Until a paragraph end is included, all the text is combined into one paragraph. Compare the above paragraph's original text with how it is displayed to see an example. Carriage returns, extra spaces and blanks lines don't usually mean anything in HTML. So this will appear right next to this.
And this line will not appear indented or show extra spaces between the words appear and indented. This means you can use extra lines, spacing and indentation to help keep your document reasonably readable even with all the HTML tags included.
The following is a section of text using <PRE>. <PRE> maintains the line breaks and extra spaces. This is a good way to include longer quotes and some preformatted paragraphs, but keep in mind that it will be displayed as a fixed-width font (not necessarily the same as the default font used for the rest of your text). Please do not use this for your entire document.
" In modern thought, (if not in fact)
Nothing is that doesn't act,
So that is reckoned wisdom which
Describes the scratch but not the itch. "
-Unknown
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Title of document / Contact author's email address