my @array = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
my @array_slice = @array[0,1,2];
print @array,"\n";
print @array_slice,"\n";

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@array[1,2,3,4]  # a slice from an array.
@array[1..4]     # a slice of sequential elements
                 # from an array.
(1,2,3,4)[0,1,2] # a slice of a list.
@hash{'Monday', 'Tuesday'} # a slice from a hash.