Assuming the scalar ref held in $align is simple, and not just the head of some more complex structure (or object)...

print OUTPUT1 "$$align\n";
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If it's the head of something more complex, use Data::Dumper to get a look at the structure, or read the module POD so you can plan how to dereference it effectively.

A nice introduction to references is found in perlreftut.