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#!/usr/bin/env perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Test::More tests => 1;

my $storage = "Foo";

my $child = Child->new();
is($child->orig($storage), "before foo", "before affected orig's args a little");

BEGIN
{
    package Parent;
    sub new { bless {}, shift }
    sub orig
    {
        my $self = shift;
        return lc shift;
    }
}

BEGIN
{
    package Child;
    our @ISA = 'Parent';
    use Class::Method::Modifiers;

    before 'orig' => sub
    {
        my $self = shift;
        $_[0] = 'Before ' . $_[0];

        my $discard = shift;
        $discard = "will never be seen";
        return ["lc on an arrayref? ha ha ha"];
    };
}