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Acme/Buckaroo version 1.01
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    USING THIS MODULE CHANGES THE SOURCE FILE IT IS IN !!!!!
    IF YOU DO A 'USE BUCKAROO.PM;' THE REST OF THE FILE AFTER THIS WILL
    BE CHANGED FOREVER IN A WAY YOU MAY NOT LIKE.
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    USE THIS MODULE ONLY IN A TEST FILE THAT YOU CAN THROW AWAY !!!
    USE THIS MODULE ONLY IN A TEST FILE THAT YOU CAN THROW AWAY !!!
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DESCRIPTION

    Acme::Buckaroo - Buckaroo Banzai Characters Infest Your Code!


    The first time you run this program, the entire text of the program
    after the 'use Acme::Buckaroo;' is converted (character by character)
    into characters from the movie "Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eigth
    Dimension" (and some other phrases, too).

    The program will work (or not!) exactly as it did before it was
    converted, but the code will be a somewhat endearing tribute to a
    movie, instead of a clean, complete, clearly commented set of lines
    of Perl code.

    if you want to convert your program BACK into Perl, you must edit the
    Acme::Buckaroo.pm module and turn on debugging (change the
    line, "my $debugmode = 0;" to the line, "my $debugmode = 1;" and then
    run the script again.  As it executes, it will translate the program
    back.  Capture the output of this and you have your program back.

    Acme::Buckaroo came about because the modules Acme::Buffy, Acme::Morse,
    Acme::Pony, and Acme::Bleach were somewhat cryptically written.  This
    author believes that CODE SHOULD BE SIMPLE and CLEAR to read and
    understand.  Code that isn't clear is far less value.  And, since these
    modules are for learning or FUN anyway, I might as well start here.

    As someone who has taught beginners to use Perl, I've seen the problems
    caused by using Perl idioms where typing a few more characters can make
    maintenance possible and even quite easy.


SYNOPSIS

    Before Buckaroo-ing:

        use Acme::Buckaroo;
        print "Watch 'Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension' Today!";

    After Bucaroo-ing:

        use Acme::Buckaroo;
        Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eigth Dimension Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eigth Dimension
        Bari Dreiband-Burman    General Catburd George Stokes   Frank James Sparks
        Gary Hellerstein        Glenn Campbell  Buckaroo Banzai Penny Priddy
        Damon Hines     New Jersey      Glenn Campbell  Doreen A. Dixon
        Francine Lembi  Buckaroo Banzai Girl Named John Scooter Lindley
        Gordon Ecker Jr.        Doreen A. Dixon Fred J. Koenekamp       New Jersey
        George Stokes   Gary Hymes      Gary Hymes      Buckaroo Banzai
        Scooter Lindley New Jersey      Gary Hellerstein        Grovers Mills
        New Jersey      Frank James Sparks      Buckaroo Banzai Sandra Banzai
        Doreen A. Dixon George Stokes   Gary Hymes      Gerald Peterson
        Gerald Peterson Buckaroo Banzai Glenn Campbell  Francine Lembi
        Edward Morey    Buckaroo Banzai Perfect Tommy   Glenn Campbell
        Francine Lembi  Buckaroo Banzai Smolensk USSR   Frank James Sparks
        Gary Daigler    Edward Morey    Gary Hellerstein        Gerald Peterson
        Frank James Sparks      Gary Hymes      Gary Hellerstein        Girl Named John
        Buckaroo Banzai Colette Emanuel Gary Hymes      Eddie Marks
        New Jersey      Gregory Jein    Defense Sec. McKinley   Penny Priddy
        Planet 10       Bari Dreiband-Burman

INSTALLATION

    To install this module type the following:

       perl Makefile.PL
       make
       make test
       make install

DEPENDENCIES

    This module requires NO other modules or libraries.
    If you go into the source of Buckaroo.pm and look, you'll see
    there is a debug mode.  If you turn this on, you'll be able to
    watch it as it works.  However, debug mode requires the module