string$\_1=$ str$($input$())$

string$\_2=$ int$($input$())$

# Print the first letter of string$1$

print$($string$\_1[0])$

# Print the last letter of string$1$

print$($string$\_1[-1])$

# Print string$1$ back to back with no spaces in between.

print$($string$\_1*2)$

# Print the length of string$1$ divided by $2($rounding down to the nearest integer$)$

print$($len$($string$\_1)/2)$

# The sum of the first and last number in string$2$

print$($string$\_2[0]+$ string$\_2[-1])$

# Everything except the first and last numbers in string$2$

print$($string$\_2[1$:$-1])$

# The second through fifth numbers in string$2$

print$($string$\_2[1$:$5])$