This sequence seems to work for me:
open my $fh, '+<', $theFile or die $!;
my $stuff = do{ local $/; <$fh> };
truncate $fh, 0;
close $fh;
With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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