b = input()
s = ''
d = []
for i in b:
    s += i
    if s == s[::-1]:
        d.append(s)
    if s != s[::-1] and len(s) % 2 != 0:
        s = s[1:]
    if s == s[::-1]:
        d.append(s)
    if s != s[::-1] and len(s) % 2 != 0:
        s = s[1:]
m = max(d, key=len)
if len(m) <= 1000:
    print(m)