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Old 06-17-2016, 02:44 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Turtle91 View Post
As far as the spacing for those lines - yes, you COULD use nbsp, but you really can't control the size of the reader's display...those spaces could cause the words to flow to the next line anyway. This is a long standing problem with things like plays and poetry.

I personally don't see any added benefit to having those spaces...just align them to the left like the other lines.
You would lose a lot if you didn't indent split lines. Remember that this is poetry, not prose. You really do need to show that you're continuing a line, not beginning a new one.
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