Compiling REx `(.*? )' size 10 first at 5 1: OPEN1(3) 3: MINMOD(4) 4: STAR(6) 5: SANY(0) 6: EXACT < >(8) 8: CLOSE1(10) 10: END(0) floating ` ' at 0..2147483647 (checking floating) anchored(SBOL) implicit minlen 1 Guessing start of match, REx `(.*? )' against `is this odd or not?'... Found floating substr ` ' at offset 2... Guessed: match at offset 0 Matching REx `(.*? )' against `is this odd or not?' Setting an EVAL scope, savestack=6 0 <> | 1: OPEN1 0 <> | 3: MINMOD 0 <> | 4: STAR Setting an EVAL scope, savestack=6 SANY can match 2 times out of 2... 2 < this odd > | 6: EXACT < > 3 | 8: CLOSE1 3 | 10: END Match successful! Guessing start of match, REx `(.*? )' against `this odd or not?'... Not at start... Match rejected by optimizer Freeing REx: `(.*? )'