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<p class="title"> The single tab should be on the second line followed by the C. The tab and the C form a single word so do not break.</p>
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    <p class="test">A B<span style="white-space:pre">	</span>C</p>
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<p class="title"> The two tabs should be at the start of the second line. The 'pre' and the C form a single word so do not break. </p>
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    <p class="test">A B<span style="white-space:pre">		</span>C</p>
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<p class="title"> The two tabs should fit on the first line.  The line can break at the space before the C.</p>
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    <p class="test">A B<span style="white-space:pre">		</span> C</p>
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<p class="title"> The single tab should be on the second line by itself. The div allows breaking within words so the word formed by the tab and the C can be split.</p>
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    <p class="test">A B<span style="white-space:pre">	</span>C</p>
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<p class="title"> The two tabs should be on the second line by themselves. The div allows breaking within words but it cannot split the two tabs inside a pre.</p>
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    <p class="test">A B<span style="white-space:pre">		</span>C</p>
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<p class="title"> The two tabs should fit on the first line.  The div allows breaking within words but it cannot split the two tabs inside a pre. The line can break at the space before the C.</p>
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    <p class="test">A B<span style="white-space:pre">		</span> C</p>
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