in reply to Re^2: Code won't proceed after input.
in thread Code won't proceed after input.

q() is the same as '' (see Quote and Quote like Operators), but I prefer it because it is harder to overlook.
qr// is a similar beast, but it returns a compiled regular expression, see Regexp Quote Like Operators.
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