To convert the story into a format that uses HTML markup for spaces, we need to replace all instances of whitespace between words with ` `, which is an HTML entity used to represent a non-breaking space. Here's the reformatted version of the sentence "Feeding the poor and providing shelter": ``` Feeding the poor and providing shelter ``` This format ensures that spaces are preserved as non-breaking spaces, meaning the text will not wrap at these spaces when rendered in a web browser.