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diff --git a/challenge-042/ulrich-rieke/raku/ch-1.p6 b/challenge-042/ulrich-rieke/raku/ch-1.p6
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+++ b/challenge-042/ulrich-rieke/raku/ch-1.p6
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+use v6 ;
+
+for (1..50) -> $i {
+  say "Decimal $i = Octal " ~ $i.base(8).Str ;
+}
diff --git a/challenge-042/ulrich-rieke/raku/ch-2.p6 b/challenge-042/ulrich-rieke/raku/ch-2.p6
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+++ b/challenge-042/ulrich-rieke/raku/ch-2.p6
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+use v6 ;
+
+sub validateBrackets( Str $term --> Bool) {
+  if ( $term ~~ /^ ')' | '(' $/ ) {
+      return False ;
+  }
+  return countLetter( $term , '(') == countLetter( $term , ')') ;
+}
+
+sub countLetter( Str $term , Str $letter --> Int) {
+  my $count = 0 ;
+  for ( $term.comb) -> $let {
+      if ( $let eq $letter ) {
+    $count++ ;
+      }
+  }
+  return $count ;
+}
+
+sub generateString( Int $length --> Str ) {
+  return ( '(' , ')' ).roll( $length ).join.Str ;
+}
+
+my @generated ;
+for (1..10) -> $i {
+  @generated.push( generateString( $i ) ) ;
+}
+for @generated -> $bracketstring {
+  print "$bracketstring-" ;
+  say validateBrackets( $bracketstring ) ?? "OK" !! "NOT OK" ;
+}