Doesn't look like it properly accounts for the non-printingness of escape sequences.

Input:
$string=
qq{\e[30mDear Prudence won't you want so much glare coming onto my vis
+or \e[3m\e[1m\e[32m[FLIK]\e[0m\e[30m shadow \e[3m\e[1m\e[32m[BLAM BLA
+M BLAM]\e[0m\e[30m helmet actually gets the shadow.\e[0m}
ta_wrap($string, 68, 5, 5) -->
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     Dear Prudence won't you want so much glare coming onto my visor
     [FLIK] shadow [BLAM BLAM BLAM] helmet
     actually gets the shadow.
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