Simon's solution to challenge 256

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+from itertools import zip_longest
+
+
+def merge_strings(words: list) -> str:
+    """Merge strings together by taking the first character from each word,
+      then the second, and so on.
+
+    Args:
+        words (list): A list of words
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The merged string
+    """
+    return ''.join(''.join(s) for s in zip_longest(*words, fillvalue=''))
+
+
+def main():
+    result = merge_strings(sys.argv[1:])
+    print(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()