Multi line iterator string?

[Chip Seraphine]

I want to set an (iterator)  variable to a list that is several hundred 
characters long.  Obviously, I'd like to be able to wrap the line within my 
cfengine file.  How can I safely do this for an iterator variable?  I've had 
no luck trying things like:

        listvar= ( "item1:item2:item3:item4:\
                         item5:item6:item7" )

I suppose I could grab it from a file using a module or ExecResult or 
something, but I'd rather keep the information in the cfengine file.

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