#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

int main()
  autoreleasepool

    s := 'knight'
    Log( '%@', s[1 .. s.length-1] )  // strip first character

    s = 'socks'
    Log( '%@', s[0 .. s.length-2] )  // strip last character

    s = 'brooms'
    Log( '%@', s[1 .. s.length-2] )  // strip both first and last characters

    s = 'Δημοτική'
    Log( '%@', s[1 .. s.length-2] )  // strip both first and last characters

  return 0