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    ($stamp,$extra,$orth,$a,...$z) = split(/ <|>;|\t/, $line1);
#splitting all of the information after the first ";" into 2 scalars;
$split = "$a ... $z";
($canon,$spoke) = split(/; /, $split);
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    # split into two scalars and an array:

...

  ( $field1, $field2, $rest ) = split( /$separators/, $input_string, 3
+ );
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    # wrong:  ( @fields, $comment ) = split( /[\t#]/, $input_string );