If you must specify file contents with an exact byte sequence, use literal octal or hexadecimal notations, and not the semantic names like \n or \r. The semantic names are subject to translations according to platform-specific encoding features. Binmode your filehandle to ensure no translations occur outside of your control.
For example, binmode(OUTPUT); print OUTPUT "Hello\x0D\x0A" ensures a carriage-return and newline on all platforms. Conversely, dropping the \x0D part will ensure there's no carriage return (which appears as ^M in some editors).
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<blockquote> <br /> <dd>
<dl> <dt> <em> <font>
<h1> <h2> <h3> <h4>
<h5> <h6> <hr /> <i>
<li> <nbsp> <ol> <p>
<small> <strike> <strong>
<sub> <sup> <table>
<td> <th> <tr> <tt>
<u> <ul>
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<code> tags not
<pre> tags. In fact, <pre>
tags should generally be avoided. If they must
be used, extreme care should be
taken to ensure that their contents do not
have long lines (<70 chars), in order to prevent
horizontal scrolling (and possible janitor
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