#include<iostream>
int main()
{
	using namespace std;
	char ch1,ch2;
	int count=0;
	cin.get (ch1);
	while (cin.fail()==false)
	//	while (ch1=cin.get()!=EOF)
	{
		cout<<ch1;
		++count;
		cin.get(ch1).get(ch2);
	}
	cout<<endl<<count<<"character read\n";
	return 0;
}