lines = ["==========================================",
    "|  ---------- Ice and Fire ------------  |",
    "|                                        |",
    "|  fire, in end will world the say Some  |",
    "|  ice. in say Some                      |",
    "|  desire of tasted I've what From       |",
    "|  fire. favor who those with hold I     |",
    "|                                        |",
    "|  ... elided paragraph last ...         |",
    "|                                        |",
    "|  Frost Robert -----------------------  |",
    "=========================================="]

for line in lines
    oldLine = line.split
    newLine = []
    while oldLine
// the line below line retains the outer box format
        newLine.push oldLine.pop
// alternate format, replace above line with below two lines below to strip all superfluous spaces
//	word = oldLine.pop
//	if word != "" then newLine.push word
    end while
    print newLine.join
end for