Blockquote characters not working

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In the following text:

The following code should be blockquoted:

>In Markdown, using `>` at the left should
>blockquote the text to the right

Text before and after the blockquote should look normal

The output should appear as:

<p>The following code should be blockquoted:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In Markdown, using <code>&gt;</code> at the left should blockquote the text to the right</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Text before and after the blockquote should look normal</p>

Writing this as a comment in js looks like:

//The following code should be blockquoted:
//
//>In Markdown, using `>` at the left should
//>blockquote the text to the right
//
//Text before and after the blockquote should look normal

The litjs output is as follows:

<p>The following code should be blockquoted:</p>

<p>&gt;In Markdown, using <code>&amp;gt;</code> at the left should<br />&gt;blockquote the text to the right</p>

<p>Text before and after the blockquote should look normal</p>