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in reply to Re^4: syntax error near else and }
in thread syntax error near else and }

there are a number of if statements and a matching else for each
I have not verified whether each statement has its if, but there is definitely an else without an if. It is located at the very place of the error: 
 41      else {
 42         $hold = $hold.$hold;
 43     }
 44     else {

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