hed_array</b><i> (<var>S</var>, <var>A</var>)</i>
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<dt><u>Function:</u> <b>read_hashed_array</b><i> (<var>S</var>, <var>A</var>, <var>separator_flag</var>)</i>
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<dd><p>Reads the source <var>S</var> and returns its entire content as a hashed array.
The source <var>S</var> may be a file name or a stream.
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<p><code>read_hashed_array</code> treats the first item on each line as a hash key,
and associates the remainder of the line (as a list) with the k