if ( /\s*Out Comments\s*(.*)$/ ) {
  push @out_comments, $1;
  while (<>) {
# quit on a blank line or -------
    last if /^\s*$/ or /^\s*[-]+\s*$/;
    s/^\s*//;   # get rid of spaces at the beginning
    push @out_comments, $_;
  }
  next;
}   # if /Out Comments/