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    T= int(input()) for i in range(T): s=input()

    even_characters = [] # For storing even characters
    odd_characters = [] # For storing odd characters
    
    for i in range(len(s)):
        if i % 2 == 0: # check if the index is even
            even_characters.append(s[i])
        else:
            odd_characters.append(s[i])
    even_characters=''.join(even_characters)
    odd_characters=''.join(odd_characters)
    res=even_characters+odd_characters
    print(res)