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# Return multiple values

Each function officially returns one value, but by returning a List or Seq you can transparently return a list of arbitrary (even infinite) size. The calling scope can destructure the list using assignment, if it so chooses:

```perl
sub addmul($a, $b) {
    $a + $b, $a * $b
}

my ($add, $mul) = addmul 3, 7;
```

In this example, the variable `$add` now holds the number 10, and `$mul` the number 21.