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+package byte;
+
+sub import {
+    $^H |= 0x00000010;
+}
+
+sub unimport {
+    $^H &= ~0x00000010;
+}
+
+sub AUTOLOAD {
+    require "byte_heavy.pl";
+    goto &$AUTOLOAD;
+}
+
+sub length ($);
+
+1;
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+byte - Perl pragma to turn force treating strings as bytes not UNICODE
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+    use byte;
+    no byte;
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+
+=cut