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  1. $vector = "\000" x 256;
  2. vec($vector,1,rand(256*8)) = 1;
  3. undef $found;
  4. if ($vector =~ /[^\000]/) {
  5.     for (length($`)*8..length($`)*8+7) {
  6.     $found = $_, last if vec($vector,$_,1);
  7.     }
  8. }
  9. print "found the random bit at $found\n";
  10.