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so I can learn Perl without relying [on] modules
I would suggest that learning how to use HTML::TreeBuilder and in particular HTML::TreeBuilder::XPath would be a far more fruitful experience than entangling yourself in regular expressions. Learning powerful and robust modules will allow you to do more with Perl, not less.
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