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diff --git a/challenge-272/deadmarshal/java/Ch2.java b/challenge-272/deadmarshal/java/Ch2.java
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+public class Ch2 {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    System.out.println(string_score("hello"));
+    System.out.println(string_score("perl"));
+    System.out.println(string_score("raku"));
+  }
+
+  private static int string_score(String str) {
+    int sum = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < str.length() - 1; ++i) {
+      sum += Math.abs(str.charAt(i + 1) - str.charAt(i));
+    }
+    return sum;
+  }
+}
+