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HTML
<div class="container">
<span class="border-override"></span>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
</div>
CSS
.container {
width: 80%;
height: 500px;
margin: 30px auto;
background: #eee;
position: relative;
}
.container div {
float: left;
width: 25%;
height: 20%;
border: 2px solid #aaa;
margin: 0; padding: 0;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.border-override {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
border: 2px solid #eee;
}