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$hash{$key}= 'ape:b:cat' #stores the values 'ape','b' and 'cat' into t
+he hash using ':' as delimiter
#simple but the delimiter better not be in any values (you would have 
+to escape the delimiter which is messy)
...
}

$hash{$key}.= ':' . $anothervalue; #add another value (but if the hash
+ value was empty you have just added two values, an empty string and 
+$anothervalue. This is another disadvantage)

$hash{$key}= ['ape','b','cat']; #stores the values 'ape','b' and 'cat'
+ into the hash

...
$value= $hash{$key}[2]; #get the third value, short form

push @{$hash{$key}}, $anothervalue; #add a value