You could still use the precompiled regexp to do that, if that makes things better. :) $repltext on the other hand, should of course not be compiled.

$testtext2 =~ s/$regexp/$repltext/
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Still haven't been home and awake long enough simultaneously... but I'll get there, if nothing else at the weekend. Stupid friends wanting to do non-nerd stuff. And outside! Where there is light from non-monitor sources! Heathens... :)

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You have moved into a dark place.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.