That is a known bug in 5.00550. Either an upgrade or a downgrade will fix it.
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Usenet article <6vu1vo%2489c@kiev.wall.org> (1998)Larry Wall
Mr. Whittington is doing fine, but based on this development, we're gonna downgrade the condition of the story from "Incredibly hilarious" to "Still funny, but, mmm, a little sad."
Jon Stewart
[...] the only thing I'd rather own than [Microsoft] Windows is English or Chinese or Spanish, because then I could charge a $249 right to speak English. And I could charge you an upgrade fee when I add new letters like N and T.
Scott McNealy
Wall, Larry
Walla, Chris
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