Not that this isn't going to fall on deaf ears . . .
You're treating it like a number so you're getting a number. Don't do that.
$ perl -MDevel::Peek=Dump -E 'Dump( 1 x 131 / 1 );Dump( 1 x 131 )'
SV = NV(0x7f9a970202f0) at 0x7f9a97020308
REFCNT = 1
FLAGS = (PADTMP,NOK,READONLY,PROTECT,pNOK)
NV = 1.11111111111111e+130
SV = PVIV(0x7f9a97020c38) at 0x7f9a970202c0
REFCNT = 1
FLAGS = (PADTMP,POK,READONLY,PROTECT,pPOK)
IV = 1
PV = 0x7f9a96c1d730 "11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
+111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
+111111111111111"\0
CUR = 131
LEN = 136
The cake is a lie.
The cake is a lie.
The cake is a lie.