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Paragraphs

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Consecutive lines that aren’t another kind of block form a paragraph.

These lines are joined
into one paragraph,
and the client wraps it to the screen.

A blank line starts a new one.

Preview: Commodore 64, 40 columns

                                            
  These lines are joined into one           
  paragraph, and the client wraps it to     
  the screen.                               
                                            
  A blank line starts a new one.

Rules

  • The line breaks between the lines of a paragraph become single spaces.
  • A blank line ends the paragraph. Several blank lines count as one.
  • The client wraps at spaces, to its screen width. A word longer than a whole line is broken where it reaches the edge. The space at a wrap point isn’t shown.
  • Runs of several spaces inside a line are kept as written, unlike in HTML. Spaces at the start of a line are dropped.
Name:    Anna\
Machine: C64

Preview: Commodore 64, 40 columns

                                            
  Name:    Anna                             
  Machine: C64

Spacing between blocks

  • Blank lines between two blocks give exactly one empty screen line.
  • Blocks without a blank line between them follow each other directly: for example a heading and the paragraph right under it, or the items of a list.
  • There are no empty lines at the very top and bottom of a page.
## Heading
A paragraph directly under it.

Another paragraph, after a blank line.

Preview: Commodore 64, 40 columns

                                            
  Heading                                   
  A paragraph directly under it.            
                                            
  Another paragraph, after a blank line.

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