
# 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:

import sys

import numpy as np



read = sys.stdin.buffer.read

readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline

readlines = sys.stdin.buffer.readlines



def main(N):

    div = np.zeros(N+1, np.int64)

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

      for m in range(n, N+1, n):

        div[m] += m

    return div.sum()



if sys.argv[-1] == 'ONLINE_JUDGE':

    import numba

    from numba.pycc import CC

    i8 = numba.int64

    cc = CC('my_module')



    def cc_export(f, signature):

        cc.export(f.__name__, signature)(f)

        return numba.njit(f)



    main = cc_export(main, (i8, ))

    cc.compile()



from my_module import main



N = int(read())

print((main(N)))


# optimized version of the same code:

import sys

import numpy as np



read = sys.stdin.buffer.read

readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline

readlines = sys.stdin.buffer.readlines



def main(N):

    x = 0

    for a in range(1, N+1):

        for b in range(1, N//a+1):

            x += a*b

    return x



if sys.argv[-1] == 'ONLINE_JUDGE':

    import numba

    from numba.pycc import CC

    i8 = numba.int64

    cc = CC('my_module')



    def cc_export(f, signature):

        cc.export(f.__name__, signature)(f)

        return numba.njit(f)



    main = cc_export(main, (i8, ))

    cc.compile()



from my_module import main



N = int(read())

print((main(N)))

import sys
import numpy as np

read = sys.stdin.buffer.read
readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
readlines = sys.stdin.buffer.readlines


def main(N):
    div = np.zeros(N + 1, np.int64)
    for n in range(1, N + 1):
        for m in range(n, N + 1, n):
            div[m] += m
    return div.sum()


if sys.argv[-1] == "ONLINE_JUDGE":
    import numba
    from numba.pycc import CC

    i8 = numba.int64
    cc = CC("my_module")

    def cc_export(f, signature):
        cc.export(f.__name__, signature)(f)
        return numba.njit(f)

    main = cc_export(main, (i8,))
    cc.compile()
from my_module import main

N = int(read())
print((main(N)))

import sys
import numpy as np

read = sys.stdin.buffer.read
readline = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
readlines = sys.stdin.buffer.readlines


def main(N):
    x = 0
    for a in range(1, N + 1):
        for b in range(1, N // a + 1):
            x += a * b
    return x


if sys.argv[-1] == "ONLINE_JUDGE":
    import numba
    from numba.pycc import CC

    i8 = numba.int64
    cc = CC("my_module")

    def cc_export(f, signature):
        cc.export(f.__name__, signature)(f)
        return numba.njit(f)

    main = cc_export(main, (i8,))
    cc.compile()
from my_module import main

N = int(read())
print((main(N)))

-    div = np.zeros(N + 1, np.int64) -    for n in range(1, N + 1): -        for m in range(n, N + 1, n): -            div[m] += m -    return div.sum() +    x = 0 +    for a in range(1, N + 1): +        for b in range(1, N // a + 1): +            x += a * b +    return x