@sorted = 0 .. 9;; splice @sorted, 1, 8, [ @sorted[ 1 .. 8 ] ];; pp @sorted;; (0, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8], 9) #### splice @{ $sorted[1] }, 1, 6, [ @{ $sorted[ 1] }[ 1 .. 6 ] ];; pp @sorted;; (0, [1, [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7], 8], 9) #### splice @{ $sorted[1][1] }, 1, 4, [ @{ $sorted[1][1] }[ 1 .. 4 ] ];; pp @sorted;; (0, [1, [2, [3, 4, 5, 6], 7], 8], 9)