Count words in Div

[eluser]John_Betong_002[/eluser]
I fail to understand how the string of words get into the DIV.

Code:

<?php
        $str =
        "
         Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et
         netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
         Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante.
         Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper.
         Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.
        ";
      ?>
  <div id="somediv">
    <p>
      &lt;?php echo $str;?&gt;
    </p>
    &lt;?php echo 'Word count: ' .str_word_count($str,0); ?&gt;
  </div>