<br /><br /> <div id="absdiv1"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #1</span> <br />position: absolute; <br />z-index: 5; </div> <div id="reldiv1"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #2</span> <br />position: relative; <br />z-index: 3; </div> <div id="reldiv2"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #3</span> <br />position: relative; <br />z-index: 2; </div> <div id="absdiv2"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #4</span> <br />position: absolute; <br />z-index: 1; </div> <div id="normdiv"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #5</span> <br />no positioning <br />z-index: 8; </div>
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