%actor = ( 	merlyn=>1, kudra=>1, ovid=>1, badguy=>1	  );
%thing = (	gold=>50, pocketLint=>0.01,
		cheapWhiskey=>-20, dominationFund=>10E10 );
$actor{merlyn}{owns} = {gold=>1};
$actor{kudra}{owns}  = {dominationFund=>1};
$actor{ovid}{owns}   = {pocketLint=>1, cheapWhiskey=>1};

##</code><code>##

$x = any($actor); $y = any($thing);
&rich($x) if (&owns($x,$y) and &isvaluable($y));

##</code><code>##

if ($x{owns}{$y} && $thing{$y}{value}>20) { print "The badguy will steal $x\'s $y.\n"; }
if ($item{value} > 20) { print "The badguy will steal from $potentialvictim\n"; } 
if (  $(any(@{$x->{owns}})){value} > 20) { print "badguy will steal from $x\n"; }
$isvaluable = sub ($)  { my $x=shift; $x->{value} > 20 ? 0 : 1; };

##</code><code>##

$x = wave(keys %actor); $y = wave(keys %thing);
$item = wave($actor{$x}{owns}->{$y});

##</code><code>##

sub wave { # given an array, return entanglement of elements 
 my @k = @_; my $n;
 foreach (@k) { push(@n,(1,$_)); } # every element is 100% probable
 return entangle @n;
}