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<p>It isn't random id <i>that</i> sense of word.</p>
<p>Any given instance of a hash variable has an intrinsic order which is mantained until the hash is modified. So if you repeatedly check the first result of <c>keys</c> on the same hash you'll find always the same key</p>
<p>The order of the keys is "random" in the sense that it is not (easily) predictable; if you add a new key to the hash it could be in any position.</p>
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