RE regexp = new RE( "[^" + SPLIT_CHARACTER + "](" + SPLIT_CHARACTER + "\\d\\d)" );
RE regexptwo;
while (regexp.match( aLine )) {
regexptwo = new RE( regexp.getParen( 1 ) );
aLine = regexptwo.subst( aLine, "" );
}
// subsstitute at begin of line
regexp = new RE( "^(" + SPLIT_CHARACTER + "\\d\\d)" );
aLine = regexp.subst( aLine, "" );