open(FILE, "data.txt");          #opens data.txt in read-mode
while(<FILE>){                   #reads line by line from FILE which i
+s the filehandle for data.txt
   chomp;
   push(@data,split(/,/,$_));
}

close FILE;                      #close the file.

 print "$_\n" foreach (@data);
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Now that I've read the comma delimited rows, split the values, and printed them out, I'd like to only get the middle value and assign it as $co. Basically, how do I just pull the first, second, or third value based on my preference?