from sys import stdin, stdout def char_in(): return stdin.read(1) def char_out(c): stdout.write(c) def odd(): a = char_in() if a.isalpha(): r = odd() char_out(a) return r # delay printing terminator until later, in the shape of a closure def clos(): char_out(a) return a != '.' return clos def even(): while True: c = char_in() char_out(c) if not c.isalpha(): return c != '.' e = False while odd()() if e else even(): e = not e