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JavaScript

var content="<div><div><div><p>the first paragraph</p><p>dsa</p><p>dsa</p><p>dsa</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>asdadsadsads</p></div><p>this is another paragraph</p><p><br></p><p>asd</p><p><br></p><p><br></p></div>";

var firstText = $("p", content).first().text();
$("body").append(firstText);