my $msg_body_1 = 'line 1\nline 2\nline3a\t\line3b\nline4\n\n'; my $msg_body_2 = '\n\nline 5\nline 6\nline7a\t\line8b\nline8\n\n'; my $other_crap = 'blah blah blah'; print $msg_body_1 $other_crap $msg_body_2; #### my $msg_body_1 = ' line 1\n line 2\n line3a \t \line3b\n line4 \n\n '; my $msg_body_2 = ' \n\n line 5\n line 6\n line7a \t \line7b\n line8 \n\n '; my $other_crap = 'blah blah blah'; print $msg_body_1 $other_crap $msg_body_2; #### qq/ some string stuff in here/x;