*var(--hc))/2); /* horizontal */
  /* for the float*/
  --f: calc(2*var(--s)*var(--r) + 4*var(--mv)  - 2*var(--vc) - 2px);
}

.container {
  grid-column: 1/-1;
  max-width:790px;
  margin:0 auto;
  font-size: 0; /*disable white space between inline block element */
  position:relative;
  padding-bottom:50px;
  filter:drop-shadow(2px 2px 1px #333)
}

.container div {
  width: var(--s);
  margin: var(--mv) var(--mh);
  height: calc(var(--s)*var(--r)); 
  display: inline-block;
  font-size:initial;
  clip-path: polygon(var(--hc) 0, calc(100% - var(--hc)) 0,100% var(--vc),100% calc(100% - var(--vc)), calc(100% - var(--hc)) 100%,var(--hc) 100%,0 calc(100% - var(--vc)),0 var(--vc));
  margin-bottom: calc(var(--mv) - var(--vc)); 
}

.container::before{
  content: "";
  width: calc(var(--s)/2 + var(--mh));
  float: left;
  height: 120%;
  shape-outside: repeating-linear-gradient(     
                   transparent 0 calc(var(--f) - 2px),      
                   #fff        0 var(--f));
}


.container div::before {
  padding-top:80px;
  content:"Thank you \A for reading";
  text-transform:uppercase;
  white-space:pre;
  font-size:75px;
  font-family:sans-serif;
  font-weight:bold;
  text-align:center;
  position:absolute;
  color:#fff;
  background:linear-gradient(45deg,#f03355,#25b09b);
  inset:0;
}

.container div {
  animation:show 3s infinite;
  opacity:0;
}
@for $i from 1 through 43 {
    .container div:nth-child(#{$i}) {
     animation-delay:(2*random())*1s
  }
}

@keyframes show{
  60% {
     opacity:1;
  }
}

body  {
  background:#ccc;
}
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