I use span's (inline elements) to simulate the images (also inline elements), because I don't want to upload any images. It is all about the example, right? So here goes...
You don't really need to do anything exceptionally difficult, and please, please stay away from the tables. You hardly ever need tables for layout.
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Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
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Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
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This is a test page, an example, that has been setup in response to a question on usenet in newsgroup alt.html: Text and images in irregular shaped column(s).
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