Putting the code in the post via the Text Editor didn’t work for me, However, putting it into the CSS (Custom Designs) does the trick (in WordPress.com, Custom Designs will cost you $30 a year for the privilege).
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Snapshots
The link, above, is to a page showing snapshots of the problem using Classic 1.5 and OLLI 0.6 themes.