in reply to index for large text file

If I understand your problem correctly:
1. each 4 lines has a key for e.g.
5:1:1934:1185#CGATGT/1
2. with values:
sequence: GTCATCCTTAATTANCGTATGTGCTCTTCCTNCNNNNNNNNGCTGCTANTTATTTCTNNG +CAGCTTTGCT Its ascii code: acdad`^ddd^aa^B_\VZZfcfccaffBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB +BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB<br>
It might be easier to grow a Hash of Array and access random keys to print the lines: e.g.
my %HoA = ( 5:1:1934:1185#CGATGT/1 =>[ GTCATCCTTAATTANCGTATGTGCTCTTCC +TNCNNNNNNNNGCTGCTANTTATTTCTNNGCAGCTTTGCT, acdad`^ddd^aa^B_\VZZfcfccaffBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB +BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ] );
NOTE: untested