in reply to white spaces between the sigil and the variable ( $ x = )

I stumbled upon this while composing Saturn when, to accurately fit the Saturn shape, I needed to split $I across two lines here:

$_=_^q-q-),&$I(20,41-!q- ;;; -,$_=F|K),$ I->(15,31,$_=&$R(4-!q- ;;; -)),&$I(13-!"