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sub standard_fill{ return substr $_[ 0 ] . ' ' x 100, 0, $_[ 1 ] }

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Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco.
Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?

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