
# 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:

#                         author:  kagemeka 

#                         created: 2019-11-08 14:51:29(JST)

## internal modules

import sys

# import collections

# import math

# import string

# import bisect

# import re

# import itertools

import statistics

# import functools

# import operator

## external modules

# import scipy.special   # if use comb function on AtCoder, 

# import scipy.misc      # select scipy.misc.comb (old version) 



def main():

    n, *a = (int(x) for x in sys.stdin.read().split())

    

    for i in range(n):

        a[i] -= (i + 1)



    if n % 2 != 0:

        b = statistics.median(a)

    else:

        if a.count(statistics.median_high(a)) >= a.count(statistics.median_low(a)):

            b = statistics.median_high(a)

        else:

            b = statistics.median_low(a)

    

    ans = sum([abs(a[i] - b) for i in range(n)])

    print(ans)





if __name__ == "__main__":

    # execute only if run as a script

    main()






# optimized version of the same code:

import sys



n, *a = list(map(int, sys.stdin.read().split()))



def main():

    for i in range(n):

        a[i] -= (i + 1)

    a.sort()

    b = a[n // 2]

    res = 0

    for i in range(n):

        res += abs(a[i] - b)

    

    return res

    

if __name__ == '__main__':

    ans = main()

    print(ans)
#                         author:  kagemeka
#                         created: 2019-11-08 14:51:29(JST)
## internal modules
import sys

# import collections
# import math
# import string
# import bisect
# import re
# import itertools
import statistics

# import functools
# import operator
## external modules
# import scipy.special   # if use comb function on AtCoder,
# import scipy.misc      # select scipy.misc.comb (old version)
def main():
    n, *a = (int(x) for x in sys.stdin.read().split())
    for i in range(n):
        a[i] -= i + 1
    if n % 2 != 0:
        b = statistics.median(a)
    else:
        if a.count(statistics.median_high(a)) >= a.count(statistics.median_low(a)):
            b = statistics.median_high(a)
        else:
            b = statistics.median_low(a)
    ans = sum([abs(a[i] - b) for i in range(n)])
    print(ans)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # execute only if run as a script
    main()

import sys

n, *a = list(map(int, sys.stdin.read().split()))


def main():
    for i in range(n):
        a[i] -= i + 1
    a.sort()
    b = a[n // 2]
    res = 0
    for i in range(n):
        res += abs(a[i] - b)
    return res


if __name__ == "__main__":
    ans = main()
    print(ans)

-#                         author:  kagemeka -#                         created: 2019-11-08 14:51:29(JST) -## internal modules -# import collections -# import math -# import string -# import bisect -# import re -# import itertools -import statistics +n, *a = list(map(int, sys.stdin.read().split())) -# import functools -# import operator -## external modules -# import scipy.special   # if use comb function on AtCoder, -# import scipy.misc      # select scipy.misc.comb (old version) + -    n, *a = (int(x) for x in sys.stdin.read().split()) -    if n % 2 != 0: -        b = statistics.median(a) -    else: -        if a.count(statistics.median_high(a)) >= a.count(statistics.median_low(a)): -            b = statistics.median_high(a) -        else: -            b = statistics.median_low(a) -    ans = sum([abs(a[i] - b) for i in range(n)]) -    print(ans) +    a.sort() +    b = a[n // 2] +    res = 0 +    for i in range(n): +        res += abs(a[i] - b) +    return res -    # execute only if run as a script -    main() +    ans = main() +    print(ans)