
# 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

stdin = sys.stdin

 

sys.setrecursionlimit(10**8) 

 

def li(): return list(map(int, stdin.readline().split()))

def li_(): return [int(x)-1 for x in stdin.readline().split()]

def lf(): return list(map(float, stdin.readline().split()))

def ls(): return stdin.readline().split()

def ns(): return stdin.readline().rstrip()

def lc(): return list(ns())

def ni(): return int(stdin.readline())

def nf(): return float(stdin.readline())





n = ni()

a = [ni() for _ in range(n)]



cnt = {i+1: ai for i, ai in enumerate(a)}



prev = -100

cur = 0

ans = 0

for key in sorted(cnt.keys()):

    if cnt[key] == 0:

        continue

    

    if prev == -100:

        prev = key

    

    if (key-prev) < 2:

        cur += cnt[key]

    else:

        cur = cnt[key]

        

    ans += cur // 2

    cur -= 2 * (cur//2)

    

    prev = key

        

print(ans)

# optimized version of the same code:

import sys

stdin = sys.stdin



sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 7)



def li(): return list(map(int, stdin.readline().split()))

def li_(): return [int(x) - 1 for x in stdin.readline().split()]

def lf(): return list(map(float, stdin.readline().split()))

def ls(): return stdin.readline().split()

def ns(): return stdin.readline().rstrip()

def lc(): return list(ns())

def ni(): return int(stdin.readline())

def nf(): return float(stdin.readline())



n = ni()



ans = 0

plus = 0

a = [ni() for _ in range(n)]



for ai in a:

    ans += ((ai+plus) // 2)

    plus = (ai+plus) % 2 if ai > 0 else 0



print(ans)
import sys

stdin = sys.stdin
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**8)


def li():
    return list(map(int, stdin.readline().split()))


def li_():
    return [int(x) - 1 for x in stdin.readline().split()]


def lf():
    return list(map(float, stdin.readline().split()))


def ls():
    return stdin.readline().split()


def ns():
    return stdin.readline().rstrip()


def lc():
    return list(ns())


def ni():
    return int(stdin.readline())


def nf():
    return float(stdin.readline())


n = ni()
a = [ni() for _ in range(n)]
cnt = {i + 1: ai for i, ai in enumerate(a)}
prev = -100
cur = 0
ans = 0
for key in sorted(cnt.keys()):
    if cnt[key] == 0:
        continue
    if prev == -100:
        prev = key
    if (key - prev) < 2:
        cur += cnt[key]
    else:
        cur = cnt[key]
    ans += cur // 2
    cur -= 2 * (cur // 2)
    prev = key
print(ans)

import sys

stdin = sys.stdin
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**7)


def li():
    return list(map(int, stdin.readline().split()))


def li_():
    return [int(x) - 1 for x in stdin.readline().split()]


def lf():
    return list(map(float, stdin.readline().split()))


def ls():
    return stdin.readline().split()


def ns():
    return stdin.readline().rstrip()


def lc():
    return list(ns())


def ni():
    return int(stdin.readline())


def nf():
    return float(stdin.readline())


n = ni()
ans = 0
plus = 0
a = [ni() for _ in range(n)]
for ai in a:
    ans += (ai + plus) // 2
    plus = (ai + plus) % 2 if ai > 0 else 0
print(ans)

-sys.setrecursionlimit(10**8) +sys.setrecursionlimit(10**7) +ans = 0 +plus = 0 -cnt = {i + 1: ai for i, ai in enumerate(a)} -prev = -100 -cur = 0 -ans = 0 -for key in sorted(cnt.keys()): -    if cnt[key] == 0: -        continue -    if prev == -100: -        prev = key -    if (key - prev) < 2: -        cur += cnt[key] -    else: -        cur = cnt[key] -    ans += cur // 2 -    cur -= 2 * (cur // 2) -    prev = key +for ai in a: +    ans += (ai + plus) // 2 +    plus = (ai + plus) % 2 if ai > 0 else 0