
# slower version:

s = input()
for i in range(len(s)):
  if i%2 == 0:
    print(s[i], end = '')


# optimized version of the same code:

s = input()
ans = ''
for i in range(len(s)):
  if i % 2 == 0:
    ans += s[i]
print(ans)



# slower version:

n = int(eval(input()))

a = list(map(int, input().split()))

a_index = []

for i in range(n):

    a_index.append((i, a[i]))

dic1 = {}

dic2 = {}

for i in range(n):

    one = a_index[i][0] + a_index[i][1]

    two = a_index[i][0] - a_index[i][1]

    if one not in dic1:

        dic1[one] = 1

    else:

        dic1[one] += 1

    if two not in dic2:

        dic2[two] = 1

    else:

        dic2[two] += 1

ans = 0

for i in list(dic1.keys()):

    if i in dic2:

        ans += dic2[i] * dic1[i]

for i in list(dic2.keys()):

    if i in dic1:

        ans += dic1[i] * dic2[i]

        #print(i)

print((ans // 2))


# optimized version of the same code:

n = int(eval(input()))

a = list(map(int, input().split()))

import collections

ans = 0

dic = collections.defaultdict(int)

for i in range(1, n + 1):

    ans += dic[i - a[i - 1]]

    dic[i + a[i - 1]] += 1

print(ans)
n = int(eval(input()))
a = list(map(int, input().split()))
a_index = []
for i in range(n):
    a_index.append((i, a[i]))
dic1 = {}
dic2 = {}
for i in range(n):
    one = a_index[i][0] + a_index[i][1]
    two = a_index[i][0] - a_index[i][1]
    if one not in dic1:
        dic1[one] = 1
    else:
        dic1[one] += 1
    if two not in dic2:
        dic2[two] = 1
    else:
        dic2[two] += 1
ans = 0
for i in list(dic1.keys()):
    if i in dic2:
        ans += dic2[i] * dic1[i]
for i in list(dic2.keys()):
    if i in dic1:
        ans += dic1[i] * dic2[i]
        # print(i)
print((ans // 2))

n = int(eval(input()))
a = list(map(int, input().split()))
import collections

ans = 0
dic = collections.defaultdict(int)
for i in range(1, n + 1):
    ans += dic[i - a[i - 1]]
    dic[i + a[i - 1]] += 1
print(ans)

-a_index = [] -for i in range(n): -    a_index.append((i, a[i])) -dic1 = {} -dic2 = {} -for i in range(n): -    one = a_index[i][0] + a_index[i][1] -    two = a_index[i][0] - a_index[i][1] -    if one not in dic1: -        dic1[one] = 1 -    else: -        dic1[one] += 1 -    if two not in dic2: -        dic2[two] = 1 -    else: -        dic2[two] += 1 +import collections + -for i in list(dic1.keys()): -    if i in dic2: -        ans += dic2[i] * dic1[i] -for i in list(dic2.keys()): -    if i in dic1: -        ans += dic1[i] * dic2[i] -        # print(i) -print((ans // 2)) +dic = collections.defaultdict(int) +for i in range(1, n + 1): +    ans += dic[i - a[i - 1]] +    dic[i + a[i - 1]] += 1 +print(ans)