# local can only "mask" an "our" or a global variable ...
...
# A "my" variable cannot be "localized"

##</code><code>##

c:\@Work\Perl>perl -wMstrict -le
"our $xyzzy = 33;
 print qq{A: $xyzzy};
 {
   local $xyzzy = 55;
   print qq{B: $xyzzy};
   zot();
   print qq{C: $xyzzy};
 }
 print qq{D: $xyzzy};
 ;;
 sub zot { $xyzzy = 99; }
"
A: 33
B: 55
C: 99
D: 33

c:\@Work\Perl>perl -wMstrict -le
"my $xyzzy = 33;
 print qq{A: $xyzzy};
 {
   my $xyzzy = 55;
   print qq{B: $xyzzy};
   zot();
   print qq{C: $xyzzy};
   zonk();
   print qq{D: $xyzzy};
 }
 print qq{E: $xyzzy};
 ;;
 sub zot { $xyzzy = 99; }
 ;;
 sub zonk { my $xyzzy = 9999; }
"
A: 33
B: 55
C: 55
D: 55
E: 99