quote marks in DBM

[Rick Triplett]

The following snippet of code is from "Programming the Perl DBI" and 
shows the storing of a hash element that contains both a comma and a 
sort-of double quote. (In the book, double quotes are shown; in the 
book-file, it looks like back tics and single quotes.)

...
### Insert some data rows
$database{'Callanish I'} =
    "This site, commonly known as the ``Stonehenge of the North'' is in 
the
form of a buckled Celtic cross.";
...

The next snippet is from code I wrote which didn't compile (choked on 
the repeated double quote marks as I attempted to put the word 
"Excretion" in quotes.

%database = (
...
"a4_2" => "releasing energy from food",
"q_3"  => ""Excretion" is getting rid of ______ material.",
"a1_3" => "excess",
...
);
Must I abandon trying to get double-quote marks into my hash element 
for later printing to the screen? I can live with single-quotes if I 
must.

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