What you're atttempting to use is something called "here documents." It's in the Camel, on page 66. Knowing what they're called should help you Super Search for more information, too.

If after that, you still have problems, take a look at this:
http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/pod/perlfaq4.html#Why-don't-my-%3c%3cHERE-documents-work-

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