#!/usr/bin/perl

# URL that generated this code:
# http://txt2re.com/index.php3?s=42%2043&13&-5

$txt='42 43';

$re1='(.)';	# Any Single Character 1
$re2='.*?';	# Non-greedy match on filler
$re3='( )';	# White Space 1

$re=$re1.$re2.$re3;
if ($txt =~ m/$re/is)
{
    $c1=$1;
    $ws1=$2;
    print "($c1) ($ws1) \n";
}

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