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jcb
<blockquote><i>you are aware that "constructor" isn't even mentioned in your definition? ;)</i></blockquote>
<p>Yes, that is what I misremembered: [doc://perlref] calls them "composers" but they act just like constructors. :-)</p>
<p>Calling it a "constructor" is a hint that it <i>does</i> something at runtime, instead of being a literal embedded into the program text. That its return value is mutable should not be a surprise.</p>
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