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Requires the package created above and calls the subroutine declared within it:

  


    package Nothing;

    sub doNothing
    {
       print "This package does nothing!\n";
    }

    1;

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    #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w

    # Use the package nothing.
    require "Nothing.pl";

    # Call the subroutine doNothing inside the package Nothing.
    Nothing::doNothing();

   
    
  








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