protected function outputParagraphStart($maxPos)
	{
		// Do nothing if we're already in a paragraph, or if we don't use paragraphs
		if ($this->context['inParagraph']
		 || !($this->context['flags'] & self::RULE_CREATE_PARAGRAPHS))
		{
			return;
		}

		// Output the whitespace between $this->pos and $maxPos if applicable
		$this->outputWhitespace($maxPos);

		// Open the paragraph, but only if it's not at the very end of the text
		if ($this->pos < $this->textLen)
		{
			$this->output .= '<p>';
			$this->context['inParagraph'] = true;
		}
	}