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diff --git a/mammoth/html_generation.py b/mammoth/html_generation.py
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+import cgi
+
+
+class HtmlGenerator(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._fragments = []
+    
+    def text(self, text):
+        self._fragments.append(_escape_html(text))
+        
+    
+    def html_string(self):
+        return "".join(self._fragments)
+
+
+def _escape_html(text):
+    return cgi.escape(text, quote=True)
diff --git a/tests/html_generation_tests.py b/tests/html_generation_tests.py
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+++ b/tests/html_generation_tests.py
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+from nose.tools import istest, assert_equal
+
+from mammoth.html_generation import HtmlGenerator
+
+
+@istest
+def generates_empty_string_when_newly_created():
+    generator = HtmlGenerator()
+    assert_equal("", generator.html_string())
+
+
+@istest
+def html_escapes_text():
+    generator = HtmlGenerator()
+    generator.text("<")
+    assert_equal("&lt;", generator.html_string())