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@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ L<perlfunc/local>.
The local() generated a compile-time error because you just touched a global
name without fully qualifying it.
+Because of their special use by sort(), the variables $a and $b are
+exempted from this check.
+
=item C<strict subs>
This disables the poetry optimization, generating a compile-time error if