I think B::Deparse gets it wrong -- as it sometimes does -- when you add -p:
This is confirmed by the more low-level output of B::Concise:
Dave
In reply to Re^3: Tiny Perl puzzle
by davido
in thread Tiny Perl puzzle
by Dominus
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