// > There are 12 characters with special meanings:
    // > - the backslash \,
    // > - the caret ^,
    // > - the dollar sign $,
    // > - the period or dot .,
    // > - the vertical bar or pipe symbol |,
    // > - the question mark ?,
    // > - the asterisk or star *,
    // > - the plus sign +,
    // > - the opening parenthesis (,
    // > - the closing parenthesis ),