Um, you can't do that! Take a look at what %sample really is:

'ARRAY(0xa01116c)' => [
                        5,
                        6,
                        7,
                        8
                      ]
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If you are trying to create a hash slice, try this instead:

my %hash;
@hash{(1..4)} = (5..8);
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jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
F--F--F--F--F--F--F--F--
(the triplet paradiddle)