diff --git a/source/documents/scripts/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee b/source/documents/scripts/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee
index f3717b6..9ff29af 100644
--- a/source/documents/scripts/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee
+++ b/source/documents/scripts/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee
@@ -24,26 +24,31 @@ angular.module("sideBySide").factory("markdownReader", () ->
 		#
 		# @param lexed [Array] Lexed blocks
 		# @return [Array] Section
-		readSection = (lexed) ->
+		readSection = (lexed, separators) ->
 			items = []
 			while lexed.length > 0
-				break if lexed[0]["type"] == "heading"
+				break if lexed[0]["type"] in separators
 				items.push(lexed.shift())
 			return items
 
 		# Read content from lexed blocks
 		#
 		# @param lexed [Array] Lexed blocks
+		# @param separators [Array] Section separators
 		# @return [Array] Content
-		readContent = (lexed) ->
+		readContent = (lexed, separators) ->
 			content = []
 
-			while lexed.length > 0
-				heading = if lexed[0]["type"] == "heading" \
-					then lexed.shift().text \
-					else heading = ''
+			# if first block is separator, add dummy foreword
+			if lexed[0]["type"] in separators
+				lexed.unshift({type: "paragraph", text: ""})
 
-				text = readSection(lexed)
+			while lexed.length > 0
+				heading = if lexed[0]["type"] in separators \
+					then lexed.shift().text or "" \
+					else ""
+
+				text = readSection(lexed, separators)
 				text.links = lexed.links
 				content.push({
 					section: heading
@@ -54,9 +59,11 @@ angular.module("sideBySide").factory("markdownReader", () ->
 		lexed = marked.lexer(source)
 		meta = lexed.shift()
 		meta = readMeta(meta.text, new marked.InlineLexer(lexed.links))
+		separators = if meta.Separator \
+			then [meta.Separator] else ['heading', 'hr']
 
 		return {
 			meta: meta
-			content: readContent(lexed)
+			content: readContent(lexed, separators)
 		}
 )
diff --git a/source/documents/tests/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee b/source/documents/tests/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee
index 9657cf2..58df561 100644
--- a/source/documents/tests/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee
+++ b/source/documents/tests/services/reader/markdown.js.coffee
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ test("markdownReader", () ->
 				Source: '<a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights">http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights</a>'
 			}
 			content: [
+				{ section: "", text: "<p></p>\n" }
 				{ section: "1", text: "<p>All human beings are born <em>free</em> and equal in dignity and rights...</p>\n" }
 				{ section: "2", text: """
 					<p>Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms...</p>
@@ -52,21 +53,50 @@ test("markdownReader", () ->
 		}
 	}, {
 		tested: """
-			Title: Test leading text
+			Title: Test leading text and mixed separators
 
 			**This** is leading text.
 			# I
 			First section.
+
+			---
+			Second section.
+			"""
+		expected: {
+			meta: {
+				Title: "Test leading text and mixed separators"
+			}
+			content: [
+				{ section: "", text: "<p><strong>This</strong> is leading text.</p>\n" }
+				{ section: "I", text: "<p>First section.</p>\n" }
+				{ section: "", text: "<p>Second section.</p>\n" }
+			]
+		}
+	}, {
+		tested: """
+			Title: Separator test
+			Separator: heading
+
+			# I
+			First section.
+
+			---
+			Second part.
+
 			# II
 			Second section.
 			"""
 		expected: {
 			meta: {
-				Title: "Test leading text"
+				Title: "Separator test"
+				Separator: "heading"
 			}
 			content: [
-				{ section: "", text: "<p><strong>This</strong> is leading text.</p>\n" }
-				{ section: "I", text: "<p>First section.</p>\n" }
+				{ section: "", text: "<p></p>\n" }
+				{ section: "I", text: """
+					<p>First section.</p>
+					<hr>
+					<p>Second part.</p>\n""" }
 				{ section: "II", text: "<p>Second section.</p>\n" }
 			]
 		}