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Medium: trim excess blank margins

Reduces the large empty areas above and below the article so content sits nearer the top.

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/* Trim the huge empty margins above and below the article */
article {
  padding-top: 16px !important;
  padding-bottom: 16px !important;
}
article > div:first-child:empty,
article > div:last-child:empty {
  display: none !important;
}

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