yes, your example could be extreme, but it is IMO more readable then this code from Win32::TieRegistry 
    $Registry->Delimiter("/");
    $tip18= $Registry->{"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/"
               . 'Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/Tips//18'};

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When I wrote "break the line" I mean this type of splitting. Break my eyes if I read 200 lines of such code :-)

UPDATE: IMO your code is more readable because I read it in _one_ direction, from up to bottom, and not in Z-style.

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