or download this
c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le
"my $s = 'In the table above, the characters themselves, in the first
+column, are links to descriptions of characters';
...
'In the table above, the characters themselves, in the first column, a
+re links to descriptions of characters'
(?msx-i: first | selves | table | links | characters )
'In the tooble above, the croobles themothers, in the second column, a
+re loonks to descriptions of croobles'