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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>jQuery .contents() paragraphs</title>
  <style>.container { border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px; max-width: 480px; }</style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="container">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.<br><br>
    Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco.<br><br>
    Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit.
  </div>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $(".container")
      .contents()
      .filter(function () { return this.nodeType === 3; })
      .wrap("<p>")
      .end()
      .filter("br")
      .remove();
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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