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<i> ...memory was at 166MB after the dispose() </i>
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<p> Does the memory usage increase another ~166MB if you call <c>process()</c> a second time with the same file? (Your original post sounds like it does, but just to be sure...) </p>
<p> The reason I'm asking is because memory might not be returned to the OS immediately, but just freed <i>for reuse</i> Perl-internally. </p>
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