En op 21 augustus 2002 sprak Ton: > Then we'll just reopen the thing (the hardcoded \x9 is still one shorter too): > -l $_=$"x2**pop;$_="$'/\\",print,s/(?<=\\)../$&^KI^D5/egwhile/^ /
Surprise! I can't beat Ton. But I did find a (perhaps juvenile) solution that I find amusing for some reason. I have named it: "five substitutions". -l s--$"x$^F**pop-e,s-.-s,^ ,,,s,$,/\\,,print,s,(?<=\\)..,$&^h9^gE,ge-ge I expect Ton has already explored and rejected this line of play. /-\
