is it possible in plain TeX to write a macro that reproduces the argument
with \obeylines turned on? I mean something like
\obeylinesmode{%
This is
printed in
three lines.
}
The naive version
\def\obeylinesmode#1{{\obeylines#1}}
doesn't work because the ^^Ms are turned into spaces already when the
argument is scanned.
I am aware that this is nearly FAQ 7.3 but it isn't since I don't want
\beginlinemode
This is
printed in
three lines.
\beginparmode