-# '=head1' are the only headings looked for. If the next line after the
-# heading begins with a word character, it is considered to be the first line
-# of documentation that applies to the heading itself. That is, it is output
-# immediately after the heading, before the first function, and not indented.
-# The next input line that is a pod directive terminates this heading-level
-# documentation.
+# '=head1' are the only headings looked for. If the first non-blank line after
+# the heading begins with a word character, it is considered to be the first
+# line of documentation that applies to the heading itself. That is, it is
+# output immediately after the heading, before the first function, and not
+# indented. The next input line that is a pod directive terminates this
+# heading-level documentation.