C:\ww>perl 744750.pl Extract begins with the input line acompany----engineer=====itdept-----33 Extract begins with the input line bcompany----butcher=====killingfloor-----34 Extract begins with the input line acompany----baker=====oven-----35 Extract begins with the input line acompany----candlestickmaker=====tallow-----36 Extract begins with the input line acompany----monk=====monastery-----37 back in main elapsed time for a 5-element @source was: 0.000818967819213867