When you install new modules in your Perl environment (or even only upgrade some) pp will include a lot of additional files over time even if they are not used by your script. It's because pp is more safe than strict concerning what to include that it picks up a lot of useless dependencies.
IMHO, I wouldn't be concerned with size, only with performance.
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