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diff --git a/mammoth/conversion.py b/mammoth/conversion.py
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+from .results import Result
+from . import documents
+
+
+def convert_document_element_to_html(element):
+    return _converters[type(element)](element)
+    
+
+_converters = {}
+
+
+def _converter(element_type):
+    def add(func):
+        _converters[element_type] = func
+        
+    return add
+
+
+@_converter(documents.Document)
+def convert_document(document):
+    return _convert_elements_to_html(document.children)
+
+
+@_converter(documents.Paragraph)
+def convert_paragraph(paragraph):
+    return "<p>{0}</p>".format(_convert_elements_to_html(paragraph.children))
+
+
+@_converter(documents.Run)
+def convert_run(run):
+    return _convert_elements_to_html(run.children)
+
+
+@_converter(documents.Text)
+def convert_text(text):
+    return text.value
+
+
+def _convert_elements_to_html(elements):
+    return "".join(map(convert_document_element_to_html, elements))
+