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diff --git a/challenge-256/arne-sommer/blog.txt b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/blog.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64b4179d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/blog.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://raku-musings.com/merged-maximum.html
diff --git a/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/ch-1.raku b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/ch-1.raku
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..aa1057def4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/ch-1.raku
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN (*@words where @words.elems > 0 && @words.elems == @words.unique.elems,
+               :v(:$verbose));
+
+my $words = @words.Set;
+my $count = 0;
+
+for $words.keys.sort -> $word
+{
+  my $reverse = $word.flip;
+
+  if ($word eq $reverse)
+  {
+    say ":   Word $word is a palindrome" if $verbose;
+  }
+  elsif $words{$reverse}
+  {
+    $count++;
+    say ": + Word $word has a reverse ({$reverse})" if $verbose;
+  }
+  elsif ($verbose)
+  {
+    say ":   Word $word does not have a reverse" if $verbose;
+  }
+}
+
+say $count div 2;
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/ch-2.raku b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/ch-2.raku
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6b5588dfd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/ch-2.raku
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN ($str1 where $str1.chars > 0,
+               $str2 where $str2.chars > 0);
+
+say roundrobin($str1.comb, $str2.comb)>>.join.join;
diff --git a/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/maximum-pairs b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/maximum-pairs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e389f6c0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/maximum-pairs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN (*@words where @words.elems > 0 && @words.elems == @words.unique.elems,
+               :v(:$verbose));
+
+my $words = @words.Set;
+my $count = 0;
+
+for $words.keys.sort -> $word
+{
+  my $reverse = $word.flip;
+
+  if $words{$reverse}
+  {
+    $count++;
+    say ": + Word $word has a reverse ({$reverse})" if $verbose;
+  }
+  elsif ($verbose)
+  {
+    say ":   Word $word does not have a reverse" if $verbose;
+  }
+}
+
+say $count div 2;
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/maximum-pairs-palindrome b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/maximum-pairs-palindrome
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..aa1057def4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/maximum-pairs-palindrome
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN (*@words where @words.elems > 0 && @words.elems == @words.unique.elems,
+               :v(:$verbose));
+
+my $words = @words.Set;
+my $count = 0;
+
+for $words.keys.sort -> $word
+{
+  my $reverse = $word.flip;
+
+  if ($word eq $reverse)
+  {
+    say ":   Word $word is a palindrome" if $verbose;
+  }
+  elsif $words{$reverse}
+  {
+    $count++;
+    say ": + Word $word has a reverse ({$reverse})" if $verbose;
+  }
+  elsif ($verbose)
+  {
+    say ":   Word $word does not have a reverse" if $verbose;
+  }
+}
+
+say $count div 2;
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/merge-strings b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/merge-strings
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6b5588dfd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/merge-strings
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN ($str1 where $str1.chars > 0,
+               $str2 where $str2.chars > 0);
+
+say roundrobin($str1.comb, $str2.comb)>>.join.join;
diff --git a/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/merge-strings-gather b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/merge-strings-gather
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..661dd028b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-256/arne-sommer/raku/merge-strings-gather
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN ($str1 where $str1.chars > 0,
+               $str2 where $str2.chars > 0,
+	       :v(:$verbose));
+
+my $ms := gather
+{
+  my @str1 = $str1.comb;
+  my @str2 = $str2.comb;
+
+  while (@str1.elems || @str2.elems)
+  {
+    if @str1.elems
+    {
+      say ":Fetching character '@str1[0]' from string 1" if $verbose;
+      take @str1.shift;
+    }
+    if @str2.elems
+    {
+      say ":Fetching character '@str2[0]' from string 2" if $verbose;
+      take @str2.shift;
+    }
+  }	
+}
+
+say $ms.join;