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diff --git a/mammoth/raw_text.py b/mammoth/raw_text.py
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+from . import documents
+
+
+def extract_raw_text_from_element(element):
+    if isinstance(element, documents.Text):
+        return element.value
+    else:
+        text = "".join(map(extract_raw_text_from_element, element.children))
+        if isinstance(element, documents.Paragraph):
+            return text + "\n\n"
+        else:
+            return text