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$ perl6 -e 'use v6; $*OUT.nl = "\n";'
$ perl6 -e 'use v6; $*OUT.nl = "\r\n";'
$ perl6 -e 'use v6; $*OUT.nl = "\r";'
$ perl6 -e 'use v6; $*OUT.nl = "\x[2424]";'
$ perl6 -e 'use v6; $*OUT.nl = "\x[2424]\r\n";'
$ perl6 -e 'use v6; $*OUT.nl = "";'
Invalid string index: max 4294967295, got 4294967295
  in block  at src/gen/m-CORE.setting:16933
  in block <unit> at -e:1

$ perl6 -e 'use v6; $*OUT.nl = Str;'
Cannot unbox a type object
  in block  at src/gen/m-CORE.setting:16933
  in block <unit> at -e:1

$

I think I understand why undefined should not be allowed, but an empty
string should not fail

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