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Using floating elements to create columns

  
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
<title></title> 
<style type="text/css"> <!-- styles for two columns --> 
h2 { text-align: center; } 
p { text-align: justify; padding: 2%;} 
p.floatleft { float: left; width: 46%; } 
p.floatright { float: right; width: 46%; } 
</style> 
</head> 
<body> 
<h2>Points Of Interest</h2> 
<p class="floatleft">
This is a test. 
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.

</p> 
<p class="floatright">
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.

</p> 
</body> 
</html>








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