@n = map { $n + 1 - $_, $_ } 1 .. $n / 2; #### use integer; @n = map { $n + 1 - $_, $_ } 1 .. $n / 2; push @n, $n / 2 + 1 if $n % 2; #### @n = map { $n + 2 - 2 * $_, 2 * $_ - 1, 2 * $_, $n + 1 - 2 * $_ } 1 .. $n / 4;