import java.util.*;
// 注意类名必须为 Main, 不要有任何 package xxx 信息
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
// 注意 hasNext 和 hasNextLine 的区别
while (in.hasNext()) { // 注意 while 处理多个 case
String str = in.next();
String before = "";
String after = "";
for (int i = str.length() - 1, j = str.length() / 2 - 1;
i > str.length() / 2 - 1; i--, j--) {
before = before + str.charAt(i);
after = after + str.charAt(j);
}
if (!(str.length() % 2 == 0)) {
before = before + str.charAt(str.length() / 2 - 1);
}
System.out.println(before + after);
}
}
}