sub apply_arguments
{
    my ($item, @args) = @_;

    for my $arg (@args)
    {
        apply( $item, @args );
    }
}

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sub apply_arguments
{
    my ($self, @args) = @_;

    for my $arg (@args)
    {
        $self->apply( @args );
    }
}