<html>

 
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>CSS Dropdown Menu</title>

<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" />

</head>
<body>

<nav>
  <ul>
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body, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, ul, ol, li, dl, dt, dd, img, form, fieldset, input, textarea, blockquote {
  margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0;
}

body {
  background: #909eab url(bg.png);
  font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;
}

nav {
  margin: 100px auto; 
  text-align: center;
}

nav ul ul {
  display: none;
}

  nav ul li:hover > ul {
    display: block;
  }


nav ul {
  background: #efefef; 
  background: linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbbbbb 100%);  
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbbbbb 100%); 
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%,#bbbbbb 100%); 
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 9px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  padding: 0 20px;
  border-radius: 10px;  
  list-style: none;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-table;
}
  nav ul:after {
    content: ""; clear: both; display: block;
  }

  nav ul li {
    float: left;
  }
    nav ul li:hover {
      background: #4b545f;
      background: linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%, #5f6975 40%);
      background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%, #5f6975 40%);
      background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%,#5f6975 40%);
    }
      nav ul li:hover a {
        color: #fff;
      }
    
    nav ul li a {
      display: block; padding: 25px 40px;
      color: #757575; text-decoration: none;
    }
      
    
  nav ul ul {
    background: #5f6975; border-radius: 0px; padding: 0;
    position: absolute; top: 100%;
  }
    nav ul ul li {
      float: none; 
      border-top: 1px solid #6b727c;
      border-bottom: 1px solid #575f6a; position: relative;
    }
      nav ul ul li a {
        padding: 15px 40px;
        color: #fff;
      } 
        nav ul ul li a:hover {
          background: #4b545f;
        }
    
  nav ul ul ul {
    position: absolute; left: 100%; top:0;
  }
    

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