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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+use v5.20;
+use utf8;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use autodie;
+use feature qw(say signatures);
+no warnings 'experimental::signatures';
+
+use List::Util qw(max sum0);
+
+say count_candies(@ARGV);
+
+sub count_candies(@candidates) {
+    my $descending;
+    my @candies;
+    for my $i ( 0 .. $#candidates ) {
+
+        if ( $i > 0 && $candidates[ $i - 1 ] < $candidates[$i] ) {
+            $candies[$i] = $candies[ $i - 1 ] + 1;
+        }
+        else {
+            $candies[$i] = 1;
+        }
+
+        if ( $i < $#candidates && $candidates[$i] > $candidates[ $i + 1 ] ) {
+            $descending++;
+        }
+        else {
+            while ($descending) {
+                my $candies = $descending + 1;
+                if ( $candies[ $i - $descending ] < $candies ) {
+                    $candies[ $i - $descending ] = $candies;
+                }
+                $descending--;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return sum0(@candies);
+}
+