#!/bin/bash
echo "This does what I want:"
array1[0]="foo   "
array1[1]="bar   "
 
for element in "${array1[@]}"
do
  echo "${element}x"
done
 
echo "This makes me sad:"
declare -a array2=("foo   " "bar   ")
 
for element in "${array2[@]}"
do
  echo "${element}x"
done
 
echo "This too:"
declare -a array3=('foo   ' 'bar   ')
 
for element in "${array3[@]}"
do
  echo "${element}x"
done
 
echo "An awkward solution:"
declare -a array4=("foo\ \ \ " "bar\ \ \ ")
 
for element in "${array4[@]}"
do
  echo "${element}x"
done

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