var v_start_superhero = pre_final_decrypt.replace(new RegExp("!!!!!!!!!!!START_COMIC//////////", "g"), "").replace(new RegExp("!!!!!!!!!!!STOP_STRIP//////////", "g"), "").replace(new RegExp("\&END\&END\\*{5}", "g"), "").replace(new RegExp("(\\|\\.{5}(.)\\.{5}\\|)", "g"), "$2");
The main new thing here is the last replace which takes care of taking the wanted letters out of the repeating patterns of pipe symbols and dots.
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