this sample: 
<?--1-Stock3of1-->
<b>This is option Stock 3 of 1</b>
</?--1-Stock3of1-->

<?--2-Second1of2-->
<b>This is option Stock 3 of 1</b>
</?--2-Second1of2-->

<?--3-Third1of3-->
<b>Option Third 1 of 3</b>
</?--3-Third1of3-->

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would break under your code, you are assuming that you know the contents of the specific tags... when in fact you couldn't. so you need to strip off based on the tags..maybe HTML::TokeParser can work here..
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In reply to Re: Re: Deleting on Text File by Chady
in thread Deleting on Text File by Anonymous Monk

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