Opinions on: line as a functional unit

[Jorge_Stolfi]

In manuscripts and printed books, line breaks don't cut syllables, usually.

Yes.  But, AFAIK, there is no evidence that the VMS scribe would break lines in the middle of words, so that rule probably does not apply here.

There may be other rules in some cases.

There are rules for breaking before or after "and" and articles, I forgot which. There is also a rule against breaking between a number and a unit of measure.

All the best, --stolfi