%hash2 = mce_loop_f {
    MCE->gather(split ' ', $$_);
} $data_file;


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#hypothetical code:
#alas if gather can gather two or more data types
(%hash2, $counter2) = mce_loop_f {
	my $internal_counter2++;
    MCE->gather(split '\s', $$_, $internal_counter2); #return data types
} $DATA_F;