diff --git a/src/challenge.js b/src/challenge.js
index f91816b..ec70568 100644
--- a/src/challenge.js
+++ b/src/challenge.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-const { Deque } = require ('./deque.js');
-
 function palindromeChecker(text) {
+  if (!text) {
+    return false
+  }
 
-  // your code
+  var re = /[^A-Za-z0-9]/g;
+  text = text.toLowerCase().replace(re, '')
+  const invText = text.split('').reverse().join('')
 
-  return;
+  return text === invText
 }
 
 module.exports = { palindromeChecker };
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