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One of the drawbacks for using Perl's native array is that it is a
memory-hog. Normally it takes 20 bytes a scalar (16 bytes for scalar +
overhead). This can be a problem when you need to handle millions of
numbers in-memory. This module saves memory in exchange for speed.

WWW:	http://search.cpan.org/dist/Tie-Array-Pack/