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diff --git a/challenge-098/lubos-kolouch/perl/ch-1.pl b/challenge-098/lubos-kolouch/perl/ch-1.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/perl 
+#===============================================================================
+#
+#         FILE: ch-1.pl
+#
+#        USAGE: ./ch-1.pl  
+#
+#  DESCRIPTION: Perl Weekly Challenge 098
+#               Read N-characters
+#               https://www.perlweeklychallenge.org
+#
+#       AUTHOR: Lubos Kolouch
+#      CREATED: 02/06/2021 10:10:41 AM
+#===============================================================================
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+my $offset = 0;
+
+sub get_n_characters {
+    my $what = shift;
+
+    open my $file, '<', $what->[0];
+    seek $file, $offset, 0;
+    read $file, my $output, $what->[1];
+    $offset += $what->[1];
+    
+    # chomp to fix the problem with end of file
+    chomp $output;
+    return $output;
+}
+
+use Test::More;
+
+is(get_n_characters(['file.txt', 4]), '1234');
+is(get_n_characters(['file.txt', 4]), '5678');
+is(get_n_characters(['file.txt', 4]), '90');
+
+done_testing;
diff --git a/challenge-098/lubos-kolouch/perl/ch-2.pl b/challenge-098/lubos-kolouch/perl/ch-2.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/perl 
+#===============================================================================
+#
+#         FILE: ch-2.pl
+#
+#        USAGE: ./ch-2.pl  
+#
+#  DESCRIPTION: Perl Weekly Challenge 098
+#               Task 2 - Search Insert Position
+#               https://www.perlweeklychallenge.org
+#
+#       AUTHOR: Lubos Kolouch
+#      CREATED: 02/06/2021 10:10:41 AM
+#===============================================================================
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use feature qw/say/;
+
+sub search_position {
+    my $what = shift;
+
+    my $num = $what->[0];
+    my $arr = $what->[1];
+
+    my $arr_len = scalar(@{$arr});
+    my $pos = int($arr_len / 2);
+
+    # handle special cases first
+    return 0 if $num <= $arr->[0];
+    return $arr_len if $num >= $arr->[$arr_len-1];
+
+    # half the interval until found or jump 1
+    my $jump = $pos;
+    while ($jump > 1) {
+        return $pos if $arr->[$pos] == $num;
+        $jump = int($jump / 2);
+        if ($num > $arr->[$pos]) {
+            $pos += $jump;
+        } else {
+            $pos -= $jump;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $pos;
+}
+use Test::More;
+
+is(search_position([3, [1, 2, 3, 4]]), 2);
+is(search_position([6, [1, 3, 5, 7]]), 3);
+is(search_position([10, [12, 14, 16, 18]]), 0);
+is(search_position([19, [11, 13, 15, 17]]), 4);
+
+
+done_testing;