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PHP/REGEX: Put matches inside array

Using PHP and REGEX, how can I put the content between the "<!--xContent-->" tags inside of an array?

This: 
<!--xContent-->
Hello World
<!--/xContent-->
xyz
<!--  xContent -->
Example
<!--/xContent -->
Blah blah blah
<!-- xContent -->
Hi
<!-- /xContent -->

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Should become this: 
Array
(
    [0] => Hello World
    [1] => Example
    [2] => Hi
)

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Terry Woods
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<?php

$mystring = '<!--xContent-->
Hello World
<!--/xContent-->
xyz
<!--  xContent -->
Example
<!--/xContent -->
Blah blah blah
<!-- xContent -->
Hi
<!-- /xContent -->';

preg_match_all('#<\!--\s*xContent\s*-->\s*(.*?)\s*<!--\s*/xContent\s*-->#s', $mystring, $matches);
print_r($matches[1]);

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Why not simplify your life and convert it to XML formatted file and use php XML related tools to read/write the file as when needed.