$VAR1 = { 'L1_counter1' => 1, 'nested1' => { 'L2_counter1' => 3 } }; Starting task 1 for L1_counter1 Starting task 3 for L2_counter1 Finished task 1 for L1_counter1 Finished task 3 for L2_counter1 $VAR1 = { 'nested1' => { 'L2_counter1' => 4 }, 'L1_counter1' => 2 };