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In this issue:

• Compiling My Own perl—brian d foy (first page)
• FMTIEWTK About Closures—Johan Lodin (first page)
• Expecting Perl—Mark Schoonover (first page)
• Perl and Undecidability—Jeffrey Kegler (first page)
• The Year in Perl, 2007—brian d foy (first page)
• plus, book reviews, news, and more...

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