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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+
+my %petsounds = (
+    "cat" => "meow",
+    "dog" => "woof",
+    "snake" => "hiss"
+);
+
+
+print "The cat goes " . $petsounds{"cat"} . ".\n";
+
+
+$petsounds{"mouse"} = "squeak!";
+$petsounds{"dog"} = "arf!";
+
+
+delete($petsounds{"cat"});
+
+
+print "The mouse goes " . $petsounds{"mouse"} . ".\n";
+
+
+print Dumper(\%petsounds) . "\n";
+
+
+1;
+__END__