i'm trying to compartmentalize an api that i am writing. im doing something like this: 
my @children = (
  \&sub_one,
  \&sub_two,
);

foreach my $child (@children) {
  if ($child -> (args)) {
    # $child was successful
  }
  else {
    # $child was unsuccessful
  }
}

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the problem is, if sub_two is a help sub, i need it to be able to call all of the subs in @children, including itself.

i suspect making my @children into our @children, i would solve my problem, but that strikes me as rather inelegant.

how can i make my children able to see eachother?

thanks,
brother deprecated

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