while () { chomp; $curr = $_; $line = $.; if ($line == 1) { $prev = $curr; next; } if ($line % 2 == 0 && $line > 2 && !$flag) { $prev = $curr; next ; } else { $flag = 0; } if ($curr eq $prev) { $flag = 1; next; } print "$curr\n"; $prev = $curr; }