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<?phpclass processor {	function _callback($m, &$ids) {		$len = strlen($m[1]);		if (isset($ids[$len])) ++$ids[$len]; else $ids[$len] = 'a';		return '<'.$len.$ids[$len].'>';	}	function process($str) {		return preg_replace_callback('/\*(\**)/',			create_function('$m', 'static $ids=array(); return processor::_callback($m,$ids);'),			$str)."\n";	}}$proc = new processor;echo $proc->process('******* *** *** ***** ***** ***');echo $proc->process('***** *** *** ***** ***** ***');echo $proc->process('******* *** *** ***** ******* ***');