bash-4.3$ box_out "Dear $USER," "Let me inform you that your home is $HOME" "Seeing you in $PWD, I assume you are lost."
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| Dear manatwork,                                     |
| Let me inform you that your home is /home/manatwork |
| Seeing you in /tmp, I assume you are lost.          |
|                                                     |
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bash-4.3$ box_out Dear\ $USER, Let\ me\ inform\ you\ that\ your\ home\ is\ $HOME Seeing\ you\ in\ $PWD,\ I\ assume\ you\ are\ lost.
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|                                                     |
| Dear manatwork,                                     |
| Let me inform you that your home is /home/manatwork |
| Seeing you in /tmp, I assume you are lost.          |
|                                                     |
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