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 | <link rel="author" title="Bernd Mielke" href="mailto:bmlk@gmx.de" /> | 
 | <style type="text/css"><![CDATA[ | 
 | td { border: 10px green outset;} | 
 | table {margin: 30px; border-collapse:collapse; border:solid green 10px} | 
 | ]]></style> | 
 | </head> | 
 | <body> | 
 |  | 
 | <p>There should be a continuous solid green border around the outside of a grid of 3 rows and 3 columns. The borders inside the grid should look as though they are coming out of the canvas.</p> | 
 |  | 
 | <table> | 
 | <colgroup><col /></colgroup> | 
 | <colgroup><col /></colgroup> | 
 | <colgroup><col /></colgroup> | 
 | <tbody><tr><td>c11</td><td>c12</td><td>c13</td></tr></tbody> | 
 |  <tbody> | 
 |  | 
 |  <tr><td>c21</td><td>c22</td><td>c23</td></tr> | 
 |  </tbody> | 
 |  <tbody> | 
 |  <tr><td>c31</td><td>c32</td><td>c33</td></tr> | 
 |  </tbody> | 
 | </table> | 
 |  | 
 | </body></html> |