body {
    background-image: url("bg.gif");
    margin: 0;
}

#story {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    width: 600px;
    padding: 50px;
    white-space: pre-line;
    background-color: white;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
}

a {
    color: red;
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
    color: brown;
}