fn main() {
    let n: usize = {
        let mut line: String = String::new();
        std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
        line.trim().parse().unwrap()
    };

    let mut s: Vec<char> = {
        let mut line: String = String::new();
        std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
        line.trim().chars().collect()
    };

    s=s[1..n-1].to_vec();

    println!("{}", s.iter().collect::<String>());
}