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This is called the multi-paragraph quotation rule; see here: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96608/why-does-the-multi-paragraph-quotation-rule-exist Also read the top accepted answer ...
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This is called the multi-paragraph quotation rule; see here: [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96608/why-does-the-multi-paragraph-quotation-rule-exist](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96608/why-does-the-multi-paragraph-quotation-rule-exist) Also read the top accepted answer there, for an explanation as to why we do it that way (so we don't have to re-identify who is speaking for every new paragraph).