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aaa&& && bbb && "ccc ; ddd ;" ee;e ";" fff &&
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; " ; " ; " ; " ;
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$b = 0;
$_ = q(aaa; ; bbb ; "ccc ; ddd ;" ee;e ";" fff ;);
$a = join '', map {$b =!$b if /"/; s/;/'&&'/ unless $b; $_} split //;
output:
aaa&& && bbb && "ccc ; ddd ;" ee&&e ";" fff &&