Wouldn't

my $x;
$x = sub {
    # Do stuff.
    $x->();
    # Do more stuff
};
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do the trick? That's something BrowserUk offers as a way to write recursive subs ...

Update: As BrowserUk can't remember offering this advice, I confess that it might have been tye, or demerphq, or any number of the smart people on this board. I think it was that I read too many response from the British One that I had him on the brain. :-)

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