#!/bin/perl -w
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#   hello_world.pl
#
# See the POD documentation at the end of the file for details.
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printf "Hello, world.\n";

__END__

=head1 NAME

hello_world.pl - a simple Perl demonstration

=head1 SUMMARY

From the unix shell, execute it with
 > perl hello_world.pl

=head1 DESCRIPTION

What you see is what you get.  Note that the "\n" character
is a newline.

=head1 AUTHOR

Jim Mahoney, mahoney@marlboro.edu
(as if this is something I should put my name on...)