diff --git a/CB.EN.U4CSE16234_lab2_q3.py b/CB.EN.U4CSE16234_lab2_q3.py
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+String str=input("Enter a string")
+    if len(str) < 2:
+        print('')
+    else
+        print(str[0:2] + str[-2:])
+