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=head1 NAME 

  Acme::RedShirt -- Write programs that die upon beaming down

=head1 SYNOPSIS 

  use Acme::RedShirt;
  . . . # Program dies like a Red Shirt. Won't be executed. 
  
  __OUTPUT__
  He's dead, Jim.

  # Specify a method of death
  use Acme::RedShirt 'phaser';
  . . . 
  
  __OUTPUT__
  He got hit by a phaser.  He's dead, Jim.

=head2 DESCRIPTION

Every good captain is surrounded by a bunch of extras wearing red shirts, whose 
job it is to put themselves in the line of fire so the regulars can get on with 
the show. Now, this level of security is brought to Perl.

It is possible to use this module to specify a method of death for your expendable 
program.  Currently defined methods are: