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To see how (un)packing works, we'll start with a simple template
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code where the conversion is in low gear: between the contents of a byte
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sequence and a string of hexadecimal digits. Let's use C<unpack>, since
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-this is likely to remind you of a dump program, or some desperate last
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-message unfortunate programs are wont to throw at you before they expire
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-into the wild blue yonder. Assuming that the variable C<$mem> holds a
+this is likely to remind you of a dump program, or some terse panic
+message you might get as a program crashes. Assuming that the variable
+C<$mem> holds a
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sequence of bytes that we'd like to inspect without assuming anything
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about its meaning, we can write
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