$agent->get($url);
$agent->content();
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There's a very good chance the OP is using a CPAN module. Further, the question has nothing to do with parsing HTML but incomplete HTML. Finaly, the OP hasn't tried "...to code it from scratch".

The OP asked a very good question (not, as he/she fears, in the least stupid) and made a reasonable stab at the answer. Corion has helpfully given some pointers that may likely help find a solution.

++ to the OP and ++ to Corion. Your contribution? I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader.

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