array getting scalar value

[The Ghost]

my @columns = @{$self->{columns}};
foreach (@{$self->{columns}}) {print qq{self->col: $_\n};} # prints  
the 3 columns
foreach (@columns) {print qq{col: $_\n};} #prints 3
Why?

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