print([[
This is a long paragraph of text
it is the simplest while using it
with lua, however it will have the
same line breaks and spacing as
     you set in this block.
]])

print([=[by using equals signs, ]] may be embedded.]=])

local msg = [[this is a message that spans
multiple lines and will have the next lines
preserved as they were entered, so be careful
when using this]]

print(msg)