quoting inline args

System

I have this inline element in my DCT:

<inline command='/tmp/test.ipl 1 &quot;2 two&quot; 3'/>

The script contains only:

open( FILE, '>/tmp/file.txt' );

foreach my ${arg} ( @{ARGV} )
{
print FILE ${arg} . "\n";
}

close( FILE );

After running this the file contains:

1
"2
two"
3

Why the linefeed? It's like it treats the quotes as part of the arguments. I have tried a few quoting options but nothing seems to work.