if you are using Velocity 1.5, you can just put the new line in there:

#set( $foo = "this has a
line break" )

if you're using an earlier version, the easiest way is to just add one
to the context:

context.put("n","\n");

then in your template:

#set( $foo = "this has a${n}line break" )

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>  Is there any provision for including a new line / carriage return in a 
> string literal in Velocity Script? This is important for formatting blocks of 
> text within a proprietary application.
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