Solve PWC268

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diff --git a/challenge-268/wlmb/blog.txt b/challenge-268/wlmb/blog.txt
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+https://wlmb.github.io/2024/05/06/PWC268/
diff --git a/challenge-268/wlmb/perl/ch-1.pl b/challenge-268/wlmb/perl/ch-1.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+# Perl weekly challenge 268
+# Task 1:  Magic Number
+#
+# See https://wlmb.github.io/2024/05/06/PWC268/#task-1-magic-number
+use v5.36;
+use PDL;
+die <<~"FIN" unless @ARGV==2;
+    Usage: $0 X Y
+    where X is "[x1 x2...]" and Y=[y1 y2...]
+    to find the magic number M which added to the elements
+    of X yields the elements of Y
+    FIN
+my ($x,$y)=map{pdl $_}@ARGV;
+my (undef, $values)=($y->qsort-$x->qsort)->rle;
+say "@ARGV -> ", $values->dim(0)==1?$values:"None"
diff --git a/challenge-268/wlmb/perl/ch-2.pl b/challenge-268/wlmb/perl/ch-2.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+# Perl weekly challenge 268
+# Task 2:  Number Game
+#
+# See https://wlmb.github.io/2024/05/06/PWC268/#task-2-number-game
+use v5.36;
+use experimental qw(for_list);
+die <<~"FIN" unless @ARGV and @ARGV%2==0;
+    Usage: $0 N1 N2... N2m
+    to print array even sized array N1..N2m in zig-zag order
+    (decreasing pairs of increasing value)
+    FIN
+my @result;
+for my($x, $y)(sort {$a<=>$b} @ARGV){
+    push @result, sort{$b<=>$a}($x,$y)
+}
+say "@ARGV -> @result";