# Yes, I could use a different slurp funciton...
my $readin="";
open (IN,"<out.xml");
while (<IN>){
  $readin = $readin . $_;
}
close IN;
my $result = XMLin($readin,KeyAttr=>{item=>'name'},ForceArray=>1);

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my $result = XMLin("out.xml",KeyAttr=>{item=>'name'},ForceArray=>1);