Formatting a string to be a columned block of text

[Paul McGuire]

"Paul McGuire" <ptmcg at austin.rr._bogus_.com> wrote in message 
news:459136c5$0$16985$4c368faf at roadrunner.com...
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> gettysburgAddress = """Four score and seven years ago...
<snip>

By the way, this variable contains only 3 (very long) lines of text, one for 
each paragraph.  (Not immediately obvious after Usenet wraps the text.)

-- Paul