No crash with Strawberry 5.16.1 on Windows 7 x64, just the aforementioned "X":

VinsWorldcom@C:\Users\VinsWorldcom\tmp> perl -v

This is perl 5, version 16, subversion 1 (v5.16.1) built for MSWin32-x
+64-multi-thread

Copyright 1987-2012, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 
+source kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl".  If you have acces
+s to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Pe
+rl Home Page.


VinsWorldcom@C:\Users\VinsWorldcom\tmp> perl test.pl
X
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