def v_from_line(line):
    """
    Extracts the V values from an element line.
    
    Returns:
        v: list, with v[0] as the original line, so the indexing starts at 1
    """
    v = line.split('/')[0].split()[3:] # V data starts with index 4
    v[0] = line # Preserve original line
    return v