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  1. #!/usr/bin/perl
  2. $answer = 42;                # integer
  3. $pi = 3.14159265;            # numeric
  4. $avocados = 6.02e23;         # scientific notation
  5. $pet = 'dog';                # string
  6. $sign = "Beware of $pet\n";  # string with interpolation
  7. $curdir = `pwd`;             # command
  8.