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my @array = qw[ 1 2 3 ];
my $array_ref = \@array; # Backslash makes a reference
my @array_copy = @$array_ref; # @ de-references array reference
...
print $array[1]; # Should be '5'
$array_copy[1] = 6; # Modifies @array_copy, not @array
print $array[1]; # Still '5'