Handle nested lists without explicit whitespacing

         self.html = output
 
     def process_blocks(self, parent, mahna):
+        def fix_list_prefixes(matchobj):
+            indent = matchobj.group(0)[2:].index("-")
+            return (("\n" + (" " * indent)) * 2) + "-   "
+
+        def fix_list_suffixes(matchobj):
+            indent = matchobj.group(0)[1:].index("-")
+            return matchobj.group(0)[:-1] + (" " * indent) + "\n"
+
+        mahna = re.sub(r"\n{2,}\s+-   ", fix_list_prefixes, mahna)
+        mahna = re.sub(r"(\s+-   ).+\n{2,}", fix_list_suffixes, mahna)
+
         for chunk in re.split(r"\n{2,}", mahna):
             reference_match = reference_pattern.match(chunk)
             if reference_match: