Thanks mrmikel; the lines don't end in <br/>, they are properly formatted in paragraphs. (here is an example:
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<p>Like all interpretative schemes, functional analysis depends upon a triple alliance between theory, method and data. Of the three allies, method is by all odds the weakest. Many of the major practitioners of functional analysis have been devoted to theoretic formulations and to the clearing up of concepts; some have steeped themselves in data directly relevant to a functional frame of reference; but few have broken the prevailing silence regarding how one goes about the business of functional analysis. Yet the plenty and variety of functional analyses force the conclusion that <i>some</i> methods have been employed and awaken the hope that much may be learned from their inspection.</p>
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I understand that there may not be a "magic bullet" for css editing, but my only problem is with the reflow and I suspect there may be quick fix for that (although my various novice trials in calibre failed: conversion to epub to epub/ mobi/ azw3 with "remove fake margins"/ "heuristic processing" etc) ; all of the other complicated formatting ends up working fine in the end result...
Apart from the css, there is a long code at the top of the html file, the problem may lie there. I checked the w3 website already and could find a solution there: I would not open a new thread immediately after encountering a problem... I paste that long code below too in case anyone more knowledgeable would prefer to help.
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<h2 id="heading_id_2">III: Manifest and Latent Functions</h2>
<p>TOWARD THE CODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS IN SOCIOLOGY</p>
<p>FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS is at once the most promising and possibly the least codified of contemporary orientations to problems of sociological interpretation. Having developed on many intellectual fronts at the same time, it has grown in shreds and patches rather than in depth. The accomplishments of functional analysis are sufficient to suggest that its large promise will progressively be fulfilled, just as its current deficiencies testify to the need for periodically overhauling the past the better to build for the future. At the very least, occasional re-assessments bring into open discussion many of the difficulties which otherwise remain tacit and unspoken.</p>