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def write_with_substitution out, input copy = input.clone # Doing it like this rather than in a loop improves the speed copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[0], SUBSTITUTES[0] ) copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[1], SUBSTITUTES[1] ) copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[2], SUBSTITUTES[2] ) copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[3], SUBSTITUTES[3] ) copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[4], SUBSTITUTES[4] ) copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[5], SUBSTITUTES[5] ) out << copy end