find ./ --name igloo.txt | \
xargs ls -l $1 | \
grep 'Dec'

##</code><code>##

Hello Cold Cruel \
World. Are you ready
to take a trip to \
the mall with me
for some very delicious ice cream?
I think this will make for a delightful day, \
don't you?

##</code><code>##

while (<DATA>) {
     chomp;
     if (s/\\//) {
       $_ .= <DATA>;
       redo unless eof;    # don't read past each file's eof
     }
     # now proces $_
     print $_ . "\n";    
   }

__DATA__
Hello Cold Cruel \
World. Are you ready
to take a trip to \
the mall with me
for some very delicious ice cream?
I think this will make for a delightful day, \
don't you?