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+# Is a given string a palindrome??
+#
+# def test(string)
+#   string.downcase!
+#   return true if string.length == 0 || string.length == 1
+#   if string[0] == string[-1]
+#     string[0] = ""
+#     string[-1] = ""
+#     test(string)
+#   else
+#     return false
+#   end
+# end
+
+class Roman
+  SYMBOL_VALUES = {
+    "I" => 1,
+    "V" => 5,
+    "X" => 10,
+    "L" => 50,
+    "C" => 100,
+    "D" => 500,
+    "M" => 1000
+  }
+
+  @arabic = 0
+
+  def self.reverter(roman)
+    roman.upcase!
+
+    if roman.length == 0
+      0
+    elsif roman.length == 1
+      @arabic += SYMBOL_VALUES[roman]
+    else
+      symbols = roman.chars
+      symbol = symbols.shift
+      next_symbol = symbols.first
+
+      value = SYMBOL_VALUES[symbol]
+      next_value = SYMBOL_VALUES[next_symbol]
+
+      value *= -1 if next_value > value
+
+      @arabic += value
+
+      symbols = symbols.join
+      value + Roman.reverter(symbols)
+    end
+    @arabic
+  end
+end