prg2lout raw mode

Greetings,

I'm attempting to use prg2lout to convert pod input into man page style
documentation.  In the "SEE ALSO" section of the man page, there are
references to other tools.  I'd like to find a way to make those references
into links in my final product -- a pdf file.

I'm thinking that it may be possible to use prg2lout -r to generate
"Lout-readable source" which I then edit, save in a file, and @Include in
my document.  Does this sound like it should work?  And how do I use the
output of prg2lout -r?  When I try including (via @Include) the output, I
get errors like:

     1,1: symbol @PPG unknown or misspelt
     2,1: symbol @PPG unknown or misspelt
     4,1: symbol @PPG unknown or misspelt
     5,1: symbol @PHA unknown or misspelt

Thanks,
David