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I like this approach (its the only one listed that fits the "only two" spec) but what happens if there is only one space?
"this    hasonlyonespace" => "this hasonlyonespace"

How about: 

$line =~ s/\s+/ /g;
$line =~ s/ /:/ for (1,2);

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-Blake

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