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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use feature qw(:5.32);
+use experimental qw(signatures);
+
+# TASK #2 › Count Candies
+# Submitted by: Mohammad S Anwar
+#
+# You are given rankings of @N candidates.
+#
+# Write a script to find out the total candies needed for all
+# candidates. You are asked to follow the rules below:
+#
+# a) You must given at least one candy to each candidate.
+#
+# b) Candidate with higher ranking get more candies than their
+#    immediate neighbors on either side.
+
+my @n = @ARGV;
+my $candy = @n;
+
+# right neighbors
+for my $i (0..$#n-1) {
+    $candy++ if $n[$i] > $n[$i+1];
+}
+
+# left neighbors
+for my $i (1..$#n) {
+    $candy++ if $n[$i] > $n[$i-1];
+}
+
+say $candy;