String Perl

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  4. A string is a sequence of bytes (characters) enclosed in quotes
#The following shows three ways to quote a string:
#    Single quotes: 'It rains in Spain';
#    Double quotes: "It rains in Spain";
#    Here document:
#            print <#                   It
#                   rains in
#                   Spain
#            END
$question = 'wouldn\'t mind';        # Single quotes
$answer = '"No."';                   # Single quotes
$line = "\t it isn't \n";
$temperature = "78";
print "It is currently $temperature degrees";
# Variables are interpreted when enclosed in double quotes, but not single quotes