in reply to Can you tell me why I get this error and if I can optimize my code somehow?

Is that really the code you are using?

I get this compile error: 

Can't locate stricts.pm in @INC

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If I change stricts to strict, I get this compile error: 

Global symbol "%hash_pfamA_tc" requires explicit package name at

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