#include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; #define ll long long #define endl '\n' ll pow(ll x,ll y,ll m=1e9+7){ll ans=1;x%=m;while(y){if(y&1)ans=(ans*x)%m;x=(x*x)%m;y>>=1;}return ans;} void solve() { string s; cin>>s; cout<<s[0]; for(int i=1; i<s.size()-1; i+=2) cout<<s[i]; cout<<s.back()<<endl; } signed main() { ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(nullptr); int TCS = 1; cin >> TCS; for (int TC = 1; TC <= TCS; ++TC) { // cout<<"Case "<<TC<<": "; solve(); } }