Nah; I'm not Sphinx. I do have a camera hidden in his computer room so I can see what he's typing, though.
Look, he's turning around right now to see where it is.
Kidding, of course. :)
Part of solving challenges like this is having knowledge of things like perl. It'll help you unearth the gems you're looking for. That's pretty much why the language was created in the first place. Also, don't forget that many of the answers you're looking for on Rankk tend to follow a theme; that can help you separate the wheat from the chaff, as it were.
Talking about gems, I do hope you continue the semi-theme that's been going on with the last three challenges, Sphinx -- it fits in well with the rank title.