Sub Demo()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim strFolder As String, strFile As String
Dim wdDocSrc As Document, wdDocTgt As Document
Set wdDocTgt = ActiveDocument
strFolder = GetFolder
If strFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
strFile = Dir(strFolder & "\*.doc", vbNormal)
While strFile <> ""
  If strFolder & "\" & strFile <> wdDocTgt.FullName Then
    Set wdDocSrc = Documents.Open(FileName:=strFolder & "\" & strFile, _
      AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
    With wdDocSrc
      With .Range
        .InsertBefore vbCr
        With .Find
          .ClearFormatting
          .Text = "^13[\*][!^13]@[\*]^13"
          .Replacement.Text = "^p"
          .Forward = True
          .Wrap = wdFindContinue
          .Format = False
          .MatchWildcards = True
          .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
        End With
        wdDocTgt.Characters.Last.FormattedText = .FormattedText
      End With
      .Close SaveChanges:=False
    End With
  End If
  strFile = Dir()
Wend
With wdDocTgt.Range
  With .Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .Text = "[^13]{2,}"
    .Replacement.Text = "^p"
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindContinue
    .Format = False
    .MatchWildcards = True
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  End With
  .Characters.First.Delete
  While .Characters.Last.Previous = vbCr
    .Characters.Last.Previous = vbNullString
  Wend
End With
Set wdDocSrc = Nothing: Set wdDocTgt = Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
 
Function GetFolder() As String
Dim oFolder As Object
GetFolder = ""
Set oFolder = CreateObject("Shell.Application").BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder", 0)
If (Not oFolder Is Nothing) Then GetFolder = oFolder.Items.Item.Path
Set oFolder = Nothing
End Function