para := (plain / markup)+ plain := (word / whitespace / punctuation)+ whitespace := [ \t\r\n]+ alphanums := [a-zA-Z0-9]+ word := alphanums, (wordpunct, alphanums)*, contraction? wordpunct := [-_] contraction := "'", ('am'/'clock'/'d'/'ll'/'m'/'re'/'s'/'t'/'ve') markup := emph / strong / module / code / title emph := '-', plain, '-' strong := '*', plain, '*' module := '[', plain, ']' code := "'", plain, "'" title := '_', plain, '_' punctuation := (safepunct / mdash) mdash := '--' safepunct := [!@#$%^&()+=|\{}:;<>,.?/"]