diff --git a/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs b/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
index a2c5c59..581f6a8 100644
--- a/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
+++ b/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn anonymous_footnote<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 
     let (remaining, _) = tag("]")(remaining)?;
 
-    let (remaining, _trailing_whitespace) =
+    let (remaining, post_blank) =
         maybe_consume_object_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting(context, remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fn anonymous_footnote<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         FootnoteReference {
             source: source.into(),
             contents: Some(contents.into()),
-            post_blank: _trailing_whitespace.map(Into::<&str>::into),
+            post_blank: post_blank.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             label: None,
             definition: children,
         },
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn inline_footnote<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 
     let (remaining, _) = tag("]")(remaining)?;
 
-    let (remaining, _trailing_whitespace) =
+    let (remaining, post_blank) =
         maybe_consume_object_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting(context, remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fn inline_footnote<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         FootnoteReference {
             source: source.into(),
             contents: Some(contents.into()),
-            post_blank: _trailing_whitespace.map(Into::<&str>::into),
+            post_blank: post_blank.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             label: Some(label_contents.into()),
             definition: children,
         },
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn footnote_reference_only<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     let (remaining, _) = tag_no_case("[fn:")(input)?;
     let (remaining, label_contents) = label(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, _) = tag("]")(remaining)?;
-    let (remaining, _trailing_whitespace) =
+    let (remaining, post_blank) =
         maybe_consume_object_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting(context, remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn footnote_reference_only<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         FootnoteReference {
             source: source.into(),
             contents: None,
-            post_blank: _trailing_whitespace.map(Into::<&str>::into),
+            post_blank: post_blank.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             label: Some(label_contents.into()),
             definition: Vec::with_capacity(0),
         },
diff --git a/src/parser/paragraph.rs b/src/parser/paragraph.rs
index d20f943..badfea4 100644
--- a/src/parser/paragraph.rs
+++ b/src/parser/paragraph.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use nom::branch::alt;
+use nom::combinator::consumed;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ where
     let standard_set_object_matcher = parser_with_context!(standard_set_object)(&parser_context);
     let exit_matcher = parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context);
 
-    let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) = verify(
+    let (remaining, (contents, (children, _exit_contents))) = consumed(verify(
         many_till(standard_set_object_matcher, exit_matcher),
         |(children, _exit_contents)| !children.is_empty(),
-    )(remaining)?;
+    ))(remaining)?;
 
     // Not checking parent exit matcher because if there are any children matched then we have a valid paragraph.
 
-    let (remaining, _trailing_ws) =
+    let (remaining, post_blank) =
         maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting(context, remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
 
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ where
         remaining,
         Paragraph {
             source: source.into(),
+            contents: Some(contents.into()),
+            post_blank: post_blank.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             affiliated_keywords: parse_affiliated_keywords(
                 context.get_global_settings(),
                 affiliated_keywords,
diff --git a/src/types/lesser_element.rs b/src/types/lesser_element.rs
index c3ff018..41ed9db 100644
--- a/src/types/lesser_element.rs
+++ b/src/types/lesser_element.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ use crate::error::Res;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Paragraph<'s> {
     pub source: &'s str,
+    pub contents: Option<&'s str>,
+    pub post_blank: Option<&'s str>,
     pub affiliated_keywords: AffiliatedKeywords<'s>,
     pub children: Vec<Object<'s>>,
 }
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@ impl<'s> Paragraph<'s> {
     pub(crate) fn of_text(source: &'s str, body: &'s str) -> Self {
         Paragraph {
             source,
+            contents: None,   // TODO
+            post_blank: None, // TODO
             affiliated_keywords: AffiliatedKeywords::default(),
             children: vec![Object::PlainText(PlainText { source: body })],
         }
@@ -201,11 +205,15 @@ impl<'s> StandardProperties<'s> for Paragraph<'s> {
     }
 
     fn get_contents<'b>(&'b self) -> Option<&'s str> {
-        todo!()
+        self.contents
     }
 
     fn get_post_blank(&self) -> PostBlank {
-        todo!()
+        self.post_blank
+            .map(|text| text.lines().count())
+            .unwrap_or(0)
+            .try_into()
+            .expect("Too much post-blank to fit into a PostBlank.")
     }
 }