<nav class="archive-links">
  <ol>
    <li>
      <a href="#">
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        <span class="link-title">Tellus Cursus Magna Vestibulum</span>
        <span class="link-excerpt"><time class="date" datetime="November 12 2012">Nov 12, 2012</time> / No Comments</span>
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        <span class="link-title">Justo Adipiscing Tristique ...</span>
        <span class="link-excerpt"><time class="date" datetime="November 05 2012">Nov 05, 2012</time> / No Comments</span>
      </a>
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      <a href="#">
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        <span class="link-title">Herman Miller - Why Design</span>
        <span class="link-excerpt"><time class="date" datetime="November 01 2012">Nov 01, 2012</time> / No Comments</span>
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        <span class="link-title">Eames Lounge Chair</span>
        <span class="link-excerpt"><time class="date" datetime="November 01 2012">Nov 01, 2012</time> / 1 Comment</span>
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        <span class="link-title">COODO Modular</span>
        <span class="link-excerpt"><time class="date" datetime="June 25 2012">Jun 25, 2012</time> / 1 Comment</span>
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@gutter: 30px;
@pgcolor: #FFF;
@textcolor: #777;
@hovercolor: #2690d8;
@basefontsize: 16px;

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}

nav.archive-links {

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    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid darken(@pgcolor, 15%);
    margin: 0;
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  ol li {
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    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
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  ol li a { display: block; }

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    height: (@vgrid * 2 - 1);
    width: (@gutter * 2);
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    font-weight: 100;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
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    float: left;
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