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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use feature 'say';
+
+# Usage, e.g.
+# ./ch-2.pl -to-base35 123
+# ./ch-2.pl -from-base35 ABCD
+
+my %args = @ARGV;
+my @charset = ( 0..9, 'A'..'Y' );
+my $base = @charset;
+
+say to_base35( $args{'-to-base35'} ) if $args{'-to-base35'};
+#say to_base35( $args{'-to-base35'} ) if $args{'-to-base35'};
+
+sub to_base35 {
+    my ( $int ) = @_;
+    my $sign = ( $int < 0 ) ? '-' : '';
+    my @digits;
+    $int = abs( $int );
+    do {
+        push @digits, $charset[ $int % $base ];
+        $int = int( $int / $base );
+        say $int;
+    } while ( $int > 0 );
+    $sign . join '', reverse @digits;
+}
+