G'day rodinski,

Here's a possible solution. It doesn't require loading any modules. In the spirit of an idiom, I've greatly simplified the data: now you can see more idiom, less geography. 

#!/usr/bin/env perl

use strict;
use warnings;

my @posts = qw{a b c d};
my %fence = (
    $posts[0],
    (map { $_ => $_ } @posts[1..$#posts-1]),
    $posts[-1]
);

print "$_ to $fence{$_}\n" for @posts[0..$#posts-1];

my @extra = qw{w x y z};
my %info;
$info{$posts[$_]}{extra} = $extra[$_] for 0..$#posts;

print "$_~$info{$_}{extra}\n" for @posts;

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Output:

a to b
b to c
c to d
a~w
b~x
c~y
d~z

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— Ken

In reply to Re: Fence vs. Posts by kcott
in thread Fence vs. Posts by rodinski

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