What is wrong with this code? 
==== test. pl ======
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use mmm;

local* F;
mmm::fopen(F, ">tst");
print F "hi";
mmm::fclose F;

==== mmm.pm ======
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
package mmm;
BEGIN {}
sub fopen(*;$)
{
  local *FH = $_[0];
  return CORE::open(FH, $_[1]);
}
sub fclose(*)
{
  local *FH = $_[0];
  return CORE::close(FH);
}
END { }
1;

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when executed it says:
print() on unopened filehandle F at test.pl line 7.
but if I move fopen and fclose into test.pl, then this code 
local* F;
fopen(F, ">tst");
print F "hi";
fclose F;

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works just fine. What is wrong in package?

In reply to filehandle question by warpod

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