$text->fillcolor('#ffffff');
$text->translate($x, $y);
($overflow_text, $height_remaining) = $text->paragraph(qq{text here}, $width, $height);

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$y -= $height_remaining / 2;

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$text->fillcolor('#000000');
$text->translate($x, $y);
$text->paragraph(qq{text here}, $width, $height);