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<?php

function ccd_get_first_paragraph() {
  
  global $post;
  
  $str = wpautop( get_the_content() );
  $str = substr( $str, 0, strpos( $str, '</p>' ) + 4 );
  $str = strip_tags( $str, '<a><strong><em>' );
  
  return '<p>' . $str . '</p>';
}

?>