diff -r 383d5baf43e1 -r dc04e2668278 ArithmeticValue.st
--- a/ArithmeticValue.st	Sat Nov 23 17:01:21 2019 +0100
+++ b/ArithmeticValue.st	Sat Nov 23 17:01:52 2019 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
-
 "
  COPYRIGHT (c) 1993 by Claus Gittinger
 	      All Rights Reserved
@@ -520,7 +518,6 @@
     ^ self == ArithmeticValue
 ! !
 
-
 !ArithmeticValue methodsFor:'arithmetic'!
 
 * something
@@ -1832,10 +1829,8 @@
 
     result := 1.
     t := self.
-    exp < 0 ifTrue:[
+    (e := exp) < 0 ifTrue:[
         e := exp negated.
-    ] ifFalse:[
-        e := exp.
     ].
 
     [e ~~ 0] whileTrue:[
@@ -1854,10 +1849,18 @@
     ^ result
 
     "
-     (2.0 raisedToInteger:216)
      (2 raisedToInteger:216)
+     (2.0 raisedToInteger:216)  
+     (2.0 asLongFloat) raisedToInteger:216
+     (2.0 asShortFloat) raisedToInteger:216
+     (2.0 asQDouble) raisedToInteger:216
+
      (2 raisedTo:216)
             -> 105312291668557186697918027683670432318895095400549111254310977536
+     (2.0 raisedToInteger:216) asInteger - (2 raisedToInteger:216) 
+     (2.0 raisedToInteger:400) asInteger - (2 raisedToInteger:400) 
+     (2.0 raisedToInteger:500) asInteger - (2 raisedToInteger:500)  
+     (2.0 raisedToInteger:1000) asInteger - (2 raisedToInteger:1000)  
 
      (2 raisedToInteger:216) asFloat
      (2 raisedTo:216) asFloat
@@ -1983,7 +1986,6 @@
     ^ self * self
 ! !
 
-
 !ArithmeticValue methodsFor:'queries'!
 
 respondsToArithmetic