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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/jquery/jquery.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
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do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
<br /><br />
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laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
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esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</div>
<script>
$('.container').contents().filter(function() { return this.nodeType == 3;
}).wrap('<p style="color:blue;"></p>').end().filter('br').remove();</script>
</body>
</html>