For anything that doesn't require conditional matching, I prefer unpack:
print for unpack '(A2)*', '010203040506';;
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Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.