not quite sure why yours didn't work, unless you used it incorrectly.

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
my $text="blah blah\nblah\nblah\nblah\nblah\nyadda yadda yadda\n";
my @lines=split /\n/, $text; #replace with split(/\n/,$text); at will
print "This: $_\n" for @lines;
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-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GPA/P/S d+ s++:+ a--- C++ UL++ P++>++++ L++ E W++ N o? K? w-- !O M- V?
+ PS++ PE- Y PGP- t 5- X+ R* tv-- b++ !DI D---(+) G e- h-- r++ y? 
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
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UPDATE: Minor cosmetic change at tach's suggestion