#links {
        margin-top: 10px;
        margin-right: 5px;
        background-color: #4048A3;
        padding: 5px;
        font-weight: bold;
        width: 78%;
        text-align: left;
}
#links a {
        text-align: left;
        font-size: 140%;
        border: 0;
        color: white;
        font-weight: bold;
}

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