How to pattern match the multiple lines using perl?

for example


if i have 200 hundred line file .i want to match the lines in between the satarting word and the ending word.that is i want to match the multiple lines using perl commands.

How to pattern match the multiple lines using perl?
use the 'g' modifier. for example ~/^first.*last$/g
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Reply:use the 'g' modifier. for example ~/^first.*last$/g
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