-#
-# Rules 4 Ignore Format and Extend characters,
-# except when they appear at the beginning of a region of text.
-#
-# TODO: check if handling of katakana in dictionary makes rules incorrect/void
-$KatakanaEx = $Katakana ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$Hebrew_LetterEx = $Hebrew_Letter ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$ALetterEx = $ALetterPlus ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$Single_QuoteEx = $Single_Quote ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$Double_QuoteEx = $Double_Quote ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$MidNumLetEx = $MidNumLet ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$MidLetterEx = $MidLetter ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$MidNumEx = $MidNum ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$NumericEx = $Numeric ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$ExtendNumLetEx = $ExtendNumLet ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$Regional_IndicatorEx = $Regional_Indicator ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
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-$Ideographic = [\p{Ideographic}];
-$HiraganaEx = $Hiragana ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
-$IdeographicEx = $Ideographic ($Extend | $Format | $ZWJ)*;
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