I'm a bit baffled. I don't see what the problem is.
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     pppeeerrrlll haaaccckkeer')=~y/a-z//s;print;
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The problem is: MeowChow created a normal Array and a normal Hash:

@l = 0..10;
%h = (a => 1, b => 2);
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But then read from them as if they were a reference to an array and a reference to a hash:

print @l->[4]; # prints 4
print %h->{b}; # prints 2
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This would be the normal way to access the array and the hash:

print $l[4]; # prints 4
print $h{b}; # prints 2
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Brigitte    'I never met a chocolate I didnt like'    Jellinek
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Thank you for clearing that up.
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($_='jjjuuusssttt annootthheer
     pppeeerrrlll haaaccckkeer')=~y/a-z//s;print;
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