$ perl -Mstrict -Mwarnings -Mautodie -le '
    sub match_virtual_grid_rows {
        local $/ = \shift;
        open my $fh, "<", \shift;
        grep { /(.)\1\1/ } <$fh>;
    }

    my $virtual_grid_columns = 5;
    my $grid_string = "ABCBBBCBADBCCACDDDAC";
    print for match_virtual_grid_rows($virtual_grid_columns, $grid_string);
'
DDDAC

##</code><code>##

$ perl -Mstrict -Mwarnings -Mautodie -le '
    sub match_virtual_grid_rows {
        local $/ = \shift;
        open my $fh, "<", \shift;
        grep { /(.)\1\1/ } <$fh>;
    }

    my $virtual_grid_columns = 5;
    my $grid_string = "AAABBBCBADBCCACDDDAC";
    print for match_virtual_grid_rows($virtual_grid_columns, $grid_string);
'
AAABB
DDDAC

##</code><code>##

$ perl -Mstrict -Mwarnings -Mautodie -le '
    sub match_virtual_grid_rows {
        local $/ = \shift;
        open my $fh, "<", \shift;
        grep { /(.)\1\1/ } <$fh>;
    }

    my $virtual_grid_columns = 5;
    my $grid_string = "AAABBBCBADCCCACDDDAC";
    print for match_virtual_grid_rows($virtual_grid_columns, $grid_string);
'
AAABB
CCCAC
DDDAC