Challenge 280 Solutions (Raku)

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diff --git a/challenge-280/mark-anderson/raku/ch-1.raku b/challenge-280/mark-anderson/raku/ch-1.raku
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+#!/usr/bin/env raku
+use Test;
+
+is twice-appearance("acbddbca"), "d";
+is twice-appearance("abccd"),    "c";
+is twice-appearance("abcdabbb"), "a";
+
+sub twice-appearance($str)
+{
+    $str.comb.repeated.first
+}
diff --git a/challenge-280/mark-anderson/raku/ch-2.raku b/challenge-280/mark-anderson/raku/ch-2.raku
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+#!/usr/bin/env raku
+use Test;
+
+is count-asterisks("p|*e*rl|w**e|*ekly|"),           2;
+is count-asterisks("perl"),                          0;
+is count-asterisks("th|ewe|e**|k|l***ych|alleng|e"), 5;
+
+sub count-asterisks($str)
+{
+    $str.split('|', :skip-empty)[0,2...*].comb('*').elems
+}