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<!-- using the truncate filter -->
{% for post in site.posts limit:10 %}
   <h2><a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h2>
   <span class="post-date">{{ post.date | date: "%B %d, %Y" }}</span>
   {% if post.content.size > 2000 %}
      {{ post.content | truncatewords: 300 }} <!-- bad! content gives you rendered html and you will truncate in the middle of a node -->
      <a href="{{ post.url }}">read more</a>
   {% else %}
      {{ post.content }}
   {% endif %}