#$ an anonymous tale $#

sub {

# As it is for every one
our($wont, $woe, $regret) = @_;

# My day is full of wont, woe, and regret
my @day = ($wont, $woe, $regret); 

# But still I find there is something more
$#day = 3;

# So I push myself to finish the day
push(@day, my $self);

# Thinking and reflecting upon the events of hours past
my @sum = map eval { $_ }, @day;

# In hopes of satisfaction
return 0 unless eval {

   # Am a slave to my wont?
   return 0 unless(shift @sum < 1);

   # Was the cost too high?
   return 0 unless(shift @sum < 1);

   # Will I regret it to my dying day?
   return 0 if(shift @sum);

   # Or has my soul been deemed untaintable by err?
   return 1 if(shift @sum);

};

# The odds appear to be against me
return 0;

};

#$ and so it ends $#

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