Index: wiki2html/lib/wiki_syntax.rb
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--- wiki2html/lib/wiki_syntax.rb	(revision 1961)
+++ wiki2html/lib/wiki_syntax.rb	(working copy)
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@
         block
       else
         # remove newlines within normal (non-code) blocks of text
-        "<p>" + block.gsub(/\n/, ' ') + "</p>"
+        #"<p>" + block.gsub(/\n/, ' ') + "</p>"
+        "<p>" + block + "</p>"
       end
     end.join
   end