function show_story(which){
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest){// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
		xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	} else {// code for IE6, IE5
		xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function(){
		if (xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200){
			//document.getElementById("display_area").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
			document.getElementById("midbar").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
		}
	}
	
	xmlhttp.open("GET","query.php?action=story&story="+which,true);
	xmlhttp.send()
	
}