ss="modifier_kind">
        <span class="modifier"></span>
        <span class="kind">def</span>
      </span>
      <span class="symbol">
        <span class="name">performMerges</span><span class="params">(<span name="wordChars">wordChars: <span class="extype" name="scala.Array">Array</span>[<span class="extype" name="scala.Predef.String">String</span>]</span>, <span name="charPairs">charPairs: <span class="extype" name="scala.Array">Array</span>[(<span class="extype" name="scala.Predef.String">String</sp