<div style="-webkit-column-count:2; -webkit-column-fill:auto; column-count:2; column-fill:auto; border:2px solid black; height:300px">
<div style="height:250px"></div>
<div style="position:relative">
<div style="position:absolute;height:200px;width:300px;background-color:lightgray">
This text should paginate across the columns.<br>
This text should paginate across the columns.<br>
This text should paginate across the columns.<br>
This text should paginate across the columns.<br>
This text should paginate across the columns.<br>
</div>
</div>
<div style="height:250px"></div>
</div>