Regex  : This *is *a *simple 
Regex *: This *is *a *simple *sentence
split:   This*is*a*simple*sentence
Regex  : This *one *has *indeed *it 
Regex *: This *one *has *punctuation*indeed *it *has
split:   This*one*has*punctuation*indeed*it*has
Regex  : And *multiple *spaces *all *over *the *place 
Regex *: And  *multiple  *spaces  *all  *over  *the  *place  
split:   And*multiple*spaces*all*over*the*place
Regex  : And *ascii 
Regex *: And *n*n*ascii *ch*ra*t*rs*w*w
split:   And*nön*ascii*chàraçtérs*wôw
Regex  : What *about *l33t *sp33ch *4 
Regex *: What *about *l33t *sp33ch *4 *u
split:   What*about*l33t*sp33ch*4*u