my ($result1, $result2);
{
  local $/;
  open my $fh1, "<", $out1 or die "Could not open $out1: $!";
  $result1 = <$fh1>;
  open my $fh2, "<", $out2 or die "Could not open $out2: $!";
  $result2 = <$fh2>;
}

return ($result1, $result2);