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diff --git a/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl5/ch-1.pl b/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl5/ch-1.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Task:
+Create a script that prints nth order forward difference series. You should be a 
+able to pass the list of numbers and order number as command line parameters.
+
+Usage:
+    $ perl ch-1.pl --order=1 5 9 2 8 1 6
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use feature 'say';
+
+use Getopt::Long;
+
+my $order;
+GetOptions( 'order=i' => \$order ) or die;
+
+my @numbers = @ARGV;
+
+foreach my $order ( 1 .. $order ) {
+    @numbers = map { $numbers[ $_ ] - $numbers[ $_ - 1 ] } 1 .. $#numbers;
+    say "$order: " . join(', ', @numbers);
+    last if @numbers == 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl5/ch-2.pl b/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl5/ch-2.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Task:
+Create a script that prints Prime Decomposition of a given number. The prime decomposition of a number is 
+defined as a list of prime numbers which when all multiplied together, are equal to that number. For example, 
+the Prime decomposition of 228 is 2,2,3,19 as 228 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 19.
+
+Usage:
+    $ perl ch-2.pl 228
+
+Notes:
+I used the algorithm described here: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/print-all-prime-factors-of-a-given-number/ 
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use feature 'say';
+
+my $num = $ARGV[0] // '';
+die "Must pass an integer > 0 as the first argument\n" unless $num && $num =~ /^\d+$/;
+
+say $num == 1
+    ? "No prime factors for 1"
+    : join(', ', prime_factors( $num ) )
+;
+
+exit 0;
+
+sub prime_factors {
+    my $n = shift;
+
+    my @factors;
+    while ( $n % 2 == 0 ) {
+        push @factors, 2;
+        $n /= 2;
+    }
+    for ( my $i = 3; $i <= sqrt($n); $i += 2 ) {
+        while ( $n % $i == 0 ) {
+            push @factors, $i;
+            $n /= $i;
+        }
+    }
+    push @factors, $n if $n > 2;
+
+    return @factors;
+}
+
diff --git a/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl5/ch-3.pl b/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl5/ch-3.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+=head2 SYNOPSIS
+
+Task:
+Write a script to use Random Poems API.
+
+Usage:
+    $ perl ch-3.pl
+
+Notes:
+This script prints the shortest poem returned by the randompoems endpoint.
+The Poemist API docs are located here: https://poemist.github.io/poemist-apidoc/
+
+=cut
+
+use v5.28;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use JSON qw( decode_json );
+use List::UtilsBy qw( nsort_by );
+use Net::Curl::Simple ();
+
+binmode(STDOUT, "encoding(UTF-8)");
+
+my $curl = Net::Curl::Simple->new();
+$curl->get( 'https://www.poemist.com/api/v1/randompoems' );
+
+my ($poem) = 
+    nsort_by { length( $_->{content} ) }
+    map { $_->@* }
+    decode_json( $curl->content )
+;
+
+say qq["$poem->{title}" by $poem->{poet}->{name}];
+say '';
+say $poem->{content};
+say '';
+say $poem->{url};
+
+exit 0;
+
+
diff --git a/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl6/ch-1.p6 b/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl6/ch-1.p6
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl6
+
+=begin SYNOPSIS
+
+Task:
+Create a script that prints nth order forward difference series. You should be a 
+able to pass the list of numbers and order number as command line parameters.
+
+Usage:
+    $ perl6 ch-1.p6 --order=1 5 9 2 8 1 6
+
+Notes:
+I don't really understand all the intricacies of the << hyper operator and what 
+the different pointy directions mean, especially when the lists are different 
+sizes. But, after fiddling with it in the perl6 REPL, I managed to find the 
+behavior I was looking for.
+
+=end SYNOPSIS
+
+sub MAIN( Int :$order!, *@numbers where *.elems > 0 ) {
+    for 1 .. $order -> $i {
+        @numbers = @numbers.tail(*-1) >>->> @numbers;
+        say "$i: @numbers.join(', ')";
+        last if @numbers.elems == 1;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl6/ch-2.p6 b/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl6/ch-2.p6
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl6
+
+=begin SYNOPSIS
+
+Task:
+Create a script that prints Prime Decomposition of a given number. The prime decomposition of a number is 
+defined as a list of prime numbers which when all multiplied together, are equal to that number. For example, 
+the Prime decomposition of 228 is 2,2,3,19 as 228 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 19.
+
+Usage:
+    $ perl6 ch-2.p6 228     # print out prime factors
+    $ perl6 ch-2.p6 --test  # test results against Prime::Factor
+
+Notes:
+I used the algorithm described here: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/print-all-prime-factors-of-a-given-number/ 
+
+=end SYNOPSIS
+
+sub my-prime-factors( Int $n is copy ) {
+    my @factors;
+    while $n %% 2 {
+        @factors.push: 2;
+        $n = ($n / 2).Int;
+    }
+    for 3, 5 ... sqrt($n) -> $i {
+        while $n %% $i {
+            @factors.push: $i;
+            $n = ($n / $i).Int;
+        }
+    }
+    @factors.push: $n if $n > 2;
+
+    return @factors;
+}
+
+
+multi MAIN( Int $input where * > 0 ) {
+    my @factors = my-prime-factors( $input );
+    say @factors.elems
+        ?? @factors.join(', ')
+        !! "No prime factors for: $input";
+    ;
+}
+
+
+multi MAIN( Bool :$test! ) {
+    use Test;
+    use Prime::Factor;
+
+    plan 1;
+
+    my $max = 10_000;
+    my %mine     = hyper for 1 .. $max { $_ => my-prime-factors($_).List };
+    my %expected = hyper for 1 .. $max { $_ => prime-factors($_).List };
+
+    is-deeply( %mine, %expected, "all prime factors up to $max match" );
+}
+
+
diff --git a/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl6/ch-3.p6 b/challenge-023/randy-lauen/perl6/ch-3.p6
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl6
+
+=begin SYNOPSIS
+
+Task:
+Write a script to use Random Poems API.
+
+Usage:
+    $ perl6 ch-3.p6
+
+Notes:
+This script prints the shortest poem returned by the randompoems endpoint.
+The Poemist API docs are located here: https://poemist.github.io/poemist-apidoc/
+
+=end SYNOPSIS
+
+use Cro::HTTP::Client;
+
+my $response = await Cro::HTTP::Client.get( "https://www.poemist.com/api/v1/randompoems" );
+my $json = await $response.body;
+my $poem = $json.sort({ .<content>.chars }).first;
+
+say qq["$poem<title>" by $poem<poet><name>];
+say '';
+say $poem<content>;
+say '';
+say $poem<url>;
+
+exit;
+
+