Block diagrams: Chaining 3+ entities with arrows?

[stefanlasiewski]

Should I be able to use a block diagram to chain 3+ blocks together?

If I use flowcharts, for example, I can chain three or more entities together. The following code:

flowchart LR
    A --> B --> C

results in the following diagram:

But If I try the same thing with a block diagram, I get ghost entities. This code:

block-beta

A space B space C
A --> B --> C

results in the following:

I can accomplish something similar if I use arrows one line at a time. However, this is difficult to scale once I start adding many entities. The following:

block-beta

A space B space C
A --> B
B --> C

Results in the following: