Hi, I am currently trying to get my head around a problem i am trying to solve. I have a text file that contains the following data..

office 1

120 120

120 120

140 135

155 135

120 120

bedroom 2

100 75

100 75

120 180

This is for a window installation business. The text file contains data for a quote. A location, followed by the window measurements (width, height). What I am trying to do is sort this information to display the following desired results

office 1

width height quantity

120 120 3

140 135 1

155 135 1

bedroom 2

width height quantity

100 75 2

120 180 1

I have been trying to visualize the required data structure to achieve this. I have attempted using pattern matching switches to identify if a line is a word then pushing into array. If someone could please point me in the right direction. So far every solution I have tried has failed.
Thanks

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