import java.util.Scanner;
public class PrintEvenPositionCharacters
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String wd="";
        char ch=' ';
        int i=0,len=0;
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.println("Enter a word");
        wd = sc.next();

        len=wd.length();
        System.out.println("CHARACTERS IN EVEN POSITION IN GIVEN WORD:");
        for(i=0;i< len;i++)
        {
            ch=wd.charAt(i);
            if((i+1)%2==0)
            {

                System.out.print(ch+" ");

            }

        }

    }

}