$ head -5 tmp.txt
You are on the edge of a breath-taking view. Far below you 
is an active volcano, from which great gouts of molten lava 
come surging out, cascading back down into the depths. The 
glowing rock fills the farthest reaches of the cavern with 
a blood-red glare, giving every- thing an eerie, macabre 

$ perl obliterate_second_line.pl

$ head -5 tmp.txt
You are on the edge of a breath-taking view. Far below you 
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come surging out, cascading back down into the depths. The 
glowing rock fills the farthest reaches of the cavern with 
a blood-red glare, giving every- thing an eerie, macabre