my  @dirs.push: $_.split('/') for @paths;
say @dirs.perl;

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[("", "aardvark", "bison", "camel", "dromedary").Seq, ("", "aardvark", "bison", "camel", "dromedary", "elephant").Seq]

##</code><code>##

[("", "aardvark", "bison", "camel", "dromedary"), ("", "aardvark", "bison", "camel", "dromedary", "elephant")]