<!DOCTYPE html>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/fonts/ahem.css" />
<style>
.multicol {
  column-count: 3;
  column-fill: auto;
  border: 1px solid;
  height: 160px;
  width: 20ch;
  font-family: Ahem;
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1;
}
.down-half {
  position: relative;
  top: 20px;
}
</style>
<div class="multicol">
  <div class="down-half">
    abc<br><br>abc<br><br>
  </div>
  abc<br><br>abc<br><br>
  abc<br><br>abc<br><br>
</div>
