<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
.wrapper {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;
  margin: 20px;
}
.outer {
  height: 250px;
  width: 200px;
  border: 10px solid #ddd;
}
.inner {
  font: 12px monospace;
  background: yellow;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.test1 {
  width: 180px;
  height: 150px;
}
.test2 {
  width: 150px;
  height: 200px;
}
.lr {
  writing-mode: vertical-lr;
}
.rl {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
</style>

</head>

<body>

<div class="wrapper">
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner test1 lr">
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</div>
</div>
</div>

<br>

<div class="wrapper">
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner test2 lr">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
</div>
</div>
</div>

</body>
</html>